Patterico
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My newsletter: http://patterico.substack.com
May every day be another wonderful secret.
Assholes
WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Assholes
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November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BWAHAHAHAHA
Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
BWAHAHAHAHA
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As always, it's appalling at the same time it's so cheap, tawdry, and embarrassing. What a pathetic, shabby little gangster.
Trump on Mamdani: "He should be very nice to me. He's off to a bad start. I think it's a very dangerous statement for him to make."
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
As always, it's appalling at the same time it's so cheap, tawdry, and embarrassing. What a pathetic, shabby little gangster.
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The Trump admin is in court regularly seeking injunctions as well as stays and other temporary relief. Two leading scholars, Will Baude and Sam Bray, argue in a forthcoming piece that courts should probably rebuff some of these motions under the famous equitable doctrine of "unclean hands." /1
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Trump admin is in court regularly seeking injunctions as well as stays and other temporary relief. Two leading scholars, Will Baude and Sam Bray, argue in a forthcoming piece that courts should probably rebuff some of these motions under the famous equitable doctrine of "unclean hands." /1
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Tricia McLaughlin lies shamelessly: "Why President Trump called the National Guard into Portland is because our officers were facing mass assault and mass attacks."
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tricia McLaughlin lies shamelessly: "Why President Trump called the National Guard into Portland is because our officers were facing mass assault and mass attacks."
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Healthcare but only for my friends
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Healthcare but only for my friends
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Nick Fuentes: "It was December 18...That's Joseph Stalin's birthday. I'm a fan."
Tucker Carlson: "You're a fan of Stalin?"
Nick Fuentes: "Always an admirer."
Tucker Carlson: "Well that's uh...Okay. We'll circle back to that."
Spoiler: Tucker never circles back.
Tucker Carlson: "You're a fan of Stalin?"
Nick Fuentes: "Always an admirer."
Tucker Carlson: "Well that's uh...Okay. We'll circle back to that."
Spoiler: Tucker never circles back.
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Nick Fuentes: "It was December 18...That's Joseph Stalin's birthday. I'm a fan."
Tucker Carlson: "You're a fan of Stalin?"
Nick Fuentes: "Always an admirer."
Tucker Carlson: "Well that's uh...Okay. We'll circle back to that."
Spoiler: Tucker never circles back.
Tucker Carlson: "You're a fan of Stalin?"
Nick Fuentes: "Always an admirer."
Tucker Carlson: "Well that's uh...Okay. We'll circle back to that."
Spoiler: Tucker never circles back.
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I swear watching Ohtani play baseball is like looking at a masterpiece of art. A once in a lifetime ball player.
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I swear watching Ohtani play baseball is like looking at a masterpiece of art. A once in a lifetime ball player.
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It’s hard to keep track of the litigation whirlwind in the National Guard cases.
I’m planning to write up the state of play for “One First” tomorrow morning.
If you’re not already a subscriber, I hope you’ll consider signing up—so you’ll get it as soon as it drops:
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I’m planning to write up the state of play for “One First” tomorrow morning.
If you’re not already a subscriber, I hope you’ll consider signing up—so you’ll get it as soon as it drops:
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It’s hard to keep track of the litigation whirlwind in the National Guard cases.
I’m planning to write up the state of play for “One First” tomorrow morning.
If you’re not already a subscriber, I hope you’ll consider signing up—so you’ll get it as soon as it drops:
www.stevevladeck.com/subscribe
I’m planning to write up the state of play for “One First” tomorrow morning.
If you’re not already a subscriber, I hope you’ll consider signing up—so you’ll get it as soon as it drops:
www.stevevladeck.com/subscribe
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Q: Has Speaker Johnson reached out to you since the January 6er made a threat on your life?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Q: Has Speaker Johnson reached out to you since the January 6er made a threat on your life?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No
We would do well to remember @JDVance’s “I would be nervous to go fishing there hurr hurr hurr” speech
As I have been saying, these people are murderers. Mass murderers. But the skin of the people they are murdering is brown so I guess Americans are fine with it.
As I have been saying, these people are murderers. Mass murderers. But the skin of the people they are murdering is brown so I guess Americans are fine with it.
This is an international disaster. They targeted a disabled fishing boat in Colombian territorial waters and killed fishermen.
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We would do well to remember @JDVance’s “I would be nervous to go fishing there hurr hurr hurr” speech
As I have been saying, these people are murderers. Mass murderers. But the skin of the people they are murdering is brown so I guess Americans are fine with it.
As I have been saying, these people are murderers. Mass murderers. But the skin of the people they are murdering is brown so I guess Americans are fine with it.
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@thekoolaidmom.bsky.social Any chance you can put me in touch with the woman who was arrested or know her name (or know anyone else who has video)? I do pro bono First Amendment work and this looks egregious. Feel free to DM or email me: adam@thefire.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@thekoolaidmom.bsky.social Any chance you can put me in touch with the woman who was arrested or know her name (or know anyone else who has video)? I do pro bono First Amendment work and this looks egregious. Feel free to DM or email me: adam@thefire.org
At least you can sue local cops
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
At least you can sue local cops
The untrammeled pardon power was one of the Founders' greatest mistakes.
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The untrammeled pardon power was one of the Founders' greatest mistakes.
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Among George Santos’ many scams was a “pet charity” where he swindled people out of money who needed it for medical care for their pets. This is who Trump just pardoned www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/n...
October 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Among George Santos’ many scams was a “pet charity” where he swindled people out of money who needed it for medical care for their pets. This is who Trump just pardoned www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/n...
Now he's just going ahead and admitting what we all knew: he pardons criminals because they are Republicans.
This is what happens when you put the criminals in charge of law enforcement. I have the deepest contempt for anyone who continues to support Trump at this point.
This is what happens when you put the criminals in charge of law enforcement. I have the deepest contempt for anyone who continues to support Trump at this point.
BREAKING: Trump commutes sentence of disgraced former congressman George Santos.
“I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
“I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Now he's just going ahead and admitting what we all knew: he pardons criminals because they are Republicans.
This is what happens when you put the criminals in charge of law enforcement. I have the deepest contempt for anyone who continues to support Trump at this point.
This is what happens when you put the criminals in charge of law enforcement. I have the deepest contempt for anyone who continues to support Trump at this point.
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What a thug trash administration.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case.
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What a thug trash administration.
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Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.
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“The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops. . . . If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.”
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops. . . . If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.”
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.
Guess they don’t need Elon Musk around to totally fuck everything up. They’re capable of doing that on their own thank you very much
"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."
…really?
October 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Guess they don’t need Elon Musk around to totally fuck everything up. They’re capable of doing that on their own thank you very much
"America First" turns out to be a priority list for which countries to ruin.
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"America First" turns out to be a priority list for which countries to ruin.
Hit and run is a crime
October 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hit and run is a crime