McMahon Machine Melts Down as Judge Judy Flees the Bench

November 17, 2025

The McMahon political empire is collapsing. Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon and his wife, retired Supreme Court Justice Judith “Judy” McMahon, once ruled the borough through backroom deals, cross-endorsements, and Cuomo-era protection. Now their machine is imploding under scandals, whistleblowers, Islamophobia allegations, judicial recertification drama, and a rising progressive faction determined to purge the…
Bruce Blakeman Trumps Ed Cox

November 15, 2025

New York Republicans are headed for a full-scale political street brawl. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman just blew up Ed Cox’s carefully staged coronation of Elise Stefanik, shattering the party boss’s “no-primary” fantasy. Blakeman, fresh off a landslide win in deep-blue Nassau, now challenges Stefanik’s inevitability and Cox’s authority. Trump benched Mike Lawler’s gubernatorial bid…
The Crooked Fed Hit Job on Jeffrey Maddrey

November 13, 2025

The crooked Feds in the Southern District of New York are gearing up for another politically-charged show trial, and this time their target is former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. After their spectacular failure to nail Mayor Eric Adams, SDNY prosecutors are taking revenge on the people around him. They raided homes, bullied witnesses,…
A Defining Search for Penn State Football

November 13, 2025

Penn State football has reached a breaking point. After 12 seasons of promise but no national title, James Franklin’s exit has triggered the most defining coaching search the program has faced in decades. The chants of “Fire Franklin” were more than noise—they were a verdict. Now, Athletic Director Pat Kraft must navigate a chaotic mix…
Stench of Staten ICARD Shakedown

November 11, 2025

Journalist Richard Luthmann fired a legal broadside at NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and NYC Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant—cc’ing Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani—demanding the “withdrawal and expungement” of a July 2025 felony ICARD he calls “fraudulent.” Luthmann says Staten Island DA Michael McMahon weaponized the ICARD to punish his reporting on anti-Muslim threats tied to Council Member…
Parlato Challenges McGibney: Will Bullyville Founder Accept a Public Debate on Jerry Sandusky?

November 10, 2025

Frank Parlato isn’t backing down. The veteran investigative journalist has challenged Bullyville founder James McGibney to a public debate on one of America’s most controversial convictions — that of Jerry Sandusky. McGibney, known for his scorched-earth online crusades, called Sandusky a “monster” and Parlato “a pedophile sympathizer.” Parlato counters with evidence, affidavits, and expert endorsements…
Blood Ballots and Bans: The Unknown Podcast Blows Up Episode 63

November 7, 2025

Episode 63 of The Unknown Podcast detonates like political dynamite. Co-hosts Michael Volpe and Richard Luthmann tear through election chaos, neo-Nazi spectacle, Big Tech censorship, and a 400-page legal meltdown by Ulster County’s “Black Widow” attorney Elizabeth Faulkner. From Virginia to New York, the duo exposes hypocrisy in politics, law, and media—naming names and torching…
And So It Begins: Blue States Go Commie in Radical Leftist Sweep

November 5, 2025

Democrats won where they were supposed to — in deep-blue strongholds — but the results reveal a party sprinting leftward into socialism and cultural extremism. With Zohran Mamdani’s “communist” victory over Andrew Cuomo in New York City, and progressives dominating coastal bastions, the Democratic Party has shed its moderate skin. President Trump saw it coming,…
The Unknown Podcast Episode 62

November 2, 2025

Episode 62 of The Unknown Podcast explodes with global stakes and domestic drama. Richard Luthmann and Michael Volpe unpack Donald Trump’s Asian trade blitz, looming Venezuela conflict, and New York City’s chaotic early-voting surge. From YouTube’s censorship war—where influencer Jeremy Hales targets journalists—to Danesh Noshirvan’s courtroom implosion and Francesca Amato’s bogus “Family Justice” bill, the…
The Man Who Mined Paper: Inside Radovan Vitek’s Empire of Mirrors

October 31, 2025

Radovan Vitek built his empire not from stone or steel but from signatures and paper. The Czech-born magnate turned Luxembourg’s corporate landscape into a maze of shell companies, hidden trusts, and circular loans that transformed debt into wealth and victims into statistics. From pension funds to public markets, Vitek mastered the art of making everything…

Richard Luthmann

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