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Staten Island Spelling Bee Bloodbath
Staten Island’s Republican Party isn’t just fractured—it’s at war. What began as a routine Assembly primary challenge has detonated into a full-scale political brawl between insurgent John A. Tabacco and incumbent Assemblyman Mike Reilly. Petitions are under attack. Allegations are flying. A public confrontation at Midland Beach raised the temperature. Now, the fight has spilled…
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Defamation Wars Erupt – VIDEO
Three lawsuits. Three different standards. One exploding legal battlefield. On The Unknown Podcast, Michael Volpe and Richard Luthmann break down the collision between journalism, politics, and the First Amendment. From a Capitol Police officer allegedly mislabeled as a domestic terrorist, to FBI Director Kash Patel taking on The Atlantic, to Laura Loomer getting laughed out…
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Staten Island Amateur Hour?
Staten Island Republicans are no longer whispering—they’re warring. What started as a routine Assembly primary challenge has detonated into a full-scale MAGA insurgency against the borough’s GOP establishment. Cable news host John Tabacco is leading the charge, using his son’s candidacy as the battering ram against incumbent Mike Reilly and what he calls a “TRUMP…
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Start At Home Kamillah
Kamillah Hanks found her moment in Port Richmond. The Staten Island Councilwoman blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for allegedly failing to follow the law on a controversial homeless shelter. She framed it as a breakdown of process and respect. But the attack opened a deeper problem. Hanks’ own record is filled with disputes over rules,…
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A Blue-White Rebuild
Penn State football isn’t easing into 2026—it’s detonating into it. The April 25 Blue-White “practice” is less a scrimmage and more a high-stakes unveiling of a program rebuilt from the studs up. New head coach Matt Campbell arrives in Happy Valley with a full Iowa State brain trust, a reengineered roster, and a mandate to…
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Don’t Get Fooled By Brian Laline
Richard Luthmann isn’t buying Brian Laline’s latest meltdown—and neither should you. In a blistering takedown, Luthmann dismantles the Staten Island editor’s claim that Donald Trump is mentally declining over a viral AI image. Instead, Luthmann argues Laline is the one unraveling, trapped in a decade-long obsession that mistakes provocation for pathology. The real story isn’t…
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Judge Castorina Breaks Court Rules – In Writing
A sitting New York judge just broke the rules—and admitted it on paper. That’s the explosive backdrop of Richard Luthmann’s latest court battle, where Judge Ronald Castorina Jr. filed an unauthorized sur-reply, cried “fabrication,” and walked straight into a legal buzzsaw. Luthmann’s response? Reject it. Strike it. And drag the case into full-blown discovery. The…
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FBI Lets Gold Scammer Walk
The feds had a fraud case gift-wrapped — and they traded it for a headline. That’s the explosive claim at the center of the James D. Clark saga, where a Phoenix gold dealer accused of cheating retirees out of millions allegedly flipped the script — turning from target to tool. Facing federal heat, Clark didn’t…
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Hanks Developer Shakedown Bombshell
Richard Luthmann just detonated a legal and political grenade in Manhattan Supreme Court. His latest Reply Affidavit doesn’t just seek a judge’s recusal—it alleges a developer shakedown tied to City Hall, hints at federal scrutiny, and calls out total silence from Kamillah Hanks, Kevin Barry Love, and City lawyers. Only one man responded: defendant-judge Ronald…
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Sign of the Times: Blakeman Plants Flag in MAGA Stronghold
A single yard sign on Staten Island’s South Shore just turned into a political flare shot. On Hylan Boulevard, in the heart of New York City’s most pro-Trump territory, Bruce Blakeman’s gubernatorial campaign has officially hit the ground. This is not random. This is strategy. The South Shore is where Republican momentum is born, not…
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