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  • SCOTUS Saves NY-11 Seat

    SCOTUS Saves NY-11 Seat

    The United States Supreme Court just saved Staten Island from political dismemberment. In a 6–3 emergency stay, the Court halted a Manhattan judge’s order that would have redrawn New York’s 11th Congressional District ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move preserves Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ seat — the only Republican congressional district in New York City.…

  • Frank Rose Fought Back

    Frank Rose Fought Back

    (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Frank A. Rose was trusted with America’s nuclear arsenal. Cleared by the FBI. Confirmed by the Senate. Appointed by President Biden. Then, almost overnight, he was politically erased. No interview. No formal charges. No hearing. Just a 3:00 a.m. phone call and a forced retirement. Now Rose is fighting back in federal…

  • Kathy Hochul Hunger Strike – Whistleblower Prepared to Die

    Kathy Hochul Hunger Strike – Whistleblower Prepared to Die

    Whistleblower Ryan Flynn is on a hunger strike in Erie County jail, exposing corruption at the highest levels. Flynn alleges that Governor Kathy Hochul secretly had a sexual affair with John Crangle, former Erie County Democratic chairman, while both worked in the Erie County Clerk’s Office. Recordings from Dennis Crangle, John’s brother, corroborate the claim,…

  • Luthmann Op-Ed: Laline’s Blame Trump Farce Amid NY-11 Power Grab

    Luthmann Op-Ed: Laline’s Blame Trump Farce Amid NY-11 Power Grab

    Staten Island is under siege — not from Trump, but from Democrats using race-based lawfare to dismantle NY-11. In his latest column, Brian Laline tells readers to “blame Trump” for a judicial gerrymander orchestrated by Marc Elias and rubber-stamped by a Hochul-aligned judge. The scheme would split Staten Island in half and attach it to…

  • WTF Julie Menin?

    WTF Julie Menin?

    WTF, Julie? Speaker Julie Mennin’s decision to elevate Kamillah Hanks to Majority Whip has detonated into a political liability. Hanks is a named defendant in Luthmann v. Hanks (Index No. 100012/2024), a lawsuit seeking roughly $86,000 in unpaid legal fees tied to her 2017 campaign. Court filings allege off-book services, threats, and efforts to suppress…

  • Kathy Hochul’s Secret Affair

    Kathy Hochul’s Secret Affair

    Whistleblower Ryan Flynn exposes a shocking network of corruption in Erie County politics and Albany. Central to the scandal: Governor Kathy Hochul allegedly had a sexual affair with former Democratic Party chairman John Crangle while both worked in the Erie County Clerk’s Office. Recordings from Dennis Crangle, John’s brother, corroborate the affair and suggest it…

  • New York Courts Judicial Pinball

    New York Courts Judicial Pinball

    New York’s courts are playing judicial pinball with Richard Luthmann’s politically explosive collections case. What began as a straightforward $86,000 legal fee dispute from 2017 has morphed into a three-year odyssey of judge swaps, recusals, and political entanglements. The defendants include a sitting Supreme Court justice, a powerful City Council Majority Whip, and her millionaire…

  • Cruising into March Madness

    Cruising into March Madness

    Discipline wins championships — and this winter, it’s carrying Navy straight toward March Madness. In his first full season at the helm, head coach Jon Perry has transformed the Navy Midshipmen into the Patriot League’s most dangerous unit, blending lockdown defense, veteran leadership, and relentless depth. With a commanding league lead, a fortress-like home court,…

  • A Gem Amidst the Rot

    A Gem Amidst the Rot

    New York’s judiciary is rotting in plain sight. Political hacks wear robes. Ethics cops run cover. Voters get carved up, litigants get abused, and accountability never comes. Judges like Juan Merchan, Jeffrey Pearlman, Judy McMahon, and Ronald Castorina Jr. turned the bench into a shield for power, not a forum for justice. Oversight chief Robert…

  • Brian Laline’s Subversion Narrative Exposed

    Brian Laline’s Subversion Narrative Exposed

    For 50 years, Brian Laline played the role of neutral newsman. This week, the mask finally slipped. In a hysterical “Letter from the Editor,” Laline peddled a subversion fantasy—branding Donald Trump a dictator, ICE agents “Gestapo,” and elections a threat when voters don’t comply. It wasn’t journalism. It was propaganda. This piece dismantles Laline’s fear…

Richard Luthmann

Thinker, investigative journalist, and consultant with degrees from Columbia University (B.A., Philosophy), NY Law School (J.D.), and the University of Miami (LL.M).

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“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.”

– President Donald J. Trump

Modern Thomas Nast

Boss Tweed was just the beginning. Operating in the shadows to expose the shady.

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Rick LaRivière

“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”

—David Foster Wallace

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Frankie Pressman

Frankie Pressman has many interests. None are WOKE.

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Dick LaFontaine

Veteran journalist Dick LaFontaine chases gripping, thorny, and precarious stories as a contributor to various publications.

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Greg Maresca

Maresca is a longtime columnist and satirist who is a New York City native and a Marine Corps veteran living in Flyover, Pennsylvania.

Email: greg_m@newsitem.com.