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

February 20, 2026

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?

February 19, 2026

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

February 17, 2026

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

February 15, 2026

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

February 10, 2026

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

February 2, 2026

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

January 30, 2026

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…
The Man They Ran Out

January 27, 2026

A federal judge just cracked the door open on one of the most explosive due-process cases to hit Washington in years. Last week, Paul L. Friedman denied the Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by former nuclear security chief Frank Rose—a 30-year veteran run out of government in just 17 days. The…
Hypocrite Commissioner Jessica Tisch

January 26, 2026

Everyone expected Jessica Tisch to clean up the NYPD. Instead, she weaponized “integrity” to crush rivals and protect cronies. Jeffrey Maddrey was forced out on collapsing claims, while Tisch elevated loyalists like Edward Thompson and looked away from blatant conflicts. When Michael E. McMahon pushed a bogus ICARD to silence my reporting, Tisch’s NYPD froze.…
CFP Punts on Expansion

January 25, 2026

College football’s power brokers had months to shake things up—and chose to do nothing. The College Football Playoff will return in 2026 exactly as it is now: a 12-team bracket frozen in place by Big Ten and SEC gridlock. Behind the scenes, the sport’s biggest conferences are locked in a quiet war over money, control,…

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