Patterico's Pontifications

[guest post by Dana] Unbelievable: US tax authorities will be barred from pursuing claims against Donald Trump, his eldest sons and the Trump Organization under an agreement to halt the president’s $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

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[guest post by Dana] But of course: Palm Beach County commissioners approved a trademark deal with one of Donald Trump’s family companies to rename the county’s airport after the president in a 4-3 vote Tuesday, with one Democrat backing the plan.

[guest post by Dana] From President Zelensky: Seven people are currently in hospitals after being injured in the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, while some others are still undergoing the necessary medical examinations.

[guest post by Dana] A very short time ago, the White House announced that ‘Project Freedom’ would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow commerce to proceed.

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[guest post by Dana] Well, at least it’s out in the open and the message is inarguably loud and clear: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis—and then called her a “fucking bitch” moments before she died in her car—has been transferred

[guest post by Dana] King Charles III addressed a joint meeting of Congress, specifically noting the need for the U.S. to fully support Ukraine in its defense against an invasive Russia: In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when NATO invoked Article 5 for…

[guest post by Dana] I guess there’s nothing else going on that needs the administration’s attention: Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells that officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the adminis…

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[guest post by Dana] Voters side with Democrats in Virginia: The new map would give Democrats the chance to flip four seats currently held by Republicans.

[guest post by Dana] What happens when you help out American troops in a war zone?

[guest post by Dana] Today: STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT DONALD J.

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[guest post by Dana] We’ve all seen the AI generated post that Trump published after his tiff with Pope Leo.

Listening to Sam Harris’s latest podcast makes me realize we are going to have to deal with Rahm Emanuel as a presidential canddate in 2028.

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[guest post by Dana] Trump: I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nucle…

This seems like a good day to remind members of our military that they have an obligation not to follow orders that are clearly illegal.

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[guest post by Dana] From Trump: Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year.

Guess what that spike on the right side of today’s chart represents?

[guest post by Dana] Trump’s latest executive order is a real doozy: President Donald Trump is again trying to exert control over American elections, signing an executive order Tuesday that aims to create federal lists of citizens and ask the U.S.

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[guest post by Dana] Anyone who thought creating the largest internal security force in the country, answering only to the president, was for anything else hasn’t been paying attention. https://t.co/tKDYQX1RG8 — Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 23, 2026…

[guest post by Dana] Hypocrites gonna hypocrite: President Donald Trump cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to Palm Beach County records, as he publicly condemns the voting method as fraudulent.

If you’re one of those people who supports Trump, and also got mad that Obama sent pallets of cash to Iran (a legal settlement of money we already owed) . . . . . . are you mad that Donald Trump has eased sanctions on Iran, a country we are at war with, w…

Robert Mueller has died.

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[guest post by Dana] Bill Browder: Easing sanctions on Russian oil could give Putin nearly $10 billion.

As I have done every March 17 since I started this blog, I am wishing my Dad a Happy Birthday.

[guest post by Dana] Perhaps he shouldn’t have treated our allies so badly.

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[guest post by Dana] Hedgehogs are simply cuter, and more importantly, less offensive and controversial than. . .

[guest post by Dana] Really awful news: An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the p…

[guest post by Dana] Hegseth: You see, this is not 2003.

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[guest post by Dana] It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday took the remarkable step of issuing a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to appear to answer questions a…

[guest post by Dana] That was then: President Trump: “Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images.

The war in Iran presents difficult constitutional and civic questions.

[guest post by Dana] What’s the real story here: Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a pre-emptive strike against the U.S.

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[guest post by Dana] Tonight’s the night.

[guest post by JVW] On his forty-fourth birthday, some 250 years ago, George Washington sat at winter camp in Cambridge, Massachusetts, taking stock of the momentous events of the past year and invoking all of his abilities to ensure that he could place an

Our hosting service informs me this morning that there will be a planned outage at 3 p.m.

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[guest post by Dana] No: New banner went up at DOJ headquarters this afternoon pic.twitter.com/jH3puvIodG — Hannah Rabinowitz (@HBRabinowitz) February 19, 2026 This is completely inappropriate, and it should be removed immediately.

[guest post by Dana] This: The U.S.

[guest post by Dana] Arrested: The brother of King Charles III, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with his close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.