<![CDATA[After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue.]]>After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/?gift=hArfiOG8U0GW-lF-EZuFs09UMwDWvUq-rQeD17e85Vk

Liz Dye's headline about Patel's threat to sue is right on target:

"FBI Director Promises To Pound 'The Atlantic' Like A Six Pack On A Tuesday."


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2e5e3868-abe6-453d-9fdc-a4c987ded8d0/after-sarah-fitzpatrck-reported-in-the-atlantic-about-fbi-director-kash-patel-s-benders-blackouts-erratic-behavior-unexplained-absences-paranoid-freakouts-with-much-corrobration-for-her-story-patel-says-he-s-going-to-sue.RSS for NodeTue, 28 Apr 2026 03:42:49 GMTMon, 20 Apr 2026 14:22:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:27:10 GMT]]>@RainbowFrog The Streisand Effect is when trying to get something taken down calls attention to it. Doesn't apply to something that was already major national news.

This isn't the Streisand Effect, it's just good old-fashioned legal intimidation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116438914210815984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116438914210815984Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:27:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:23:54 GMT]]>@wdlindsy This is never going to make it to discovery.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116438901383107387https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116438901383107387Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:23:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:08:44 GMT]]>@wdlindsy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.top/users/RainbowFrog/statuses/116438369867161314https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.top/users/RainbowFrog/statuses/116438369867161314Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:08:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:12:18 GMT]]>@wdlindsy Well, his lawsuits will be interesting, because he will have to show evidence he’s not doing any of the things his accusers have good evidence for already…. I hope he bankrupts himself in this process.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116438147931763633https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116438147931763633Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:12:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:09:03 GMT]]>@wdlindsy Best headline I've read all year: "FBI Director Promises To Pound 'The Atlantic' Like A Six Pack On A Tuesday."
I've been pondering about subscribing to The Atlantic. This might just push me over the finish line.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116438135205103730https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116438135205103730Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:09:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:04:45 GMT]]>@wdlindsy

"lots of R-e-d-a-c-t-i-o-n-s" - Patel's Alcohol-related dementia

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mlbellar/statuses/116438118291604888https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mlbellar/statuses/116438118291604888Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:04:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:48:35 GMT]]>"This morning, Patel followed through on that threat, suing The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick for defamation and demanding $250 million in damages.

Today, let’s walk through exactly why this is a case study in how not to respond to a damaging story."

D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R-Y


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116438054722005440https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116438054722005440Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:48:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:47:50 GMT]]>"On Friday evening, just hours after The Atlantic published one of the most devastating investigative portraits of a sitting law enforcement official in recent memory, FBI Director Kashyap “Kash” Patel did what his boss always does: He went on X and threatened to sue everybody in sight."

~ Jay Kuo


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116438051740228870https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116438051740228870Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:47:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:00 GMT]]>@Finitum 😀 Love the final line about the jet!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116437883303134932https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116437883303134932Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:58:32 GMT]]>@Finitum @wdlindsy
I cannot WAIT for the discovery portion of this threatened lawsuit!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://newsie.social/users/Osteopenia_Powers/statuses/116437857885723419https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://newsie.social/users/Osteopenia_Powers/statuses/116437857885723419Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:58:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:54:59 GMT]]>@wdlindsy have to love the very real number of 250 million in damages.
Maybe we find out Patel was one of the insider traders making bank on the speculation market & thats how he justifies that absurd figure.
FBI directors supposedly make 200kish? So just had to work there another half a millenium to get up around that 250million number.
That private jet though. Gosh that'll be hard to give up.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116437843922140112https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116437843922140112Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After Sarah Fitzpatrck reported in the Atlantic about FBI director Kash Patel's benders, blackouts, erratic behavior, unexplained absences, paranoid freakouts, with much corrobration for her story, Patel says he's going to sue. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:57:28 GMT]]>"On Friday evening, The Atlantic published a devastating account of Kash Patel’s first year as FBI director.

The gist of the piece is this: 'the problems with his conduct go well beyond what has been previously known, and include both conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences.'

Most of the piece focused on Patel’s alleged drinking on the job."

~ David Kurtz


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