Post #1382649
2026-04-17 23:38 UTC
#Via Anna Bower
@annabower
7:11 PM · Apr 17, 2026
"Patel’s drinking has been a recurring source of concern across the government. They said that he is known to drink to the point of obvious intoxication….On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0ResXNy-HwbaDp8IodBg6FCU
Replies (3)
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@noondlyt@hellions.cloud 2026-04-17 23:43
@L1vY@mstdn.social @annabower@journa.host fingers crossed
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@LPerry2@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 23:43
@_L1vY_@mstdn.social @annabower@journa.host I'm trying to decide whether we're safer with an FBI director who has drunk himself into oblivion than we are with one who is conscious. I can't make up my mind.
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@invadersil@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 23:45
@_L1vY_@mstdn.social @annabower@journa.host That's Pete's job..