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Brickbats: November 2026

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | From the November 2026 issue

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In September 2025, a police officer in Pasadena, California, accidentally shot a fellow officer while engaging in what officials called "horseplay" with loaded firearms. Dashboard camera video showed that while preparing for their shift in the parking garage, one officer drew his gun and pointed it at an officer seated in a patrol car. That officer then drew his own weapon, which discharged, shooting through the windshield and hitting the other officer in the shoulder.

The Denver City Council voted against letting Key Lime Air lease space at the airport because the charter airline transports immigration detainees for the federal government. That decision risked losing $90 million in federal funding, since airlines must be treated equally. City Attorney Miko........

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