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“The judge paused for a second, then looked directly into my lens and said, ‘To my critics, I say, ‘Vaffanculo,’ ” punctuating the comment by flicking his right hand out from under his chin, Smith said.

The Italian phrase means “(expletive) you.”

I privately predicted that sooner or later, Scalia’s “fuck you” photograph would probably come out sooner or later. Turns out it’s sooner. You can see the picture, along with an explanation here.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been under some pressure lately, and you can read about the heat on him here.

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