https://drudge.com/user/A_Friend New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292893/scriptural-evidence-trump-set-apart https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/Jun26-7.html Biblical Proof that Trump Will Save America Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:12:11 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292893/scriptural-evidence-trump-set-apart#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292893 discussion, 0.5 daily 292893 https://drudge.com/news/292630/you-not-entertained https://www.againstallenemies.net/p/are-you-not-entertained Emperor Donald's Gladiator Spectacle <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4i2jvyoo2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihhmtcles7xlcs7abxuguh3iqfsgnojzqc7pfw27lcw2g7qj5or6m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">US judge refuses to block UFC fight at White House event https://aje.news/to33r6<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mo4i2jvyoo2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Al Jazeera English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2?ref_src=embed">@aljazeera.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mo4i2jvyoo2o?ref_src=embed">3:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:32:21 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292630/you-not-entertained#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292630 news, 0.5 daily 292630 https://drudge.com/news/292625/democrats-can-win-red-america https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-democrats-who-can-win-red-america Tim Miller's candidates to watch (and maybe even donate to). <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrh7oifto2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidryrgdza7vuju2maxgvex6aihw7wgvlsdpntthb7xubg5wikffim" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A long conversation with Tim Miller, the anti-Trump Republican apostate who is now The Bulwark's most recognizable personality.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/post/3mnrh7oifto2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- New York Magazine (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad?ref_src=embed">@nymag.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/post/3mnrh7oifto2k?ref_src=embed">6:15 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:32:54 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292625/democrats-can-win-red-america#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292625 news, 0.5 daily 292625 https://drudge.com/news/292627/iranian-navy-humiliates-trump-closing https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/iranian-navy-humiliates-trump-by WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)"Donald J. Trump's claim that a peace deal with Iran was imminent suffered a stunning rebuke on Thursday when a flotilla of warships from the Iranian navy blockaded The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:02:19 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292627/iranian-navy-humiliates-trump-closing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292627 discussion, 0.5 daily 292627 https://drudge.com/news/292626/real-reason-people-keep-believing-proven https://www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-real-reason-people-keep-believing Trust isn't destroyed by evidence. It's destroyed when identity becomes more important than reality. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:48:17 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292626/real-reason-people-keep-believing-proven#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292626 discussion, 0.5 daily 292626 https://drudge.com/news/292590/why-magas-hit-job-platner-failed https://www.againstallenemies.net/p/hard-to-kill Rick Wilson: I know a hit job when I read one. I should. I used to build them. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxlirgi622h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihkw2uat2px7gami74p43lm2fdptmtdt6hzjmq5cxhiwkai6c2j5m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">For those who object, justifiably, to Platner, you can nevertheless have fun noting that Kavanaugh has most if not all of the shortcomings Platner does. Replace the Nazi tattoo with Kavanaugh stops.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mnxlirgi622h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- emptywheel (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo?ref_src=embed">@emptywheel.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mnxlirgi622h?ref_src=embed">4:48 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 10, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:31:20 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292590/why-magas-hit-job-platner-failed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292590 news, 0.5 daily 292590 https://drudge.com/news/292589/cruel-and-crazy-defeated-south-carolina https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/cruel-and-crazy-defeated-in-south Steve Schmidt: In the case of Nancy Mace the expiry of an attention-grabbing crackpot's political career is both cause to sing a joyful ballad of good riddance ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzgqyowl224" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiatx4q6kb5zh7oy3ooqquuwpjr4rspthdih75pnnbz6iwf3dtgipq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Nancy Mace built her whole career on humiliating people for the cameras. Tuesday night, South Carolina Republicans put her in FIFTH place in her own primary. She&#x27;s gone. And she left us a gift. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-whi ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3mnzgqyowl224?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Dworkin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv?ref_src=embed">@dworkin.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3mnzgqyowl224?ref_src=embed">10:29 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:31:12 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292589/cruel-and-crazy-defeated-south-carolina#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292589 news, 0.5 daily 292589 https://drudge.com/news/292535/iran-just-handed-trump-foreign-policy https://unpresidented.substack.com/p/iran-just-handed-trump-the-biggest The conflict was supposed to force Iran to compromise. Instead, Tehran is negotiating from a position of surprising strength. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:55:59 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292535/iran-just-handed-trump-foreign-policy#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292535 discussion, 0.5 daily 292535 https://drudge.com/news/292492/viewers-slam-trumps-buffoonery-over-new https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-viewers-slam-donald-trump-s-buffoonery-over-new-landmark-design/ar-AA24Q6pa President Donald Trump faced online backlash from conservatives after announcing the changes to a historical landmark. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng6vymzhk25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiesmsylzys4grbgmz5yl7nn4fx6q4ypqol3t23x5brqubznlo2fma" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Gas prices are up. Food prices are up. Health care costs are up. And Donald Trump is showing off his pool.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mng6vymzhk25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Warren (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp?ref_src=embed">@warren.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mng6vymzhk25?ref_src=embed">6:47 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:30:25 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292492/viewers-slam-trumps-buffoonery-over-new#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292492 news, 0.5 daily 292492 https://drudge.com/news/292464/would-america-look-like-without https://hartmannreport.com/p/what-would-america-look-like-without-983 Thom Hartmann: Imagine an America where elections cost less, voters mattered more, and public policy followed an honest path ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xb67yulaoyllzutuqjr6g5m2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfuiw5ifk2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidd7la66tzbpyx3vqjuo3xtdd44ofcos4t3x2wsmymswy4yfttsv4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Citizens United was the most destructive court decision in modern American history.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xb67yulaoyllzutuqjr6g5m2/post/3mnfuiw5ifk2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Jon Ossoff (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xb67yulaoyllzutuqjr6g5m2?ref_src=embed">@ossoff.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xb67yulaoyllzutuqjr6g5m2/post/3mnfuiw5ifk2y?ref_src=embed">3:41 PM Jun 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:16:01 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292464/would-america-look-like-without#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292464 news breaking, 0.5 daily 292464 https://drudge.com/news/292418/gop-dirty-tricks-operation-exposed https://popular.info/p/a-gop-dirty-tricks-operation-exposed Popular Information's Judd Legum found that a super PAC called Lead Left appeared to supporting Democrats with a lot of political liabilities. He followed the PAC's paper trail to a powerful Republican operative <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:u3pbf6ewkvh7gbkgu4lbkt5n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnazig66sc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibgcryj6wevj2zpelnmo4xhu2uzwq5j5fljhbnqmqnbdmgyekvlcq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Two newly formed super PACs which purport to be progressive are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), a Popular Information investigation reveals.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u3pbf6ewkvh7gbkgu4lbkt5n/post/3mnazig66sc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Popular Information (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u3pbf6ewkvh7gbkgu4lbkt5n?ref_src=embed">@popular.info</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u3pbf6ewkvh7gbkgu4lbkt5n/post/3mnazig66sc2j?ref_src=embed">5:27 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:33:23 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292418/gop-dirty-tricks-operation-exposed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292418 news, 0.5 daily 292418 https://drudge.com/news/292419/texas-chainsaw-candidate https://johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-texas-chainsaw-candidate Talarico quotes Jesus, and Paxton catches on fire when he enters a church. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:28:45 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292419/texas-chainsaw-candidate#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292419 discussion, 0.5 daily 292419 https://drudge.com/news/292212/casino-donnies-insider-trading-racket https://www.againstallenemies.net/p/casino-donnies-insider-trading-racket 3,700 Trades, Zero Accountability <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmafjjag6k2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigtfg7phrafauldqmaqdkkvlef3b4byrjtya5mqql4u5blq4gqci4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Look at the corrupt stock trades Trump thought we wouldn't find www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-just ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3mmafjjag6k2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Dworkin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv?ref_src=embed">@dworkin.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3mmafjjag6k2g?ref_src=embed">6:05 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 23 May 2026 17:31:44 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292212/casino-donnies-insider-trading-racket#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292212 news, 0.5 daily 292212 https://drudge.com/news/292213/gas-above-4-all-50-states https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May21-4.html It is now official: Gas is averaging over $4 a gallon in every state, according to the AAA. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm62l54mws2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6egkpp2nec3v3zw22gx4pfmmpboyge6hqrv4viusalkk5bwxbvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump burning through our Strategic Oil Reserve as fast as he possibly can just to try and keep gas prices under $5 .<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">7:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 17:32:59 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292213/gas-above-4-all-50-states#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292213 news, 0.5 daily 292213 https://drudge.com/news/292173/trumpwatch-2026-part-ii-days-wine-and https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May19-2.html We've actually had this item on the "to do" list for a few weeks. If ever there is a day to run it, today's definitely that day. Tue, 19 May 2026 16:39:53 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292173/trumpwatch-2026-part-ii-days-wine-and#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292173 discussion, 0.5 daily 292173