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/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 https://drudge.com/news/292172/trumpwatch-2026-part-i-greatest-grift https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May19-1.html Yesterday, Donald Trump's lawyers saw the writing on the wall and realized his and his kids' "lawsuit" against the IRS was going to be carefully investigated by the judge in the case, which would put his latest, greatest grift at risk. Tue, 19 May 2026 16:32:07 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292172/trumpwatch-2026-part-i-greatest-grift#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292172 discussion, 0.5 daily 292172 https://drudge.com/news/292148/day-music-died https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May18-4.html Future historians may record May 14, 2026, as the day the leader of the United States, the greatest superpower in the history of the world, acknowledged that the country was declining ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlysrs7lg22p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicn7dtlgzqri4fnx3azsgqlgjdlgz2lrhz5ebp5hmf375qutyd55u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Tough guy! &quot;When asked about a &#x27;major cyberattack&#x27; from China, Trump shrugged indifferently. &#x27;It is what it is,&#x27; he said ... &quot;Confronted with evidence that China was assisting Iran in its war with the U.S., Trump called China&#x27;s actions just &#x27;one of those things&#x27; ... " www.ms.now/rachel-maddo ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/post/3mlysrs7lg22p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Rachel Maddow (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd?ref_src=embed">@maddow.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/post/3mlysrs7lg22p?ref_src=embed">5:41 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 18 May 2026 17:33:48 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292148/day-music-died#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292148 news, 0.5 daily 292148 https://drudge.com/news/292066/there-green-shoots-media-world https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May14-8.html The media landscape is very grim. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyxbs34gt2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig4dse6dou6lzv45gsuozyrjwn4jtiq4a6ujj7coudlfeqbo3qmzu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">After reporter Megan Rose uncovered problematic generic versions of organ transplant drugs, she had to tell a mom that her daughter's medications could have played a role in her death. It wasn't easy. Hear the full story in Ep. 1 of "Paper Trail": propub.li/4wOngoq<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mlyxbs34gt2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- ProPublica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt?ref_src=embed">@propublica.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mlyxbs34gt2e?ref_src=embed">7:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:49 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292066/there-green-shoots-media-world#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292066 news, 0.5 daily 292066 https://drudge.com/news/292067/scotus-lets-abortion-pill-mail-delivery https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/us-supreme-court-lets-abortion-pill-mail-delivery-continue/ar-AA23dnX7 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, restoring for now a 2023 federal rule ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:qwxftspzayyqtmwv5t4rtdsm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltrcchric2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibu2lkidq2ggufxh7c2u366yc4skbwfgdj7qjmpqw5un6ucwuxsey" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">SCOTUS stay in the mifepristone case- Justice Thomas and Alito dissent. Thomas: the 1873 Comstock act bans mailing mifepristone (basically reviving a nationwide ban on mailing items used in abortions) Alito: medication abortion undermines our decision in Dobbs www.documentcloud.org/documents/28 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qwxftspzayyqtmwv5t4rtdsm/post/3mltrcchric2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Leah Litman (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qwxftspzayyqtmwv5t4rtdsm?ref_src=embed">@leahlitman.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qwxftspzayyqtmwv5t4rtdsm/post/3mltrcchric2n?ref_src=embed">5:31 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 17 May 2026 09:33:25 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292067/scotus-lets-abortion-pill-mail-delivery#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292067 news, 0.5 daily 292067 https://drudge.com/news/292009/america-free-fall https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/america-in-free-fall Donald Trump didn't invent American decline, but he has accelerated it with a fury and recklessness that will echo across the century. Sun, 17 May 2026 08:33:46 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292009/america-free-fall#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292009 news, 0.5 daily 292009