Drudge Retort: Corky's blog

Billy Strings Can't Stop Winning at 2026 Bluegrass Awards

Corky — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:25:49 -0400

By now, it's becoming expected: Guitar phenom Billy Strings was named Entertainer of the Year for the fifth time over the last six years at the 37th annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards, held earlier this week in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Rubio, Hegseth Blame Musk for Starllink Down in Ukraine

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:32:34 -0400

Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk ...

Ukraine: Starlink Still Isn't Working After Trump Promise

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:34:15 -0400

- 10/23/26 4:17 PM ET

Ukraine's military on Friday struggled with a still-slowed Starlink satellite system despite President Trump's promise a day earlier that SpaceX owner Elon Musk had restored the service.

Connections with Starshield " the military version of Starlink, a major tool for Ukraine to defend itself from missile and drone attacks from Russia " continued to fail in most of the country if drones flew faster than 100 mph, The Wall Street Journal reported.

"The speed limits on Starlink and Starshield are still there, and the speed has not been restored," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks on Friday.

He said Ukraine hopes SpaceX and the Trump administration will fully restore the service: "We count on such decisions."

Talarico's New Ad Exposes Musk's Purchase of Ken Paxton

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:54:06 -0400

James Talarico releases new ad EXPOSING Elon Musk and Ken Paxton (one min yt short)

Trump Tries to Sway Voters with Threat to Veterans

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:30:44 -0400

Donald Trump said he would settle cases of water contamination at a military base, but only if Republicans win in the midterms.

Actor Tom Skerritt Dies

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:30:44 -0400

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in Picket Fences,' Alien' and Top Gun,' dies at 93

Judge Orders Trump Deposition in His BBC Defamation Case

Corky — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:30:27 -0400

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.

Nancy Pelosi's Office Latest Recipient of Letter Containing White Powder

Corky — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:30:07 -0400

Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections

Putin Agrees to Peace Talks, Then Missiles Strike Ukraine

Corky — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:33:51 -0400

Ukraine's capital has come under a new missile attack, hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president said the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war.

Republican Neil Bush Votes for James Talarico for TX Senate

Corky — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:32:08 -0400

Neil Bush, son of former president George HW Bush, says he was 'deeply troubled' by Ken Paxton's conduct and 'enormously impressed' with Talarico

Americans, This is Your Chance to Slap Down the Tech Broligarchs

Corky — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:33:37 -0400

Rebecca Solnit: The midterms will be a referendum on the GOP's alignment with tech overlords over the public they're meant to serve

Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony in BBC Case

Corky — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:30:49 -0400

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company.

Trumpism Is Beginning Its Final Descent

Corky — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:22:27 -0400

Fasten Your Seatbelts 2026 could be the beginning of the end.

Putin Wants War Summit Talks with Trump and Xi, No Zelensky

Corky — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:32:31 -0400

The proposed talks come as Washington eases economic pressure on Moscow while pressing Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, raising concerns in Kyiv that the Kremlin is securing concessions without making any of its own.

Trump Endorses Embattled Netanyahu for Reelection

Corky — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:33:38 -0400

In his post, Trump again threatened to "soon finish the job" against Iran "unless they change their ways, rapidly," but added he might not want to if Netanyahu loses the election.