https://drudge.com/user/LAMPLIGHTER New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/293146/rights-group-plans-complaint-ioc-against https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/rights-group-plans-complaint-ioc-against-infantino-over-trump-support-2026-07-08/ FIFA President Gianni Infantino could face an investigation by the International Olympic Committee ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwfl5ppj32h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicwglttvrhqa4rq7uhx6gazkfx7h5rpvfpquyt3uqx6k63pfpjgsi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump reportedly spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the organization suspended a U.S. player&#x27;s red card.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mpwfl5ppj32h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mpwfl5ppj32h?ref_src=embed">4:20 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:32:13 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293146/rights-group-plans-complaint-ioc-against#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293146 news, 0.5 daily 293146 https://drudge.com/news/293147/trump-has-created-trickle-up-tariff https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-created-trickle-tariff-economy-070000981.html President Donald Trump isn't done implementing this tariff policy, and U.S. companies aren't done raising prices in response. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:33:07 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293147/trump-has-created-trickle-up-tariff#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293147 discussion, 0.5 daily 293147 https://drudge.com/news/293126/trump-unexpectedly-switches-back-old-air https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-he-will-use-old-air-force-one-travel-uk-with-new-plane-going-there-2026-07-08/ President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was leaving Turkey aboard an older Air Force One aircraft rather than a recently renovated Qatari-donated jet, an unexpected switch that renewed scrutiny of the costly, fast-tracked retrofit. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6gmmfrch2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjvmnqpaitx4rkpfhmkfsa5dbvznx5hxwi7nvdssymzp7yguwro4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Secret Service is said to have urged President Trump to avoid flying the Qatari-donated jet out of Turkey after hostilities resumed with Iran.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mq6gmmfrch2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mq6gmmfrch2n?ref_src=embed">9:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:33:57 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293126/trump-unexpectedly-switches-back-old-air#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293126 news, 0.5 daily 293126 https://drudge.com/news/293128/appeals-court-slams-door-florida-stop https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/breathtaking-assertion-of-power-appeals-court-slams-door-on-florida-stop-woke-law-championed-by-desantis/ar-AA27q9vH Florida's anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities -- policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis -- violates the free speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rj7zy2kvxhs6yeyjnjp7ha6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3gp6ughs2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaqhfqgonolqhsftozxhedr4qizkwmxfzyejaaiaeo74mhrhnp2zi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: A federal appeals court ion Tuesday struck down parts of Florida's Stop WOKE Act, calling it a "breathtaking assertion of power" that unconstitutionally censors what state university and college professors can discuss with their students about race, sex and other forms of bias.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rj7zy2kvxhs6yeyjnjp7ha6q/post/3mq3gp6ughs2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- South Florida Sun Sentinel (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rj7zy2kvxhs6yeyjnjp7ha6q?ref_src=embed">@sun-sentinel.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rj7zy2kvxhs6yeyjnjp7ha6q/post/3mq3gp6ughs2u?ref_src=embed">4:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:30:56 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293128/appeals-court-slams-door-florida-stop#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293128 news, 0.5 daily 293128 https://drudge.com/news/293141/trump-food-security-survey-cut-makes-hunger https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-cut-food-security-survey-could-make-measuring-us-hunger-harder-2026-07-09/ The canceled USDA survey had tracked household food security for 30 years. The last report found 13.7% of US households were food insecure, a 10-year high. About 4.7 million people, or 11% of participants, have lost SNAP benefits since Trump cuts went into effect. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:45:17 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293141/trump-food-security-survey-cut-makes-hunger#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293141 discussion, 0.5 daily 293141 https://drudge.com/news/293130/waymo-calls-police-teens https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/07/two-teens-learn-the-hard-way-not-to-do-toy-gun-drivebys-from-a-waymo/ The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rgjellvwttc64uxvvssqdxjf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3pjrb6ic2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiezrl64qegzu36ivuztlrzfhq4arkkrg6iev7jmij2eyadc3sjo2y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">On Monday, Waymo reported two 15-year-olds to the San Mateo Police Department who allegedly were drinking "afternoon libations" inside the autonomous vehicle and shooting water bead guns from the car, the department said in a Facebook post.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rgjellvwttc64uxvvssqdxjf/post/3mq3pjrb6ic2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- SFGATE (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rgjellvwttc64uxvvssqdxjf?ref_src=embed">@sfgate.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rgjellvwttc64uxvvssqdxjf/post/3mq3pjrb6ic2c?ref_src=embed">7:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:31:43 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293130/waymo-calls-police-teens#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293130 news, 0.5 daily 293130 https://drudge.com/news/293116/musk-2025-ai-take-all-jobs-but https://www.news18.com/explainers/ai-and-robots-will-take-all-jobs-but-standard-of-living-wont-fall-elon-musks-bold-theory-ws-l-9651962.html Tesla CEO says work will soon be optional as AI takes over all labour. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3zatekwk2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihy4ifbd2xnqiax4lj6w372ngaom7ziu57pezk3xh5xdm63r6esri" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Elon Musk sees a future where AI replaces HALF of all jobs. If he's right, our country's wealth could get sucked up by a handful of billionaires while workers get left behind. We need to tax AI so Americans share in its growth--and Big Tech pays for the disruption it causes.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mo3zatekwk2g?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/3mo3zatekwk2g?ref_src=embed">11:05 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:06 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293116/musk-2025-ai-take-all-jobs-but#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293116 news, 0.5 daily 293116 https://drudge.com/news/293101/even-banks-now-sounding-alarm https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/06/even-banks-and-hyperscalers-are-now-sounding-the-alarm-about-the-ai-bubble/5266123 From international banking worries to the market state of canary-in-the-coal-mine Oracle, the AI bubble is sure looking taut. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:qc6xzgctorfsm35w6i3vdebx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq35fvqgzc2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif5e274i3uuxuxmty7j3fdveffe5cvr26cgfxa42jiux53kbo37a4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Today's free newsletter has a very simple message: The AI industry can not (and will not) be bailed out - AI is not too big to fail, OpenAI is not AIG, this is not 2008, and all of this is nothing like the Dot Com Bubble. And when it fails, we must let AI burn. www.wheresyoured.at/let-ai-burn/<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qc6xzgctorfsm35w6i3vdebx/post/3mq35fvqgzc2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ed Zitron (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qc6xzgctorfsm35w6i3vdebx?ref_src=embed">@edzitron.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qc6xzgctorfsm35w6i3vdebx/post/3mq35fvqgzc2t?ref_src=embed">1:37 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:33:40 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293101/even-banks-now-sounding-alarm#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293101 news, 0.5 daily 293101 https://drudge.com/news/293099/3-10-adults-believe-israel-has https://apnews.com/article/israel-poll-democrats-republicans-b91cdc0aaf31f6bc226a0584115b886f After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cmvc2f5b5fou3ijbgagiovlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq33jzndz22s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidcdtha6ycra2h4gbf64yxsue6rztojidp67ybag7l4zjqxxreiyu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">A new survey finds that American Jews are just as likely as all Americans to believe Israel is guilty of genocide, and that more American Jews approve of Mamdani than of Netanyahu. apnews.com/article/isra ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cmvc2f5b5fou3ijbgagiovlj/post/3mq33jzndz22s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Joel S. (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cmvc2f5b5fou3ijbgagiovlj?ref_src=embed">@joelhs.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cmvc2f5b5fou3ijbgagiovlj/post/3mq33jzndz22s?ref_src=embed">1:03 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:32:54 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293099/3-10-adults-believe-israel-has#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293099 news, 0.5 daily 293099 https://drudge.com/news/293088/did-war-against-iran-save-islamic https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0706/khamenei-funeral-iran-war-regime-strength Before the U.S.-Israeli war, the Iranian regime appeared to face an existential threat stemming from its violent repression of dissent in January and chronic grievances over corruption and the economy. But now the Islamic Republic is exuding bold confidence. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwehdpw5n2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiasov4iy6wmf4gdb33am6ebxcgc5roxav3udzv3iftlgfens4yxbu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Islamic Republic is leaning into religious imagery to hone its political messages locally and across the region.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mpwehdpw5n2u?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/3mpwehdpw5n2u?ref_src=embed">4:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:33 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293088/did-war-against-iran-save-islamic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293088 news, 0.5 daily 293088 https://drudge.com/news/293084/scientists-no-were-not-living https://www.computerworld.com/article/4193390/scientists-conclude-that-we-do-not-live-in-a-simulation.html The conclusion is likely to be questioned by those who think this world is virtual. Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Canada have determined this is not mathematically possible. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:33:34 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293084/scientists-no-were-not-living#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293084 news, 0.5 daily 293084 https://drudge.com/news/293078/musk-charging-starlink-customers-gigantic https://tech.yahoo.com/transportation/articles/elon-musk-charging-starlink-customers-170100747.html SpaceX CEO Elon Musk maintains an extremely close relationship with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr. Under Carr's leadership ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo42hlztc2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifchtag7h6wiudzkbk2jqzy7s5d7ttzemvrjwk2i4762pdavqx7y4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">also: I&#x27;ve written extensively about how Starlink sucks in cities and will inevitably slow down in dense areas. that hasn&#x27;t stopped the trump admin from redirecting billions in infrastructure bill subsidies away from faster, better fiber and toward inferior, congested Starlink:<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w/post/3mpo42hlztc2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Karl Bode (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w?ref_src=embed">@karlbode.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w/post/3mpo42hlztc2k?ref_src=embed">9:08 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:30:40 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293078/musk-charging-starlink-customers-gigantic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293078 news, 0.5 daily 293078 https://drudge.com/news/293073/fungus-can-infect-cats-and-people https://www.sciencenews.org/article/deadly-fungus-cats-people-spreading Microbiologists are used to looking at gross pictures and hearing scary statistics. So when a moderator of a session on emerging fungal infections at the ASM Microbe meeting uttered the words "somewhat terrifying," it caught my attention. He was referring to a sexually transmitted skin infection that is becoming increasingly drug resistant. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:42han5exrxyrgdsbwosrp7sy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mok5r7oknc25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigljwhxdvq4i4y3j6plcrbzpqlg3mk57schk5mecoqlgyeqxvqfji" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Deadly cat-killer fungus is spreading across South America: 'It is just a matter of time': A devastating fungus, *Sporothrix brasiliensis*, known for causing painful sporotrichosis in cats and potentially humans, is spreading across South America, with a new study re ... https://ranked.news/1006290?u=b<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:42han5exrxyrgdsbwosrp7sy/post/3mok5r7oknc25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ranked News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:42han5exrxyrgdsbwosrp7sy?ref_src=embed">@rankednews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:42han5exrxyrgdsbwosrp7sy/post/3mok5r7oknc25?ref_src=embed">2:03 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:32:02 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293073/fungus-can-infect-cats-and-people#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293073 news, 0.5 daily 293073 https://drudge.com/news/293070/trump-administration-wont-seek-new-bids https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-vandals-damage-trump-burgum-repairs-105349d6ef71cbab6582d89abf6e7aec The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy5hi7lei23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia2tmryn4i36ms5vuduquhtcxjfhyxpyo6oecacbnbsfb273eojzq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says that the government will use the same company that was awarded a multimillion-dollar, no-bid contract to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to repair damage to its original work.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mpy5hi7lei23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NBC News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s?ref_src=embed">@nbcnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mpy5hi7lei23?ref_src=embed">9:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:31:54 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293070/trump-administration-wont-seek-new-bids#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293070 news, 0.5 daily 293070 https://drudge.com/news/293068/oped-we-should-learn-nordic https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/opinion/norway-nordic-social-democracy.html Do you know how to get an American company to grant you excellent wages and amazing benefits, even for an entry-level job? Move to Norway and take the job there. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvt4u5xqs2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibri5unta4ljgkvsilmdkygz5hhoeg4nsvdircaoab2mhk7xu5wdy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Kristof&#x27;s weekend column is a long at how the Nordic countries achieved economic success (Norway has higher per capita income than the US and also enjoys higher productivity), relative equality and some of the highest levels of happiness in the world. But the American right savages Scandinavia&#x27;s<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpvt4u5xqs2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Horton (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq?ref_src=embed">@robertscotthorton.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpvt4u5xqs2p?ref_src=embed">10:50 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:30:05 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293068/oped-we-should-learn-nordic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293068 news, 0.5 daily 293068