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/293564/us-debt-skyrocketing-why-isnt-congress https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0727/debt-deficit-congress-spending "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ngx4obnvrkidr5stz3mb3z3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj36ssujr26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidpd63mryshwispx37e67sy7tmj2oxgue5bailxviwkxqc3jeloka" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">As of Thursday 23rd July 2026, the U.S. national debt is $39,676,938,407,949.77. Thirty-nine trillion, six hundred seventy-six billion, nine hundred thirty-eight million, four hundred seven thousand, nine hundred forty-nine dollars and seventy-seven cents. #usdebt</p> -- U.S. National Debt (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ngx4obnvrkidr5stz3mb3z3y?ref_src=embed">@usdebt.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ngx4obnvrkidr5stz3mb3z3y/post/3mrj36ssujr26?ref_src=embed">8:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:31:25 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293564/us-debt-skyrocketing-why-isnt-congress#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293564 news, 0.5 daily 293564 https://drudge.com/news/293560/dc-court-denies-dem-appeal-block-trump https://courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-denies-democrat-appeal-to-block-trump-election-overhaul/ The appeals panel agreed with a federal judge that it could not block the executive order until its proposals have been enacted. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqskesdgyc2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie6lmgnbda5hof6m6ut3twbmqgcudb5drviseret36byx7ppgt2p4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump will lie about the 2020 election. Trump will lie about the 2026 election. But, if Trump claims powers he does not have, or tries to undermine free and fair election, we will sue and we will win. If you doubt me, take a look at my record in beating him and his allies in court.</p> -- Marc Elias (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7?ref_src=embed">@marcelias.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mqskesdgyc2n?ref_src=embed">9:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:33:15 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293560/dc-court-denies-dem-appeal-block-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293560 news, 0.5 daily 293560 https://drudge.com/news/293585/trump-says-he-wants-scotus-revive-suit https://www.livemint.com/politics/trump-says-he-wants-supreme-court-to-revive-suit-against-hillary-clinton-11785352536239.html President Donald Trump said he will ask the US Supreme Court to revive his failed lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplv52liwk2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifvodb7bpotucbw42exzeafboqvozpcqs4b6q6fbk3wc54iqh5xv4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: Hillary Clinton doesn't mince words when it comes to Donald Trump's Republican Party. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mplv52liwk2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Marc Elias (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7?ref_src=embed">@marcelias.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mplv52liwk2z?ref_src=embed">11:59 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:31:53 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293585/trump-says-he-wants-scotus-revive-suit#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293585 news, 0.5 daily 293585 https://drudge.com/news/293553/us-measles-cases-rise-biotech-starts-making https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/as-us-measles-cases-rise-biotech-firms-start-developing-new-treatments/ The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqa6sulmc2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicuktlkjild7iyw4rnwcsivxbmuewdpzek34fnjibb3eolk6n5pkq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">It will likely be years before these countermeasures are available, and it's even more uncertain whether those who refuse vaccines would accept such treatments.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mrqa6sulmc2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ars Technica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2?ref_src=embed">@arstechnica.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mrqa6sulmc2b?ref_src=embed">4:18 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:33:26 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293553/us-measles-cases-rise-biotech-starts-making#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293553 news, 0.5 daily 293553 https://drudge.com/news/293583/houthis-considering-fees-ships-sailing https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-considering-fees-ships-sailing-through-red-sea-sources-say-2026-07-29/ Chinese vessels seen exempt from proposed charges. Iran discussed Bab el-Mandeb fees with Houthis. Red Sea route disruption raises energy shortage fears. Yemen's Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, regional sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The Iran-aligned Houthis on July 20 declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, opening a new front against the U.S. and its allies in the Iran war and expanding attacks on tankers carrying global energy and other supplies to waters beyond the Gulf. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:41:25 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293583/houthis-considering-fees-ships-sailing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293583 discussion, 0.5 daily 293583 https://drudge.com/news/293580/trump-urges-rfk-jr-accelerate-childhood https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/trump-rfk-jr-childhood-vaccine-cuts/ Childhood vaccines are at the center of a potential showdown between President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Trump has grown irate with Kennedy and is pushing him to move faster to change the nation's childhood vaccine schedule. The report said Trump has personally pressed Kennedy to take more action and reshape federal vaccine policy. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:41:09 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293580/trump-urges-rfk-jr-accelerate-childhood#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293580 discussion, 0.5 daily 293580 https://drudge.com/news/293567/us-looks-boost-anti-china-spending https://apnews.com/article/trump-countering-china-funding-e8ed66bd2d8a2a06dd750b6157979a1e The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China's growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:04:14 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293567/us-looks-boost-anti-china-spending#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293567 discussion, 0.5 daily 293567 https://drudge.com/news/293561/liberty-u-shared-students-prayer-requests https://courthousenews.com/claims-liberty-university-shared-students-prayer-requests-with-advertisers-advances/ For now, the judge rejected the Baptist university's arguments that its actions are exempt from federal law and that students agree to information sharing. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:01:36 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293561/liberty-u-shared-students-prayer-requests#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293561 discussion, 0.5 daily 293561 https://drudge.com/news/293531/red-flags-agent-maine-shooting-may https://www.newsbreak.com/politico-560779/4792296524057-red-flags-about-agent-in-maine-shooting-may-have-been-missed-homan-acknowledges Border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that if allegations of violent behavior against an immigration officer prove true, the officer should have been disqualified during the vetting process. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kpdw2o2y5peja6svswklrmdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn5ybn4p425" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibamgv5vtjfym45qhtcstawo4u6yk6wfxzvf4vmx7gdizkt4ld5nq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The killing of Johan Sebasti&Atilde;&iexcl;n Dur&Atilde;&iexcl;n Guerrero by an ICE agent in Maine is once more highlighting the problems with vetting and training in law enforcement.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpdw2o2y5peja6svswklrmdu/post/3mrn5ybn4p425?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Marshall Project (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpdw2o2y5peja6svswklrmdu?ref_src=embed">@themarshallproject.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpdw2o2y5peja6svswklrmdu/post/3mrn5ybn4p425?ref_src=embed">11:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:31:31 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293531/red-flags-agent-maine-shooting-may#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293531 news, 0.5 daily 293531 https://drudge.com/news/293533/public-health-pros-can-learn https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/how-emotionally-powerful-stories-fuel-vaccine-skepticism/ Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:n2udhcg3p7juntqi4t45lgvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5uz7jjze26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiflwar4466quob2xhpa2k43umqvqot4n2llonzuzxqisvqcz4yoj4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The last polio survivor in America to depend on an iron lung, Martha Ann Lillard, has died. She recalled the day in 1953 when she knew she had polio. &quot;I got it on my fifth birthday.&quot; https://www.kxan.com/top-stories/last-american-polio-survivor-in-an-iron-lung-dies-at-78/<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2udhcg3p7juntqi4t45lgvi/post/3mq5uz7jjze26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- KXAN News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2udhcg3p7juntqi4t45lgvi?ref_src=embed">@kxan.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2udhcg3p7juntqi4t45lgvi/post/3mq5uz7jjze26?ref_src=embed">3:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:12 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293533/public-health-pros-can-learn#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293533 news, 0.5 daily 293533 https://drudge.com/news/293516/emails-show-virginia-regulators-downplayed https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/25/virginia-regulators-data-center-air-pollution-health-environment-01004442 When Virginia's top environmental regulator received an analysis warning of data center pollution, it took him less than five minutes to forward it to seven people on his staff. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhzw5yqlt2f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieu6pffgul7wecnkdokwysiiwptatzwz45wpazrkmg64xdv5rwmxa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/post/3mrhzw5yqlt2f?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Politico (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob?ref_src=embed">@politico.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/post/3mrhzw5yqlt2f?ref_src=embed">10:04 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:32:32 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293516/emails-show-virginia-regulators-downplayed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293516 news, 0.5 daily 293516 https://drudge.com/news/293514/vance-caine-raised-concerns https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/iran-war/vance-caine-raised-concerns-about-escalating-war-in-iran-sources-say-as-us-pauses-strikes VP JD Vance and Gen. Dan Caine raised concerns about munitions stockpiles and civilian casualties during a Friday White House meeting on Iran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkng6nzge2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidog3utmirbezpas7jyxbawemhn5745i2jogg6l62tpmf7idqe6mq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BRENNAN: CBS is reporting the US cannot sustain the rate at which it has expended precision munitions, that there&#x27;s a shortage of interceptors MIKE WALTZ: I wish they would also talk about the massive degradation of Iranian munitions<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mrkng6nzge2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mrkng6nzge2q?ref_src=embed">10:58 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:46 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293514/vance-caine-raised-concerns#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293514 news, 0.5 daily 293514 https://drudge.com/news/293505/cops-pull-over-driver-flock-mix-up https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/flock-mixup-minnesota-cops-pull-over/ An automotive journalist is sharing his pulse-pounding story of being boxed in and temporarily detained by police in Minnesota after Flock cameras mistakenly flagged the license plate of his vehicle as stolen. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sr3cp7q3p7zrnb6r276syycf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre2ghzll623" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiboy373okzge2uh6h4iobbfih3h5z5my467ggx3a4cr35zryyb33a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Newport, Kentucky, is ending its pilot program with Flock and removing the company's surveillance cameras, LINK nky reports:<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sr3cp7q3p7zrnb6r276syycf/post/3mre2ghzll623?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Bolts (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sr3cp7q3p7zrnb6r276syycf?ref_src=embed">@boltsmag.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sr3cp7q3p7zrnb6r276syycf/post/3mre2ghzll623?ref_src=embed">8:03 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeeejle6s2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreienqnpudnf5krlcikb52fzuq3q2kyd2xdjsedj3kez5abrzl73fh4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">LAPD becomes by far the biggest law enforcement office to quit Flock.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/post/3mqeeejle6s2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kevin Collier (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp?ref_src=embed">@kevincollier.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/post/3mqeeejle6s2g?ref_src=embed">5:35 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrifxcxa5n2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibrnp7vbol6vh7i7hezovbvitlszwzku36th33iygrlwkjyejmw3q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">After they decided not to continue their Flock contract, emails that 404 Media obtained show how this town in Wisconsin struggled to get their Flock cameras physically removed. www.404media.co/flock-object ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/post/3mrifxcxa5n2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- 404 Media (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl?ref_src=embed">@404media.co</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/post/3mrifxcxa5n2n?ref_src=embed">1:40 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:32:01 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293505/cops-pull-over-driver-flock-mix-up#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293505 news, 0.5 daily 293505 https://drudge.com/news/293509/scientists-warn-possible-invasive-species https://abcnews.com/International/scientists-warn-invasive-species-superspreader-event-due-stalling/story?id=135051186 A possible ecological catastrophe could be fueled by stalled ships as conflict over the Strait of Hormuz continues to block traffic on the passageway, scientists say. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mripr66w3o2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihln6xd75d6gg6s63z5dlhf5xwo7rblzfazndi522ivjfyk47zow4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Strait of Hormuz ship standstill could trigger global marine invasive species crisis, warn scientists -&gt;Business Today | More on &quot;Hormuz shipping invasive species crisis&quot; at BigEarthData.ai | #InvasiveSpecies #Science #Biodiversity<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/post/3mripr66w3o2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll?ref_src=embed">@bigearthdata.ai</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/post/3mripr66w3o2u?ref_src=embed">4:35 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:30:22 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293509/scientists-warn-possible-invasive-species#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293509 news, 0.5 daily 293509 https://drudge.com/news/293497/sen-peters-wants-ice-explain-why https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-ice-graphite-spyware-phones/ The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement explain why it has purchased commercial spyware capable of covertly taking control of phones as well as collecting messages, photographs, location information and other personal data. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3bxtpdpr73tf7tldv5q4oyqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfnptfcdc2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigor2g2usojxbxkjpytjs5kanbgwkcjt77w2uvzro3b4ut6syengi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">EXCLUSIVE: A senator is demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement explain why it has purchased commercial spyware capable of covertly taking control of phones as well as collecting messages, photographs, location information and other personal data.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bxtpdpr73tf7tldv5q4oyqc/post/3mrfnptfcdc2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CBS News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bxtpdpr73tf7tldv5q4oyqc?ref_src=embed">@cbsnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bxtpdpr73tf7tldv5q4oyqc/post/3mrfnptfcdc2x?ref_src=embed">11:21 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 24, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:31:03 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293497/sen-peters-wants-ice-explain-why#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293497 news, 0.5 daily 293497