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/291976/us-intelligence-gathering-flights https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/us-intelligence-gathering-flights-are-surging-off-cuba The flights are notable not only for their proximity to the coast, which puts them well within range of gathering intelligence, but for the suddenness of their appearance. Sun, 10 May 2026 21:50:14 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291976/us-intelligence-gathering-flights#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291976 discussion, 0.5 daily 291976 https://drudge.com/news/291975/ceo-pay-grew-20-times-faster-than-workers https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/us-ceo-pay-grew-20-times-faster-than-workers-wages-in-2025-oxfam.html Wage growth for workers has stagnated while CEOs' earnings continue to rise, according to a new report released Thursday from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation. In the U.S., according to Oxfam, CEO pay increased about 20 times faster than workers' wages in the past year, based on an analysis of data from the S&P Capital IQ database, the Federal Reserve and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sun, 10 May 2026 20:33:15 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291975/ceo-pay-grew-20-times-faster-than-workers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291975 discussion, 0.5 daily 291975 https://drudge.com/news/291971/us-citizen-combat-veteran-ice https://reason.com/2026/05/10/why-this-u-s-citizen-was-arrested-and-jailed-during-an-ice-raid/ George Retes woke up on July 10, 2025, hoping the day would change his life for the better. Retes, an Army veteran, worked as a security contractor for a legal cannabis farm in Ventura County, California. After seven months on the graveyard shift, working from midnight to 8 a.m., Retes was eager to move to a daytime schedule and spend more waking hours with his family. Sun, 10 May 2026 16:30:56 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291971/us-citizen-combat-veteran-ice#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291971 discussion, 0.5 daily 291971 https://drudge.com/news/291965/i-serve-not-rule-over-hungary-says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pqvvzgnko Hungary's new prime minister, Pter Magyar, has been sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orb&aacute;n. "I will not rule over Hungary -- I will serve my country," Magyar said after he took the oath of office in parliament. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:50:36 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291965/i-serve-not-rule-over-hungary-says#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291965 discussion, 0.5 daily 291965 https://drudge.com/news/291940/beware-smart-glasses-new-tool https://www.extremetech.com/internet/beware-smart-glasses-are-the-new-tool-for-extortion One woman was recently told to pay up if she wanted clandestine footage removed from social media. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie472iwm4hhjx5qvfyuknosjefkjb7ive4tbnul62caxfwvwjxzam" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now https://gizmodo.com/extortion-using-smart-glasses-is-a-thing-now-2000755562<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Gizmodo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2?ref_src=embed">@gizmodo.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 19:30:34 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291940/beware-smart-glasses-new-tool#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291940 news, 0.5 daily 291940 https://drudge.com/news/291941/yougov-poll-america-believes-trump-would https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fight-child-poll-b2972299.html Americans believe President Donald Trump would win in a fight against an 8-year-old boy -- but only by a slim margin. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:anyesr57bwobytddoohv6ehe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbboicjok2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreielmonwjhcppplmybnggizkh2jtzqwgsnrke7u27s7bukhevqc7qm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">To be fair, Trump is the most likely president of modern times to end up in a fight with an eight-year-old boy ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:anyesr57bwobytddoohv6ehe/post/3mlbboicjok2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Garrett M. Graff (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:anyesr57bwobytddoohv6ehe?ref_src=embed">@vermontgmg.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:anyesr57bwobytddoohv6ehe/post/3mlbboicjok2r?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 18:32:24 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291941/yougov-poll-america-believes-trump-would#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291941 news, 0.5 daily 291941 https://drudge.com/news/291932/dhs-cant-create-vast-dna-database-track https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/ Four protesters are suing to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:fa3rwygrp2ebgwdiq6sjn2te/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldkldkeok2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjctjkr5axmiioe72kklqnjkvpkkquvqar4ak4dpboa5p4mmt4hu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">DHS can't create vast DNA database to track ICE critics, lawsuit says arstechnica.com/tech-policy/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fa3rwygrp2ebgwdiq6sjn2te/post/3mldkldkeok2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jennifer Ouellette (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fa3rwygrp2ebgwdiq6sjn2te?ref_src=embed">@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fa3rwygrp2ebgwdiq6sjn2te/post/3mldkldkeok2k?ref_src=embed">May 8, 2026 at 6:48 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 17:30:23 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291932/dhs-cant-create-vast-dna-database-track#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291932 news, 0.5 daily 291932 https://drudge.com/news/291935/chrome-silently-installs-4-gb-local-llm https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/07/chrome-silently-installs-a-4-gb-local-llm-on-your-computer/5230893 You did remember to opt out of AI, didn't you? <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc2zf4g3v2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaz3dseesjjj3u5zi2wtxo6ixyqrlhgvz5hl2w7covlbu26pr33ay" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not want to. www.wired.com/story/you-ca ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mlc2zf4g3v2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- WIRED (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi?ref_src=embed">@wired.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mlc2zf4g3v2x?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 10:32:10 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291935/chrome-silently-installs-4-gb-local-llm#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291935 news, 0.5 daily 291935 https://drudge.com/news/291937/frances-solar-power-generation-hits-record https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560605403339 Golden Ten Data reported on May 8 that France's solar power generation reached a record high on Friday, surpassing grid operator forecasts and pushing electricity prices into negative territory. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wo5kzzdgqwzizeyvg5bkaswh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc43tqycu2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidgxupntpbejevchhpxklhpv3v6npqzitgw7pfbwvljgrg6j3tvmi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Wind, solar, and storage free us from fossil-fueled wars and price spikes. Renewable energy = energy independence.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wo5kzzdgqwzizeyvg5bkaswh/post/3mlc43tqycu2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Senator Ed Markey (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wo5kzzdgqwzizeyvg5bkaswh?ref_src=embed">@markey.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wo5kzzdgqwzizeyvg5bkaswh/post/3mlc43tqycu2i?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 08:30:35 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291937/frances-solar-power-generation-hits-record#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291937 news, 0.5 daily 291937 https://drudge.com/news/291934/judge-says-doge-grant-terminations https://abcnews.com/Politics/judge-doge-grant-terminations-unlawful-troubling/story?id=132762412 Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency "blatantly used" race, gender and other protected characteristics to execute the largest mass termination of federal grants in the history ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:hpdaz5zbsrcozaxkjmttpsxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcgpibvdi2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidokq3nmpqtmobsqoj7jhorll6yoyoyb2oh2ervap25imops2hzau" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">&quot;The Government cannot escape liability for DOGE's work by scapegoating ChatGPT.&quot; A US judge slammed DOGE&#x27;s use of AI in a decision today blocking the termination of $100M in humanities grants, finding DOGE lacked authority and unlawfully based decisions on race and viewpoint buff.ly/Qw0qcDH<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hpdaz5zbsrcozaxkjmttpsxn/post/3mlcgpibvdi2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Zoe Tillman (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hpdaz5zbsrcozaxkjmttpsxn?ref_src=embed">@zoetillman.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hpdaz5zbsrcozaxkjmttpsxn/post/3mlcgpibvdi2o?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 07:33:13 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291934/judge-says-doge-grant-terminations#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291934 news, 0.5 daily 291934 https://drudge.com/news/291939/weekend-tunes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8BH4EVj56I It's tomorrow. I had exhausted my four comments per day yesterday, but today not so much. So, let's have a fun weekend tune thread! Sat, 09 May 2026 00:05:58 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291939/weekend-tunes#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291939 discussion, 0.5 daily 291939 https://drudge.com/news/291909/europe-and-now-asia-confidence-us https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0506/Xi-Jinping-Trump-Iran-war-summit OpEd: Thousands of miles from the Persian Gulf, economic and political shrapnel from the Iran war has left longtime American allies nervous about the staying power and stability of their partnerships with the United States. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwu7apbes23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiejtfxbrh7iqclosrnze52ktxzd3hhwmnr5r7duchqfvvc6nhpssi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">A couple of senior Republicans have grasped that Trump cutting US troops in Germany benefits Putin.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mkwu7apbes23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Chadbourn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt?ref_src=embed">@chadbourn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mkwu7apbes23?ref_src=embed">May 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 08 May 2026 18:33:06 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291909/europe-and-now-asia-confidence-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291909 news, 0.5 daily 291909 https://drudge.com/news/291910/north-korea-dials-down-hostility-toward https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/05/07/North-Korea-dial-down-hostility-revised-constitution-NIS/8241778138050/ North Korea has significantly tamped down its hostility toward South Korea in its recently revised constitution ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6iwjhlur2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicgkre2uy2n3txcet47meqpocj5qrgprihnrkkmbsxhisucm2tehq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South ft.trib.al/tnMqqek<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3ml6iwjhlur2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Financial Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb?ref_src=embed">@financialtimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3ml6iwjhlur2m?ref_src=embed">May 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 08 May 2026 16:32:45 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291910/north-korea-dials-down-hostility-toward#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291910 news, 0.5 daily 291910 https://drudge.com/news/291907/fema-said-answered-phone-during https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/fema-said-answered-the-phone-during-texas-floods-most-callers-didnt-get-through-00909339 The agency's top official told lawmakers that the "vast majority" of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn't get through. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbexfi7iz2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigqs4rilzhw46ax5ggoql252irbhrfdgsqhgqjlhcp52kuq2id2v4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didn't get through.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/post/3mlbexfi7iz2l?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/3mlbexfi7iz2l?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 08 May 2026 10:32:37 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291907/fema-said-answered-phone-during#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291907 news, 0.5 daily 291907 https://drudge.com/news/291911/official-boasts-credit-card-spending https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/trump-credit-card-spending-b2971738.html A senior Trump official has boasted that Americans' credit card spending is "through the roof" as millions across the country grapple with soaring costs of living including high gas prices, a slow job market and inflation. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6s3s3pod2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig334qcwtz5f3cmonissqg4u6uu4xwegkfmzammvm6falxjifpwlm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Hassett on American consumers: &quot;Credit card spending is through the roof. They&#x27;re spending more on gasoline, but they&#x27;re spending more on everything else too.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ml6s3s3pod2c?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/3ml6s3s3pod2c?ref_src=embed">May 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 07 May 2026 23:33:33 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291911/official-boasts-credit-card-spending#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291911 news, 0.5 daily 291911