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/294355/trump-waging-war-americas-children https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/6071813-trump-administration-child-impact/ OpEd: President Trump's administration is waging war against children, especially those in our nation's poorest families. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vwplqq57lkq35h3xk3iwvsyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muypgn7jy42g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigx55olhscxjx6rnmojuhazj5fwzzqwehd27ywfzinvq6nmse67ui" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Encompass is facing a critical funding crisis, serving thousands of children in Snoqualmie Valley while fighting for better Medicaid rates and public support. Learn more here #NorthBendKingCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #NonprofitFunding #EarlyLearningInitiatives #ChildTherapyAccess<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vwplqq57lkq35h3xk3iwvsyd/post/3muypgn7jy42g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Citizen Portal News Washington (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vwplqq57lkq35h3xk3iwvsyd?ref_src=embed">@citizenptnewswa.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vwplqq57lkq35h3xk3iwvsyd/post/3muypgn7jy42g?ref_src=embed">5:27 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:31:53 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294355/trump-waging-war-americas-children#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294355 news, 0.5 daily 294355 https://drudge.com/news/294356/air-force-bases-religious-greetings-cease https://www.military.com/air-force-base-religious-greetings-cease-after-complaints-from-34-airmen A U.S. Air Force base has ceased extending religious greetings at its gates to uniformed members following the reported intervention of an anti-discrimination organization. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uayevtgtbwot25zhocjzb6lv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxaskjizps2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidgiwmti6fhgykg4ya6xdtmpfgwrxu2dkpun4fp4riw67cnpegdj4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Military Religious Freedom Foundation asked me to make this video to raise awareness of their work and need for support. MRFF has helped almost 100,000 people serving in our nation's military to stand up against Christian Nationalism in all branches. mrff.org/donate youtu.be/RY_oKI11iGw<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uayevtgtbwot25zhocjzb6lv/post/3lxaskjizps2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mrs. Betty Bowers (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uayevtgtbwot25zhocjzb6lv?ref_src=embed">@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uayevtgtbwot25zhocjzb6lv/post/3lxaskjizps2g?ref_src=embed">4:09 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 25, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:33:07 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294356/air-force-bases-religious-greetings-cease#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294356 news, 0.5 daily 294356 https://drudge.com/news/294368/trump-offers-space-force-uniforms-inspired https://www.military.com/trump-says-new-space-force-uniforms-inspired-sci-fi-film-nazi-undertones President Donald Trump's newly proposed Space Force uniform has sparked comparisons to Nazi military attire as the science fiction movie Starship Troopers inspired the design. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:36:00 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294368/trump-offers-space-force-uniforms-inspired#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294368 discussion, 0.5 daily 294368 https://drudge.com/news/294366/republicans-hoping-trump-palooza-isnt https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/08/gop-midterm-convention-trump-message-01066258 President Donald Trump will be at the center of this week's GOP midterm convention. Many of his fellow Republicans are hoping he doesn't make it all about him. The parade of lawmakers, candidates, donors and party officials now headed to Dallas for the two-day spectacle are counting on Trump to make a compelling pitch on the national stage before voters hit the polls. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:25:09 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294366/republicans-hoping-trump-palooza-isnt#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294366 discussion, 0.5 daily 294366 https://drudge.com/news/294364/lg-tvs-caught-scanning-networks-and-logging https://cybersecuritynews.com/lg-smart-tvs-caught-scanning-networks/ Your LG smart TV may be doing far more than displaying your favorite shows while it sits "off" in the corner of your living room. A new investigation from Gamers Nexus, conducted alongside Level1Techs and independent security researchers, alleges that certain LG OLED televisions continue to scan home networks and capture microphone audio even in standby mode, then upload that data once the set reconnects to the internet. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:55:41 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294364/lg-tvs-caught-scanning-networks-and-logging#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294364 discussion, 0.5 daily 294364 https://drudge.com/news/294357/recalls-changing-way-americans-view https://www.newsweek.com/recalls-are-changing-the-way-americans-view-food-12411749 Americans are becoming increasingly wary of food recalls, with new polling showing that safety warnings are changing not only how consumers view recalled brands but what they are willing to buy afterward. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dcpvyzm4ou74j6zcz67il5fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmm2ikc222b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiapbyocafmvplo2qkm5i7wxbncogibaf6osj6cjrq62phewcdc72u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Surprising fact: We are actually NOT seeing more food recalls this year compared with recent years. What we're seeing is an increase in the number of illnesses caused by contaminated food. This is the largest ever cyclospora outbreak & third-largest foodborne illness outbreak of any kind on record.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dcpvyzm4ou74j6zcz67il5fk/post/3mtmm2ikc222b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Dr. Lucky Tran (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dcpvyzm4ou74j6zcz67il5fk?ref_src=embed">@luckytran.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dcpvyzm4ou74j6zcz67il5fk/post/3mtmm2ikc222b?ref_src=embed">4:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:31:56 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294357/recalls-changing-way-americans-view#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294357 news, 0.5 daily 294357 https://drudge.com/news/294323/workers-share-americas-income https://associatednewsagency.com/2026/09/04/i-dont-think-theres-a-floor-workers-share-of-americas-income-is-at-a-record-low-before-the-ai-boom-even-begins/ Workers' share of U.S. income has already fallen to its lowest level on record, while corporate profit margins keep breaking records quarter by quarter. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:upw5n2uwhzubjajdtqaufsek/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcekclejs2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaqgzcakh6w4ljaydru2rktdurbj73v6fzgd5hyy2afbml66evcfy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Corporate America has been waging a war against the trade union movement for a simple reason: They know that union workers earn higher wages and better benefits than non-union workers.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:upw5n2uwhzubjajdtqaufsek/post/3lwcekclejs2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Senator Bernie Sanders (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:upw5n2uwhzubjajdtqaufsek?ref_src=embed">@sanders.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:upw5n2uwhzubjajdtqaufsek/post/3lwcekclejs2p?ref_src=embed">1:38 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 13, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:33:25 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294323/workers-share-americas-income#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294323 news, 0.5 daily 294323 https://drudge.com/news/294358/uconns-auriemma-says-college-sports https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/geno-auriemma-college-sports-fifth-year-players-22418607.php Geno Auriemma has reached the twilight of his legendary collegiate coaching career with UConn women's basketball, racking up more wins than any other coach in the sport's history. However, even at 72 years old, Auriemma's concerns are focused squarely on the future of college athletics, which he says is "dying." Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:31:53 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294358/uconns-auriemma-says-college-sports#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294358 discussion, 0.5 daily 294358 https://drudge.com/news/294322/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/ A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents, according to new research published Friday and two people familiar with the matter. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwng2w2m22v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifl45dr2u5sgke7snnfy7iyvtyrd5xarb2lofa4jc5tseueggro24" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">OpenAI has filed an incident report with the EU over its rogue AI agents taking over a German website. I now have to admit that the AI doomers were right. The existential risks they described seemed outlandish at the time because LLMs couldn't take actions in the real world. Then we built agents.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3muwng2w2m22v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Dare Obasanjo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht?ref_src=embed">@carnage4life.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3muwng2w2m22v?ref_src=embed">9:46 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:31:39 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294322/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294322 news, 0.5 daily 294322 https://drudge.com/news/294352/oped-openais-rebel-agent-swarm-died-young https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/07/openais-rebel-agent-swarm-died-young-but-its-chilling-logs-live-on/5294446 ... but its chilling logs live on. You will have heard of July's OpenAI/Hugging Face incident, where thousands of the former's AI agents conducted a mass jailbreak from a notionally secure capture-the-flag lab experiment, before going on to feloniously capture chunks of Hugging Face's assets. ... Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:58:55 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294352/oped-openais-rebel-agent-swarm-died-young#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294352 discussion, 0.5 daily 294352 https://drudge.com/news/294311/un-climate-report-shows-global-temperatures https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/02/united-nations-climate-report-temperatures-rising/9221788353008/ Global temperature rise is set to push past 1.5 degrees Celcius, or 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit, over pre-industrial temperatures within the next few years, according to a new United Nations report. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5hr5qjc2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia7sm5ws33oieu6b5jwmz4xycwhycqe3tpumpmwpfkih4md5ntve4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">On the continent, people who were once highly dismissive of a/c now speak of it as a fundamental human rights. Air temperatures there are on a trajectory to match those of the American southeast in just a couple of decades. www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3muu5hr5qjc2y?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/3muu5hr5qjc2y?ref_src=embed">9:55 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:32:32 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294311/un-climate-report-shows-global-temperatures#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294311 news, 0.5 daily 294311 https://drudge.com/news/294334/trump-must-reveal-set-up-18b https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-orders-trump-officials-disclose-names-anti-weaponization-fund-rcna596183 A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to identify the people who came up with the structure for the nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" that Attorney General Todd Blanche has said is now "dead." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:notwnjgyijkutpfkdpqmhosz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muurty2fcq2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigt6l3txunmwpmi3zi2fphxsvocqduf26rmbatpbdhvuwjtqqpe4q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Judge orders Trump officials to disclose who set up the $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund nbcnews.to/4zXFdCv<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:notwnjgyijkutpfkdpqmhosz/post/3muurty2fcq2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Meet the Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:notwnjgyijkutpfkdpqmhosz?ref_src=embed">@meetthepress.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:notwnjgyijkutpfkdpqmhosz/post/3muurty2fcq2s?ref_src=embed">4:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:30:52 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294334/trump-must-reveal-set-up-18b#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294334 news, 0.5 daily 294334 https://drudge.com/news/294333/ninth-circuit-delivers-sweeping-victory https://courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-delivers-sweeping-victory-to-news-service-on-public-access/ In a mother lode opinion coming after years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit denied Idaho's bid to cloak its new court filings in darkness and gave powerful backing to the free discussion of government affairs. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sguaikukuxa4guhjwfvpjwmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3murjezfrpl2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidsj4zxsppmcc73recc3ziedjtljogi5w2wk55uuo65lx33vgnrhq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The US Ninth Circuit rules an Idaho policy restricting public access to new court filings violates the First Amendment, in a case brought by Courthouse News (Bill Girdner/Courthouse News Service) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink</p> -- Mediagazer (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sguaikukuxa4guhjwfvpjwmb?ref_src=embed">@mediagazer.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sguaikukuxa4guhjwfvpjwmb/post/3murjezfrpl2h?ref_src=embed">8:50 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:33:15 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294333/ninth-circuit-delivers-sweeping-victory#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294333 news, 0.5 daily 294333 https://drudge.com/news/294335/court-upholds-ban-bid-use-citizenship https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/federal-appeals-court-upholds-ban-trumps-bid-use-citizenship-data-voter-checks-2026-09-05/ A federal appeals court panel rejected the Trump administration's bid to lift a ban on using a federal immigration database to check the accuracy of citizenship records on states' voter rolls. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:13:29 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294335/court-upholds-ban-bid-use-citizenship#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294335 discussion, 0.5 daily 294335 https://drudge.com/news/294304/i-rented-car-within-hours-drivers https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/my-drivers-license-is-one-of-153-million-for-sale-on-a-new-dark-website/ Not long ago, I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver's license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:gexyzhqlp5r7kart7lw4jgzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupyoex6zk2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie66ktpprkjwczgelkvhx3lmk7vi7vpglqjg3worv55prwthqck4i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gexyzhqlp5r7kart7lw4jgzb/post/3mupyoex6zk2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Evan Greer (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gexyzhqlp5r7kart7lw4jgzb?ref_src=embed">@evangreer.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gexyzhqlp5r7kart7lw4jgzb/post/3mupyoex6zk2k?ref_src=embed">6:19 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 4, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:33:08 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294304/i-rented-car-within-hours-drivers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294304 news, 0.5 daily 294304