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/291514/lebanonese-return-whats-left-their https://www.nbcnews.com/world/lebanon/lebanon-ceasefire-people-displaced-israeli-strikes-return-left-homes-rcna340766 Hundreds of thousands are weighing whether to return to homes in southern Lebanon that may no longer exist, even as Israeli forces remain and the risk of renewed violence lingers. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwo7dc7fk2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigbfuelm6lg4rhcjknicw5j5v22qkdxbh4g7lxmnm5ebkq3tyzf7y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">TIMES OF ISRAEL: "Commanders say the IDF is replicating its policy from Gaza in Lebanon" NYU PROFESSOR: "This is what Israel has done to my hometown in southern Lebanon"<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mjwo7dc7fk2d?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Tennessee Holler (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw?ref_src=embed">@thetnholler.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mjwo7dc7fk2d?ref_src=embed">Apr 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:30:41 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291514/lebanonese-return-whats-left-their#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291514 news, 0.5 daily 291514 https://drudge.com/news/291509/dutch-navy-frigate-location-outed-mailing https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/dutch_navy_frigate_tracked/ The security snafu was reported by Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep Gelderland <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjva4i2rpi23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib66owjmugy5dom26xm7ajrvpvnzgslfdvkxujdtxtdfold4wlgb4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Opsec oopsie: Dutch navy frigate location outed by mailing it a Bluetooth tracker<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/post/3mjva4i2rpi23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Register (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy?ref_src=embed">@theregister.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/post/3mjva4i2rpi23?ref_src=embed">Apr 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:30:59 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291509/dutch-navy-frigate-location-outed-mailing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291509 news, 0.5 daily 291509 https://drudge.com/news/291505/faa-accepting-bids-ai-assist-air https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/18/faa-bids-ai-system-air-traffic-control-assistance/7181776557305/ The Federal Aviation Administration is working with three bidders to develop artificial intelligence software to help air traffic controllers manage flights across the nation's airspace. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4cwccuwwimfm7g24frre63oq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpgg3fjm22n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif4gkm5bqiuh4wjf7yhwbowxaoyojiaazjwen36wzqxhy75fu7ozq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">FAA quietly developing AI-enabled predictive air traffic management system theaircurrent.com/air-traffic- ... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4cwccuwwimfm7g24frre63oq/post/3mjpgg3fjm22n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Air Current (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4cwccuwwimfm7g24frre63oq?ref_src=embed">@theaircurrent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4cwccuwwimfm7g24frre63oq/post/3mjpgg3fjm22n?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:30:17 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291505/faa-accepting-bids-ai-assist-air#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291505 news, 0.5 daily 291505 https://drudge.com/news/291516/spain-pushes-end-eu-israel-association https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-pushes-to-end-eu-israel-association-agreement-pedro-sanchez/ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez on Sunday urged the EU to end its association agreement with Israel. In an escalation of his criticism against Israel, he said during a rally in Andalusia that "a government that violates international law or the principles of the EU cannot be its partner." Spain will formally propose the termination of the agreement at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday in Luxembourg. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:39:11 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291516/spain-pushes-end-eu-israel-association#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291516 discussion, 0.5 daily 291516 https://drudge.com/news/291511/alabama-supreme-court-cops-ok-demand https://apnews.com/article/alabama-pastor-watering-flowers-arrest-id-ca03ea598dfcb7a444340e73b2529a79 Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person's verbal answers. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:44:47 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291511/alabama-supreme-court-cops-ok-demand#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291511 discussion, 0.5 daily 291511 https://drudge.com/news/291508/renowned-physicist-alarmed-scientists https://www.foxnews.com/us/renowned-physicist-alarmed-unheard-number-scientists-dying-vanishing-white-houses-radar A famed theoretical physicist, bestselling author and physics professor is alarmed by the documented trend of high-level scientists, some related to UFO research, who have oddly disappeared or died over the past several years "If a scientist disappears, it's a matter of some concern. But if 10 scientists suddenly die or vanish, who all have advanced security clearance with access to sensitive research, this is cause for national concern," Dr. Michio Kaku told Fox News Digital. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:01:12 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291508/renowned-physicist-alarmed-scientists#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291508 discussion, 0.5 daily 291508 https://drudge.com/news/291493/ukraine-believes-russia-try-involve https://www.reuters.com/world/zelenskiy-ukraine-believes-russia-will-try-again-involve-belarus-war-2026-04-17/ President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine believed Russia was making preparations that showed that it would once again try to involve its ally Belarus in the four-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjplfwrh7c2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihddje5mkxq37ajx2d54err4ayyqs3tzvnhe55y6eniutn5nqcyna" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="uk">New roads, artillery positions built in Belarus near Ukraine border, Zelensky says &quot;We believe that Russia will once again attempt to drag Belarus into its war,&quot; Zelensky said.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mjplfwrh7c2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Kyiv Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh?ref_src=embed">@kyivindependent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mjplfwrh7c2m?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:31:02 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291493/ukraine-believes-russia-try-involve#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291493 news, 0.5 daily 291493 https://drudge.com/news/291491/trumps-lawyers-talks-irs https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-irs-lawsuit-tax-whistleblower-c710244db618b066f3070a65e75820a5 Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7vj2towokzui3hgna5u5u46f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqcj245ys2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibdw3hz6if7dtlbrvjsgkhn7cqs6nhcdd4xvzkdzjxbv3znzmrc6q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The IRS, which of course is a federal agency within the Trump administration, is "in talks" with Trump about settling his $10 billion lawsuit. www.denverpost.com/2026/04/17/t ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7vj2towokzui3hgna5u5u46f/post/3mjqcj245ys2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Taniel (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7vj2towokzui3hgna5u5u46f?ref_src=embed">@taniel.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7vj2towokzui3hgna5u5u46f/post/3mjqcj245ys2g?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:30:57 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291491/trumps-lawyers-talks-irs#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291491 news, 0.5 daily 291491 https://drudge.com/news/291480/trump-pledge-falling-flat-ohio-plant https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledge-is-falling-flat-ohio-musical-instrument-plant-closes-2026-04-17/ When Keith Czika learned the brass-instrument factory where he had worked for nearly 18 years was closing and his job was headed to China, the 62-year-old Ohioan focused on what he saw as a source of leverage: the plant's ultimate owner, billionaire investor John Paulson, a close ally of President Donald Trump. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kkthg5ffy7dews4o3svyffrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzqhqqwig2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig2jkv6svrx4feify7m4hhdvxscvy3ywlb57p6mep5ivympo7q6di" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">This fight is about protecting an American legacy and keeping good union jobs in Eastlake, OH. UAW members are fighting for the future of Conn-Selmer. Join us! Tell President Trump: Keep Conn-Selmer in Ohio! uaw.us/SaveConnSelmer<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kkthg5ffy7dews4o3svyffrm/post/3mfzqhqqwig2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- UAW (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kkthg5ffy7dews4o3svyffrm?ref_src=embed">@uaw.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kkthg5ffy7dews4o3svyffrm/post/3mfzqhqqwig2j?ref_src=embed">Mar 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:31:20 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291480/trump-pledge-falling-flat-ohio-plant#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291480 news, 0.5 daily 291480 https://drudge.com/news/291481/unsealed-records-reveal-amazons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/16/amazon-price-fixing-california-lawsuit A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant's anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixing <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjprcibpob2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicsvnuwudsqocwl65u6wms2nqa3wawdycra2i5auvrusg6wnvorza" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">In a major state antitrust investigation, California&#x27;s Attorney General has unsealed hundreds of records revealing that Amazon illegally pressures its marketplace sellers to engage in price-fixing. While Trump&#x27;s DOJ lets corporate lawbreakers off the hook, states are still holding them accountable.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mjprcibpob2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Robert Reich (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2?ref_src=embed">@rbreich.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mjprcibpob2k?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:30:58 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291481/unsealed-records-reveal-amazons#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291481 news, 0.5 daily 291481 https://drudge.com/news/291477/diplomatic-cables-show-war-damaging-us https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/embassy-cables-detail-how-iran-war-is-hurting-the-us-abroad-00877205 The Iran war is risking America's global security ties and damaging its reputation, especially among the world's Muslims, according to a set of State Department cables obtained by POLITICO. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:da5irtfnfcesevyimzjfj2ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpe2ikrvs2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib4yqgbj2fkhhfblymxqbnv2sltpstcou7ph2kzk2npjwtf4iujmm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">This is such a disastrous own goal. Trump is driving our strategic allies into the arms of our enemies. His presidency is an utter disaster for America. Turns out narcissism, corruption, hubris and incompetence aren't good qualities in a president. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:da5irtfnfcesevyimzjfj2ho/post/3mjpe2ikrvs2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ian Bassin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:da5irtfnfcesevyimzjfj2ho?ref_src=embed">@ianbassin.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:da5irtfnfcesevyimzjfj2ho/post/3mjpe2ikrvs2w?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:31:00 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291477/diplomatic-cables-show-war-damaging-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291477 news, 0.5 daily 291477 https://drudge.com/news/291472/trump-draws-marie-antoinette-comparisons https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-draws-marie-antoinette-comparisons-as-he-leans-into-the-gilded-trappings-of-the-presidency/ar-AA218OGO "I'm so busy that I don't have time to do this. I'm fighting wars and other things," Trump said before extensively detailing plans for "the greatest ballroom anywhere in the world." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpunrfbsd2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicrqajx2coipr5juziwooujr3mcqxdyag3qkys37wtvkdlbtyvp6i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mjpunrfbsd2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mjpunrfbsd2s?ref_src=embed">Apr 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:30:36 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291472/trump-draws-marie-antoinette-comparisons#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291472 news, 0.5 daily 291472 https://drudge.com/news/291475/christians-having-trump-sized-reckoning https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/nx-s1-5788072/christians-are-having-a-trump-sized-reckoning Across the country, Evangelicals are facing a moral dilemma -- is supporting government actions in line with their religious beliefs? <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmq4opy6t23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieug7smtogrmce5uoiu3izk5b4jxar6ym3vd3nmwdjwfb3b4dx32u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Perfection.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/post/3mjmq4opy6t23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Takei (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2?ref_src=embed">@georgetakei.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/post/3mjmq4opy6t23?ref_src=embed">Apr 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:32:37 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291475/christians-having-trump-sized-reckoning#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291475 news, 0.5 daily 291475 https://drudge.com/news/291456/ice-agent-accused-pointing-gun https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-agent-charged-assault-minnesota-metro-surge-immigration-rcna332210 An ICE agent who was part of the federal immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year was charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a Minnesota prosecutor announced Thursday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tutkpqtfsfdql5rj3j4bygq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmu3fnelm22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiemwuywn2gb56q7s4q6yr7t4yqp5uutgw37skadd6enwyzu22qfni" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tutkpqtfsfdql5rj3j4bygq6/post/3mjmu3fnelm22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Minnesota Star Tribune (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tutkpqtfsfdql5rj3j4bygq6?ref_src=embed">@startribune.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tutkpqtfsfdql5rj3j4bygq6/post/3mjmu3fnelm22?ref_src=embed">Apr 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:32:11 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291456/ice-agent-accused-pointing-gun#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291456 news, 0.5 daily 291456 https://drudge.com/news/291452/justice-thomas-blasts-progressivism https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-blasts-progressivism-threat/story?id=132084353 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlgs5tsrc22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia42scbie4m4ng62p6hugj7fxpsbipplrwqnrv6sdo5oe4arvsona" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">clarence thomas is just reciting a circa 2010 glenn beck rant verbatim abcnews.com/Politics/sup ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/post/3mjlgs5tsrc22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- jamelle (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw?ref_src=embed">@jamellebouie.net</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvfposmpmhegtyvhbs75s3pw/post/3mjlgs5tsrc22?ref_src=embed">Apr 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:31:49 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291452/justice-thomas-blasts-progressivism#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291452 news, 0.5 daily 291452