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/293995/trump-put-thousands-soldiers https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-put-thousands-soldiers-washingtons-streets-they-seldom-stop-crime-2026-08-19/ Reuters found the Guard mentioned in only a tiny fraction -- 1.3% -- of criminal prosecutions in a year-long deployment. Trump administration projects that sending troops to Washington will cost $1.4 billion through 2029. Soldiers mostly responded to incidents in wealthier, whiter areas and were absent from neighborhoods where 82% of murders take place. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:56:07 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293995/trump-put-thousands-soldiers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293995 discussion, 0.5 daily 293995 https://drudge.com/news/293979/trump-20-has-deleted-altered-nearly-400 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/18/trump-federal-data-deleted-altered Health data appears to be most affected by administration's attempt to wipe findings that don't align with its priorities, tracker shows. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:6ma4ud7ovt2cpuj6bncaf6gw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte723hyws2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiggibltpi5vn6kguelcl7oyluna2mw3zsisk7cc53jssyhxwugz5a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;Over the past year and a half, at least 28 federal datasets have been deleted and another 338 data collections have been modified ... &quot; www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6ma4ud7ovt2cpuj6bncaf6gw/post/3mte723hyws2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jonathan Cohn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6ma4ud7ovt2cpuj6bncaf6gw?ref_src=embed">@jonathancohn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6ma4ud7ovt2cpuj6bncaf6gw/post/3mte723hyws2z?ref_src=embed">8:16 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:30:59 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293979/trump-20-has-deleted-altered-nearly-400#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293979 news, 0.5 daily 293979 https://drudge.com/news/293976/trump-dwarfs-his-predecessors-number https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington-dc/articles/2026-08-17/trump-dwarfs-his-predecessors-in-the-number-of-ultra-rich-in-his-second-white-house-report-shows The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtccpiqm222c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicr76n34tqczvnj5k5pthzyuhjkyg52gwjyydmhsvvwxrjclmxd6u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump and his tech billionaire bosses keep handing Democrats issues on a golden platter: voters hate Flock cameras, Palantir surveillance, data centers and AI oligarchs. If Democrats came out hard against, it would give them an opportunity to reach out to millions of voters.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw/post/3mtccpiqm222c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Max Berger (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw?ref_src=embed">@maxberger.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:222rnvnta2lbl364bog2plxw/post/3mtccpiqm222c?ref_src=embed">2:16 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:31:11 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293976/trump-dwarfs-his-predecessors-number#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293976 news, 0.5 daily 293976 https://drudge.com/news/293992/ice-admits-investigated-critic-based https://reason.com/2026/08/19/ice-admits-it-investigated-a-critic-based-on-constitutionally-protected-speech/ Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showed up at David Streever's house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note. That note, presented as an official warning from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is at the center of a First Amendment lawsuit that Streever filed last month, alleging that ICE agents investigated and threatened him based on his constitutionally protected criticism of their boss. This month, the government responded to Streever's lawsuit, confirming his allegations while attempting to rebut them. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:20:20 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293992/ice-admits-investigated-critic-based#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293992 discussion, 0.5 daily 293992 https://drudge.com/news/293967/new-recruits-joining-military-big https://abcnews.com/Politics/new-recruits-joining-military-big-numbers-reason-hegseth/story?id=135546620 The economy is driving young Americans' enlistments, according to Pentagon data. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt37d3w3kc2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifk5gbmdbf2z7ught32fcidi3hq7gh7rbg6ftemdunjzxqxi5g6wq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"These men and women signed up to serve their country. The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet and a real meal. Hegseth cannot even manage that, and he has the nerve to look their families in the eye and call them liars."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mt37d3w3kc2a?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/3mt37d3w3kc2a?ref_src=embed">6:27 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:15 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293967/new-recruits-joining-military-big#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293967 news, 0.5 daily 293967 https://drudge.com/news/293960/states-move-fortify-elections-against https://stateline.org/2026/08/14/no-more-hypothetical-situations-state-officials-work-to-protect-elections-from-the-feds/ Locals are preparing for the possibility of ICE at the polls and contested election results. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tmnddtemeiacznaj74xm72tq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtexcagd7v2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiava3ymeg5znjfvtwcy6ofmu5yybcdeyondkvhops3pzjudulr7de" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The stakes are stark: As a sitting president, Trump and his administration have created a near-constitutional crisis involving the very elections that have sustained U.S. democracy. https://ampr.gs/4wZoaxY<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tmnddtemeiacznaj74xm72tq/post/3mtexcagd7v2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Center for American Progress (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tmnddtemeiacznaj74xm72tq?ref_src=embed">@americanprogress.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tmnddtemeiacznaj74xm72tq/post/3mtexcagd7v2o?ref_src=embed">3:30 PM Aug 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:40:40 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293960/states-move-fortify-elections-against#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293960 news breaking, 0.5 daily 293960 https://drudge.com/news/293961/out-old-dems-replace-stalwarts https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/old-democrats-replace-stalwarts-young-093000728.html One by one, stalwarts of the Democrats' old guard are falling. Members of Congress who have won elections time and again, collectively spending almost a century in office, are suddenly being ousted by challengers less than half their age. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:r6saz35hwwh2n4vrcuv3ylfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtekrc2jsu2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibnhfdcdg6okfb5s6773iaj3llmtty3rfxo3tc6khmdzonpw4eybe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">NEW -- It's primary day in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming. In Florida, Republican factions collide while centrists and progressives clash across key Democratic races. Meanwhile, Alaska sets the stage for November and a GOP civil war plays out in Wyoming. votehub.com/2026/08/18/a ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r6saz35hwwh2n4vrcuv3ylfe/post/3mtekrc2jsu2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- VoteHub (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r6saz35hwwh2n4vrcuv3ylfe?ref_src=embed">@votehub.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r6saz35hwwh2n4vrcuv3ylfe/post/3mtekrc2jsu2q?ref_src=embed">11:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:33:19 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293961/out-old-dems-replace-stalwarts#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293961 news, 0.5 daily 293961 https://drudge.com/news/293957/trump-approval-falls-again-new-low https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-falls-33-lowest-his-presidency-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-08-17/ 64% of Americans disapprove of Trump's White House performance, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. 80% expect US involvement in Iran to continue for an extended period, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtelsawkr726" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibel5k5cvrzmn2iyag3rwetzhs6zz7bad6vz67wi2ximeanwvvdfm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">He officially has more felonies (34) than approval (33). https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-falls-33-lowest-his-presidency-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-08-17/?taid=6a839726659d87000122b970<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3mtelsawkr726?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Lincoln Project (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7?ref_src=embed">@lincolnproject.us</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3mtelsawkr726?ref_src=embed">12:04 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:31:07 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293957/trump-approval-falls-again-new-low#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293957 news, 0.5 daily 293957 https://drudge.com/news/293953/trump-blames-vandals-damaged-grass https://apnews.com/article/trump-vandalism-claim-world-war-ii-memorial-f37b3fe1daae73d00f4faad29a5df80e President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbo6x5umc2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidqmyucq2sueknkailg3yjvbcr63fxkjshjbgh5drl3b7v2h2ysg4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">President Trump blamed vandals for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall in the same spot where he had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/post/3mtbo6x5umc2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NBC4 Washington (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n?ref_src=embed">@nbcwashington.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/post/3mtbo6x5umc2q?ref_src=embed">8:09 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:30:46 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293953/trump-blames-vandals-damaged-grass#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293953 news, 0.5 daily 293953 https://drudge.com/news/293966/wat-you-doing-2k-ram https://scontent-bos5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/550292698_10236216654575263_389150420507433313_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx2048x2048&ctp=s2048x2048&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=zxrgUdnNNCoQ7kNvwHLvbwS&_nc_oc=AdoLlYu2Us6MNBmqpmoU7PB1cTQsKdHA4SS9C7ep3KqvtAG8w_Ui1FK2zvLbnyar50iQb2vYaqULg40ptlqOKTEO&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-bos5-1.xx&_nc_gid=08XVYxn-GrNVO_8lAZxfcQ&_nc_ss=782a8&oh=00_AQGhpe0fy3OjIEtgHYwn3LFK0eMtWN4uG4SgvIEeh6ujAA&oe=6A89C5E4 ... Sending people to the moon ... Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:34:40 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293966/wat-you-doing-2k-ram#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293966 discussion, 0.5 daily 293966 https://drudge.com/news/293921/metas-pervert-glasses-being-used https://www.extremetech.com/internet/metas-pervert-glasses-are-absolutely-being-used-to-stalk-women-study-reveals A preprint paper published this week highlights the dangers of harassment involving Meta's camera-equipped smart glasses. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vnpzk7bvjpv3l4kxqw2z4thg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszu3wlxih26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie742eb46y2ug5u6luzo6tk6zkaoqqablhrltexb5jr563bsx3nyi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">the gaslighting over the pervert glasses is in a class of its own. They think we&#x27;re idiots. www.engadget.com/2236054/meta ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnpzk7bvjpv3l4kxqw2z4thg/post/3mszu3wlxih26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Katie Martin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnpzk7bvjpv3l4kxqw2z4thg?ref_src=embed">@katie0martin.ft.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnpzk7bvjpv3l4kxqw2z4thg/post/3mszu3wlxih26?ref_src=embed">5:33 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:30:11 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/293921/metas-pervert-glasses-being-used#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293921 news, 0.5 daily 293921 https://drudge.com/news/293934/trump-shows-off-article-credits-biden https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/trump-washington-post-drug-prices US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to Biden <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt63vsxrgu2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigw6wzhq3fucsi42wbnyh4z3dltvr6c4oybmzsolyt2qkvo2rubxu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to Biden<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mt63vsxrgu2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Guardian US (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74?ref_src=embed">@us.theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mt63vsxrgu2b?ref_src=embed">10:04 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:33:47 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293934/trump-shows-off-article-credits-biden#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293934 news, 0.5 daily 293934 https://drudge.com/news/293923/popular-aesthetic-treatments-promise https://www.sciencealert.com/popular-aesthetic-treatments-promise-rejuvenation-but-the-evidence-may-tell-a-different-story Looking younger and actually making aging skin biologically younger may not be the same thing. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:stwykosrxsux7mdob2prqjr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt63zsabjuo2" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidfnuo4kfa7fuvkomkdakyycgfvtfyxdrjsalb2b255kl3o3b2wza" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang=""><br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:stwykosrxsux7mdob2prqjr2/post/3mt63zsabjuo2?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug ... (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:stwykosrxsux7mdob2prqjr2?ref_src=embed">@sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:stwykosrxsux7mdob2prqjr2/post/3mt63zsabjuo2?ref_src=embed">10:06 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:33:44 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293923/popular-aesthetic-treatments-promise#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293923 news, 0.5 daily 293923 https://drudge.com/news/293937/us-pulls-last-aircraft-carrier-asia https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carriers-trump-china-pacific-iran-war-87cfb838de8c13464fa3cab1840ad87d President Donald Trump's war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxqi2l7kr2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifp2vkbb5aibzaskerajlumkke3f6na5cakrpoeiu5kb4ievkvdgm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan. n.pr/45pLmtc<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/post/3msxqi2l7kr2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NPR (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh?ref_src=embed">@npr.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/post/3msxqi2l7kr2i?ref_src=embed">9:23 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:31:06 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293937/us-pulls-last-aircraft-carrier-asia#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293937 news, 0.5 daily 293937 https://drudge.com/news/293926/point-do-maga-cult-members-say-its https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWhmZ3CPSsw It's hard enough to try not to remember It's hard enough to write return to sender It's hard enough to know that its not over when its over It's hard enough to think you know the reason You make a list of things not to believe in It's hard enough to know your getting over that its over Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:58:00 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/293926/point-do-maga-cult-members-say-its#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293926 discussion, 0.5 daily 293926