https://drudge.com/user/QCP New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294971/krugman-trump-punish-nation https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl-nation All indications are that Republicans are headed for massive defeat in elections that Trump has deliberately made a referendum on himself: "MAGA, pretend that I am on the ballot." So what will he do when Americans show what they really think of him? He will, of course, claim that the election was rigged and try to overturn the results. Assuming that he fails, however, then what? Loss of Congress will limit Trump's power, but by no means eliminate it. Above all, he will retain immense capacity to inflict destruction on America, not to mention America's allies. Think of the Kennedy Center, a national icon that Trump is destroying because he can't put his own name on it, as the model for what is all too likely to happen to America over the next two years. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:25:28 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294971/krugman-trump-punish-nation#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294971 discussion, 0.5 daily 294971 https://drudge.com/news/294946/trump-scrambles-defend-putin-and-xi https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-scrambles-to-defend-vladimir-putin-and-xi-jinping-after-damning-revelations-of-support-for-iran The president says there's no way all those reports about Russia and China helping out Iran are true. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpzknazh22c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiakgmaox5zqreqzmwfqgxheqh7ujxp6mx57d6hbuxqwvwcpmkiqai" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Moron and Lunatic in the White House has now declared China and Russia aren't helping Iran, and that if they were, "we would know about it very fast." We do know. His own Defense Secretary told senators they are. Trump&#x27;s covering for Putin and Xi as they help Iran kill American service members<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mxpzknazh22c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- MeidasTouch (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn?ref_src=embed">@meidastouch.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mxpzknazh22c?ref_src=embed">10:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:31:12 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294946/trump-scrambles-defend-putin-and-xi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294946 news, 0.5 daily 294946 https://drudge.com/news/294948/white-house-has-asked-guilfoyle-resign https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/kimberly-guilfoyle-resign-trump-ambassador.html The White House has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday in her debut briefing. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bfdiyietterineb3cvu3ddco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrb3y6y7227" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihnqwz276kwojztj5hjqcf3sg4zyhkrxwo6nk2fja46ewqboxqr5q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en"><br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bfdiyietterineb3cvu3ddco/post/3mxrb3y6y7227?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Liz Dye (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bfdiyietterineb3cvu3ddco?ref_src=embed">@lizdye.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bfdiyietterineb3cvu3ddco/post/3mxrb3y6y7227?ref_src=embed">10:38 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:30:23 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294948/white-house-has-asked-guilfoyle-resign#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294948 news, 0.5 daily 294948 https://drudge.com/news/294947/paxton-video-partying-dubai https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ken-paxton-dubai-party-video-190000-donor-1825241 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a New Year's Eve party in Dubai alongside two men who were then wanted on federal healthcare fraud charges, according to video reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vfr7coufv4dn52ds6seily2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpw34rfch24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidorev5bymivhvzrohrbta6breoduir76tcwkjnu3nb3ra4ho4egq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton's campaign.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfr7coufv4dn52ds6seily2m/post/3mxpw34rfch24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Team Talarico (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfr7coufv4dn52ds6seily2m?ref_src=embed">@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfr7coufv4dn52ds6seily2m/post/3mxpw34rfch24?ref_src=embed">9:48 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:32:23 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294947/paxton-video-partying-dubai#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294947 news, 0.5 daily 294947 https://drudge.com/news/294934/judge-furious-430-trees-destroyed https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/politics/judge-furious-trees-cut-down-washington-dc-golf-course-trump A federal judge on Monday said she was "furious" with the Trump administration's move over the weekend to cut down at least 430 trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course that President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vrmx2e5gsi23srsy2n7vljvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxokq5unps2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibm4ogs5qwai2xc2hlugzjgqvb72fsokshafsdmcrjzuth72ys24a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Judge Reyes has ordered cessation of all tree removal at the golf course until at least tomorrow. Also provides remote call-in number for hearing on temporary restraining order. She wants to know, inter alia, who ordered tree removal & how long govt attys have known of this plan.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vrmx2e5gsi23srsy2n7vljvb/post/3mxokq5unps2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Roger Parloff (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vrmx2e5gsi23srsy2n7vljvb?ref_src=embed">@rparloff.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vrmx2e5gsi23srsy2n7vljvb/post/3mxokq5unps2m?ref_src=embed">8:52 AM Oct 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:14:13 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294934/judge-furious-430-trees-destroyed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294934 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294934 https://drudge.com/news/294897/ice-agent-has-history-alleged-violence https://www.wired.com/story/ice-agent-at-nyc-shooting-has-history-of-alleged-violence-and-illegal-arrests/ An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:zmmjzwjmlwaiayezbda5fboj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxg6htagck2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiehr66uxln5soesfwjrjodfhh2m2dxmpjgxsp3gvzxju2nadip2lq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zmmjzwjmlwaiayezbda5fboj/post/3mxg6htagck2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Dhruv Mehrotra (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zmmjzwjmlwaiayezbda5fboj?ref_src=embed">@dmehro.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zmmjzwjmlwaiayezbda5fboj/post/3mxg6htagck2c?ref_src=embed">12:51 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 9, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:31:01 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294897/ice-agent-has-history-alleged-violence#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294897 news, 0.5 daily 294897 https://drudge.com/news/294876/inflation-everyday-items-entirely-due https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html The cost of many everyday items would have declined without President Donald Trump's legally fraught tariff policy, according to a report from the New York Federal Reserve. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:m7ks2xhfuku7errrtfjux2lg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfkto56vd2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigiivtr7kx3shnlgmx77issyyph4s4yvd6uybpgak7mvo36rze6ey" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The cost of 67 categories of goods was 2.9 percentage points higher as of February thanks to tariffs, according to a paper from a team of researchers at the central bank's New York arm.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m7ks2xhfuku7errrtfjux2lg/post/3mxfkto56vd2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CNBC (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m7ks2xhfuku7errrtfjux2lg?ref_src=embed">@cnbc.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m7ks2xhfuku7errrtfjux2lg/post/3mxfkto56vd2c?ref_src=embed">7:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:33:32 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294876/inflation-everyday-items-entirely-due#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294876 news, 0.5 daily 294876 https://drudge.com/news/294871/us-diplomat-altered-reports-critical https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/world/middleeast/israel-embassy-milstein-huckabee.html A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:fet72va4zebm5553x5gncqn5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfivvtljc2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifq6sffobf2z6nwpbffieoyyxnp2rdz3whsqutygk64e36byr4x3y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Since taking up his post in 2025, Huckabee aide Milstein has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to a dozen people who work with or interact with him www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fet72va4zebm5553x5gncqn5/post/3mxfivvtljc2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Edge (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fet72va4zebm5553x5gncqn5?ref_src=embed">@thedailyedge.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fet72va4zebm5553x5gncqn5/post/3mxfivvtljc2x?ref_src=embed">6:26 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:31:34 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294871/us-diplomat-altered-reports-critical#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294871 news, 0.5 daily 294871 https://drudge.com/news/294872/trump-administration-eroding https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/travel/airlines-flights-passenger-rights-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFE.AaRl.cNu-Q_Br1Il1&smid=url-share Under Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department has worked to roll back consumer protections. Passenger advocates say the changes favor airlines. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kiz2gmpqpou6az47kn3gqn6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxer5iamv223" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiav44udawg4olnouebdpgsuack3djvn34iih4uzsiyyiuy7mx2uou" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">this is what maga voted for Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/t ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kiz2gmpqpou6az47kn3gqn6l/post/3mxer5iamv223?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jim Manley (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kiz2gmpqpou6az47kn3gqn6l?ref_src=embed">@jamespmanley.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kiz2gmpqpou6az47kn3gqn6l/post/3mxer5iamv223?ref_src=embed">11:20 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:30:23 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294872/trump-administration-eroding#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294872 news, 0.5 daily 294872 https://drudge.com/news/294873/trump-has-alienated-voters-gop https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/elections/trump-voter-enthusiasm-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFE.KBAW.AHHvU6lfCsk1&smid=url-share Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:gkgmduxh722ocstroyi75gbg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfa7a46vb2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidhkrlrr65rjinv22k2obcsol6g6hqzvb5juaoclyzdezd7h3jjay" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">What is the #CostOfTrumpsCorruption for you? Your healthcare Your groceries Your gas Your utilities Your housing Your joy of living Your livelihood Your sanity Your life Are you willing to keep paying so Trump can keep paying billionaires, or are you ready to start healing? You decide in 26 Days.</p> -- Morgan J Freeman (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gkgmduxh722ocstroyi75gbg?ref_src=embed">@mjfree.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gkgmduxh722ocstroyi75gbg/post/3mxfa7a46vb2j?ref_src=embed">3:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:31:41 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294873/trump-has-alienated-voters-gop#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294873 news, 0.5 daily 294873 https://drudge.com/news/294884/hegseth-wants-you-watch-us https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-wants-you-to-watch-the-us-government-execute-a-man-by-firing-squad_n_6ac80207e4b09d2661d67996?origin=home-latest-news-unit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could barely contain his excitement Thursday when discussing an upcoming execution of a man by firing squad. And he wants you to watch. "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Hegseth told MAGA influencer and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:51:44 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294884/hegseth-wants-you-watch-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294884 0.5 daily 294884 https://drudge.com/news/294851/doj-turns-partisans-and-conspiracists https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/politics/justice-department-civil-rights-division.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlE.MRW9.TSfVV6tWSxkP&smid=url-share The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:z4go2duon4pxlvtvx6l7uleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcwbumtic2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaxlag6igv7fugr6bjub4qng26mpl7rj2e5d2zevk2evr36hqpppu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">And by corrupt, I mean the DOJ is hiring actual convicted criminals as staff newrepublic.com/post/216315/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z4go2duon4pxlvtvx6l7uleu/post/3mxcwbumtic2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Nathan Newman (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z4go2duon4pxlvtvx6l7uleu?ref_src=embed">@nathansnewman.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z4go2duon4pxlvtvx6l7uleu/post/3mxcwbumtic2j?ref_src=embed">5:47 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:31 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294851/doj-turns-partisans-and-conspiracists#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294851 news, 0.5 daily 294851 https://drudge.com/news/294846/506-us-citizens-detained-us https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/ Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7bor5jr22y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicsoa32upi3u5gajcu4jmgbo6e5wy63hodvcxmwdw4ixbvcmwx2rq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. <p>It's wrong. <p>We've found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mx7bor5jr22y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" ProPublica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt?ref_src=embed">@propublica.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mx7bor5jr22y?ref_src=embed">7:00 AM Oct 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:30:32 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294846/506-us-citizens-detained-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294846 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294846 https://drudge.com/news/294839/tv-evangelist-jim-bakker-dies https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article239283543.html Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid sex and money scandals, landing him in prison for fraud, died Monday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yfyg7lj7atao6krdbaqaci35/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6flb6rfc2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieogbphxtjbiacglkignj3qyupk7z53rw4xvadl3hnzrxyhu7aoje" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">His giant survival slop buckets did not save him after all :( www.tmz.com/2026/10/05/t ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yfyg7lj7atao6krdbaqaci35/post/3mx6flb6rfc2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Bill Corbett (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yfyg7lj7atao6krdbaqaci35?ref_src=embed">@billcorbett.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yfyg7lj7atao6krdbaqaci35/post/3mx6flb6rfc2l?ref_src=embed">10:37 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:30:22 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294839/tv-evangelist-jim-bakker-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294839 news, 0.5 daily 294839 https://drudge.com/news/294760/us-sending-10000-more-troops-middle https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-sending-third-aircraft-carrier-up-to-10-000-more-troops-to-middle-east-42996f7a The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft-carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East, according to U.S. officials... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtjagtpzp2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifnfebfuhdqex6aaqu6oic37ka2mb3vzt6ls55bnx2p5zyfy3jqqe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: Trump Sending 10,000 More Troops, Another Aircraft Carrier Toward Iran<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mwtjagtpzp2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Mediaite (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi?ref_src=embed">@mediaite.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mwtjagtpzp2r?ref_src=embed">2:44 PM Oct 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:49:59 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294760/us-sending-10000-more-troops-middle#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294760 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294760