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/294641/feds-target-ai-critics-foreign-agents https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think-ai-critics-are-foreign?triedRedirect=true Anxiety over AI and data centers is widely held, but somehow the Trump administration has convinced itself the public concern was manufactured in China. This week, in little-noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening "criminal liability" if they "further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvil5acstk2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihf3lrzsxhgjtsm3mwdhsdlohq4f7w2db5ia6c63ogewx6gtjrwl4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">CBS NEWS(max) IN MEMPHIS: "It sounds like there's a jet plane coming towards me. I can understand why residents are losing sleep over this." #XAI @memphisvsmusk @nonewdatacenters Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUXSkFJH/<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mvil5acstk2t?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/3mvil5acstk2t?ref_src=embed">12:53 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:32:57 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294641/feds-target-ai-critics-foreign-agents#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294641 news, 0.5 daily 294641 https://drudge.com/news/294657/dhs-witch-hunt-falls-apart https://newrepublic.com/post/215840/dhs-witch-hunt-cant-name-single-noncitizen-voter-nevada Earlier this summer, the Trump administration claimed that there were more than 15,000 noncitizens voting on Nevada's voter rolls. Last month, that number shrank to 185. Now it's zero"a perfect example of the administration's frantic, fraught effort to find voter fraud that doesn't exist. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:53:16 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294657/dhs-witch-hunt-falls-apart#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294657 discussion, 0.5 daily 294657 https://drudge.com/news/294640/deferential-president https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/trump-xi-china-summit/688762/ Not long ago, President Trump could claim that he ran the world. Now he's waiting at the bottom of a set of airline steps for the Chinese president. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:52:37 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294640/deferential-president#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294640 discussion, 0.5 daily 294640 https://drudge.com/news/294597/hackers-say-they-have-data-all-fbi https://www.404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi-hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/ A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data "on all FBI employees and applicants." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4rzpla5t2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic22tn4bxeeu3myjjsnas4vc6xfyrdkbth4tde547tyljdo25fvze" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate comment from FBI reut.rs/4hEXbSV<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mw4rzpla5t2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mw4rzpla5t2b?ref_src=embed">1:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:32:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294597/hackers-say-they-have-data-all-fbi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294597 news, 0.5 daily 294597 https://drudge.com/news/294591/i-sold-bill-goods-distrust https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/americans-distrust-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.8_cD.CG6DvZJPXeTq&smid=url-share For as much as Americans disagree these days, one common denominator runs through American life: a profound distrust of the institutions and industries that make the country run. Whether on data centers, chemicals in food, the Epstein files or the war in Iran, Americans across the political spectrum say they have the feeling that they are being lied to. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvteebcddc2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihi7guvvkeip65i73ghchrdpa2znnr77l7tblzzbpav7xth6sowli" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump lies about everything.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mvteebcddc2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mvteebcddc2y?ref_src=embed">7:51 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:32:17 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294591/i-sold-bill-goods-distrust#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294591 news, 0.5 daily 294591 https://drudge.com/news/294585/white-house-promotes-its-own-news-app https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-press-ban-media-app-b3053825.html The White House drew widespread criticism for promoting its official app days after President Donald Trump barred three news outlets from the White House. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2rozyhvc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifgbdor2r7c6bimgf6e7phti6p7dwy2aucannaal2uay6pqkv7gcm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Amid Trump's ban on three media outlets, the White House is now touting its own state-run propaganda network: "TRUMP TV"<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mw2rozyhvc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Phil Lewis (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau?ref_src=embed">@phillewis.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mw2rozyhvc2j?ref_src=embed">6:38 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:31:49 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294585/white-house-promotes-its-own-news-app#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294585 news, 0.5 daily 294585 https://drudge.com/news/294583/james-talaricos-campaign-could-do-lasting https://www.salon.com/2026/09/21/james-talaricos-campaign-could-do-lasting-damage-to-the-gop/ Amanda Marcotte: The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3r4tlcv62hpq3uumf7jdfr5u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4dkxdhpc2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreige766b6oo4gcc2wau6wy2f5hftf67symm3vxnijzuhaas4rbbmne" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Dem targeted by Russia (& to whom you may want to donate $ or phone/postcard canvassing) include: Sen. Jon Ossoff - GA Sherrod Brown - OH Roy Cooper - NC Troy Jackson - ME Chris Pappas - NH Mary Peltola - AK Abdul El-Sayed - MI James Talarico - TX Joshua Turek - IA www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3r4tlcv62hpq3uumf7jdfr5u/post/3mw4dkxdhpc2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- J. Offir, PhD (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3r4tlcv62hpq3uumf7jdfr5u?ref_src=embed">@joffirphd.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3r4tlcv62hpq3uumf7jdfr5u/post/3mw4dkxdhpc2r?ref_src=embed">9:31 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:33:13 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294583/james-talaricos-campaign-could-do-lasting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294583 news, 0.5 daily 294583 https://drudge.com/news/294579/networks-suspend-pool-coverage-trump https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-trump-press-pool-ban.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1E.Cszv.Qe3OB5GrsP48&smid=url-share Major television networks on Monday agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House refused to allow CNN to serve as a pool representative on Monday. The five networks later issued a joint statement, writing: "The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting." Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:33:31 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294579/networks-suspend-pool-coverage-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294579 news, 0.5 daily 294579 https://drudge.com/news/294581/trump-overall-job-approval-29 https://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/ A total of 29% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 68% say they disapprove ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw23lapvck2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicebolx45jiswzbixddm3xiq4wojulmmx4fb7pkugu7bkygq7eije" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">We now have a poll showing Donald Trump a full MoE beneath the Bush Line. Ain't that something? politicalwire.com/2026/09/21/t...<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3mw23lapvck2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" George Conway (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu?ref_src=embed">@gtconway.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3mw23lapvck2r?ref_src=embed">12:03 PM Sep 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:55:40 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294581/trump-overall-job-approval-29#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294581 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294581 https://drudge.com/news/294533/mcconnell-84-not-seen-much-during-his https://www2.thedailybeast.com/mcconnell-84-goes-missing-again-after-senate-return The Kentucky senator's first week back after 92 days away has raised concerns. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsx2cmzl22l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidi2tfotuxsz3qfaxjiegebbhkod4kcn5ejyk7sgqms2pdaub3hge" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">We support The Mitch McConnell Act<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mvsx2cmzl22l?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/3mvsx2cmzl22l?ref_src=embed">3:53 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:32:45 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294533/mcconnell-84-not-seen-much-during-his#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294533 news, 0.5 daily 294533 https://drudge.com/news/294507/quiet-campaign-stop-kamala-2028 https://www.vox.com/politics/503096/midterms-actually-campaign-kamala-harris-2028-gavin-newsom "I think it would be a very challenging path for her and it's going to be a very noisy field," LinkedIn co-founder and Democratic Party megadonor Reid Hoffman said when asked at a Politico event in Washington, DC, whether Kamala Harris should run again. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:c7lzsq6djrsjglznmbrihch6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrzb65khz27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigztn742rvtxdi37zqsl2gcgf5yyxof5j4xm43c4agvty2l4pafc4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Full story: bit.ly/4Ac5bSK<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7lzsq6djrsjglznmbrihch6/post/3mvrzb65khz27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Detroit Free Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7lzsq6djrsjglznmbrihch6?ref_src=embed">@freep.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7lzsq6djrsjglznmbrihch6/post/3mvrzb65khz27?ref_src=embed">7:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:33:33 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294507/quiet-campaign-stop-kamala-2028#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294507 news, 0.5 daily 294507 https://drudge.com/news/294510/trump-admin-moves-gut-core-endangered https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/climate/endangered-species-act-change.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.Vk34.9HGiWrCT-ijx&smid=url-share An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k77thj6fybuvz6sej3uddxdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocc35opc2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihrrpfvklsnvq425iuzdvwaofi5jb67oj2xbp5pf447w2ddarw65e" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Endangered Species Act is now endangered:<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k77thj6fybuvz6sej3uddxdw/post/3mvocc35opc2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Kolbert (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k77thj6fybuvz6sej3uddxdw?ref_src=embed">@elizkolbert.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k77thj6fybuvz6sej3uddxdw/post/3mvocc35opc2k?ref_src=embed">7:31 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:33:45 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294510/trump-admin-moves-gut-core-endangered#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294510 news, 0.5 daily 294510 https://drudge.com/news/294495/house-cancels-votes-avoid-embarrassment https://newrepublic.com/post/215490/house-cancels-votes-avoid-embarrassment-hegseth-impeachment Republicans are sending members of Congress home early to avoid a vote on the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mu6rcpl4wx7wdcgu3eqmha3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnszx4uhf2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid2kigvtzbtmwl5cgnziod3jovm2tcdt7zm2y7yzf5p7k2dybrvai" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Speaker Johnson canceled votes AGAIN, sending Congress home until November 9.&Acirc; At a critical time for our country when AI companies are asking to be regulated, the Speaker has decided Congress should go home and do nothing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mu6rcpl4wx7wdcgu3eqmha3u/post/3mvnszx4uhf2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Congressman Bill Foster (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mu6rcpl4wx7wdcgu3eqmha3u?ref_src=embed">@repbillfoster.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mu6rcpl4wx7wdcgu3eqmha3u/post/3mvnszx4uhf2s?ref_src=embed">2:58 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:32:01 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294495/house-cancels-votes-avoid-embarrassment#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294495 news, 0.5 daily 294495 https://drudge.com/news/294480/patel-suggests-fbi-agents-may-sent https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-agents-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BVE.2tWd.gCatu1dh_M5O&smid=url-share Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl6r3lo7w2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreier7lcjo4gunasxe4ynxpuctwjyvmzn4ayifgabyvlixnndawy4wq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The FBI director is refusing to rule out armed federal agents at the polls this election. trib.al/hTubeaI<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3mvl6r3lo7w2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New Republic (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr?ref_src=embed">@newrepublic.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3mvl6r3lo7w2b?ref_src=embed">1:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:30:44 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294480/patel-suggests-fbi-agents-may-sent#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294480 news, 0.5 daily 294480 https://drudge.com/news/294473/trump-made-29000-trades-more-than-all https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-trump-stock-trades-congress/ President Donald Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office -- even as he seeks to pass a stock-purchasing ban for lawmakers that would exclude him from any restrictions. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3ealwqbz4m252wfdj3fzkg7i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl2gltgqs2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib56xvuwys4j4lm4oihte4dfylq7kqnwtiykennhvkkndoiqbyv7q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">We knew the man was corrupt, but the sheer scale of it ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ealwqbz4m252wfdj3fzkg7i/post/3mvl2gltgqs2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Michael Mechanic (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ealwqbz4m252wfdj3fzkg7i?ref_src=embed">@michaelmechanic.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ealwqbz4m252wfdj3fzkg7i/post/3mvl2gltgqs2l?ref_src=embed">12:32 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:31:51 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/294473/trump-made-29000-trades-more-than-all#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294473 news, 0.5 daily 294473