https://drudge.com/user/REINHEITSGEBOT New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/295259/prominent-republican-donor-sentenced-15 https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/prominent-republican-donor-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-first-liberty-ponzi-scheme-prosecutors-say/ A prominent Georgia Republican and Newnan businessman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for a wire fraud charge connected with a massive Ponzi scheme, prosecutors say. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2mya3u3d22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieowulhwmp2rercp4eh2ljpuocny6lc27yocqpc2n5afrrm3x3aie" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A high-profile Georgia Republican who ran a massive Ponzi loan scheme that brought losses of more than $76 million to more than 300 investors was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Monday, according to federal prosecutors.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mz2mya3u3d22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mz2mya3u3d22?ref_src=embed">9:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:33:35 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295259/prominent-republican-donor-sentenced-15#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295259 news, 0.5 daily 295259 https://drudge.com/news/295272/us-army-starts-practicing-digging-mass https://www.newsweek.com/us-army-starts-practicing-digging-mass-battlefield-graves-12633724 U.S. Army soldiers are training to bury fellow troops in temporary graves en masse for the first time in decades, rehearsing how the U.S. military would respond if it sustained a high number of casualties while fighting a still-blazing war. Soldiers with the 3rd Corps Sustainment Command and the 20th Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as well as religious support personnel like military chaplains, used diggers and excavators to see how effectively they could be used to help preserve bodies intact until they could be identified and repatriated to the U.S. The U.S. Army hasn't needed to do this on a large scale since the Korean War, the U.S. Army said in a statement. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:18:28 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295272/us-army-starts-practicing-digging-mass#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295272 discussion, 0.5 daily 295272 https://drudge.com/news/295243/ken-paxtons-alleged-mistress-registered https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/ken-paxtons-alleged-mistress-is-registered-as-a-democrat-in-louisiana/ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's alleged girlfriend, Tracy Duhon, a religious influencer from Louisiana, has largely been kept from public view during his campaign ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv2yw5s4n2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidme3v6ob6rg57euqcd54b4lkjk77uklhcqllsuc7kjyz3uans3ue" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Ken Paxton is in the middle of a divorce and a U.S. Senate race in Texas. At the center of his new life is Tracy Duhon, a Christian influencer. nyti.ms/4yIT2CQ<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3myv2yw5s4n2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3myv2yw5s4n2h?ref_src=embed">4:25 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:33:46 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295243/ken-paxtons-alleged-mistress-registered#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295243 news, 0.5 daily 295243 https://drudge.com/news/295258/man-invokes-jonestown-bloated-rapists https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-cult-rally-fox-news-b3075975.html A critic of President Donald Trump trolled Fox News in a now-viral clip, telling a reporter for the news station that he came to the president's South Carolina rally because he wanted to see a "cult." Lucas Tomlinson, a reporter with the pro-Trump network, was interviewing members of the MAGA crowd gathered in Rock Hill Thursday to hear Trump stump for Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, as she goes up against Democrat Annie Andrews on Election Day. Tomlinson asked a man, who gave his name as Tom, why he was at the rally " and was left shocked by the unexpected answer. "Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to get involved and go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre, but this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here," Tom says. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:36:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295258/man-invokes-jonestown-bloated-rapists#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295258 discussion, 0.5 daily 295258 https://drudge.com/news/295248/pedo-47-superfan-arrested-csam https://www.rawstory.com/adam-radogna-new-report-arrest/ One of President Donald Trump's "Front Row Joe" superfans has been indicted on 10 felony charges related to alleged possession of child sexual abuse material. A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted Adam Radogna, 37, owner of Adamo's Italian Restaurant in Brook Park, Ohio, on Wednesday for allegedly possessing dozens of files containing child sexual abuse material, reported WEWS-TV. He faces two counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance and seven counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person, all second-degree felonies, along with one fifth-degree felony count of possessing criminal tools. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:18:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295248/pedo-47-superfan-arrested-csam#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295248 discussion, 0.5 daily 295248 https://drudge.com/news/295216/election-stunt-backfires-right-wing https://www.rawstory.com/james-o-keefe-minnesota-new/ Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe has been criminally charged over a polling place stunt meant to expose supposed weaknesses in Minnesota's election laws. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3gxyh4elwykcdnpci7gmqrvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx3fhcezc25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifpdtxlfvzmkbzdul6nuyo2pvyblnrytbnxdrhbyaroqln5pf5rfe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">James O&#x27;Keefe fell off<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gxyh4elwykcdnpci7gmqrvh/post/3myx3fhcezc25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Katelyn Burns (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gxyh4elwykcdnpci7gmqrvh?ref_src=embed">@katelynburns.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gxyh4elwykcdnpci7gmqrvh/post/3myx3fhcezc25?ref_src=embed">11:37 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:30:05 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295216/election-stunt-backfires-right-wing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295216 news, 0.5 daily 295216 https://drudge.com/news/295242/repug-arrested-domestic-assault https://www.wcax.com/2026/10/28/rutland-senator-arrested-pleads-not-guilty-domestic-assault/?outputType=amp Republican state Sen. Terry Williams of Rutland pleaded not guilty to a domestic assault charge Wednesday. In a packed courtroom, family watched on as Williams, 74, faced a judge, charged with one count of domestic assault. According to court documents, Williams hit his adult daughter in the face during an argument at his home in Poultney on Monday night. She has been living there with him since July. The victim told police Williams said, "I should have punched you 40 years ago," and then hit her with an open fist. Her face was scratched. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:12:15 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295242/repug-arrested-domestic-assault#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295242 discussion, 0.5 daily 295242 https://drudge.com/news/295241/flvio-bolsonaro-declares-himself https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/flavio-bolsonaro-miami-us-fleeing-brazilian-election-defeat Flvio Bolsonaro declared himself the "true president" of Brazil after losing last Sunday's presidential election and fleeing to the United States. After landing on a private jet with his family in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday morning, the far-right senator published the claim in a letter " even though his own party has recognised the legitimate victory of Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, as have all of Brazil's institutions, and international observers who monitored and endorsed the vote. Brazil's three main newspapers " Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo and O Estado de S.Paulo " all described Bolsonaro's declaration as "coup-mongering". Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:07:00 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295241/flvio-bolsonaro-declares-himself#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295241 discussion, 0.5 daily 295241 https://drudge.com/news/295213/trump-considers-lifting-even-more-russian https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-reportedly-considering-lifting-even-133012442.html President Donald Trump's administration is weighing lifting more sanctions on Russia, this time on a multi-billion account that U.S. officials have described as Russian President Vladimir Putin's "slush fund." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuzl63kak2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifaapxj35o75brrjlbnjtumtlv2o6k27ocrdtx7wcn5o74ts3ilje" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Shameful. Congress should pass a revised version of the Russia sanctions bill with no Presidential waiver authority.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/post/3myuzl63kak2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kori Schake (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs?ref_src=embed">@kschake.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/post/3myuzl63kak2v?ref_src=embed">3:59 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:31:23 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295213/trump-considers-lifting-even-more-russian#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295213 news, 0.5 daily 295213 https://drudge.com/news/295212/hasan-piker-sues-scott-jennings https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6176566-piker-defamation-lawsuit-jennings/ Progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvi7hwaf22d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidyu6pl3glm73endcs624amh535fp6ybsigwcrecj6ouagehamh6a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Hasan Piker is suing Scott Jennings for lying.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3myvi7hwaf22d?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/3myvi7hwaf22d?ref_src=embed">8:21 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:33:21 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295212/hasan-piker-sues-scott-jennings#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295212 news, 0.5 daily 295212 https://drudge.com/news/295202/trump-heckled-gop-rally-over-ballroom https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/shove-ballroom-fat-ass-trump-141830107.html Even MAGA rally attendees are sick and tired of hearing about Donald Trump's ballroom. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:gkgmduxh722ocstroyi75gbg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytbqgigwe2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibzrzkeipdpk6ylwzc74ey2vjrdbnsqfsumjmvhh4llxnhqcd5kxi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">"SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!" <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gkgmduxh722ocstroyi75gbg/post/3mytbqgigwe2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></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/3mytbqgigwe2e?ref_src=embed">11:20 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:33:09 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295202/trump-heckled-gop-rally-over-ballroom#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295202 news, 0.5 daily 295202 https://drudge.com/news/295208/magat-candidate-gets-arrested-child https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/27/political-candidate-charged-with-child-molestation-days-before-election/?outputType=amp A Republican candidate in Georgia running for the state House of Representatives has been arrested on charges of public indecency. According to Cobb County authorities, Andre Stafford is accused of public indecency and child molestation, a felony charge, in connection with an Oct. 15 incident in Smyrna. The arrest warrant said a girl walking to her bus stop was approached by a gray 2024 Kia Forte whose driver exposed himself. Police said Flock surveillance cameras tracked the car to Stafford, whom the victim identified in a photo lineup. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:06:05 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295208/magat-candidate-gets-arrested-child#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295208 discussion, 0.5 daily 295208 https://drudge.com/news/295172/bishops-regret-white-house-photo-trump https://fox2now.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-catholic-bishops-regret-white-house-prayer-photo-with-trump-say-it-was-used-politically/ Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:db5aiaorq3ckroihmayleyxo/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqowcn2bs27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigkzjypcslo2x7lmjwp37zcwurvhihqivwnlux2ws74kraq6twfvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob Issues Public Apology for Participating in #WhiteHouse Meeting catholicnewsworld.com/2026/10/milw ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:db5aiaorq3ckroihmayleyxo/post/3myqowcn2bs27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Catholic News World (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:db5aiaorq3ckroihmayleyxo?ref_src=embed">@catholicnewsworld.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:db5aiaorq3ckroihmayleyxo/post/3myqowcn2bs27?ref_src=embed">10:38 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:32:36 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295172/bishops-regret-white-house-photo-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295172 news, 0.5 daily 295172 https://drudge.com/news/295171/trump-lashes-out-bill-maher-again https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/most-humiliating-part-of-trumps-bill-maher-meltdown-exposed Rather than flood his feed with protracted presidential prose on key election issues for American voters such as the cost of living, the failing economy, or his war on Iran, Trump expended 1,322 words moaning about comedian Bill Maher being mean to him. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysftaiazj2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifbcnnqscm5x4q4onsd3ndqnczp4uhepvzalb5ki6plra2wlamevy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">After President Donald Trump and Bill Maher had their second dinner at the White House, the president told the comedian, &quot;Don't call anymore.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/post/3mysftaiazj2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- USA TODAY (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo?ref_src=embed">@usatoday.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/post/3mysftaiazj2z?ref_src=embed">3:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:20 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295171/trump-lashes-out-bill-maher-again#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295171 news, 0.5 daily 295171 https://drudge.com/news/295170/bolsonaro-refuses-concede-after-getting https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-10-25/bolsonaro-refuses-to-concede-says-he-will-seek-annulment-of-brazil-vote Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he would not concede defeat to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured a fourth non-consecutive term ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:zha4tsu7otgnojc7uoxhjmkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mys52ghvck2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihojfnqle453evfjmef6wyartmdfylovaht6gchp3id7ctxh7gq6u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">After a stunning election victory for President Luiz In&Atilde;&iexcl;cio Lula da Silva in Brazil, U.S. right-wingers are falling back on an old favorite: baseless claims that the contest was rigged. www.ms.now/news/flavio- ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zha4tsu7otgnojc7uoxhjmkr/post/3mys52ghvck2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Brandy Zadrozny (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zha4tsu7otgnojc7uoxhjmkr?ref_src=embed">@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zha4tsu7otgnojc7uoxhjmkr/post/3mys52ghvck2u?ref_src=embed">12:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:33:14 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/295170/bolsonaro-refuses-concede-after-getting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295170 news, 0.5 daily 295170