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When the car stopped, at least four men in dark clothes and with their faces covered leaped out, hitting Abdullah and the crew with sticks and throwing rocks at them. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:29:34 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294214/masked-israeli-settlers-attack-nbc-news-crew#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294214 discussion, 0.5 daily 294214 https://drudge.com/news/294213/epstein-fury-rapidly-draining-us-navy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-iran-war-navy-budget Donald Trump's war on Iran has driven the US military into a severe financial crisis, with the US navy forced to transfer money from its payroll and other sources to cover the costs of combat, according to documents seen by the Guardian, and interviews with navy officials, contractors and defense analysts. The US-Israeli operation, which has depleted US munitions stockpiles and prompted retaliatory Iranian strikes that have wrecked strategic bases across the Middle East, is piling pressure on budgets across the military. One Pentagon memo about navy funding seen by the Guardian warns that there are "shortfalls in payroll" accounts due to the department "raiding" them to fund combat operations. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:17:45 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294213/epstein-fury-rapidly-draining-us-navy#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294213 discussion, 0.5 daily 294213 https://drudge.com/news/294212/pedo-47s-usaid-cuts-deadly-nepal https://www.rawstory.com/nepal-floods-2677795114/ The devastating flash floods in Nepal this week that killed at least 670 people and left around 3,000 missing " including 90 Americans " might have claimed fewer lives if not for the actions of the Trump administration, former USAID disaster-response chief Jeremy Konyndyk suggested on Saturday. A series of catastrophic flash floods hit Nepal near its border with China on Wednesday causing unprecedented destruction. The event is believed to have been caused by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas. "DOGE famously used keyword searches for terms like climate' to terminate federal grants," Konyndyk wrote, referring to the DOGE-led blitz to gut funding for USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development. <p>"Among the victims: a collab between USAID and NASA for flood prediction, early warning, disaster readiness, glacier inventories, and mapping dangerous glacial lakes ... in Nepal." "Earlier this month USAID notified SERVIR partners that they have terminated all agreements and contracts with NASA and the SERVIR network," the notice, published in late March of 2025, reads. "Without the partnership with USAID, NASA cannot continue the SERVIR program." Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:10:34 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294212/pedo-47s-usaid-cuts-deadly-nepal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294212 discussion, 0.5 daily 294212 https://drudge.com/news/294198/florida-grand-jury-finds-desantis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/florida-grand-jury-desantis-administration-misappropriated-funds-medicaid In the grand jury report, which remains sealed but was obtained and published by CBS News Miami on Wednesday, the grand jurors wrote that "we conclude that these funds were misappropriated as part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities" but said that they found "insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally". <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua2426wgs2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaoqq6etz2qdpbastv7gzuh75rpbxqchzu23fmnmma3lrj5pk4xua" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"Florida grand jury found Gov. Ron DeSantis&#x27;s admin &quot;misappropriated&quot; a Medicaid settlement into Hope Florida Foundation -- an org &quot;championed&quot; by 1st lady Casey DeSantis ... $10 million for a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities ... " thehill.com/homenews/sta ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mua2426wgs2l?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/3mua2426wgs2l?ref_src=embed">10:02 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:31:17 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294198/florida-grand-jury-finds-desantis#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294198 news, 0.5 daily 294198 https://drudge.com/news/294152/department-education-deletes-post https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-department-education-appears-liken-011551551.html The Department of Education on Wednesday blasted out a wild social media post in which it seemed to compare President Donald Trump and his administration to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. The post was deleted after this story was published. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu23ym5y732o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreianef7dyazlad6tofpcwnxhaoze3nfbgkzsadieuoia5otucktdpe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Education Department posted a meme video hyping Trump as a "tiger" but took it down after users pointed out that the original clip was referencing Adolf Hitler. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mu23ym5y732o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mu23ym5y732o?ref_src=embed">1:20 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:32:02 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294152/department-education-deletes-post#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294152 news, 0.5 daily 294152 https://drudge.com/news/294153/more-than-54000-pounds-jasmine-rice-have https://www.delish.com/food-news/a73534213/lundberg-organic-jasmine-rice-recall-update/ As of this week, 54,648 pounds of Lundberg Family Farms jasmine white rice have been recalled. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6qno335c2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih2pwzhx75hycglpb4ovquv4tpoofvaqyi56sewc6mzfx6kl6v6wu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">RFK Jr and Brooke Rollins having oversight of our food supply along with toilet paper prices going up from the trade war with Canada feels like a perfect storm.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mu6qno335c2e?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/3mu6qno335c2e?ref_src=embed">9:40 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:30:52 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294153/more-than-54000-pounds-jasmine-rice-have#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294153 news, 0.5 daily 294153 https://drudge.com/news/294199/leons-xai-used-child-porn-train-grok https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-xai-used-child-porn-to-train-grok-models-lawsuit-says/ xAI has now been accused of training Grok on child sex abuse materials (CSAM), as regulators and courts continue to probe how far the problem goes, and some Grok users have been arrested. In a complaint filed on Wednesday, a plaintiff known as Jane Doe explained that she was preschool-age in the early 2000s when adult men repeatedly raped her to create CSAM to sell to pedophiles online. Since then, Doe's images have been hashed by groups like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP). For her safety, Doe has opted to receive alerts from the US Department of Justice Victim Notification System any time she may be a victim in a new criminal investigation. Although she has received countless alerts, she was shocked when the CCCP notified her that it had identified AI-generated CSAM on xAI that depicted her. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:39:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294199/leons-xai-used-child-porn-train-grok#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294199 discussion, 0.5 daily 294199 https://drudge.com/news/294134/outrage-trump-official-refuses-name https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-beef/ A Trump Cabinet secretary's inability to say from which country the U.S. will import beef is spurring online outrage. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw7x7obs424" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiduraeubb7cgsobcrm6sbe5msyeen2nft3sxog7ehwufpudnt36wa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Q: Which specific countries have been in talks with the US about stepping up beef imports? BROOKE ROLLINS: I am not privy to talk about that<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mtw7x7obs424?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/3mtw7x7obs424?ref_src=embed">12:20 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:32:05 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294134/outrage-trump-official-refuses-name#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294134 news, 0.5 daily 294134 https://drudge.com/news/294188/bugsy-patel-lowers-standards-new-fbi https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-candidates-prostitutes-theft/ The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer " or engaging in acts of bestiality. Today, those acts, which are mostly illegal across the country, are no longer automatic deal breakers for applicants to the nation's top law enforcement agency. In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:01:38 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294188/bugsy-patel-lowers-standards-new-fbi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294188 discussion, 0.5 daily 294188 https://drudge.com/news/294186/milo-yiannopoulos-ice-custody https://www.cbsnews.com/news/milo-yiannopoulos-ice-custody-agency-records/ Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to the agency's online detainee database. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5wx4r6n22s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidy6opkf2x2gm7dvueeia2l5saq6dfv6gdakom5lzeaon5rh54i2e" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Milo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog/post/3mu5wx4r6n22s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Robert Downen (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog?ref_src=embed">@robertdownen.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog/post/3mu5wx4r6n22s?ref_src=embed">2:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:32:49 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294186/milo-yiannopoulos-ice-custody#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294186 news, 0.5 daily 294186 https://drudge.com/news/294120/republican-quits-after-dropping-n-word https://www.rawstory.com/gop-2677778089/ A Connecticut Republican election official is stepping down after using the N-word ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwzodwauw2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicwlpb5siq37causyjj32sutqkd2h7nvvwhmr6k2o6egr36do3xau" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A Connecticut Republican election official has resigned after allegedly using the N-word during an argument. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mtwzodwauw2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Beast (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb?ref_src=embed">@thedailybeast.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mtwzodwauw2r?ref_src=embed">8:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:31:52 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294120/republican-quits-after-dropping-n-word#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294120 news, 0.5 daily 294120 https://drudge.com/news/294175/us-faces-critical-shortage-patriot https://apnews.com/article/patriot-missiles-iran-war-russia-ukraine-trump-09c7d8030a2e11fbd8ee3f7176b3f2d4 The U.S. military is experiencing a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump's war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a potential Russian attack. The U.S. defense official said the most concerning shortfall involves Patriot missile interceptors, which can shoot down Russia's high-speed ballistic missiles. The NATO official confirmed the low inventories of Patriots among American and NATO forces in Europe. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:25:27 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294175/us-faces-critical-shortage-patriot#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294175 discussion, 0.5 daily 294175 https://drudge.com/news/294174/disgusting-orange-rapist-skipping-911 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-911-2677788810/ President Donald Trump reportedly plans to skip a 9/11 commemoration in Manhattan after he was barred from delivering a speech, per insiders. A New York Times report published on Thursday and co-written by Maggie Haberman revealed that Trump is not planning to attend a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. The reporting is based on information from four anonymous insiders. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:23:45 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294174/disgusting-orange-rapist-skipping-911#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294174 discussion, 0.5 daily 294174 https://drudge.com/news/294077/navy-families-evacuated-bahrain-face https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html Nearly six months after the U.S. Navy evacuated 1,300 family members from Bahrain at the start of the Iran war, officials are saying the evacuees cannot return for the foreseeable future and should find new homes elsewhere. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuots7j2i24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifd33vlb6vm5nsdeed67p4nzazt7gbpb4xe6ezmvnvhttbsj26l5u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is. n.pr/4xZVuEX<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/post/3mtuots7j2i24?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/3mtuots7j2i24?ref_src=embed">9:41 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 24, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:33:18 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294077/navy-families-evacuated-bahrain-face#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294077 news, 0.5 daily 294077 https://drudge.com/news/294129/maga-senator-fighting-save-his-state https://www.alternet.org/trump-big-beautiful-bill-2677777394/ The deep-red state of Alabama is staring down the barrel of having to repay millions of dollars back to the federal government as a result of President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lgovxpr225" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihz7qp6lq54wylup2ewzwuw5zcy2ka3t4thcyhmcjawnxxm7gk2ii" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) actually told the press that Democrats would be the ones hurt most by losing SNAP. To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn't realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP--14.6% of the state's population.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/post/3m4lgovxpr225?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Christopher Webb (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb?ref_src=embed">@cwebbonline.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/post/3m4lgovxpr225?ref_src=embed">12:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 1, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:30:08 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294129/maga-senator-fighting-save-his-state#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294129 news, 0.5 daily 294129