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On board were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphgds4vop2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiexfqou7rzylqk3jl62p3itqjy5wpmq2zuxgsp6ipvspivlvlnamu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mphgds4vop2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mphgds4vop2v?ref_src=embed">5:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:33:46 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292955/146-venezuelans-deported-hours-before#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292955 news, 0.5 daily 292955 https://drudge.com/news/292968/bannon-associate-gets-30-year-sentence https://theweek.com/crime/guo-wengui-fraud-sentencing-steve-bannon A federal judge in Manhattan Monday sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison for financial fraud. Guo was convicted in 2024 after transforming himself from wealthy Beijing insider to U.S.-based anti-Communist crusader with prominent conservative allies and a luxury lifestyle. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said he had "preyed on people seeking to bring democracy to China," causing more than 1,000 supporters "substantial financial and emotional harm." Guo fled China in 2015 amid an anti-corruption crackdown. "By 2017, he was a member of Mar-a-Lago" and quickly "built political and business connections with some powerful people" in President Donald Trump's orbit, notably Steve Bannon, The New York Times said. Bannon was arrested aboard Guo's yacht in 2020 for allegedly defrauding investors, though "Trump eventually pardoned him." Bannon "has repeatedly called for Guo's freedom," The Wall Street Journal said. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:44:41 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292968/bannon-associate-gets-30-year-sentence#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292968 discussion, 0.5 daily 292968 https://drudge.com/news/292967/wsj-blasts-pedo-47-huge-iran-failure https://www.rawstory.com/trump-strait-of-hormuz-2677123415/ The Wall Street Journal editorial board lambasted President Donald Trump over his efforts to secure a durable peace deal with Iran. U.S. and Iranian officials have agreed to halt their attacks on one another and meet Tuesday to talk out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, and the conservative newspaper's editors bashed the 80-year-old president for failing to keep the crucial waterway open " as it had been before he launched the war on Feb. 28. "The best selling point for President Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran was that at least it opened the Strait of Hormuz," the board wrote. "Well, now the regime is trying to nullify those terms by using force against commercial vessels, Gulf states and U.S. bases. All of this violates the deal and calls into question why Mr. Trump signed it." Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:35:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292967/wsj-blasts-pedo-47-huge-iran-failure#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292967 discussion, 0.5 daily 292967 https://drudge.com/news/292966/repug-absent-due-depression https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-tom-kean-returns-congress-four-months-citing-treatment-depression-rcna352300 Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., made his return to the Capitol on Tuesday, saying he was treated for depression during a nearly four-month disappearance from the public eye. It was Kean's first time in the House of Representatives since March 5, having missed more than 140 votes in the chamber since then. "Several months ago due to health concerns I entered the hospital for some testing. I did not believe that this would result in a long-term stay. I was given the diagnosis of depression," Kean said in a speech on the House floor. He said his doctors "recommended that I remain in the hospital to address my illness" and added that depression means more than "feeling sad" " "it is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be." Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:14:53 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292966/repug-absent-due-depression#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292966 discussion, 0.5 daily 292966 https://drudge.com/news/292924/bbc-turning-trumps-own-lawsuit-into-his https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-january-6-trial-12119508 Attorneys for President Donald Trump have said that the BBC is trying to turn the president's defamation lawsuit against the corporation into a trial on the events of January 6 ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbqanznms24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigvdgslpwlniuvtphddg2cevwvmzm7is25nank6uswmnoec2sjtcy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpbqanznms24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpbqanznms24?ref_src=embed">11:05 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:31:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292924/bbc-turning-trumps-own-lawsuit-into-his#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292924 news, 0.5 daily 292924 https://drudge.com/news/292920/pete-buttigieg-targeted-swatting-attack https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pete-buttigieg-targeted-false-report-twins-child-protective-services-rcna351990 Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he and his family in Michigan were targeted by a "false report" to state authorities ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7pgfe6os2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjdplbncvr6rzrxoj5o73ktsirkhqqb52tovxs67jzgxoiq4hw6m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Pete Buttigieg says his family was effectively swatted -- except, instead of calling the cops, someone called Child Protective Services, lied and said Buttigieg had admitted to &#x27;committing unspeakably violent crimes&#x27; and that his kids were at risk. The kids are not and were not at risk.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mp7pgfe6os2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mp7pgfe6os2l?ref_src=embed">3:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:33:45 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292920/pete-buttigieg-targeted-swatting-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292920 news, 0.5 daily 292920 https://drudge.com/news/292937/mileis-top-aide-resigns-over-corruption https://abcnews.com/amp/International/wireStory/mileis-top-aide-cabinet-chief-resigns-spiraling-corruption-134282465 Argentine President Javier Milei's Cabinet chief and close ally, Manuel Adorni, resigned Saturday following a corruption scandal that has roiled the libertarian government, undermining its flagship campaign pledge to stamp out endemic graft in the political elite. The departure of Adorni " who, as Milei's former spokesperson, emerged in 2023 as the face of his harsh austerity program and anti-corruption drive " costs the president one of his most trusted and longtime aides. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:59:32 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292937/mileis-top-aide-resigns-over-corruption#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292937 discussion, 0.5 daily 292937 https://drudge.com/news/292936/storm-chaser-gets-visit-pedo-47s-fbi https://www.alternet.org/reflecting-pool-joke-2677102389/ A Colorado-based storm chaser was visited by the FBI after cracking a joke about introducing algae spores into the "paint" a Virginia company used on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Patrick Pineda, a photographer of severe weather, motion designer and video game developer, cracked a joke on social media that was so scientifically absurd, he presumably assumed his audience would know it was a joke. The FBI did not. "I am the leftist who put algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. This plan was months in the making. I introduced spores into the paint used by the contractors who repainted the pool. It was me the whole time," said Pineda, in a since-deleted BlueSky post. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:36:08 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292936/storm-chaser-gets-visit-pedo-47s-fbi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292936 discussion, 0.5 daily 292936 https://drudge.com/news/292923/ice-agents-tracked-down-critic-his https://gizmodo.com/federal-agents-reportedly-tracked-down-an-anti-ice-dad-in-a-new-york-hotel-its-not-clear-how-2000778714 David Streever appears to have been the second person in a matter of hours, after poll worker PaigeLynne Gonyea, that a specific pair of federal law enforcement officers tried to visit this past Tuesday in response to speech about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpek5uivls2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih4ez522dknwx5cqrduhhrpalxzao3vnesdnvwmsi3nasekdtju7u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Terrifying story. But also, fair play to David Streever, that is some powerful writing. They&#x27;re rattled because they know he&#x27;s right.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/post/3mpek5uivls2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Martin Calladine (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j?ref_src=embed">@uglygame.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/post/3mpek5uivls2p?ref_src=embed">1:54 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:32:12 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292923/ice-agents-tracked-down-critic-his#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292923 news, 0.5 daily 292923 https://drudge.com/news/292910/empty-stalls-and-cow-named-melania-greet https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-fair-disaster-2677115444 After Donald Trump watched fans walk out of the opening rally at his Great American State Fair on the Washington Mall, things have not gotten much better. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcpilgmfk2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicmxjoywvuon7xaaorichp5a65k2jsnycw3vadvojizmkd4cygux4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Fox set up a whole-ass news desk for the Great American State Fair and barely anybody showed up. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/post/3mpcpilgmfk2b?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/3mpcpilgmfk2b?ref_src=embed">8:24 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:32:49 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292910/empty-stalls-and-cow-named-melania-greet#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292910 news, 0.5 daily 292910 https://drudge.com/news/292925/iran-has-no-choice-but-obtain-atomic https://www.reddit.com/r/oil/comments/1uhxnv4/iranian_state_media_says_it_has_now_no_choice_but/ Iranian state media says it has now "no choice but to obtain the atomic bomb" to remove "the military option for the occupation and partitioning of Iran" from the table, arguing Iran must "absolutely reach nuclear deterrence" before current negotiations can be conducted "from a correct position," per Fars. Iran adds the acquisition is not only driven by negotiation leverage but also by Trump's two recent nuclear threats against Iran, including his April warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and his May threat of "one big glow coming out of Iran." This is also among the most direct nuclear weapons advocacy published on Iranian state media to date. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:09:44 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292925/iran-has-no-choice-but-obtain-atomic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292925 discussion, 0.5 daily 292925 https://drudge.com/news/292884/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/06/25/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run-months-after-being-charged-with-street-racing-and-speeding/ Investigators in Doa Ana County used traffic cameras, GPS and old fashioned detective work to track down the vehicle and driver witnesses photographed leaving the scene of a deadly midday hit-and-run earlier this week. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpafthcxq22e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidj3svl4nvy7yqkerdycf7fjrbsqhq77weyaohhlssbrircsk6abe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Kimberly Skaggs, 54, the Treasurer of the Republican Party of New Mexico is facing felony charges after leaving the scene of a fatal crash with a cyclist. The GOP has quickly severed its ties with her. The incident adds to an extended list of criminal law problems facing Republican leaders.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpafthcxq22e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Horton (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq?ref_src=embed">@robertscotthorton.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpafthcxq22e?ref_src=embed">10:26 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:30:41 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292884/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292884 news, 0.5 daily 292884 https://drudge.com/news/292885/elon-musk-ordered-give-deposition-over https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5941842-musk-america-pac-lawsuit/ A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5i6sviyr2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreialy4swyhymqxtjpoydoekvhwpr7uh7kdwmjg6x3n4qpcqkwjdoj4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower ordered Musk to sit for a deposition -- sworn, on-the-record questioning by opposing lawyers -- in a fraud lawsuit brought by two Arizona women who say his political action committee, America PAC, tricked them into handing over their personal information.</p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mp5i6sviyr2d?ref_src=embed">6:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:30:15 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292885/elon-musk-ordered-give-deposition-over#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292885 news, 0.5 daily 292885 https://drudge.com/news/292911/maga-mickelson-booted-two-more-golf https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/phil-mickelson-asked-leave-2-205202648.html Earlier in the month, Phil Mickelson was banned from The Farms Golf Club in San Diego over allegations of inappropriate behavior. According to a female employee, she claims Mickelson acted inappropriately towards her last spring, as he made unconsensual physical contact with her. In the new report, Mickelson allegedly was asked to leave two other golf clubs, according to Alan Shipnuck of Skratch. "In fact, Mickelson's unceremonious ending at The Farms seems to be part of a larger pattern. In recent years, he has had abrupt departures from two other high-end golf clubs, the Madison Club and The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe. Sources at both clubs say his personal conduct was a primary factor. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:34:27 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292911/maga-mickelson-booted-two-more-golf#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292911 discussion, 0.5 daily 292911 https://drudge.com/news/292892/iran-reasserts-its-authority-over-strait https://thehill.com/policy/international/5942784-iran-asserts-strait-hormuz/ Iran on Friday asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage can only be guaranteed for ships that coordinate with Tehran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5go7u2s52z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigmv5l6axrsnisfmhqqguj4rgr37szhv4wrttlmaktm3r2h5re3ge" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">NEW: Iran is attacking and threatening vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to advance its objective of establishing control over the waterway. These ongoing threats also likely seek to undermine international efforts to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. More: isw.pub/IranUpdate06 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mp5go7u2s52z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Institute for the Study of War (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz?ref_src=embed">@thestudyofwar.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mp5go7u2s52z?ref_src=embed">6:03 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:31:03 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292892/iran-reasserts-its-authority-over-strait#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292892 news, 0.5 daily 292892