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/291812/cornyn-slams-paxton-over-sex-offenders https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cornyn-slams-paxton-over-sex-171601756.html Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's campaign is lashing out at his Texas runoff opponent over a "sweetheart deal" for a sex offender. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rx3v6x4vdzamb4ntjz7fhws4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvgvkxzcc2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiefvq4cgjzfic3hql4maljc3dlendt2ayekkbv535ul4vo2nlejfe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Epstein Class solidarity at work: Texas AG Ken Paxton fought to lower the sentence for a multiple-time pedophile (and friend of his) from a felony and life in prison to thirty days in county and two misdemeanors. For &quot;years of molestation.&quot; www.yahoo.com/news/article ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rx3v6x4vdzamb4ntjz7fhws4/post/3mkvgvkxzcc2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- JLRay (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rx3v6x4vdzamb4ntjz7fhws4?ref_src=embed">@jlray.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rx3v6x4vdzamb4ntjz7fhws4/post/3mkvgvkxzcc2x?ref_src=embed">May 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 03 May 2026 23:31:58 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291812/cornyn-slams-paxton-over-sex-offenders#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291812 news, 0.5 daily 291812 https://drudge.com/news/291791/republican-wants-teach-holocaust-denialism https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5708847/holocaust-denial-conspiracy-theory-politics This January, in a drab committee room of the New Hampshire state legislature, a Republican state lawmaker teamed up with a German Holocaust denier to propose that the state's public schools incorporate a conspiracy theory when developing their lesson plans ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:thy2mw44pddjx6zrzzft4b32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfuhz4a6d2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidoeiuhndtzcrrjq35wzj3ynud7jhxvbzuztiobc75amdwhyq3uom" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">As Holocaust denialism continues to rise, it is more important than ever that we state loudly and clearly: the Holocaust happened.</p> -- Governor Josh Shapiro (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:thy2mw44pddjx6zrzzft4b32?ref_src=embed">@governor.pa.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:thy2mw44pddjx6zrzzft4b32/post/3mjfuhz4a6d2k?ref_src=embed">Apr 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 03 May 2026 16:33:29 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291791/republican-wants-teach-holocaust-denialism#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291791 news, 0.5 daily 291791 https://drudge.com/news/291794/prominent-right-wing-news-outlet-hit https://www.rawstory.com/daily-wire-2676842325/ The far-right Daily Wire faced mass layoffs this week ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpnekvd5k27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicpuiwqkyqlbs2quivd3wmdwd6xzdse3u72qvrfhmquzfakqtc2se" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW:Texas fracking tycoon Farris Wilks has for years been one of the GOP&#x27;s most prolific donors. He&#x27;s spent more than $100M, funded The Daily Wire and, with billionaire Tim Dunn, helped pull the party to the far right. But something happened recently: Wilks quietly disappeared ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nabpxh57dor5jlxw6cyxfpog/post/3mkpnekvd5k27?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/3mkpnekvd5k27?ref_src=embed">Apr 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 03 May 2026 13:30:59 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291794/prominent-right-wing-news-outlet-hit#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291794 news, 0.5 daily 291794 https://drudge.com/news/291815/president-plane-crash-takes-out-pickleball https://apnews.com/article/texas-plane-crash-pickleball-555c97a4ebc91b07000d471be696cac0 Five members of a pickleball club who died after the small plane carrying them crashed in Texas are being mourned by a tight-knit community of fellow players. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Saturday that Justin Appling, Hayden Dillard, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and Seren Wilson were on board the Cessna 421C that crashed Thursday night in Texas Hill Country. Appling was the pilot. The aircraft had departed from Amarillo and was heading to New Braunfels National Airport. It crash-landed in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Austin, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:30:50 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291815/president-plane-crash-takes-out-pickleball#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291815 discussion, 0.5 daily 291815 https://drudge.com/news/291813/two-us-service-members-missing https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-states-service-members-missing-morocco/ A search and rescue operation is underway in southern Morocco after two U.S. service members were reported missing off the southern coast of the North African nation during annual training exercises. A defense official told CBS News that the soldiers were last seen near ocean cliffs near the Cap Draa Training Area. Initial reports indicate they may have fallen into the ocean, the official said. No foul play is suspected, sources told CBS News. The names of the soldiers and further details have not yet been released. Ground teams, aerial assets and maritime elements from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, U.S. Armed Forces, and other African Lion participants are involved in the search, the defense official said. Sun, 03 May 2026 12:25:09 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291813/two-us-service-members-missing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291813 discussion, 0.5 daily 291813 https://drudge.com/news/291792/maga-influencer-arrested-human https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2676843744/ Florida's Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd took aim at MAGA influencer and Jan. 6 riot participant Craig Long on Friday after the pro-Trump figure was caught in a human trafficking sting operation. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvkcd6wj22v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifohk74tttcxd7ywrbeh2zv2mycs6xmjesvns5g3ymxz3x5zgwbym" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEWS: MAGA influencer Craig Long has been arrested in a human trafficking and prostitution sting in Florida, along with Ryan Yates, a Trump supporter who pleaded guilty in Feb 2024 for his involvement in January 6. Long posted this photo with Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. just a few weeks ago.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mkvkcd6wj22v?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/3mkvkcd6wj22v?ref_src=embed">May 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 03 May 2026 11:31:57 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291792/maga-influencer-arrested-human#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291792 news, 0.5 daily 291792 https://drudge.com/news/291790/trump-compares-us-navy-pirates https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/trump-us-navy-pirates-iran-blockade Donald Trump has said the US navy acted "like pirates" as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvyxobucs2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6swdco2ju5jfrslppfnvswpdbk7xetrvia2db575iunm7ff5zgi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well ... the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/post/3mkvyxobucs2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kat Abughazaleh (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd?ref_src=embed">@katmabu.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/post/3mkvyxobucs2g?ref_src=embed">May 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 03 May 2026 10:33:09 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291790/trump-compares-us-navy-pirates#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291790 news, 0.5 daily 291790 https://drudge.com/news/291782/iran-wars-true-cost-closer-50-billion https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-cost-closer-50-billion-us-officials/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=935049208 In testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official placed the cost of the Defense Department's Operation Epic Fury at about $25 billion, a figure that did not fully account for damaged or destroyed equipment or U.S. military installations damaged. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktq7ojzge23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihvbszrzj46a4d337boyyzhuqgxphxcxhybsjataooun4slgh4gbq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Mockler on Cost of Iran War: So in New York, they did free school lunches for $300 million a year, put that against the $50 billion, which is a conservative estimate for this war. We could have funded this across the country. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mktq7ojzge23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Acyn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z?ref_src=embed">@acyn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mktq7ojzge23?ref_src=embed">May 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 02 May 2026 18:31:17 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291782/iran-wars-true-cost-closer-50-billion#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291782 news, 0.5 daily 291782 https://drudge.com/news/291767/noem-still-living-coast-guard-mansion https://boingboing.net/2026/04/24/fired-but-not-evicted-kristi-noem-reportedly-still-living-in-waterfront-coast-guard-mansion.html/amp Former Homeland Security Secretary and noted slayer of puppies Kristi Noem is drawing criticism after reports that, nearly two months after her firing, she appears to still be living in government housing typically reserved for top Coast Guard leadership. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ttmijboii4ni6lhyaa2ovw6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkszpabdjc2f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreialwmq5wsxdntfdvqj5xt4wfxipqeqjznhps3bta3a66mhfwapxxu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Kristi Noem may be out at DHS, but she's apparently still enjoying taxpayer-funded waterfront housing.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ttmijboii4ni6lhyaa2ovw6z/post/3mkszpabdjc2f?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Oversight Dems (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ttmijboii4ni6lhyaa2ovw6z?ref_src=embed">@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ttmijboii4ni6lhyaa2ovw6z/post/3mkszpabdjc2f?ref_src=embed">May 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 02 May 2026 16:33:53 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291767/noem-still-living-coast-guard-mansion#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291767 news, 0.5 daily 291767 https://drudge.com/news/291766/general-caine-confirms-russia-aiding-iran https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/american-general-confirms-russia-aiding-195045489.html U.S. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed in an April 30 congressional hearing that Russia is supporting Iran in the current war with the United States. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzc2qssk2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihur5jwkpqxm2ac4l7atawcw2rs5eg7etqwfnfiuhgp2w3rujigym" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump's Truth Social tantrums aren't a negotiating strategy. They're a lifeline for Iran ... and a gift to Russia too.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/post/3mkpzc2qssk2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Adam Kinzinger (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj?ref_src=embed">@adamkinzinger.substack.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/post/3mkpzc2qssk2g?ref_src=embed">Apr 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 02 May 2026 15:31:25 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291766/general-caine-confirms-russia-aiding-iran#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291766 news, 0.5 daily 291766 https://drudge.com/news/291640/beef-becoming-luxury-item https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/beef-prices-record-high-wont-come-down-2028/ If you walked right past the meat aisle on your last trip to the grocery store, you're not the only one. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nqw45ltueg3dlikfkj5eqyrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrfvk6ysk2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihb3vfxetd7hbtqp3jtnbfej7gpo36ghv6zlrymoaoy7y6sdumoca" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">How much are you paying for beef at the grocery store?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nqw45ltueg3dlikfkj5eqyrp/post/3mkrfvk6ysk2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Laguna Beach Democratic Club (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nqw45ltueg3dlikfkj5eqyrp?ref_src=embed">@lagunabeachdems.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nqw45ltueg3dlikfkj5eqyrp/post/3mkrfvk6ysk2g?ref_src=embed">May 1, 2026 at 1:36 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 01 May 2026 15:33:37 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291640/beef-becoming-luxury-item#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291640 news, 0.5 daily 291640 https://drudge.com/news/291765/oklahoma-republican-found-trunk https://wset.com/news/nation-world/officials-missing-oklahoma-senate-candidates-truck-found Oklahoma Senate Candidate Barry Christian, 54, was found dead on Thursday after he was declared missing, according to multiple reports. On Thursday afternoon, officials with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Christian's truck had been found in a rural area on the side of the road, south of Erick. A short time later, Christian's daughter told Sinclair Broadcast Group that a body was discovered inside the truck. Fri, 01 May 2026 03:51:28 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291765/oklahoma-republican-found-trunk#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291765 discussion, 0.5 daily 291765 https://drudge.com/news/291668/death-threats-against-judges-surging https://www.alternet.org/trumps-violent-rhetoric-2676815500/ Federal judges have received more than 800 threats since Trump's rhetoric intensified -- and retired members of the judiciary are now speaking out. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3lab4xkv2pxppy4sorcmb3ra/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkixkza4k22p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibycyee5ltzamqfhqc7s3moiqw5n3b2f7jbxz63bpaa7mdw2m7v44" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"It's a war." That's what Todd Blanche told the Federalist Society a few months ago while asking lawyers to join the fight against "rogue activist judges" -- even as violent threats against judges rise. He's the last person who should lecture anyone on dangerous rhetoric.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3lab4xkv2pxppy4sorcmb3ra/post/3mkixkza4k22p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kristy Greenberg (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3lab4xkv2pxppy4sorcmb3ra?ref_src=embed">@kristygreenberg.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3lab4xkv2pxppy4sorcmb3ra/post/3mkixkza4k22p?ref_src=embed">Apr 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:31:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291668/death-threats-against-judges-surging#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291668 news, 0.5 daily 291668 https://drudge.com/news/291732/us-ambassador-ukraine-quits-bc https://www.thedailybeast.com/key-us-ambassador-becomes-second-to-quit-role-over-trump-frustrations/ President Donald Trump has lost his second ambassador to Ukraine in as many years. Julie Davis, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, has left her role and will leave Kyiv in the next few weeks. Davis replaced Bridget Brink after her departure in April 2025. Davis had become frustrated in the role as a result of differences with the president over his lack of support for Ukraine, three people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:15:28 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291732/us-ambassador-ukraine-quits-bc#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291732 discussion, 0.5 daily 291732 https://drudge.com/news/291706/team-trump-targets-disabled-adults https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-social-security-ssi-disability-benefits-cuts-parents-children?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1777377960&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky The likely SSI cut will affect not just younger adults with disabilities such as Down syndrome and severe autism who are still living at home with their low-income parents, but also older people with health or financial problems who have had to move in with their adult children on tight budgets. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sblju4a66qwthmosnm4m7k4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkklvpbrgk2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiepf4ipndhrthblx2ma4c6yzkfka7bqqkdedwh5j5po3344kbpenm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Wow. The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sblju4a66qwthmosnm4m7k4e/post/3mkklvpbrgk2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Charles Ornstein (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sblju4a66qwthmosnm4m7k4e?ref_src=embed">@charlesornstein.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sblju4a66qwthmosnm4m7k4e/post/3mkklvpbrgk2u?ref_src=embed">Apr 28, 2026 at 8:35 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:31:27 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291706/team-trump-targets-disabled-adults#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291706 news, 0.5 daily 291706