https://drudge.com/user/Snoofy New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291052/pentagon-seeking-pre-fab-transportable https://taskandpurpose.com/news/middle-east-bunker-contract/ The department is looking for information from private contractors who can provide "prefabricated, transportable, hardened shelter systems designed to protect personnel from blast and fragmentation threats," according to a new federal contract notice posted Monday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5mkb7ij22l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifczwe46ciqqvexie4p72znzurre4dc5zq3c5326dvi6d7tmaxfha" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">A Pentagon notice this week aimed to gauge if contractors could quickly send "pre-fabricated transportable bunkers" to the Middle East. Interested parties were asked to submit plans for timeframes of 3 days, 15 days and 30 days. More: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mi5mkb7ij22l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Stars and Stripes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs?ref_src=embed">@starsandstripes.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mi5mkb7ij22l?ref_src=embed">Mar 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:30:30 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/291052/pentagon-seeking-pre-fab-transportable#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291052 news, 0.5 daily 291052 https://drudge.com/news/290994/republicans-struggling-bigotry-among https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-young-conservatives-bigotry-b2946397.html Senator Ted Cruz raised concerns about growing antisemitism among young conservatives recently <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh754mz7uc2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiefe6443tk4nk7bcuykstqub6megsctqzjohwgkku2wvh2qmsdi6q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The University of Florida is deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after some members engaged in antisemitism. This marks the 2nd time this month that a public university in Florida acted against a GOP group accused of racist or antisemitic behavior. Gift article<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mh754mz7uc2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mh754mz7uc2q?ref_src=embed">Mar 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:31:54 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290994/republicans-struggling-bigotry-among#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290994 news, 0.5 daily 290994 https://drudge.com/news/290969/laura-loomer-senses-massive-islamic-terror https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/laura-loomer-warns-of-worse-than-9-11-terror-attack-suggests-false-flag-scenario-amid-iran-conflict-article-153915496 Loomer said she believed a "massive Islamic terror attack" could take place in the US and suggested it could be "10 times worse than 9/11". She did not cite any evidence, intelligence assessment or official warning to support the claim, instead framing it as a personal sense. Here is a link to the post in question, on the platform formerly known as Twitter. https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2036437237022281981 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:36:02 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290969/laura-loomer-senses-massive-islamic-terror#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290969 discussion, 0.5 daily 290969 https://drudge.com/news/290816/afroman-not-liable-lemon-pound-cake https://local12.com/news/local/jury-deliberates-lawsuit-surrounding-afromans-viral-lemon-pound-cake-video-cincinnati-adams-county-joseph-foreman-deputies-raid-lisa-phillips-brian-newland-randy-walters-shawn-grooms-shawn-cooley-justin-cooley-mike-estep The lawsuit was filed by several Adams County sheriff's deputies after a raid on the rapper's house and a song he wrote afterward called "Lemon Pound Cake. The song's video used surveillance footage from the raid. The jury ruled in favor of Afroman and against the deputies on Wednesday. Supplemental: An Ohio police officer broke down in court as Afroman's 2022 satirical music video was played during testimony in a lawsuit brought by the Adams County Sheriff's Office <p> https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/female-officer-cries-music-video-afroman-court Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:20:42 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290816/afroman-not-liable-lemon-pound-cake#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290816 discussion, 0.5 daily 290816 https://drudge.com/news/290777/afroman-drops-new-single-recounting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AiuqQpB1U Afroman put home footage of a police raid in music videos. Now the cops are suing him. After police in Ohio raided Afroman's house last August, the rapper " known for early aughts hits including "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap (Colt 45 and 2 Zig-Zags)" " decided to make something out of it. <p>Law enforcement had searched his home on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping, but found no evidence and filed no charges against him. He says they kicked down his door, broke his video surveillance system, stole money from him and frightened his family. <p>Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, told NPR in a phone interview that what he did next was his "smartest, most peaceful solution." Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:50:16 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290777/afroman-drops-new-single-recounting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290777 discussion, 0.5 daily 290777 https://drudge.com/news/290556/video-appears-show-us-cruise-missile https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5739395/iran-school-airstrike-tomahawk-missile-trump A new video released by Iranian state media shows what appears to be a U.S. cruise missile striking a compound where around 175 Iranian students and staff were killed at a girls school a little over a week ago. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnc3vvu7222" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifyc4ocrfq5sg2okez6dcrrgcjb7pza67sz72svq6jfldl6kptyfe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Republicans call on Hegseth to stop stalling on the "investigation" of the bombing of the girls school in Iran.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mgnc3vvu7222?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/3mgnc3vvu7222?ref_src=embed">Mar 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:33:29 -0400 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290556/video-appears-show-us-cruise-missile#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290556 news, 0.5 daily 290556 https://drudge.com/news/290366/ice-sends-another-no-criminal-record https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/maryland-man-detained-ice-during-routine-check-in-despite-decades-of-compliance/65-299c6582-d25d-4996-b51a-8d7c6f672c09 "We didn't think this would happen to someone complying with the processes that were told to him," said longtime friend Nikhil Delahaye. "We said we could take this moment and panic or really step up to see how we could help him." Mbock has no criminal history, has worked various retail jobs, and has been able to live his life openly as a gay man. Family and friends fear that if Mbock is returned to his native country of Cameroon, he could be targeted because of his sexuality. Under Cameroonian law, sexual relationships between people of the same sex are illegal and can carry prison time. Mbock came to the United States as a child from Cameroon in 2002. Court documents show he had a long-standing removal order, "which resulted from a grant of voluntary departure in 2005." It was eventually converted to a removal order. Despite the removal order, family and friends say Mbock completed his yearly check-ins and was able to renew his work permit without any problems from ICE for decades. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:40:21 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290366/ice-sends-another-no-criminal-record#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290366 discussion, 0.5 daily 290366 https://drudge.com/news/290155/after-doge-cuts-seniors-told-suicide https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/suicide-is-one-option-seniors-on-social-security-told/ As part of their training, the original report in Government Executive says, some callers may express suicidal ideation, and they give examples using a theoretical employee named Fiona. "It's important for Fiona to keep the caller engaged and to remind her that suicide is only one option," the trainer tells the workers in a video. The Government Executive has a copy of the video, it says. Workers receiving the training were shocked and asked for clarification. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:20:28 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290155/after-doge-cuts-seniors-told-suicide#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290155 discussion, 0.5 daily 290155 https://drudge.com/news/290109/yet-another-republican-voter-accused https://abc3340.com/news/local/foreign-national-on-bond-for-child-pornography-charges-accused-of-voter-fraud Blount County officials have arrested and charged Franc Maloney, a foreign national from Canada, with multiple counts of felony voter fraud. District Attorney Pamela Casey announced that a grand jury indicted Maloney for unlawfully voting in nine state and federal elections, despite not being a U.S. citizen. The elections in question date back to 2017 and include the November 2024 general election and the March 2024 Republican primary election, among others. Casey stated, "Yesterday, a Blount County grand jury found probable cause that Franc Maloney unlawfully voted in 9, 9 state and federal elections despite not being a U.S. citizen and they returned an indictment of 4 counts of felony fraud." <p> ... <p>"This case shows a foreign national was able to obtain a driver's license, social security number, register to vote, and cast ballots without the system flagging it. That should not happen in our country," said Casey. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:11:21 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290109/yet-another-republican-voter-accused#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290109 discussion, 0.5 daily 290109 https://drudge.com/news/290105/former-police-chief-torched-dozen-houses https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/former-laurel-police-chief-sentenced-for-more-than-a-dozen-arsons-across-maryland/4060705/ Investigators say former police chief David Crawford committed 13 arsons in five Maryland counties over the course of nearly a decade before he was caught in 2021. "If you fired him, you'd be a target," said John McCarthy, the state's attorney for Montgomery County. "If he had a dispute with you over some school board matter, you would become a target." <p>One of those victims was Crawford's own stepson, Justin Scherstrom. Prosecutors say Crawford set fire to his stepson's Clarksburg home multiple times. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:02:03 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290105/former-police-chief-torched-dozen-houses#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290105 discussion, 0.5 daily 290105 https://drudge.com/news/290068/us-paid-32m-five-countries-accept https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in third-country deportation scheme <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqlrhkqai2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig7usulte2abdegb7xbcohcrxb5yg2afk2cracr3gc6ilrbrbqil4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in controversial third-country deportation scheme<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3meqlrhkqai2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Guardian US (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74?ref_src=embed">@us.theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3meqlrhkqai2m?ref_src=embed">Feb 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:33:23 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290068/us-paid-32m-five-countries-accept#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290068 news, 0.5 daily 290068 https://drudge.com/news/290075/ceo-later-owned-school-photo-company https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/13/lifetouch-epstein-files-school-photos-leon-black-apollo/88661298007/ The connection between Lifetouch and the Epstein files ties back to Black, a billionaire and former CEO of Apollo Global Management, which owns Lifetouch's parent company, Shutterfly. Apollo Global Management was not linked to Shutterfly, and therefore Lifetouch, until it acquired Shutterfly in September 2019, one month after Epstein's death. Black left Apollo Global Management in March 2021 amid increased scrutiny about his relationship with Epstein, The New York Times reported. Emails show Epstein's associates arranging meetings between him and Black from 2010 to 2017. Black is also mentioned in an email thread between FBI employees. The email says someone "stated Epstein told her to give Black a massage while Black was naked and that someone stated another female gave Black a massage and he made her perform oral sex." The names of the accuser or accusers are redacted. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:55:10 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290075/ceo-later-owned-school-photo-company#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290075 discussion, 0.5 daily 290075 https://drudge.com/news/290054/fifa-peace-prize-winner-undisputed https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-sparks-health-concerns-with-bizarre-slurring/ "I'm not a big fan of those crazy windmills," Trump said, mimicking a windmill's circular motion with his finger. "They're made in China but not used by China. Let's look for a couple of wind farms in China. See if you can find one." China is the undisputed leader in wind and solar power, according to The Guardian, with nearly twice as much renewable energy under construction as the rest of the world combined. This momentous occasion marks the first time in history the FIFA Peace Prize winner has also been crowned the Undisputed Champion of Clean Coal. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:28:37 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290054/fifa-peace-prize-winner-undisputed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290054 discussion, 0.5 daily 290054 https://drudge.com/news/290010/rfk-jr-nutrition-chatbot-best-foods https://www.404media.co/rfk-jrs-nutrition-chatbot-recommends-best-foods-to-insert-into-your-rectum/ Realfood.gov will happily give you the worst possible advice. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejsv5rati2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiedog2ot7moa346x6ogh773ksrazzo5ffjyvrvp6wqwjjr4mgcxda" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk&#x27;s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information--some of which contradicts the government's new guidelines. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mejsv5rati2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- WIRED (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi?ref_src=embed">@wired.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mejsv5rati2m?ref_src=embed">Feb 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:33:26 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/290010/rfk-jr-nutrition-chatbot-best-foods#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290010 news, 0.5 daily 290010 https://drudge.com/news/289991/immigrants-use-less-welfare-every-income https://www.cato.org/blog/immigrants-use-less-welfare-native-born-americans-same-income?utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign= Immigrants consistently report lower welfare participation than natives for nearly every program across poverty status and the income distribution. My commentary: I appreciate die-hard racists will say "It doesn't matter if they use less welfare, they shouldn't be here in the first place." Thinking this argument must be economically sound, as zero immigrants can only mean zero cost associated with immigrants, and nothing's cheaper than that. <p>Cato addresses that as well. In "Immigrants' Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994"2023" <p>For each year from 1994 to 2023, the US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government. <p>Over that period, immigrants created a cumulative fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion in real 2024 US dollars, including $3.9 trillion in savings on interest on the debt. <p>Without immigrants, US government public debt at all levels would be at least 205 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)"nearly twice its 2023 level. https://www.cato.org/white-paper/immigrants-recent-effects-government-budgets-1994-2023 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:33:07 -0500 snoofy https://drudge.com/news/289991/immigrants-use-less-welfare-every-income#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.289991 news, 0.5 daily 289991