https://drudge.com/user/South_American New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/295391/gavin-newsom-commutes-all-548-sentences https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/california-death-row-newsom-commutation.html Though California hasn't executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlmy5ivsz2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieepofnomvqecl4jpwukegehu27y5vxxlqmlvilsdqjtxu3wneojy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in California to life without parole, saying he opposes &quot;state-sanctioned killing.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mzlmy5ivsz2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NBC News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s?ref_src=embed">@nbcnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mzlmy5ivsz2y?ref_src=embed">2:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:32:31 -0500 south_american https://drudge.com/news/295391/gavin-newsom-commutes-all-548-sentences#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295391 news, 0.5 daily 295391 https://drudge.com/news/295375/why-dems-shouldnt-hold-back-now https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/democrats-midterm-sweep-column-22512069.php?utm_content=cta&sid=67d2ff6ebf2bb676d0096461&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=roundup&utm_campaign=sfgt+%7C+the+daily&stn=nf Drew Magary: I've cobbled together a quick to-do list for our new blue majority government. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:obkjcdbhbxtb6h2p2nesojkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj52kc7vc2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicjvq34ewfs2magtt4dx7lktvwr7xvmq7du3ixrgrjmm26cd7omxq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">About last night&#x27;s blue wave www.sfgate.com/politics/art ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:obkjcdbhbxtb6h2p2nesojkx/post/3mzj52kc7vc2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Drew Magary (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:obkjcdbhbxtb6h2p2nesojkx?ref_src=embed">@drewmagary.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:obkjcdbhbxtb6h2p2nesojkx/post/3mzj52kc7vc2i?ref_src=embed">2:55 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 4, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:32:11 -0500 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295375/why-dems-shouldnt-hold-back-now#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295375 news, 0.5 daily 295375 https://drudge.com/news/295374/californias-first-latino-governor-since https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/trump-and-affordability-loom-over-california-22508358.php?utm_content=hed&sid=67d2ff6ebf2bb676d0096461&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=sfgt%20%7C%20breaking%20news&stn=nf Democrat Xavier Becerra wins California governor's race, defeating Republican Steve Hilton <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhiffcelc2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidp2v52ud5w2vu23gzvn44lnjt2xjamxmmax7o3efquw54madg66u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Breaking News: Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, is the first Latino elected governor of California, The Associated Press said. He defeated Steve Hilton, a Republican and former Fox News host who was endorsed by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mzhiffcelc2c?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/3mzhiffcelc2c?ref_src=embed">11:12 PM &Acirc;&middot; Nov 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:30:59 -0500 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295374/californias-first-latino-governor-since#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295374 news, 0.5 daily 295374 https://drudge.com/news/295344/favorite-popcorn https://www.allrecipes.com/best-microwave-popcorn-taste-test-11778192 Everybody ready? Got my Orville and my comfy slippers all set.... Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:14:14 -0500 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295344/favorite-popcorn#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295344 discussion, 0.5 daily 295344 https://drudge.com/news/295328/new-kind-battery-taking-off https://archive.ph/x0MgT Large batteries that store electricity have revolutionized power grids and car markets. Now some start-ups are betting that "heat batteries" could be just as transformative. Nestled in the cornfields of eastern South Dakota, a new type of battery is running, and some companies are betting the idea could transform the global energy system. Most big batteries store electricity and discharge it as needed, and they have already revolutionized power grids and ushered in an era of electric vehicles. But this battery array, built over the past year by a start-up called Antora Energy, stores large amounts of blistering heat. To charge up, Antora draws surplus electricity from nearby wind farms that would otherwise go to waste, using it to heat carbon blocks to as much as 4,352 degrees Fahrenheit. The blocks stay hot for days, releasing heat on demand to produce steam for a nearby biofuel refinery, replacing the need to burn natural gas and coal. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:01:23 -0500 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295328/new-kind-battery-taking-off#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295328 discussion, 0.5 daily 295328 https://drudge.com/news/295278/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-some https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-australia-uk-and-others-refuse-to-appear-with-russia Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycott <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz624dudo22h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicltmmgpwiwx77hvjvvbwpyos7xlppqvrlwu4yxkmbtb72qqqnpwi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump lackeys had to cancel the "family" photo at the G20 because European diplomats refused to stand with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mz624dudo22h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Chadbourn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt?ref_src=embed">@chadbourn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mz624dudo22h?ref_src=embed">6:03 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 31, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:32:27 -0400 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295278/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-some#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295278 news, 0.5 daily 295278 https://drudge.com/news/295264/pays-1b-riot https://apnews.com/article/france-riots-student-protests-macron-parents-cost-5655523ee7ab8295b47c78caeb958a2e Europe looks past rioters to their parents and the apps in their pockets Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:58:03 -0400 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295264/pays-1b-riot#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295264 discussion, 0.5 daily 295264 https://drudge.com/news/295263/dockworkers-worldwide-strike-against-arms https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/dockworkers-more-than-100-ports-strike-against-arms-shipments-friday-2026-10-29/ Dockworkers in 22 countries will strike on Friday, protesting against war and the use of ports for arms exports in action organisers say could disrupt over 40% of Mediterranean cargo and snarl over $2 billion worth of freight. 'WE WILL NOT WORK FOR WAR' "From planes to tanks, guns to bullets, explosives to ammunition, uniforms to boots, our ports have become replenishing and forwarding bases for war and genocide," unions said at a press conference announcing the strike. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:38:50 -0400 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295263/dockworkers-worldwide-strike-against-arms#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295263 discussion, 0.5 daily 295263 https://drudge.com/news/295231/trump-unwittingly-boosted-green-energy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/opinion/how-trump-unwittingly-boosted-green-energy.html Michael Sonnenfeldt: While Mr. Trump has been able to use his grip on domestic policy to undermine E.V.s, his foreign policy choices have done the opposite. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytfun5mxk2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigsaxqfiqgd6hrcgh7h5hrplkivlbk3zbe4le54y2wbp4rmlkxbgy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Unintended consequences: although Trump is doing everything he can to boost fossil fuels and stymie climate action, the impact of his tariffs, illegal war, and other actions is speeding the global energy transition. @nytopinion.nytimes.com<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/post/3mytfun5mxk2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ross Macfarlane (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6?ref_src=embed">@rossmacfarlane.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/post/3mytfun5mxk2k?ref_src=embed">12:34 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytfun5mxk2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigsaxqfiqgd6hrcgh7h5hrplkivlbk3zbe4le54y2wbp4rmlkxbgy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Unintended consequences: although Trump is doing everything he can to boost fossil fuels and stymie climate action, the impact of his tariffs, illegal war, and other actions is speeding the global energy transition. @nytopinion.nytimes.com<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/post/3mytfun5mxk2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ross Macfarlane (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6?ref_src=embed">@rossmacfarlane.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lyoft4xfbscizd57u6tooq6/post/3mytfun5mxk2k?ref_src=embed">12:34 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:32:31 -0400 South_American https://drudge.com/news/295231/trump-unwittingly-boosted-green-energy#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295231 news, 0.5 daily 295231 https://drudge.com/news/295184/carville-says-he-still-believes-trump https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6166328-carville-trump-easter-2026-midterms/ Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down Wednesday on his prediction that President Trump will leave office by Easter next year. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mygg3tni5z2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibpi7a7mcb7vudic5drex3gagjymjph4fro7s6pbqrnriofxwjheu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Laura Ingraham Challenges James Carville To Wager on His Prediction That Trump Will Quit: 'I Will Put a Huge Amount of Money on This'<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mygg3tni5z2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mediaite (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi?ref_src=embed">@mediaite.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mygg3tni5z2t?ref_src=embed">8:33 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:30:40 -0400 south_american https://drudge.com/news/295184/carville-says-he-still-believes-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295184 news, 0.5 daily 295184 https://drudge.com/news/295186/solar-becoming-bigger-than-nuclear https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20261023-how-solar-became-bigger-than-nuclear "It's offensively cheap" After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2iv3f7svsfxfr5r53bgymkjk/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrm4ot75s2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihpaivzyqpqi5a4vft5ihroob5xtmovqomiuizy37ak3izdwneymi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world&#x27;s power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2iv3f7svsfxfr5r53bgymkjk/post/3myrm4ot75s2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jan Rosenow (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2iv3f7svsfxfr5r53bgymkjk?ref_src=embed">@janrosenow.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2iv3f7svsfxfr5r53bgymkjk/post/3myrm4ot75s2p?ref_src=embed">7:20 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:30:38 -0400 south_american https://drudge.com/news/295186/solar-becoming-bigger-than-nuclear#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295186 news, 0.5 daily 295186 https://drudge.com/news/294916/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-and-arrested https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/ice-agent-shot-fresno.html A woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkuv2ed4b2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidknfjcwaweojv26eopecfpusb6ynhoynyenf4cr4tcsfwrbid7sm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">US man shoots off-duty ICE agent who allegedly attacked him and daughter<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mxkuv2ed4b2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Guardian (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni?ref_src=embed">@theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mxkuv2ed4b2l?ref_src=embed">9:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 10, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:33:04 -0400 south_american https://drudge.com/news/294916/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-and-arrested#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294916 news, 0.5 daily 294916 https://drudge.com/news/294915/trump-says-ukraine-needs-new-leader https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/ukraine-russia-strikes-war-trump-diesel-deal-zelenskyy US president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxk3e565yv2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibwwffkqigt6ee3cwt5sn5tispgxpf2a5bpyt4zseywdwf7r374dy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump says Zelenskyy 'better damn well stop&#x27; attacks on Russian oil refineries, calls for new Ukrainian leader politi.co/4yGCP1I<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/post/3mxk3e565yv2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Politico (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob?ref_src=embed">@politico.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yf6hctt2ug3qyfty4in64yob/post/3mxk3e565yv2e?ref_src=embed">2:06 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 10, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:31:17 -0400 south_american https://drudge.com/news/294915/trump-says-ukraine-needs-new-leader#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294915 news, 0.5 daily 294915 https://drudge.com/news/294831/cuba-waiting-rubio https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/rubio-miami-republicans-cuba/688856/ Nine months ago, regime change in Cuba appeared imminent. Then reality set in. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyxviptfyic2lvuorkr5yy3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6tfd7qcd2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjn6lnqf6x3kwj5y5lzrzzvggbmzcwif3yvo7p55gdmbzse7ufnm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Cubans in Miami have tried to reach Marco Rubio through church services, party invitations, and prom dates, Kevin Sieff reports, and everyone has the same question: What's his plan for regime change?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyxviptfyic2lvuorkr5yy3y/post/3mx6tfd7qcd2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Atlantic (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyxviptfyic2lvuorkr5yy3y?ref_src=embed">@theatlantic.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyxviptfyic2lvuorkr5yy3y/post/3mx6tfd7qcd2w?ref_src=embed">2:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:33:00 -0400 South_American https://drudge.com/news/294831/cuba-waiting-rubio#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294831 news, 0.5 daily 294831 https://drudge.com/news/294829/conservatives-furious-steve-hilton-ad https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/steve-hilton-ad-lgbtq-22463246.php?utm_content=cta&sid=67d2ff6ebf2bb676d0096461&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=briefing&utm_campaign=sfgt%20%7C%20the%20nightly&stn=nf Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is angering conservatives with a new online ad that racked up millions of views over the weekend. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvcsg5ty22e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiewcsebx5656ife277q4pxbndemqavet5eicdfkhjemx7vlkfbnfa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">What the hell did I just watch h/t @mcnietzsche.bsky.social<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mwvcsg5ty22e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Pearkes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp?ref_src=embed">@peark.es</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mwvcsg5ty22e?ref_src=embed">7:54 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:31:35 -0400 south_american https://drudge.com/news/294829/conservatives-furious-steve-hilton-ad#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294829 news, 0.5 daily 294829