https://drudge.com/user/Truthhurts New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/295103/ramaswamy-reaches-record-low-character-w https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2026/10/21/vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton-ad-mother-reaction As Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on his controversial ad attacking Amy Acton, backlash has grown to include Democrats, Republicans and political commentators across the country. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfxiljij22f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibootas2x2nnpzjpd7d3utjvabwzqs2tbmex7iqxpa2tgl7gtib4i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Sen Jon Husted (R-OH) criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy over ad criticizing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton for having been raped by her stepfather as a child. Republicans across Ohio are distancing themselves from Ramaswamy over the ad, although JD Vance is embracing it.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3myfxiljij22f?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/3myfxiljij22f?ref_src=embed">4:12 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:31:30 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/295103/ramaswamy-reaches-record-low-character-w#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295103 news, 0.5 daily 295103 https://drudge.com/news/295083/piggy-attempting-steal-election https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmqPLYht22g Trump is setting in motion a series of events to invalidate and coerce the outcome of the midterms. If he succeeds, the iron doors of fascism will slam shut. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:10:54 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/295083/piggy-attempting-steal-election#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295083 discussion, 0.5 daily 295083 https://drudge.com/news/294957/ilhan-omar-17th-democrat-targeted https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ilhan-omar-becomes-17th-democrat-probed-during-trump-s-second-term/ar-AA2eaJie?uxmode=ruby&ctsrc=dgst&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=NMTS&cvid=6aced87447f14f828d2ec6ab3ea1c8b3&ei=69 Democratic Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, whose home was raided by immigration agents this week as part of a federal criminal investigation into her, has become the 17th Democrat to be probed during President Donald Trump's second term. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:gzrecn3lwymykpn5qg47n2is/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxovcjvoyk24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifrkxxyulmqvygrwgflu242aapxmwag6tzq3cdvw3g5mzfpls75r4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I'm ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.</p> -- Ilhan Omar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gzrecn3lwymykpn5qg47n2is?ref_src=embed">@ilhanmn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gzrecn3lwymykpn5qg47n2is/post/3mxovcjvoyk24?ref_src=embed">12:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:31:33 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294957/ilhan-omar-17th-democrat-targeted#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294957 news, 0.5 daily 294957 https://drudge.com/news/294937/hormuz-and-looming-economic-crisis https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hormuz-and-the-looming-economic-catastrophe/ The Trump administration is missing the bigger picture. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnbu7pth52k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigyawizztyj2x76pyqghde33vsy33zqhqwghsaknbqijfizzyuhme" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Annie Andrews: &quot;[Darline Graham] has had the option to vote to stop the war three times, but she continues to vote to continue it ... I don&#x27;t know how you can stand on this stage and say you want to get out of the war when you are the one with the power to vote to end the war.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mxnbu7pth52k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Bulwark (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh?ref_src=embed">@thebulwark.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mxnbu7pth52k?ref_src=embed">8:41 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:30:52 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294937/hormuz-and-looming-economic-crisis#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294937 news, 0.5 daily 294937 https://drudge.com/news/294886/trump-accounts-were-good-idea-he-just https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-accounts-were-a-good-idea-trump-turned-icky Our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxifer64br2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid732z5fvnolz72rfwhnab6i3iitfthljipskthxrbmzp42titg3y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;Not only are families barred from rejecting donated shares at the outset, they are also prohibited from selling those unwanted shares, in most cases for at least five years.&quot; You could call it a five-year plan.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mxifer64br2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Bulwark (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh?ref_src=embed">@thebulwark.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mxifer64br2w?ref_src=embed">10:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 9, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:33:12 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294886/trump-accounts-were-good-idea-he-just#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294886 news, 0.5 daily 294886 https://drudge.com/news/294883/megyn-kelly-says-cornell-victim-not https://www.ms.now/opinion/megyn-kelly-cornell-jane-doe-hypocrite The authentic Kelly was on full display on her podcast Monday, when she offered a cruel and catty assessment of the body of a young woman she believes is the "Jane Doe" ... Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:32:18 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294883/megyn-kelly-says-cornell-victim-not#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294883 news, 0.5 daily 294883 https://drudge.com/news/294869/kimberly-guilfoyles-demand-cash-off https://www.thedailybeast.com/kimberly-guilfoyles-demand-for-cash-off-the-books-exposed The U.S. ambassador to Greece has been busted begging for $100,000, a new report claims. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bdvnkv3wu5kgtmvto4xsp6on/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxf6glmbmc2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieh6gv3iygvg7nbbunlube7k7jgmklcwmhy3454cq67mm6wg6gw4a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;She was really trying to scam me, and she thought I was a sucker. My whole relationship with her, she thought I was some kind of like googly eyed, oo Mar-a-Lago Trumpworld sucker. And I&#x27;m not! I&#x27;m a midwest farm boy ... you couldn&#x27;t pay me to go back to Mar-a-Lago.&quot; www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij2X ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdvnkv3wu5kgtmvto4xsp6on/post/3mxf6glmbmc2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jake Lahut (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdvnkv3wu5kgtmvto4xsp6on?ref_src=embed">@jakelahut.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdvnkv3wu5kgtmvto4xsp6on/post/3mxf6glmbmc2b?ref_src=embed">3:18 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:31:30 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294869/kimberly-guilfoyles-demand-cash-off#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294869 news, 0.5 daily 294869 https://drudge.com/news/294866/ireland-and-france-do-americans-cant https://www.irishpost.com/news/protests-across-britain-in-solidarity-with-garvaghy-road-residents-314187 PROTESTS have taken place across Britain in support of the Garvaghy Road residents who are blocking a planned march through their area in Co. Armagh by the Orange Order. A demonstration has been underway along the road in Portadown for more than a week, after legal challenges failed to overturn a ruling from the Parades Commission allowing the march to go ahead for the first time in 28 years. More than 15,000 people made their way to Garvaghy Road to protest against the march over the weekend. https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/europe-student-protests-france-belgium <p>Police and protesters clashed in Lige, Belgium, on Wednesday as student anger over education costs and school conditions grew, echoing massive protests in neighboring France. <p>Why it matters: The protests are exposing broader anger across Europe over school funding and classroom conditions. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:52:00 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294866/ireland-and-france-do-americans-cant#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294866 discussion, 0.5 daily 294866 https://drudge.com/news/294701/8-marines-injured-during-iranian-attack https://www.military.com/eight-marines-injured-with-smoke-inhalation-and-possible-tbi-in-previously-unreported-iranian-attack Eight Marines Injured With Smoke Inhalation and Possible TBIs in Previously Unreported Iranian Attack <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlcwm6mw72c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif5n47edsnsk3qxrgswsvllkuh363wuqi3uqgwg5abtni4dyy5yne" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A group of eight Marines was injured when an Iranian missile struck a ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, it has been revealed.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mwlcwm6mw72c?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/3mwlcwm6mw72c?ref_src=embed">8:29 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:30:51 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294701/8-marines-injured-during-iranian-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294701 news, 0.5 daily 294701 https://drudge.com/news/294709/did-piggy-reignite-troubles https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmqlwn60yyq9o The main parties involved in a parading dispute in Northern Ireland are still in a stalemate, following a day of political talks and heated exchanges at Stormont. Members of the Orange Order are still waiting to begin their permitted parade, which was due to take place on Sunday morning, and walk down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Protesters blocked the road at the weekend and after meeting the Northern Ireland secretary, a representative of the road's residents said the Orange Order should focus on a different route. The Drumcree parade, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland's history, was due to go ahead for the first time in 30 years after legal challenges. Piggy said on September 12 that he would "love to see" a united Ireland and believed it was "going to happen eventually, <p>2 weeks later the 2 sides are at each other again, petrol bombs are flying <p>EVERYTHING PIGGY TOUCHES DIES Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:20 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294709/did-piggy-reignite-troubles#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294709 discussion, 0.5 daily 294709 https://drudge.com/news/294633/should-biggest-story-america https://www.13abc.com/2026/09/15/trump-blames-biden-administration-handling-assassination-attempt-pennsylvania-campaign-rally/ President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of being behind the 2024 attempt to assassinate him in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a social media post Tuesday, Trump called it a "Democrat plot." He also called out former President Joe Biden and accused former FBI director Christopher Wray of mishandling the investigation. The president of the US is accusing his political rivals of attempting to assassinate him. <p>This is insane that it is not wall to wall news coverage <p>Either Piggy has some information that leads him to draw this conclusion, then WOW <p>OR <p>Piggy is lying and is certifiably crazy and should be removed, immediately <p>It is insane that we allow this to be normalized and just go "oh well" <p>When we all well know that Piggy will use this lie to target his rivals Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:14:04 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294633/should-biggest-story-america#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294633 discussion, 0.5 daily 294633 https://drudge.com/news/294223/us-strike-iran-ends-month-long-break https://news.antiwar.com/2026/08/30/us-bombs-irans-larak-island-irgc-vows-response/ The US on Sunday bombed Iran's Larak Island, a small island off the coast of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known US strikes on Iranian territory in more than a month. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ck7aajho5ziqo6lrs64rm4oc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufn4ldl2p2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreict7jjzsjktffs3phzume6wvde3flkzwnhlpcxmqjducc2yr3fb5m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Iran fires drone strike at UAE in new wave of retaliation<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ck7aajho5ziqo6lrs64rm4oc/post/3mufn4ldl2p2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" New York Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ck7aajho5ziqo6lrs64rm4oc?ref_src=embed">@nypost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ck7aajho5ziqo6lrs64rm4oc/post/3mufn4ldl2p2v?ref_src=embed">3:25 PM Aug 31, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:42:02 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/294223/us-strike-iran-ends-month-long-break#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294223 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294223 https://drudge.com/news/293898/dod-wants-15-trillion-defense-budget-us https://www.military.com/dod-wants-15-trillion-defense-budget-as-us-borrowed-18-trillion-past-10-months The United States borrowed $1.8 trillion in the first ten months of Fiscal Year 2026, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7xvbejus23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidttilbrtlvnaxyode5uukgfkj7dwo5v5uybczdcdixbla27ktfh4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">U.S. military spending could soon hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that have routinely price-gouged the government, according to investigations. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed eight straight audits. Hello?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mq7xvbejus23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Robert Reich (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2?ref_src=embed">@rbreich.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mq7xvbejus23?ref_src=embed">11:41 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 9, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:33:37 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/293898/dod-wants-15-trillion-defense-budget-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293898 news, 0.5 daily 293898 https://drudge.com/news/293717/coming-assault-pro-choice https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080526_blanche_abortion/ag-nominee-todd-blanche-tells-faith-leaders-he-will-take-action-restrict-abortion-drug-access/ AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access His remarks signal the Justice Department could target mail-order abortion pills, which activists have long sought to ban <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a23utge5gk6ckgm3ypx3weyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbb43gjh22r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidf4jnnikr4ddgpelr2kdfznfexd54o2erlowujcc7i2fs56heloa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote "so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state." Those were his own words to anti-abortion extremists. Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a23utge5gk6ckgm3ypx3weyr/post/3msbb43gjh22r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Senator Patty Murray (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a23utge5gk6ckgm3ypx3weyr?ref_src=embed">@murray.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a23utge5gk6ckgm3ypx3weyr/post/3msbb43gjh22r?ref_src=embed">10:49 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 4, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:33:13 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/293717/coming-assault-pro-choice#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293717 news, 0.5 daily 293717 https://drudge.com/news/293681/senate-leaders-reach-deal-avert https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-leaders-reach-deal-avert-shutdown-2026-elections-rcna590564 Funding currently expires at the end of Sept. 30, triggering a full government shutdown on Oct. 1 if Congress fails to act. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7bq4o2fn2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie4fditnj7gllpimpxyuwod7l7cdupfj3fifgsmo7h6otvlsosmle" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. n.pr/4wbhRqx<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ln72v57ivz2g46uqf4xxqiuh/post/3mr7bq4o2fn2o?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/3mr7bq4o2fn2o?ref_src=embed">10:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:30:19 -0400 truthhurts https://drudge.com/news/293681/senate-leaders-reach-deal-avert#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293681 news, 0.5 daily 293681