https://drudge.com/user/jpw New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/293221/actor-sam-neill-dies https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5891505/actor-sam-neill-dies Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" to playing Holly Hunter's husband in "The Piano," has died. He was 78. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqizwzog3223" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicajvbvt66hk4ibrrk3y5j7qbt5ub3scthyx3dmbywmr5jcfoos7i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">RIP Sam Neill<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3mqizwzog3223?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy?ref_src=embed">@the-independent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3mqizwzog3223?ref_src=embed">2:12 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:33:49 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/293221/actor-sam-neill-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293221 news, 0.5 daily 293221 https://drudge.com/news/292655/secretary-dhs-mullin-lets-throw-out https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/let-s-throw-out-the-constitution-mullin-shares-dhs-plans-ahead-of-midterms/ar-AA25CtBO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=6a2ee4d6fcec4e9983b061702d1e9142&ei=12 Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin said he's willing to go to extreme lengths to fight the nonexistent scourge of voter fraud in the upcoming midterm elections. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moaulankdb2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia66i3uqaqvdlpe6h3evmx77vrcyb5l6rx65bkzx2vphed2ojwia4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">HUNT: The Heritage Foundation has documented a total of 25 instances of prosecution for voter fraud where citizenship was an issue. Just 25. MARKWAYNE MULLIN: 25 is 25 too many. It&#x27;s kinda like one individual who dies from the hands of an illegal is one too many.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3moaulankdb2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3moaulankdb2k?ref_src=embed">9:24 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:30:42 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292655/secretary-dhs-mullin-lets-throw-out#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292655 news, 0.5 daily 292655 https://drudge.com/news/292656/warning-trumps-rolling-coup-already https://substack.com/home/post/p-201085220 Robert Reich publishes writings by Richard Gephardt, who represented Missouri in the United States House from 1977 to 2005, who lays out the case that Trump is preparing for a coup:"No statute authorizes the federal government to treat protected political speech as terrorism; NPSM-7 does it anyway. It tasked the FBI, the IRS and the Treasury Department with tracking the funding sources and supporters of organizations suspected of directly or indirectly facilitating political unrest, with no reference to the First Amendment." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwnfrfd322e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigj4wxfkvnddxpglbrmfov4qfqaryx3v756rxoy6itfjrjuk3fysq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">New in PN: MAGA&#x27;s kayfabe meltdown over California primary &quot;It's worth paying attention when Trump and his supporters start making the same provably false claims about the upcoming midterms -- particularly because the guardrails that stopped Trump from succeeding in his coup in 2020 are now gone.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mnwnfrfd322e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mnwnfrfd322e?ref_src=embed">7:49 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 10, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:30:57 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292656/warning-trumps-rolling-coup-already#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292656 news, 0.5 daily 292656 https://drudge.com/news/292576/may-inflation-spikes-42 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/cpi-inflation-report-may-2026.html Inflation accelerated in May as rising energy costs contributed to pain for consumers, though underlying pressures were less intense. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:11:43 -0400 Jpw https://drudge.com/news/292576/may-inflation-spikes-42#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292576 0.5 daily 292576 https://drudge.com/news/292223/dnc-releases-2024-autopsy-report https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/dnc-releases-2024-autopsy-chair-apologizing-creating-even-bigger-distr-rcna345963 Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Thursday released the party's autopsy report on the 2024 election after facing intense pressure to do so. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmexwuv6xs2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibegfrynjmktl35o2u6dkig7wjhip65hgaz7ln35lsw7gvuxv3dqe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">DNC autopsy report that wasn't www.motherjones.com/politics/202 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/post/3mmexwuv6xs2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Clara Jeffery (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s?ref_src=embed">@clarajeffery.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/post/3mmexwuv6xs2o?ref_src=embed">1:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 24 May 2026 15:33:16 -0400 Jpw https://drudge.com/news/292223/dnc-releases-2024-autopsy-report#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292223 news, 0.5 daily 292223 https://drudge.com/news/292257/suspect-killed-after-opening-fire-secret https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwp82ye4y3o Footage shared by ABC News correspondent Selina Wang showed her taking cover as a volley of bangs could be heard ringing out across the White House's north lawn. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkiw3wv7s2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigz53njrhijf5573cqwavao7te3kfnu7fbrga6wald42jbpdultle" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">ABC White House Correspondent Selina Wang was recording at the White House when she heard gunshots and took cover.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mmkiw3wv7s2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Phil Lewis (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau?ref_src=embed">@phillewis.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mmkiw3wv7s2k?ref_src=embed">6:32 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 24 May 2026 12:32:23 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292257/suspect-killed-after-opening-fire-secret#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292257 news, 0.5 daily 292257 https://drudge.com/news/292205/legal-experts-sound-alarm-trumps https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/legal-experts-sound-the-alarm-on-trump-s-illegal-irs-bailout/ar-AA23IZdw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=6a0f0bf75f564650a88fec4258bfaf7a&ei=13 After Donald Trump sued his own administration for $10 billion, pitting his personal lawyers against the Department of Justice, the president was gifted a broad, single-page document that gives him sweeping immunity from tax crimes. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf6lzxais2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaijoyybadrpsvu7pcdnubwh3g7a52ppmtebupusn5xval5grraya" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I wrote about Trumps corruption in light of the extortionate IRS "settlement." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7/post/3mmf6lzxais2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Moira Donegan (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7?ref_src=embed">@moiradonegan.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7/post/3mmf6lzxais2g?ref_src=embed">3:44 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 22 May 2026 23:32:14 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292205/legal-experts-sound-alarm-trumps#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292205 news, 0.5 daily 292205 https://drudge.com/news/292160/trump-dept-energy-releasing-53-million https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/united-states-energy-department-oil-barrels-strategic-patroleum-reserve-release/507-f8ab65ec-b3a3-424d-9228-075e377cf43c The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday plans to release more than 53 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm62l54mws2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6egkpp2nec3v3zw22gx4pfmmpboyge6hqrv4viusalkk5bwxbvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump burning through our Strategic Oil Reserve as fast as he possibly can just to try and keep gas prices under $5 .<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?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/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">7:43 PM May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:24 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292160/trump-dept-energy-releasing-53-million#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292160 news, 0.5 daily 292160 https://drudge.com/news/292192/ex-google-ceo-booed-during-commencement https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/arizona-students-boo-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-as-he-talks-about-ai-during-graduation-speech/ar-AA23n6cV?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=6a0dfef020734addadf19f3075c6db0a&ei=17 Boos rang out during the University of Arizona's graduation ceremony on Friday as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke about a topic that is maybe a little sensitive for those about to enter the workforce: AI. While other speakers received cheers and applause, Schmidt's speech about the impact of modern technology on society struck a nerve. Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:23 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292192/ex-google-ceo-booed-during-commencement#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292192 discussion, 0.5 daily 292192 https://drudge.com/news/292190/reason-world-thinks-maga-really https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek7HbhfVqLE Speaks for itself. Wed, 20 May 2026 14:36:33 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292190/reason-world-thinks-maga-really#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292190 discussion, 0.5 daily 292190 https://drudge.com/news/292035/my-ambition-change-country-aoc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-presidential-run Rcade saved clownshack's a&& by closing the last one. Let's let him continue showing what an uninformed, childish fool he is. Wed, 13 May 2026 16:39:58 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292035/my-ambition-change-country-aoc#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292035 discussion, 0.5 daily 292035