https://drudge.com/user/lamplighter New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294266/house-intel-warns-ai-could-next https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/national-security-house-intelligence-committee-ai-china-hacking/ A House Intelligence Committee report warns artificial intelligence could become the same kind of blind spot that led to the September 11 attacks. The report cites testimony from Benjamin Buchanan, a Johns Hopkins professor and former White House Special Advisor for Artificial Intelligence on the National Security Council, who compared AI to the 9/11 Commission's original finding that the attacks stemmed from a "failure of imagination." Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:29:01 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294266/house-intel-warns-ai-could-next#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294266 discussion, 0.5 daily 294266 https://drudge.com/news/294264/brain-implant-korea-just-controlled https://www.sciencealert.com/a-brain-implant-in-korea-was-just-controlled-from-the-us Could a scientist intervene in a brain experiment on the other side of the world without leaving their desk? Researchers have now demonstrated that possibility by sending commands from Chicago to a wireless brain implant in Daejeon, South Korea, 10,596 kilometers (6,584 miles) away Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:36:14 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294264/brain-implant-korea-just-controlled#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294264 discussion, 0.5 daily 294264 https://drudge.com/news/294258/raindrops-tiny-lightning-bolts https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/raindrops-are-tiny-lightning-bolts-and-theyre-corroding-cars-study-finds/ The standard explanation for why rain causes corrosion is that water carries dissolved salts and acids to a surface, constant drumming of raindrops abrades whatever protective coating is on it, and oxygen does the rest. Nearly all our tools to prevent this -- paints, polymer films, or oxide layers -- are built around this idea. But we've apparently been missing something important about the rain. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:51:28 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294258/raindrops-tiny-lightning-bolts#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294258 discussion, 0.5 daily 294258 https://drudge.com/news/294255/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-john-roberts-dissent-01057685 The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to press on with his White House ballroom project -- over a strident objection from Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's liberal wing. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:40:11 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294255/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294255 discussion, 0.5 daily 294255 https://drudge.com/news/294238/atlanta-suburb-shared-flock-data-more https://www.wired.com/story/how-an-atlanta-suburb-ended-up-sharing-flock-data-with-more-than-2000-organizations/ Alpharetta, a prosperous suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, is home to about 67,000 people, served by about 120 local police officers. It also hosts several dozen cameras sold by Flock Safety ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5qjcfeas2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigsf6mjvw6sq7plobc5k6bnsaimo52aakyrkoqfc2w65x7ua4jepm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from public records requests. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/how-an ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mu5qjcfeas2x?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/3mu5qjcfeas2x?ref_src=embed">12:05 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:32:17 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294238/atlanta-suburb-shared-flock-data-more#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294238 news, 0.5 daily 294238 https://drudge.com/news/294172/judge-blocks-trumps-mail-voting-plan https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/27/judge-blocks-trumps-mail-in-voting-plan-again-01053826 U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani paused the Trump administration's plan to use the Postal Service to limit the delivery of ballots. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muck7xk6uk2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreialssmvryhsmxq2ocnfslxcdsitrdxeimquyj5mumc7pnwicoh4li" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BOOM Judge Indira Talwani blocked Trump&#x27;s ballot rule nationwide. Nobody has put a single piece of mail ballot fraud evidence in front of her. It&#x27;s on page 10. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-went ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3muck7xk6uk2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Dworkin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv?ref_src=embed">@dworkin.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t57zckxuo4v6t53fjp7j7mcv/post/3muck7xk6uk2m?ref_src=embed">9:56 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:33:55 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294172/judge-blocks-trumps-mail-voting-plan#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294172 news, 0.5 daily 294172 https://drudge.com/news/294215/court-rules-states-can-regulate-prediction https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6058357-ninth-circuit-prediction-markets-kalshi-states-cftc/ The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling and sportsbooks, dealing a heavy blow to the industry. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ji7lroxun3yvv2pxhcf7jqsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3n2itcrc2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicalwlxawayvorm7ewcj2yaa2ly4n2ne4jqv4mbdqusbdkdmhsmra" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Junior warns red state AGs to leave his new cash cows alone. Don&#x27;t go after the prediction markets! www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/t ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ji7lroxun3yvv2pxhcf7jqsn/post/3mu3n2itcrc2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Khashoggi&#x27;s Ghost (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ji7lroxun3yvv2pxhcf7jqsn?ref_src=embed">@urocklive1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ji7lroxun3yvv2pxhcf7jqsn/post/3mu3n2itcrc2a?ref_src=embed">3:58 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:30:48 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294215/court-rules-states-can-regulate-prediction#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294215 news, 0.5 daily 294215 https://drudge.com/news/294235/6-7-muslim-countries-seek-join-mecca https://en.sarabangla.net/diplomacy/post-23724/6-7-muslim-countries-seek-to-join-mecca-defence-pact-pakistan/ Pakistan says six to seven more Muslim-majority countries are interested in joining the Mecca Defence Pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Trkiye. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar disclosed the information on Monday ahead of a meeting of the top diplomats of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Trkiye in Istanbul. According to Bloomberg, Dar previously said in a speech in the United Kingdom that work was underway to establish a framework to facilitate the accession of other countries to the pact. He did not disclose the names of the interested countries. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:04:52 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294235/6-7-muslim-countries-seek-join-mecca#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294235 discussion, 0.5 daily 294235 https://drudge.com/news/294233/oped-trump-misread-room-ice https://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/ice-trump-danbury-polls-22407252.php Let me apologize in advance for what I'm about to do: treat the ICE arrests in Connecticut as a political and public opinion question. What they are, at a more visceral level, are manifestations of the Trump administration's gift for transforming a normal day into a tragedy. There's a special strain of internal ugliness that one needs to arrest a parent in front of his children at a school bus stop. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:27:03 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294233/oped-trump-misread-room-ice#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294233 discussion, 0.5 daily 294233 https://drudge.com/news/294231/pentagon-hires-conservative-veterans https://www.military.com/pentagon-hires-conservative-veterans-influencers-into-inspecified-roles The Pentagon has reportedly hired conservative military veterans with large social media followings to unspecified government positions. The Washington Post reported late Sunday that the Pentagon hired two conservative commentators -- Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel with more than 135,000 X followers, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel with 620,000 X followers -- to work in Anthony Tata, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:46:09 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294231/pentagon-hires-conservative-veterans#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294231 discussion, 0.5 daily 294231 https://drudge.com/news/294166/federal-judge-rejects-h-2a-wage-changes https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2026/08/27/trump-administrations-h-2a-wage-rule A federal judge in California on Wednesday invalidated a Trump administration rule that could potentially lower wages to foreign guest workers by as much as a projected $2.46 billion annually. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62tdwkvk2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigajpafxedmlkdqgrm7x4be3se6ausx3dtpfrtbv2uto6vrtwy4ji" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Judge Says Trump H-2A Wage Rule Could Hurt American Farmworkers 1/2<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/post/3mu62tdwkvk2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- United Farm Workers (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy?ref_src=embed">@ufw.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/post/3mu62tdwkvk2j?ref_src=embed">3:09 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:32:14 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294166/federal-judge-rejects-h-2a-wage-changes#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294166 news, 0.5 daily 294166 https://drudge.com/news/294165/trumps-maga-inc-host-first-public-event https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/27/congress/maga-inc-michigan-event-midterms-jd-vance-01053671 Republicans have been eager for the group to start spending its massive war chest ahead of the general election. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rrfwruhud4ovela3oe6isre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ofhxpmo2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib5nxzp2aoslg5oqut4y5uht2nilmyinnyt6mzgrhf2tjtdyirrhq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Follow the money. Three days after being awarded an annual contract of $165 million to run US concentration camps, the GEO Group donated more than $1.4 million to MAGA Inc. (a super PAC run by Trump's allies).<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rrfwruhud4ovela3oe6isre5/post/3mu6ofhxpmo2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Indivisible (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rrfwruhud4ovela3oe6isre5?ref_src=embed">@indivisible.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rrfwruhud4ovela3oe6isre5/post/3mu6ofhxpmo2b?ref_src=embed">9:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:31:13 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294165/trumps-maga-inc-host-first-public-event#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294165 news, 0.5 daily 294165 https://drudge.com/news/294161/florida-catholics-reject-state-ags-demand https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/catholic-bishops-tell-florida-theres-no-religious-reason-for-vaccine-exemptions/ Florida's attorney general got a fiery rebuke and some ecclesiastical schooling from the state's Catholic bishops after he boldly threatened to block funding to Catholic schools ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wxah4qzzxfjfdcsg2i62p3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkm2ld3ds2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifgzhq3ugzmijyiot55ecyjrcxxaokenfvvkmx3gd4itiptckfrw4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Trump Admin has abruptly canceled an $11M contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between the Catholic Church and the U.S. government dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wxah4qzzxfjfdcsg2i62p3mx/post/3mjkm2ld3ds2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Juan Escalante (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wxah4qzzxfjfdcsg2i62p3mx?ref_src=embed">@juanescalante.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wxah4qzzxfjfdcsg2i62p3mx/post/3mjkm2ld3ds2n?ref_src=embed">3:13 PM &Acirc;&middot; Apr 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:33:06 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294161/florida-catholics-reject-state-ags-demand#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294161 news, 0.5 daily 294161 https://drudge.com/news/294220/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-01055989 The Trump administration is shuttering research projects key to the federal government's fight against cyclospora, the foodborne parasite sickening thousands of Americans this summer. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4mtxbwb2bss5s7awrh3m6dug/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdytmjric2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieefngxfx2zxdf2okhipjyl52s3wbkdzxgepdmlxbwqu2uibln45m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses. As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4mtxbwb2bss5s7awrh3m6dug/post/3lxdytmjric2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ian Weissman, DO (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4mtxbwb2bss5s7awrh3m6dug?ref_src=embed">@drianweissman.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4mtxbwb2bss5s7awrh3m6dug/post/3lxdytmjric2t?ref_src=embed">10:39 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 26, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:31:40 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294220/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294220 news, 0.5 daily 294220 https://drudge.com/news/294211/progs-learning-hard-way https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/fox-news-progressives-interviews-01053420 The surging Democratic left is taking its ideology onto America's preeminent conservative network, and at times showing some growing pains. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:04:01 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294211/progs-learning-hard-way#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294211 discussion, 0.5 daily 294211