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/295308/nrc-records-unexplained-drones-have-buzzed https://americanbuildout.com/nrc-records-unexplained-drones-buzzed-dozens-of-u-s-nuke-plants-since-24-coming-as-close-as-100-feet-to-one-reactor/ Dozens of unexplained drones flew over and near U.S. nuclear facilities between February 2024 and March 2026, according to records the Nuclear Regulatory Commission made public this week. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xe6ppxf5x6au6wb7ynwg5yr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6umhnheq2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigwmfz3xqf5km5wbpbbilkc43jup3usako3o3x53vaca7vvlity5i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en-US"> Dozens of Unexplained Drones Have Buzzed America&#x27;s Nuclear Plants Since 2024 https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/10/31/1742209/dozens-of-unexplained-drones-have-buzzed-americas-nuclear-plants-since-2024?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xe6ppxf5x6au6wb7ynwg5yr3/post/3mz6umhnheq2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Slashdot (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xe6ppxf5x6au6wb7ynwg5yr3?ref_src=embed">@slashdot.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xe6ppxf5x6au6wb7ynwg5yr3/post/3mz6umhnheq2w?ref_src=embed">1:57 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 31, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:34:01 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295308/nrc-records-unexplained-drones-have-buzzed#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295308 news, 0.5 daily 295308 https://drudge.com/news/295313/nyc-marathon https://abc7ny.com/post/nyc-marathon-record-field-expected-50th-anniversary-run/20004692/ Thousands of runners made their way through all five boroughs on Sunday as the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon brought crowds, cheers and celebrations to New York City. Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:06:16 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295313/nyc-marathon#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295313 discussion, 0.5 daily 295313 https://drudge.com/news/295312/their-doubts-us-grow-gulf-arabs https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/1030/persian-gulf-arabs-security-alliances-europe-asia The Iran war has exposed Gulf Arab states' vulnerabilities, including through their reliance on a U.S. whose priorities are diverging from their own. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:10:26 -0500 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295312/their-doubts-us-grow-gulf-arabs#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295312 discussion, 0.5 daily 295312 https://drudge.com/news/295309/polling-summaries https://www.realclearpolling.com/ The thread link is to the generic site. Below are more specific links ... Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:04 -0500 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295309/polling-summaries#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295309 discussion, 0.5 daily 295309 https://drudge.com/news/295299/voyager-1-gives-controllers-silent https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/30/voyager-1-gives-controllers-the-silent-treatment/5306637 Controllers lost the signal with Voyager 1 on Oct. 18 but it appeared again on Oct. 20. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:3jc4a37umreirp4z6rj37vgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz73mxonmx2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicn33bgyk7iwokyqubxpoebyp4hrwa5nkqvhx5qpn66c3oh4kgczm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Voyager 1 Briefly Goes Silent, Scaring Everyone<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jc4a37umreirp4z6rj37vgt/post/3mz73mxonmx2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Hackaday (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jc4a37umreirp4z6rj37vgt?ref_src=embed">@hackadayofficial.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jc4a37umreirp4z6rj37vgt/post/3mz73mxonmx2o?ref_src=embed">4:02 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 31, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:32:28 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295299/voyager-1-gives-controllers-silent#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295299 news, 0.5 daily 295299 https://drudge.com/news/295303/book-review-hitlers-flood-zone https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hitler-s--flood-the-zone--strategy Timothy Ryback is the author of a number of books, including a particularly interesting and original one on Hitler's book collection. ... His new offering, "53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy," is a readable tour of the remarkable period from Jan. 30, 1933, when Hitler was sworn in as Reich chancellor, to March 23, when he cajoled and bullied the Reichstag to pass an "Enabling Act" solidifying his dictatorial power. The speed and violence of this transition were shocking to everyone. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:10:33 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295303/book-review-hitlers-flood-zone#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295303 discussion, 0.5 daily 295303 https://drudge.com/news/295291/one-russias-last-independent-newspapers https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/10/30/novaya-gazeta-shuts-down-pressure-kremlin/9611793395290/ The editor of one of Russia's last independent newspapers on Friday said the publication would cease operations under pressure from the Kremlin. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3buthitk2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibp32iouhjk6lxjssrqrq7uzdinjb5y7k3yodluuo3c5i6767g3bq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces it is closing, citing pressure from authorities. &quot;Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,&quot; editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a statement published on YouTube<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/post/3mz3buthitk2d?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- AFP News Agency (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e?ref_src=embed">@en.afp.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/post/3mz3buthitk2d?ref_src=embed">3:44 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:31:49 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295291/one-russias-last-independent-newspapers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295291 news, 0.5 daily 295291 https://drudge.com/news/295290/big-oils-profits-soar https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/economy/big-oils-profits-soar-as-iran-war-keeps-drivers-paying-more-at-the-pump Chevron reported third-quarter earnings of $9.9 billion, nearly triple from the $3.5 billion in the third quarter of 2025. ExxonMobil posted a third-quarter profit of $15.4 billion, more than double the $7.5 billion it made a year earlier and just shy of its record quarterly profit from 2022. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:zi7hr45kztpihc5izyge7kkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4ne5q2pu2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigrg2ho6npebheayqs5gxlsdg6qojd4sc5djowg7zxzbro5kqlndy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Gas prices have barely budged for months. On Friday, America's two biggest oil companies showed just how much that's been worth to them.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zi7hr45kztpihc5izyge7kkf/post/3mz4ne5q2pu2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scripps News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zi7hr45kztpihc5izyge7kkf?ref_src=embed">@scrippsnews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zi7hr45kztpihc5izyge7kkf/post/3mz4ne5q2pu2t?ref_src=embed">4:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:30:26 -0500 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295290/big-oils-profits-soar#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295290 news, 0.5 daily 295290 https://drudge.com/news/295281/amazon-puts-camera-its-echo-studio-so https://thenextweb.com/news/amazon-echo-studio-camera-echo-dot-show-16-alexa-devices Amazon has put a camera in its Echo Studio speaker so that Alexa can see what is in front of it. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywpaxm3fd2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihe63knxlr3uo26d6c7wke7t4dg5sivbxtw2zkfmxsth76csylgfq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Amazon Really Put a Camera in Its New Screenless Echo Studio Speaker https://gizmodo.com/echo-studio-with-home-camera-hands-on-2000831291<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mywpaxm3fd2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Gizmodo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2?ref_src=embed">@gizmodo.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mywpaxm3fd2s?ref_src=embed">8:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:33:45 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295281/amazon-puts-camera-its-echo-studio-so#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295281 news, 0.5 daily 295281 https://drudge.com/news/295275/ice-officer-indicted-texas-after-striking https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6184578-ice-agent-texas-houston/ An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who hit and injured a man with a vehicle in Houston, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury in Harris County on Friday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mkwxfz7bq27fpprbuzqiqjxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4qzycaui2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiekh3eajxsi4w7j3biscutukbdjsxpr4bhhndvtgd2jkr3qm3rsbm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A Texas grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on a second-degree aggravated assault charge.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkwxfz7bq27fpprbuzqiqjxd/post/3mz4qzycaui2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- RadarOnline (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkwxfz7bq27fpprbuzqiqjxd?ref_src=embed">@radaronline.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkwxfz7bq27fpprbuzqiqjxd/post/3mz4qzycaui2y?ref_src=embed">5:47 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:30:45 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295275/ice-officer-indicted-texas-after-striking#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295275 news, 0.5 daily 295275 https://drudge.com/news/295271/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their-rhetoric-russia-sources-say-2026-10-30/ Pentagon tells NATO allies, including Baltic states, to keep hawkish Russia talk to a minimum, sources say. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby a key messenger, sources say. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4apnx4j326" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibwwlswyy56zpspmhi2dtmncxjckgrm3qts2yvfxtk3k2shs4grva" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal rejected calls to soften rhetoric on Russia, warning that appeasing dictators brings only humiliation.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3mz4apnx4j326?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- UNITED24 Media (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y?ref_src=embed">@united24media.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3mz4apnx4j326?ref_src=embed">12:55 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:33:48 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295271/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295271 news, 0.5 daily 295271 https://drudge.com/news/295277/states-push-back-trumps-noncitizen https://abcnews.com/US/states-push-back-trumps-noncitizen-voting-claims/story?id=137674801 The Trump administration has warned several states that their voter rolls include noncitizens, but many of those claims haven't held up to scrutiny. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bam3rkdzsg74tx5ddflbgils/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4evtvbh32a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidyxgxam3oueynjiucrubmjwrrat4voks4qyzxzhv63yrpzyyasrq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">NEW: Unions for election administration workers sued the DOJ after it subpoenaed California officials for allegedly facilitating noncitizen voting. They argue the subpoenas underscore a federal election interference attempt disguised as exposing noncitizen voting. https://demdock.com/4A8WUON<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bam3rkdzsg74tx5ddflbgils/post/3mz4evtvbh32a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Democracy Docket (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bam3rkdzsg74tx5ddflbgils?ref_src=embed">@democracydocket.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bam3rkdzsg74tx5ddflbgils/post/3mz4evtvbh32a?ref_src=embed">2:10 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:30:34 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295277/states-push-back-trumps-noncitizen#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295277 news, 0.5 daily 295277 https://drudge.com/news/295289/oped-lot-people-saying https://courthousenews.com/a-lot-of-people-are-saying/ News coverage of Trump misses the point. Sure, he is racist, cruel, ignorant, corrupt and a pawn of Russia. But the reason he's unfit to be president is that he is a loathsome human being. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:22:23 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295289/oped-lot-people-saying#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295289 discussion, 0.5 daily 295289 https://drudge.com/news/295276/bank-america-dont-share-your-banking https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/bank-of-america-kindly-asks-that-you-dont-share-your-banking-password-with-your-ai-assistant/ Financial giant Bank of America is reminding customers to bank safely by kindly not sharing your banking credentials with your AI agent. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vssbm7r3ekpp5uxbfbemjy65/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv6kzawuc2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaaqchzvhdbzi6llnyahlzgkxddifwdc4o6wxhwm4c2kusyrshtmu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">AI agents with access to your bank account should meet strict safety and accountability standards. Congress must make that duty explicit and determine who is liable when agents exceed their authority. www.axios.com/2026/10/22/a ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vssbm7r3ekpp5uxbfbemjy65/post/3myv6kzawuc2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Rep. Sam Liccardo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vssbm7r3ekpp5uxbfbemjy65?ref_src=embed">@liccardo.house.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vssbm7r3ekpp5uxbfbemjy65/post/3myv6kzawuc2y?ref_src=embed">5:28 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:31:58 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/295276/bank-america-dont-share-your-banking#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295276 news, 0.5 daily 295276 https://drudge.com/news/295249/war-strains-kremlin-finances-putin-looks https://apnews.com/article/russia-economy-sanctions-putin-ukraine-fe11a3e6358ff7d153a5f927c501ada0 With Russia's invasion of Ukraine straining on state finances, President Vladimir Putin is reaching for cash to fund his government and the war, squeezing tax revenue from an economy that's increasingly skewed toward the military -- while civilian needs take a back seat. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywpty4okf2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihjpj4ngyy3omizlbd3ntmpndxrmsi7mc7hqsv5dp7xatrhhftfhy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Donald Trump is weighing a plum new gift to Vladimir Putin that would allow the Russian tyrant to strengthen the Kremlin's influence around the world.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mywpty4okf2d?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/3mywpty4okf2d?ref_src=embed">8:10 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:30:35 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/295249/war-strains-kremlin-finances-putin-looks#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295249 news, 0.5 daily 295249