https://drudge.com/user/lee_the_agent New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294099/cia-director-flies-unannounced-moscow https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/mystery-us-military-plane-lands-moscow-rcna594262 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he didn't have information about the U.S. government aircraft that landed in Russia. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwdeknrms2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifzgmjhtnll4cou2dn2i7l6licbj3v2vcne4shiohrgwjdf6hfp2i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Russia to hold unspecified talks in Moscow, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mtwdeknrms2v?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/3mtwdeknrms2v?ref_src=embed">1:21 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:31:03 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294099/cia-director-flies-unannounced-moscow#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294099 news, 0.5 daily 294099 https://drudge.com/news/294107/dolly-parton-dies https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dolly-parton-county-music-icon-dies-80-rcna236277 Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the "Queen of Country" music, a Hollywood star, and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced on Tuesday. Parton was 80. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9govup-IG3c]] Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:19:02 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294107/dolly-parton-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294107 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294107 https://drudge.com/news/293637/national-debt-hits-40-trillion https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/john-adams-made-terrifying-prediction-america-close-proving-him-correct Trump alone is responsible for 28.6% of it -- more than any other president in history. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3zm4qdts27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigshzbhhs6dq7f35io6ee3wizrwgxr3xx7fnkypyw744odwhvthka" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"Let me give you a line published by the AP yesterday: The U.S. government has spent $827 billion so far this fiscal year to service the national debt, more than it has devoted to national defense.'" <p>Trump and the GOP Congress: More for debt than for defense. <p>open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/post/3ms3zm4qdts27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Bill Kristol (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv?ref_src=embed">@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/post/3ms3zm4qdts27?ref_src=embed">8:52 AM Aug 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:48:49 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293637/national-debt-hits-40-trillion#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293637 news breaking, 0.5 daily 293637 https://drudge.com/news/293577/trump-says-covid-vaccine-rousing-success https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117003098657536803 Trump telling all of you that the covid vaccine was a SPECTACULAR SUCCESS. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtamtlxkr26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieq73qrfmt37rrmlnxupxglmre5t2nl64ofllbopypaweb7gwxs4i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Ron Johnson Wildly Claims COVID Vax Is 'Greatest Government Scandal of My Lifetime': 'These Injections Cause Death'<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mrtamtlxkr26?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/3mrtamtlxkr26?ref_src=embed">9:03 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:33:23 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293577/trump-says-covid-vaccine-rousing-success#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293577 news, 0.5 daily 293577 https://drudge.com/news/293277/coup-starts-thursday-night https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-give-speech-about-foreign-interference-2020-election-ms-now-reports-2026-07-13/ This launches efforts to undermine election trust, challenge midterm results, and centralize power through narrative control and institutional changes. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:26 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293277/coup-starts-thursday-night#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293277 discussion, 0.5 daily 293277 https://drudge.com/news/293256/e-jean-carroll-receives-56-million https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyregion/carroll-trump-settlement-million.html?smid=tw-share President Trump has paid the writer E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million that was owed to her as a result of a jury's finding that he was liable for sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s and then defaming her, federal court records show. The money, which had been held in escrow while Mr. Trump appealed the 2023 jury award, was disbursed to Ms. Carroll last week, according to a note added to the online court docket in the case on Tuesday. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:56:25 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293256/e-jean-carroll-receives-56-million#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293256 discussion, 0.5 daily 293256 https://drudge.com/news/293137/communism-ok-trump-does https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5958968-white-house-launches-freedom-fuel-gas-stations/?ref=cupofcoffeenews.com The White House has launched 25 "Freedom Fuel" gas stations in an attempt to provide Americans a cheaper option at the pump. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:36n7wd7gg4tapamnog4zyyc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5mseu2dc2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigrnvt2leqtqcerigd6ixucf7rmxipywuqfnqng3byjof6gbutogi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">See, the difference from Mamdani&#x27;s grocery stores is that these are called &quot;Freedom.&quot; www.cbsnews.com/news/freedom ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:36n7wd7gg4tapamnog4zyyc6/post/3mq5mseu2dc2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jacob T. Levy (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:36n7wd7gg4tapamnog4zyyc6?ref_src=embed">@jacobtlevy.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:36n7wd7gg4tapamnog4zyyc6/post/3mq5mseu2dc2t?ref_src=embed">1:18 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:32:19 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293137/communism-ok-trump-does#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293137 news, 0.5 daily 293137 https://drudge.com/news/293138/waymos-cops https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/07/waymo-car-reports-drinking-teens/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607086a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e69c Two teens who engaged a Waymo car for an afternoon of carousing were busted after the vehicle delivered them to the San Mateo police. The 15-year-olds allegedly were drinking alcohol and shooting water beads from a toy gun as they rode in the driverless car Monday, the police's social media post said. Waymo stopped the car in a parking lot and notified the police, who detained the teens. One's first impression of that might be to be amused or think it's good or clever that the car stopped some wilding hooligans, and I totally get that. But this is not something we should want. Indeed, it's highly dangerous to extend the police state to a privately-owned and wholly unaccountable rolling surveillance system that can literally lock up people and deliver them to the cops on a whim. And you know damn well that, eventually, it's going to turn out to be racist too. I'd bet my life on it. <p>Don't use Waymo, folks. If that's the only option, walk to the nearest hotel and find a taxi stand. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:31:48 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/293138/waymos-cops#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293138 news, 0.5 daily 293138 https://drudge.com/news/292524/hegseth-declares-mormons-not-christian https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/06/06/lee-and-curtis-question-new-pentagon-religious-affiliation-for-latter-day-saints-mormons/ Utah's two U.S. senators are questioning a new Pentagon policy that leaves "Christian" off the designation for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:prz5uxnf5czbjqzyi4elwatg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnk74recc2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihwpc7plzybr7d27ljsnvvbwrxvufshs5yr7huafamom7q5k2cmcy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">About 250,000 Latter-day Saints live in Maricopa County alone. There are hundreds of thousands of LDS veterans, & tens of thousands of active-duty LDS service members are serving our country, some in combat zones right now. They deserve to know why Hegseth excluded their faith.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:prz5uxnf5czbjqzyi4elwatg/post/3mnnk74recc2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Rep. Greg Stanton (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:prz5uxnf5czbjqzyi4elwatg?ref_src=embed">@repgregstanton.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:prz5uxnf5czbjqzyi4elwatg/post/3mnnk74recc2q?ref_src=embed">4:58 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:32:35 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/292524/hegseth-declares-mormons-not-christian#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292524 news, 0.5 daily 292524