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/295164/trump-says-he-doesnt-give-damn https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-he-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-gas-prices-as-us-making-fortune-12615894 Speaking at a rally in Georgia on Saturday, October 24, Trump said advisers had warned him against highlighting the financial gains associated with rising oil prices, suggesting the comments would invite criticism over the cost of fuel for ordinary Americans. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mynx6advgp2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidtlvfc5biu6hkozjhlbgtng7c3wdqj5asqv7vwsq5qqcl3t4554i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump: &quot;While oil prices are temporarily high ... the United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mynx6advgp2a?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/3mynx6advgp2a?ref_src=embed">8:27 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 24, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:32:31 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/295164/trump-says-he-doesnt-give-damn#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295164 news, 0.5 daily 295164 https://drudge.com/news/295023/larry-david-suggestions-democratic https://airmail.news/issues/2026-10-17/the-view-from-here Larry David, the newest member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has some suggestions for the party -- starting with mandatory siestas and pet bereavement leave <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t2dfq4ktezmwjdnjjaygw4bl/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5sakoivu26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibfdchdwkbd7ti7nv5l6rditua4243if7xdnkkd27iftzeyatyuuy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they're running for office--and winning. Benjamin Wallace-Wells reports on the group's newfound political tactics. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t2dfq4ktezmwjdnjjaygw4bl/post/3my5sakoivu26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New Yorker (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t2dfq4ktezmwjdnjjaygw4bl?ref_src=embed">@newyorker.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t2dfq4ktezmwjdnjjaygw4bl/post/3my5sakoivu26?ref_src=embed">10:17 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:32:47 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/295023/larry-david-suggestions-democratic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295023 news, 0.5 daily 295023 https://drudge.com/news/295011/confirmed-trump-ordered-starlink-stand-down https://archive.ph/yV4X5 The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter. The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:22:17 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/295011/confirmed-trump-ordered-starlink-stand-down#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295011 0.5 daily 295011 https://drudge.com/news/294943/trumps-putin-pact-reveals https://www.nationalreview.com/carnival-of-fools/what-trumps-putin-pact-reveals/ Jeffrey Blehar: Trump has never been terribly psychologically complex: In his Cold War -- shaped mind, Russia is forever coded as "strong," ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnmeehgqk22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigp5d4qjvmjhexyl5x76on6th4uy3j34w25aoojvqebobjcg6x3cu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en"><br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/post/3mxnmeehgqk22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raider (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p?ref_src=embed">@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/post/3mxnmeehgqk22?ref_src=embed">11:49 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:33:34 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294943/trumps-putin-pact-reveals#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294943 news, 0.5 daily 294943 https://drudge.com/news/294881/trump-white-house-considers-anyone-using https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-super-intelligence-rebrand-enemy-white-house-2026-10 President Donald Trump said on Thursday that anyone who doesn't use his preferred term of super intelligence (SI) will be considered an "enemy" of the White House. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rjf5u34s3bd2oqaq3di3vex3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwys74y3j22o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigwtigvqfh2g6sb7kr6ckqbgey2rclwmujafpoezwtlbp6tslt6g4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I read that all of the web domains ending in .ai were sold or very expensive. Changing the artificial intelligence company addresses to super intelligence (.si) are still available. It's also the web domain in Slovenia. Guess who's buying up .si domains?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rjf5u34s3bd2oqaq3di3vex3/post/3mwys74y3j22o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Best Words (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rjf5u34s3bd2oqaq3di3vex3?ref_src=embed">@thebestwords.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rjf5u34s3bd2oqaq3di3vex3/post/3mwys74y3j22o?ref_src=embed">5:07 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:32:28 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294881/trump-white-house-considers-anyone-using#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294881 news, 0.5 daily 294881 https://drudge.com/news/294627/trump-exploring-putting-his-name-fords https://www.ms.now/news/trump-fords-theatre-name-kennedy-center As President Donald Trump fights to rename the Kennedy Center after himself, administration officials are circulating a list of government sites that could have his name affixed to them in some way, according to people familiar with the effort. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:75o537d7zmiquzl6zri3coxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6rv2ozj22d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiap55orl6dwdc5gsqxzrefqp34xukvbh4d6zzh5wtb5uzdmxruynq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump aides explore attaching president's name to Ford's Theatre www.ms.now/news/trump-f ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:75o537d7zmiquzl6zri3coxh/post/3mw6rv2ozj22d?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Herb Scribner (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:75o537d7zmiquzl6zri3coxh?ref_src=embed">@herbscribner.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:75o537d7zmiquzl6zri3coxh/post/3mw6rv2ozj22d?ref_src=embed">8:52 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:30:52 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294627/trump-exploring-putting-his-name-fords#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294627 news, 0.5 daily 294627 https://drudge.com/news/294538/more-us-troops-have-died-amid-iran-war-than https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ar-AA2cwmIj Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities -- four more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database, known as the Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvstab4fxt2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigu4fgb3xfkmpffe2ji7ufbko3lho2qo4sfakurrpsvasupyltfn4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mvstab4fxt2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Washington Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh?ref_src=embed">@washingtonpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mvstab4fxt2u?ref_src=embed">2:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:30:29 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294538/more-us-troops-have-died-amid-iran-war-than#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294538 news, 0.5 daily 294538 https://drudge.com/news/294324/former-obama-official-consider-military https://futurism.com/science-energy/obama-admin-official-stokes-agi-china-data-centers-military-strikes In a new report titled "Superpowers and AGI," former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development -- up to and including military strikes on the nation's data centers, the South China Morning Post reported. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxxstj7gs2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicrischswl2izikjba5m7zsui7j3aydjuswj5pyviq2j3gc2u2kem" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Let's be blunt. China and Russia are already racing to dominate AI while we still debate if it's even worth it. Hesitation is no option, we need to lead smart, and strong. My latest (in reply) adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/we-cant-af ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/post/3lrxxstj7gs2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Adam Kinzinger (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj?ref_src=embed">@adamkinzinger.substack.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/post/3lrxxstj7gs2t?ref_src=embed">12:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 19, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:33:53 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294324/former-obama-official-consider-military#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294324 news, 0.5 daily 294324 https://drudge.com/news/294305/maria-bartiromo-out-fox https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/maria-bartiromo-out-fox-news-fox-business-1236850594/ "We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 years and wish her all the best on her next chapter," the company said in a statement Thursday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun6ilcadq25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiff2w3k6xmn2urzs3mxz2pbk7tzuww6xa74wk5gssi76xx5dyadve" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Q: &quot;Maria Bartiromo just left Fox News. Is she going to be the next White House Press Secretary?&quot; Vance: &quot;I don&#x27;t know, man. No, I don&#x27;t think so.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mun6ilcadq25?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/3mun6ilcadq25?ref_src=embed">3:25 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:31:51 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294305/maria-bartiromo-out-fox#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294305 news, 0.5 daily 294305 https://drudge.com/news/294299/farmer-cant-fill-jobs-after-immigrant https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFarm/comments/1w5u34o/farmers_drove_away_their_immigrant_workforce_now/ Farmers Drove Away Their Immigrant Workforce. Now This Farmer Complains He Can't Fill Jobs, Even With Free Housing + $1.4K A Week Now the farmers who supported these deportation policies are discovering the consequences of their own choices. You don't get to build your business around immigrant labor, support policies that target and deport those workers, and then complain that "no one wants to work." You helped drive away your own workforce, this crisis didn't just happen to you; it came from the republicans you supported. <p>This is a Georgia farmer and agricultural YouTuber named Patrick Shivers. Here is his website MP Produce https://georgiagrown.com/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:25:57 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294299/farmer-cant-fill-jobs-after-immigrant#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294299 discussion, 0.5 daily 294299 https://drudge.com/news/294298/gloria-steinem-dies https://apnews.com/article/gloria-steinem-dies-724836935f6547fda60f361c15238d14 Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement .... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzo2byyhc2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib3cessjx6dzrr7evwljli34qcmvftzblkefeoa5xjrys4ro7crxa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">anyway, met gloria steinem tonight<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/post/3mpzo2byyhc2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Marisa Kabas (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq?ref_src=embed">@marisakabas.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/post/3mpzo2byyhc2b?ref_src=embed">11:29 PM Jul 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:57:31 -0400 lee_the_agent https://drudge.com/news/294298/gloria-steinem-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294298 news, 0.5 daily 294298 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