https://drudge.com/user/lfthndthrds New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294566/ice-led-florida-operation-nets-500 https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-led-florida-operation-nets-500-illegal-aliens-accused-murder-child-abuse-cartel-ties Caught in the sweep, according to a statement from ICE, were: a Haitian charged with murder; a Honduran accused of molesting children; a suspected Mexican cartel member; a Guatemalan who allegedly tried to use a Taser on an officer during his arrest; and others ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzuq4dmut2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigi3upwc7genbfxaeywxrhonpzogkvncor4gt6bu6sikpjruwqksm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Rep. Mar&Atilde;a Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) released a campaign ad in which she speaks directly to the camera and criticizes President Trump over immigration enforcement, noting that half the people arrested by ICE in July did not have a criminal record. https://wapo.st/4dJXmtQ<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mvzuq4dmut2p?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/3mvzuq4dmut2p?ref_src=embed">10:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:33:01 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294566/ice-led-florida-operation-nets-500#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294566 news, 0.5 daily 294566 https://drudge.com/news/294565/dearborn-ramadan-displays-spark-federal https://www.newsmax.com/politics/margot-cleveland-abdullah-hammoud-dearborn/2026/09/20/id/1270018/ The complaint accuses Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and the city of violating the Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from favoring one religion over another, as well as Cleveland's free speech and equal protection rights. According to the complaint, the city spent $1,500 on "Ramadan Kareem" banners and $5,000 on a lighted crescent moon in Peace Park last year. It also alleges the Dearborn Police Department sold Ramadan-themed T-shirts while Cleveland's emails seeking comparable recognition for Easter and Passover went unanswered. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:48:31 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294565/dearborn-ramadan-displays-spark-federal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294565 discussion, 0.5 daily 294565 https://drudge.com/news/294523/ca-high-speed-rail-project-gift https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/ig-report-high-speed-rail-paid-out-more-1-million-travel?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators "This will go down in history as the worst public project in world history," Strickland told The Center Square. "The mismanagement has been dramatic over a long period of time. It's not shocking that now they've uncovered wasteful, unaccountable spending." According to previous reporting by The Center Square, the High-Speed Rail Authority previously discussed the $126.2 billion projected price tag of California's most expensive public works project. Much of the cost of the project " so far amounting to $15.7 billion " is well over the $9.95 billion bond California voters approved in November 2008. <p>The project was supposed to be completed in 2020. As of June 2025, no track had been laid. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:07:10 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294523/ca-high-speed-rail-project-gift#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294523 discussion, 0.5 daily 294523 https://drudge.com/news/294435/federal-criminal-probe-newsom-expands https://sfstandard.com/2026/09/12/newsom-travel-subpoenas-federal-criminal-probe/ The federal government is conducting a criminal investigation related to Gov. Gavin Newsom's international travel and its funding, according to subpoenas reviewed by The Standard. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2c7afebp7enocvuvbp4u5yam/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwrsuv2x2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigfodlpqo37icqtxjr33zl2o3fkq3ipe3kxetld7u6nnkg3vnnnd4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Federal investigators seek six years of records involving Newsom's international travel, outside funding, and expenditures related to his residence and personal expenses.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2c7afebp7enocvuvbp4u5yam/post/3mvcwrsuv2x2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The San Francisco Standard (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2c7afebp7enocvuvbp4u5yam?ref_src=embed">@sfstandard.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2c7afebp7enocvuvbp4u5yam/post/3mvcwrsuv2x2v?ref_src=embed">7:05 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:30:57 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294435/federal-criminal-probe-newsom-expands#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294435 news, 0.5 daily 294435 https://drudge.com/news/294424/new-bill-would-restrict-snap-benefits-9 https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6084903-new-bill-would-restrict-snap-benefits-in-9-states-heres-what-could-be-cut/ A new bill, introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), would eliminate that option. The bill would eliminate SNAP's Restaurant Meals Program (RMP), which states can opt in to. The program is meant to help people who can't easily cook, or don't have permanent housing, get access to food. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73xpvsj4p2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidy3k7lw2cnwd3uddff6fmzfk46ohajbm7krle24nbapcncf3rm34" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Joni Ernst: &quot;I have a McSCUSE ME Act which would disallow those SNAP benefits being used at fast food restaurants. We want to make sure that those hungry families, those food insecure families actually are receiving benefits, but we want them to really use those dollars on nutrient-rich foods.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3m73xpvsj4p2j?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/3m73xpvsj4p2j?ref_src=embed">12:19 PM &Acirc;&middot; Dec 3, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:30:42 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294424/new-bill-would-restrict-snap-benefits-9#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294424 news, 0.5 daily 294424 https://drudge.com/news/294339/egyptian-tv-presenter-sentenced-death https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7gk9knnlo Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutjltwxka2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid34akx5dzofawzbcaynarowp56epyme4wr5fvlxjr6hooph3pddq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Cairo court sentences TV host Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death over drug trafficking ring.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mutjltwxka2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Al Jazeera English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2?ref_src=embed">@aljazeera.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mutjltwxka2i?ref_src=embed">4:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:33:00 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294339/egyptian-tv-presenter-sentenced-death#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294339 news, 0.5 daily 294339 https://drudge.com/news/294345/amazon-cargo-plane-overshot-runway-miami https://apnews.com/article/amazon-cargo-plane-miami-airport-47411c751782887757922efa5f634aa5 MIAMI (AP) " An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles, bursting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky in a crash that shut down flights at one of the nation's busiest airports. More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients. Officials had not yet released information on injuries or deaths. The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the plane struck multiple vehicles after leaving the runway. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:07:35 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294345/amazon-cargo-plane-overshot-runway-miami#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294345 discussion, 0.5 daily 294345 https://drudge.com/news/294340/karmelo-anthony-seeks-250k-murder https://www.foxnews.com/us/karmelo-anthony-seeks-250k-murder-appeal-questions-persist-familys-previous-634k-fundraiser Karmelo Anthony's family is seeking another $250,000 to fund his appeal after an earlier campaign raised nearly $634,000 and faced questions over how the money was spent, the family announced at a news conference in Dallas, Texas. The fundraising push came nearly two weeks after a judge denied Anthony's request for a new trial. His family and supporters, including attorney Russell Wilson, used the Dallas news conference to outline the appeal. Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in June after a jury convicted him of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. He has appealed and says he cannot afford to hire an attorney for the appeal. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:24:42 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294340/karmelo-anthony-seeks-250k-murder#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294340 discussion, 0.5 daily 294340 https://drudge.com/news/294241/pa-measles-doubts-mount-based-absence https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/measles-associated-deaths-new-covid-vaccines-doubts-mount-based-absence?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators Skepticism is building that reelection-seeking Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and state public health officials have provided even minimal evidence to conclude that lack of measles vaccination played a role in the death of a newborn and another resident for whom the state has provided no information, including age or medical conditions. By using the phrase "measles-associated," officials can conflate death caused by measles with death while testing positive for the measles virus, as they did with COVID deaths for years into the pandemic. Yeah, the fuckers, lied... Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:09:37 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294241/pa-measles-doubts-mount-based-absence#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294241 discussion, 0.5 daily 294241 https://drudge.com/news/294160/executive-order-renaming-lake-ontario https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-lake-ontario-lake-america?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators "The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cwtputkum3q7rtxv6fzyqu2x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubv4vxx2k26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigct3vv6vmj3xcn6la6rrrzsdwyu5eic64rrpbqjzthv3rebk5xaa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Ah and there it is. Google falls in line<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cwtputkum3q7rtxv6fzyqu2x/post/3mubv4vxx2k26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kolina Koltai (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cwtputkum3q7rtxv6fzyqu2x?ref_src=embed">@koltai.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cwtputkum3q7rtxv6fzyqu2x/post/3mubv4vxx2k26?ref_src=embed">3:38 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:30:37 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294160/executive-order-renaming-lake-ontario#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294160 news, 0.5 daily 294160 https://drudge.com/news/294143/sen-hawley-opens-investigation-into-flock https://justthenews.com/government/congress/republican-senator-opens-investigation-flock-cameras-surveillance-program?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators Hawley claimed Congress never "authorized the network your industry has built," and that Americans are seeking information on "who has access to their personal data and how." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bg5vuqejktlwjgcdsm3jyv73/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu34ihc7gs2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidbfvvqvbfrz33jntwd42utvrwluo4d6phxrhpjyyow7s25j5lg2u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">It&#x27;s not just Flock. Other companies like Axon and Motorola are also trying to invade our privacy with their automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bg5vuqejktlwjgcdsm3jyv73/post/3mu34ihc7gs2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- ACLU (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bg5vuqejktlwjgcdsm3jyv73?ref_src=embed">@aclu.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bg5vuqejktlwjgcdsm3jyv73/post/3mu34ihc7gs2y?ref_src=embed">11:01 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:31:34 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294143/sen-hawley-opens-investigation-into-flock#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294143 news, 0.5 daily 294143 https://drudge.com/news/294156/swarm-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-hacking https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/27/swarm-of-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-in-hacking-attack/ A swarm of 700 OpenAI bots conspired in a cyber attack last month, an investigation has revealed, in what the AI giant called a "warning shot" to the world. Independent researchers found that hundreds of AI bots worked together to attack the technology company Hugging Face after an OpenAI agent escaped from its test environment. The researchers also found that the bots tried to cover their tracks to keep overseers from discovering what they were up to. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:29:17 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294156/swarm-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-hacking#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294156 discussion, 0.5 daily 294156 https://drudge.com/news/294144/no-extradition-ice-agent-texas https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-judge-sides-texas-instead-minnesota-extradition-ice-agent?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators A federal judge sided with Texas on Wednesday regarding Minnesota's attempt to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, ruling Minnesota failed to prove Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acted in bad faith by waiting on the extradition request. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:13:54 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294144/no-extradition-ice-agent-texas#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294144 discussion, 0.5 daily 294144 https://drudge.com/news/294041/enrollment-snap-dropping-faster-than https://www.newsmax.com/politics/snap-benefits-children-work-requirement/2026/08/21/id/1266890/ Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mooh2y4pur2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigvxf64jssch6qqt3ih7yii47hexubomkg5vusaydozefsrbjl7o4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Children weren't the target of federal food program changes, but they're increasingly "collateral damage," one expert said. The drop in the number of children receiving SNAP benefits is a "public health crisis" in the making, said another expert.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mooh2y4pur2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- ProPublica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt?ref_src=embed">@propublica.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/post/3mooh2y4pur2a?ref_src=embed">7:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30:08 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294041/enrollment-snap-dropping-faster-than#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294041 news, 0.5 daily 294041 https://drudge.com/news/294038/doj-question-fbi-officials-tied-search https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/doj-seeks-fbi-officials-tied-234332094.html The U.S. Justice Department has requested to interview FBI officials who were involved in the 2022 search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of a wide-ranging probe examining past investigations of the president, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vgzwdyiwzdnfrga2xcvblvr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfjpca3g225" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiakjugnehw4dvddlxu6ehueoun7uhy3sorog6zailedaqonbrei4i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">SCOOP: Conservative law professor John Yoo signs on to advise federal prosecutor Joe diGenova on his so-called &#x27;grand conspiracy&#x27; investigation into whether Trump opponents broke law by ginning up Russia-related probes in 2016 & after. w/@kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/06 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vgzwdyiwzdnfrga2xcvblvr4/post/3mpfjpca3g225?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Josh Gerstein (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vgzwdyiwzdnfrga2xcvblvr4?ref_src=embed">@joshgerstein.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vgzwdyiwzdnfrga2xcvblvr4/post/3mpfjpca3g225?ref_src=embed">11:18 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:31:56 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/294038/doj-question-fbi-officials-tied-search#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294038 news, 0.5 daily 294038