https://drudge.com/user/Reinheitsgebot New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292994/kash-patel-failed-disclose-stock-purchase https://www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-patel-busted-as-key-omission-of-crypto-company-on-stock-disclosure-document-comes-to-light/ Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is being accused of breaking the law after failing to properly report a six-figure purchase of stock in a crypto company that has received millions of dollars in government contracts through the Justice Department. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpodp7fyak2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifw3rqnfh2dg76du22hsndxajczczmqwozhz3n4wlw3zaftmkpcxq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpodp7fyak2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpodp7fyak2e?ref_src=embed">11:25 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:31:53 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292994/kash-patel-failed-disclose-stock-purchase#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292994 news, 0.5 daily 292994 https://drudge.com/news/293001/bloated-rapists-fbi-ramps-up-2020 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-orders-field-offices-analysts-atlanta-election-investigation/ The FBI is ramping up its investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, by ordering field offices across the country to send investigative analysts to Atlanta to help evaluate thousands of records, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. According to a memo sent to all field offices and reviewed by CBS News, the Directorate of Intelligence requested "surge support" to Atlanta to assist in what it called FBI Director Kash Patel's "priority" investigation. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:07:02 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293001/bloated-rapists-fbi-ramps-up-2020#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293001 discussion, 0.5 daily 293001 https://drudge.com/news/292993/trump-takes-qatar-gifted-air-force-one https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-takes-1st-flight-new-air-force-gifted/story?id=134373911 President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking the first ride on the newly retrofitted Air Force One 747, which was donated by the Qatari royal family. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm3xbvjas25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihxje5bubbx3pxo3vdhgkrp6tmg6a4zo423tpiti7obwjdocsazu4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">As President Donald Trump boarded his inaugural flight of the new Air Force One, a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar, he shared his excitement for the new aircraft and its foreign builders, saying the US &quot;couldn&#x27;t build a plane like this.&quot; https://cnn.it/4wcuEsk<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mpm3xbvjas25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CNN (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5?ref_src=embed">@cnn.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mpm3xbvjas25?ref_src=embed">2:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:31:51 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292993/trump-takes-qatar-gifted-air-force-one#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292993 news, 0.5 daily 292993 https://drudge.com/news/292968/bannon-associate-gets-30-year-sentence https://theweek.com/crime/guo-wengui-fraud-sentencing-steve-bannon A federal judge in Manhattan Monday sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison for financial fraud. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphxl7lwis22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6ab4exlomrum7j5clnmbmalf43qz5zxrob5evzhpqn7jxazswwq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Guo Wengui, Steve Bannon&#x27;s friend and sponsor, just got 30 years on his latest fraud conviction. But don&#x27;t worry, with Steve&#x27;s help and some bitcoin, he has a pardon in his future. www.npr.org/2026/06/29/g ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mphxl7lwis22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Horton (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq?ref_src=embed">@robertscotthorton.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mphxl7lwis22?ref_src=embed">10:32 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:30:22 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292968/bannon-associate-gets-30-year-sentence#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292968 news, 0.5 daily 292968 https://drudge.com/news/292966/rep-tom-kean-returns-congress-after-4 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-tom-kean-returns-congress-four-months-citing-treatment-depression-rcna352300 Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., made his return to the Capitol on Tuesday, saying he was treated for depression during a nearly four-month disappearance from the public eye. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjcedlkc32s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia7tcx7tlproyd53jg6gfqbrlw3losyjlzeqdn6a5toy6bjmkrqsi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Rep. Tom Kean finally speaks after months away from Congress for a previously unexplained absence: &quot;I was given the diagnosis of depression ... the doctors recommended I remain in the hospital to address my illness&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mpjcedlkc32s?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/3mpjcedlkc32s?ref_src=embed">11:18 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:32:24 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292966/rep-tom-kean-returns-congress-after-4#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292966 news, 0.5 daily 292966 https://drudge.com/news/292967/wsj-blasts-trump-huge-iran-failure https://www.rawstory.com/trump-strait-of-hormuz-2677123415/ The Wall Street Journal editorial board lambasted President Donald Trump over his efforts to secure a durable peace deal with Iran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph5ozzedk2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihgpbcqi6yx35ndbjxvpxrcokqg4xgje7qr3z3idf6b2xcjutkbvm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. More U.S. 'love taps' against Iranian targets won't impress the hard men in Tehran. They behave as if they have escalation dominance because they think Mr. Trump won't return to war before the midterm elections." www.wsj.com/opinion/iran ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/post/3mph5ozzedk2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Carl Quintanilla (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg?ref_src=embed">@carlquintanilla.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/post/3mph5ozzedk2v?ref_src=embed">2:49 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:32:41 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292967/wsj-blasts-trump-huge-iran-failure#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292967 news, 0.5 daily 292967 https://drudge.com/news/292955/146-venezuelans-deported-hours-before https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Venezuela hours before Wednesday's earthquakes. On board were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphgds4vop2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiexfqou7rzylqk3jl62p3itqjy5wpmq2zuxgsp6ipvspivlvlnamu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mphgds4vop2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mphgds4vop2v?ref_src=embed">5:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:33:46 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292955/146-venezuelans-deported-hours-before#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292955 news, 0.5 daily 292955 https://drudge.com/news/292924/bbc-turning-trumps-own-lawsuit-into-his https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-january-6-trial-12119508 Attorneys for President Donald Trump have said that the BBC is trying to turn the president's defamation lawsuit against the corporation into a trial on the events of January 6 ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbqanznms24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigvdgslpwlniuvtphddg2cevwvmzm7is25nank6uswmnoec2sjtcy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpbqanznms24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mpbqanznms24?ref_src=embed">11:05 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:31:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292924/bbc-turning-trumps-own-lawsuit-into-his#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292924 news, 0.5 daily 292924 https://drudge.com/news/292920/pete-buttigieg-targeted-swatting-attack https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pete-buttigieg-targeted-false-report-twins-child-protective-services-rcna351990 Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he and his family in Michigan were targeted by a "false report" to state authorities ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7pgfe6os2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibjdplbncvr6rzrxoj5o73ktsirkhqqb52tovxs67jzgxoiq4hw6m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Pete Buttigieg says his family was effectively swatted -- except, instead of calling the cops, someone called Child Protective Services, lied and said Buttigieg had admitted to &#x27;committing unspeakably violent crimes&#x27; and that his kids were at risk. The kids are not and were not at risk.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mp7pgfe6os2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mp7pgfe6os2l?ref_src=embed">3:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:33:45 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292920/pete-buttigieg-targeted-swatting-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292920 news, 0.5 daily 292920 https://drudge.com/news/292937/mileis-top-aide-resigns-over-corruption https://abcnews.com/amp/International/wireStory/mileis-top-aide-cabinet-chief-resigns-spiraling-corruption-134282465 Argentine President Javier Milei's Cabinet chief and close ally, Manuel Adorni, resigned Saturday following a corruption scandal that has roiled the libertarian government, undermining its flagship campaign pledge to stamp out endemic graft in the political elite. The departure of Adorni " who, as Milei's former spokesperson, emerged in 2023 as the face of his harsh austerity program and anti-corruption drive " costs the president one of his most trusted and longtime aides. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:59:32 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292937/mileis-top-aide-resigns-over-corruption#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292937 discussion, 0.5 daily 292937 https://drudge.com/news/292936/storm-chaser-gets-visit-pedo-47s-fbi https://www.alternet.org/reflecting-pool-joke-2677102389/ A Colorado-based storm chaser was visited by the FBI after cracking a joke about introducing algae spores into the "paint" a Virginia company used on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Patrick Pineda, a photographer of severe weather, motion designer and video game developer, cracked a joke on social media that was so scientifically absurd, he presumably assumed his audience would know it was a joke. The FBI did not. "I am the leftist who put algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. This plan was months in the making. I introduced spores into the paint used by the contractors who repainted the pool. It was me the whole time," said Pineda, in a since-deleted BlueSky post. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:36:08 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292936/storm-chaser-gets-visit-pedo-47s-fbi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292936 discussion, 0.5 daily 292936 https://drudge.com/news/292923/ice-agents-tracked-down-critic-his https://gizmodo.com/federal-agents-reportedly-tracked-down-an-anti-ice-dad-in-a-new-york-hotel-its-not-clear-how-2000778714 David Streever appears to have been the second person in a matter of hours, after poll worker PaigeLynne Gonyea, that a specific pair of federal law enforcement officers tried to visit this past Tuesday in response to speech about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpek5uivls2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih4ez522dknwx5cqrduhhrpalxzao3vnesdnvwmsi3nasekdtju7u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Terrifying story. But also, fair play to David Streever, that is some powerful writing. They&#x27;re rattled because they know he&#x27;s right.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/post/3mpek5uivls2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Martin Calladine (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j?ref_src=embed">@uglygame.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/post/3mpek5uivls2p?ref_src=embed">1:54 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:32:12 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292923/ice-agents-tracked-down-critic-his#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292923 news, 0.5 daily 292923 https://drudge.com/news/292910/empty-stalls-and-cow-named-melania-greet https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-fair-disaster-2677115444 After Donald Trump watched fans walk out of the opening rally at his Great American State Fair on the Washington Mall, things have not gotten much better. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcpilgmfk2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicmxjoywvuon7xaaorichp5a65k2jsnycw3vadvojizmkd4cygux4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Fox set up a whole-ass news desk for the Great American State Fair and barely anybody showed up. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/post/3mpcpilgmfk2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Christopher Webb (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb?ref_src=embed">@cwebbonline.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uo2fna47c4v6zcnklxfhcvjb/post/3mpcpilgmfk2b?ref_src=embed">8:24 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:32:49 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292910/empty-stalls-and-cow-named-melania-greet#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292910 news, 0.5 daily 292910 https://drudge.com/news/292925/iran-has-no-choice-but-obtain-atomic https://www.reddit.com/r/oil/comments/1uhxnv4/iranian_state_media_says_it_has_now_no_choice_but/ Iranian state media says it has now "no choice but to obtain the atomic bomb" to remove "the military option for the occupation and partitioning of Iran" from the table, arguing Iran must "absolutely reach nuclear deterrence" before current negotiations can be conducted "from a correct position," per Fars. Iran adds the acquisition is not only driven by negotiation leverage but also by Trump's two recent nuclear threats against Iran, including his April warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and his May threat of "one big glow coming out of Iran." This is also among the most direct nuclear weapons advocacy published on Iranian state media to date. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:09:44 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292925/iran-has-no-choice-but-obtain-atomic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292925 discussion, 0.5 daily 292925 https://drudge.com/news/292884/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/06/25/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run-months-after-being-charged-with-street-racing-and-speeding/ Investigators in Doa Ana County used traffic cameras, GPS and old fashioned detective work to track down the vehicle and driver witnesses photographed leaving the scene of a deadly midday hit-and-run earlier this week. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpafthcxq22e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidj3svl4nvy7yqkerdycf7fjrbsqhq77weyaohhlssbrircsk6abe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Kimberly Skaggs, 54, the Treasurer of the Republican Party of New Mexico is facing felony charges after leaving the scene of a fatal crash with a cyclist. The GOP has quickly severed its ties with her. The incident adds to an extended list of criminal law problems facing Republican leaders.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpafthcxq22e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott Horton (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq?ref_src=embed">@robertscotthorton.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nyjm4ylfid2a7mjm6varxuiq/post/3mpafthcxq22e?ref_src=embed">10:26 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:30:41 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292884/top-new-mexico-republican-official-charged#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292884 news, 0.5 daily 292884