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/294316/repug-busted-plot-plant-drugs https://missouriindependent.com/2026/09/03/missouri-house-candidate-charged-in-plot-to-plant-drugs-on-republican-primary-opponent/ A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the Republican nomination for Missouri's 161st House District by only 32 votes, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleges Ross spent weeks discussing a plan to plant the drugs on Louise Secker, his opponent in the Aug. 4 Republican primary. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:10:08 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294316/repug-busted-plot-plant-drugs#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294316 discussion, 0.5 daily 294316 https://drudge.com/news/294315/fetterman-ghosted-paralyzed-vets-do-faux https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fetterman-reportedly-ditched-meeting-paralyzed-022706031.html Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) skipped a scheduled meeting with paralyzed veterans from his home state, but had time to appear on Fox News instead, The Wall Street Journal said in a report detailing his aversion to work. Citing dozens of former staffers and lawmakers, the Journal said Fetterman "shows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel." Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:07:08 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294315/fetterman-ghosted-paralyzed-vets-do-faux#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294315 discussion, 0.5 daily 294315 https://drudge.com/news/294314/diesel-hits-record-price-under https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel. Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices mean higher transportation costs for a long list of everyday goods. This could add to Republicans' political challenges ahead of November's midterm elections, with voters already sour on President Donald Trump's management of the economy. AP-NORC polling this summer showed 2 out of 3 U.S. adults disapproved of how Trump is handling the economy. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:02:54 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294314/diesel-hits-record-price-under#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294314 discussion, 0.5 daily 294314 https://drudge.com/news/294249/trump-welcomes-russia-back-g20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/bessent-welcomes-russia-back-to-g20-as-europe-pushes-back-01058296 The Trump administration's decision to bring Russia back into the fold at a gathering of the world's leading economic officials is stirring fresh tensions with European allies who want to continue isolating Moscow over its war in Ukraine. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumougl7fj2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaibccrpypszqzmien4cf33n7d7casihb2n5oyv5johoirsexucwu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Carney on what he&#x27;d say to Putin at the G20: &quot;Get out of Ukraine. Give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine. End this war.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mumougl7fj2w?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/3mumougl7fj2w?ref_src=embed">10:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:33:40 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294249/trump-welcomes-russia-back-g20#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294249 news, 0.5 daily 294249 https://drudge.com/news/294248/army-secretary-resigns-after-feuding https://www.cbsnews.com/news/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns/ Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed Monday, after months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3munfjdyilf2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiad6mnxjnj4v7eeupys3jyz7urp37k7aircphekroou3uizi4cudi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The latest casualty of Pete Hegseth&#x27;s disastrous tenure as Secretary of &quot;War&quot; is Dan Driscoll, who resigned Monday as Secretary of the Army after repeatedly clashing with the Heg.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3munfjdyilf2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3munfjdyilf2k?ref_src=embed">5:31 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 23:33:25 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294248/army-secretary-resigns-after-feuding#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294248 news, 0.5 daily 294248 https://drudge.com/news/294234/gop-standard-bearer-george-santo-banned https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-kalshi-lifetime-ban/ Kalshi has permanently banned George Santos from its prediction market platform after the former New York lawmaker failed to cooperate with the company's investigation into allegedly unlawful trades he made related to his attendance at the 2026 State of the Union address. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muknaxqyua23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidhafxvmw56czspd5ygrnashy56c7rgs37xey2oisrqhoqzifxi5m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Forever an embarrassment.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/post/3muknaxqyua23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Takei (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2?ref_src=embed">@georgetakei.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/post/3muknaxqyua23?ref_src=embed">3:11 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:33:59 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294234/gop-standard-bearer-george-santo-banned#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294234 news, 0.5 daily 294234 https://drudge.com/news/294303/blood-everywhere-after-repug-star https://www.rawstory.com/austin-mccollum-2677814514/ Former Arkansas state Rep. Austin McCollum has been charged with three felonies after his wife accused him in a court filing of a pattern of violent abuse, including telling her to kill herself and offering to fetch a gun when she described suicidal thoughts. "There was blood everywhere and I couldn't see," the petition states. "He grabbed my hair and slammed my head to the ground multiple times." The attack stopped only when McCollum told her to clean up the blood, she wrote, and that was when she fled and called 911. Deputies who responded reported that McCollum appeared intoxicated and that he had blood on his arms and legs and injuries to his knuckles, according to the affidavit. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:24:02 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294303/blood-everywhere-after-repug-star#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294303 discussion, 0.5 daily 294303 https://drudge.com/news/294302/tillis-urges-orange-rapist-fire-drunk https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6066871-tillis-trump-fire-hegseth/ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is calling on President Trump to fire Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over what he called Hegseth's "inept management" of the military. Tillis stepped up his criticism of Hegseth's leadership after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll announced his resignation after repeatedly clashing with Hegseth over the ouster of senior officials, such as Gen. Randy George, the former Army chief of staff. "I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force," Tillis posted on social platform X. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:30:14 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294302/tillis-urges-orange-rapist-fire-drunk#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294302 discussion, 0.5 daily 294302 https://drudge.com/news/294301/polio-bob-shuns-credit-his-measles-deaths https://www.reuters.com/world/kennedy-asked-remove-pennsylvania-measles-death-cdc-tally-sources-say-2026-09-03/ U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked his new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency's online measles tally after he questioned whether the disease contributed to the fatalities, three sources familiar with the situation said. Kennedy's request came after CDC staffers had already accepted the state's characterization of the deaths as linked to measles, a Pennsylvania official said. Despite that, Erica Schwartz, the recently appointed director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agreed with Kennedy's directive and implemented it without objection, said the three sources familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:23:32 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294301/polio-bob-shuns-credit-his-measles-deaths#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294301 discussion, 0.5 daily 294301 https://drudge.com/news/294300/nutlick-says-no-us-soldiers-died-pedo https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6068731-lutnick-apologizes-iran-death-claim/ Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized Thursday for saying on television that no Americans had died in the war with Iran, saying he was thinking about Venezuela. "I misspoke. 18 members of our military have died, and to those families my heart breaks and I am so very sorry for their loss. I was thinking about the Venezuelan military operation where no service members died," Lutnick said in a post on the social platform X. Lutnick made the comments on CNBC on Wednesday while attending the Group of 20 finance summit in North Carolina. "The way the president is playing Iran " there haven't been American deaths, it's really just an economic choke-out," he said when talking about bond markets. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:34:13 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294300/nutlick-says-no-us-soldiers-died-pedo#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294300 discussion, 0.5 daily 294300 https://drudge.com/news/294188/kash-patel-lowers-standards-new-fbi-hires https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-candidates-prostitutes-theft/ The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer -- or engaging in acts of bestiality. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufwgqpavu2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibkbahkooml7le45fmhbi4ypo5qhwjq5cbbapq3a62xe65txf4z34" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">'Beyond Disturbing': Ex-FBI Agent Buries Kash Patel for Lifting Ban on Hiring Applicants Who've Had Encounters With Prostitutes<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4m2mvqumu72dar3pcm2tpebi/post/3mufwgqpavu2u?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/3mufwgqpavu2u?ref_src=embed">6:12 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 31, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:30:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294188/kash-patel-lowers-standards-new-fbi-hires#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294188 news, 0.5 daily 294188 https://drudge.com/news/294281/fat-rapist-commits-another-war-crime https://www.rawstory.com/iran-wedding/ President Donald Trump's administration has been accused of a war crime after a missile strike hit a wedding and, according to an Iranian humanitarian group, killed a child and three others, reports show. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said four people were killed and more than 50 injured after shrapnel from a U.S. missile struck a home in Sirik, on Iran's Strait of Hormuz coastline, where a wedding was underway, according to the report, reported the BBC. Iran has launched missile and drone strikes against U.S. targets across the Persian Gulf region after American forces resumed attacks on Iran this week, escalating a conflict that reignited after the strike that hit a wedding ceremony, according to the report. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:49:06 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294281/fat-rapist-commits-another-war-crime#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294281 discussion, 0.5 daily 294281 https://drudge.com/news/294276/red-state-cesspools-feeling-diesel-pain https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/01/diesel-prices-could-fuel-problems-for-republicans-in-red-states-01052407 Republicans have been facing a problem with voters over high gasoline prices for months " but the economic pain from near-record diesel fuel prices looks set to hit at the worst possible time for them. The war in Iran, disruptions in Russian production and refining bottlenecks have sent the price of diesel fuel rising faster than that of gasoline or crude oil, and it's now grinding toward an all-time record just two months ahead of the midterms. That matters for Republicans in particular because diesel prices hit first " and hardest " in rural areas and affect blue-collar businesses like farming and trucking before spreading to suburban dinner tables and the rest of the economy. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:24:23 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294276/red-state-cesspools-feeling-diesel-pain#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294276 discussion, 0.5 daily 294276 https://drudge.com/news/294175/us-faces-critical-shortage-patriot https://apnews.com/article/patriot-missiles-iran-war-russia-ukraine-trump-09c7d8030a2e11fbd8ee3f7176b3f2d4 The U.S. military is experiencing a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump's war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a potential Russian attack. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui2icezm52z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihb53hwm5ctjsdpsv5sie4e2l3cyeky74m43qjzhzx4gizkzpjv4a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Ukraine is in desperate need of Patriot PAC-3 missiles. The world is desperately short on spares. So taking older PAC-2 interceptors from Greece and Spain might be the best solution -- if those countries agree.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3mui2icezm52z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Bloomberg News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us?ref_src=embed">@bloomberg.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3mui2icezm52z?ref_src=embed">2:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:30:43 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294175/us-faces-critical-shortage-patriot#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294175 news, 0.5 daily 294175 https://drudge.com/news/294271/bibi-brags-getting-pedo-47-attack https://www.rawstory.com/amp/nancy-mace-trump-2677805894 MAGA Rep. Nancy Mace hurled an expletive Tuesday as she learned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bragged on live TV that he manipulated Donald Trump into attacking Iran. Viewers were left gasping as Netanyahu revealed he ran an "influence" campaign he claimed helped drag America into the widely unpopular war " that has now been going on for six months, has killed an estimated 18 Americans and left Trump's popularity ratings plummeting. Facing grim poll numbers ahead of October elections, Netanyahu sat down with Israeli network Channel 14 Sunday to make his case to voters. Speaking in Hebrew, he described decades of opposition to Iran and claimed it eventually paid off. "I've been against Iran for almost 40 years ... it took a long time to bring the United States to its senses," Netanyahu said in Hebrew, according to Zeteo's Prem Thakker. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:42:18 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294271/bibi-brags-getting-pedo-47-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294271 discussion, 0.5 daily 294271