https://drudge.com/user/rf4b New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292629/fifa-has-trouble-filling-seats https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/empty-seats-canada-opening-world-193948767.html As of the eve of the tournament, approximately 180,000 tickets remained listed across FIFA's official resale portals. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnucu75vj72g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifqruolee2n3ramqfmf2fgt5twbky7l5wixqmclva7dkgybuiv2um" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Fifa faces empty seats as 180,000 World Cup tickets hit resale market ft.trib.al/7JRtmWr<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mnucu75vj72g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Financial Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb?ref_src=embed">@financialtimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mnucu75vj72g?ref_src=embed">9:35 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 9, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:33:57 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/292629/fifa-has-trouble-filling-seats#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292629 news, 0.5 daily 292629 https://drudge.com/news/291354/iran-threatens-us-navy-over-hormuz-transit https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-naval-destroyers-crossed-strait-174414707.html Iran's Revolutionary Guards later released a statement threatening to deal "severely" with any military vessels transiting the strait, according to Agence France-Presse. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjal7c5nxr2m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifg77ssetiuttqlbji2dsbwiqxxhbc2aonyd22glhdicoyeb6gbbe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump says the U.S. military has begun clearing the Strait of Hormuz of mines despite his earlier brag that other countries would do that for him.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mjal7c5nxr2m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Beast (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb?ref_src=embed">@thedailybeast.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mjal7c5nxr2m?ref_src=embed">Apr 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:32:18 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291354/iran-threatens-us-navy-over-hormuz-transit#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291354 news, 0.5 daily 291354 https://drudge.com/news/291255/iran-calls-human-chains-protect-power https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/04/07/iran-calls-human-chains-protect-power-plants-trumps-deadline-nears.html Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivznndgq22b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig4rslzv2si3zdwu5txqtd7judpoesetxshpyx4cglj7rtrgin544" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">If Trump bombs power plants in Iran, the humanitarian crisis will be horrific. Experts tell me to expect water shortages, closed hospitals, many deaths. "We've never had a US president so proudly promise to commit war crimes,&quot; Sen Chris Murphy says. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2087 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/post/3mivznndgq22b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Greg Sargent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl?ref_src=embed">@gregsargent.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/post/3mivznndgq22b?ref_src=embed">Apr 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:31:01 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291255/iran-calls-human-chains-protect-power#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291255 news, 0.5 daily 291255 https://drudge.com/news/291203/iran-keeps-their-subjects-dark https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/frustration-grows-as-irans-wartime-internet-shutdown-breaks-grim-record Iran's state-imposed near-total internet shutdown is now the longest nationwide blackout on record in any country, according to a global monitor. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xnqnvmwuju4ipj7dehiuxonh/app.bsky.feed.post/3minpbje4uk2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidbyxbm7mq7iiyxccau3u34f63pjc5es7ns5mf7poeayxwimiulnq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en"> Exactly five weeks ago on Saturday 28 February, #Iran cut off access to the global internet. The measure remains in place, entering day 36 after 840 hours, isolating the general public as authorities explore ways to give chosen users access via a tiered whitelisting system.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnqnvmwuju4ipj7dehiuxonh/post/3minpbje4uk2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NetBlocks (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnqnvmwuju4ipj7dehiuxonh?ref_src=embed">@netblocks.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnqnvmwuju4ipj7dehiuxonh/post/3minpbje4uk2h?ref_src=embed">Apr 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:30:45 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291203/iran-keeps-their-subjects-dark#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291203 news, 0.5 daily 291203 https://drudge.com/news/291206/target-rich-environments https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2026/iran-coastline-islands/ A visual guide to Iran's coastline and strategic islands Stretching some 1,800km (1,120 miles), Iran's southern coastline forms a vast maritime corridor from the marshy Iraqi delta in the west to Pakistan's rugged terrain in the east. At its centre lies the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint through which 20 percent of global oil and gas flows. Scattered along this coastline are several islands that host military outposts, energy hubs, and geopolitical leverage points within what analysts describe as Iran's "strategic architecture" of control. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:38:29 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291206/target-rich-environments#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291206 discussion, 0.5 daily 291206 https://drudge.com/news/291170/iran-whines-bridge-strike-and-others https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/iran-condemns-us-israeli-moral-collapse-after-attacks-on-civilian-sites Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the targeting of civilian infrastructure. "Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender," he said in a statement posted on X, adding that such actions "convey the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray". Islamic hypocrisy at its finest. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:12:37 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291170/iran-whines-bridge-strike-and-others#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291170 discussion, 0.5 daily 291170 https://drudge.com/news/291149/iran-mocks-trump-missile-video https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/2/iran-releases-mocking-missile-launch-video-after-trump-threats Iran put anti Trump slogans in a missile video. That's pretty funny. I remember on the USS midway in 79(when this should been settled), the bombs had many slogans on them. Most unprintable. We could have cut the Islamic cancer at its roots then instead of kicking it down the road. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:28:43 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291149/iran-mocks-trump-missile-video#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291149 discussion, 0.5 daily 291149 https://drudge.com/news/291109/buffs-slamming-iran-unimpeded https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-superiority-iran-b52-overland-flights-general-2026-3 With total air superiority established, The venerable B-52 is having its way. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:16:26 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291109/buffs-slamming-iran-unimpeded#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291109 discussion, 0.5 daily 291109 https://drudge.com/news/291057/iran-accuses-us-plotting-ground-attack https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/29/iran-accuses-us-of-plotting-ground-attack-as-israel-steps-up-bombardment Iran's parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rmbfqraibpzbhjghsxrvksyr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7cqxb7gk22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiadz7eg3ruzcavobqyrife6apip2oyqir3ea65feq3yl2rszpqo7u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">We cannot have American boots on the ground in Iran.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rmbfqraibpzbhjghsxrvksyr/post/3mi7cqxb7gk22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Senator Andy Kim (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rmbfqraibpzbhjghsxrvksyr?ref_src=embed">@kim.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rmbfqraibpzbhjghsxrvksyr/post/3mi7cqxb7gk22?ref_src=embed">Mar 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:30:44 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291057/iran-accuses-us-plotting-ground-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291057 news, 0.5 daily 291057 https://drudge.com/news/291077/iran-campaign-ahead-schedule https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/29/retired_centcom_commander_weve_wargamed_iran_war_for_years_and_were_further_along_than_we_would_have_expected_at_this_point_in_the_simulations.html Ret. Centcom Commander on Iran: "I've simulated this many times in many positions; we're a little further along than we would expect to be at this point in all the simulations I've seen." "This is not back-of-the-envelope calculations. We've been working on this for many years." Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:44:49 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291077/iran-campaign-ahead-schedule#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291077 discussion, 0.5 daily 291077 https://drudge.com/news/291044/gulf-states-say-iran-must-bitch-slapped https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gulf-states-tell-us-ending-182211055.html Gulf Arab states are telling the US that any deal with Tehran should do more than end the war, and must permanently curb Iran's missile and drone capabilities and ensure global energy supplies are never again "weaponized," four Gulf sources said. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:36:42 -0400 rf4b https://drudge.com/news/291044/gulf-states-say-iran-must-bitch-slapped#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291044 discussion, 0.5 daily 291044