https://drudge.com/user/sitzkrieg New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292876/ukraine-destroys-key-rail-bridge-isolate https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-destroys-key-rail-bridge-as-fresh-attacks-aim-to-isolate-crimea-13557321 Ukraine said its forces destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, as it seeks to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula. The fresh attacks come as it was reported how one of Russia's most significant oil refineries is unlikely to resume production for six months after being hit by Ukrainian drones. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5zmckt7s2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigdhryjsvyhif537pqfctsdccbiosijkgqaetwfnw6pnc5fap2w3i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Chemical plant, energy infrastructure reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones in Russia&#x27;s Tula Oblast.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mp5zmckt7s2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Kyiv Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh?ref_src=embed">@kyivindependent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mp5zmckt7s2x?ref_src=embed">11:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:33:05 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292876/ukraine-destroys-key-rail-bridge-isolate#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292876 news, 0.5 daily 292876 https://drudge.com/news/292872/ford-rehires-350-engineers-ai-falls-short https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/ford-has-been-rehiring-quality-inspectors-after-ai-fell-short "Artificial intelligence is a fantastic tool, but it's only as good as the information you use to train it," Charles Poon, Ford's vice president of vehicle hardware engineering, told reporters on a call Wednesday. "Over prior years, we didn't pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers that have been with us through many product cycles." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mvzxcopxl7477vdjw6fqutgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp53mzrqf22a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigq3mjwsazid2ckeefiham5e3anzbst6rotd5o2f5jul4e3zexyre" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Muahahahahah! Ford has been &quot;forced&quot; to rehire 350 veteran engineers after &quot;AI&quot; failed to provide proper quality control or train junior engineers in how to recognize quality. The human hive mind remains the best tool for creating qualities humans appreciate. www.bloomberg.com/news/article ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mvzxcopxl7477vdjw6fqutgh/post/3mp53mzrqf22a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elf M. Sternberg (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mvzxcopxl7477vdjw6fqutgh?ref_src=embed">@elfsternberg.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mvzxcopxl7477vdjw6fqutgh/post/3mp53mzrqf22a?ref_src=embed">2:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:33:16 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292872/ford-rehires-350-engineers-ai-falls-short#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292872 news, 0.5 daily 292872 https://drudge.com/news/292863/maga-influencer-gets-banned-texas https://www.fox4news.com/news/jake-lang-banned-from-texas Far-right influencer Jake Lang is officially barred from entering the state of Texas except for mandatory court appearances ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yun5yzvbtyt6oge4h35rg2jd/app.bsky.feed.post/3moouby4e2k2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidlrs5dqgtzelwef6gfbgrcvseswx6eooysfy4mgnaljypz6ividi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">J6 violent offender Edward Jacob "Jake" Lang seems to have made it a goal of his to collect criminal charges in every state, his latest 4 coming within the span of a month. Rather than provide him another platform, UR showcases just how bizarre and embarrassing the far-right provocateur really is.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yun5yzvbtyt6oge4h35rg2jd/post/3moouby4e2k2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Unicorn Riot (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yun5yzvbtyt6oge4h35rg2jd?ref_src=embed">@unicornriot.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yun5yzvbtyt6oge4h35rg2jd/post/3moouby4e2k2w?ref_src=embed">10:56 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:31:54 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292863/maga-influencer-gets-banned-texas#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292863 news, 0.5 daily 292863 https://drudge.com/news/292887/iran-egypt-discover-they-playing-gay https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ckg4k0ddg5go Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei says he will not address "things that do not exist" as his team prepares to play Egypt in the Pride Match in Seattle. Local organisers have designated the game as a Pride Match because it falls on the Friday before Pride Weekend, which celebrates diversity and the LGBTQ+ community. "We are here to play football, not for other things," Ghalenoei said. "As for things that are forbidden in our religion and do not exist, we do not want to talk about them. We only talk about the match, football and the beauty of the game." Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:59:17 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292887/iran-egypt-discover-they-playing-gay#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292887 discussion, 0.5 daily 292887 https://drudge.com/news/292846/trump-gives-175-billion-loans-10 https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-reactors-energy-trump-wright-57841139aca7d2780a12256692b96fc5 The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov7cpkxqj24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibenubtarzzpqjplrttajszr4budge6z2a62bqpfwuzzyc257vbwq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Global warming and extreme weather are forcing French nuclear reactors to adapt.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3mov7cpkxqj24?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/3mov7cpkxqj24?ref_src=embed">11:30 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:31:23 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292846/trump-gives-175-billion-loans-10#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292846 news, 0.5 daily 292846 https://drudge.com/news/292832/antifa-terrorists-sentenced-450-years https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-antifa-cell-members-north-texas-sentenced-100-years-prison-terrorist-attack-ice The Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tabiejtbwtcxuc2vxmk63uwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp22qwqwwc26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiadiqfq6zeg6ktsdb2oduwxeu2sf2664hzkxji6qzrlytgj2czk44" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">among the 22 defendants are Des Revol, Champagne Song (pictured with partner Rowan Gibson, an unsentenced defendant) Autumn Hill (pictured with wife Lydia Koza), Savanna Batten, Dario Sanchez (unsentenced), the Sotos, and Meagan Morris (pictured with Hill). 8 were sentenced to a combined 450 years.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tabiejtbwtcxuc2vxmk63uwj/post/3mp22qwqwwc26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Lex McMenamin (they/them) (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tabiejtbwtcxuc2vxmk63uwj?ref_src=embed">@lexmcmenamin.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tabiejtbwtcxuc2vxmk63uwj/post/3mp22qwqwwc26?ref_src=embed">9:52 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 24, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:33:43 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292832/antifa-terrorists-sentenced-450-years#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292832 news, 0.5 daily 292832 https://drudge.com/news/292838/iran-war-warning-china-russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INQHl0aWacA What did America learn from the war with Iran? In this After Action Review, we break down what went right, what went wrong, and what the United States needs to fix before the next major conflict. Operation Epic Fury showed that the U.S. can still dominate the battlefield: thousands of air missions, successful Patriot and THAAD intercepts, deep strikes against Iranian military infrastructure, effective cyber operations, combat search and rescue, and the successful use of lower-cost systems like APKWS and LUCAS drones. But the war also exposed serious problems: vulnerable bases, drone threats, limited allied support, unclear end states, the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, weak information warfare at home, and America's ongoing struggle to win the narrative after it wins the fight. This is not about cheerleading or doomposting. It is an honest AAR: what worked, what failed, and what we should do better next time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INQHl0aWacA]] Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:42:53 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292838/iran-war-warning-china-russia#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292838 discussion, 0.5 daily 292838 https://drudge.com/news/292761/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution Observers on Friday called Cuba's new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island's communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Ral Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3monnlsd7bg2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibyyohlxhbkmxmeczfvcude6oa7i3syn2strxzpjrnqsbqunx7gs4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Cuba passes 'urgent' reforms to liberalise economy under US pressure ft.trib.al/9utYES4<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3monnlsd7bg2t?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/3monnlsd7bg2t?ref_src=embed">11:24 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:32:06 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292761/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292761 news, 0.5 daily 292761 https://drudge.com/news/292726/chinas-ev-price-war-built-cars https://www.autoblog.com/features/chinas-ev-price-war-was-built-on-cars-sold-at-a-loss For years, the Chinese auto industry has employed a hostile price war to kneecap global competitors. Armed with massive state subsidies, cheap raw materials, and an aggressive "scale-first" business model, Chinese automakers flooded the market with electric vehicles priced so low that legacy manufacturers stood no chance to compete. How did they do it? Simple, they couldn't. They did it anyway. Reports from CarNewsChina show that Chinese automakers have been selling vehicles at a loss until a recent law passed by the Chinese government banned below-cost sales of new vehicles. You might ask, "Why would an entire industry purposely lose money"? The answer is simple, the primary objective was to capture and dominate market share by starving out its competition. To achieve this, at least 16 Chinese automakers ruthlessly slashed prices on new models. Data shows over 70 percent of Chinese car sales were loss-making. This left more than half of the country's auto industry in the red. Great Wall Motor (GWM) even saw net profits drop 17 percent despite steady revenue growth. <p>This mathematically unsustainable business model has predictably hit a wall. Faced with a looming sector-wide collapse, the Chinese government enacted regulatory changes that functionally banned automakers from selling vehicles below their production costs. This decisive legal change, combined with surging raw material costs " for inputs such as lithium carbonate and other raw materials used in new EVs " has forced automakers to abruptly abandon their hostile pricing strategies, remove or reduce customer discounts, and raise vehicle prices. All while simultaneously looking outward to continue sales growth via exports. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:41:18 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292726/chinas-ev-price-war-built-cars#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292726 discussion, 0.5 daily 292726 https://drudge.com/news/292708/finland-lifts-ban-nuclear-weapons https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/17/finland-lifts-ban-nuclear-weapons-face-growing-threat-russia-28815202/ Finland has passed laws which lift a ban on nuclear weapons as it faces increased security concerns from Russia. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7v6ep3lckb5f2uaw62b4khev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4gkb6vfw2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicwic6vvecmrwpfbdeej5iaoe2jgyws2rbmodqgiey3ywfn5rthy4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en-AU">While Britain&#x27;s defence strategy comes under fire, the nuclear arms race continues<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7v6ep3lckb5f2uaw62b4khev/post/3mo4gkb6vfw2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>&mdash; ABC News Australia (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7v6ep3lckb5f2uaw62b4khev?ref_src=embed">@news.abc.net.au</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7v6ep3lckb5f2uaw62b4khev/post/3mo4gkb6vfw2y?ref_src=embed">3:03 PM Jun 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:38:25 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292708/finland-lifts-ban-nuclear-weapons#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292708 news, 0.5 daily 292708 https://drudge.com/news/292672/deleted-daniel-cormier-post-claims-eric https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/deleted-daniel-cormier-post-claims-eric-trump-wanted-insider-ufc-white-house-info Just hours before "UFC Freedom 250" goes down at The White House, the event has been hit by a potential scandal involving UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and Eric Trump. <img src="https://shorturl.at/ga7fM" alt="DC X Post, si link"> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:32:18 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292672/deleted-daniel-cormier-post-claims-eric#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292672 news, 0.5 daily 292672 https://drudge.com/news/292000/swedens-capitalist-makeover https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-worlds-most-surprising-capitalist-makeover-is-under-way-in-sweden-a7830619 The shake-up of cradle-to-grave care is lowering government spending, spurring innovation and stirring fears about those left behind The capitalist makeover has allowed Sweden to do what few industrialized countries have managed in recent years: shrink the size of the state. Sat, 16 May 2026 07:33:54 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292000/swedens-capitalist-makeover#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292000 news, 0.5 daily 292000 https://drudge.com/news/291529/sustainable-shoe-company-pivots-ai-adds https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting from shoes to artificial intelligence. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlobrtvwc2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicswia5r5sporbu4fifv3g3o3w3wpoblhxdf7crmevn64hi7muupq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">If you're one of the investors who decided that Allbirds is worth over 6 times as much as an AI company with no product than as a shoe company then you deserve to lose all of your money.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3mjlobrtvwc2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Dare Obasanjo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht?ref_src=embed">@carnage4life.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3mjlobrtvwc2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:31:35 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/291529/sustainable-shoe-company-pivots-ai-adds#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291529 news, 0.5 daily 291529