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/295142/texas-republicans-could-lose-gerrymandered https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/23/two-texas-districts-gop-had-counted-now-feature-tight-house-races/ With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win two key congressional seats in districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykft5hcik2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreichotu3wlfazwxp5hbuco2gbfeashhh4yi2v3femnih3twuvokb74" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Texas' GOP may fail to flip most of the 5 Dem seats they gerrymandered in 2025, but this headline is misleading in a key way: The old map was still extremely gerrymandered. Texas geography favors Dems. Absent gerrymandering, they could have won around 21/38 seats. They'll be lucky to win 13 in 2026<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/post/3mykft5hcik2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Stephen Wolf (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55?ref_src=embed">@stephenwolf.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/post/3mykft5hcik2a?ref_src=embed">10:39 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:31:04 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/295142/texas-republicans-could-lose-gerrymandered#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295142 news, 0.5 daily 295142 https://drudge.com/news/295093/tesla-spacex-merger-under-consideration https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmlyl09xjke4o Elon Musk has said he is actively considering merging Tesla and SpaceX, his two biggest companies. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3myffihuydo2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigwswrerhz5zwpab5532yjzcmzfn5wzczp6pnurilzzxslx55iexe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Elon Musk became a trillionaire again on Wednesday morning after bullish SpaceX earnings and the confirmed potential for a SpaceX-Tesla merger pushed both stocks up. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3myffihuydo2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3myffihuydo2u?ref_src=embed">10:50 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:32:54 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/295093/tesla-spacex-merger-under-consideration#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295093 news, 0.5 daily 295093 https://drudge.com/news/295081/19-million-texans-registered-vote https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/16/texas-voter-registration-2026-election/ Texas voter registrations hit a record high of more than 19 million ahead of the pivotal midterm election on Nov. 3. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5wontugfwb4lv7nwonarkqw/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3k7tbohf2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibexcyyncrglne2562jfzfokr47rmutfp4uwrexn7puvzzmkz5mk4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Texas has added 400,000 voters since 2024, and 1.4 million since 2022. Early voting begins Monday.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5wontugfwb4lv7nwonarkqw/post/3my3k7tbohf2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Houston Chronicle (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5wontugfwb4lv7nwonarkqw?ref_src=embed">@houstonchronicle.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5wontugfwb4lv7nwonarkqw/post/3my3k7tbohf2i?ref_src=embed">12:48 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:33:39 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/295081/19-million-texans-registered-vote#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295081 news, 0.5 daily 295081 https://drudge.com/news/294988/trump-cancels-execution-livestream https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2026/10/15/trump-after-bipartisan-backlash-says-pentagon-wont-livestream-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter/ WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn't watch it. Trump said on social media that publicly airing the execution "might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan." But, he continued, "many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device." Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:53:00 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294988/trump-cancels-execution-livestream#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294988 0.5 daily 294988 https://drudge.com/news/294953/kimberly-guilfoyle-resigns https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwdr8xzr45l2t President Donald Trump's administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as US ambassador to Greece, the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxreloqpwq2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidlr3fu4wbps4d3ek5ehgyekcwupjmwesukav5jrlz4wlq66dgvae" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mxreloqpwq2w?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/3mxreloqpwq2w?ref_src=embed">11:40 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:16 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294953/kimberly-guilfoyle-resigns#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294953 news, 0.5 daily 294953 https://drudge.com/news/294891/iran-plants-fake-news-us-publications https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/09/chatgpt-users-iran-planted-ai-generated-articles-us-news-media/ About 100 AI-generated articles were published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfuw7xzwa2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibucwfc6tju46x2qx4ypbkzqjqxtyp4vhg7marcz4jukrsgsu3vbe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mxfuw7xzwa2a?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/3mxfuw7xzwa2a?ref_src=embed">10:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:32:38 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294891/iran-plants-fake-news-us-publications#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294891 news, 0.5 daily 294891 https://drudge.com/news/294902/hitler-mussolini-elected-mayor https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/hitler-mussolini-peru-mayoral-election A Peruvian mayoral candidate named Hitler Mussolini Simen Flores has won an election with more than 30 per cent of the vote. Mr. Flores, a candidate from the centre-left Ahora Nacin (Now Nation) party, secured victory in the town of Queropalca. The Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province of Lauricocha in Peru, with a population of just 730 people. Mr. Flores received 229 votes, 34.5 per cent of the recorded 663 valid ballots. During the election campaign, Mr Snchez told reporters he is "a good Hitler". Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:31:21 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294902/hitler-mussolini-elected-mayor#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294902 discussion, 0.5 daily 294902 https://drudge.com/news/294862/teen-gets-stranded-mountain-after https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teenage-stranded-mountain-ai-instructions Hikers keep getting stranded after consulting AI chatbots for potentially life-saving -- or life-threatening -- advice. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:lrzkd5exmxqrblbruvjieofj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxeuh6cw2h2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiboinz6m5vr3p7lwllwm2cljr4cgmw53b2r6cd4llfwd32sydzhve" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Chatbots rarely trigger psychosis from scratch, they more likely reinforce preexisting ideas. In a new study of 215k+ patients, 60.7% of AI psychosis cases happened during a 1st episode, mostly acting as amplifiers (64.3%) that validate ideas patients already held rather than spark new ones. #MedSky<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lrzkd5exmxqrblbruvjieofj/post/3mxeuh6cw2h2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott McGrath (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lrzkd5exmxqrblbruvjieofj?ref_src=embed">@smcgrath.phd</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lrzkd5exmxqrblbruvjieofj/post/3mxeuh6cw2h2p?ref_src=embed">12:19 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:31:13 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294862/teen-gets-stranded-mountain-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294862 news, 0.5 daily 294862 https://drudge.com/news/294752/captain-smit-machchhar-saves-170-people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/01/flydubai-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hailed-hero-after-cockpit-stabbing/ The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people is being hailed as a hero, as officials say his actions saved the lives of those onboard. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrzdxsz5w2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiecod2hqizip23mqtbivw6i7fdt2etyrvwgmlee4vgjtlfc7i4d2i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saving the lives of around 170 people on board.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mwrzdxsz5w2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mwrzdxsz5w2r?ref_src=embed">12:27 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:30:27 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294752/captain-smit-machchhar-saves-170-people#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294752 news, 0.5 daily 294752 https://drudge.com/news/294754/hormuz-crude-flow-returns-pre-war-level https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution Crude oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz hit prewar levels, but fuel shipments remain constrained. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ihd3uhxx5ustdkqa4ayq75jc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsqz7k3622g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih5yzzg6ylb224lfbj7ner3f5yasrpjlfqhccdlutyd3blpmblpv4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Saudi, Emirati, Qatari, Bahraini, Kuwaiti, and Iraqi oil shipments "averaged 15.5mn barrels a day in September, the highest level of the war and more than 80 per cent of the average in the 12 months before the conflict began, according to data provider Kpler." www.ft.com/content/26c5 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ihd3uhxx5ustdkqa4ayq75jc/post/3mwsqz7k3622g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aron Lund (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ihd3uhxx5ustdkqa4ayq75jc?ref_src=embed">@aronlund.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ihd3uhxx5ustdkqa4ayq75jc/post/3mwsqz7k3622g?ref_src=embed">7:30 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:32:24 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294754/hormuz-crude-flow-returns-pre-war-level#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294754 news, 0.5 daily 294754 https://drudge.com/news/294623/saudis-restart-east-west-pipeline https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said, as signs mounted of an increase in Middle Eastern oil flows. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh3x5e4kt2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidmfwyoebi2uxweu7ii7a2jtibhpbiqqfxaiebr4ivttrekpduu6m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Satellite images show extent of damage to major Saudi pipeline, amid global oil supply fears<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mvh3x5e4kt2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Guardian (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni?ref_src=embed">@theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mvh3x5e4kt2l?ref_src=embed">10:49 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:puemwoi7g3ituinopmnjtn3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74lg2iscc2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibfruppkajf7b6ogesa2kouunxoadkovk6hthgebcxa5c76wcamwe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Meanwhile his buddies the Saudis saw him coming. They&#x27;ve built what he&#x27;s cancelled here leaving us further behind. sustainabilitymag.com/news/how-is- ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:puemwoi7g3ituinopmnjtn3p/post/3m74lg2iscc2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kathy Gori (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:puemwoi7g3ituinopmnjtn3p?ref_src=embed">@kathygori.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:puemwoi7g3ituinopmnjtn3p/post/3m74lg2iscc2k?ref_src=embed">6:12 PM &Acirc;&middot; Dec 3, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:31:37 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294623/saudis-restart-east-west-pipeline#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294623 news, 0.5 daily 294623 https://drudge.com/news/294629/white-house-prepares-90-day-diesel https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/23/white-house-ban-diesel-01089294 The Trump administration is preparing a plan to ban exports of diesel for 90 days, despite splits inside the administration and with the oil industry, in a bid to bring down energy prices weighing on Republicans leading into the midterms, five people familiar with the discussions said Wednesday. A ban, the legal process of which is still being worked out, has been opposed by U.S. fuel producers who have warned that any short-term benefit would be outweighed by higher fuel prices in the future. Any halt to shipments would be the first restriction on U.S. energy exports since the Obama administration lifted a decades-old ban on oil exports in 2015. But the war that the Trump administration launched against Iran in February, as well as Ukraine's attacks against Russian refineries, have boosted diesel prices to record highs and caused farm-state Republicans to demand the ban. The average price for a gallon of diesel was $6.52 Wednesday, up 91 cents from a month ago and $2.83 from last year, according to AAA. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:03:26 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294629/white-house-prepares-90-day-diesel#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294629 discussion, 0.5 daily 294629 https://drudge.com/news/294469/us-admits-has-deployed-orbital-weapons https://www.twz.com/space/u-s-admits-it-has-weapons-in-orbit?utm_source=pushly Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink made a bombshell admission this morning, disclosing that there are on-orbit weapons deployed right now to protect America's interests in space. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkbk4zz7k2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreictx5323frs6kunxkapxsdys3232r7wthkzudnh73jj5qbpq7nuru" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The US has deployed its first publicly acknowledged space-based weapon, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said. Meink said the weapon is already "on orbit" and is intended for "space control" and to defend US forces against "hostile adversary action."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mvkbk4zz7k2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Chadbourn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt?ref_src=embed">@chadbourn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mvkbk4zz7k2j?ref_src=embed">5:07 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:32:28 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294469/us-admits-has-deployed-orbital-weapons#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294469 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294469 https://drudge.com/news/294409/polisci-class-finds-out-professor-child https://abc13.com/post/university-houston-faculty-member-suspended-citizen-predator-sting/19817614/ A University of Houston faculty member and graduate student has been suspended after being confronted on campus by a child predator fighting group. UH confirmed the suspension Thursday afternoon after Eyewitness News inquired about a Kick livestream showing him confessing to buying child porn and messaging minors in a conversation with Alex Rosen of the group Poaching Predators. Eyewitness News isn't naming the faculty member since he hasn't been criminally charged. https://www.reddit.com/r/UniversityOfHouston/comments/1wcq0cm/bro_is_this_what_i_think_it_is/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:45 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294409/polisci-class-finds-out-professor-child#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294409 discussion, 0.5 daily 294409 https://drudge.com/news/294378/car-makers-discover-boost-ev-range https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/carmakers-have-a-new-idea-to-boost-ev-range-add-a-gas-engine-16bbcc34 The auto industry has a new solution to Americans' fear that electric vehicles will run out of juice: a gasoline engine. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dtrw4kjivanjau43hne3nbk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwnuzd5a22y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihuwf5m6pxfjl5csgpve27g4obcjfohjav6si44lrr2frxm7ddlpm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Lol. These are called hybrids. Mine is 9 years old. www.wsj.com/business/aut ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtrw4kjivanjau43hne3nbk7/post/3muwnuzd5a22y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Honor your oath of office or resign. (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtrw4kjivanjau43hne3nbk7?ref_src=embed">@trialrun2024.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtrw4kjivanjau43hne3nbk7/post/3muwnuzd5a22y?ref_src=embed">9:54 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:32:36 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294378/car-makers-discover-boost-ev-range#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294378 news, 0.5 daily 294378