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/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 https://drudge.com/news/294380/perverts-distraught-meta-bricks-their https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-bricks-perv-smart-glasses In an affront to creeps everywhere, Meta has started remotely bricking the smart glasses of wearers who try to secretly record other people. Earlier this month, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company said it would crack down on customers who modified the spectacles to disable or cover up their lights that indicate when they're recording, amid incredible public backlash against how the glasses are being used to film people without their consent " girls and women especially " and harass them. Meta didn't provide hard numbers, but its vice president of wearables Alex Himel told Semafor that it estimated that less than one tenth of a percent of all glasses sold have been tampered with. Seven million of the glasses were sold in 2025, making that fraction of a percentage translate to up to, but probably less than, 7,000 individual units. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:08:01 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294380/perverts-distraught-meta-bricks-their#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294380 discussion, 0.5 daily 294380 https://drudge.com/news/294379/yemen-launches-6-front-assault-houthis https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/8/yemen-fighting-live-battles-rage Yemen's Houthis targeted Aramco facilities in the Saudi Arabian cities of Abha, Najran and Jizan, as well as an airbase in Khamis Mushait, with ballistic missiles and drones. The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia came after they accused Riyadh of an attack on a prison that killed 17 people, according to the Houthi Ministry of Health. The revived war between the Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwest Yemen has forced nearly 20,000 people to flee their homes, the International Organization for Migration says. [[https://x.com/TrentTelenko/status/2097028337793106298]] Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:54:05 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294379/yemen-launches-6-front-assault-houthis#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294379 discussion, 0.5 daily 294379 https://drudge.com/news/294361/us-police-fear-being-recorded-meta https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/us-law-enforcement-meta-smart-glasses In January, the New York Police Department's counterterrorism unit sent out a memo warning police officers about a new potential "security and counterintelligence" threat: Ray-Ban Meta glasses. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut2a5s67k2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiguxxxcw5j2zjfngpmgyhvlljbbxzzqgt3jp4fz6cilc2punwr5xe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">just got arrested for going up to a police officer while wearing meta glasses and saying &quot;computer, transfer $100,000 from this officer&#x27;s bank account into my account&quot; and then waving my hands like a magician</p> -- derek guy (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c?ref_src=embed">@dieworkwear.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/post/3mut2a5s67k2v?ref_src=embed">11:25 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:35 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294361/us-police-fear-being-recorded-meta#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294361 news, 0.5 daily 294361 https://drudge.com/news/294360/tesla-gives-up-solar-roof https://futurism.com/future-society/tesla-giving-up-solar-roof Two sources with inside knowledge of the program confirmed to Electrek that the company is discontinuing its solar roof tiles ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2ip262bcc2yopswnhcomn5o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukbofke422u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifz7piybyvqguemljt7ltxk2ed3lwugbxjotjvrxbpj46xodewz2u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I expect that the Tesla Semi will disappear overnight just like the solar roof panels. Fleet managers will be left holding the bag.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ip262bcc2yopswnhcomn5o7/post/3mukbofke422u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CoverDrive (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ip262bcc2yopswnhcomn5o7?ref_src=embed">@coverdrive12.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ip262bcc2yopswnhcomn5o7/post/3mukbofke422u?ref_src=embed">11:44 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:32:44 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294360/tesla-gives-up-solar-roof#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294360 news, 0.5 daily 294360 https://drudge.com/news/294247/orlando-white-supremacist-boxes-jew https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/antisemitic-symbols-gestures-displayed-during-boxing-event-orlandos-kia-center Antisemitic symbols and gestures were displayed during a boxing event at Orlando's Kia Center over the weekend, drawing condemnation from members of Central Florida's Jewish community and people who attended the event. Video from Saturday night's event showed a fan holding a flag bearing a swastika following a boxing match between Paul Miller, known as "Gypsy Crusader," and Ben Azoulay, known as "King Azoulay." Hosted by noted Trumper Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred MMA promotion. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:56:17 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/294247/orlando-white-supremacist-boxes-jew#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294247 discussion, 0.5 daily 294247 https://drudge.com/news/293947/ukraine-strikes-major-russian-rocket-factory https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/ukraine-strikes-major-russian-rocket-factory-with-cruise-missiles/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that his country struck the Progress Rocket Space Center deep within Russia ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:l6ga4bz3csdahvqjiclriocf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5kbeunjs24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih4zl76vzjvpgfdjoaa2arscix7ibuaaogp5ook2emg663tqjug5q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Ukraine attacked a Russian rocket facility last night, damaging Soyuz & Progress factories. Meanwhile Russia killed and injured civilians, including a 3 mo-old baby. Per the UN: July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in 4+ yrs: 437 killed & 2610 injured. www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-st ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l6ga4bz3csdahvqjiclriocf/post/3mt5kbeunjs24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Astronaut Terry Virts (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l6ga4bz3csdahvqjiclriocf?ref_src=embed">@astroterry.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l6ga4bz3csdahvqjiclriocf/post/3mt5kbeunjs24?ref_src=embed">4:48 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:31:30 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/293947/ukraine-strikes-major-russian-rocket-factory#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293947 news, 0.5 daily 293947 https://drudge.com/news/293865/zelensky-announces-recapture-745-sq-km https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/13/ukraine-war-briefing-kyiv-outlines-battlefield-gains "From January to August of this year, our warriors of the airborne assault forces and other units carried out an effective offensive operation in the Oleksandrivskyi sector ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvk6n4cc22f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibbdf5zb3ycwg63jprda7man7koyxqct2xp4eu4qzyom7vdnlao5y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="uk">Ukraine liberated 745 square kilometers in Oleksandrivka sector since January, Zelensky says. &quot;Russian losses amounted to at least 9,550 people killed and more than 6,600 people wounded,&quot; Zelensky said.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3msvk6n4cc22f?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/3msvk6n4cc22f?ref_src=embed">12:25 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:31:56 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/293865/zelensky-announces-recapture-745-sq-km#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293865 news, 0.5 daily 293865 https://drudge.com/news/293632/prophet-ais-hedgefund-loses-35-billion https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/07/30/leopold-aschenbrenners-hedge-fund-is-facing-steep-ai-losses.html Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund, Situational Awareness, collapsed from $45 billion to around $10 billion in assets ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mru5jfoizc2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibacpy7usjhs636qoqtl5u6onl4qcb3syek4eae2cmksecphz2xwe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">An 8 employee hedge fund that was up hundreds of percent and used aggressive leverage is asking investors for more cash to meet margin calls. The tropes in this particular bull market couldn't get any lazier. www.ft.com/content/2803 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mru5jfoizc2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Pearkes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp?ref_src=embed">@peark.es</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mru5jfoizc2i?ref_src=embed">5:41 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:30:39 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/293632/prophet-ais-hedgefund-loses-35-billion#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293632 news, 0.5 daily 293632