https://drudge.com/ The Other Side of the News en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291936/blessing-trumps-golden-statue-golf-course https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-statue-golf-course-pastor-b2972303.html Pastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump's giant gold statue at his own golf course ... The president himself called into the ceremony to thank the religious leader and guests in attendance <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwxyg4kb2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifzwjofd4ilzzqq4chskhysgqyqyutlmli65tpd5jqpejdb2ic4aq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The gold, 22-foot Donald Trump statue definitely isn't a false idol. You can tell because Trump's pastor friend said of the new statue at his Doral golf course, "Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/post/3mlbwxyg4kb2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- New York Magazine (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad?ref_src=embed">@nymag.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwbpna4jtw66gj6c3pksbiad/post/3mlbwxyg4kb2i?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 19:32:18 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291936/blessing-trumps-golden-statue-golf-course#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291936 news, 0.5 daily 291936 https://drudge.com/news/291956/putin-says-he-thinks-ukraine-conflict https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8p4j2jzwwo Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhkvf2nbq25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaijqjcseaykui4l3ydmywf6ojnlucshjryb2memkw2p5inbmt74i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is 'coming to an end'<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mlhkvf2nbq25?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/3mlhkvf2nbq25?ref_src=embed">May 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 18:33:52 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291956/putin-says-he-thinks-ukraine-conflict#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291956 news, 0.5 daily 291956 https://drudge.com/news/291949/email-confirms-no-one-get-trump-phones https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-scandal-1795914 An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a 74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly 43.7 million ($59 million). As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received the device. Sun, 10 May 2026 17:34:01 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291949/email-confirms-no-one-get-trump-phones#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291949 news, 0.5 daily 291949 https://drudge.com/news/291955/my-ambition-change-country-aoc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-presidential-run The New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered a question about potentially running for higher office in 2028 by declaring: "My ambition is to change the country." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhhcysbmn2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihoenev5afwfgirqkrkdgoouncq2bglpfm442uxiu2vcuyclp3liy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Speculation has swirled around Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a possible contender for president in 2028.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/post/3mlhhcysbmn2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- USA TODAY (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo?ref_src=embed">@usatoday.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2h5oj7dfciesiknuazc3s3mo/post/3mlhhcysbmn2v?ref_src=embed">May 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 16:30:33 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291955/my-ambition-change-country-aoc#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291955 news, 0.5 daily 291955 https://drudge.com/news/291959/trump-goes-china-knowing-xi-holds-all https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/10/donald-trump-xi-jinping-beijing-summit-iran-taiwan Simon Tisdall: Will Trump claim another fraudulent triumph on the world stage in Beijing while selling out US allies, kowtowing, once again, to an anti-democratic, anti-western dictator ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle344a52c22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieek6ebobjr5hocgtzqlaamzt43kojrx6cr2zfauc6p5rcethenom" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"Xi will manoeuvre Trump into the spotlight in Beijing because he knows that all his massive flaws will be on display to China's new allies."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3mle344a52c22?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/3mle344a52c22?ref_src=embed">May 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 15:33:59 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/291959/trump-goes-china-knowing-xi-holds-all#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291959 news, 0.5 daily 291959 https://drudge.com/news/291951/trump-responsible-yet-another https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676873709/ President Donald Trump's war against Iran -- along with the resulting blockade imposed by both Tehran and Washington -- has sparked fear among experts that the supply of the world's "most-consumed chemical" may soon reach a "critical" shortage, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2jwxoziacifmtqa5felhqms6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2b3hbfl42r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicg6l56ex4sy56ksjexvc5fclenylks4ga5yud6rjhoqml3jvtqke" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Iran war is now hurting the clean energy markets, as many byproducts of the oil and gas industry are essential for making solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, including plastics like ethylene and polypropylene, and sulfuric acid (used to process copper). www.semafor.com/article/05/0 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2jwxoziacifmtqa5felhqms6/post/3ml2b3hbfl42r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Semafor (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2jwxoziacifmtqa5felhqms6?ref_src=embed">@semafor.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2jwxoziacifmtqa5felhqms6/post/3ml2b3hbfl42r?ref_src=embed">May 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 14:30:19 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291951/trump-responsible-yet-another#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291951 news, 0.5 daily 291951 https://drudge.com/news/291958/canada-pm-mark-carney-greets-barack-obama https://torontodominicano.com/2026/05/barack-obama-en-ontario-hoy-recibido-por-prime-minister-mark-carney/ "Welcome back to Canada, President Obama. Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future " ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgfayj4d22t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicuaidtonwahnixmj5d5hoxpf274cfumuhcgh6shmenmegxnbtz2u" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Don&#x27;t tell you-know-who about this. He might get upset.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3mlgfayj4d22t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Conway (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu?ref_src=embed">@gtconway.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3mlgfayj4d22t?ref_src=embed">May 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 13:33:28 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/291958/canada-pm-mark-carney-greets-barack-obama#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291958 news, 0.5 daily 291958 https://drudge.com/news/291964/strait-hormuz-remains-blocked https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/middleeast/strait-hormuz-ships-blockade-us-iran.html The U.S. Navy's blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:38 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/291964/strait-hormuz-remains-blocked#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291964 news, 0.5 daily 291964 https://drudge.com/news/291961/call-your-mother https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-regina-coeli-coptic-catholic-friendship-mothers-canary.html Mother's Day is celebrated in over 40 countries across the world on the second Sunday in May ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj4zbbeto2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiahv3cwwtma6uensxjs3ei22iy3y7zqtacibwi5ihwb7cg5zpxrsq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">A special Mother&#x27;s Day shout out to all the farm worker mothers who not only work to feed their families, but also yours! Thanks to these hard working mothers, all our families are fed throughout the year. We appreciate you every day <p>#wefeedyou #mothersday<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/post/3mlj4zbbeto2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- United Farm Workers (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy?ref_src=embed">@ufw.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53pxyzwrw4zx5ft67czyyjyy/post/3mlj4zbbeto2h?ref_src=embed">May 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 12:26:06 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/291961/call-your-mother#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291961 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291961 https://drudge.com/news/291960/strait-hormuz-remains-blocked https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/middleeast/strait-hormuz-ships-blockade-us-iran.html The U.S. Navy's blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows. Sun, 10 May 2026 11:37:44 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/291960/strait-hormuz-remains-blocked#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291960 news, 0.5 daily 291960 https://drudge.com/news/291957/texas-lawmakers-repeatedly-failed-pass https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-flooding-protections After last summer's disaster, some Texas legislators scolded local officials for their decision not to invest in flood warning sirens and for the chaotic emergency response. Other elected leaders excused the storm as so massive that no one could have prepared for it. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkr2eebsjb2x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicltbbdgniwwuecpzgqw4l44fn4boqwy6lwslatp55soxankz3avq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Camp Mystic halts plan to reopen this summer reut.rs/4n2taxq<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mkr2eebsjb2x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mkr2eebsjb2x?ref_src=embed">Apr 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 10 May 2026 00:29:22 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/291957/texas-lawmakers-repeatedly-failed-pass#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291957 news, 0.5 daily 291957 https://drudge.com/news/291938/russias-victory-day-putin-nightmare https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-victory-day-vladimir-putin-biggest-liability-ukraine/ Ukrainian battlefield struggles are exposing the Kremlin's rigid commitment to war. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleqsjtoqc25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic5bxzoi2okdaokoxgby4jj2rrbqzgcjf5aovy3472tqlyzwwhv7m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Zelensky issued an official presidential decree authorizing Russia to hold its Victory Day parade in Moscow tomorrow. He included the exact coordinates of Red Square. That&#x27;s it. A+ trolling.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mleqsjtoqc25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- MeidasTouch (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn?ref_src=embed">@meidastouch.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mleqsjtoqc25?ref_src=embed">May 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 22:33:57 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291938/russias-victory-day-putin-nightmare#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291938 news, 0.5 daily 291938 https://drudge.com/news/291928/trumps-secret-doomsday-powers https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/i-warned-about-trump-s-secret-doomsday-powers-now-i-fear-he-could-use-them/ar-AA22GHun Donald Trump is not much of a reader. But there's a book in the White House that " if he cracked it open " could change the course of his presidency and of America itself. Three years ago, in the pages of Vanity Fair, I wrote about a manual that almost no one in America has ever seen. Inside the White House complex, in a secure location known to only a handful of people, sits an instruction book informally called the "Doomsday Book". Its contents are formally known by an anodyne acronym " PEADs, or Presidential Emergency Action Documents. Miles Taylor is a former chief of staff at the US Department of Homeland Security and has served on Capitol Hill, in the White House and at the Pentagon. He is a No 1 New York Times bestselling author, regular national security commentator and democracy reform leader. Sat, 09 May 2026 21:31:55 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291928/trumps-secret-doomsday-powers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291928 news, 0.5 daily 291928 https://drudge.com/news/291948/experts-worry-we-not-prepared https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/05/08/trump-rfk-jr-prepared-potential-pandemics/89991254007/ World Health Organization officials have assured that the hantavirus outbreak is not the start of a pandemic. But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandemic ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kwvtgth2vwakfigoksfhzfsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcc44kg4k26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiema2x6mrpy75s3tvcisiucyp5jqv6gyjeutpoucykedd75uj4oaa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Hantavirus on a cruise ship was a test - an easy one - and we already failed. Much worse is coming. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kwvtgth2vwakfigoksfhzfsl/post/3mlcc44kg4k26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kristian G. Andersen (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kwvtgth2vwakfigoksfhzfsl?ref_src=embed">@kgandersen.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kwvtgth2vwakfigoksfhzfsl/post/3mlcc44kg4k26?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 20:30:38 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291948/experts-worry-we-not-prepared#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291948 news, 0.5 daily 291948 https://drudge.com/news/291940/beware-smart-glasses-new-tool https://www.extremetech.com/internet/beware-smart-glasses-are-the-new-tool-for-extortion One woman was recently told to pay up if she wanted clandestine footage removed from social media. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie472iwm4hhjx5qvfyuknosjefkjb7ive4tbnul62caxfwvwjxzam" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now https://gizmodo.com/extortion-using-smart-glasses-is-a-thing-now-2000755562<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Gizmodo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2?ref_src=embed">@gizmodo.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3ph3ymzcnhpchwqiu4u37g2/post/3mlbgbhw3kr2s?ref_src=embed">May 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 09 May 2026 19:30:34 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/291940/beware-smart-glasses-new-tool#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291940 news, 0.5 daily 291940