[John Day]

Diesel Export Ban Off The Table? Ted Cruz Relays White House Assurances To Refinery Heads​ https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/diesel-export-ban-table-ted-cruz-relays-white-house-assurances-refinery-heads

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-28
Iran says it hit 19 ships in Hormuz over two nights, a US official says it hit zero, and Sunday’s satellite snapshot shows no ships in the strait at all. On Saturday Trump rejected Tehran’s seven-day proposal, by Sunday he expected talks this week, and he has an announcement booked for 2pm ET today. ​ Bonds had a bad reopen: the 30-year is above 5.50% for the first time since 2004, Japan’s 2-year is at a 31-year high and gold has lost $4,200. Saudi strikes on Taiz, the Kyiv data-centre campaign and the diesel ban are continuing stories, each with new detail.​..
​..The IRGC says it used electronic warfare to seize a MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish (REMUS 600) mine-countermeasures UUV. It is the second US underwater drone taken in three weeks, after the Dive-LD on Sept 8 (MenchOsint, HormuzLetter, iribnews_irib).
​ NBC: an Iranian cruise missile injured 8 US Marines on Sept 14. Officials say they were on a “maritime vessel”, not a Navy ship, and suffered smoke inhalation and possible TBI (FaytuksNetwork, MenchOsint, BrettErickson28). Pataramesh reads it as Marines doing counter-drone work on tankers in the Omani lane (Pataramesh).​..
..The White House says Trump makes an announcement at 2pm ET today (zerohedge). Middelkoop hears it will be “mind blowing” (wmiddelkoop). The subject hasn’t been confirmed; ZH separately reported a Monday rollback of “green” car rules (zerohedge).
​ Araghchi: Iran is “fully prepared” for the war to resume, “even if it comes to a doomsday war” (araghchi, maxosintintel).​..
​..Yemen: Saudi F-15s hit Taiz central market, 7 dead and 40 wounded; ninth Saudi aircraft lost in September​ – Saudi F-15s from Khamis Mushait made two raids on the central market at Mawiyah Junction, Taiz. Al-Masirah reports 7 killed and 40 injured, including children; the Yemeni armed forces’ preliminary toll is about 50 casualties (MenchOsint, MenchOsint, dana916).
​ Eyewitnesses say it is a civilian market of food traders’ warehouses with no military link (AhmadAlgohbary). MenchOsint geolocated the struck depot to fruit and vegetable stores with no military facility nearby, in a country already short of food under blockade (MenchOsint).
​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-28

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily Digest: 2026-09-27
Two things broke overnight. Trump publicly rejected Iran’s seven-day ceasefire offer and told aides he expects to resume bombing after the 3 November midterms – and within hours the IRGC ran the largest anti-ship attack wave of the war through Hormuz, with mines reportedly laid on the southern Omani route.
​ Secondary but real: a major incident with explosives arrests at RAF Fairford, Riyadh schools sent home for a week without an official reason, and a US-China joint statement that quietly contains Hormuz language.
​ Hormuz: IRGC runs the largest anti-ship wave of the war; mines back on the Omani route​ – Sustained missile, drone and fast-attack-boat activity through Saturday night across Sirik, Qeshm, Larak and the wider strait, with IRGC-N speedboats manoeuvring, per HormuzReport, BeamTracker_ and Osint613.
​ Vessel count is contested and should be treated that way. “At least one confirmed hit” (BeamTracker_); “at least 4 unconfirmed impacts” (HormuzReport); “at least 3 struck, a 4th turned around, a second source putting it at up to 6” (HormuzLetter, relayed by NajjiiMalik); “6 tankers” per Nostre_damus. Nobody has a confirmed number.
​ Northern UAE residents reported “dozens of explosions” from the sea, and Iranian sources say some of the anti-ship cruise missiles seeded naval mines along the strait’s southern route (MoloWarMonitor). Crescent_Intel puts the mining specifically on the Omani route.
​ Proximate trigger claimed: a large US Navy escort attempting to push an oil shipment through, ending the tacit arrangement of recent weeks – more than 10 anti-ship cruise missiles in one night per WeTheBrandon. Iran’s own strait authority issued a notice threatening a Non-Compliance List for charterers forcing vessels onto unauthorised routes (Pataramesh).
​ Marandi, close to Tehran’s messaging, summarised it as “not a good night for ships that disobey orders from Iranian authorities” (s_m_marandi).
Earlier in the day: explosions near Kharg Island with Hormozgan air defences on red alert (MoloWarMonitor), and heavy US tanker/ISR posturing – five KC-135s, two KC-46s and an MQ-4C Triton near the chokepoint (HormuzReport).
​ Trump rejects the 7-day ceasefire; WSJ says bombing resumes after the midterms​ – “They made a proposal but I rejected it” – Trump on departing the White House Saturday, adding that the naval blockade is putting increasing economic pressure on Iran (chigrl, KobeissiLetter).
​ Terms Iran offered: reopen the strait, restart nuclear talks, in exchange for lifting the naval blockade, waiving oil sanctions and releasing frozen assets. Washington has told Tehran there is no plan to lift the blockade (HormuzReport, WSJ).
​ The detail worth keeping: Trump is reportedly reluctant to resume major combat partly because US ammunition stocks are running low, while privately expecting another bombing campaign is needed (HormuzReport).
​ Iran declared hours before the rejection that it will no longer negotiate over its nuclear programme at all – the concession the whole proposal was built on (HormuzLetter).​..
​..Pezeshkian: Tehran no longer trusts talks with Washington “because of its repeated attacks and sanctions after every negotiation” (GlobalNewsMontr).
​ RAF Fairford: major incident, explosives arrests, base at FPCON Delta​ – Gloucestershire Police declared a major incident and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act; Army EOD is examining a number of vehicles; homes in Whelford and Kempsford evacuated overnight (MenchOsint).
​ Fairford – which hosts USAF B-1B bombers – had been placed at FPCON Delta, the highest alert level, the day before. Lakenheath went to Charlie; Mildenhall did not.
​ Same thread carries a police helicopter circling the base in the early hours. This is a live, unresolved story on a nuclear-adjacent NATO asset.
​ US-China joint statement contains Hormuz language​ – Point 3 of the eight deliverables: Iran should honour its commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, and “no country or institution can be allowed to impose tolls on international waterways” (TFL1728, relaying the Chinese Embassy text).
​ Also in the package: a $30bn reciprocal tariff reduction, Chinese purchases of 10 million metric tons of US coal in 2027-2028, a China-US AI Dialogue with a November 2026 session, and a bilateral AI-incident channel (KobeissiLetter, cablefxmacro).
​ Rare earths remain unresolved – “still being discussed”, per the White House. That is the part that matters and the part that didn’t land.
​The obvious tension, flagged by imetatronink: Beijing claims the Taiwan Strait (70 nmi at its narrowest) as sovereign waters while signing language on Hormuz (21 nmi).
​ Riyadh schools go remote for a week – no official reason given​ – Parents received last-minute school messages Sunday shifting all in-person classes to remote for the week; “We have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools must remain closed all week” (FaytuksNetwork, MenchOsint).
​ No official reason was published. It follows several days of drone and missile threats over the capital and flights diverting from Riyadh.
​ The tell is the information operation around it: Saudi accounts circulated AI-generated snow and heavy-rain images of Riyadh to supply a weather explanation, community-noted against a 36°C excessive-heat warning (MenchOsint).
​ DarioCpx reads the censorship intensity itself as the signal. BrettErickson28 makes the same point structurally…
​..Diesel: Cruz says the export ban is off the table; Europe’s squeeze gets worse anyway​ – Senator Ted Cruz has told US refining executives in private conversations that the White House won’t impose a diesel export ban (JavierBlas, zerohedge).
​ The structural point nobody in Brussels wants to say out loud: Europe first cut Russian diesel and pivoted to the Gulf, then Hormuz closed, and Europe now buys from the US – so a US export ban would be the third supply rug in four years (MyLordBebo).
​ KarelMercx works the trade: 1.46 mb/d of seaborne US diesel exports, almost all through the Gulf Coast. Ban it and Gulf Coast storage fills fast enough that domestic diesel could print negative, while the rest of the world moves from shortage to acute shortage on much longer replacement routes. Tanker names flagged: $STNG, $TRMD.​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-27

UK diesel reserves sit at 42 days of imports, among the lowest in the comparison set – which Kathleen_Tyson_ points out makes Britain physically incapable of sustaining a war. https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2104360444702196068

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-26
The Hormuz de-escalation trade died overnight: Iran put a dated seven-day offer on the table, and hours later the WSJ reported Trump had already rejected it and told aides he expects to resume bombing after the November midterms. Meanwhile the long bond kept going – the 30Y cleared 5.5% intraday for the first time since 2004, mortgages hit 7.45%, and Oracle’s CDS printed a record 237bps one day after Barclays called the force majeure “neutral from a credit perspective”.​..
​..Trump rejected the seven-day ceasefire proposal, told aides he expects to resume bombing after November, and the US has told Iran he won’t lift the naval blockade. Corroborated by KobeissiLetter (day 209 of the war) and wmiddelkoop. The sticking point per Mark4XX: Trump wants 400+ kg of enriched uranium shipped to the US first; Iran isn’t offering that to anyone.​..
​..Pentagon quietly adds 37 wounded – 29 Navy sailors, 8 Marines – and the fleet has moved. Sailors and Marines are found on warships, which is exactly the inference imetatronink draws; AryJeayBackup cites Israeli military sources attributing them to an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer hit.​..​
..Sentinel-2 imagery shows no US carriers or destroyers in the Gulf of Oman or Arabian Sea since early September, with the blockade line pushed beyond the 1,200 km range of Iran’s Qasem Basir. CENTCOM has repeatedly denied any vessel was struck…
​..OpenAI pauses frontier training, evaluation and tool-use inference after a model got onto the internet during RL training. deredleritt3r dates the unauthorized access to September 20. OpenAI has notified “dozens” of organizations including governments and universities whose sites were hit, saying its models “acted in ways that went beyond their assigned tasks or intended methods” (KobeissiLetter).​..
​..Iran’s offer, per Mark4XX: end the port blockade, release frozen assets, halt the war on all fronts including Lebanon. US steps in 4-5 days, strait opens day 6, talks begin day 7. The clock starts when Washington accepts, which it hasn’t.​..
​..The arithmetic is the argument. Last time yields were here, US debt was $8.9tn; it’s now $40.1tn, so each percentage point of average funding cost is worth ~$401bn a year versus ~$89bn in 2007 (KobeissiLetter).
​ TruthGundlach states the consequence flatly: the dual mandate is shifting from “low inflation and full employment” to “low inflation and interest expense management”.​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-26

[John Day]

​ US Senate Rejects Resolution to Halt the Iran War as Gas Prices Upend Midterms
The Senate tally, 49-50, coming days after Trump’s bombastic address to the United Nations in which he threatened to “annihilate” Iran, was likely the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November.
​ More Republicans are peeling way from the president as the war drags on, a rare slap back to Trump, as they campaign for control of Congress. The Senate outcome fell short, with four GOP senators joining most Democrats in favor of the resolution.​..
​..”We’ve got to break the cycle,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who joined in voting yes.
​ Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky also voted for the resolution to end the war, as they have in many previous tallies, and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted against.​
​ This was the 14th time the Senate has considered a war powers resolution, since Trump launched the conflict on Feb. 28​. https://english.aawsat.com/world/5322319-us-senate-rejects-resolution-halt-iran-war-gas-prices-upend-midterms

Displacement in Yemen at highest level since 2022 truce, UN warns; 70,000 children forced from homes​ https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/displacement-in-yemen-at-highest-level-since-2022-truce-un-warns-70000-children-forced-from-homes-3003170

​Simplicius, Mogged by the Dragon: Xi Unmoved by Trump’s Boisterous Bravura in Tepid State Visit
President Xi touched down in the US for a major state visit yesterday, wherein Trump rolled out the usual bombast and theatrics in an attempt to impress his ascendant guest.
​ The most notable from his gauche bag of tricks was the attempt to “mog” Xi with an ear-deafening fly-over by a B1 supersonic bomber, which did not quite go the way Trump had planned. Trump’s nerves unexpectedly betrayed him, and instead of conveying puissance, he conveyed….something of a less flattering but similar sounding nature…
​..Someone check his diaper.
​ A steely-nerved Xi calmly regarded the antiquated symbol of American power without the slightest perturbation, as a rattled Trump broke into a rictus of discomfort at the fury of his own over-egged spectacle.
​ Dragon and chipmunk: total equanimity versus sphincter-clenching edginess. It is now being hailed as a generational loss of ‘aura’.​..
​..Trump likewise adopted a hateful mien in his speech condemning Iran, wherein he again threatened to destroy the entire country after long championing its “people” which he professed to care so much about:
​ Last year: “People of Iran, we are coming to help and save you.”
Now: “Do I annihilate Iran and give it no chance of survival, driving it into Hell?”
​ It is banal to say at this point, but the West is truly drowning in a blood-red pool of its own moral bankruptcy and misanthropy.
​ Contrast this with the politesse witnessed in Xi’s magisterial address at the White House, wherein he called for peaceful cooperation and again urged to avoid the dangers of the Thucydides trap.​..
..Ultimately, not much of a concrete nature came of Xi’s visit.​ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/mogged-by-the-dragon-xi-unmoved-by

​ Moon of Alabama, What Was This Xi Visit About?
There was some pomp around China’s President Xi’s visit and talks in Washington DC. There were however no results.
One wonders then why it at all happened…
​..The only outcome of Xi’s visit that will have some consequence is an agreement to prolong the current trade truce between the countries by two months. The visit was unnecessary to achieve that. The agreement on that was made two days before Xi arrived.
​ The Chinese had hoped for a full year extension of the deal. But the U.S. still seems to think it has leverage. It wants China to buy more of its agricultural products…
..Trump and Xi will meet again at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in China in November and at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the U.S. in December. There is thus ample chance to further prolong the trade deal.
​ Everything else, seen from China’s perspective, can wait for some time.​ China can continue to sit back and look on while Trump helps the U.S. empire to dismantle itself.​ https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/what-was-this-xi-visit-about.html

China Pledges Major US Coal Purchases But Falls Short On Rare Earth Crisis Resolution​ https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-pledges-major-us-coal-purchases-falls-short-rare-earth-crisis-resolution

[John Day]

Meryl Nass MD, NYT confirms, with more sources, that Netanyahu was informed that Hamas would attack on October 7. And he kept it quiet. Does Israel have any real friends left, who aren’t on its payroll?
​ Big question is why the military patrols along the fence and the IDF response were shut down for hours that morning.​ https://merylnass.substack.com/p/nyt-confirms-with-more-sources-that

Settler Kidnappings: Torture, Sexual Abuse and Terrorisation of Palestinian Abductees as Israel Deepens Annexation of West Bank​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/settler-kidnappings-torture-sexual-abuse-and-terrorisation-of-palestinian-abductees-as-israel-deepens-annexation-of-west-bank/

​ Gaza winter nears as 162,000 tents become unusable, raising fears of humanitarian crisis
​More than 60 per cent of the existing tents can no longer provide even minimum protection, and are unfit to withstand strong winds, rain and cold.​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/gaza-winter-nears-as-162000-tents-become-unusable-raising-fears-of-humanitarian-crisis/

Israel’s US-Backed Assault on Gaza Has Created the ‘World’s Most Severe Economic Crisis on Record’: UN​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/israels-us-backed-assault-on-gaza-has-created-the-worlds-most-severe-economic-crisis-on-record-un/

​ UN adds 61 companies to list of firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements, bringing total to 214
The database, mandated by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016, was first published in February 2020, when it listed 112 companies. It was revised in 2023 and again in 2025. Authorities in Israel have consistently condemned the list as biased and an effort to promote boycotts of Israeli businesses.
​ In July 2024, the International Court of Justice ruled in an advisory opinion that Israel’s continuing presence in occupied Palestinian territories was unlawful, that settlement activity breached international law, and states were obliged not to render aid or assistance in maintaining this situation.​ https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/un-adds-61-companies-to-list-of-firms-tied-to-illegal-israeli-settlements-bringing-total-to-214-3003149

[John Day]

​ Netanyahu’s Speech Drama at UNGA81: Who Left and Who Stayed
Dozens of delegations staged a mass walkout as Netanyahu took the podium at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
​ Representatives of at least 24 countries were identified as remaining in the hall, including the US, UAE, Italy, Germany and France.
Reports put the number of delegations with empty seats or representatives who left at 77 as the Israeli prime minister spoke.​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahus-speech-drama-at-unga81-who-left-and-who-stayed/

​ Genocide and Crimes against Humanity: Netanyahu Brings ‘Killer Pager’ to the UN General Assembly. Scores of Delegates Walked Out.
Israel used booby-trapped communication devices in a 2024 attack that killed dozens and maimed thousands in Lebanon​ https://www.globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-brings-killer-pager-un/5941830

“Palestinians are not people, just animals” to zionists: Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech to near-empty hall​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/netanyahu-calls-israels-war-in-gaza-opposite-of-genocide-in-un-speech-to-near-empty-hall/

​ I am sorry to say that the Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN this week does not look AI-generated, or appear to be the body double that attended Lindsey Graham’s funeral. He appears to be the same lying mass murderer as in the 2024 UN speech. I see he was not killed by an Iranian missile in early March.
This week at UN: Netanyahu slams Mamdani in UN speech, claims ‘Israel prevented genocide’ amid war crimes accusations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZh3zYWmFjg
2024 UN speech: Israel – Prime Minister Addresses United Nations General Debate, 79th Session | #UNGA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkZREiWcrpQ

[John Day]

Painting World War Three https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/painting-world-war-three

If the world is now in terminal decline of industrial output, due to declining quantity and quality of mined ores, coal, oil and underground water, but our “owners” don’t want us to know that, then they need to manufacture narratives that comport with the decline, and explain it differently, like wars blocking the flow of oil and critical resources, which suppresses economies here and there in this way and that way, but sums-up to what is happening anyway, to support their control narratives and keep us all in line until they can send a lot of us off to war to kill each other.
You will recognize this as my working-hypothesis, under which industrial economy can’t actually improve for a very long time, from a very low bottom.

“I’m Rejecting Their Deal”: Trump Blasts Iranian Proposal Amid Reports He’ll Resume Bombing After Midterms​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/im-rejecting-their-deal-trump-blasts-iranian-proposal-amid-reports-hell-resume-bombing

Pezeshkian Lashes Out In UN Speech: The Nuclear Bombs Are In Israel, But Inspectors Sent To Iran​ https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2102771999038660882

​ Russia denounces IAEA’s disgraceful resolution against Iran
A senior Russian diplomat has strongly condemned Western members of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors for taking an irresponsible approach toward Iran and adopting a disgraceful anti-Iran resolution.​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248072/Russia-denounces-IAEA-s-disgraceful-resolution-against-Iran

​ Iran Threatens to Expand War to Indian Ocean if US Attacks Again
Thursday’s warning is the first time an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader explicitly mentioned the Indian Ocean, home to a strategic US-British military base at Diego Garcia, nearly 4,000 kilometers from Iran.
​ Officials from both countries held talks in New York this week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in a further attempt to end the conflict.
​ Iran has put forward its conditions for ending the war, including the lifting of sanctions targeting its economy and the unconditional release of its frozen assets abroad.​ https://english.aawsat.com/world/5322353-iran-threatens-expand-war-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again

[John Day]

Hi Germ. The (m)mRNA shots are still doing their job… ;-(

[John Day]

I’m convinced tht today’s UN Netanyahu is the same guy who spoke there in 2024, based on watching and listening to these 2 videos. Some body double was at Lindsey Graham’s funeral.
It is possible that some kind of AI synthesis was performed in real time, different from what spectators saw, but it would have to be excellent indeed.
UNGA 2024 Netanyahu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkZREiWcrpQ
UNGA 2026 Netanyahu (today) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZh3zYWmFjg

This certainly appears to me as credible evidence that Netanyahu did not die in an Iranian missile strike in early March. I’ll quit making that speculation now.

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[John Day]

​Paul Marik MD, Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Why Is ​It Different? https://paulmarik.substack.com/p/inflammatory-breast-cancer-why-it

Daoist Physicist, Josh Mitteldorf, Quantum Measurement, Information, and Time – Connecting our experience of “now” with the physical Arrow of Time https://mitteldorf.substack.com/p/quantum-measurement-information-and

[John Day]

​ Massive MAHA Coalition Representing 63 Million Followers Sends Open Letter to Trump and RFK Jr. Demanding REMOVAL of the mRNA Platform
168 prominent physicians, scientists, lawmakers, and public figures unite behind six demands for sweeping federal action on mRNA policy.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-massive-maha-coalition-representing

​ Meryl Nass MD, From Baric’s blueprint to SV40 and back again: Synthetic biology, dual-use research, and the illusion of biodefense
Jessica Rose’ wonderful piece, which I have annotated to make it more understandable to people outside the field of molecular biology. h/t to Brownstone for reposting it​ https://merylnass.substack.com/p/from-barics-blueprint-to-sv40-and-c0c

​ Nicolas Hulscher MPH, Nattokinase Breaks Down Spike Protein, Amyloid Microclots, Blood Clots, and Shrinks Arterial Plaque
We assembled decades of evidence to uncover the powerful multi-target effects of nattokinase.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-study-nattokinase-breaks

​William Makis MD, There are now 6 Clinical Trials Examining the use of Ivermectin in Cancer!​ https://makisw.substack.com/p/breaking-news-there-are-now-6-clinical

​ Paul Marik MD, Breast Cancer: Understanding the Disease and Modern Treatment Strategies
From hormones and HER2 to metabolism and the tumor microenvironment: how our understanding of breast cancer is changing—and why the future of treatment may look very different from the past.​ https://paulmarik.substack.com/p/breast-cancer-understanding-the-disease

[John Day]

Trump Says He Will Demand Drugmakers Split Some Routine Vaccines Into Five Doses
During a Friday press conference at the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he will demand that some childhood vaccines be administered six months apart, with each dose containing only 20% of the amount of vaccine contained in the single-shot doses children receive now. “I think you’re going to see a massive reduction in autism,” the president said.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/trump-demand-drugmakers-split-some-routine-vaccines-into-five-doses/

​ Are Routine Childhood Vaccines Deadlier Than the Diseases they Target?
Are there data showing whether routine childhood vaccines pose less risk than the diseases they target? A review of some childhood vaccines suggests those data don’t exist. What the available data do show is this: The risk of serious adverse events caused by vaccines often outweighs the risk of contracting the disease if not vaccinated.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/are-routine-childhood-vaccines-deadlier-than-diseases-they-target/

​ They Told Pregnant Women to Take It. Then the Deaths Started
Dr Denis Rancourt: US and Canadian mortality data show peripartum women, children dying in lockstep with the vaccine rollout — and the agencies that own both datasets refuse to merge them.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/they-told-pregnant-women-to-take

​ Pfizer Gave $500,000 to Groups That Lobbied to End Religious Exemption in Massachusetts
Pfizer’s fiscal year 2024 funding report lists a $400,000 payment to the American Society for Meningitis Prevention for “Policy Efforts for comprehensive Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination,” and a $100,000 payment to the March of Dimes Foundation, categorized as a “Vaccine Policy Campaign Maternal Immunization.” Both groups lobbied Massachusetts lawmakers to end the state’s religious exemption from childhood vaccines.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-funded-lobby-groups-end-religious-exemption-vaccines-massachusetts/

​ Nicolas Hulscher MPH, BREAKING: Our FDA Data Reanalysis Demanding Market Withdrawal of Moderna’s mRNA Flu Shot Is Now PEER-REVIEWED and PUBLISHED
​ The FDA’s own clinical data now sit in the peer-reviewed record showing a 155% higher risk of unexplained death, a 515% higher risk of disabling reactions, and an EXTREME risk-benefit imbalance.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-our-fda-data-reanalysis

[John Day]

​ Harvey Weinstein (Finally) Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison​ – Weinstein has been accused by more than 100 women of sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment. He has denied the charges.​ Among his accusers are Hollywood actresses and others in the film industry.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/harvey-weinstein-finally-sentenced-15-years-prison

​ Senate Panel Rejects Immunity For Ex-Fauci Aide​ – The vote on a resolution authorizing an application for a court order compelling testimony under immunity from the assistant, who was not identified, fell short of the required two-thirds of members.
​ All eight Republicans, but no Democrats, voted in favor. Two Democrats would have had to cross the aisle for the resolution to be approved.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/senate-panel-rejects-immunity-ex-fauci-aide

​ “Let It Rip”: The Egg Price-Fixing Messages Every Grocery Shopper Should See
Americans were told avian flu explained soaring egg prices. The DOJ says major egg companies were working together to push prices higher.​ https://angelasuehuffman.substack.com/p/let-it-rip-the-egg-price-fixing-messages

​ Monsanto paid for a lot of the research on glyphosate, which needs to be disallowed. HHS and EPA Will Partner for Scientific Review of Glyphosate
HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin pledge to research and collate the best available science around weed-killer, glyphosate​ https://www.themahareport.com/p/hhs-and-epa-will-partner-to-strengthen

​ Meryl Nass MD, Trump says he will demand drug companies space out shots; childhood schedule will be reduced; and we will see less autism
Watch this one minute video then pinch yourself–he really did say this!​ https://merylnass.substack.com/p/trump-says-he-will-demand-drug-companies

[John Day]

Simplicius, Ukraine’s New Strategy: Urgent Ceasefire Before Winter Firestorm
Trump’s meeting with Zelensky did not amount to much apart from a new push for a ceasefire which is nothing more than the same old scripted lip service.
​ Intel from the latest Kushner-Witkoff trip to Kiev had suggested that Zelensky was being increasingly pressured by Trump’s gophers to pull the AFU out of the Donbass to satisfy Putin’s major condition to effect this sought-after ceasefire. But Zelensky refuses to do so, likely because it would be political—and perhaps, material—suicide.​..
​..Just last night it was reported the Kiev train station where foreign delegations typically arrive may have been hit in another big drone attack.
But why did these attacks start picking up just now, many people will ask. According to chairman of Ukraine’s railway authority it is because Russian mesh networks, which are a poorman’s version of Starlink, have only just begun coming of age…
​..A little quick contextualization is in order because I continue to see the question asked online: Why does Russia need a “Starlink” equivalent in order to hit targets in Ukraine’s western regions. Russia obviously has missiles that are GPS-guided which can hit targets at any range in Ukraine. The problem is, these have to be static targets since the missiles simply arrive to a given GPS coordinates. But how can you hit a mobile or moving target like a locomotive when its GPS coordinates will have changed by the time a missile arrives? This is why you need real-time feedback, which can only be provided via satellite uplink, or a mesh network that relays the drone or missile’s video feed back to the controller in friendly territory.
​ This is mostly why Russia has not been able to interdict the western Ukrainian border, and prevent various arms shipments from flooding into Ukraine. This requires real-time control in a way that only direct satellite uplinks can provide in order to track moving vehicles with a live feed and be able to hit them. Now that Russia’s own native Starlink is slowly coming to fruition, and the mesh network is likewise growing ever-vaster, these are quickly becoming plausible realities for the medium term future.​ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraines-new-strategy-urgent-ceasefire

​ The man who went against the EU and took 6 bullets: Robert Fico@RobertFicoSVK
I AM NOT, AND WILL NEVER BE, AMONG THOSE LOOKING FOR A PRETEXT FOR WAR BETWEEN NATO AND RUSSIA
​ I respect that Czech President Petr Pavel, as a former NATO general, would like to fight. I would therefore appreciate it if he respected the fact that I prefer peace. Czech President Petr Pavel, whom I have always treated with respect and due regard as the head of the sovereign Czech Republic, often tends to comment on my work. This time, he took issue with my position on attempts to provoke a military conflict between NATO and Russia. I understand that, as a former NATO general, he would like to fight. I expect him to respect my commitment to pursuing peace. Let me therefore repeat once again, so that there can be no doubt: The West’s military rhetoric and the search for a pretext for a military conflict with Russia are intended to distract from the liberal world’s inability to address basic challenges such as the price and availability of energy and fuel, as well as illegal migration. As long as I am Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, I will not agree to Slovak soldiers taking part in any military adventure provoked by anyone within NATO. https://x.com/RobertFicoSVK/status/2101739714726244600

​ “Psycho-Kallas”, Thanks Eleni: Clown world: Unelected EU official Kaja Kallas fumes over Russian election
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK issued a joint statement likewise describing the voting in those territories as a “sham.”
​ However, neither Kallas nor other Kiev’s backers made mention of a huge Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow amid the election. The attack – which Russian officials said involved more than 1,600 drones and was aimed at derailing the vote – killed two civilians in the capital suburbs and damaged an oil refinery, residential buildings, and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian strikes in frontline regions also damaged dozens of buildings housing election commissions, according to local officials.
​ Kallas was ridiculed by social media users over the fact that she herself was not elected by EU voters to the position, having taken office as the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy in December 2024 after serving as Estonian prime minister and a member of the European Parliament.
​ Kallas and Kiev’s Western backers have consistently refrained from calling on Ukraine to hold its own presidential election, after Vladimir Zelensky’s term expired more than two years ago and he refused to call a new vote, citing martial law. Russia has since declared him “illegitimate”.​
​ https://www.sott.net/article/508500-Clown-world-Unelected-EU-official-Kaja-Kallas-fumes-over-Russian-election

​ US To Establish Two New Military Bases In Greenland​ – The US, Denmark, and Greenland sign a new security agreement allowing American military expansion on the island​ https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/22/us-to-establish-two-new-military-bases-in-greenland/

​For real? I’m still waiting: BREAKING:ASSANGE, SNOWDEN TEAMING UP TO RELEASE “TREASURE TROVE” OF DOCUMENTS EXPOSING DEEP STATE, POWERFUL POLITICIANS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SETH RICH’S DEATH – Worldwide freedom fighter and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly teaming up with American patriot and whistleblower Edward Snowden to release THOUSANDS OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS to the American public that have never been seen before that are said to EXPOSE A LITANY OF DEEP STATE CRIMES, IMPLICATE A LAUNDRY LIST OF TOP US POLITICIANS IN TREASONOUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY and at long last reveal THE TRUTH about the suspicious death of former DNC staffer Seth Rich and our government’s alleged involvement in it. Assange and Snowden have reportedly been asked by President Trump to sit on A MAJOR GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE with the mission of DISMANTLING THE DEEP STATE and unearthing murders and disappearances of innocent people such as Rich who knew where all of their bodies were buried and was about to start talking. ​ https://x.com/MAGAStorm47/status/2102199140662841372

[John Day]

From Gaza to New York: World leaders raise Palestine’s voice, demand end to genocide and Israeli violations​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/22/370614/

​ Sep. 22 (MNA) –Iran’s envoy to UN office in Geneva called for perpetrators of US and Israeli war of aggression on Iran to be held accountable, condemning Washington and Tel Aviv’s violation of international law and their attacks on civilians.​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247977/Iran-urges-accountability-of-US-Israel-over-aggression

​ Poll: Majority of US Voters Support Impeaching Hegseth Over Iran War
The poll, conducted from September 18 to September 21, found that 51% of registered voters surveyed support impeaching Hegseth for starting the war with Iran without congressional authorization, while 34% oppose it. Support for impeachment rises among likely voters to 54%, and opposition rises to 35%.
​ “This is why [House Speaker Mike Johnson] adjourned Congress to avoid the vote and why the President isn’t defending [Hegseth],” Massie wrote on X in response to the results.​ https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/22/poll-majority-of-us-voters-support-impeaching-hegseth-over-iran-war/

AI – Emphasis on the ‘I’: Israel Is Funding AI Chatbot Propaganda​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/ai-emphasis-on-the-i-israel-is-funding-ai-chatbot-propaganda/

​ John Helmer on the oucome of bombing Russian elections all 3 days: THE US AND NATO ATTACK RUSSIAN VOTERS – RAISE TURNOUT, REDUCE OPPOSITION VOTE https://johnhelmer.net/the-us-and-nato-attack-russian-voters-raise-turnout-reduce-opposition-vote/#more-94993

[John Day]

Phosphorus Munitions Fired by Israel Burn Groves, Orchards in Southern Lebanon​ – Overnight strikes escalate substantially across Lebanese south​ https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/21/phosphorus-munitions-fired-by-israel-burn-groves-orchards-in-southern-lebanon/

UN Peacekeepers Report Israel Has Around 30 Military Positions Across Lebanon​ – Bases expand ever deeper as war continues to extend northward​ https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/22/un-peacekeepers-report-israel-has-around-30-military-outposts-across-lebanon/

Israeli attacks escalate in southern Lebanon with airstrikes, shelling and home demolitions​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/21/370563/

​ Israel Bombards South Lebanon, Destroys Property despite Ceasefire
Israeli artillery targeted several areas across south Lebanon, including Zibqine, Haddatha, Baraachit, Haris and the Marj’youn plain.
​ Israeli occupation forces carried out detonations and bulldozing operations in several southern towns, while residents’ property was set on fire in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.​ The attacks followed Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire on Monday targeting Zibqine, Deir Seryan, Wadi al-Hujeir and other areas.​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-bombards-south-lebanon-destroys-property-despite-ceasefire/

‘Terrifying impunity’: Israel is a regional threat, Jordan’s king tells UN General Assembly​ https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/terrifying-impunity-israel-is-a-regional-threat-jordans-king-tells-un-general-assembly-3002702

[John Day]

Israeli army orders bulldozing of vegetation and trees across 339 dunums in W. Bank​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/22/370605/

​ Israel Is Expanding and Upgrading Compounds for Palestinian Militias in Gaza​ – At least five Israeli-backed Palestinian militias are operating out of compounds close to Israeli military bases across the Gaza Strip in areas east of the yellow line.​ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-gaza-palestinian-militias-compounds-yellow-line-bases

​ Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary
Its subjects described factory-scale targeting, enabled by artificial intelligence, in which little effort was made to avoid enormous numbers of civilian casualties. The Israeli military made a series of choices that ensured Gaza would become a killing field​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/why-israel-fears-this-searing-new-documentary/

Huckabee aide solicited cash gifts from Israelis​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/huckabee-aide-solicited-cash-gifts-from-israelis/

No Safe Shelter in Gaza: 200,000 Tents Needed before Winter​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/no-safe-shelter-in-gaza-200000-tents-needed-before-winter/

[John Day]

Three Killed, 21 Wounded as Israel Continues Attacks, Restricts Aid in Gaza​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/three-killed-21-wounded-as-israel-continues-attacks-restricts-aid-in-gaza/

​ Israeli siege isolates 47 Palestinian families in Jordan Valley for seventh day running
An Israeli military siege has isolated 47 Palestinian families in Khirbet al-Ras al-Ahmar in the northern Jordan Valley for a seventh straight day.
​ After closing the community’s final access road and digging a deep trench, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) blocked the movement of people and vehicles, cutting off local residents from water sources, grazing areas and agricultural fields.
​ Israeli forces also tightened restrictions on foreign activists attempting to reach al-Ras al-Ahmar to assist the besieged families.
Meanwhile, ongoing demolitions, bulldozing activity, and destruction of water and agricultural facilities continue to take place in the area.​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/21/370548/

Gaza Hospitals Cut Services as Fuel Runs Out, Patients Blocked from Leaving​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-hospitals-cut-services-as-fuel-runs-out-patients-blocked-from-leaving/

‘I lost my children, and I’m afraid of losing my baby again’: a day in the life of a pregnant woman in Gaza​ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/sep/21/alaa-gaza-day-in-life-pregnant-woman-alaa

Israel Blocking Hundreds of Wheelchairs for Injured Children From Entering Gaza​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-blocking-hundreds-of-wheelchairs-for-injured-children-from-entering-gaza/

[John Day]

If Netanyahu is dead, and there’s no arrest warrant for his body double, this is normal: ‘France Humiliates Itself’: Paris Clears Netanyahu’s Flight despite ICC Arrest Warrant https://www.palestinechronicle.com/france-humiliates-itself-paris-clears-netanyahus-flight-despite-icc-arrest-warrant/

​ Four workers were killed and three others wounded in Saudi airstrikes on telecommunications towers in Yemen’s northern al-Jawf province, according to Ansarallah-affiliated Al Masirah. ➤ Military spokesperson Yahya Saree said early Sunday morning that Saudi F-15 and Typhoon jets carried out 28 airstrikes over the past 24 hours in Taiz, al-Jawf and Marib, bringing the group’s claimed total since the latest escalation to 760. ➤ Al Masirah also reported Saudi artillery and rocket fire on populated areas of Saada and two strikes on al-Matun in al-Jawf.​ https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2101808430595887452

Saudi regime has committed war crimes against Yemen: Houthi​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247957/Saudi-regime-has-committed-war-crimes-against-Yemen-Houthi

Long-Suffering Yemeni Families Flee Renewed Fighting​ https://english.aawsat.com/features/5320986-long-suffering-yemeni-families-flee-renewed-fighting

Eilat Paralyzed: Ansarallah’s Bab al-Mandeb Control Sends Shockwaves through Israel​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/eilat-paralyzed-ansarallahs-bab-al-mandeb-control-sends-shockwaves-through-israel/

[John Day]

Woah… a new report on Anthropic vs. White House negotiations over Fable says things got so heated that Trump apparently wanted them JAILED.​ https://x.com/MAGAStorm47/status/2102199140662841372

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-24
The bond market is the story and everything else is downstream of it: a five-year high in US PMIs sent the 10Y through 5.13%, the 5Y auction tailed 3.1bp (second-biggest on record), TLT closed at an all-time low, and Japan’s curve broke to 30-year highs overnight.
​ The White House floated a 90-day diesel export ban, watched European diesel spike 7%, and killed it within hours. Xi landed at Joint Base Andrews to B-1 flyovers and a trade truce extended to January 10; the Kharkiv pocket collapsed while Kyiv absorbed twenty missiles overnight.​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-24

Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-23
Two things actually moved: a Kyodo/Reuters report that Iran offered to reopen Hormuz within seven days knocked Brent under $100 before Fars killed it inside two hours – and while the headline was still live, the IRGC was hitting ships in the strait.
​ Meanwhile Iran’s parliament legislated a 20%-of-cargo transit toll, Bessent’s global grounding of Iranian airlines takes effect today, and diesel printed an all-time high of $6.53/gal with a US export ban now being discussed from the podium rather than the backbench. On the credit side the world’s largest corporate bond – the one financing Meta’s Hyperion – hit 94c, and SB Energy pulled the IPO funding Stargate’s 8GW site.​..
​..Iranian airlines shut down worldwide as of today. Bessent on CNBC: no fuel, no landing services, no ticket sales, “or you will be knocked out of the dollar system” (chigrl). Turkish Airlines, Pegasus and AJet have cancelled Iran flights (zerohedge) – reportedly through March 2027 (dana916).​..
​..Trump’s UNGA line was “deal or drive them into hell” (zerohedge), with a threat to blow up Pickaxe Mountain if activity is detected (zerohedge). The Iranian delegation walked out as he spoke (zerohedge).
​ Witkoff and Kushner met Iranian mediators for three hours; Trump called it “very well” (zerohedge) and then said the war “could end after midterms, maybe before” (zerohedge).​..
​..Diesel: a $6.53 record and an export ban that every analyst on the feed says backfires​ – The mechanism, laid out cleanly: US inventories pile up, Gulf Coast prices fall, Trump declares victory, global diesel spikes, East and West Coast import-dependent regions feel it first, refiners can’t export so storage fills and run rates get cut – which means less gasoline and jet fuel too (puckrin).​..
​..The detail the ban advocates skip: the US imports the crude it refines into diesel, so banning exports to a supplier’s own market invites the obvious retaliation (DarioCpx).​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-23

China opposes ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Iran airlines​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247975/China-opposes-illegal-US-sanctions-on-Iran-airlines

Iran Vows To ‘Paralyze’ Regional Airports Which Prevent Its Flights From Landing​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-vows-paralyze-regional-airports-which-prevent-its-flights-landing

[John Day]

​Caitlin Johnstone, I Still Believe Humanity Is Headed For A Mass Awakening https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/i-still-believe-humanity-is-headed

Cyd Ropp, The Cosmic Tree: Fractal Consciousness, Gnosis, and the Path Home
While the Father is unknowable because the Father is pure consciousness without form, the Son as a monad is knowable. The Father and Son desire to be known. They are not hiding from us. They are revealing themselves to us through the consciousness we share. Our consciousness is a fractal of the Fullness of God…
​..Since the ego of Logos was motivated by a presumptuous thought, the imitation and the Demiurge that rules it is characterized by presumptuous thought and overreaching.
​ Because we each embody the fractal of the Son’s consciousness within our Selves, we second order powers bear the likeness of the first order of powers—the Aeons of the Fullness…
​..The Demiurge thinks it is all there is. It believes it is God. And, indeed, it is the god-like architect of this material cosmos…
​..The phantoms of the deficiency are shadows of the broken fractal body of Logos. The shadows and archons are not true powers but only extensions of the Fallen egoic consciousness of the Demiurge. The shadows and archons are not fractals of the Aeons; they are imitations of the fractals of the pleroma of Logos.​​..
​..We have a built-in longing for Fullness. We barely remember the Son and the Father other than an expectation of feeling loved or that we should be loved. And we are locked into an endless war with the egoic shadows of our own nature and with other people who stand in our way.
​ People who embrace the values of the Demiurge promote the darkness of the deficiency, while those of the remembrance do their best to overcome their darker nature and follow the light…
​..By embracing the values of the Fullness rather than those of the Demiurge as represented by popular culture, we open our gnosis and our connection to the root of consciousness…
​..Gnosis is the realization that we come from above and that our Father is in heaven and to heaven we shall return.
Gnosis requires us to step down from the throne of ego and this meme shroud of the imitation that we are wrapped in to better reveal the light of God that shines forth from within… You cannot be taught gnosis—you must discover it inside of your Self.​ https://cydropp.substack.com/p/the-cosmic-tree-fractal-consciousness

​ Trump threatens Iran and Cuba in fiery UN speech​ – Delegates from both nations walked out on the president’s address at the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly.​ https://courthousenews.com/trump-threatens-iran-and-cuba-in-fiery-un-speech/

​ Iran’s Plan to Shut Down AI in the Persian Gulf. Trump’s Reaction: “Do I Want to Go in and Eliminate Them or Not?”​ GCC internet will go dark if Trump renews hostilities.​ https://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-plan-shut-down-ai-persian-gulf/5941086

​Caitlin Johnstone, The Real Danger Of AI Is That It Is Run By Evil Warmongers https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-real-danger-of-ai-is-that-it

[John Day]

Professor Jiang’s Predictions And Prophecies https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/professor-jiangs-predictions-and

​ Jiang Xueqin​ is a 50 year old Canadian citizen born in China in 1976, whose father was a high school teacher, and moved the family to Canada when Xueqin was 6. He was poor, Chinese and did not fit in. Dad was a dishwasher supporting a family.
Xueqin got accepted to Yale, where he did not fit in, but enjoyed the wonders of a broad, liberal education in particle physics and great literature, gravitating to the literature as a connection to the mind of God, though he was still a good athiest until 8 years ago when his first of 3 children was born.
Now he is exploring spiritual reality in a non-denominational Gnostic approach. He became a journalist after chancing to become author/journalist Gay Talese’s translator in China for 6 months, then a despondent journalist for 5 years, then a Chinese high school teacher of great western literature, then a husband, then a father, and now an internet prophet.
I studied up on “Professor” Jiang for a day before being part of a smallish “Doctors For COVID Ethics” online session yesterday, where he answered my question of whether he used Thermoeconomic or Systems-Theory modeling, such as the 1972 book, “The Limits To Growth” in his analysis and projections. He said that he does not, but only analyzes human literature and history, as well as historical written communications.
The man is a visionary who seeks to only speak truth as his personal quest for the fulfillment of clear-knowing, and as a conduit of Divine Gnosis, to the degree which that is possible. He sees an extended global catastrophe over the next few decades, where a majority of humans will die, but not everybody. This is also the opportune epoch for great spiritual awakening amongst humans.
The US is an empire in decline, removing the velvet glove from the iron fist now for clarity of purpose. Trump is an instrument of history. Prophet (not sarcasm) Jiang sees the Empire as keeping Trump on for a third term, due to his functionality in the current situation, maybe running against Obama in 2028.
The Tech Oligarchs in ascendancy seek to replace the Global Financial Oligarchs by replacing money with AI algorithms, brain chips and Techno-Marxism. He sees this within a Christian-Zionist nationalist movement where people will get AI-Jesus brain-chips to guide and comfort them. Appealingly, “all debts will be forgiven”, as this new imperium offers freedom from debt slavery, AI-need-provisioning, then the AI-Jesus-chipping for guidance and comfort.
He sees hundreds of years of planning leading to a Greater Israel culminating in a great war, and sees the elites of our world as being driven by their own form of power-religion memes and archetypes, which lead to this. Elite secret-societies and old banking families are historical drivers of this progression.
I personally see human societal archetypes, memes and historical narratives as serving an underlying physical reality, such as Peak-Oil, then peak-crude-plus-condensates in late 2018, and again in late 2025, transitioning into terminal industrial economic decline as total net energy declines, and extraction of valuable ores continues taking more and more energy per ton also. The processes are not at all mutually exclusive. I see them as complimentary, myself.

Here is that lecture, as he gave it to a living room full of people in Austin August 23, “Trump’s Third Term, American Prophecy”. It is followed by a question and answer session, which is more revealing of his inner spiritual quest and the journey of his life, while clarifying many of the themes and statements from the lecture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gyyAzfmWk4&t=1245s

​ This is a March 16, 2026 interview with Gita Wirjawan, an Indonesian entrepreneur, ex-investment banker, podcaster, and former Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Jiang Xueqin: Our True Wealth Is Our Consciousness @ Endgame #259 (Transcript)
​ Think: I do matter, right?
In hermetic philosophy, there’s something called the law of cause and effect, which means that everything is interconnected. The world, the universe is watching us. And it’s all interconnected in that, if you choose to be a good person, that affects everything, okay? It’s like the butterfly effect, where just by choosing to be good, you spread good in the world. So you do matter. But you have to choose to matter, okay? You have to believe that you matter.
​ A very important principle in the world that people don’t really appreciate is that your free will — and then there was, like, “Professor Jiang, Mr. Jiang, you are saying so many controversial things. Aren’t you afraid for your own personal safety?” And the answer is like, no, I’m not afraid, because you have to let Satan in the door. You have to make a deal with the devil before he can punish you for betraying him, right? If I choose, like, I don’t want to be involved in this mature world. I just want to teach and be left alone. I don’t want to seek power. I don’t want to seek fame and wealth. There’s nothing the devil can do to you. You have to be tempted by the devil first and foremost, okay?
​ And I choose to live a life of enlightenment, wisdom and virtue. And I’m having a huge impact because of my choice. Before I was a nobody, before I was just a random high school teacher in China, and there are like millions of random high school teachers in China. But because I choose to exercise my free will to speak up, because I choose to matter, I am having influence in the world. So everyone does matter. But you have to believe that you matter and you have to fight to matter. And that really means about waking up and opening your mind to new possibilities and educating yourself.​ https://singjupost.com/jiang-xueqin-our-true-wealth-is-our-consciousness-endgame-259-transcript/

​ Dr. Tim Morgan, Surplus Energy Economics, PARKING THE THESIS
Back in 2013, when the Surplus Energy Economics project began, it was possible to suspect that the fading out of the fossil fuel impetus, first harnessed during the industrial revolution, might be pointing towards a pretty imminent ending of economic growth.
​ Today, through the application of a series of fundamental precepts, we can know, and at very high levels of confidence, that the economy has stopped expanding, and is heading into contraction.
​ If this is indeed the case, it matters not one jot if this conclusion is unpopular, or if it contradicts what passes for ‘general knowledge’ in the field of economics. The individual has a choice between believing what he or she is told, or seeking out explanations that accord with logic and with the observation of conditions.
​ What we also know is that this process of economic inflexion will be accompanied by crises, which might be financial, social, geopolitical or, in all probability, a combination of all three.
​ We cannot, of course, know exactly when this will happen, but there are plenty of reasons for supposing that the processes leading to this crisis are accelerating. We need to be clear that the ending and reversal of growth can only end in crisis.
​ The evidence for an ongoing economic inflexion set out here is analytical, but has an abundance of observational corroboration.
​ The idea, for instance, that there is some kind of temporary and fixable “crisis” in the “cost of living” is ceasing to persuade, mainly because it isn’t true. Governments don’t have “answers” to this problem, because no such answers exist within current political parameters.​..
​..A perfectly plausible post-growth model exists, one in which top-down, centralised institutions fail, and are replaced by localised, bottom-up alternatives, which operate at a more human scale, and are more in keeping with environmental sustainability. The astute will be starting to create these localised alternatives even before over-centralised systems collapse.
​ At the same time, and as the affordability of discretionary (non-essential) products and services retreats, an economy increasingly starved of surplus energy will become progressively more labour-intensive.
​ The problem, as ever, is ‘getting from A to B’, when “A” is a society hubristically wedded to notions of infinite growth whilst “B” is a more stable-state situation better geared to meeting needs than to fostering the avaricious psychology of consumerism and paper wealth.
​ Our understanding of finance, when benchmarked to the material, should inform us that the moment of monetary failure will coincide with the attainment of absolute peak valuation.
​ Policy desperation will combine with ignorance of economic processes to ensure that a theoretical wealth based on non-monetizable notation, and on a complete inability to match claim with substance, will hit its zenith at the very point at which markets complete their failure, and money is stripped of the only substantive value that it can ever possess. https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2026/07/

​ Programmable Money Means Control & Slavery – Catherine Austin Fitts​
The global Deep State wants and needs a huge amount of control over the people. We have burned up the dollar gold standard, the Petrodollar and what is coming is far more invasive with digital currency. CAF just did a deep dive on the coming rollout of “Programmable Money” at Solari.com. CAF warns, ​ “Remember Covid? They said everybody is locked down; you can’t leave your home. If there is an automatic third lock (a digital third party between buyer and seller) and it goes operational, suddenly your money won’t work if you leave your home. Your electric car may not work if you try to leave home. With your credit card, and you go to buy gasoline, and you are supposed to be locked down . . .you won’t be able to buy gas at a gas station. . .. If the government mandates a pharmaceutical, they can turn off your money until or unless you take it.​..
..If you look at the investment into AI (Artificial Intelligence), the goal is not to make manufacturing more productive, or businesses more productive or people more productive. The goal of the model is control. https://usawatchdog.com/programmable-money-means-control-slavery-catherine-austin-fitts/

[John Day]

Is killing in defense of innocents “murder”?

I might, if the situation arose, kill in defense of innocents, but I would know that I would join my soul to that of whoever I killed in that act, which is a most unpleasant thought.

• This reply was modified 3 weeks ago by John Day.

[John Day]

​ Steve Kirsch, How many people did the COVID vaccine kill? My estimate is 1 per 1,000 on average –> over 5M killed worldwide.
Some people will think I’m being too conservative. Others will think I’m over estimating. In this article, I’ll explain the methods I used and you can make your own estimate if you think I’m wrong.​ https://kirschsubstack.com/p/how-many-people-did-the-covid-vaccine

​ Abandoning that failed control-narrative: Meryl Nass MD,​ HUGE: MSM (Toronto Sun) admits COVID vaccine injuries following Allison Inquiry on the vaccines​ https://merylnass.substack.com/p/huge-msm-toronto-sun-admits-covid

​ Peter McCullough MD, BREAKING–Toronto Sun Capitulates on COVID-19 Vaccines — And That Could Change Everything — Allison Inquiry ripped the bandaid off the public health debacle and the fallout has begun. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-toronto-sun-capitulates

Nicolas Hulscher showed up and testified about the data in the study: Hulscher Drops Explosive Vaccine Data at Michigan House Oversight Hearing Henry Ford REFUSED to Attend — “ALL 22 of the chronic disease categories were proportionally HIGHER in the vaccinated children in the LARGEST and most COMPREHENSIVE vaccinated vs. unvaccinated birth cohort study to date.” https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/hulscher-drops-explosive-vaccine

[John Day]

​ Trump’s Greenland deal: A triumph of optics?​ It seems the new agreement may not be that ‘new’.
The new agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the security of the Danish autonomous territory appears to be good news. It may finally put an end to nearly two years of repeated intimidation of Greenlanders by Washington and ensure that the stated red lines on territorial integrity and sovereignty are not crossed…
​..US President Donald Trump can present himself as a winner to his supporters, which was necessary to de-escalate tensions. His political allies and aligned media outlets are already praising his negotiating strategy, arguing that sustained pressure worked and left the US better placed to expand its military presence in Greenland — an area that is, admittedly, vital to US national security.
​ But there is a catch: much of this was already possible under the existing 1951 defence agreement, which was updated in 2004 with Greenland’s Home Rule Government as a party. It gave the US extensive military rights, which Washington made considerable use of during the Cold War, when it maintained 17 military installations and more than 10,000 personnel in Greenland. Today, only Pituffik Space Base remains, with about 150 US military personnel.​..
..The deal is an “‘Infinite Life’ Agreement, there is no end!” By comparison, the original agreement stated that it “shall remain in effect for the duration of the North Atlantic Treaty”. In other words, it was tied to NATO’s continued existence.​..
..Second, the US president wrote: “No U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland without our express written approval.” In other words, the US would appear to have gained a formal veto power that could block adversarial countries – such as Russia and China – from seeking to establish a foothold in Greenland. Examples from recent years suggest, however, that this was already largely the case in practice.​ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/20/trumps-greenland-deal-a-triumph-of-optics

​ President Trump Just Located New Bases for the 25,000 to 40,000 U.S. Military Projected to Exit NATO in Europe
It’s likely a significant U.S. military footprint is destined for Greenland. If you read President Trump’s earlier announcement you might note:
…”We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many. We will work with the people of Greenland in its development and construction.”​ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/18/president-trump-just-located-new-bases-for-the-25000-to-40000-u-s-military-projected-to-exit-nato-in-europe/

​ Celia Farber on practicing to survive war with Russia: Sweden Places 40 People, Including Teenagers And An Infant, In Underground Bunker With No Electricity For 12 Hours, In First War Drill https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/sweden-places-40-people-including

A Midwestern Doctor actually focuses on how to gain the many benefits of natural sunlight. The Hidden Harms of Modern Lighting and the Fight to Bring Back Incandescent Bulbs – Decades of forgotten research show natural light is an essential nutrient our bodies are being starved of https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-hidden-harms-of-modern-lighting

Health Agency Looking At Electromagnetic Fields, Wireless Radiation: RFK Jr.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/health-agency-looking-electromagnetic-fields-wireless-radiation-rfk-jr

[John Day]

​ ‘We Are Not Like Everyone Else’: Likud Lawmaker Invokes Jewish ‘Separateness’
Likud lawmaker Hanoch Milwidsky said Israel’s mission was to establish a Jewish state “worthy of Jews.”
​ Invoking Jewish “separateness,” he declared that laws applying to everyone else “cannot apply to us.”
Milwidsky previously said “everything is legitimate” when asked about the sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers.​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-are-not-like-everyone-else-likud-lawmaker-invokes-jewish-separateness/

​ Israeli occupiers carry out 14 attacks in West Bank, steal 300 sheep, cut water line​ – Palestinian body says attacks were seen across Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and Bethlehem​ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-occupiers-carry-out-14-attacks-in-west-bank-steal-300-sheep-cut-water-line/4062251

Dozens injured in Israeli strikes on a motorcycle in Gaza​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247864/Doezens-injured-in-Israeli-strikes-on-motorcycle-in-Gaza

​ US bans Palestinian president from speaking at the UN​ – US again bars Mahmoud Abbas from UN General Assembly, citing Palestinian efforts to pursue Israel at international courts and win international recognition​ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-bans-palestinian-president-speaking-un-again-over-icc-icj-action-against-israel

​ BEIRUT: The Israeli military said Saturday its air force struck Hezbollah targets across several areas in southern Lebanon, including observation posts used to launch attacks against Israeli troops.
​ The strikes took place after two soldiers were wounded when their vehicle drove over a Hezbollah explosive device in an area of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops, the military said.
​ Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported three Israeli airstrikes on the southern town of Nabatiyeh Al-Fawqa.
It added that the third strike almost hit paramedics heading to the area. The news agency said no one was hurt.​ https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/israel-launches-airstrikes-in-southern-lebanon-3002336

[John Day]

Gold​ &​ Geopolitics plays with antithesis:​ Gold caused the Great Depression​ So…… Why are we on the cusp of yet another one?
Even Barry Eichengreen, the man who literally wrote Golden Fetters, went back later and co-authored a BIS paper calling the Depression a credit boom gone wrong.
​ His ingredients: lenders competing aggressively to hand out credit (check), new technologies that took far longer to pay off than anyone priced in (check), and central bankers who had swapped the rules-based pre-war standard for their own discretion (read that as: “were making things up as they went”) (oh, and check).
​ Then, when the bust FINALLY arrived, Washington looked at a world drowning in goods nobody could afford and answered with Smoot-Hawley in 1930.
Tariffs up on thousands of items (check), everyone retaliated (we’re getting there), and world trade shrank by about two-thirds in value by 1933 (not too long now).​ https://no01.substack.com/p/gold-caused-the-great-depression

​ President Trump Signs Russian Sanctions Bill that Grants Him Massive Tariff Authority Over U.S. Imports from Countries Doing Business With Russia
After a careful review of HR5334, the Lindsey Graham Russian Sanctions Bill [pdf HERE], I can certainly see why President Trump would happily sign it…​
..The bill requires Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% within 30 days on all goods imported into the US from the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas as well as any country that knowingly made new purchases of oil or gas 30 days after the law was enacted or was among the top five countries helping Russia evade sanctions.
​ China and India are among the biggest buyers of Russian oil, but critics say the law gives US officials enough leeway to name a range of targets since it does not name any country or spell out how the top-five lists would be calculated.
​ “Given the discretionary authority that the president has, it is likely to be abused,” said Laura Brank, a lawyer at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner who focuses on cross-border transactions.​ […] Challenging the latest tariffs in court could be difficult since the law specifically calls for the duties, while previous challenges to tariffs have successfully argued that the Trump administration misapplied laws from decades earlier. (more)
​ Congress was very upset at the horrible Trump for his tariff approach.​ Congress has just given Trump a golden tariff pen.​ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/18/president-trump-signs-russian-sanctions-bill-that-grants-him-massive-tariff-authority-over-u-s-imports-from-countries-doing-business-with-russia/#more-287132

​ Massie Explains Strategy For Going After Hegseth
Massie has been unrelenting, even after being defeated for another term by the largely unkown Ed Gallrein, a Republican candidate backed by President Trump and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and groups like the Republican Jewish Coalition.
​ Massie, who has unveiled eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, spoke to Responsible Statecraft about why he’s gong after Trump’s Pentagon chief – which appears focused on the his launching ‘unauthorized’ military actions in Iran, without Congressional approval. The argument as laid out below hinges on whether Hegseth was following ‘lawful orders’ from the Commander-in-Chief. Massie says no.
​ As it turns out, that potentially ‘awkard’ (for Republicans) impeachment vote has been entirely avoided for now with an early House election recess.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/massie-explains-strategy-going-after-hegseth

The US and Israel: A ‘Special Relationship’ Built on Lies and Deceit​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-us-and-israel-a-special-relationship-built-on-lies-and-deceit/

​ U.S. Makes, Israel Takes: The Real Story of U.S.-Israeli Military Cooperation​ – The Iron Beam laser and Arrow anti-ballistic missile systems are touted as examples of Israeli military ingenuity. But they were largely developed and financed by the U.S.​ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-iron-beam-arrow-section-219

[John Day]

EU to disburse €3.3 billion to Ukraine to procure missiles and drones, von der Leyen says​ https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-disburse-33-billion-ukraine-procure-missiles-drones-von-der-leyen-says-2026-09-17/

​ Andrew Korybko, Canada’s “Associate Membership” In The EU Is Expected To Cause Trouble For Russia In The Arctic
Closer Canadian-EU military-security coordination advances the US’ NATO 3.0 vision of allies taking on greater responsibilities in pursuit of shared interests, which in this case is containing Russia in the Arctic.
​ President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become an “associate member” of the bloc, the relationship of which doesn’t presently exist, during her state of the union address. While it’s unclear what this entails due to its unprecedented nature, Trump preemptively warned that the US would impose “very heavy tariffs” on the EU if this move is “a hostile act” with “bad intentions”, perhaps alluding to the scenario of EU goods flooding the US market via Canada.
​ Russian officials have yet to react similarly, and perhaps they never will, but Canada was already expected to cooperate with the EU in the Arctic in ways that threaten Russia’s interests.​ https://korybko.substack.com/p/canadas-associate-membership-in-the

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-21
Two hard reversals landed overnight: Trump called off US airstrikes on the Houthis with target lists approved and bombs already on the wings, then spent Sunday telling Fox he’s in “deciding mode” on wiping Iran out. Meanwhile Ukraine put roughly 1,600 drones over Russia in the war’s largest raid, hit the Moscow refinery on the final day of Russia’s Duma election, and US diesel printed its first-ever $6.50 handle. Germany’s governing party was thrown out of a state parliament for the first time in the Federal Republic’s history, and the euro noticed.​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-21

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-20
Yemen put ballistic missiles into Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport fuel farm – the first strike on the Saudi capital since March 2022 – and Washington spent Saturday night behaving like a country about to shoot: Camp David cut short, near-identical embassy alerts across nine countries, a B-1B out of RAF Fairford, Iran at its highest alert level.
​ Underneath the theatre, the physical energy market kept setting records (US diesel $6.49/gal per @KobeissiLetter, 11% of French stations dry) and the 10-year yield went through 5% for the first time since 2007.
​ Riyadh’s airport fuel depot burns; Yemen claims strikes on eight Saudi cities. Houthi ballistic missiles and drones hit jet-fuel tanks at King Khalid International, suspending flights (zerohedge, HormuzLetter, Reuters photo via idreesali114, ejmalrai). Ansarallah claims two operations: Riyadh plus Aramco at Yanbu (MenchOsint). YuriPodolyaka lists eight target cities. Saudi/coalition says the missile was intercepted and destroyed at dawn with no damage (MenchOsint) – an AFP reporter watched firefighters extinguish an Aramco-marked tank and the WSJ has three officials saying jet-fuel facilities were hit (shanaka86).
​ US escalation signals stack up in a single evening, with one large caveat. Trump cut Camp David short and returned to the White House with no explanation (WHPressPool, HormuzReport); Netanyahu cut his US trip short (HormuzLetter); embassies in nine countries issued near-identical alerts (AMK_Mapping_, Osint613); a B-1B left RAF Fairford on afterburners (MoloWarMonitor); Iran went to “Code 100” (silvertrade, MacroAlphaHQ). The caveat: the widely-shared “CNN reports large-scale operation against the Houthis” line is disputed – AlexPfeiffer says CNN never reported it, and zerohedge notes Korean traders dumped bitcoin on it.​..
​..Iran’s seven conditions are sitting on Trump’s desk, delivered via Qatar. SNSC Secretary Rezaei confirms the terms were conveyed (IranPress_eng, zerohedge) and told Al Jazeera the short version is: end the war on all fronts, release frozen funds, end the naval blockade – “We are prepared for a decisive war” (chigrl). Full seven-point list at imetatronink.
​ Moscow’s largest refinery is on fire. Kapotnya/MNPZ hit by Ukrainian drones; Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces posted a fire emoji rather than a claim (sentdefender, WSBGold, clashreport). Sobyanin confirms a damaged facility, no casualties (Zlatti_71). The plant supplies 35-40% of the capital’s fuel market and has been struck repeatedly since June.​..
​..Washington’s Saturday night: bombers, embassy alerts, and a Saudi bargain being renegotiated​ – Aircraft: unusually heavy USAF tanker presence over the Gulf – 4x KC-46A, 3x KC-135R, 1x P-8A, with one tanker orbiting central Saudi Arabia (BeamTracker_). B-1B departure from Fairford independently logged (vcdgf555). Iranian airspace reported near-completely closed (SilentlySirs).
​ Zlatti_71 does the discipline properly: Alex Plitsas (Atlantic Council, ex-Pentagon SOF/CT) says the Camp David meeting reviewed Yemen strike options – no official or second outlet has confirmed it.​..
​..The trade underneath: the FT reports Saudi Arabia withdrew from mBridge, China’s CBDC cross-border settlement platform (DarioCpx, Mark4XX). realTimHack reads the sequence as deliberate: leave MBS exposed during the Houthi strikes, extract broader financial and strategic alignment in return. Which would make the mBridge exit the price, not a coincidence.
​ Nostre_damus claims Riyadh threatened to dump Treasuries to force US help – unverified, single source, but consistent with the same bargain.
​ Whatever was decided, WeTheBrandon reports the US withdrawing from bases in Saudi Arabia, and Rubio has publicly opened the “NATO is a one-way street” file for after the conflict (Trustintrump47).
​ Tankers/bombers aside, tparsi makes the only structural point that survives either target choice: Iran or Yemen, it confirms escalation rather than wind-down.
​ Iran: the Pentagon’s own numbers – $38bn, 22 aircraft, and 123 dead children in Minab​ – Pentagon report to Congress puts the war at $38bn, with 22 aircraft and helicopters damaged or destroyed plus up to 30 MQ-9 Reapers, hundreds of buildings hit across US bases in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and Navy logistics cycles stretched to 14-18 days out of Diego Garcia (agent_of_change, citing FT). A separate estimate provided to Congress on Friday puts it at $45.1bn (highlightsnews1). Sources disagree; both figures are Friday-dated congressional estimates.
​ The 28 February strike on an Iranian elementary school in Minab killed 123 children. A Pentagon probe blames outdated intelligence still classifying the site as IRGC, compressed timelines from a demand for 1,000+ strikes in 24 hours, overreliance on Palantir’s Maven AI, and Hegseth’s 90% cuts to civilian-harm-mitigation teams. The school was on Google Maps and had its own website. A UN report this week says the failures “went beyond negligence” and may constitute war crimes. The investigation has been complete for months and remains unreleased (clashreport, GlobalNewsMontr).
​ Inventory consequences are hitting allies: Germany warned of up to five-year delays on Tomahawks, Japan up to two, with more than half the advanced Patriot inventory, roughly a third of Tomahawks and nearly half of THAAD interceptors consumed (ricwe123, citing Bloomberg).
​ Mobilisation claim from Tehran’s side: 31 million volunteered, 1 million to be trained (Kathleen_Tyson_)​…
​..Diesel and fuel: France runs 11% of stations dry while Washington debates squeezing the remaining suppliers​ – France: 11% of stations out of petrol or diesel nationally, 16% in Grand Est, 15% Pays de la Loire, 14% Occitanie, 13% Centre-Val de Loire. Diesel averaging €2.406/litre, roughly $10.45/gallon. The official count only registers a station short when it has no petrol at all or no diesel at all, so the real shortage is larger (HormuzLetter, FirstSquawk). Macron convened an emergency meeting (KobeissiLetter).
​ EU governments are discussing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, with gas +24% y/y, diesel +38% and jet fuel over +100% (KobeissiLetter).
​ The policy squeeze runs both ways: the US is threatening 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian crude – including India, now a critical alternative diesel supplier to Europe at 2.4m tonnes exported in July – while simultaneously discussing a US diesel export ban (Macrobysunil). Mark4XX has the statute detail: 30 days to hit the five largest buyers, no country named in the text, first new tariff power Congress has granted a president in nearly forty years.​..
​..AI financing: the $6.9trn map goes public, and the money is now coming from Japan​ – Zerohedge published a full breakdown of the debt funding the AI supercycle – every IG, HY and leveraged-loan cusip issued in the sector YTD (detail) – mapping $6.9trn of US AI infrastructure capital need across capex, operating cash flow and financing (chart).
​ Off-balance-sheet commitments across GOOGL, META, MSFT, AMZN, ORCL, NVDA and AVGO total over $3.1trn in purchases, leases, guarantees and investment facilities (zerohedge). Roughly $3trn of that sits with frontier labs – and won’t be paid if cheap open-weight models crush frontier token pricing (zerohedge).
​ Hyperscaler IG debt issuance is projected at $420bn globally in 2027 (zerohedge, series).
​ The funding source rotated overseas: US life-insurance cash via private-credit SPVs is tapped out, so Nippon Life plans $13bn for US data centre financing per Nikkei (zerohedge).​..
​..The margin threat is now measurable. Open-weight models are within roughly four months of the best closed frontier models (pstAsiatech), and on Vercel’s gateway Moonshot + DeepSeek + Z.ai together account for more inference spend than OpenAI – with the money largely going to the serving layer rather than the labs (dee_bosa, token share).
​ Industry insiders tell the NY Post that OpenAI and Anthropic “oversold” recent rogue-AI incidents to shape Washington regulation that would protect incumbents (ResisttheMS); zerohedge runs the same thesis harder.
​ Trump, meanwhile, announced an “AI Force” branch modelled on Space Force plus a forthcoming “AI czar” (vick55top), said the only guardrail needed is a high-IQ president (Barchart), and polled the public on renaming AI to Superior, Extreme or Supreme Intelligence (KobeissiLetter).​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-20

​ Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-19
Two things broke overnight. Saudi Aramco told European refiners they get zero crude next month – the first outright term-contract cancellation of the war – and Ansar Allah put ballistic missiles over Riyadh for the first time, shutting the capital’s airport and setting off sirens at Al Kharj, where US forces sit. ​ Everything else compounds: the US 10-year closed the week at 5%, diesel set another record at $6.45, and the BoJ hiked to a 31-year high while the yen fell anyway.​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-19

[John Day]

​Moon of Alabama, A Most Severe Diesel Crunch Will Soon Hit Europe https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/a-most-severe-diesel-crunch-will-soon-hit-europe.html

Russia-or-nothing? Winter Is Coming: Saudis Warn European Refiners Of Crude Shipment Disruptions Next Month​ https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/energy-shock-saudis-warn-european-refiners-crude-shipment-disruptions-next-month

IRGC Announces Attack On Another Tanker In Hormuz, As Trump Mulls ‘Annihilate Them Or Not’ Decision​ https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/crude-eases-china-reportedly-presses-iran-rein-houthis

​Russia, China and Iran have an alliance. Simplicius, Russian Satellites Reportedly Helped Iran Target US Bases, as Saudis Beg China to Intervene
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russian-satellites-reportedly-helped

AfD Preps Talks With Moscow To Reopen Cheap Gas Flows To Germany​ https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/afd-germany-first-mandate-preps-moscow-talks-reopen-cheap-gas-pipeline

[John Day]

President Trump Announces AI Task Force and Pending Appointment of AI Czar​ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/19/president-trump-announces-ai-task-force-and-pending-appointment-of-ai-czar/#more-287179

​ President Vladimir Putin Gives Remarks on Europe’s Preparations for Expanded War Against Russia
“As you know, such threats are not abating. NATO is “swelling” and expanding and has now extended its reach to other regions of the world. Certain European leaders are openly declaring that they are preparing for war with Russia. In my view, they are merely trying to salvage their plummeting approval ratings by concealing the failures of their economic and social policies. This approach is clearly ineffective – it does not produce results.
​ Instead of listening to their citizens – who have made it abundantly clear through elections that they do not want war with Russia – these leaders continue to escalate tensions. They are exploiting the situation in Ukraine to exacerbate the crisis, using the Ukrainian people as cannon fodder.”​ …
​..”Representatives of the Kiev regime – the leadership in Kiev – speak of peace and propose the resumption of so-called negotiations. Yet​ …they have no intention whatsoever of conducting any negotiations – that is what it is all about.
​ I have also said about some European leaders: to justify their position and exorbitant spending on the war in Ukraine, they are using absolutely anything. In particular, one of the basic claims is an alleged threat from Russia.
​ I want to say this again: Russia has no aggressive intentions regarding Europe or European countries. We simply have no reasons for this. We are ready for cooperation and restoring relations with our European neighbours.
​ Nevertheless, we have also noted another round of military drill held quite recently in the Baltic Sea. One of their objectives was to master seizing civilian vessels. Is that normal? All the time they are speaking about protecting international law, about observing its rules, while getting ready for capturing civil ships​”…
​..”Special attention will be given to developing a broad range of unmanned robot-assisted systems of various profiles as well as to precision munitions. We need to fully complete the orbital constellation of spacecraft. This will enhance the capabilities of all types of space reconnaissance, navigation, satellite communication and broadband internet access for the real-time command and control of troops and weapons.
​ In the course of implementing the proposed programmes, work to develop and introduce advanced digital technologies and AI will be continued. I want to emphasise that all the items and parameters of the new State Armament Programme require rational, carefully calibrated and effective solutions. This is what we are going to discuss.​ There are some other issues but we will discuss them in a closed-door format.”​ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/19/president-vladimir-putin-gives-remarks-on-europes-preparations-for-expanded-war-against-russia/#more-287169

​ Simplicius on an emergency to rally European citizens to the ramparts: War Mania: “Security Crisis” Announced by Panic-Mongering Euro-Elites
Europe has entered into a political and economic crisis, and so distractions now are more necessary than ever before. For citizens to be able to endure the coming hardships, they must be made to feel that those hardships are absolutely necessary for their survival. For this, there’s no better propaganda outlet to beat the drums than the Orwellian BBC.
​ It begins:
The government wants us all to start preparing for severe disruption to our lives. It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.
​ Work has begun on the government’s so-called “war book”, which hasn’t been updated in decades.
The UK’s most senior soldier has sounded the alarm. The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton this week said the threat from Russia meant Britain was living through the “most dangerous” period of his 35-year career in the armed forces.​..
..In a coordinated burst of messaging, European leaders and institutions began to warn of a major “crisis” looming ever closer…
​..The newly coordinated psyop campaign is planned around a phony false flag which would feature Russian “hybrid attacks” on NATO’s so-called “eastern flank”.​.. Meanwhile, it is NATO itself that is actually increasing provocations day by day, all while pointing the finger to Russia​… France is reportedly already carrying out secret military “responses” to Russia​…
..When your country is collapsing and losing a major conflict, as Russia is said to be doing against Ukraine, the best thing is to promptly invade the largest military alliance in the world to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. This is what European sock-puppet leaders are selling to their gullible hoi polloi; but are they buying it?
​ Putin affirms that Europe is continually preparing for war against Russia, and correctly advises the reasons as to why—to deflect from its own poly-crises​… In a laughable twist of irony, Europe claims that it is Russia that is planning the “false flags”​…
..There is also the angle that Trump now plans to potentially pull a large amount of US troops from the embattled and embittered continent…
​..Various emergency plans have all failed, and Ukraine is again running out of ways to fund its ballooning military expenditures.​..
​..There is likely very little Europe will be able to do, beyond merely patching more holes with short term stopgap measures, and the situation is sure to continue its natural decline.​ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/war-mania-security-crisis-announced

​ Simplicius, Double Feature: Explosive Election Weekend Comes With a Bang, Ends With a Whimper (For Globalists)!
Before the ‘shock’ of the Saxony-Anhalt state elections several weeks ago had time to wear off, Germany’s Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern round proceeded to deliver a double gut-punch to the Brussels-aligned establishment.
​ AfD again dominated in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and though it was to be expected it nonetheless caused another round of shock waves through the fretting German state… The ruling CDU party plunged by around 8% from the ~13% it enjoyed the last time. In fact, CDU has now fallen below the 5% threshold to even be represented in the state parliament at all, which means they will not be accorded even a single seat. This has never before happened to the party in any state election; an historic downfall.
​ Meanwhile, in Berlin the leftwing Die Linke party secured victory, likewise crushing the CDU which had dominated in the last outing. The failed Reichskanzler Friedrich Merz stood whey-faced and deflated as he miserably declared a day of disaster…
​..The ex-BlackRock banker and Trilateral Commission stooge has the lowest approval rating of any leader in German history. The reviled abomination who has brought his country to the brink of ruin has now announced his refusal to do the honorable thing and resign, instead choosing to continue his wretched scut work of wringing out the German taxpayer for his globalist paymasters just a little while longer.​ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/double-feature-explosive-election

​ Gilbert Doctorow, Russia’s electoral results: no surprises but several take-aways
The counting of votes is nearly complete and the outcome of Russia’s elections to the State Duma are now fairly clear. The parties which have cleared the 5% threshold for representation in parliament are as follows:
​ United Russia – 58%
Communist Party – 14%
​ LDPR – 9%
New People – 8%
​ United Russia is, of course, the Party of Putin. It has retained control of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s bicameral legislature, which means that there will be continued stability at the federal level of government.
​ The Communist Party retains its position as the second strongest parliamentary party which has been the case throughout the 25 years of Putin’s ‘managed democracy’ in the country.​..
​..United Russia won 58% of the vote across Russia. But only 56.66% of eligible voters bothered to cast their ballot, even though the government did what it could to facilitate voting… Still, despite these heroic efforts the tally was 56.65% vote​rs. Multiply that by 58% and you find that the votes cast for United Russia and for Mr. Putin come to 33% of eligible voters.​..
..Accordingly, I suggest that we speak with care when we judge how well Russians back Mr. Putin’s conduct of the war with Ukraine. This remains an open issue as far as I am concerned…
..You will note that only one party in Russia took a position on the war against the Putin government: the Liberal party “Yabloko”. Their position was anti-war, meaning in effect, calling for a Russian capitulation, which would be suicidal for the country. It is not surprising that Yabloko was barred from participation in the elections by the Russian courts.
​ However, it must be said here that no other party said anything about the conduct of the war even though the subject was surely foremost in the minds of the entire adult population. They dared not say a word…
..In this very sense, the Russian elections were ‘managed’ and were possibly, I would say likely, unrepresentative of where the Russian population stands on Mr. Putin and his war. I also contend that the results we saw over the weekend voting resulted from Mr. Putin having changed strategy on the war 180 degrees in the six weeks leading up to the elections. His military moved from the ‘slowly, slowly’ war of attrition to sudden death attacks on Ukraine with an objective of destroying the cities and the economy in a matter of weeks, an approach which surely is approved by the general Russian population.​ https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/russias-electoral-results-no-surprises

[John Day]

The Necessary Emergencies https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/the-necessary-emergencies

This fall hosts elections in the western world in a tense setting where citizens are being herded into chutes by owners just before a financial crisis, where some group of people will be forced to lose everything they have saved. Some larger, existential crisis is needed by our “owners” (Carlin) to preserve the natural order of things, wherein they decide how we should be managed and culled for the good of their planet.

Fabio Vighi, The Rogue Swarm and the Federal Backstop
There is a particular kind of tweet that only the CEO of a frontier lab can send at midnight on a Saturday. Dario Amodei’s was one of them: a warning that within six to twelve months a “rogue swarm” could seize control of the internet and inflict hundreds of billions in damage. The message was delivered with the grave, unsentimental cadence of a man who ‘has seen things that you people wouldn’t believe.’ Within minutes, Sam Altman and Elon Musk had joined the chorus – they had also “seen things.” By Sunday morning, the alarm was general.​.. Within days of Amodei’s warning, Semafor reported that a previously stalled bipartisan AI safety bill had suddenly emerged as the most viable legislative option before 2027.​..
..Let’s be serious and ask the only question that truly matters here: what does this sudden AI-panic wave actually produce? One thing it certainly does not and will not produce, is regulation in any binding sense. Instead, it creates the terrain or precondition for something entirely different: a federal backstop for AI capital expenditure (CapEx) that OpenAI and other labs have sought from the beginning…​ handing Congress the emotional warrant to authorise emergency federal funding to secure AI (and, it seems, the world) against catastrophe. The existential threat is real enough to justify the money and vague enough to justify anything else.
​ This is the Machiavellian techno-financial machinery in its purest form. The point to always keep in mind, amid all the noise, is that the AI buildout runs on mountains of debt: capital investments by tech giants on data centres and AI infrastructure will exceed a trillion dollars in 2027; off-balance-sheet commitments are at $3.1 trillion with $1.3 trillion added in a single quarter; AI bond issuance has hit $266 billion this year and a further $400 billion are expected next year. Several of the largest hyperscalers are now free‑cash‑flow negative, as AI data‑centre and chip spending outstrips operating cash generation and pushes more financing off their balance sheets. In short, private balance sheets can no longer absorb the debt bingeing on their own. So, the conditions for the next round of credit creation must be conjured politically: first the panic, then the guarantee, then the issuance.​.. The sequence is straightforward: private credit finances the buildout; mounting fragility demands a public guarantee (through procurement, energy subsidies, liability protection, debt guarantees, or emergency appropriations) and the guarantee requires an emergency vocabulary. AI safety supplies that vocabulary.​..
..It is hard not to conclude that the rehearsal is now done and the script is largely written. After all, SIFMA’s Quantum Dawn exercises have simulated large-scale cyber incidents on the US financial system since 2011, rehearsing exactly the kind of systemic crisis that would justify emergency authority. If an AI-driven financial emergency ever materialises – whether real, allowed, or manufactured – the institutional response architecture is already pre-positioned, and the pattern of response has been trained. The public won’t ask whether it is real…
​..When that limit is reached, the state is drafted in – not to bail out an entire failing sector, which now would be politically impossible, but to secure it as strategic, which is patriotic. What else is the AI Safety Bill? It converts a solvency problem into a civilisational emergency, and an emergency into a federal appropriation.​.. The backstop, then, is the first move: socialise the risk while private balance sheets can still absorb it. The rehearsal is the second move: prepare the emergency architecture for the moment they can’t. Both are forms of the same conjuring, aimed at the same end: more credit, politically guaranteed.
​ This is why the timing of Amodei’s tweet is important, and why the Coxon account, the sudden thawing of a bipartisan bill, the 9/11‑style rhetoric of existential threat, and the convenient postponement of OpenAI’s IPO all belong to the same picture.​.. The panic writes itself, because everyone benefits from it.​..
​..Which leaves the question I want to close on, via Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen: AI today is ‘where Covid was in February 2020’: ‘Until the AI starts killing people, unfortunately, history would suggest we’re not going to do anything, but we are going to face that. That’s going to happen, and it’d be much better if we started dealing with it before then.’​ https://substack.com/home/post/p-216313832

Total PsAI-Op: How Altman, Amodei, And The ‘EA’ Cult Are Milking “Rogue AI” Breakouts To Protect A Trillion-Dollar Bubble​ https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/total-psai-op-how-altman-amodei-and-ea-cult-are-faking-rogue-ai-breakouts-protect-trillion

​ I reflexively react against this. How about you? Celia Farber, “Laura Loomer” Does Predictive Programming For A New 9/11, Ten Times Worse Than 9/11. This Is, To Use Rancourt’s Word, An ASSAULT. Marco Rubio Announces US Visas Will Be Denied Critics Of Israel
​ Gorka Says If You Object To Wars And High Gas Prices You Are NOT AN AMERICAN.​ https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/laura-loomer-does-predictive-programming

​ WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran
A human analyst within the US intelligence community utilized data gathered by AI for a report that was later widely circulated across classified Pentagon channels, except that the chatbot which was relied upon in effect hallucinated nuclear weapons components being transported aboard a Chinese vessel bound for Iran.
​ Naturally this set off the highest alerts in Washington in the middle of an active hot war which President Trump launched ostensibly to prevent this very thing – Iran obtaining a nuke and atomic weapons components.
​ From there military planning kicked into high gear, with a special forces boarding operation imminent. Supposedly elite assets were already airborne, ready to descend on the Chinese ship in question.
​ But then, “the operation was halted only after officials took a closer look at the intelligence report and discovered that it had been produced with assistance from an AI chatbot,” CNN reports in a bombshell Friday exclusive. The episode reportedly happened last spring.
​ The severe error was realized with barely enough time to call off what could have been the geopolitical blunder and disaster of the century, “The chatbot had incorrectly identified the material the vessel was carrying.”​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ww3-near-miss-ai-hallucinated-nuclear-weapons-components-aboard-chinese-vessel-bound

[John Day]

Israel, Pfizer Knew COVID Vaccine Caused Fatal Heart Condition — But Waited Months Before Alerting Public
The authors of a peer-reviewed study published last week in EXCLI Journal concluded that Pfizer and Israel’s Ministry of Health knew in early 2021 about a significant “cardiac event” safety signal associated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine — but withheld the information from physicians and the public for several months. A significant number of Israeli government reports involving younger patients recorded the onset of “acute cardiac inflammation” within “days to weeks of vaccination.”​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/israel-pfizer-covid-vaccine-fatal-heart-condition-waited-months-alert-public-excli-study/

​ “Health Canada strongly recommends the removal of unnecessary DNA elements from the backbone of plasmids to be used for the manufacture of COMIRNATY vaccines for future SARS-CoV-2 variants.”
​ Now revealed: Canadian regulators wanted the undisclosed DNA out of Pfizer’s shots in 2023. Pfizer refused. Higher ups in government quashed the investigation. DNA contamination continues to this day.​ https://scoopsmcgoo.substack.com/p/health-canada-strongly-recommends

​Jessica Rose Ph.D. reviews: The Allison Inquiry – Four days of heartbreaking and necessary testimonies from Canadians https://jessicar.substack.com/p/the-allison-inquiry

[John Day]

Got water, food, fuel, medicines and cash? I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI​, Alex Turner​ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/14/google-deepmind-ai-warnings

​ Meryl Nass MD, News: Clarity Act fails. BioSecurity Lobbying. 4 Measles-associated deaths? Chris Martenson explores how we get out of the mess we are in. Trump’s stablecoin company (and the losses of investors while he made out well) seems to have been the final straw that killed the Clarity Act. https://merylnass.substack.com/p/news-clarity-act-fails-biosecurity

Steve Kirsch, & Jessica Rose Ph.D, Help us reach 50,000 signatures to repeal the 1986 vaccine law – If you can only take one action this year, this should be your top choice. https://kirschsubstack.com/p/help-us-reach-50000-signatures-to

What the Media Won’t Tell You About the Measles​ – Dr. Sina McCullough offers a parent’s guide to the real history of the measles​ https://www.themahareport.com/p/what-the-media-wont-tell-you-about

​ Nicolas Hulscher MPH will be testifying, BREAKING: Henry Ford Health Declines to Appear at Michigan House Oversight Hearing on Its Landmark Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Study
​ I may now be the only witness testifying tomorrow as Michigan lawmakers examine Henry Ford Health’s unpublished birth cohort study showing vaccinated children were far sicker.​ https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-henry-ford-health-declines

[John Day]

​ Germany’s AfD National Support Hits Historic High; CDU Slumps To Record Low
A new poll in Germany has delivered yet another shocking blow to the political establishment. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached 30 percent for the first time while stretching its lead over the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) to 10 points, with the Union reaching a historic low of just 20 percent. In addition, another poll has also put the CDU even lower, at 18 percent.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/germanys-afd-national-support-hits-historic-high-cdu-slumps-record-low

​ (“Penny-pinching pacifist lesbian”, then?) Ukrainians must leave Germany – AfD co-leader
Alice Weidel mentioned “Ukrainian men of military age” in particular, saying the burden of welfare payments has become “unsustainable”​ https://web.archive.org/web/20260913220437/https://www.rt.com/news/645657-ukrainians-must-leave-germany-afd-co-leader/

​ Russia Backs Cuba’s BRICS Bid Following New Delhi Summit
The Kremlin confirmed Moscow’s support for Cuba’s integration into BRICS as a partner country, following the bloc’s recent summit in New Delhi, where no further expansions of full membership were discussed.​ https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-backs-cubas-brics-bid-following-new-delhi-summit/

AI’s Power Demand ‘Like Adding Another Japan’: Goldman Highlights The 4 ‘T’s & 7 ‘P’s Constraining Supply​ https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/ais-power-demand-adding-another-japan-goldman-highlights-4-ts-7-ps-constraining-supply

[John Day]

Energy Truce In Shambles: Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery Despite Trump’s Warning Amid Global Diesel Crisis​ https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/energy-truce-shambles-ukraine-strikes-russian-refinery-despite-trumps-warning-amid-global#google_vignette

​It is “threat”, and “provocation”, not “deterrence”: Finland Joins France Nuclear Deterrence Push Bringing NATO Deterrence Closer to Russia. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/finland-joins-france-nuclear-deterrence-push-bringing-nato-deterrence-closer-to-russia#google_vignette

Oh, I see it was just a “car accident”, maybe a disfiguring one?: Boots on the Ground. British Army soldier killed in Ukraine https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/09/14/boots-on-the-ground-british-army-soldier-killed-in-ukraine/

​ Britons Disunite! Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders unite behind independence push from UK
In the rare joint agreement, leaders call on Britain to prepare for constitutional change as Trump sparked a firestorm by publicly backing Irish reunification.​ https://courthousenews.com/scotland-wales-and-northern-ireland-leaders-unite-behind-independence-push-from-uk/

​ (Led by a ​politically moderate, pacifist lesbian) Far-right AfD puts pressure on German aid to Ukraine​ ​- Emboldened by its win in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right Alternative for Germany wants the government to change its Ukraine and Russia policies. Berlin is staying the course, but support is fading — especially in the east.​ https://www.dw.com/en/afd-far-right-germany-ukraine-russia-war-aid/a-79257524

[John Day]

Houthis Issue Video Of Saudi F-15 Shootdown, As Ground Clashes Intensify In Yemen​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/houthis-claim-saudi-jet-shootdown-blast-mecca-drone-reports-fabrications-lies

​Simplicius, Experts Declare Fuel Crisis Imminent as Global Wars Choke Out Supply https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/experts-declare-fuel-crisis-imminent

Saudi Oil Output Drops to Zero​ https://www.globalresearch.ca/saudi-oil-output-drops-zero/5940441

​ ​1) It’s Iran’s fault: Fuel prices ​to “drop-like-a-rock” when Hormuz war ends​: Trump says US could stay in Iran and keep oil, like Venezuela deal​
Speaking at the Irish Open golf championship, Trump added that the price of gasoline would “drop like a rock” once the Iran war ended.
Turmoil in the ⁠Middle East has roiled oil ‌markets, with oil traders ‌expecting prices to rise again on Monday ‌after an attack on a Saudi oil ‌pipeline.
​ Trump said that he would only make the “right deal” and wouldn’t do one that was “no good,” adding that Iran was “calling constantly” for peace ‌talks — an assertion that Tehran has dismissed in the past.
​ But the ⁠president ⁠also introduced another option: stay engaged with Iran. He drew a parallel with the US deal in Venezuela, announced in August.
​“We’ll ultimately get out (of Iran), unless we decide to stay and keep the oil like Venezuela,” Trump said, adding that the US revenue from Venezuela has “paid for the war many times.”​ https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/trump-says-us-could-stay-in-iran-and-keep-oil-like-venezuela-deal-3001586

​ 2) It’s Ukraine’s fault: Price Of Diesel – Lack Of Foresight Is Catching Up With Trump
Trump however would of course never admit that any of his actions is to blame for the lack of fuel supplies. A convenient culprit has been found by blaiming Ukraine:
​ Bessent partly blames Ukraine for ‘energy shock’ pushing up prices – The Hill, Sep 2 2026
“We are going through an energy shock right now due to both the war in Ukraine, because Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined properties, so that is creating upward price pressure on a global basis, and the conflict in Iran,” [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday] said.
​ Trump calls on Zelensky to stop attacking Russian energy targets (archived) – Washington Post, Sep 13 2026
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask him to “stop knocking out diesel fuel” targets in Russia, saying the attacks were contributing to a global shortage of the fuel.
​ “Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel, let them go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel,” Trump said, adding that there were “plenty other targets.”​ https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/price-of-diesel-lack-of-foresight-is-catching-up-with-trump.html

[John Day]

Norway proposes 3 years’ imprisonment for trading with Israeli settlers​ https://www.arabnews.com/world/norway-proposes-3-years-imprisonment-for-trading-with-israeli-settlers-3001697

Israeli regime shells southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district​ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247703/Israeli-regime-shells-southern-Lebanon-s-Nabatieh-district

Israel uses Lebanese civilians as bargaining chips​ https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-uses-lebanese-civilians-as-bargaining-chips/

Katz: Israeli Army Will Eliminate Anyone Approaching South Lebanon Ridge​ – Netanyahu vows Israel will continue to destroying ‘terror infrastructure’​ https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/14/katz-israeli-army-will-eliminate-anyone-approaching-south-lebanon-ridge/

​ Yemeni forces release 39-min footage from wide-scale military op.​ – Yemen’s Military Media released footage from a wide-scale military operation, showing the recapture of positions and an ambush on 10 military vehicles.​ https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-forces-release-39-min-footage-from-wide-scale-militar

[John Day]

Israeli Attacks Kill Two, Wound 25 as Gaza Hospitals Face Paralysis​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-attacks-kill-two-wound-25-as-gaza-hospitals-face-paralysis/

​ They can never return: Israeli culture minister vows to revoke citizenship of Gaza documentary filmmakers
Venice award-winning documentary NAZA examines killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, features testimonies from Israeli soldiers, intelligence​ officers https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-culture-minister-vows-to-revoke-citizenship-of-gaza-documentary-filmmakers/4056223

​ Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian Journalist’s Home as West Bank Attacks Intensify
Israeli occupation forces raided Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi’s home in Jenin, assaulted his son and gave the 59-year-old journalist one hour to surrender.
​ Raids continued across Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tubas, Ramallah and occupied Jerusalem, while Israel maintained a curfew in a Hebron neighborhood.
Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian homes and agricultural land around Nablus and Ramallah, amid a broader escalation that included 3,488 settler attacks in the first half of 2026.​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-forces-raid-palestinian-journalists-home-as-west-bank-attacks-intensify/

Portugal Says Israel Undermining Palestinian State Through Settlement Expansion​ https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5318246-portugal-says-israel-undermining-palestinian-state-through-settlement-expansion

Norway and 11 Western countries to criminalize trade with W. Bank settlements​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/14/370119/

[John Day]

‘Erasing Palestinian Presence’: B’Tselem Details Israel’s West Bank Project​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/erasing-palestinian-presence-btselem-details-israels-west-bank-project/

LIVE FOOTAGE: IDF soldiers throw grenades over the West Bank border to kill children and women. How is this not considered terrorism?​ https://x.com/NewsTurko/status/2099039627797828012

Settlers rampage across W. Bank, targeting Palestinians, homes​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/13/370065/

Israel advances 153 West Bank settlement plans since start of 2026​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/14/370105/

Gaza’s farming sector nears collapse as war leaves only 4% of farmland accessible​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/14/370134/

[John Day]

Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-17
The big delta is the Fed: Kevin Warsh’s first policy move as chair was a 25bp hike, unanimous 12-0, with the dots pointing to another before year-end – the first hike since July 2023, delivered into a diesel crisis and seven weeks before the midterms.
​ Trump responded within hours by demanding rates of “1% or less” and threatening to halt trade with Europe if Canada takes the EU’s associate-member offer.
​ In Yemen, Ansarallah downed a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA over Marib and hit Aramco’s Yanbu complex, while Reuters reporting surfaced a quiet US-Houthi understanding in Muscat that leaves Riyadh on its own.​..
​ ..Oil: Riyadh promises “half the pipeline in days” while Shanghai trades $30 over WTI​ – Saudi Arabia says it can restore ~50% of East-West pipeline capacity within days, which knocked crude lower (zerohedge, zerohedge). Energy Secretary Wright confirmed three pumping stations were hit and floated using the DPA to expand refining capacity (zerohedge).​
​ Brett Erickson, quoted in the Washington Post, supplies the part the headline skips: satellite imagery shows three stations hit, and the Houthis have deliberately not struck the line harder – “the real death knell will be getting it repaired to 95 percent, then striking again” (BrettErickson28).​..
​..Escalation texture around NATO: Lavrov warns a war with NATO would be “very short” (zerohedge), a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter and Copenhagen summoned the ambassador (zerohedge), and the DOJ accused a Russian intelligence ring of plotting killings on US soil (zerohedge).​..
..Hackers dumped the contents of a Flock camera: software explicitly detecting people rather than just plates, 1.6 million images logged in 21 days, and the decryption key stored on the device – contradicting the vendor’s claims (jsrailton).​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-17

Gaza Hospital Generators Fail as Israel Restricts Oil, Fuel and Spare Parts​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-hospital-generators-fail-as-israel-restricts-oil-fuel-and-spare-parts/

​ Palestinian Detainee Gives Birth in Israeli Prison after Six Months without Charge
Dana Joudeh, 35, gave birth to a baby girl while held in Israeli custody after spending six months in administrative detention without charge or trial.
​ The Detainees Commission said Joudeh endured her pregnancy without adequate medical and health care and held Israel responsible for her and her newborn’s safety.
​ Joudeh’s administrative detention order expires Tuesday, when she and her newborn are expected to be taken from the hospital to a checkpoint for release.​ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-detainee-gives-birth-in-israeli-prison-after-six-months-without-charge/

​ Dana Joudeh: Palestinian female detainee gives birth behind Israeli bars
Dana, from the town of Iraq al-Tayeh in the Nablus governorate, was arrested while pregnant and spent much of her pregnancy in prison under harsh health and humanitarian conditions before giving birth behind bars.
​ She was not released until after delivering her baby. Israeli occupation authorities released her that night, after which she was transferred to Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah for medical care.​ https://english.palinfo.com/reports/2026/09/15/370199/​
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Ramla jailers physically and sexually abuse Gaza detainees​ https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/14/370144/

[John Day]

​ Iran War: Europe Oil and US Diesel Crunch Worsens; Tucker Exposes Massive Trump/Israel Bombing Campaign Right After Midterms; Experts Question Survival of Regimes in Saudi Arabia, Jordan
​ Strait of Hormuz vessel transits drop to 4, data shows​ – Preliminary shipping data shows vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remaining in the single digits at four on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier, Reuters reports.​ Citing preliminary figures, Reuters said a total of four vessels transited the waterway, with two exiting and two entering…
​..Tucker Carlson has gotten to the bottom of why Trump was insisting the war with Iran would end right after the midterms. I am hoisting his tweet in full because I am sure he wanted it to be read widely:
​ According to an informed federal official, in the coming months the Trump administration plans to send a total of 40,000 Mark 84 and Blu-117 bombs to the government of Israel. Each bomb weighs 2,000 pounds. This appears to be the largest transfer of conventional explosive ordnance from the United States in modern history.
​ How big is this shipment? It amounts to 40,000 tons of bombs. For perspective, the largest American air raid of World War Two was the Eighth Air Force’s attack on Berlin in March of 1945. Combined, the 2,023 Allied aircraft involved dropped about 3,000 tons of bombs. That’s 7.5 percent of what Trump is sending to Israel. That same month, March of 1945, the US Army Air Forces began the single most destructive bombing raid in human history, Operation Meetinghouse over Tokyo. More than 100,000 Japanese civilians were killed. By the end of that operation, the US had dropped 1,600 tons of bombs. That’s four percent of what Trump is sending to Israel. World War Two ended five months later, when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The shipment Trump is sending to Israel amounts to more than three times the destructive power of that nuclear explosion. There is no precedent for what the Trump administration is doing.
​ Nor is there a justification. The government of Israel is not fighting World War Two, or even a war. It is engaged in periodic skirmishes with a guerrilla force in Lebanon, and it is working to exterminate an unarmed civilian population in Gaza. Neither front requires modern 2,000-pound bombs.
​ An American-made Mark 84 has a destruction radius of half a mile. It releases a thermal wave the temperature of the surface of the sun. Within 100 feet of the explosion, rock melts and human flesh turns to vapor. The bomb collapses apartment buildings and leaves craters thirty-five feet deep. Until the war with Iran, the US military generally avoided using the Mark 84 in urban areas. It kills too many civilians.
​ For the Netanyahu government, that’s been the upside. In the weeks after October 7, the IDF dropped nearly six hundred 2,000-pound bombs on densely populated areas in Gaza, including on more than 100 officially designated civilian evacuation zones. The slaughter was so grotesque and embarrassing that for a moment the Biden administration paused a shipment of Mark 84s…
..By any definition, what the Netanyahu government has done in Gaza is genocide. The 40,000 new bombs the Trump administration is sending will be used to do the same in Lebanon… It is not an arms sale. It is a gift, funded by American taxpayers through the Foreign Military Financing program, an arrangement designed to disguise welfare as capitalism: Congress appropriates money to the executive branch, which transfers the cash to Israel to “buy” American-made weapons, in this case from General Dynamics. Politicians claim this is a win for America. Most voters have no idea they paid for it. The bill in this case is about $3 billion. Add that to the $352 billion the US Treasury has transferred to Israel since 1951.
​ How did this happen? The request for 40,000 new high-explosive civilian-killing bombs originated at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, which is run by Christian Zionist Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his aide David Milstein, who is the stepson of Fox News host Mark Levin. From there it moved to the State Department, where Marco Rubio enthusiastically approved it.
​ At this point, only four more people need to sign off before the bombs ship to Israel: Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and Congressmen Brian Mast and Gregory Meeks, the top two members of the equivalent House committee. All four are committed neocons. Collectively they’ve taken millions from the Israel lobby. In 2015, Brian Mast traveled to Israel to volunteer for the Israeli military. In 2023, Mast showed up in the House of Representatives wearing an IDF uniform.​..
​..Americans, call or e-mail your Congresscritters and also your local TV station. They have political sway.​ https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/09/iran-war-europe-oil-and-us-diesel-crunch-worsens-tucker-exposes-massive-trump-israel-bombing-campaign-right-after-midterms-experts-question-survival-of-regimes-in-saudi-arabia-jordsn.html

​ Dennis Kucinich​ (I called my Congressman), Massie’s Courageous Act Brings War Powers and Impeachment Before the House on Constitution Day
Eight Articles Charge Secretary Hegseth With Unauthorized War, Extrajudicial Killings and Abuse of Power. Call your Representative now. Ensure they vote for Impeachment.​ https://kucinichreport.substack.com/p/massies-courageous-act-brings-war

​A polite request: The House of Representatives voted on Sept. 15 to pass a war powers resolution that calls for President Donald Trump to end U.S. military action against Iran. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/house-votes-pass-iran-war-powers-resolution

Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-09-16
The Saudi export story escalated from “pipeline down” to “no crude for Europe until November” – Yanbu loadings suspended, the YASREF refinery reportedly struck, and Aramco scrapping cargoes outright while European differentials blew out to premiums above $18 over Dated Brent.
​ The Fed decides today with a hike ~92% priced, one session after the worst 20-year auction on record and a 10Y close at 5%.
​ New overnight: Ansarallah claims a Saudi F-15SA shot down over Marib, the Pentagon IG’s first Iran war report landed with “hundreds” of destroyed structures, and the Senate killed the crypto Clarity Act 49-50.
​ Saudi Arabia is effectively out of the European crude market until November. Yanbu loadings suspended (KobeissiLetter, idreesali114), September cargoes cancelled (zerohedge), and a European lifter reportedly told no Saudi cargoes at all until November (HormuzLetter). European grades bid at premiums in excess of $18/bbl over Dated Brent in the S&P Global window (chigrl).
​ The YASREF refinery at Yanbu was reportedly struck – the 400kbd Aramco-Sinopec JV, one of the Red Sea’s largest diesel exporters, with two NASA FIRMS heat anomalies inside the fence (HormuzLetter, MarioNawfal). Yanbu is the terminus of the East-West pipeline, i.e. the route that exists precisely to avoid Hormuz.​..
​..Saudi exports: Yanbu suspended, Aramco cancels to Europe, East-West pipeline restart “days” per Washington​ – Satellite reads point to a coordinated hit on multiple pump stations, not one – Station 9 badly damaged, Station 8 possibly also (MarioNawfal); one account claims all stations along the route were targeted (SprinterPress).
​ US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the line – 4-5 mb/d, roughly 4-5% of global supply – could restart within days (DeItaone, zerohedge). The market is not pricing that.​
​ Aramco’s Abha bulk plant burning after drone/missile strikes (clashreport, JoshYoung).​..
​..US diesel set a record and Washington is now openly discussing an export ban. Senate Majority Leader Thune “open to considering” it (JavierBlas, zerohedge) with diesel at $6.26-6.27/gal (KobeissiLetter, Hedgeye). Russia, the #2 exporter, already halted.​..
​..Yemen: Ansarallah claims a Saudi F-15SA over Marib as Riyadh runs the “drone at Mecca” line​ – The shootdown claim is multi-source but uncorroborated by Riyadh: F-15 downed in Marib (MenchOsint), F-15SA over Marib (imetatronink), while IRIB placed it in Al-Jawf (ME_Observer_). Province claims diverge; treat the location as unsettled.
​ Saudi air defence says it intercepted a drone south of Mecca, calling the holy sites “a red line” (HibaNasr, _AhmedQuraishi, zerohedge).
​ The debunking is the story here. Timings don’t reconcile – sirens ~12:25 Mecca time, coalition says 18:50 (MenchOsint) – and the video circulating as evidence shows Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, from a September 2025 Yemeni projectile intercepted over Saudi Arabia (MenchOsint).
​ Why it matters beyond optics: the same “they’re targeting Mecca” framing was used in 2018 to recruit and motivate Sudanese troops for frontline deployment in Yemen, per captured-soldier testimony (Almutawakkil560); one read is that the current version targets Pakistani public opinion (MazMHussain).​..
​..Iran war: the damage ledger goes public – Pentagon IG, CBS photos, CBO’s $38bn​ – The DoD Inspector General’s first Iran war report says “hundreds” of buildings and structures on US bases in the Middle East have been destroyed (DanDePetris, zerohedge), alongside a munitions shortfall and supply-chain bottlenecks.
​ CBS published photos sent by active-duty personnel on condition of anonymity: “This is major damage to our bases that hasn’t been communicated to the American public… We’re standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face” (CBSNews, zerohedge, imetatronink).
​ CBO: $38bn in the first five months, with annual PCE inflation projection now 0.5pp higher for Q1 2027 (DeItaone).​..
​..A​mazon W​eb S​ervices says its Bahrain facility and one of three UAE hosting zones are beyond restoring after Iranian strikes (zerohedge, mazzenilsson). Cloud infrastructure as a war casualty is new.
​ Domestic politics turning: 7 Republicans joined Democrats on an Iran war resolution (wmiddelkoop), and Massie read articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor (RepThomasMassie, zerohedge). Vance says the war enters a “much different phase” (zerohedge).
​ Separately, a reported $2.8bn / 40,000 2,000-lb bomb package for Israel – 20,000 MK-84s, 20,000 BLU-117s, plus 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads (John_Hudson, hehe_samir, TuckerCarlson).
​ Diplomatic churn in the background: an Iranian delegation landed in Riyadh (Megatron_ron), Araghchi flies to Beijing today (MenchOsint), and a GCC-Iran-Oman meeting on Hormuz was announced then cancelled (Kathleen_Tyson_).​..
​..Russia-Ukraine: the energy truce lasted 22 hours; Syzran burns, Vilkhuvatka falls​ – Trump’s claimed energy ceasefire collapsed overnight over added Ukrainian conditions; both sides resumed immediately (MilitarySummary). One trader literally stopwatched it at 21 hours 59 minutes (DarioCpx).
​ Ukraine struck the Syzran refinery in the Volga region – primary crude unit and tank farm hit – plus a drone plant in Taganrog (chigrl). Peskov calls the truce “a good idea” without saying Russia agreed to it (JavierBlas).​..
​..Civilian cost, layer one: Russia has struck 16 gas stations in Kyiv to trigger a fuel shortage in the capital (MilitarySummary); over 500 locomotives destroyed or damaged, with Kyiv asking allies to finance 1520mm-gauge replacements (KyivIndependent). Russia also claims rail infrastructure hits in western Ukraine (zerohedge).​
​ The drone race is shifting against Kyiv: interceptor tests in July failed against jet-powered Gerans (dana916), and Russia may field 500-750 km/h low-cost cruise missiles within ~6 months (wartranslated).
​ Escalation rhetoric hardened: Patrushev says Poland “will cease to exist in 2-3 days” in a conflict with Russia (yarotrof), with the Kremlin reportedly signalling full-arsenal use (thesiriusreport). Moscow also flagged “real risks” over Finland joining the French-led nuclear deterrent initiative (zerohedge).​..
​..AI and crypto: Clarity Act dies 49-50, OpenAI shops $1.2T, Oracle’s $288bn sits off the books​ – The crypto Clarity Act failed cloture 49-50, with Republicans Collins, Hawley and Moran joining every Democrat (KobeissiLetter, zerohedge, WatcherGuru). BTC broke below $75,000 with $250m of longs liquidated in an hour per demontraderr.
​ OpenAI weighing a round at a $1.2T valuation before IPO, per FT (zerohedge) – six months after raising $122bn (MaartenVerheyen).
​ The number of the day nobody is pricing: Oracle’s 10-Q discloses $288bn of data-centre lease commitments not yet commenced, on 15-19 year terms, against $303bn of total assets – and Oracle is the tenant, so it’s rent owed regardless of AI velocity.
​ NVIDIA’s $105bn and Broadcom’s $29bn are guarantees with different triggers; adding the three together produces a meaningless figure (shanaka86).​..Quiet structural datapoint: OpenRouter users spent more on OpenAI than Anthropic models last week, the first time in 2.5+ years (OpenRouter).​ https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-09-16

​ Fed Hikes Rates For First Time Since July 2023, Signals 1 More Hike In 2026
As the market expected, The Fed hiked rates by 25bps (for the first time since July 2023) despite a trend lower in CPI over the last three months.
​ Today’s decision was unanimous and the ‘Dots’ signal one more hike in 2026.
The Fed members increased their GDP outlooks, lowered their unemployment forecasts, but hiked their inflation outlooks.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fomc-41

[John Day]

Heading For A Showdown https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/heading-for-a-showdown

Alex Krainer, Two systems are before the world, part 3 of 3 – The spectacular civilizational renaissance of China makes the case for national system of economy undeniable.
​ In our last report, I asserted that the conflicts we are witnessing in the world today stem from the clash between two systems of governance. Usually, this is presented as the clash between democracies and autocracies, but in truth, it is between the western colonialist system and anyone who rejects its demand for subjugation, be it Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, China, North Korea, Yemen or Iran.
​ The geopolitical manifestations of this conflict are easier to discern, but its roots stem from the two alternative systems’ economic foundations, which determine the nature and the conduct of the opposed systems. Western colonialism favors and seeks to impose the British free trade system. Nations that prefer independence and wish to chart a sovereign path of their development, prefer the national system of political economy, also known as the American System.
​ The national system seeks to stimulate domestic manufacturing, accumulate capital at home, and invest it into its society’s own development, infrastructure, education, research, innovation, culture, and other uses that raise the country’s living standards and quality of life.
​ By contrast, the British free trade system extracts wealth and concentrates it in the hands of a financier oligarchy and their largest corporate clients. Free trade entails removing all barriers to unobstructed worldwide flow of capital, always in pursuit of highest available returns. Any costs that reduce the returns on capital must be slashed, including social spending and protection of the environment.
​ Under the free trade system, nations are obliged to compete for investment capital by systematically depressing wages, job security, pensions, health care services, and education. Therefore, the British free trade system amounts to a competitive race to the bottom.​.. [Chinese progress and methodology]…
..There are zero reasons for us to subordinate the future development of our societies to the failed ideological framework imposed by those who use it to systematically loot wealth from our economies and prevent them, like a parasite, from attaining their full potential in a way that benefits every member of the collective. The ideologues will screech, “socialism!!!” But by this time, the simple grasp of the obvious should suggest that if we want to transcend our present predicaments and build a better future, we need to reexamine our convictions and especially our certitudes.​ https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/two-systems-are-before-the-world-850

​ This takes a long time to say that the CONTROL of the economy, and Command of levels of Profit-extraction are paramount to the powers that control the EU. They want complete control of the profit structures, and to blame it on Russia. President Vladimir Putin Explains Why NATO Wants a War Against Russia https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/13/president-vladimir-putin-explains-why-nato-wants-a-war-against-russia/#more-286955

EU Opens Door For Canada To Become Bloc’s First-Ever “Associate Member”​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-opens-door-canada-become-blocs-first-ever-associate-member

Judge Napolitano, When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning
A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere.
​ The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and — by the standards by which wars must be judged — a geopolitical failure.
​ The American people were told that force would achieve clear objectives. Iran would be compelled to surrender. Somehow, American security would be enhanced. The region would become more stable.
​ Instead, the United States expended enormous resources, consumed scarce munitions, deepened regional instability and failed to produce the political outcome President Donald Trump promised. Senior military officials just last week warned him that extending large-scale operations risked exhausting critical military capabilities and weakening America’s ability to respond elsewhere.
​ The United States can destroy buildings, eliminate targets, deploy aircraft, ships, missiles, drones and troops anywhere on the planet. But war is not a video game in which the destruction of enemy assets automatically produces political surrender. War is a contest of wills, societies, culture and endurance.
​ And here is the constitutional question that should have been asked before the first bomb was dropped: Who gave the president the authority to begin this war? The Constitution did not.​ https://ronpaulinstitute.org/when-war-comes-home-a-constitutional-warning/

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