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jb on Nostr: Sunday morning #headlines recap US strike window reopens before the midterms. On Oct ...

Sunday morning #headlines recap
US strike window reopens before the midterms. On Oct 8 Trump wrote that the US "will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections". On Oct 24 he said "We're thinking about doing it, and maybe tomorrow". Iran is reportedly preparing to target US diplomats in retaliation.
Netanyahu's claim: "Iran has restarted its nuclear program, and it wants to destroy us within a short time". IDF chief Zamir has warned that restarting the war this close to Tuesday would force the vote to be postponed indefinitely. As if that hasn’t been the plan all along…
The Houthis went after Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass. They claim 7 strikes: Riyadh airport, Aramco Yanbu, Rabigh refinery, East-West pipeline pumping stations, Dammam and Najran airports, and Khamis Mushait air base.
A spill of Saudi crude has closed UAE beaches. Umm Al Quwain closed its coast after the supertanker GEM NO 2 leaked, and oil is visible ashore about 50 km north of Dubai.
Brent closed Oct 23 at $116.72, its highest since Apr 29. Gasoline is $5.25-5.40 and diesel $7+ at various US stations. Trump’s response on gas prices: "I don't give a damn. We're making a freaking fortune". Really can’t despise him enough…
Zelensky offers a freeze, Moscow refuses any pause; Musk admits the Starlink throttle. Simplicius substack has the full breakdown on the Musk Starlink saga if you are interested.
After Trump‘s recent comment about taking care of Cuba “on the way home”, now Rubio invited Cubans into "a discrete partnership with the CIA", and the CIA reposted contact instructions.
France: second riot weekend meets 70,000 police and a social-media blackout alert; French 10-year above 5%. Effeminate men make hard times…
The $1,999 iPhone Duo fails a reviewer’s durability test, ending with a permanent green line. Elsewhere reports of hinge cracks surfaced within hours of use, with some consumers already calling for a recall.
Ohio Dem Amy Acton’s estranged mom left five-day-old kittens in a sweltering car to die, court records reveal. We need our Ohio frens to move elsewhere so we can just nuke the entire state.
Pentagon labels Confucius Institutes a national-security threat. Confucius say never trust fat orange retard.
Adolf Hitler’s historic “Eagle’s Nest” retreat in Bavaria, Germany, has been engulfed in flames. German police have detained a suspect as authorities investigate possible arson.
The en banc Fifth Circuit just held, 11-6, that illegal aliens caught in the interior can be detained without bond for the duration of their removal proceedings. Judge James Ho in a concurring opinion: "A nation ceases to be a nation if it can't protect its borders." Oh the irony of a judge named Ho talking about the US protecting borders.
Have a good Sunday frens, get out there and enjoy the beautiful fall weather if you can…