Involuntary Debtors,
To make sense of what is taking place now in geopolitics and finance is difficult, because the actual mechanisms of value-extraction to suupport the operational systems are misrepresented and, therefore are misunderstood by most people.
Credit-money is created from 10% money and 90% trust-in-the-lender, and lent out to an entity, based on collateral which may be seized if it is not paid fully with real, physical economic output at interest. This is true for sovereign governments, and especially their banks and central banks.
It was not true of kings. Kings were known to die without fully paying debts. Bankers and consortia of money-lenders derived a scheme to maximize their long term profits by lending in perpetuity to the people of a country, not the king. This required creatinga facade of persistent governance by the consent of the people, which meant that they consented toi war-loans which might not be paid off in their lives, but would remain valid-debts forever. National debts were invented.
Financial interests, to profit most fully, created names and the appearance of being part of the nation for PR purposes, but private corporate entities to collect profits. This was perfected in the corporate entity of the Bank of England, in The City of London, under the installed English King William of Orange, brought over from the Netherlands by a consortium of Dutch and English financiers, including the Rothschild banking family.
Under Bank of England management Napoleon was defeated, the common lands removed and sold for profit, as common-people were expelledfrom their ancestral lands to starve, work and die in the new industrial cities.
The United Kingdom became unsurpassed in provisioning the guns, navies and armies of war under this regime, and became the greatest military empire in the world, returning profits to the financial machine of The City if London, and a cost of human horrors, anguish, slavery and privation. The arrangements of private credit creating mostly-credit money, to lend for nations to wage wars of conquest or defense, payable with interest, in full, with real-stuff, persists and always seeks fresh collateral for loans, and avenues for profit.
There is a point of view that this fractional-reserve-lending financial system is the over-arching enemy of humanity, and of productive people who seek only to enjoy the fruits of their own labors without being harmed or parasitized. The system lends at high rates to encourage rapacious war profits, and also to enable the desperate arming for wars of defense by the targeted peoples. As all loans are secured by valuable collateral, the bankers and other financiers always profit from both sides of every war, and the horrors thereof.
If one considers the operational-structure of the current debt-money-based financial system as being an agent within the current dynamics of the world, rather than merely the shared financial infrastructure, the view of conflicts is very different from the case where nation-states and national-interests are viewed as driving forces of history.
The promise of payment of debts at interest, with real goods and services in the future is the driving gradient over time. The nations and their peoples will persist and pay the financial elites. It is clear that the amounts owed are in great excess of what can ever be paid, especially as fossil-fuels are declining in quality and increasing in cost, along with copper and other ores.
This creates tension, as all elites want to be paid in full, while realizing it is impossible, so it is to their advantage to find ways to exclude competing elites from channels that will pay, while positioning themselves to own the rights to those channels. Owning pipelines and trade choke-points seem advantageous, so wars are fought for such ownership and control, and also for the power to choke a competitor from vital flows.
The City of London interests prefer to remain anonymous, but BlackRock Capital Management is not a bad marker for them. It is the largest private-wealth management corporation. Rumors have persisted that BlackRock, the Bank of England and other City of London financial entities bet heavily upon schemes to break Russia politically through war against Ukraine and international financial sanctions, and as that has gone against their plans, they will fail to collect on loans or Russian and Ukrainian collateral. Their books will have to be reconciled to reality when any peace treaty is signed, which should reveal widespread insolvency. Therefore, European financial institutions are working to keep European political leaders in the anti-Russia war camp.
The peoople of Europe feel otherwise, do not want to die fighting Russia, and very much want the cheap Russian gas and oil back to revitalize their dying economies.
The political tide has turned already, despite censorship and information warfare by financial elites. Germany's AfD, and Marine LePen's Front National take reasonable and nationalist-populist stances. They seek rapproachment and trade with Russia, and to exclude migrants from culturally disparate countries who do not naturally integrate into productive society, but turn to crime and use up state-welfare resources.
Global finance has been a campaign contributor in the US and in European countries, but it struggles to portray a scenario where the interests of global financial elites align with the interests of working people and families anywhere.
The current news is that Trump and Putin have made a deal to sell Russian diesel fuel, and other products, to the US and other nations, without sanctions, until April 2027. They talked for 90 minutes. This particular deal was worked out already before the call. Most of their conversation has not been revealed. It is assumed that contingency plans were discussed, which would serve Russian and US interests, as seen by the 2 men. It was noted by all that they would like to end the Ukraine war quickly, and the only agreeable terms are Russian terms, which include capitulation of the Ukrainian military, giving up all territory which voted to rejoin Russia, as defined by Russia, to de-nazify, remain militarily neutral, and to assure rights for all Russian speakers and churches within Ukraine.
The US has been asking Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries, and since the phone call has cancelled Starlink service to any receiver traveling over about 100 miles per hour, as would be the case for drones and cruise missiles aimed at Russian refineries. The US stopped notifying Ukraine of Russian ballistic missile launches towards Kiev and other cities for 2 nights. The reasons are disputed, but the implication is clear. Ukraine can expect to have drones disabled, and to suffer heavily from Russian attacks on electrical services, warehouses, gas stations, bridges and all logistics as winter approaches. The suffering will be great for Ukrainians who have not left. Kyiv is being abandoned, as advised by Mayor Klitschko.
This is a hard play by Russia to force capitulation of Ukraine this winter, with US support, and if Ukraine will even announce elections Donald Trump can make good political capital of that for November 3 midterm elections. Ukraine's current state of emergency lasts until October 31. There are a lot of Rada members who need to vote one way or another when that comes up. They are being contacted by wealthy emissaries from European entities and their CIA handlers. No debate has opened on the topic yet. Nazi factions have held the power of fear until now, particularly for Zelensky himself, who lives each day at their pleasure.
What might change is European financing for the Ukrainian military and their corrupt puppet-leaders. It Frederich Merz and his coalition are unpopular, and eventually to be replaced, how long can they continue to fund the Ukraine war? French elections will be held April 19, 2027.
There is a groundswell of German economic policy support for trade normalization with Russia, and talk of a deal to re-open at least one Nordstream pipeline with US financial involvement as assurance. How much encouragement to nationalist populism can be afforded by cooperation betwween Trump and Putin? It is certain that they are considering this.
As for actual sales of Diesel to the US by Russia, they have not yet happened, and may be legally fraught, but the removal of secondary sanctions immediately de-stresses Chinese and Indian buyers of Russian oil and distillates.
In this view there may be advancement of populist national interests by the agreements between Trump and Putin, at the expense of European (and other) old-money, which extracts rent from productive sectors of society, as Michael Hudson often observes. This is something that we will all be following through the winter and spring.
The Hormuz war has become an attritional war with Yemeni nationalists against the Royal House of Saud, and Iranian nationalist military forces against the US, Israel and their collaborators in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies. Secret side deals are being done, but oil from that region has become very expensive in blood and treasure.
Richard Cook, The Historical Theft of the Sovereign Power of Money Issuance by the Money Power. Part I
The chartering of the Bank of England was the primary milestone that ushered in the era of domination of the nation-state by the private financial interests that since then have ruled the world economy—at least in the Western nations and their colonies and dependencies—until today. This is the Money Power. It was their financial wealth, bypassing the dying system of feudal land tenure, that served as their entrée into the controlling echelons of state governance.
This fateful transition took place decisively with a deal between the English and Dutch financiers who were coming to dominate the world’s birthing industrial might and King William of Orange who was brought over from Holland with his wife Mary Stuart in the overthrow of her father, King James II, in the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688. William and Mary were closely allied with the Money Power, who by now were the only ones able to put fully equipped professional armies with disciplined cavalry, financial and logistical superiority, and modern artillery capable of reducing castles, onto the field of battle. The “deal” with the new titular monarchs was that the financiers who controlled Parliament—the “donor class” of that era—would share sovereign power with the monarchy. It was particularly the Bill of Rights of 1689 that transformed Britain and eliminated all traces of royal prerogative carried over by the Stuart kings.
But the sovereignty of the nation as personified in the king was now lost to obscure men whose power was secured through movement of increasingly large sums of money and credit in backroom transactions. In other words, it was a takeover by “robber barons” who operated out of the counting-houses which were becoming banks. Their center of operations was the “City” of London—that self-governing square mile at the heart of the “Big Smoke.” Over time, a similar revolution was enacted in France, Germany, Austria, Italy—and the U.S.—though a significant element of patriots in America fought back.
This monetary revolution was a massive assault by the Money Power on European royalty and aristocracy and their replacement by those who had become rich through money lending and trade. https://www.globalresearch.ca/historical-theft-sovereign-power-money-issuance-money-power-part-i/5943610
‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites - Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s partners failed to warn of Russian ballistic missiles attack on Kyiv. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/massive-russian-attack-on-ukraine-kills-at-least-six-cuts-power-in-kyiv
Unfortunately for them the people they rule over have no interest in that. The leaders are waging a massive propaganda campaign to change their minds.
They are following a line set by Hillary Clinton who, after losing the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, blamed Russia for interfering with it...
“It’s all freight,” said Scott Shelton, an energy specialist at TP ICAP. Venezuela, the US and Canada all produce more oil than they consume, he said, so they rely on exports to Asia to balance their crude markets.
With US diesel prices soaring, the cheap, stranded barrels should be getting snapped up in a diesel-starved market, since heavy crude yields more of the fuel than lighter grades. But Gulf Coast refiners have already bought as much as they can process, analysts and traders said.
Venezuelan exports have surged since the US captured former President Nicolas Maduro in January, then started pushing to reactivate the country’s oil sector. Canadian output is at a record and Washington has released more than 130 million barrels from its emergency reserve.
The cost of hiring a supertanker from the US Gulf Coast to Asia, meanwhile, has more than quintupled since February. https://gcaptain.com/soaring-tanker-rates-leave-americas-awash-in-crude-oil/
Global Coal Demand Rises as LNG Shortage Deepens Persian Gulf LNG flows remain severely disrupted, pushing Asian LNG prices above $26/MMBtu and European gas prices above €81/MWh.
Coal is roughly 80% cheaper than LNG, encouraging Asian and European buyers to increase coal imports ahead of winter. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Global-Coal-Demand-Rises-as-LNG-Shortage-Deepens.html
Americans are becoming more pessimistic, and their expectations for inflation are moving in the wrong direction. The University of Michigan’s preliminary October consumer sentiment index fell to 46.3 from 48.1 in September, below the 47.8 economists expected. One-year inflation expectations reached 4.7%, while five-year expectations rose to 3.5%. The survey points to mounting frustration over living costs, particularly among people with lower incomes and smaller investment portfolios...
Ukraine Attacks Two More Refineries After Trump's Proclaimed 'Energy Ceasefire': Kremlin https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/ukraine-attacks-two-more-refineries-after-trumps-proclaimed-energy-ceasefire-kremlin
SpaceX Reportedly Caps Starlink Speed As Kiev Defies Trump's Calls To Halt Refinery Strikes
A day after Zelensky accused the US of cutting “intelligence support” and not providing early warning against Russia’s ballistic missile strikes on Kiev, pandemonium has ensued in Ukraine.
Now the country’s leadership has accused the US of cutting its Starlink support as well...
Martial Law in Ukraine: What Restrictions Are in Place, Until What Date, and What the Law Allows - Martial law in Ukraine has been extended until October 31 https://sud.ua/en/news/ukraine/372770-voiennyi-stan-v-ukraini-iaki-obmezhennia-diiut-do-iakoi-daty-ta-shcho-dozvoliaie-zakon
The Kyiv Independent cited presidential adviser Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, who wrote on social media that the measure took effect overnight and applies to the StarShield "military service package," setting a threshold of 100 miles per hour (about 160 kilometers per hour). https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/spacex-reportedly-caps-starlink-speed-kiev-defies-trumps-calls-halt-refinery-strikes
Simplicius, Panic in Kiev as AFU’s Starlink “Mysteriously” Throttled One Day After Intelligence Blackout
Now the country’s leadership has accused the US of cutting its Starlink support as well...
..Musk immediately responded with a clarification: the military version of Starlink is infact operated by the US DOD under the name Starshield and is not controlled by Musk or SpaceX. You can see him responding directly to the star ex-Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov himself—note that Fedorov claims connectivity was already being restored at the time...
..Musk was forced to divest himself of this arm of his company early in the war in order to continue presenting a “neutral” face for his enterprise and not have it messily linked to offensive military actions which he likely knew would be pushed into very ethically “gray” areas of striking Russian civilian and dual-use infrastructure...
..The Ukrainian 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces reports that Starlink disruptions are occurring in the Hulyaipole/Orikhiv direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, this morning.
The so-called Starshield package, which conducts data transferring for drone flights, has received limitations on speeds of 110-120+ km/h, where the connection can be lost for 10-20 seconds making it difficult to control the drones. Additionally, the launch of high-speed mid-range drones has become almost impossible...
The so-called Starshield package, which conducts data transferring for drone flights, has received limitations on speeds of 110-120+ km/h, where the connection can be lost for 10-20 seconds making it difficult to control the drones. Additionally, the launch of high-speed mid-range drones has become almost impossible...
..Starlink is used not just offensively by Ukrainian long-range drones but also defensively in interceptors that target Russia’s own strike assets which have been hitting Kiev. As such, Russia’s recent crippling strikes on Kiev’s facilities now stand to become even worse if these disruptions continue.
In light of the above, today WaPo dropped the bombshell that the US has in fact been threatening key Ukrainian personnel with an intelligence cut-off should Zelensky continue to hit Russian oil sites...
In light of the above, today WaPo dropped the bombshell that the US has in fact been threatening key Ukrainian personnel with an intelligence cut-off should Zelensky continue to hit Russian oil sites...
..Strangely, while this was going on a “secret” Starlink ground station in Bulgaria which provided services to the AFU was allegedly torched...
..No matter what really happened with the early warning and Starlink fiasco, the fact remains that the US appears to have sent Ukraine a final ultimatum that intelligence will be completely cut off if Ukraine continues to hit Russian energy, at least according to the earlier reports.
Ukraine has already been hitting Russian energy since last night, and vows to continue doing so. This can only mean we can expect a major clash between the two former “partners” in the near future, though many predict Trump will simply TACO out as per usual. In fact, the restoration of Starlink service can already be considered a backtrack, but we’ll see how the situation actually unfolds. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/panic-in-kiev-as-afus-starlink-mysteriously
Ukraine has already been hitting Russian energy since last night, and vows to continue doing so. This can only mean we can expect a major clash between the two former “partners” in the near future, though many predict Trump will simply TACO out as per usual. In fact, the restoration of Starlink service can already be considered a backtrack, but we’ll see how the situation actually unfolds. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/panic-in-kiev-as-afus-starlink-mysteriously
Moon of Alabama, The EU-NATO Establishment Is Waging A Hybrid War Against Europe
The (fake) elite which currently leads in many European countries as well as the European Union in Brussels is determined to wage a war against Russia.Unfortunately for them the people they rule over have no interest in that. The leaders are waging a massive propaganda campaign to change their minds.
They are following a line set by Hillary Clinton who, after losing the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, blamed Russia for interfering with it...
..There is though a ‘hybrid war’. But it is one waged by the western ‘elite’ against its own people:
Ultimately, serious scrutiny of the “Russian hybrid warfare” narrative can only lead to one disquieting conclusion. A “hybrid war” is indeed being waged against Europe — but it is being waged by the EU-NATO establishment itself, against its own population. Europeans are being subjected to a sustained campaign of cognitive or psychological warfare aimed at conditioning them to believe that Europe is under attack from Russia, and that these hybrid attacks are a prelude to conventional hostilities — a claim for which, by and large, there is little or no proof. What the record points to, in fact, is a deliberate campaign of threat inflation in which governments, media outlets and defence-funded “think tanks” have colluded to instill a permanent sense of fear in the population, through relentless coverage of “incidents”, “attacks”, “sabotages” and “campaigns” that, in most cases, simply do not exist.
Yesterday Andy Burnham, the unelected Prime Minister of Britain, blamed Russia for the outcome of Britain’s Brexit vote... There had been an extensive parliament investigation about imagined Russian influence on the Brexit referendum which had found none. Burnham is now, without any evidence, claiming such influence because he wants to roll back Britain’s exit from the EU. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/10/the-eu-nato-establishment-is-waging-a-hybrid-war-against-europe.html
Ultimately, serious scrutiny of the “Russian hybrid warfare” narrative can only lead to one disquieting conclusion. A “hybrid war” is indeed being waged against Europe — but it is being waged by the EU-NATO establishment itself, against its own population. Europeans are being subjected to a sustained campaign of cognitive or psychological warfare aimed at conditioning them to believe that Europe is under attack from Russia, and that these hybrid attacks are a prelude to conventional hostilities — a claim for which, by and large, there is little or no proof. What the record points to, in fact, is a deliberate campaign of threat inflation in which governments, media outlets and defence-funded “think tanks” have colluded to instill a permanent sense of fear in the population, through relentless coverage of “incidents”, “attacks”, “sabotages” and “campaigns” that, in most cases, simply do not exist.
Yesterday Andy Burnham, the unelected Prime Minister of Britain, blamed Russia for the outcome of Britain’s Brexit vote... There had been an extensive parliament investigation about imagined Russian influence on the Brexit referendum which had found none. Burnham is now, without any evidence, claiming such influence because he wants to roll back Britain’s exit from the EU. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/10/the-eu-nato-establishment-is-waging-a-hybrid-war-against-europe.html
German opposition demands Trump-style diesel deal with Russia
AfD and BSW are pushing for an end to sanctions against Moscow as soaring fuel prices squeeze German consumers https://web.archive.org/web/20261012005412/https://www.rt.com/news/647061-germany-opposition-diesel-deal-russia/
AfD and BSW are pushing for an end to sanctions against Moscow as soaring fuel prices squeeze German consumers https://web.archive.org/web/20261012005412/https://www.rt.com/news/647061-germany-opposition-diesel-deal-russia/
Bulgarian PM Stuns EU With Full-Throated Backing Of Trump-Putin Diesel Deal - "You know what is our problem right now in Europe? High fuel prices," Radev said in English as he attended a two-day summit of leaders. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bulgarian-pm-stuns-eu-full-throated-backing-trump-putin-diesel-deal
According to the official, the package will consist of four core components. First will be the reconstruction of Ukraine. The World Bank and the investment firm BlackRock are seeking to establish a financial mechanism to rebuild the country's devastated regions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/13/8057759/
Look at the participants: US and Europe preparing peace plan to improve post-war state of Ukraine and Russia – Washington Post
Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-10-15
AI credit stress spread into stocks and then into Asia. CoreWeave CDS closed +135bp, the neocloud basket had its worst day of 2026, and overnight the KOSPI tripped an 8% circuit breaker. A hot September CPI (3.7%) pushed the 5Y to a 2007 high, then the 10Y gave back 21bp as the selloff turned into a haven bid. Silver lost 6% while gold crawled back to pre-CPI levels. New on the war desks: Zelensky ended the refinery-strike pause after a 160 km/h Starlink cap, and Hormuz logged what may be its first mine sinking. Saudi-Houthi and Taiz are escalating continuation...
..Kyiv lifts its refinery-strike pause - "The block is out. We're done," Zelensky told the FT, ending a three-day pause. The Ryazan refinery is burning after an overnight drone raid (chigrl, financialjuice)
This follows WaPo reporting that the US warned further energy strikes would trigger an immediate intel cutoff (vick55top)...
..Two masked men set fire to 11 of 17 Starlink ground antennas near Sofia, echoing the Sept 23 arson at a Polish site (bayraktar_1love, InsiderGeo)... This follows WaPo reporting that the US warned further energy strikes would trigger an immediate intel cutoff (vick55top)...
..Washington and Brussels - Semafor: Trump is "furious", and a full intel ban is being discussed (simpatico771). WaPo: the Ukrainian embassy was warned of an immediate cutoff if energy strikes continue (vick55top)
FT: the US wants Europeans to unfreeze some Russian assets to revive talks (zerohedge). European officials rejected the idea (TheApeOfGoldST)
Zelensky says he feels "betrayed" by the US-Russia diesel deal (zerohedge)
The EU disbursed another €2.86B, taking total aid past €231B (TheApeOfGoldST). Slovakia's Fico refuses to join any new multi-billion loan (MilitarySummary)...
The Saudi-Houthi war became an oil-for-oil exchange. Riyadh bombed Sana'a's central fuel station, the Houthis hit Aramco's Dhahran headquarters (the Saudi Energy Ministry confirms a fire), missiles were still flying at Riyadh this morning, and Houthi ground forces broke into western Taiz.
AMK's revised count is ~40 missiles, including a record 24 Zircons, mostly launched from Bryansk for the first time (GEROMAN).
Hours earlier Ukraine had set an oil depot in Valuyki (Belgorod) on fire with 500+ drones, its first energy strike since the truce (HormuzLetter).
26 vessels struck in two weeks, per Brett Erickson, quoted by philippilk.
Reuters: Iran is attacking more often and moving into the Gulf of Oman and waters off Qatar and the UAE, to keep oil high before the midterms (MilitarySummary). https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-10-14
As the military conflict between Yemen and Saudi Arabia continues, the latter has become increasingly dependent on attacks against Yemeni civilian targets — by Sept 2025, reports confirm that “nearly 15,000 civilians have been killed by direct military action, most of them in air strikes by the Saudi-led Coalition.” Yet the Yemeni armed resistance, taking its cue from Iran’s experience, sees that Saudi is infinitely more vulnerable via its energy infrastructure sitting out in the open.
If Yemen continues to strike at key Saudi economic and energy assets with precision, the consequences for Riyadh will multiply — the battlefield will increasingly become that of Saudi infrastructure destruction and pain for the West versus Yemeni civilian casualties...
FT: the US wants Europeans to unfreeze some Russian assets to revive talks (zerohedge). European officials rejected the idea (TheApeOfGoldST)
Zelensky says he feels "betrayed" by the US-Russia diesel deal (zerohedge)
The EU disbursed another €2.86B, taking total aid past €231B (TheApeOfGoldST). Slovakia's Fico refuses to join any new multi-billion loan (MilitarySummary)...
..AI credit hits equities: CoreWeave CDS +135bp, neocloud basket -12%, SOX heading for an 8-day losing streak
The CoreWeave unwind
Shares fell ~15% as stocks "finally notice what credit has been screaming" (zerohedge)
The unsecured 2032 bonds yield ~15% against a 9.625% coupon. Part of the $104B backlog is pledged to secured lenders, so it does not backstop every creditor (shanaka86)
Gartner says over 80% of neoclouds will fold (zerohedge)...
The CoreWeave unwind
Shares fell ~15% as stocks "finally notice what credit has been screaming" (zerohedge)
The unsecured 2032 bonds yield ~15% against a 9.625% coupon. Part of the $104B backlog is pledged to secured lenders, so it does not backstop every creditor (shanaka86)
Gartner says over 80% of neoclouds will fold (zerohedge)...
..A new open-source model claims to match Fable 5 at 60x lower cost (KobeissiLetter). https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-10-15
Gold & Geopolitics, Daily digest: 2026-10-14
Russia ended the US-brokered energy truce with a record Zircon salvo that left 600,000+ Ukrainians without power, on a night Kyiv says it got no early warning and its Starlink links were throttled. The rest is continuation: more Hormuz hits, diesel higher, AI credit spreads wider, and CPI lands today with the 10-year above 5%...
..Russia ends the energy truce with a record strike; 600,000+ without power - Zelensky: 39 ballistic missiles and 120+ drones; 26 power facilities and 4 oil and gas sites damaged; people killed and injured (ZelenskyyUa). AMK's revised count is ~40 missiles, including a record 24 Zircons, mostly launched from Bryansk for the first time (GEROMAN).
Hours earlier Ukraine had set an oil depot in Valuyki (Belgorod) on fire with 500+ drones, its first energy strike since the truce (HormuzLetter).
US pressure on Kyiv shows up on the battlefield: no missile warning, Starlink throttled - Zelensky confirms partners gave no warning before the strikes (KyivPost). He told NPR the administration threatened to cut intelligence over Ukraine's refinery strikes (MilitarySummary).
Sternenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence: Starlink drops above 160 km/h, some missions failed, and he thinks the White House asked for it (AMK_Mapping_). The cap was reportedly tightened to 60-70 km/h within hours (GEROMAN).
Hormuz: two more ships hit, a US-owned tanker turned back, and Reuters says Iran is widening its target zone - UKMTO warnings 170-26 and 171-26: a container ship and a tanker struck in the southern corridor (MenchOsint). Sternenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence: Starlink drops above 160 km/h, some missions failed, and he thinks the White House asked for it (AMK_Mapping_). The cap was reportedly tightened to 60-70 km/h within hours (GEROMAN).
26 vessels struck in two weeks, per Brett Erickson, quoted by philippilk.
Reuters: Iran is attacking more often and moving into the Gulf of Oman and waters off Qatar and the UAE, to keep oil high before the midterms (MilitarySummary). https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-10-14
Alastair Crooke, Mohammed bin Salman is more at risk internally than from AnsarAllah attacks
If Yemen continues to strike at key Saudi economic and energy assets with precision, the consequences for Riyadh will multiply — the battlefield will increasingly become that of Saudi infrastructure destruction and pain for the West versus Yemeni civilian casualties...
..In short, unless MbS capitulates to AnsarAllah demands — which it seems he is incapable of so doing — the consequences could develop into a devastating macro-economic cascade occurring within the key pivot situated at the centre of the Gulf economic model; a cascade, furthermore, which, as its momentum grows, and foreign capital flees the kingdom, will bring a systemic collapse to the entire western colonial enterprise in the Gulf.
The more paradoxical element to this drama is that it is not from AnsarAllah’s attacks that MbS’ is most at risk — or from which his downfall might be precipitated. It will not come from the battlefield either. Regime change inside Saudi Arabia will come about as a result of his own hand — his compulsive quest to centralise control...
The more paradoxical element to this drama is that it is not from AnsarAllah’s attacks that MbS’ is most at risk — or from which his downfall might be precipitated. It will not come from the battlefield either. Regime change inside Saudi Arabia will come about as a result of his own hand — his compulsive quest to centralise control...
..MbS’ fear is that one F15 pilot, outside of the privileged Royal family Stipendiary circle, might choose to attack one of the Kingdom’s princely palaces (instead of striking at an AnsarAllah target) as a prelude to an all-out military revolt. This is no fanciful threat — an old “Saudi hand” recalled recently hearing one young Saudi officer threatening to do exactly that.
By cutting off traditional tribal patronage by which tribal leaders had expected to receive their share of the kingdom’s oil wealth; by seizing tribal lands earmarked for MbS “vanity projects”; and by actively working to reshape Saudi Arabia’s core legitimacy away from traditional tribal-religious alliances towards a nationalist, youth-driven identity centred around Vision 2030, MbS has cut away the political leverage that traditional tribal elders historically held within the Royal Court.
MBS has made many enemies through the transformation of the Kingdom not towards a nation-state, but rather toward being the property of a single family. https://ronpaulinstitute.org/mohammed-bin-salman-is-more-at-risk-internally-than-from-ansarallah-attacks/
Gaza prisoners left with fractures and untreated injuries in Ganot prison https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371849/
Israel demolishes over 11,000 homes in West Bank in 3 yrs. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248519/Israel-demolishes-over-11-000-homes-in-WB-in-3-yrs
By cutting off traditional tribal patronage by which tribal leaders had expected to receive their share of the kingdom’s oil wealth; by seizing tribal lands earmarked for MbS “vanity projects”; and by actively working to reshape Saudi Arabia’s core legitimacy away from traditional tribal-religious alliances towards a nationalist, youth-driven identity centred around Vision 2030, MbS has cut away the political leverage that traditional tribal elders historically held within the Royal Court.
MBS has made many enemies through the transformation of the Kingdom not towards a nation-state, but rather toward being the property of a single family. https://ronpaulinstitute.org/mohammed-bin-salman-is-more-at-risk-internally-than-from-ansarallah-attacks/
Two Emirati Ships Sink In Hormuz In Under 24 Hours As IRGC Claims 5-6 Vessels Targeted Nightly https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/burning-container-ship-sinks-strait-hormuz-irgc-proclaims-5-or-6-vessels-targeted
Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen’s al-Jawf Province Kill Nine Civilians, Including Five Children
The Saudi bombing campaign is backed by the US, which provides intelligence and targeting data and has resumed refueling Saudi warplanes https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/12/saudi-airstrikes-in-yemens-al-jawf-province-kill-nine-civilians-including-five-children/
Seven-Year-Old Dies of Wounds as Israeli Attacks Kill Five More in Gaza https://www.palestinechronicle.com/seven-year-old-dies-of-wounds-as-israeli-attacks-kill-five-more-in-gaza/
Even the F-35 uses Chinese parts, but... Report Alleges Houthis Building Advanced Missiles With Help From China https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/report-alleges-houthis-building-advanced-help-china
The Saudi bombing campaign is backed by the US, which provides intelligence and targeting data and has resumed refueling Saudi warplanes https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/12/saudi-airstrikes-in-yemens-al-jawf-province-kill-nine-civilians-including-five-children/
Israeli Gaza-war vets: “The Rule Was: ‘Shoot Everyone You See'”
More than 70,000 killed; even more wounded; destruction without end: Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.” https://israelpalestinenews.org/the-rule-was-shoot-everyone-you-see/One must apply for permission to cross town to one's farm, for instance: Israeli army tightens movement restrictions around Jenin refugee camp https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371865/
$30/bbl extra: Oil shipping and insurance costs exceed one-third of the commodity value — OPEC
The ministers affirmed the critical importance of safeguarding the international maritime routes to ensure the uninterrupted flow of energy https://tass.com/economy/2201093 This will help keep gasoline prices down in Texas: Soaring Tanker Rates Leave Americas Awash in Crude Oil
With US diesel prices soaring, the cheap, stranded barrels should be getting snapped up in a diesel-starved market, since heavy crude yields more of the fuel than lighter grades. But Gulf Coast refiners have already bought as much as they can process, analysts and traders said.
Venezuelan exports have surged since the US captured former President Nicolas Maduro in January, then started pushing to reactivate the country’s oil sector. Canadian output is at a record and Washington has released more than 130 million barrels from its emergency reserve.
The cost of hiring a supertanker from the US Gulf Coast to Asia, meanwhile, has more than quintupled since February. https://gcaptain.com/soaring-tanker-rates-leave-americas-awash-in-crude-oil/
Coal is roughly 80% cheaper than LNG, encouraging Asian and European buyers to increase coal imports ahead of winter. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Global-Coal-Demand-Rises-as-LNG-Shortage-Deepens.html
Taiwanese investment is good for the Alaska gas pipeline buildout, and for long-term energy security for Taiwan, but this may be a poison-pill for a mainland takeover of the island, as the LNG would stop coming. Trump Touts Taiwan-Alaska LNG Deal Offering Decades Of Conflict-Free Supply Beyond Hormuz https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/trump-taiwan-alaska-lng-deal-offering-decades-conflict-free-supply-beyond-hormuz
Martin Armstrong, Americans Are Losing Faith in the Economy
..The deterioration is far deeper than one disappointing monthly reading. Michigan’s sentiment index stood at 56.4 in January; October’s preliminary 46.3 is almost 18% lower. Compared with October last year, sentiment is down 13.6%, while the index measuring current economic conditions has fallen 23.7%. That current conditions measure plunged 12.2% in just the past month. Meanwhile, expectations for inflation over the next year have climbed from 3.4% in February to 4.7%.
People see their circumstances deteriorating and expect further price increases. A family cutting purchases to cover necessities does not need another lecture about how resilient the consumer remains. Continuing to spend because you still need food, fuel, and shelter tells us very little about whether you can comfortably afford them.
Look at the obligations competing for that paycheck. The median monthly mortgage payment sought by home-purchase applicants was $2,162 in August, according to MBA, before adding property taxes and homeowners insurance. Financed new vehicles carried an average payment of $787 in the third quarter, with 21.2% of buyers committing to more than $1,000 a month. KFF’s 2025 survey puts workers’ average contribution to employer-sponsored family health premiums at $6,850 annually, roughly $571 monthly, before deductibles and other medical bills. Child Care Aware’s national childcare price estimate for 2025 was $13,184 annually, approximately $1,099 a month, but these are all low figures. These describe different groups, rather than a single average household, but combine those benchmarks for an illustrative family with one financed car and one childcare bill and you reach about $4,619 monthly before groceries, utilities, fuel, school supplies, student loans, or taxes. Parents are paying somebody to watch their child so they can go to work, financing the car that gets them there, and paying for health coverage that still leaves additional bills when somebody becomes ill. Then officials tell these same people they need to pay more in taxes each year. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/americas-current-economy/americans-are-losing-faith-in-the-economy/ People see their circumstances deteriorating and expect further price increases. A family cutting purchases to cover necessities does not need another lecture about how resilient the consumer remains. Continuing to spend because you still need food, fuel, and shelter tells us very little about whether you can comfortably afford them.
Hold Reiner in your heart: REINER FULLMICH SUBJECTED TO RUSHED AND UNEXPECTED PRISON TRANSFER
On October 8, 2026, Reiner Fuellmich was abruptly transferred from Bremervoerder to another prison (JVA Lingen) without prior notice being given to him, nor to his legal team, to whom he was denied a call at the time when he understood what was going on. https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/urgent-bulletin-about-reiner-fullmich
On October 8, 2026, Reiner Fuellmich was abruptly transferred from Bremervoerder to another prison (JVA Lingen) without prior notice being given to him, nor to his legal team, to whom he was denied a call at the time when he understood what was going on. https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/urgent-bulletin-about-reiner-fullmich
Meryl Nass MD, You’ve probably heard about the United Nations “Political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” (PPPR)-a non-binding reminder that the cabal hasn’t given up - After the overwhelming majority of nations voted for it yesterday, they then said why they didn’t like it! https://merylnass.substack.com/p/youve-probably-heard-about-the-united
Nicolas Hulscher, MPH BREAKING: 153 Nations Adopt UN Pandemic Declaration to Push FAST-TRACKED Vaccines Within 100 Days and Crack Down on “Vaccine Hesitancy”
The dangerous UN declaration raises concerns that scientific censorship, lockdowns, and experimental vaccine mandates could be back on the table. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-153-nations-adopt-un-pandemic Israeli company Steakholder Foods is rolling out artificial steaks, chicken, and fish under its PERFECTA brand—with NO mention of 3D-printing on the packaging. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/3d-printed-fake-meat-and-fish-have
Jessica Rose Ph.D. explains: A theory of consciousness deriving spacetime - And why it probably means that AI will never be a true threat as a god, of sorts. https://jessicar.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-consciousness-deriving
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