US-Iran exchange fire; Israel moves to a war footing. Iran's navy says US forces struck its Konarak base; 2 personnel wounded. IRGC claims a 54th MQ-9 shot down over Hormuz this morning.
Iran "breakthrough" is again expected this week; nothing is confirmed, and the reports cite different outlets. Trump says it is a "good situation with respect to Iran". *Trump goosing the market for his (((buddies))) again.*
October is already the worst month for shipping attacks since the war's early stages, with 15+ container ships hit in ten days. A UN body says 6,000 sailors are trapped in the strait. *Mostly shitskins and sand niggers so lol don’t care.*
Hegseth met Netanyahu at Ovda Air Base; the IDF froze all leave from Thursday and moved to its highest alert. *Hegseth finally meeting with his actual boss.*
IDF command centers are now staffed at wartime strength. The timing is roughly a week before Israel's election and two weeks before the US midterms. *As we’ve been saying all along, Bibi must have his war before Oct 27 and Trump is quite willing to give it to him.*
Houthis hit Saudi oil and airports. Strikes claimed on Aramco Yanbu, the Shaybah field, Riyadh airport, Abha and Khamis Mushait.
Russia strikes Kiev with 16 ballistic missiles and 200+ drones; 550,000 families lost power; no inbound missiles were intercepted. Zelenskyyy whines about stalled Patriot transfers and "no early warning from our partners". *Get fucked jew-boy.*
Trump says it is "time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine" and that Ukraine gives "nothing" back. He also said "Russia has been fine on Ukraine".
France's 10Y closes at a 22-year high. A leading presidential candidate is proposing that France cancel its debt. *Those protesting students aren’t gonna be happy about the bond market meltdown.*
*Speaking of those “students”…* The PM called for partial curfews. Cities got 8pm curfews; the interior minister admits police "lost control"; Paris has a 10pm-6am curfew around République and Les Halles; meanwhile Macron flies off to Abu Dhabi for energy and AI talks. *Moar likely he’ll rendezvous with a team of gay North African black hookers and a mountain of cocaine.*
Business Insider reports Amazon has warehouses of GPUs it can't install, with racks waiting for power. *Well we can all breathe easier knowing Amazon has a hoard of hardware to see them through the tough times.*
Gartner says data centres need $8.5tn of revenue through 2030 against a $3.6tn forecast, and expects more than 80% of neoclouds to lose their independence.
Headline: Carney Scores Major Victory as Oil-Rich Alberta Votes Overwhelmingly to Remain in Canada. *Voting, lol. *
Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes. *Bathtub gin is back on the menu bros…*
Netflix fired film chief Dan Lin over the weekend, days after chief content officer Bela Bajaria was shown the door. “Narnia is mega woke slop insanity,” says a source. “Think Amazon Rings of Power but worse.” Firings aren’t done at Netflix, and similar firings are expected at other studios as well. *Take your good news where you can find it.*
***As always, good news updates will be poasted throughout the day as I come across them…***
