All of it, 10-19-26

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The only entry for this date, ALL OF IT, contains just two links. The first is to a discussion from Consortium News that was livestreamable beginning on Sunday morning at 9 EDT; the second is a panel discussion from the All In conference held 25 months ago. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 10-16-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 18  The World This Week — Trump, the deep state, and the possibility of a dictatorship in the United States. Joe Lauria of CN again hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter. What is different about this TWTW is that so much of the two hours is devoted to what an unpredictable and narcissistic President Trump could do this fall through an executive order giving himself dictatorial powers to thwart entrenched opposition within the federal bureaucracy to his orders. Ritter sees in a worst-case scenario “the end of America.” Click HERE for subtitled video.

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FROM SEPTEMBER 2024  Deep state, hegemony & U.S. foreign policy: Mearsheimer vs. Sachs. The University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer and the Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs agree in opposing U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia but disagree on other aspects of U.S. foreign policy. Click HERE for YouTube video of a panel discussion. (I found it subtitled on Mozilla Firefox but not subtitled on Safari.)

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All of it, 10-18-26

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 10-17-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 17  Student protests widen into greater social unrest in France. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Joel Rose | NPR  Hundreds of protests took place in cities across France. Most of them were peaceful but some turned chaotic and violent. Click HERE to listen and read.

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West Bank, 10-17-26

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Links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-16-26.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says, by Ali Sawafta and Mohammed Torokman | Reuters  Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the occupied West Bank today, Belgium’s foreign minister said, a day after settlers beat an American photojournalist. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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Ukraine, 10-17-26

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Links to five reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-16-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy’s challenges. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Simon | NPR  Kakissis, NPR’s correspondent in Ukraine, reflects on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington’s dealings with Russia, and the future of his leadership. Click HERE to listen and read. Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Associated Press and Reuters.

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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents. From Reuters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and urged international organisations to help evacuate its residents. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, by Lisa Mascaro | AP  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage today from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Report with photos is HERE. 

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All of it, 10-17-26

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A link to an advisory from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-13-26.) — MCM

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week — ‘Trump v. Zelensky.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in chief of CN, will talk with former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter at around 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow (Sunday) about some of this week’s events including, from CN, “Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil.” Click HERE at 9 Sunday morning EDT to livestream discussion of probably two hours, and later for video.

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West Bank, 10-16-26

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE so far, and for WEST BANK 10-9-26.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, and other Middle East news. From AP. Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest Friday, setting fire to cars and trees. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked the palace compound used by the country’s internationally recognized government, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen others. Report with video and photos is HERE; click HERE for it in Spanish. Other AP Middle East coverage is HERE.
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Ukraine, 10-16-26

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-15-26.) — MCM

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Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions, as tensions grow between Zelenskyy and Trump, by Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said today, as civilian casualties from Russia’s invasion climb steeply. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Iran, 10-15-26

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Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM

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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A ​container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past ‌24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.

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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .

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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters  Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a ​long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Yemen, 10-15-26

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Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to analysis from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for YEMEN 10-14-26.) — MCM

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At least 6 explosions strike near Yemen government buildings in Aden, witnesses say, by Ahmed Al-Haj | AP  ADEN, Yemen — At least six explosions struck today near the palace used by Yemen’s internationally recognized government in the port city of Aden, witnesses said. The government said people were killed in the attack, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in northern Yemen quickly claimed responsibility. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 
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Houthis deny responsibility for new attack on holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news. From AP. The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said today it has thwarted a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina as well as another attack in the eastern part of the kingdom. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same Areport in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters — DUBAI — The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-15-26

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First, belatedly, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN and YEMEN so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-14-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, as U.S. relations teeter, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region early today, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over amid deepening tensions with Washington. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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