Iran War an 'ABJECT HUMILIATION' for the U.S. Military | Lt. Col. Daniel Davis (Rachel Blevins)

While reports say that President Trump is considering escalating the illegal U.S. war of aggression against Iran by attempting “the potential seizure of Kharg Island and other territory along the Strait of Hormuz using U.S. troops,” all signs point to the fact that it would end in catastrophe for the U.S.

Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a U.S. Combat Veteran and National Security Analyst, noted that the war in Iran has been an “abject humiliation” for the U.S. Military, which is at its most “incompetent” point in its history. Any attempt at a ground invasion would lead to failure, and send thousands of American soldiers home in body bags.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

Massive Drone Wave on Russia. 379 Intercepted. Odesa Ports Burning. Syrskyi Under Fire. MS 18.07.2026

Time Stamps:

0:20 — Ukraine launches massive drone wave deep into Russia. 379 UAVs intercepted
1:40 — Tambov logistics hub struck by Ukrainian drones
2:27 — Elektrostal logistics hub destroyed, Noginsk oil depot damaged
4:13 — Political motive: attacks aim to shift focus from protests against Syrskyi
5:35 — Mass protests across Ukraine demand dismissal of Commander Syrskyi
8:08 — Russian strikes hit Odesa and Mykolaiv port infrastructure, vessels damaged
9:43 — Financial Times: grain exports rerouted via Danube, storage capacity down 30%
11:18 — Syrskyi bans military personnel from social media without General Staff approval
12:08 — Zaporizhzhia front: Russian advances near Dalinovka
13:00 — South Donetsk: Russian push toward Novopavlovka
14:03 — Druzhkivka-Slaviansk: battle for Mykolaivka, Russians close to Kramatorsk
15:16 — Northern front: another gas station destroyed near Kharkiv/Sumy
15:27 — Warning: massive Russian retaliation expected within 48 hours

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

Don't Look to China for Censorship — Look to GERMANY (Kim Iversen)

If you want to know how far a government will go to police speech, don't look to China — look to Germany. Satirist and playwright C.J. Hopkins, an American who's lived in Berlin for years, is back on the show with news that Germany has indicted him again — this time not for two tweets, but for writing, publishing, and advertising his book at all. He walks Kim through the whole saga: three armed police at his door, his computer seized, his wife and cats terrorized — over the cover art of a book that used a Covid mask stretched across the swastika of William Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, meant as a warning about authoritarianism, not an endorsement of it. He covers the two tweets that first got him charged with "spreading Nazi propaganda," his acquittal, the prosecutor's appeal, the appellate trial held under terrorist-level security by three judges who'd clearly already decided, and the Constitutional Court refusing to even review his case — no explanation given. The court's own reasoning is the stunning part: they conceded he's not a Nazi and spent his life writing anti-authoritarian work — the "problem" was that his art criticized the Covid measures and the government. Meanwhile Der Spiegel covers and other books with swastikas sell freely in German bookstores. As Hopkins puts it, this isn't a legal story, it's a power story — "we'll crush you" is the message, and it's the same one being sent to Covid dissidents, pro-Palestinian protesters, and the Ottawa truckers alike. He and Kim get into the partisan blindness on both sides ("you're not going to be in power forever — and when you're not, you're the target"), the 30–40,000 euros in legal fees his readers have covered, his sentencing this October, and why he keeps sticking his finger in their eye anyway: because rights you stop insisting on are rights you never get back.
C.J. Hopkins is an award-winning American playwright, novelist, and political satirist based in Berlin, and author of The Rise of the New Normal Reich — banned in Germany.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

Volkswagen Collapse. 100,000 Jobs Cut as Germany's Deindustrialization Hits Home (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Volkswagen deindustrialization begins
00:00:42 Nord Stream 2 prediction confirmed
00:01:16 Why Germany's car industry matters
00:03:19 China competition narrative
00:05:07 Two real causes of the decline
00:07:13 Merz's political trouble grows
00:09:03 Drone and tank conversion failing
00:11:23 EU funds and globalist elites
00:15:01 AfD rise and autumn elections
00:22:12 Alice Weidel scenario explained

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

This is What They're Sacrificing Your Country For (Sargon)

The UK is being inundated with con artists and scammers, from countries where this sort of behaviour is rife, and the State is letting this happen. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

What If We Have More in Common with Aliens Than We Think? | Richard Dolan Intelligent Disclosure

For many years, I've focused on the ways an advanced non-human civilization might differ from our own. In this video, I'd like to explore the opposite question. What might we actually have in common? This is a speculative discussion rather than an attempt to present definitive answers.

Drawing on anthropology, the history of civilization, information theory, and decades of UFO research, I consider the possibility that any technological civilization, wherever it arises, must eventually confront many of the same fundamental challenges: managing knowledge, increasing complexity, coordination, and long-term survival.

If so, then in addition to offering clues about advanced Non-Human Intelligences, the UFO mystery may also provide an opportunity to think more deeply about the nature of civilization itself—and perhaps about our own future as a species.



Dolan is talking about alien visitation in terms of other creatures that have developed through evolution. But some of the beings may be bio-engineered, or they might be AI constructs, that only look biological, or they may be 'other dimensional' too. Regardless, they seem to be operating in a rational, science-based way (as if we are animals to be observed).  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 19, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Plans for a U.S. Land Invasion of Iran; Yemen & Iran Enters the War? (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Prof. Marandi discusses the plans for a U.S. land invasion of Iran, and how the participation of Yemen and Iraq in the war can change the character of the war.



Marandi points out that the central issue with the war is that there are going to be global oil shortages, and they'll get much worse as things escalate - especially with Yemen re-entering the conflict. A global economic catastrophe is on the way. Any continuation of the fighting, including with a ground invasion, will not resolve anything. Iran can destroy all critical infrastructure of their enemies in the region. The only solution is for the US to completely back off, and for the Israelis to withdraw from Lebanon.   

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

Trump Announces Plan To Back An Invasion Of Lebanon Directed By Syrian Dictator / Al-Qaeda (Alex Jones)

Trump Announces Plan To Back A Massive Al-Qaeda Invasion Of Lebanon That Will Be Directed By The Syrian Dictator Ahmed al-Sharaa Who Also Just Happens To Be The Leader Of Al-Qaeda & The Deputy Head Of ISIS! 2 Years Ago, Israel & Turkey Successfully Backed The Overthrow Of The Syrian Government By Arming The Al-Qaeda/ISIS Forces Led By Ahmed al-Sharaa- Formerly Known As Abu Mohammad al-Jolani Trump Essentially Told Israel To Hold His Beer, Stand Down, & Let Al-Qaeda Do The Job Of Taking Down Iranian-Backed Militias In Lebanon, And Of Course, When The Jihadis Exterminate Christians En Masse, There Will Be A News Blackout In The Western Media!

Journalist, Scientist & Analyst Dr. Maram Susli AKA 'Syrian Girl' Joins Alex Jones To Break It All Down In This MUST-WATCH/SHARE FULL INTERVIEW!



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

Russia Huge Strike Smashes Odessa Lyman Falls; Kiev Army Ultimatum Zelensky Fedorov Sacked; Protests (Alexander Mercouris)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:44 Massive Russian strikes hit Kiev and Odessa
00:02:26 Western leaders arrive in Kiev during the strikes
00:04:36 Starmer visits Zelensky in Kiev
00:08:44 Huge Tu22M3 bomber strike on Odessa port
00:11:16 Kh32 missiles explained
00:14:48 Odessa port left effectively nonfunctional
00:18:07 Rumors Surovikin is returning to command
00:23:00 Zelensky sacks defense minister Fedorov
00:26:07 Debunking Ukraine's drone war narrative
00:33:07 Russian advances and the fall of Konstantinovka
00:34:49 Russian Defense Ministry announces Lyman has fallen
00:36:28 Russian push toward Orekhov
00:38:52 Ukraine's critical infantry shortage
00:42:28 Military ultimatum forces Zelensky's hand
00:44:04 Financial Times reacts to Fedorov's sacking
00:52:03 Police chief Klymenko tipped to replace Fedorov
00:59:39 Financial Times Soviet mentality claim debunked
01:01:18 Protests over Fedorov's sacking may grow
01:06:48 US sanctions bill stalls, China warns of retaliation

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

BOMBSHELL: VP Vance Says Epstein Worked For US & Israeli Intelligence! (Alex Jones)

EPSTEIN COVER-UP BOMBSHELL: Vice President JD Vance Has Publicly Contradicted Trump & Stated On The Record That Jeffrey Epstein Worked For US & Israeli Intelligence!

Then— Vance Dropped Another Epstein Bombshell, Stating That The Admin "Absolutely Screwed Up The Comms On The Epstein Files!"

Vance Went On To Tell Joe Rogan That Israeli-Funded Influencer Operations Are Running A Campaign Against The American People By Funding "Influencers" To Brainwash US Citizens Into Supporting A Total War With Iran!



Vance is saying what we already know, but at least he is saying it. This doesn't mean he can be trusted. Trust only comes via actions, not words. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

Every Republican Senator Voted To Merge The US Military/Intelligence With Israel! (Alex Jones)

The Democrats actually did something great here. Otherwise they're heinous open borders globalists.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

The Immigration Backlash Is Here — Politicians Are Panicking (Fast Jet Performance)

Why are politicians suddenly becoming more concerned about public anger?

Across Britain and Europe, growing frustration over immigration, crime, policing and political accountability is becoming harder to ignore. From protests and rising political tensions to attacks on elected representatives, many people believe there is an increasing disconnect between governments and the public they represent.

In this video, I examine why public trust is breaking down, what is driving the backlash, and why politicians may be entering a very different political landscape.

This isn't about supporting intimidation or violence against anyone. It's about understanding the consequences when large numbers of people feel their concerns have been ignored for years.



Politicians on both sides of the spectrum are feeling the heat. Right wing from pro-globalist leftists, and leftists from people on the 'far right'. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

The Romans Knew Something They Never Told Anyone (Michael Button)

Why did Rome really fall?

Most people blame the barbarians. But by the time they arrived, the empire had already been weakening for decades. The real story wasn't the invasion. It was the slow loss of Rome's ability to solve its own problems...



The video argues that bureaucratic bloat crushed their economy, along with infighting, to make the Empire dysfunctional. The barbarians basically just walked in at the end.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2026.]

Col Doug Macgregor: Iran Wil Never Give Up (Daniel Davis)

It's all down to who controls the Strait of Hormuz, and it won't be the US. He rubbishes the idea that the US can successfully counter Iran's control of the Strait. Macgregor's solution to the fighting is for the US to simply withdraw. The Israelis would also have to leave Lebanon, and likely Gaza. We're still on course to have oil shortages that has been held off by the release of fuel reserves over the last few months. An economic catastrophe is in the works thanks to this neocon project.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

Dr. Marandi DESTROYS Warmonger "Journalist" On Live Television (Katie Halper)

Dr. Mohammad Marandi humiliates Piers Morgan and Australian "journalist" Sarah Ferguson. He also analyzes Western legacy media's cowardice and dishonesty, debunks the laughable claim that the funeral processions in Iran were "astroturfed" and reacts to racist maniacs Emily Schrader and Laura Loomer.



Whatever you think about what's going on, the MSM is populated by liars and propagandists. If they fairly reported world events that would be one thing, but they don't - hence the value of the alternative media. This video is about the mainstream media being crooked.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Fox News calls funeral processions "astroturfed"
00:01:24 Western media is lying, not brainwashed
00:02:04 Dr. Marandi on lies of famous journalist
00:05:18 Israeli-American "journalist" Emily Schrader wants Iranians to be bombed while attending funeral for slain leader
00:12:00 Laura Looper wants Iranians to be bombed while attending funeral for slain leader
00:12:47 Dr. Marandi on Piers Morgan
00:15:18 Dr. Marandi on Australian TV

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

Russia KNOCKED OUT Ukraine From Kostiantynivka (History Legends)

The Russian 3rd and 8th Combined Arms Armies finalized the capture of the fortress city of Kostiantynivka. How did they do it and what does this mean?



Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction
2:11 Background (May)
7:13 Russia cuts off northern exit (June)
12:36 Fall of the citadel
16:44 Collapse of the west side
19:40 Ukraine’s blame game
22:27 Battle for the east side
25:35 Ukrainian withdrawal from the south
27:53 Russian Army tactics
30:17 Russian forces push north (July)
34:16 Latest news and what’s next?

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

Debunking Russian Involvement in the MH17 Shootdown: Arms Manufacturer Almaz-Antey Delivers MH17 Report [ft. Additional Analysis, Evidence and Observations] Updated Post.

Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey is presenting the results of its probe into the alleged missile launch that may have downed the MH17 Malaysian Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine, July 17, 2014.



These tests clearly refuted the 'Russian supplied BUK missile' hypothesis for the shoot-down, showing that if that type of missile (BUK-M1) hit at the angles observed in the wreckage of MH17, the damage should have been greater (10:03) and many distinctive 'butterfly' holes would have been present. Such holes were not observed. The presenters believed that only an older type of BUK missile, not used by Russia, may have been used.

It is more likely, considering the lack of penetrative power from the fragments in the MH17 debris, that another type of smaller missile was the candidate for the incident - perhaps an air-to-air weapon since military jets were seen by witnesses at the time of the attack:



The Dutch Safety Board presentation regarding this same incident (the 30 min video below) was extremely light on forensics (although they concur with the Russians on the location of the missile at the time of detonation). They did say that butterfly fragments had been taken out of some victims, but the question is, where are the butterfly patterns on the skin of the aircraft? The distinctive patterning seen in the Russian test was nowhere to be found.

Also, this Dutch presentation says there were no other aircraft on radar at the time of the incident, to rule out an air-to-air missile, whereas the Russians showed there were fighter sized targets on their scopes - backing up the witness reports that appeared in the BBC Russia news story (see the above video). And the Russians requested the US release their satellite images of the crime scene and Washington refused.
The US satellite was right overhead at the time and would have easily seen the launch vehicle and the distinctive smoke trail from the missile. This smoke trail should have been seen by witnesses for many miles around and would have appeared on cell phone videos and photographs - but wasn't.

We must remember that the Ukrainians, suspects in this crime, were party to the investigation. And regardless of whether or not you think Governments could lie about such things, we do have the problem of the forensic evidence. It doesn't matter what you assume - we have a fundamental issue with the raw data not matching the western account of what happened.


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The documentary appearing underneath arose in later years and shows that the Ukrainians doctored their phone tap evidence. They also lied about other aspects of the incident. Did they also plant evidence, such as the remains of the BUK allegedly from the crash site?

If the official story was true there would be no need for all the lies and obfuscations. The US would have released their satellite images, and we would see photos of the BUK missile smoke trails in pictures from the area.

Furthermore, lot of aircraft debris, some of it critical, was still at the crash site, and should have been collected by investigators. Why didn't they do this? They lied and said it was too dangerous, but independent media easily accessed the area.

The clip also shows more witnesses to military jets in the area - something the Ukrainians denied. It's possible that one of these jets may have fired the missile rather than from the ground based BUK system (see the later video 'It was a MIG'). This scenario would account for the blast pattern on the downed aircraft. The other key thing about this short documentary is that Malaysian officials, that were shut out of the Dutch-led investigation, don't believe the official story.  

‘MH17 - Call For Justice’ Documentary (Bonanza Media)



Related Info:

1. 'MH17 crash' test simulation video: Il-86 plane cockpit hit with BUK missile [where you can see the extent of the damage that would have occurred if MH17 was hit by a BUK at close range]



2. Ukrainian Government using doctored footage to show a BUK launcher in a 'rebel held' area [all such Ukrainian Government material, laundered on the internet, has been fraudulent in nature]:



3. UPDATES:

Russian MoD Criticizes MH17 Investigation for Using Social Media, Not Witnesses (no missiles crossed the border and no missile launch took place on the Eastern side - MoD)


4. 5th episode: "It was a MIG" (A short documentary on the likelihood that a MIG 29 shot down MH17 using a radar guided air-to-air missile)


5. For further discussion and coverage of the shootdown including aspects of the cover-up search this site using the term MH17. (Use the Wayback Machine since this link goes back to the original Spookyweather site).

NOTE: This post is modified from the original Spookyweather site, blocked by Google, and features some unreachable links and withheld video material. Links and video has been restored as much as possible. 


Key Articles:

MH17 Show Trial

MH17 Evidence-Tampering Exposed – Cover-Ups, Hiding Records, False Testimony, & FBI seizures

Moscow Regrets ‘Baseless’ Accusations by International Probe Russian Military Complicit in MH17 Crash

Malaysian PM CRUSHES Dutch-led MH17 report, "no proof, only hearsay”

‘Politicised’ investigation of MH17: Malaysian PM says attempts to blame Russia Lack Proof

MH17 One Year On: What Really Happened and Why

Russia Didn't Do It - A Letter to Australian Senator Craig Kelly Over Comments Made About the MH17 Shoot Down

Pilots Heard Ukrainian Air Traffic Control Order MH17 to Change Route - Russia Accuses Kiev of Tampering with ATC Recordings

Russian Buk Missile Producer, Radar Producer Hold Presser on MH17

MH17: The Continuing Charade

MH17: Australia Say Russia Not To Blame, Evidence Tampered With

The MH17 Pilot’s Corpse: More on the Cover-Up

Dutch MH17 Investigation Omits US “Intel”

The DSB’s Own Report Confirms That MH17 Was NOT Downed by a BUK Missile – Latest Evidence

Calling Out Mainstream Media News on the MH17 Incident - A Letter to the Walkley Foundation

Serial Numbers of Missile that Downed MH17 Show it Was Owned by Ukraine - MoD

Ukrainian Government Offensive Blocks MH17 Investigation


[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

RECAP: TWA FLIGHT 800 DOCUMENTARY (2013)

An independent scientist is joined by former members of the official investigation into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 to blow the whistle on the cover-up of the real cause of the crash.



This is the complete 2013 Documentary on the shoot down of TWA Flight 800 in 1996 that was covered up by the FBI. The FBI took over the NTSB investigation. In this new doco retired NTSB investigators confirm there was a cover-up. This 2013 film made some waves in the MSM with 60 minutes covering the story. The mainstream media generally avoided blaming any particular body, but the US Navy had a missile test area right next to the air way, and their ships were present at the time. Many witnesses reported seeing a light/missile rising from the ocean that headed to the aircraft's position. Other forensic evidence CLEARLY ruled out the official story of a centre fuel tank explosion. The debris field showed that the fuel tank was impacted AFTER the aircraft had suffered damage and was not the initiating cause of the loss. There was an excellent doco from around 2000 that laid out the details of the case. This one is an update with the NTSB witnesses.

This is a really important incident because it set the standard for covering up big and obvious crimes. If they could get away with this, with the mainstream media not adequately calling it out, they could get away with anything. The anniversary of this event is July 17, the same date as the MH17 incident from 2014.

Related:

NAVY SAILOR CLAIMS US NAVY SHOT DOWN TWA 800 NAVAL SERVICEMEN THREATENED, ORDERED TO DELETE RECORDS


Silenced: Flight 800 And The Subversion Of Justice (2001 doco)


Clipped intro text to The Subversion of Justice:

TWA 800 and the Subversion of Justice. What really happened to TWA flight 800? This doc­u­men­tary displays that truth con­cern­ing the mys­te­ri­ous crash of TWA Flight 800 on Ju­ly 17, 1996. As you will see, Flight 800 was ac­tu­al­ly de­stroyed by a sur­face-​to-​air mis­sile. Ev­ery al­le­ga­tion made in this film is backed up with facts-​none more dra­mat­ic than those that come from the Fed­er­al gov­ern­ment it­self. You'll learn what the 736 of­fi­cial eye­wit­ness­es ac­tu­al­ly saw; why avi­a­tors re­ject the CIA "car­toon" ex­pla­na­tion; how the Feds crim­i­nal­ly sup­pressed re­port­ing; the crit­i­cal wit­ness draw­ings; the rigged NTSB hear­ings; the damn­ing radar da­ta and doc­u­men­ta­tion; the al­tered phys­i­cal ev­i­dence; un­de­ni­able proof of ex­plo­sive residue prov­ing a mis­sile strike; the sting­ing re­port from the ma­chin­ist union; and much more!

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

The Message Is Landing (Connor Tomlinson)

On Monday, Rupert Lowe secured a debate on mass deportations in Parliament. Reform MPs agreed that we should deport every illegal immigrant and send millions of legal migrants home.

Labour MPs Jonathan Brash, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, and Mike Tapp tried to police their language, accusing Lowe of "racist dog-whistle politics". They are getting desperate because they know the public doesn’t agree with them.

A new report from RICU darling Dame Sara Khan, A new report from RICU darling Dame Sara Khan, Britain Under Strain: The Broken Social Contract, Democratic Distrust and the Mainstreaming of Extremism, finds that:
55 per cent of voters believe “national identity is disappearing because of diversity”
33 per cent support remigration
31 per cent believe being British is about ancestry
61 per cent think the social contract is broken
42 per cent say Muslims can never integrate into British society

Among Reform voters, those figures are 87 per cent, 87 per cent, 50 per cent, 83 per cent, and 71 per cent, respectively.

32 per cent of voters believe capitalism has failed and we need a “communist revolution”. But, when categorising voters, the study finds that 58 per cent of the public are “far right” by the authors' standards. This means any party making a credible pitch to reverse mass migration and put British people first can win a Parliamentary majority.

When supporters of the party that consistently leads national polls reject demographic change, multiculturalism, national identity based on self-ID, and the liberal managerial state, it's no wonder they're worried.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

PBO wildly exaggerates immigration's budget benefits (Leithvo)

This interview with Sean Murphy at ABC Upper Hunter scrutinises the Parliamentary Budget Office's (PBO) latest analysis, which suggests massive fiscal benefits from high immigration.



High immigration is projected to help the Federal Budget, but it's massively detrimental to State Governments, putting pressure on infrastructure and housing, and contributing to the overall increase in debt. Overall the influx of people is lowering the standard of living along with high energy costs that cripples businesses. All of this is causing stagflation.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

Is there a ruined civilization on Mars? A theoretical physicist runs the numbers | Reality Check (NewsNation)

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics Maaneli Derakhshani for a long look at the anomalous features cataloged across the moon, Phobos and the surface of Mars. The conversation opens with Lue Elizondo's remarks on lunar anomalies, then works outward to the Phobos 2 spacecraft and the object NASA's own mission literature once described as a monolith along with the reason SETI took that object seriously enough to study.

From there, Max walks Ross through the imagery that has drawn the most attention on Mars, from the so-called glass worm to the rectilinear formations near the Atlantis basin, applying the same fractal analysis that NASA and the Department of Defense use to separate natural terrain from engineered structures. Grounding the discussion in Carl Sagan's own standards for searching for evidence of past life, Max makes the case that some of these features deserve to be treated as genuine open questions rather than tricks of light and shadow. The episode closes on the face on Mars and the geometric relationships between formations that, Max argues, may have been meant to be seen.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2026.]

Pepe Escobar: Yemen Joins the War, and the Entire Middle East Could Go Up in Flames (Glenn Diesen)

Pepe Escobar discusses the escalations and widening of the war against Iran, which now threatens to set the entire Middle East in flames. Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author.



Pepe explains that the Iranians are no longer really interested in negotiating with the US which means that the war will end through when one side knocks out the other via military means. The likely outcome will be that the Iranians take out all US military bases, and also Gulf State military bases, plus energy and water infrastructure, in the region. The Strait of Hormuz will be closed causing an economic disaster, that will further handicap their opponents. 

The way some of this can be avoided is for the US to completely withdraw from the region. Gulf State countries can remove the US from their territories. The US might not be able to negotiate with Iran, because they are untrustworthy, but the Gulf State countries likely can. Regional players will have to look at settling this problem.

A lot will depend on the Israelis backing out of Lebanon, but if their water plus power generation is destroyed they might relent. They might also launch WMD attacks on Iran in response as their country is crippled. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

The U.S. Senate Just Blocked The Israeli Governments Attempted Takeover Of The Pentagon! (Alex Jones)

Jones reports that the open Israeli coup attempt to take control of the US military has failed, for now. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

LIES! This is How Lindsey Graham Actually Died! – News Update (AwakenWithJP)

In this two character sketch, you see a Trump kool-aid drinker celebrating us WINNING the Iran war with the signing of the peace deal. His friend earnestly tries to figure out how he thinks we’ve “won” the war given the actual terms of the peace deal. The MAGA or die guy has innocently stupid answers for every question and bold fact that’s thrown at him.



Did the stress of nearly getting killed by missiles, twice, cause him to pass away? Who knows, but this is one less top level neocon warmonger. More of them still exist, which is why exposing the lies about the war in Ukraine is still relevant.   

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

They Really Did Gaslight Us (Paz49)

The police appeared to not want to make an arrest in this case, likely because the victim was from the Reform party.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

UK New Prime Minister Appointed, And Nothing Will Change (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Coalition of the Willing and Starmer's last days
00:01:37 The timeline: Burnham becomes PM Monday
00:02:45 Why Ukraine policy won't change under Burnham
00:05:29 Starmer's next job: NATO Secretary General
00:07:31 Brexit reversal and Britain's return to the EU
00:09:26 The EU as the perfect model for globalist elites
00:11:19 Early election talk and the Farage investigation
00:12:17 No vote: how Burnham was installed unopposed
00:15:21 Who is Andy Burnham? A political nobody rises
00:21:38 The murder of Anne Widdecombe

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

Britain's Collapse Isn't Accidental — They're Mocking You (Fast Jet Performance)

Increasingly, we're told to accept things that our own eyes and common sense seem to contradict. Official narratives, political messaging and institutional language often ask us to ignore obvious contradictions, redefine familiar concepts or accept explanations that many people struggle to reconcile with their own experience.

History shows that when governments, institutions and the media lose credibility, trust begins to break down. In the later years of the Soviet Union, many citizens publicly repeated narratives they no longer privately believed. Whether you think modern Britain is approaching anything similar is a matter of opinion—but the question is worth asking.

In this video, I look at several recent stories and argue that the real issue isn't politics alone—it's standards. When honesty, accountability and common sense are replaced by spin, selective truths and bureaucratic convenience, confidence in institutions inevitably suffers.

Whether you agree or disagree, I'd encourage you to think critically, question assumptions—including mine—and make up your own mind.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

Pentagon declassifies new UFO files tying sightings to nuclear sites | NewsNation Prime

The Pentagon has declassified 40 additional UFO files containing information dating back to the 1940s. Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart tells "NewsNation Prime" he is particularly intrigued by details describing objects spotted near nuclear facilities.



We've known about this fact of UFO interest in nuclear technology for many decades. The latest releases confirms this fact. The clip also shows objects that can be described as 'high strangeness' objects. This is yet again something that has been known about for many decades to UFO researchers but is the first time that decent footage of such objects has been aired. It raises questions about the nature of reality and our level of technological/scientific understanding. 

Viewers will note that the reports of these objects going back to the 1940s rules out the modern drone hypothesis, unless these were drones from other civilisations. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

Scientists Just Broke the Human Timeline (Michael Button)

For most of the twentieth century, scientists believed sophisticated human intelligence emerged around 50,000 years ago.

Today, that timeline has been pushed back over a million years.

From ancient sea crossings and symbolic art to the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, a series of remarkable archaeological finds has quietly transformed our understanding of what early humans were capable of. Yet almost nobody has stopped to consider what these discoveries mean when viewed together...



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 16, 2026.]

US-Iran War, Round Three (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 War Resumes
00:00:44 Third Round Over Hormuz
00:02:19 Legal Status of the Strait
00:04:34 Did the US Break the Deal
00:07:29 International Law and Hormuz
00:09:07 Before and After the Ceasefire
00:13:09 Uranium Versus Hormuz Control
00:16:38 Sea Blockade Returns
00:19:22 Can We Get Out of This
00:22:04 Russia and China Respond
00:26:11 A War Aimed at China
00:28:05 Restraint and Its Limits
00:30:33 Iran Was Never Knocked Out
00:33:21 Lindsey Graham and the Neocons
00:36:18 No Way Back to Peace

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 15, 2026.]