Can the U.S. Afford to Annihilate Iran? /Seyed M. Marandi (Daniel Davis)

Trump's talk about annihilating Iran comes with the fact that Iran can destroy the viability of its regional neighbours including Israel. If the US tries to wipe out Iran the world economy will be in dire straits through a prolonged shortage of oil.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 3, 2026.]

Russia Pounds Kyiv as US Pushes Peace Talks /Patrick Henningsen (Daniel Davis)

The key point with these recent Russian strikes is that they came after Ukraine repeatedly tried to hit Moscow and damage their energy system. How much longer can Ukraine hang on in this war of attrition? Henningsen does a good job outlining key aspects of the conflict.  Currently the US is making a LOT of money exporting energy products to Europe. A peace deal would put an end to this money making scam.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 3, 2026.]

Mortgage holders are cruising for a bruising (Leithvo)

This interview on News24 discusses the fallout from Tuesday's interest rate decision from the RBA.



Cutting government spending, and addressing the crushing debt, along with cutting immigration (not mentioned here), are things that are desperately needed. House prices have been overinflated for some time due to the low interest rates and the influx of people. The property 'market' is due for a correction from this folly in any event. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 3, 2026.]

Russia Attacks Ukraine Energy System Hits Key Substation Power Plants; Massive Blackouts; Dobropilia (Alexander Mercouris)

Russia has struck the Kyivska electrical substation, the critical hinge joining Ukraine's western and eastern power grids, alongside the Tripilska thermal plant and a Kiev hydro station, triggering blackouts from Kiev all the way to the Donbass. Alexander explains why Russia spent years probing this target, how a global transformer shortage leaves Ukraine unable to repair it, and why Moscow's real aim is to hollow out Kiev rather than topple its government, while Dobropillia resistance collapses and Biletsky's Operation Vivaldi stalls before the rasputitsa. Is this the opening of the decisive campaign Russia has been preparing since October 2022?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Russia's massive overnight strike on Kiev
00:01:35 Ukraine's interception claims questioned
00:04:08 Iskander M and Zircon versus Patriot PAC 3
00:07:17 Target list: data center and Kiev power plants
00:10:16 Kyivska substation, the hinge of Ukraine's grid
00:16:18 Kinetic reconnaissance and the transformer shortage
00:18:50 Frankenstein hybrid systems and repair risks
00:22:44 Blackouts spread from Kiev to Donbass
00:24:27 Putin's order to target the energy system
00:27:26 Why Russia isn't seeking regime change in Kiev
00:30:45 Russia's real objective: hollowing out Kiev
00:33:56 Ukrainian command shakeup under strain
00:35:33 Russia's hardening stance since Anchorage
00:43:38 Built since October 2022: the industrial timeline
00:47:40 Dobropillia collapsing as Russia closes on Bilozerske
00:53:58 Operation Vivaldi: Biletsky's Lyman counteroffensive
01:04:33 Orikhiv supply road and the coming rasputitsa
01:08:10 Russia's economy and oil revenue boom
01:12:31 Tokayev praises Putin in Germany
01:15:54 Le Pen, Bardella and Europe's political crisis

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 2, 2026.]

COL. Douglas Macgregor : America’s Toxic Military Culture (Judging Freedom)

Macgregor points out that a complete military victory is the only option for Russia in Ukraine. The mainstream media and politicians have said that Russia is on its last legs and yet all of Europe allegedly needs to prepare for war. They are talking out of both sides of their mouth at once. The reality is that Ukraine has lost and suffered massive casualties.

While the US has spent trillions on its military over recent years it's now unprepared to fight a modern war against drones and ballistic missiles having failed to implement the lessons learned in the ongoing conflicts. Macgregor points out that when the economic calamity arrives much of the US Navy will be sitting in port, and that the focus should then be on domestic affairs, not international.

The key thing about the war against Iran, and the pending global economic disaster, is that it's a function of Israeli control over both President Trump and the US Congress. The Congress could put an end to it, but they won't. The Democrats only pretend to be somewhat in opposition but continue to provide enough support to allow continued fighting. There's no successful US-Israeli outcome in this situation, only a road towards disaster. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 2, 2026.]

Douglas Macgregor: Israel vs Turkey and Qatar: New US War Strategy? (Glenn Diesen)

Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.



The US is still demanding the complete capitulation of Iran, which means that a peace deal will not be possible. Iran can still destroy all land based US forces in the region through ballistic missile and drone attack. This means that the US cannot prevail in this region militarily.

The Israelis are now correctly seen by everyone as wanting to eradicate their neighbours. Countries with which they had relatively good relations must now see them as a serious threat, namely the Gulf States and Turkey.   

Macgregor further reports that the US is seriously planning an invasion of Cuba. 

Looming over all of the wars is an economic calamity brought about by a corrupt financial system that burdened the world with mountains of debt. Things are unravelling due to the rising oil price and actual fuel shortages.

Macgregor believes there will be a rebellion by the people of the West against their globalist masters as things get worse. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 1, 2026.]

Russia's Sky Campaign Isolating Kiev and Odessa (The Duran)

Russia is methodically isolating Kyiv, cutting Ukraine's ports, rail links, internet and communications in an air campaign Alexander compares to the 1991 bombing of Iraq. In this episode we discuss whether Zelensky's government could be forced to relocate to Western Ukraine, how Oreshnik missiles and FAB 9000 bunker busters could reach Kyiv's command centers, and why the West will pivot to demands for a no fly zone. With the midterms approaching and Pentagon voices urging restraint, will Trump pass the test or bow to the neocons once again?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Ukraine ports blockade and steel industry collapse
00:00:52 Russia's daily drone and missile barrage on Kyiv
00:01:49 Cutting Ukraine off from Europe by rail and road
00:02:48 Internet, data centers and Starlink targeted
00:03:50 Isolating Kyiv and the 1991 Iraq air campaign parallel
00:04:28 Will Zelensky's government relocate out of Kyiv
00:07:39 Railway strikes and the deep bunkers below Kyiv
00:08:40 Oreshnik, FAB 9000 and the bunker busting threat
00:10:32 The West's new narrative and no fly zone demands
00:13:04 Trump, the midterms and Pentagon restraint

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 1, 2026.]

‘Complete crap’ | Mark Bouris unleashes on Jim Chalmers (2GB Sydney)

Mark Bouris joins the team and DOESN'T hold back on RBA



The Reserve Bank of Australia just raised interest rates. Bouris lashes out at the Government for excessive spending. The highest spending Government in history. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 1, 2026.]

West Sets Trap for Putin; Lavrov Snubs Berlin; Broke Europe Eyes Russian Assets (The Duran)

Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul pulled Sergey Lavrov aside at the UN for a surprise 20 minute meeting, and walked away with nothing. In this episode we break down why Berlin is so desperate, how Washington and Europe are pushing for a Minsk 3 ceasefire through a Trump Putin meeting at APEC in China, and why Rishi Sunak is now demanding the EU seize Russia's frozen assets to keep Zelensky afloat. Is the West about to spring its trap, or is Moscow already one step ahead?



The West is desperate for a ceasefire in Ukraine so they can rearm their proxy.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Wadephul and Lavrov surprise UN meeting
00:01:11 Why Berlin is desperate
00:02:56 Wadephul arrives empty handed
00:04:11 Who is really talking about conflict by 2030
00:05:04 Hybrid claims versus European drones inside Russia
00:07:09 The push for Minsk 3
00:09:54 Putin at APEC and the G20 in Miami
00:13:15 The APEC trap and Zelensky as plus one
00:15:06 A trap set too arrogantly
00:17:16 Can Trump talk Putin into a freeze
00:20:11 Sunak returns demanding Russian frozen assets
00:21:54 Zelensky burns through the 90 billion loan
00:27:20 Belgium and Euroclear push back
00:30:04 Ukraine's money crisis and hyperinflation risk
00:34:13 Why seizing the assets buries Europe

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 30, 2026.]

Labour Are Deranged Nutjobs and Will Destroy Us (Lotus Eaters)

Carl, Harry, and Stelios are joined by ‪Restore Britain‬'s prospective MP candidate Tyler Johnson to discuss the typically insane Labour Party conference.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 30, 2026.]

Mortgage holders are about to get smashed (Leithvo)

This interview with ABC Radio Brisbane discusses the likely impacts of further rate rises on mortgage holders.



The Reserve Bank of Australia did indeed raise interest rates, and Leith predicts they will raise again at least two more times. Considering present day debt loads, what they have done is create the highest mortgage burden level in history. Leith says that a big part of the problem is excessive spending by State and Federal Governments where the politicians refuse to admit any connection between what they are doing and out of control inflation, where one other factor is an increase in fuel costs. Already Australian politicians cannot also admit the connection between housing affordability and mass migration. They won't face up to the fact that their own blunders are crushing the lives of ordinary people. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 30, 2026.]

Can Star Wars Be RUINED Any WORSE? The Return of Rey in New Trilogy Proves They've Learned NOTHING! (Doomcock)

The usual media outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, are reporting that a new, NEW (no, really, this time we mean it) post-Sequel trilogy trilogy is in development at LFL. Not the one that got canceled, a new one. And Rey is gonna be in it...oh boy! Star Wars is SAVED! In this video, I am joined by Harvey and the Skull of Calderon taking turns whacking at this particular wacky pinata! Hilarity ensues. You can't make this $#%T up!



The sequel trilogy is objective garbage, with more and more people turning off every new Disney Star Wars production. Making a new set of films based on the Rey trilogy looks like insanity. It's like money does not matter. Woke activist Hollywood still has its knives out to destroy blockbuster franchises and it looks like they are not finished. This looks like some kind of humiliation ritual.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 30, 2026.]

IRGC Seize SECOND U.S. Underwater Drone, STRIKE 19 Vessels + Russia DESTROYS Starlink Data Center (Rachel Blevins)

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy confirmed the capture of a second U.S. Military REMUS 600 autonomous underwater drone carrying out reconnaissance operations in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. This, as Iran has launched strikes on a record 19 vessels trying to circumvent its control over the Strait in the last 48 hours.

Russia is also continuing its escalated strikes on Ukraine, recently destroying the Kosmonova data center, used by Starlink to attempt drone strikes inside Russia.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2026.]

Bowne Report: Netanyahu Is Not Your Friend (Alex Jones)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified the slaughter of innocent civilians during a speech at the UN General Assembly, blaming Hamas for Israel’s disproportionate response to the Oct. 7 terror attacks while further entangling the US in Israel’s alleged war crimes.



The clip points out that the Israelis gave HAMAS more than one billion dollars in order to stoke conflict. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2026.]

"Start Preparing Yourself..." – Edward Dowd (The Global Report)

Edward Dowd discusses growing risks around AI financing, expensive valuations, widening credit spreads, and weakness in private credit. He also examines inflation, oil, interest rates, and why investors may need to prepare for greater market volatility ahead.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2026.]

Could Britain Be the Next Iceland? The Gilt-Sterling Doom Loop. (maneco64)

Could Britain be heading toward its own version of Iceland’s 2008 currency crisis?

In this video, I examine the growing risk of a gilt-sterling doom loop as UK government bond yields rise, sterling shows signs of weakness, and Britain becomes increasingly dependent on foreign investors and the Bank of England to support the gilt market.

I also look at how an energy and diesel crisis could compound the problem—and why renewed Bank of England intervention could put even more pressure on the pound.

Could rising yields, falling gilts and a weakening currency feed on each other and trigger a much bigger UK financial crisis?



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2026.]

A bigger and poorer Australia (Leithvo)

The weekend's Treasury of Common Sense on Radio 2GB/4BC unpacked the 2026 Intergenerational Report's propaganda on immigration and energy.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2026.]

Washington Corners Iran, Dares it to Strike /Lt Col Daniel Davis

Trump obviously wants a global economic calamity, and his Deep State backers seem to also want the same thing. If the disaster turns the world away from the US, and ends the globalist model, without a dictatorship being created, then the final outcome will be a good thing. In the mean time a lot of people are going to suffer and many will be killed. Israel will not come out of this well either. They are already hated globally.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 28, 2026.]

FULL: 'Dictatorship Of One Hegemon Is Out Of Control': Lavrov DESTROYS US Policies At UNGA (NDTV World)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the UN General Assembly with a fierce warning to NATO and the US regarding the war in Ukraine.

Watch as Moscow rejects Western calls for a ceasefire and declares Western strategies a failure.

What You Need to Know:

Ukraine Conflict Escalation: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at the UN General Assembly that Western efforts to inflict a "strategic defeat" on Russia have hit a dead end, asserting that Moscow will fulfill all objectives of its special military operation in Donbas and Novorossiya without pausing for negotiations.

Critique of US Foreign Policy: Lavrov condemned recent US military actions, including the intervention in Venezuela, calling for the immediate release of President Nicolas Maduro, and warned that Western strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure under IAEA safeguards threaten global security.

UN Security Council Reform: Russia officially backed permanent UN Security Council seats for India and Brazil, alongside expanded African representation under the Ezulwini Consensus, while strictly opposing permanent seats for NATO members such as Germany and Japan.

Emergence of a Multipolar Order: Highlighting the shift away from 500 years of Western dominance, Lavrov promoted the Greater Eurasian Partnership and criticized European leaders for expanding NATO influence into Asia while ignoring UN resolutions.



It always helps to listen to entire speeches of those vilified in the mainstream media to understand what's really going on vs the propaganda/spin.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 28, 2026.]

Russia Near To Dobropilia Capture; Ukraine Economy Implodes Zelensky Begs Talks Truce EU Hunts Funds (Alexander Mercouris)

Alexander reports that Russia has tightly encircled Dobropillia, and explains why its fall could open the road to Sloviansk and the rest of western Donbass. At the same time Ukraine's economy is imploding, with steel production halted for the first time in a century, Russian strikes knocking out Kiev's data centers and internet, and the EU scrambling to fast track €45 billion from its €90 billion loan while Zelensky chases a ceasefire after a meeting with CIA director John Ratcliffe that Alex Christoforou flags as the one that really mattered. With Europe's own budgets under strain and elections looming, how much longer can Brussels keep kicking the Ukrainian can down the road?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro and Western urgency to halt the Russian offensive
00:00:46 Black Sea blockade and failed land routes
00:02:06 Ukraine steel production stops for the first time in a century
00:04:05 Russian strikes on Kiev data centers and internet blackouts
00:07:28 Agriculture crisis and a spiraling Ukrainian economy
00:09:57 Making Kiev unworkable: could ministries relocate west?
00:16:36 Zelensky pushes for a Putin Trump meeting at the G20
00:18:34 Dmitriev in New York and the fake tripartite meeting
00:20:33 Zelensky asks Trump to lean on Xi Jinping
00:26:22 Germany's token Patriot interceptor pledge
00:30:35 Europe's budget stress and rising bond yields
00:35:34 Euroclear plan dropped and the €90 billion loan scramble
00:41:57 Zelensky's real meeting with CIA director Ratcliffe
00:43:51 Ukrainian drone strikes and hardened Russian refineries
00:46:06 CIA shadow fleet drone claims in the Mediterranean
00:52:29 Dobropillia surrounded: the Russian MoD map and siege
00:59:14 Russian MoD signals goals beyond Donbass
01:04:02 Sloviansk outflanking, Orikhiv and Dnieper crossings
01:10:48 Biletsky's Lyman offensive and the Readovka account
01:16:47 Kharkiv cauldron and closing remarks

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 27, 2026.]