Wars Built on Fictional Narratives w/ Neil Oliver (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and welcome to Neil Oliver
00:00:43 The collision between narratives and facts
00:01:14 Three major articles admit the West is losing
00:02:51 Eric Schmidt describes a catastrophic Kiev
00:04:33 Political shockwaves spreading across Europe
00:05:23 Why the wars were built on fictional narratives
00:07:44 How Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza are bleeding together
00:09:32 Foreign policy lies inevitably corrupt domestic policy
00:12:21 How the West's treatment of Russia comes home to roost
00:14:21 Discovering the true history behind the Nakba
00:16:02 Andy Burnham replaces Starmer, but nothing changes
00:17:31 The astonishing speed of political collapse
00:21:33 Merz faces a stunning 78 percent resign demand
00:24:12 Sweden's Social Democrats collapse to historic lows
00:25:33 A Stockholm syndrome relationship with failing leaders
00:29:17 Brussels and the Berlaymont building's threatening banner
00:34:52 Putin warns that troops in Ukraine mean confrontation with Russia
00:40:32 NATO officials still insist Russia can be easily beaten
00:45:33 Rome, archaeology, and buildings that reveal fear
00:51:42 Will change come slowly, or all at once

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

Economic Collapse As Debt Yields to Explode to 20% | Alasdair Macleod (WTFinance)

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Alasdair Macleod. Alasdair Macleod has over decades of experience in financial markets, with a focus on monetary history, systemic risk, and the enduring role of gold. He is one of the most respected voices on sound money and wealth preservation.

During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, the geopolitical crisis we're working through, Scott Bessents buyback, why yields could go to 20% and more. I hope you enjoy!



Global bond yields are rising caused by rising oil prices and struggling agriculture in the northern hemisphere. Although this video looks primarily at what the US might do to stop it, the same problem will arise with all heavily indebted countries. The basic truth is that the global economy is going down the drain, and the bond yields are a reflection of this fact.

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

U.S. Running Out of Ways to End Iran War (Daniel Davis)

Professor Marandi appearing on the Daniel Davis channel.

The headline for this video is correct. The problem is that the US and Israelis are not prepared to accept terms offered by Iran. The Israelis will not stop attacking Lebanon or Gaza and the US wants control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Marandi points out that it's been the US-Israeli side that have broken negotiated agreements to stop the fighting multiple times. No deals can therefore be made with the US regarding Iran where the only way the situation will be resolved is if the US actually physically withdraws from the region.

With no other choice Iran is going on the offensive to target the US in the region, hitting their economic assets, and also their allies. Marandi points out that Iran doesn't need to strike tankers coming through the Strait to stop oil shipments but can directly hit oil installations. So far they have held off doing so (to prevent a global economic calamity), but will strike if they are attacked in a similar fashion.   

The war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia is another front in this conflict. Already some oil infrastructure has been hit by the Yemenis - and if things continue, the Gulf States will no longer be viable in their present forms. Oil prices on the open market are heading toward 150 dollars per barrel and will go much higher if this continues, with money going to other producers, and none to the Gulf region.

Whichever way you look at the situation the end result seems to be a loss for the US, the Gulf States and probably Israel (that has guaranteed US economic support in any event). 

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

Russia Begins To Isolate Kiev. Elites Rattled as Rail Link Hit (The Duran)

Trump publicly blames Zelensky for the diesel price shortage even though he personally authorized the strikes on Russian oil refineries that caused it. In this episode we break down how the failed Ukrainian drone offensive, Eric Schmidt's grim admission that Kiev is losing the war, and new Russian strikes on the Kiev to Poland rail line all point toward Russia tightening its grip on the Ukrainian capital much like it did in Odessa. Is Washington preparing to abandon Kiev, or will the pressure for escalation from Sikorski, Rutte and Schmidt win out?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Trump blames Zelensky for the diesel price shortage
00:01:26 Why diesel prices matter to the global economy
00:02:40 Trump grows frustrated after a year of escalation pressure
00:04:30 How the deep strikes campaign against Russia was built since 2023
00:05:53 The Russian economy fails to collapse despite the drone offensive
00:08:30 Russia starts striking the Kiev to Poland rail link
00:11:01 Trump wants Zelensky to halt strikes and save the ceasefire
00:14:50 Washington's blame war between escalation and deal factions
00:18:08 Strike hits the train station as Western officials travel to Kiev
00:20:50 Russia's strategy to gradually isolate and cut off Kiev
00:24:32 The precision strike and the evolution of Russian drone guidance
00:30:31 Russia ends its informal agreement on Western train travel
00:33:57 Comparing Kiev's fate to the fall of Odessa
00:37:48 Sikorski, Rutte and the growing chorus demanding escalation

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

Seyed M. Marandi: Houthis Expanding Fast & Iran Set to Escalate Big (Glenn Deisen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Marandi discusses the great advances of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) and why Iran is set to escalate.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 14, 2026.]

Putin Warns Russia And Europe At War If Europe Troops Enter Ukraine; Big Houthi Victory; BRICS Meets (Alexander Mercouris)

Putin has just delivered his bluntest warning yet, telling Europe that sending troops into Ukraine means direct conflict with Russia, a message he chose to deliver from the BRICS summit stage in New Delhi alongside Modi and Xi Jinping. Alexander breaks down why Putin timed this warning now, how a stunning Houthi battlefield surge in Yemen has forced Saudi Arabia to shut down a critical oil pipeline, and why Donald Trump has twice turned away a desperate Mohammed bin Salman. With Europe's rhetoric growing more reckless by the day, how much longer before this warning is tested?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:34 Major news across the Middle East Ukraine and energy markets
00:01:36 Putin's unambiguous words on European troops in Ukraine
00:02:32 Why the Kremlin skipped a formal press conference
00:03:56 Putin questioned on the AfD victory in Saxony Anhalt
00:06:25 Russia moves from hints to an explicit warning
00:07:11 The long decline of German policy toward Russia
00:09:19 German rhetoric escalates linking the AfD to Russia
00:10:23 The Leipzig drone incident and its shaky evidence
00:13:56 Europe escalates with drones missiles and asset seizures
00:19:27 The shadow fleet standoff and Norway's ship seizure
00:22:53 Unproven claims of NATO disrupting a Russian naval exercise
00:25:46 Ukraine's battlefield collapse fuels European panic
00:28:21 Moscow rejects visits from Ratcliffe and Witkoff and Kushner
00:34:03 Putin defends Russia's history of enforcing its red lines
00:44:19 Why Russia no longer fears a conventional conflict with NATO
00:51:19 Putin dominates the BRICS summit in New Delhi
01:01:51 Houthi battlefield gains force Saudi Arabia to shut a pipeline
01:05:56 Trump twice refuses MBS's pleas for military help
01:14:05 Ukraine front line update from Kupiansk to Dobropillya

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 14, 2026.]

Houthis Seize More Territory as War Turns Against America /Patrick Henningsen (Daniel Davis)

Excellent must see interview with Henningsen who explains the context for the war with Yemen, that the Houthis only attacked after the truce was broken, and that the Saudi mercenaries have been poorly treated and are not prepared to fight against a determined opposition. Plus the US can no longer occupy, or set up, bases in the region because they're easily targeted. The existing ones are largely destroyed. They basically lost already while causing oil prices to skyrocket due to their failure to fully back off. Iran won't back down until the MOU demands are met.

Best comments on You Tube:

@Lucy-s2q3i
US military are mercenaries for Israel. For billionnaires. Our gov is for rich. Bribed. Not for Americans.

@Enonimus9999
The CIA and Mossad ISIS goons currently control Syria, and those Nazis want the same for the entire Arab and Muslim world. But thanks to the Yemeni, Iranian, Russian and the CCP resistance, it will not happened.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Diesel Crisis Worsens as Houthis Tighten Grip on al-Mandeb Strait (The Duran)

Diesel and gasoline prices are hitting historic highs as Donald Trump finally admits the United States is at war with Iran, a war he now says will not end until after the midterms. In this episode we break down how a spiraling energy crisis, a resurgent Houthi offensive against Saudi Arabia, and Scott Bessent's plan to use the energy shock against China could collide into a genuine economic storm for the West. Is Washington sleepwalking into a crisis it cannot control?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Diesel and gas prices hit historic highs
00:00:31 Trump admits the US is now in a war
00:01:00 Why the entire economy runs on diesel
00:01:59 Rising diesel prices threaten higher inflation and rates
00:03:21 Europe faces dangerously low natural gas reserves
00:05:28 Strait of Hormuz remains closed with no end in sight
00:06:04 Houthis reopen the war with Saudi Arabia
00:07:04 Trump moves the goalposts and offers a 5000 dollar bribe
00:08:48 How Trump squandered a real deal with Iran
00:14:34 Bessent bets on financial engineering to outmaneuver China

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Yemeni Forces Take KEY Red Sea PORT CITY as Saudi-Backed Mercenaries FLEE (Rachel Blevins)

The Yemeni Armed Forces are on the move, taking control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, in a shocking offensive that sent Saudi-backed mercenaries fleeing. Now, not only does Ansar Allah have increased control over the Bab El-Mandeb Strait and Yemen’s western coast, but they are not stopping there…



The clip also covers the situation in Ukraine, where there are no longer any interceptor missiles able to shoot down drones or ballistic missiles fired by Russia. As a whole, the Middle Eastern States lack air defence missiles to protect against Iranian attack - the same as we see in Ukraine. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Peter Schiff: Economic Armageddon - Bonds & Dollar in Crisis (Glenn Deisen)

Peter Schiff is the CEO of Euro Pacific Asset Management and the host of the Peter Schiff Show.



A few observations: Schiff is probably wrong about US tariffs. He talked about investing overseas in regions that were producing things, and seems to think it's okay that the US has outsourced a massive amount of their own productive capacity. Furthermore, sanctions on Russia helped their domestic industries. Of course prices for goods will rise in the short term under a tariff regime, but longer term protectionism protects local production. Schiff comes across as having TDS despite the fact one can fairly criticise a lot of what the President is doing during his second term. 

Also, causing an economic crisis might actually be the plan. Losing the wars in the Middle East and against Russia might be an objective for Trump. He wanted to wind back US overseas commitments and the they tried to kill him. Although Trump is old he does actually understand second and third order consequences. It's how he operated previously. It's possible he is still using this strategy, giving the Deep State and Israel everything they want, and more, that's leading to disaster. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 12, 2026.]

RECAP: DECADES OF DECEPTION - RYAN DAWSON - DOCUMENTARY

War and deception go hand in hand. Some history about false flag terrorism going back to the 1950s. This is normal. Peace is not a normal state when it comes to the history of the world. So be vigilant or be conned.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

RECAP: ISRAELI SPYING IN THE UNITED STATES: CENSORED FOUR-PART FOX NEWS SERIES WITH CARL CAMERON (2001)

This four-part series on Israeli spying in the United States is pretty shocking. It originally aired on Fox News in December 2001. The videos remained on the Fox News web site for just a couple of days after the fourth installment before being taken down without comment -- in other words, being censored. Fox News must have received a great deal of pressure from Israel and the US government to completely throw away the efforts of this investigation.



Of note is that the Israels arrested included "military intelligence, electronic surveillance intercept and or explosive ordinance units". EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Did the Future Directors of the FBI and CIA Know About What Was Coming on 9/11? (Ben Swann)

New documents have been released that suggest that the future directors of the FBI AND CIA were aware and possibly involved in the planning of the 9/11 terrorist attack.



There are CIA, Saudi and Mossad intelligence connections all over the 911 false flag operation. The hijackers were aided by them and then air defences were essentially stood down to allow the planes to hit their targets, where explosives were used to finish the job in NYC in a spectacular made-for-TV event that kicked off the regime change wars.

The information showing the intelligence connections is old news, almost two decades old, and was kept out of the public's mind by the corrupt MSM. Many people tried to have the media run stories on what really happened but they ended up obfuscating the whole truth, and then aired disinformation programs to 'debunk' key lines of evidence that came up in official investigations or from independent investigators.

Editorial comment: Having personally emailed the mainstream media many hundreds of times over 10 years I can say they are part of the problem we all face. By lying to the public they've thrown us all under the bus. It's good to see the new alt media now genuinely taking up the challenge. See below for the 2008 doco Fabled Enemies that explains the connections between the intelligence community and terrorist groups. It's been going on for many decades reaching back into the Cold War with Operation Gladio (an issue the BBC covered in the 1990s).

Related information:

Fabled Enemies (Jason Bermas)


The issue of intelligence agency connections to terrorist groups. With the recent regime change wars in the Middle East the intelligence people were supporting whole armies of extremists in Syria.



9/11 Explosive Evidence - Experts Speak Out (Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth)


Unimpeachable forensic info about the demolitions in NYC. It was obviously so, especially when you consider what happened to Building 7 that was not hit by a plane, and where explosions happened in that building BEFORE any of the towers came down.



Two Barry Jennings Interviews (WABC-TV, 2001 / LTW, 2007) - WTCClips


Massive explosions inside World Trade Centre Building 7 before the twin towers came down.


[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Wesley Clark to Fox News Bimbo We use radical Islamists for ..

General Clark pointing out that Al Qaeda would not exist without the support of nation states and that extremists are used as tools when it comes to attacking other countries. This is from 10 years ago, so he's talking about what was going on in Syria and Iraq at the time, and likely Libya. Also, the Fox host is not a bimbo, she was trying to steer Clark away from talking about US involvement in what was happening - using extremists for regime change operations.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Douglas Macgregor: U.S. Defeated in Iran & Israel Will Not Survive (Glenn Deisen)

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



Excellent assessment from Macgregor. The title for this clip does not tell the whole story. Macgregor sees the war against Iran as a no win situation, with the US, that is under the influence of the Israelis, withdrawing from Central Asia, following on from the British Empire, and that the war in Ukraine is now finally on its last legs. Economic disaster is on the way too. He thinks there will be (political) revolution in the West against the globalists, and there are already signs of this happening. People on the street can see the truth directly, and also via the alternative media, and are acting accordingly. The main thing to consider, in terms of creating a better future, is that truth and transparency is essential. Thankfully we are already on this path.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Piers JUST FOUND OUT Israel Had Advance Warning About Oct. 7th! (Jimmy Dore)

In this segment Jimmy discusses a new report that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation that could destabilize the region. The report, published by Haaretz and based on reporting by Israeli journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, says the warning came during a reported 45-minute phone call, while Netanyahu's office has strongly denied that the call or warning occurred and the UAE has declined to confirm or deny the specific conversation.

Jimmy connects the report to earlier reporting that Israeli officials had obtained Hamas's attack plan before October 7 and to broader questions about intelligence failures, while he mocks late-to-the-party Piers Morgan for being shocked and outraged by these reports. The segment concludes with Jimmy discussing an upcoming appearance on Morgan's program to debate skepticism of the official 9/11 narrative.



There were plenty of warnings from a number of different sources, highlighted in the clip. Dore also reminds viewers that Netanyahu was recently shown to have funded HAMAS. The point is that sections of the Israeli leadership are willing to sacrifice their own civilians in order to kick off fighting so they can eradicate their enemies.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 11, 2026.]

Trump Careening Towards the Point of No Return w/Iran Col Doug Macgregor (Daniel Davis)

Colonel Macgregor repeats the point that the US cannot win against Iran in the Middle East and that Trump never really understood the military situation. He says the US is doing the bidding of the Israelis who have captured Washington. He thinks that the agenda to destroy Iran will fail and backfire on Israel as a board alliance is created to oppose them.

 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 10, 2026.]

Russia BOMBARDS Kiev with MAJOR STRIKES + NEW Geran Drones SHOCK the West | Mark Sleboda (Rachel Blevins)

After a brief pause to entertain Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff (Trump’s sorry excuse for diplomats) over the weekend, Russia has returned to carrying out major strikes on Kiev. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on defense-industrial facilities and transport-logistics hubs in Kiev and the surrounding region on Monday night.

International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted Russia is using both ballistic and cruise missiles, but it’s also utilizing advanced Geran drones with jet-powered engines that appear to be under manual control, as they “loiter around Kiev until they decide which target they’re going to hit.”

To say that the latest Russian military advancements are driving the West crazy would be an understatement.



The interview also takes a brief look at the escalating war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. This second conflict zone is pushing the world towards an economic disaster as Gulf State oil supplies are cut off. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 10, 2026.]

Paul Craig Roberts: Putin's Mistake - Letting the West Attack Russia (Glenn Deisen)

Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and former United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. Roberts argues the US is in rapid decline economically and it is defeated in Iran. Roberts expresses concerns that a great power like Russia allowed the West to become comfortable with attacking Russia, which suggests that much instability is coming.



The clip opens with Paul Craig Roberts pointing out that the US is under the thumb of neocons that have been driving the Greater Israel project ever since the 911 (false flag) attacks. The war on terror has been about regime change, and it's now moved on to Iran. He adds that US Presidents are not really in full control of their administrations, going from his own experience and from what we've seen recently.

Roberts thoughts on Russia's conduct of the war in Ukraine, that they have not moved strongly enough to quickly destroy their opposition, are insightful. Over time this drawn out war has led to the idea that the Russians can be toyed with, by other Western powers, without much consequence. However, while this might be true kinetically the war is actually bleeding Europe economically.

The Russian war plan, while it was somewhat inept at the beginning, might now be for the war to drag on such that Europe falls apart without them having to fight them directly. Already we are seeing populist parties gaining ground in Germany, France, and the UK and elsewhere.

The Western-Israeli idea of waging proxy war is now backfiring in a world beset by globalist/neo-liberal economic and societal policies - where debt levels are sky high, where industry has been outsourced, where NET ZERO driven energy costs has destroyed whatever is left, and where mass migration has caused untold problems.

Best comment on You Tube:

@Bb11999
I think Putin let west attack because he wants' west to bleed financially and they are by supporting the most corrupt regime in the world bleeding to death in their own countries, without russia fighting them. A very smart move by Putin.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 9, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: U.S.-Iran War Enters a New Dangerous Phase (Glenn Deisen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Marandi discusses a new phase of the US-Iran War as both the US and Iran aim to assert escalation dominance.



Iran's new leader is in favour of an aggressive war vs the US, striking them wherever they can, to drive them out of the region. Iran is not attacking Israel, that continues to bomb Lebanon, since they are scheduled for upcoming elections. Any Iranian attacks on Israel will drive the public towards supporting Netanyahu that the Iranians want voted out of office. The bottom line is that oil supplies will be restricted for some time.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 8, 2026.]