October Surprise 2016 - octobersurprise2016.org https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html October Surprise 2016 – Video Review: My Hypothesis: The FBI’s Trump – Russia investigations, including its code name, the “Crossfire Hurricane” was introduced by the Mossad mole, or more likely, moles, within the FBI upper echelons as the cover for their own operation. Who were they? Kash Patel: It  should not be that difficult to figure it out.  Posts – octobersurprise2016.org ‘It was therapeutic’ Micheal Phelps reflects on his Olympic career Exclusive: US Fed has told big banks not to push back aggressively on new capital rules Tech CEO accused of running $420M AI business scam https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5837064-ilearning-ai-fraud-charges/ Cinemas see summer sizzle in ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Star Wars’ http://reut.rs/3OqkPXO http://reut.rs/3OqkPXO 🎙️ Is cutting Australia’s cigarette tax just a gift to Big Tobacco or a sensible way to tackle the black market for illegal smokes? Find out with @lachlanvass from @E61Institute on this week’s Reuters Econ World podcast https://reut.rs/4cbXOkp ⚡️US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a temporary license on April 17 renewing a sanctions waiver that allows countries to purchase Russian oil stranded at sea. https://kyivindependenm/us-extends-russian-oil-waiver-for-1-month/ The effective extension of the waiver comes just two days after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that the Trump administration “will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,” as well as another waiver on Iranian oil. US Energy Department restores funding to carbon removal projects Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks RT by @michaeldweiss: If this wasn’t enough, watch our Hayden Center event with @michaeldweiss, @christogrozev, @Mpolymer, and John Sipher. WATCH: Iran declares Strait of Hormuz is open as Trump says a deal could soon be at hand RT by @joshrogin: The US dropped a Friday night notice lifting sanctions on Russian oil for another month. Comes just 2 days after Treasury Secretary Bessant said the US would not renew the waiver. How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated LIVE | Hormuz Open! Trump Says Ready for Business, But With US Blockade Why Lebanon’s gov’t is walking a thin line between domestic pressure and external threats RT by @michaeldweiss: US very quietly extended the sanctions waiver for Russian oil for another month. 2/ Read more in our latest Iran Update w/ @criticalthreats: https://isw.pub/IranUpdate041726 NEW: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the Iranian entity that has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war, outlined specific conditions on April 17 for vessels to transit the strait that amount to Iran retaining control over maritime traffic through the strait. These conditions include: 1) only commercial vessels not “related to belligerent countries” may transit the strait, 2) vessels must transit the strait via Iran’s approved transit route through Iranian territorial waters, and 3) vessels must coordinate their passage through the Strait with Iranian forces. These conditions indicate that the IRGC seeks to retain operational control over transit th A study from the CATO Institute shows that Trump cut legal immigration even more than he cut illegal immigration. https://thefederalism/2026/04/15/study-trump-cut-bloated-legal-immigration-by-bigger-numbers-than-illegal-crossings/ Weekend ridership numbers have been particularly strong during the summer and holiday periods. https://brooklyneagle.com/381201/mtas-post-pandemic-weekend-ridership/ Round-trip public transit tickets to World Cup games at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will cost $150, up from under $15 on typical days, according to FIFA and NJ Transit officials https://reut.rs/4sMcpbl Trump says the US will go into Iran and get its enriched uranium NPR News: 04-17-2026 8PM EDT Judge who halted Trump’s ballroom known for skepticism of government — and love of exclamation marks! Is the Kennedy Center imploding? https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/inside-kennedy-center-shutdown-drama/686801/ Strait of Hormuz reopens as U.S. continues blockade, FISA temporarily extended, more Trump gets roaring ovation on Iran at Turning Point event https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837295-trump-nuclear-iran-policy/ Dubai police arrest Daniel Kinahan on organised crime charges, Irish media report http://reut.rs/42cQy1J http://reut.rs/42cQy1J Cat hit by train rescued from LIRR tracks, vets say he’s lucky to be alive Wall Street indexes rally as oil falls with Strait of Hormuz opening The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs for a third straight session, while the Dow hit its highest since February as investors welcomed Iran’s move to open the Strait of Hormuz https://reut.rs/4dUX9Fk Ripple Will Be the Amazon of Payments and Banking Infrastructure by 2040, Analyst Says Mad Money 04/17/26 US imposes sanctions aimed at Colombian fighters in Sudan US-Iran talks take sudden, uncertain shift with sweeping claims on both sides https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5837189-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-trump-iran/ Tornado touches down in Minnesota while historic flooding threatens Wisconsin #ICYMI: Tehran University Professor Mohammad Marandi: Iran Will Fight for Control of the Strait of Hormuz and Succeed; If the U.S. Escalates, the Gulf States Will Cease to Exist – If I Were Living There Now, I Would Leave; These Countries Are Not Going to Be Livable Great Americans: A conversation with Michael Phelps April 17, 2026 – PBS News Hour full episode Vance faces first global test as U.S. negotiator with Iran Which team can dethrone the OKC Thunder? 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