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.  Crossing the Divide ⚡️ ‘Positive decision’ on 90 billion euro Ukraine loan possible within 24 hours, EU chief diplomat says. https://kyivindependenm/ukraine-expects-90-billion-loan Trump says US in ‘very strong position’ for Iran talks Residents in Ukrainian-controlled areas say they are struggling to reach loved ones across the front line, as disruptions to Telegram coincide with broader efforts by Russian authorities to restrict internet access. https://kyivindependenm/russias-digital-crackdown-in-occupied-ukraine-is-further-cutting-families-off-from-each-other/ WhatsApp and Instagram are already heavily restricted and often unusable in occupied territories. Platforms such as Viber, Signal, Discord, and Facebook Messenger have been largely blocked, with sporadic functionality even when accessed via VPNs. Миллиарды на пропаганду НЕ РАБОТАЮТ! Мурзагулов – о том, почему “вождя” больше НЕ ЛЮБЯТ Ukraine war today: Russia claims to have captured two new villages Совет ЕС объявил о санкциях против двух российских организаций, которые, как считают в Брюсселе, связаны с пропагандой и дезинформацией из Москвы. Речь идёт о платформе Euromore и “Правфонде”. https://smarturl.click/L3o3d Amnesty International reports Russia targeted Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure in 2025 Kobakhidze Announces Changes in Law Enforcement, Security Leadership Senators are grilling President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, on the central bank’s independence, his personal wealth and more. Follow our live coverage of the hearing here. https://nyti.ms/4ez0nOP Trump says Fed nominee should cut rates right away https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5840791-trump-fed-rates-warsh-confirmation/ US and Iran signal new ceasefire talks in Islamabad as truce nears end Япония начнет экспортировать оружие? Pope blasts colonization of minerals in Equatorial Guinea, headed by Africa’s longest-serving leader US’ Iran War ROUND 2 LOADING? Trump Drops Strongest Hint Yet With This ‘Big Bomb’ Threat Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather US Seizes Iran Ship: Trump’s 1st Reaction| POTUS Claims ‘Not Nice Things’ As Tehran Alleges… María Rito: Int’l Carpet Forum 2026- unique space for intercultural dialogue A sudden 34 pp increase… Either traders know smth or there’s unfounded optimism in system. Iran started enriching uranium to above-civilian-use levels in 2010. You don’t spend 15+ years on enriching uranium and creating hundreds kgs of 60% enriched uranium just to hand it over 11AM ET 04/21/2026 Newscast Tick bites causing highest rate of ER visits in a decade: CDC https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5840459-tick-bites-emergency-room-visits-surge-cdc/ Tick bites causing highest rate of ER visits in a decade: CDC https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5840459-tick-bites-emergency-room-visits-surge-cdc/ Сколько НА САМОМ ДЕЛЕ стоит “ИМПОРТОЗАМЕЩЕНИЕ” РФ Сколько НА САМОМ ДЕЛЕ стоит “ИМПОРТОЗАМЕЩЕНИЕ” РФ Иран сначала открыл Ормузский пролив, а потом, после того как США продолжили блокаду иранских портов, снова закрыл. США сначала объявили, что не будут продлевать лицензию на покупку российской нефти, а потом продлили ее до 16 мая. Ситуация на мировом рынке энергоносителей крайне неустойчива, а у России сломался механизм, позволяющий сглаживать скачки нефтяного рынка. https://smarturl.click/oV1VO Иран сначала открыл Ормузский пролив, а потом, после того как США продолжили блокаду иранских портов, снова закрыл. США сначала объявили, что не будут продлевать лицензию на покупку российской нефти, а потом продлили ее до 16 мая. Ситуация на мировом рынке энергоносителей крайне неустойчива, а у России сломался механизм, позволяющий сглаживать скачки нефтяного рынка. https://smarturl.click/oV1VO “Radev’s instincts are different — accommodation through paralysis rather than confrontation. He will not use Bulgaria’s veto to block EU decisions on Ukraine,” Dimitar Keranov, an analyst at the German Marshall Fund’s European Resilience program, told the Kyiv Independent. https://kyivindependenm/cooling-not-a-reversal-what-radevs-bulgaria-landslide-means-for-ukraine/ Trump: “Iran has Violated the Cease Fire numerous times!” The current two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States is set to expire on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in the evening (U.S. Eastern Time). J.D. Vance and an Iranian delegation are expected to arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday morning in an attempt to reach a final agreement before the deadline expires. The reduction, estimated between 300,000 and 400,000 barrels per day, comes as Ukraine ramps up its strike campaign against the energy and export infrastructure that accounts for roughly a quarter of Russia’s state revenue. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/russia-forced-to-slash-oil-production-after-ukrainian-strikes-reuters-a92560 The reduction, estimated between 300,000 and 400,000 barrels per day, comes as Ukraine ramps up its strike campaign against the energy and export infrastructure that accounts for roughly a quarter of Russia’s state revenue. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/russia-forced-to-slash-oil-production-after-ukrainian-strikes-reuters-a92560 From @TheAthletic: The Thunder are heavily favored to repeat as NBA champs. But what does history tell us about their chances? We took a look at every title winner since 2005 to determine the answer. pic. From @TheAthletic: The Thunder are heavily favored to repeat as NBA champs. But what does history tell us about their chances? We took a look at every title winner since 2005 to determine the answer. pic. Iran Vs US Now For Baghdad: Power Struggle Sparked By PM Deadlock| Trump, Tehran Race To Decide? The Islamic regime in Iran is preparing to execute eight women political prisoners for “waging war against Allah” Eight female political prisoners are now set to be executed by hanging within the next few days. Their names are as follows: Bita Hemmati Ghazal Ghalandari Golnaz Naraghi Venus Hossein Nejad Panah Movahedi Ensieh Nejati Mahboubeh Shabani Diana Taher Abadi Two of them are teenagers. They were all sentenced to death for “waging war against Allah” for participating in the January anti-regime protests. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh makes opening statement at confirmation hearing US forces board sanctioned vessel without incident, Pentagon says https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5840985-us-forces-board-sanctioned-oil-tanker/ ⚡️ Draft officers arrested for kidnapping a man, demanding $30,000 bribe in Odesa; office chief suspended. According to the investigation, the suspects abducted a man in Odesa on April 21 and forcibly put him in a van and drove around the city, the Prosecutor General’s Office said. https://kyivindependenm/draft-officers-arrested-for-demanding-30-000-bribe-in-odesa-office-chief-was-suspended/ Iran War ‘SCAPEGOAT’? VANCE, Trump’s ‘SUCCESSOR’ Thrown Into A Rock And A Hard Place? ‘I Expect To Be Bombing’: #Trump Warns #Iran He Doesn’t Want To Extend #Ceasefire ‘I Expect To Be Bombing’: #Trump Warns #Iran He Doesn’t Want To Extend #Ceasefire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozeOhVBeTHE #OpEd Many of the Chechen leader’s warnings about Russian nationalism and Moscow’s imperialist ambitions have come true, writes @chambersharold8. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/dudayevs-legacy-still-resonates-30-years-after-his-assassination-a92546 Trump praises Tim Cook on departure from Apple: ‘I have always been a big fan’ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5840682-donald-trump-tim-cook-praise-apple/ Why is Pakistan hosting Iran-US peace talks? Top Tech News Today | Apple CEO Shift, WhatsApp Plus, Google AI Tools, Tinder Iris Scan, SpaceX IPO Control Artifact of the Week: Seven Days in the Arctic Painting. Learn more: pic. London Stock Exchange bomb plotter was allowed to stay in UK! A terrorist denied asylum was granted leave to remain in Britain on human rights grounds, a court ruling reveals. Shah Rahman, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for threatening to blow up the London Stock Exchange was denied asylum but later granted leave to remain in Britain. Shah Rahman was one of four al-Qaeda-inspired extremists who were jailed in 2012 over a plot to bomb the stock exchange and was later recalled to prison for breaches of his licence. Now, a judgment in an immigration case relating to his wife has revealed that Rahman, a Bangladeshi national, applied unsuccessfully for asylum but has been permitted to remai The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, has almost completely disintegrated According to the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the iceberg has lost about 99% of its area: from roughly 1,300 sq. km in January to less than 50 sq. km today. It is continuing to drift and rapidly break into smaller fragments. The iceberg originally calved from the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, when it measured about 4,170 sq. km. Posts – octobersurprise2016.org