Sunday morning #headlines recap Editor’s note: I’m not going try to cover all of the provocative things Tucker said in his NPR interview, although I will say that his assertion that Israeli leaders intentionally wanted US bases in the area destroyed was puzzling if true. Feel free to add your takes in the comments. Fresh on the heels of Trump’s out of hand dismissal of Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait: IRGC runs the largest anti-ship wave of the war, with sustained missile, drone and fast-attack-boat activity through Saturday night. Mines are also back on the Omani route. “Bombing resumes after the midterms” according to Trump. RAF Fairford: major incident, trespassers arrested on explosives charges, base at highest alert level. The base hosts USAF B-1B bombers. As a part of Xi’s visit to Washington, the two countries sign a proclamation scolding Iran: "no country or institution can be allowed to impose tolls on international waterways". Analysts note the hypocrisy given Beijing claims the Taiwan Strait as sovereign waters while signing language on Hormuz. Riyadh: Parents received last-minute school messages Sunday shifting all in-person classes to remote for the week; "We have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools must remain closed all week". No official reason was published. It follows several days of drone and missile threats over the capital and flights diverting from Riyadh. The government used AI-generated images to try to blame it on weather conditions. Russia: 335 drones in 24 hours across two waves took out three of Kiev’s five data centers. Ukrainian TV channels are going dark as a direct result. Meanwhile Ukraine gets no new Patriot missiles from US and Ukrainian steel mills are crippled, putting 22,000 out of work. I guess Ukraine will have to resort to the old tried and true methods of dropping leaflets from airplanes to get their propaganda messages out to citizens. Ukraine’s government-backed United24 project offered former US service members thousands of dollars to produce pro-Ukraine videos for American audiences, RT’s America Now has found. The offers targeted veterans whose military backgrounds could make the message seem more credible to viewers. At this point if some personality or product leads with muh military veteran I’m immediately uninterested. Cuba planning is moving from rhetoric to logistics. US Army reportedly checking troop availability with air force units on high alert, CBS-sourced internal communications suggesting forces could be needed within 90-120 days. Trump not being retarded for 5 minutes challenge: IMPOSSIBLE. On Monday, a horse named Austrian Painter won a race in Indiana. By Wednesday, the horse had been renamed after the Internet figured out it was a reference to Adolf Hitler. “It’s a big stain on the industry” said one pearl-clutcher. One of our fedi bros has race horses?!? I’ll keep an eye out for good news stories; otherwise have a good Sunday frens…