(0739) Morning all, equinox has come and gone or indeed had no animation to it whatever. Sky is bleah. (0811)

 

5. NATO Ukraine rogue state

4. Steve at 1498

• Trump Calls Out Iran Straight to Iranian UN Official’s Face, Threatens to “Annihilate” Iran “Quickly” and “Drive Them Into Hell With No Chance of Survival”
• Democrats Quietly Panicking About Republicans’ Massive Fundraising Advantage Ahead of Midterms
• Angela Merkel Distances Herself From Failing German Chancellor Merz After Election Humiliations – The ‘Grandmother of Mass Migration’ Vows to Return CDU to a ‘People’s Party’
• Army Flight Surgeon Drops Bombshell in Federal Court — 29 Troop Deaths After the COVID Shot, 55,000 Adverse-Event Reports, and 2,544 Death Files Now Under Review
• Massive US Military Build-up Spotted In Qatar Amid Signs Of Near Escalation
• Pandemic of the Vaccinated: Fiji, a highly COVID-vaccinated country, now has an AIDS (VAIDS) epidemic
• Cimalsi staff networks threaten UK police’s impartiality
• Much more.

3. This RNLI-France-our govt business

Some might see it as insulting calling anyone old faithful but for me, it’s near enough to the ultimate compliment … each of these below has a history of coming through when the chips are down and here they are yet again … not letting the bstds above get away with it. These are good people, these pundits, even though a couple are still blinded by Nige (a bit).

2. DAD at 1498

a) UK. Five detained after migrant boat reaches Kent coast without being intercepted. Some 17,480 migrants have arrived after crossing the Channel by boat so far this year.

b) France. Macron and Palestinian State: One Year Later, What Remains of the Smiles? France’s recognition of a Palestinian state one year ago has yielded few tangible results while damaging relations with Israel and potentially rewarding Hamas after the October 7 attacks.

c) UK/USA. Trump on the Chagos deal:

It’s amazing how strategic it is, and I think the prime minister is going to be looking at it. I don’t support it. I think it’s terrible. It was a terrible deal. No, we were talking about that, and [the islands are] strategically very important. Very important. You know, we had to send our b2 bombers…back home to Missouri, as opposed to flying for a short period of time.

d) EU. Brussels presses Beijing to cap hybrid car exports after imports rise more than tenfold. Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is due in Beijing next month with an October deadline for “tangible results”.

e) UK. Politicised Muslim Staff Networks Threaten Police’s Impartiality. A new report from the Policy Exchange think tank – backed by ex-EHRC chief Kishwer Falkner – claims police impartiality is under threat from Muslim police staff networks.