by Tyler Durden

A CBS News town hall Saturday night saw Vice President JD Vance several times put in a very tough spot. It was a rare moment that a top White House official like him was put directly before voters as they fired off questions.

A one point he was somewhat blindsided by a grieving military husband's necessary and very blunt question over how the admin as well as military leadership has handled the Iran war. His wife, 39-year old Sgt. First Class Nicole Amor was among the first American troops killed in Operation Epic Fury.

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By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER, dailymail.co.uk

Republicans are bracing for potentially catastrophic losses in competitive races across the country ahead of the midterm elections next month.

The Neocons have won. They have successfully shifted the blame for the Ukraine war entirely onto Russia, and 99% of media coverage now frames the invasion as completely unprovoked. Their hatred of Trump is so intense that they feel compelled to oppose him on principle, regardless of what he does. Now they are cheering Zelensky on to destroy every refinery in Russia, as if this will somehow win the day, lead to Russia’s collapse, and let them dance on Russian graves. Nowhere in the press is there anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together.

JINSA and its American 'people' have taken credit for a number of recent legislative efforts, including the controversial NDAA Section 219

Harrison Berger, responsiblestatescraft.org

by Tyler Durden

Building on our earlier notes mapping out the supply chain behind the Russian one-way attack drone, a new report from a Ukrainian defense news outlet claims that a whopping "three-quarters of the Geran-4's onboard computer consists of electronic components manufactured by American companies."

by France 24

Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a convoy carrying a European delegation in the occupied West Bank, beating up a 78-year-old  French mayor. While Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is just days from a crucial election – described the incident as a "smear" campaign against Israeli settlers, France's top diplomat urged Israel to "urgently halt criminal violence".

rt.com

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged West Jerusalem to reverse settlement expansion and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza during talks with President Isaac Herzog

US President Donald Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran, saying Washington did not need them and emphasizing that the “mother of all bombs” was non-nuclear.

Asked during an interview Thursday with Newsmax about reports that his administration was considering using the bomb against Iran, potentially after the US midterm elections, Trump stressed that it was a conventional weapon.

“The mother of all bombs is not nuclear,” Trump said, adding: “This is just an extremely large bomb.”

by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com

US-born Jewish photojournalist had been covering Israel since 1983

Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity.