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What We’re Reading: Iran’s Chaos, U.S. Defense Strains, Trump Loses On Mail-In Ballots . . . And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Iran Spreads Misery, Conflict Across Mideast

Iran is trying to break Trump’s stranglehold by hitting him where it hurts — The Telegraph, via Yahoo

Who Is Running Iran? — Report Exposes Power Struggle at Top of the Regime — Breitbart

Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea, as Riyadh vows to hit back against Houthis — Agence France-Presse, via Yahoo

What the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows — AP

Alarms Sound in Islam’s Holiest City, Mecca, as Houthi Campaign Against Saudi Arabia Continues — Breitbart

Major Saudi Diesel Refinery Reportedly Hit As US Diesel Sits At Record — Daily Caller

Defense Department’s Challenges Go Beyond Just Iran

U.S. Admits It Has Weapons In Orbit — TWZ

Trump: US Weapons Factories Running 24/7 — Newsmax

Republican Massie launches push to impeach Hegseth — Politico

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Limit Mail Ballots

Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots — AP

Judicial Delay Tactics Worked – Supreme Court Blocks USPS Mail-In Ballot Plans — The Conservative Treehouse

U.S. Attorney Gen. Blanche: Trump has ‘every right’ to express frustration with the Supreme Court — Washington Examiner

It’s Trump (Pro) Vs. Obama (Con) In AI Debate: Who’ll Win?

Trump calls AI risks a ‘hoax,’ says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers — Breitbart

Barack Obama Reemerges to Lead Democrats’ Midterm Efforts with Focus on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance Plot — Breitbart

Obama Tells Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to Organize the AI Control Bill for #1 Priority Passage Following the Midterm Elections — The Conservative Treehouse

White House Adviser David Sacks Adds Sanity to the AI Scaremaggedon — Independent Sentinel

John Kennedy Introducing Bill To Require ‘Kill Switch’ On AI Models — Daily Caller

Here Lies The Motive: AI Leaders’ Cunning Plan Exposed — Zero Hedge

When Obama, Bernie, AOC, and Big Tech Agree, Be Skeptical — JD Rucker

Musk urges top AI labs, Chinese companies to test each other’s models amid calls for slowdown — CNBC

Microsoft Drafts AI Code Of Conduct Over Fears Its Models Could Resist Shutdown — Daily Caller

ICYMI: Who’s Orchestrating The AI-Hysteria Campaign? — Issues & Insights

Have Midterms Become A Referendum On Trump?

Poll: Democratic voters driven by Trump opposition more than party platform — The Hill, via Yahoo

Trump weighs emergency powers as diesel tops $6, threatening economy ahead of midterms — Natural News

Republican Rick Scott to debut ‘Rescuing America’ midterm economic message — Just The News

Trump’s $5,000 dividend falls flat with GOP senators — The Hill, via Yahoo

Climate Change Script Turns Upside Down

King Coal Defies Doomers to Rule the Energy Industry with Record Sales — Breitbart

Trump EPA Plans to Repeal Biden-Era Power-Plant Greenhouse-Gas Rules — Legal Insurrection

Global warming will result in 2.5 million fewer elderly deaths over the next 50 years: report — Just The News

There’ll ‘Always Be An England,’ But What About A United Kingdom?

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Leaders Meet to Plot Break-Up of the United Kingdom — The Daily Sceptic

Farage Warns Britain Is on Brink of ‘Serious Civil Disturbance’ over Migrant Crisis — Breitbart

Mark Carney’s Canada Is Stumbling Badly

The Fantasy House of Mark Carney — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Manufacturers Set To Move Production Out Of Canada As US Tariffs Hit Hard — Zero Hedge

Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .

Gen Z Is Replacing Church With Socialism — Patriot Post

What This Clancy Juror Admitted to Is the Worst Revelation Yet — PJ Media

Former CIA Director John Brennan Subpoenaed in DOJ Trump-Russia Investigation — American Greatness

Kennedy Center Board Warns Of Immediate Closure Unless Trump’s Name Goes On Building, Report Says — Forbes

Senate cloture vote on Clarity Act fails, dealing regulatory blow to crypto industry — CNBC

‘Feminist’ on Lindsay Clancy Jury Just Threw More Gasoline on the Fire — Red State

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