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Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg . The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. BREAKING: Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg. The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 30, 2026  

by Tomas Castanheira Part 1 On Sunday, October 25, millions of Brazilian workers and young people voted against the rise of fascism. The turnaround that re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT) was driven by a massive rejection of a new government of the Bolsonaros, which in the preceding weeks brought crowds into the streets and drew to the polls millions of workers and youth who had abstained en masse in the first round. They also voted in the expectation that the re-elected PT government would turn to the left and address their most pressing social needs. Lula held out the prospect of ending the 6x1 work schedule—six days of work for one day off—and of tax exemptions for the lowest income brackets. In the last debate, when Flávio called him “nine fingers,” an insult that exudes the far right’s hatred of the working class, Lula reacted forcefully, recalling that he had lost the finger at 17, on the night shift at a metalworking factory. According to some analyst...

Times Of India China is sending a special envoy across the Middle East as Beijing warns that prolonged conflict is threatening to spill from the Gulf into the Red Sea and Horn of Africa. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing was “deeply concerned” and called for dialogue, negotiations and a sustainable ceasefire. The envoy will visit countries in the region to communicate with the parties, promote talks and prevent further deterioration. The initiative comes amid renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, warnings of possible fresh US military action against Iran and Iranian threats of a powerful response.  Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye also met Iranian leaders in Tehran this week in a separate effort focused on de-escalation. For China, the stakes extend beyond diplomacy. Instability increasingly threatens strategic waterways linking the Gulf, Bab al-Mandeb, Red Sea and Suez Canal — while Beijing also maintains major economic interests ...

  by  Alan MacLeod Through its myriad of agencies, the United States government has recruited and groomed rappers from around the world to further its political interests. Washington has spent tens of millions of dollars funding, training, and promoting artists who foment public discontent, organize protests, and lead color revolutions in nations in its crosshairs.  In Bangladesh and Senegal, U.S.-funded rappers led political movements that toppled governments. Washington-backed musicians were the face of a failed counter-revolution in Cuba, and will likely be called upon again by the Trump administration. And artists in dozens of countries worldwide (including the U.S. itself) are paid to promote American government interests. This is the story of how the U.S. government uses hip hop, a medium of struggle pioneered by Black artists in New York, as a tool for regime change. Part 3 -  West Africa: rage on behalf of the machine Both Thiat and Kilifeu from the Keur Gui ...

Katie Halper Katie's film follows Holocaust survivors speaking out against Israel's actions in Gaza and insisting that "Never Again" must mean never again for everyone.

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Israel has committed war crimes and the crimes against humanity of extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians as it continues to commit genocide in Gaza, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report today[26 October 2026]. The report to the UN General Assembly, which focuses on killings and bodily and mental harm by state-actors, found that the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated gravely since 7 October 2023. The number of deaths caused by airstrikes in the West Bank has increased significantly: six Palestinians were killed by airstrikes in the West Bank between 2008 and 6 October 2023, while 254 Palestinians were killed by airstrikes between 7 October 2023 and 30 ...

The Jimmy Dore Show Outlit is a startup developing AI agents that continuously monitor business customers’ public social media, company websites, call logs, sales records, and other data to create detailed profiles and recommend personalized sales strategies. Mischa Paullin and Chris Keene ridicule the idea that companies need constant surveillance to maintain customer relationships, raising concerns that personal life events such as divorce, illness, or bereavement could become opportunities for targeted marketing, even though Outlit’s founder says the company does not actively track such events.  The two warn that automated data collection could expand surveillance without people being informed or given an opportunity to opt out, and question whether companies can adequately protect the enormous amounts of information they gather, especially given the history of data breaches. The discussion broadens to concerns about mass surveillance, location-tracking cameras, the erosion of p...

The most immoral army continues to slaughter children. Nearly daily. UN bodies and human rights groups have documented the pattern in detail. Anyone who denies it should read these reports. We keep receipts and there will be accountability. The most immoral army continues to slaughter children. Nearly daily. UN bodies and human rights groups have documented the pattern in detail. Anyone who denies it should read these reports. We keep receipts and there will be accountability. #PalestineTrials — Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) October 27, 2026  

Geopolitical Economy Report The historic re-election of President Lula da Silva in Brazil is a victory for BRICS, Palestine, Latin America, and the Global South, and a significant blow to the United States, Israel, and dollar hegemony. Ben Norton explains the major geopolitical and economic implications of Brazil's 2026 presidential election.

Breaking Points   Krystal and Ryan discuss Netanyahu accused of treason as the IDF reportedly refused to go along with plans regarding Iran right before their elections.