Saturday, September 12, 2026
Saudis Shut Their Oil Pipeline, Trump Says Houthis "Called Us"
Trump stood in Dublin Saturday and read out the Houthis’ message as good news. "The Houthis called us and they don’t want to fight with us," he said. "They don’t want me to go after them." Saudi Arabia had just shut its East-West pipeline, its crude’s road to the Red Sea — twice as busy since the war began, the IEA says — carrying 4 to 5 percent of the world’s oil. Drones hit it Thursday morning. Iraq admitted they flew from Maysan province and fired the commander. The Saudis chose not to retaliate. Trump said Iran was "probably" behind it, had spoken with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and promised the war ends "right after the mid-terms, actually," when oil "will come tumbling down." At the Pentagon Friday he told the 9/11 families: "That’s why we fight today." Diesel topped $6 the same day. Gulf officials meet Iran in Oman Monday; Tehran says no deal to sign. The Houthis, who now hold Yemen’s Red Sea coast, are not waiting for one.
Yemen Missile Cell Used Claude To Build Weapons
Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, wrote Saturday: "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models." Two days earlier his company reported a missile cell in northern Yemen — territory the Houthis hold — used Claude Code "in place of human software engineers" to write guidance software for a rocket, a ballistic missile and a hypersonic variant. They test-fired the rocket. It failed. It also found an Iran-linked actor building "targeting recommendations against US naval forces" and a Russian drone that picks its own targets. Trump, asked Friday about AI: "I don’t have any."
Trump Tells Republicans To "Cheat Like Hell" Against "Enemies Within"
Trump had the Dallas arena raise right hands Thursday and repeat, as Roll Call transcribed it: "I don’t care if I’m registered or not. I’m gonna try and cheat like hell like they do." The night before, his 9/11 proclamation named enemies "from among us within our borders." His Justice Department ordered 30 states to preserve their 2024 election records, Democracy Docket reported; Denver is suing to keep armed federal agents from its polls. Fifty-two days.
Blanche Times His Secret Terror Court For 9/11
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on 9/11 he had deported Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan green-card holder never charged with a crime, through a 1996 terror court nobody had ever used. She agreed to go August 20; DOJ flew her out August 25; nobody tested the evidence. Blanche told Fox, CNN reported: "we’re going to do this more often."
French Prosecutor Counts 26 Epstein Victims, DOJ Ignores Europe
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau has counted 26 Epstein victims, 13 never seen in any file, and holds new recruiters’ names. Poland, Norway and Latvia asked the Justice Department for help, the Washington Post reports. None got an answer.
Iran’s proxies are winning the war Trump sold at the Pentagon on Friday. The Houthis hold the Red Sea coast, the Saudis’ Red Sea pipeline is shut, and Trump’s answer is that the Houthis asked him nicely and it all ends after the midterms. The same Houthis have been using America AI Claude to build missiles for use against the US. Trump cannot win abroad, so he turns on the people at home: Blanche deports a green-card holder through a court nobody had used in 30 years, Trump swears an arena to cheat, and, in his own 9/11 proclamation, he puts the enemy inside our borders. He has 52 days to the vote, and he has already told his own voters how he means to win it.
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Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic on Tuesday saying the people building AI believe it could kill us all — two days before his old company reported its model aiming rockets in Yemen. Wednesday’s piece →
