HMM: CIA warned Europe of Russian drone attack from vessels in the Mediterranean.

Major Spanish daily El Mundo published the article, which was based on testimony from an anonymous Lithuanian intelligence source, late Wednesday local time.

According to the paper, the CIA had assessed that Spain, France or Italy may be the targets of these attacks, with drones launching from international waters in the Mediterranean and traveling to the coastal countries over the course of an hour or two.

The Gerbera drone was selected because of its small size – it has a wingspan of just 2.5 meters – which allows it to be concealed easily, El Mundo wrote. The drones have a maximum range of 600 kilometers, depending on load and environmental conditions, and carry a relatively small warhead that would be effective at starting a fire, destroying exposed infrastructure components or causing political and economic turmoil.

The drones were to be transported hidden in containers, which was described as being “not difficult at all,” before being catapult-launched for their attack missions on the Western Mediterranean NATO members, according to El Mundo’s sourcing.

Another report said Macron denied getting any heads up from the CIA. But whatever the case, Russia has been stepping up its hybrid campaign against Europe.

JACK SMITH NEEDS CONSEQUENCES: Jack Smith Team Knew Spying on Congress ‘Might Be Unconstitutional’ but ‘Forged Ahead’: House Report.

CHUTZPAH:

Barack Obama: "One of the challenges we face globally is old men clinging to power." pic.twitter.com/tpuuuBHtvQ

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 24, 2026

ICYMI: That’s Right: We’re Shooting Down Enemy Drones With Fricken Laser Beams.

EVERYTHING MILEI SAID WAS CORRECT. AND I HAVE SLIGHT PRESIDENT-ENVY:  WOW!! Argentina President Javier Milei just walked up to the mic at the United Nations and RIPPED THEM TO THEIR FACES “It’s become a USELESS organization whose only purpose is to sustain a caste of fatefully arrogant PARASITES masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats!”

THIS KEEPS HAPPENING: Left-Wing House Hopeful William Lawrence Featured Pedophile Sex Predator, Who Repeatedly Raped His 12-Year-Old Half-Sister, at His Campaign Launch Event.

MY NEW BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON FOR PRE-ORDER:

Here’s one of the blurbs from the book:

“Why We Walk on Eggshells is an incisive look at the wrong turns judges, legislators, and other officials have taken in shaping American civil rights law and policy, and how those choices have led the country in disastrous directions. It is essential reading for anyone interested in restoring the nation’s commitment to equal opportunity for all and moving beyond failed policies of preferential treatment based on race, ethnicity, or sex.”

—Heather Mac Donald, Thomas W. Smith Fellow, Manhattan Institute

The book will be released on November 3.

AT AMAZON, Shop Early Prime Big Day Deals. #CommissionEarned

ANTI-COMMUNISM FILM FESTIVAL IN DC:  Sounds like fun. (And “The Lives of Others” is a great movie.)

SHOT: Endangered GOP Senate Candidates Take Sudden Turn On Iran War.

Chaser: Senate Shoots Down Final War Powers Resolution Before Midterm Elections.

HE’S NOT WRONG: Milei: UN ‘Useless Organization Whose…Purpose Is to Sustain a Caste of Fatally Arrogant Parasites.’

HEH:

Barack Obama: “The world would be a better place if women were in charge.”

Me: “Define ‘woman.’”

Barack Obama: pic.twitter.com/LDEwYwMbJl

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) September 24, 2026

WELL, GOOD:

BREAKING: The US is seeking to join Elon Musk’s court fight over the EU’s €120 million fine on X.

The Trump administration has applied to support X’s challenge, arguing that the European Commission overstepped its authority.

Washington is now standing with Musk. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/SINQBYboKp

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) September 24, 2026

Say, how’s that Brussels-friendly European alternative to X coming along?

Here’s what Grok had to say: “At beta launch they talked ~55,000 users and a year-end target of 100,000, a million in 2027. An August interview still cited a 120,000 waitlist. A mid-September German write-up of the project noted a blogger’s claim that 90%+ of accounts were idle and that interaction numbers looked cooked. Treat user counts as marketing until someone independent audits them.”

Treat that as yet another reminder that extorting from American innovators is what Europe does now instead of innovating.

CALIFORNIANS CHOSE THE FORM OF THEIR DESTRUCTOR YEARS AGO: California Says Becerra by 25, but History Says That Polls Aren’t Election Results.

FROM HOLLY CHISM:  A Sunny Day on Ganymede.

Imagine growing up in a colony. No, not one on Earth–one in space. On one of Jupiter’s moons, or maybe on a station…or an asteroid! What would it be like to be a kid in a research station on Io, or Ganymede? What would it be like to grow up inside tunnels dug into an asteroid? Or on a station floating in fixed orbit somewhere? Join Jack, Sean, Raffie, Jake, and Chris in this collection of stories…where one of the biggest differences a kid can make is by asking the right questions.

LET’S NOT BE STUPID ENOUGH TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS:  Fool Us Once. A Trojan Horse effort to place RCP8.5 back at the center of climate science and policy.

A LOT OF THINGS DON’T NEED THE INTERNET:  Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges.

IF YOU EVER WORK WITH AI, THIS BECOMES PAINFULLY OBVIOUS:  AI Isn’t Outthinking Mathematicians. It’s Out-Remembering Them.. The key advantage may not be superior reasoning, but a virtually unlimited symbolic working memory.

ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR MOSTLY INDY AUTHORS:  And sometimes forget to share it till… Friday. Look, it’s been a difficult week. Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

BECAUSE OF COURSE IT DID:  STEVE MOORE: The IRS went after honest landowners. It’s time to end this tax nightmare. The IRS is finally rethinking its conservation easement crackdown. Now it must deliver justice for law-abiding Americans.

AT LEAST IT’S SOMETHING:  Marco Rubio begins yanking visas of birth tourism enablers: ‘Sending a clear message’.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS:  A.I. Deems Author Names Worth Stealing.

THEY CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES:  Those wonderful leftists strike again.

EXCEPT GOVERNMENT, WHERE THE INTELLIGENCE IS OFTEN LACKING:  Intelligence of All Sorts.

So, one form of intelligence is knowing what’s going on elsewhere, before expressing your ignorance. For example, my cousin was talking about how her house, having multiplied many times in value, is taxed based on that value as if she had sold it that year… instead of based on how much she paid for it, and was basically railing about property taxes in general.

This earned her the typical “Concerned, uninformed neophyte: Troll” (CunT) wanting to know how she proposes to fund things like roads and schools.

SO MUCH ECO FREAKING, SO LITTLE MIND:   EU Ship Recycling Fight Escalates Over Indian Beaching Yards.

A fight over whether Indian shipbreaking yards using the controversial beaching method should qualify under European environmental rules is widening, with steelmakers, recyclers, trade unions and environmental groups now urging the European Commission to withdraw its proposal.