Monday Afternoon Updates: Tankers Burn, Russia Shreds Trump’s Fake Ceasefire, Talarico Smear IMPLODES + More – 10/12/26
Monday Afternoon Updates: Tankers Burn, Russia Shreds Trump’s Fake Ceasefire, Talarico Smear IMPLODES + More – 10/12/26 Important updates. Paywall-free. Brett Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Oct 12 US President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One, after attending a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, October 10, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee What a crazy 24 hours it’s been. It’s Monday, October 12, and there’s a lot to get through. Let’s start with the headlines: Federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home, allegedly over paperwork her late father filed when she was just a child Iran hit a third supertanker in 2 days, and Brent crude surged past $107 Russia mocked Trump’s “energy ceasefire” within hours, striking Ukrainian energy centers, so Trump naturally got angry at…Zelenskyy Ukraine knocked 3 Yandex data centers offline, and Russian bot traffic dropped dramatically The MAGA smear campaign against James Tala...