Authentic News with Jim Fetzer, May 18, 2026 Hour 1

STORIES FOR TODAY’S SHOWWhat the US Media is Saying About Trump’s Trip to Chinahttps://sonar21.com/what-the-us-media-is-saying-about-trumps-trip-to-china/The Xi-Trump summit in China was truly the strangest one I have ever seen!https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/the-xi-trump-summit-in-china-was?Larry C. Johnson: Trump’s Failed Mission to China | The Truthseekerhttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327075President Trump Issues Blunt Iran Warning After China Trip: “The Strait Will Be Opened, They Will Not Have a Nuclear Weapon”https://wltreport.com/2026/05/15/president-trump-issues-blunt-iran-warning-after-china-trip-the-strait-will-be-opened-they-will-not-have-a-nuclear-weapon/?RAY McGOVERN: Russia & China — Two Against One – Consortium Newshttps://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/17/ray-mcgovern-russia-china-two-against-one/Trump Ponders Renewed Strikes on Iran | The Truthseekerhttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327054Breaking: US Makes ‘Intense Preparations’ for Impending Iran Attacks as Trump Sends Warninghttps://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-us-makes-intense-preparations-impending-iran-attacks-trump-sends-warning/?Former congressman admits US defeat in war against Iranhttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327045Iran Allows a ‘Number’ of Chinese Vessels To Transit Strait of Hormuz: Iranian Mediahttps://news.antiwar.com/2026/05/14/iran-allows-a-number-of-chinese-vessels-to-transit-strait-of-hormuz-iranian-media/Iran’s Plan to Charge for Strait of Hormuz Transits Could Spread to Other Regions, Experts Warhttps://news.usni.org/2026/05/14/irans-plan-to-charge-for-strait-of-hormuz-transits-could-spread-to-other-regions-experts-warnU.S. Navy Warns it Can’t Sustain Operations Around Iran Due to Extreme Costhttps://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-cant-sustain-ops-iranEx-CENTCOM chief headlines lavish Israeli-American Council galahttps://responsiblestatecraft.org/kurilla-centcom-israel/Massive Blast Shakes Central Israel, Doubts Emerge over Official Test Narrativehttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327098Israel – The Global Leader in Human Organ Traffickinghttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327080Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey findshttps://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=327047INSANE: “Huge Numbers of Americans” Are Serving in the IDFhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvoERjsxwqMNY Times exposes Israel’s rape dungeons, Netanyahu threatens to suehttps://substack.com/@thegrayzone/note/p-197798633?Israel’s widespread use of torture is a core element of its genocide against the Palestinian peoplehttps://substack.com/@ahmadibsais/note/c-259093943?It’s Not About “Blood Libel”, It’s About Narrative Controlhttps://substack.com/@abbasabdulmalik/note/c-259309554?Middle East Conflict Costs Could Prevent Flow of Sailors to A-Schools, Reenlistment Bonuses Without Supplemental, Says CNOhttps://news.usni.org/2026/05/15/middle-east-conflict-costs-could-prevent-flow-of-