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Budapest on Ice, Drones on Fire: Luna’s Peace Blast, Maduro Snatch Plot, Israel’s Drift, and Washington’s Auto-Pen Circus · International Flavor: Where the Truth Tastes Better

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We interrupt this incredibly awesome music to bring
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you some incredibly awesome political talk on damn
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radio Hello.
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Good evening.
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Welcome I am samuel trap.
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This is international flavor And I apologize for
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starting about 30 seconds later than I was
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supposed to but hey, I uh had the
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uh, Well, I was in the middle of
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something i'm really sorry about that, um At
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any rate, maybe i'll be able to cut
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that out.
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Maybe not Maybe it'll just be a what
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do they call that in literary terms?
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They call that a pregnant pause That is
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a pregnant pause and but i'm really sorry
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about it I was listening to some ridiculous
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thing by well, it wasn't ridiculous was actually
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pretty damn funny um by A uh I
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I have a new hero and I was
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listening to it.
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Um but I couldn't find the right one
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and and she may be my hero for
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a different reason, but uh Before I get
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into that at first, I just apologize for
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about 30 seconds a dead space.
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Sorry and uh, uh I'm samuel trap.
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This is international flavor.
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I'm coming to you live from the Lake
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ozark real estate of the art studio You
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can phone in at five seven three seven
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four six eight zero two zero I am
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Sleepless still don't know what the hell's going
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on with me um, you can send emails
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that I never read to live at dem
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radio.com or inter uh, samuel t at
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international flavor Um i've been I I've I
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was requesting an interview a minute ago with
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somebody And uh, i'm hopeful that I get
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it that I think that would be entertaining
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and I watched the entire video of him
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on another Another channel i'm not going to
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mention it until I uh, Receive a response
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at least and see what happens in that
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regard But at any rate i'm just going
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to be a rambling a rambling man um
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today and having all kinds of uh Various
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topics, but I have a new um hero
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Well, I don't know hero's probably not the
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right word but Get this article And i'm
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trying to find more information on it even
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now See what I can find out about
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this And uh, see if I can give
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you some more information, but we live in
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a time where our Politicians are just Pansies,
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you know, they don't do anything and they're
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uh for the most part big freaking losers
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and I I So it's hard to honor
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any of them so I want to talk
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to you about I'm typing at this time
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because I want to find out more about
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this story from From both sides of the
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fence And of the world And see what
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people are saying because there's been a lot
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of talk about it So that's I suppose
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i've been uh, you know What do you
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call it prepping it too much without telling
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you what in the hell i'm talking about,
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but it's a uh us us even congresswoman
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and uh our eu politicians according to Uh
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this person which i'll get to in just
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a second.
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Why don't I just share it with you?
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Eu politicians have been displaying What she says?
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sociopathic behavior with their eagerness to derail any
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attempts to stage russia ukraine peace talks says
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us representative anna paulina luna Florida republican She
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made the remarks on her ex feed on
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monday and accused eu officials of being quote
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comfortable Sending youth.
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It's really not youth.
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I have to correct her there.
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It's the average age is 47 from ukraine
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From both nations to die if it serves
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their own self-interests and then she says
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further I'm watching eu politicians condemn peace talks
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Condemn peace talks between russia and ukraine While
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none of them are the ones fighting on
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the front line she wrote They are advocating
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for the erasure of entire bloodlines of russian
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and ukrainian families It is sociopathic In a
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separate post she replied to a guy named
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Marco, michelson, who's the head of the estonian?
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parliamentary foreign affairs committee Who called her out
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over her meeting with presidential aide kyrill dimitriev
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last week?
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michelson accused her an otherwise Normal person from
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the free world as he put it of
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becoming So dependent on a dictatorial mindset Naivety
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money stupidity belief in conspiracy theories.
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He wrote She shot back said just because
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i'm not a warshill doesn't mean i'm wrong
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All right, just because you're not paranoid doesn't
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mean they're not out to get you.
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Isn't that true?
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um, and she stressed that Uh, here's here's
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another good take americans Have zero interest in
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dying in a foreign war or a nuclear
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arms exchange Yeah um for years nato in
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the eu Refused to pay their fair share
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and now they want us to bankroll endless
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foreign wars Let this be a warning Any
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politician anywhere in the world who demands that
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others bleed While they sit safely behind a
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podium Is unfit for office including you?
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Marco, michelson, she wrote Luna met dimitriev during
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his multi-day visit to the u.s.
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Conducted after the proposed u.s. Summit And
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well russia u.s. Summit in budapest it
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was called off by trump the congresswoman has
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long been an outspoken advocate for peaceful solutions
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and the development of economic ties between Countries
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to meet you wrote in his telegram channel
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after the meeting well There's a couple of
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things you can't Say anything about it being
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she has long been Because she wasn't elected
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until 2022 So it's not like she's I
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mean she's like she was born in uh,
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she's like born in 89 or something Yeah,
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she was born in may 6 of 89.
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Boy.
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Does that make me feel old?
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um, but she did serve in the air
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force in uh, she is uh, florida representative
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13th congressional district so more power to her
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for these strong comments and At least temporarily
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I have decided that uh, she is my
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little mini hero And I very much enjoy
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that story.
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Um, you know, i've i've um Spent quite
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some time now a year year, uh Year
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plus do you realize that i'm in year
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two?
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I know that The jr's anniversary was some
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other time.
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I don't know when it was but I
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chose to do At 150 episodes is when
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I picked my year But I know it
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was more than that because I deleted a
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whole bunch of them So I really don't
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know how many there That I did beforehand,
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uh or not.
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So but I put year two as of
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october 1st So i'm and it's probably a
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little bit longer than that, but i'm in
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year two here on the station and You
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know, I think it took me How many
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months and I still make mistakes like today
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and the the 30 seconds of dead air?
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Uh, I still make mistakes every every now
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and again, but boy I had some trouble
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when it was uh When I was trying
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to do it remotely remote all the time
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and it wasn't wasn't Um Always effective or
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positive Um now I also have a a
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new um a new moronic opinion Uh person
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to talk about and this one I will
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play just because it's hilarious listening to this
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nut job talk Uh, let's see what we
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can come up with if I can do
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this, right or if she's gonna be too
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loud yelling in her ears She's very got
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an abrasive sort of voice anyway And I
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am not in on this deal.
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Oh, no, no No, we gotta get to
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the beginning.
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Let us begin at the beginning, which is
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a very fine place to start uh when
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you read you begin with abc And did
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you know that when you sing you begin
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with?
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Do re mi and so let us start
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at the beginning with this nut job sarah
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pain how the ukraine war will impact russia
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now, she is a Professor.
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Oh, geez, you got to know this in
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uh, it's uh, this is why am I
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playing it?
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I don't know because uh every once in
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a while, it's good to get the opinion
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of a of a person who is completely
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wrong And here it comes ready, so they
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have absolutely positively lost this war she's talking
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about russia absolutely positively Lost the war she
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says.
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Oh, okay.
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Let us let's hear more.
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They have made their country so much weaker
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Oh, is that true?
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Their country is weaker.
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When's the last time you were there woman?
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uh Taking crimea taking crimea who the hell
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would think that that was 2014.
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That was 11 years ago Oh my gosh,
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and listen to what she says about crimea.
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This is gonna be great It was a
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nice vacation spot turns out.
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It's not even good as a naval base
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anymore It's not a nice vacation spot anymore
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because the ukrainians are sending cluster rounds over
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there to blow up families on the beach
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or with land-based drones Great What are
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you gonna do with these things they're just
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what are you gonna do with land-based
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drones You're gonna bomb the crap out of
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people.
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That's what they're doing with them.
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What do you think the ukrainians are doing
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with them?
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nut income sinks Income has been sinking.
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She says The income has been sinking.
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I'd like to see some backup of that
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minor statement there because Hang on I see
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and i've been to russia since 2022 Five
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times six times something like that.
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I don't know.
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It's been it's been a couple of times
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a year Since then that i've been there
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so it seemed to be doing Reasonably well
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to me, you know better than they were
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so this lady is named sarah pain And
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she's definitely a pain And uh, not very
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bright as far as uh professors go she's
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uh certainly Certainly missed the point on this
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one and uh, she hasn't you know, this
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is not good But then I found another
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person who i've asked for an interview and
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we shall see what happens there Um, who
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is this?
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Oh, this is some guy named Valuetainment That
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seems like a lot of fun.
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They have 7 million subscribers Wow I have
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15 000 All in russia, that's fine.
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Well, most of them.
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That's hilarious um, but anyway, i'm looking to
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make some sort of Interview with someone we
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shall see if that comes about um This
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one's kind of morbid but let's uh, let's
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Um, there's there's several stories I wish to
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uh To include here, but but wait a
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minute.
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I wanted to get into more about.
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Um, miss miss, uh Luna if it's come
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if if I found more about her, okay,
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so basically um Where is the luna part
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in demetrius?
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Let's see So remember last week me talking
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about it was october 21 and 22 when
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trump paused the proposed Putin trump meeting in
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budapest on the 24th to the 26th Camille
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kareel god Kareel, demetri of putin's investment envoy
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and longtime head of russia's sovereign wealth fund
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Was in the u.s. And he had
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three days of talks with u.s administration
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official officials Media reports parallel meetings with trump
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figures in miami And on the 26th, he
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posted attempts to disrupt u.s. Russia dialogue
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were pointless Independent and ukrainian outlaw.
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Let's echo that.
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He's in washington for talks But on october
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27 yesterday representative anna paulina Luna blasts the
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politicians on x is sociopathic Sociopathic saying that
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they're advocating for the erasure of entire bloodlines
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of families.
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This is true Same day marco mickelson the
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chair of parliament in foreign affairs in estonia
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Blasted her back and they had this exchange
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um So a lot of the russian news
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was saying that her remarks, you know, or
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like i'm saying we're reasonably, you know, we're
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fair and we're Correct, I mean she is
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correct.
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There there ain't no need to have this
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and um dmitriev um In in the west.
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He's been described as uh, not your typical
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presidential aide, but as putin's You know like
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a very important.
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Um Advisor to putin and uh rt claims
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Um that there were actually talks in the
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white house I don't remember seeing any of
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that but reuters said they had u.s
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administration officials, but didn't say who So the
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exact counterparts have not been confirmed of who
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is who he was here to see But
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kareel dmitriev is up pretty far up on
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the top.
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You know what i'm screaming And um, the
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budapest summit is still on ice though And
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the eu leaders are still pushing a a
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pause In the conflict and uh Russia is
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still beating the snot out of pokrovsk and
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a couple other cities.
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Um So luna for her part has been
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pretty pretty pretty up front about it, you
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know and Um the baltics which is where
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where uh, um this ne'er-do-well,
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um politician was from from uh estonia he
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um Was you know Is very fearful that
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Premature talks they don't want to have talks
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and they want to they want they want
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the war to continue they say it'd be
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too too It's too early for talks too
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early here We are nearly four years in
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and it's too early for talks and they
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welcome the postponement of the summit They say
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that dmitriev has been sanctioned and he shouldn't
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be in the u.s Anyway, and they
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don't like uh, russia claiming that they have
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the momentum on the field Which they do
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and uh other people like you know In
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the government in that area say luna's stance
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is naive And pro-kremlin, of course, you're
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a a putin shill if you're if you're
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one of them um But you can follow
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these yourself.
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You can go out and read these entertaining
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Posts that go back and forth Uh, but
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it's not really clear Who exactly Dmitriev met
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with although we believe that he met with
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luna, you know, and so I'm, not positive
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where but luna said something on x michelson
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on x dmitriev Was reuters ap and reuters
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talked about the summit rt and tass Talked
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about it.
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I've been trying to find anybody else who
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has anything entertaining to say um Besides that
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but there's there's nothing really.
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Um, really, uh besides that so not much
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of a potential for a deep dive on
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any of that, unfortunately so um There you
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freaking have it, but she's still my hero.
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I'm gonna keep her as my hero today
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is the day that the uh Russia's top
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drone warfare center has celebrated It's a you
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know kind of a dubious celebration, but they
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celebrate 10 000 successful strikes by their uh
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Uh drone operations and there's a video to
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go along with it and it's a pretty
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It's a pretty good video, you know of
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what they're doing and tearing stuff apart, but
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Let's tell this story as well the rubicon
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drone operations center a key component of russian
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defense ministry's drone program Achieved its ten thousandth
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confirmed strike said the unit on monday This
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unit shares footage of its operations online on
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its telegram channel Check out rubicon if you're
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interested established in august of 2024 So they
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haven't even been around that long a little
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more than a year They coordinate frontline drone
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operations innovation training and data sharing efforts across
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the russian forces It uh, the center said
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it had significantly accelerated the pace of missions
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in recent months and has released its statistics
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saying More than one third Of rubicon's confirmed
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strikes.
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That's three thousand thirty seven thousand Uh, three
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thousand seven hundred fifty.
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I mean rubicon confirmed strikes have been against
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other drones ukrainian drones including multicopter drones and
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fixed-wing types As well as ground-based
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robotic craft Communication and electronic warfare equipment were
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over 16 percent of successful hits followed by
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armored and unarmored vehicles and stationary troops So
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the ukraine infantry were targeting about 3.5
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Percent a smaller share than any other category
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which are they're they're you know Uh rubicon
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and defense russian defense ministry published footage of
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drone operations Pretty frequently and one on tuesday
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showed an attack on ukrainian vehicles and troops
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in sumi um and some of these videos
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are I mean, it's pretty amazing what drone
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warfare is becoming and i'm telling you I
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I suppose this is going to sound a
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bit I don't know what I was in
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the army for between um active duty where
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I was for not quite 10 years and
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Reserve time another five and a half six
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years I uh, you know, I have little
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little little more less than I think by
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the time they calculated it all I had
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a little bit less than 15 years um
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in the military and No, it was well,
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whatever a little bit more I think I
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don't recall but active duty time was not
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quite 10 And i'm telling you that I
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was You know rarely afraid, you know, and
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and and I don't think I I mean
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Obviously if you're involved in wartime or something
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like that, you're going to be you're going
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to be you know, pretty Fearful of course,
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but uh, you know professionalism would kick in
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and all that stuff and I and and
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I uh Enjoyed what I was doing and
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I I never thought too much about it.
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I always uh, I knew that there was
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a contract that I had signed that said,
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you know, I gave my uh, my life
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to uncle sam for the uh period of
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time that I was serving and that was
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that you know, I wasn't gonna Fight it
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if the time came up I wasn't gonna
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cry about it you know if it was
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time to go to war I would go
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and uh, Then I would try to do
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the you know, the the job that I
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signed up to do if I was in
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there well Turns out I was in a
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position where um, you know, all I did
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was talk.
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Gee, there's a surprise, isn't it?
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um just in a in a foreign language,
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um, but my point in telling you that
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is Uh, I would have gone I would
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have done what I was doing these days
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I don't know, you know these this drone
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warfare um I think it's an extremely strong
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encouragement for both sides Excuse me, uh and
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the freaking world to learn how to get
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along for god's sake because When a drone's
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coming after you You're pretty lopsided I mean,
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what are you gonna do watching these things
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and knowing how close they are and how
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little you can do about it You can't
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what are you gonna do knock it down
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with your hand, you know, it's uh, it's
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uh, ridiculous and so there are plenty of
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uh Videos out go check out rubicon drone
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unit and watch how these guys are blowing
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up Vehicles continually uh humvees going tanks um,
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and it's it's hard to uh Avoid the
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and they can't avoid them, you know, what
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are you gonna do?
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And these things blow them up and then
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they're people hiding under Under grass and under
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trees and in houses and in everything these
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drones, you know fly in the window and
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and uh, it uh has got to be
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a Uh a horror story of life, you
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know, and you can't I mean no matter
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where you hide, you know, you can't um
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you can't uh Avoid them, you know recent
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video highlights show intercept operation against these ukrainian
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drones And strikes on their communication infrastructure.
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I mean they're blowing up They they're sending
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like I told you yesterday seven to eight
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hundred a day And those are the bigger
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ones, you know of what they are doing
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and uh, it's uh It's a hell of
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a Now my why is my scroller not
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working?
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Son of a nutcracker.
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We're locked up.
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How is that possible?
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um, well Okay Um, we'll go to a
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different screen and see what happens Alrighty then
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Well, why can't I read the rest of
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the story?
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I just don't know Well, I guess we're
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gonna go Back to it another way.
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There we go.
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Now it is it is coming through so
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last week rubicon released footage of a mission
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that identified and destroyed a ukrainian anti-aircraft
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system Using a lancet loitering ammunition and the
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strike was carried out from 55 kilometers away
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And you know their range is somewhere in
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the uh, 80 kilometer part um it's uh
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You know a dubious like I said dubious
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Anniversary, but uh, there you go.
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Here's something if you're all about the uh,
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the Us, uh killing people and establishing their
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own Regime change this one pisses me off
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and uh, and I don't like this um
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a u.s. Federal agent Secretly attempted to
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recruit venezuelan president nicolas maduro's Personal pilot as
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part of a plot to capture the leader
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And deliver him into american custody for drug
28:03
trafficking charges Same thing we do didn't we
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do this with noriega?
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years and years ago and uh You know,
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don't we just go kill people that we
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you know And and the way to do
28:16
it is claim that they're criminals and then
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just say well they need to go You
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get to I mean it's our decision nobody
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else is and you know Who who is
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it you just get decide who you kill?
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And then they just put somebody else in
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this is what they call regime change and
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we shouldn't be involved in it uh citing
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three current and former u.s. Officials As
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well as one of maduro's opponents The outlet
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claimed that Ap anyway, the outlet claimed that
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homeland security agent edwin lopez Met with maduro's
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pilot a guy named general.
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Well, the general bitner viejas in the dominican
29:05
republic in 2024 He offered the pilot money
29:09
and protection in exchange for diverting maduro's plane
29:14
To a location where the u.s. Authorities
29:17
could arrest him The pilot was non-committal
29:22
and continued to exchange messages with the agent
29:25
for More than a year even after agent
29:30
lopez retired in july of 2025 Lopez reportedly
29:38
cited a u.s. Justice department announcement Doubling
29:43
the bounty from maduro's capture to 50 million
29:48
dollars And urged viejas to be Venezuela's hero
29:53
The pilot refused called lopez a coward And
29:58
cut off contact with him These revelations come
30:02
as the u.s. Steps up military and
30:05
intelligence pressure on caracas President trump has authorized
30:11
the cia to conduct covert operations inside venezuela
30:17
This is crap by the way and has
30:20
deployed warships aircraft and thousands of troops for
30:25
the carib to the caribbean For what washington
30:28
likes to call?
30:30
an anti-drug campaign In recent months u
30:35
.s. Strikes on vessels near venezuela and colombia
30:38
Have killed dozens of people and trump says
30:42
that these actions are targeting Narcotics traffickers and
30:48
u.s. Officials accuse maduro's government of running
30:51
a narco state Okay, so suddenly that's Your
30:58
affair to deal with right if let's let's
31:01
say it's true What gives you the right
31:03
to go into another country and tear it
31:05
up?
31:06
I mean Let let the country do it
31:10
You know, I I am so against this
31:13
type of thing Nobody will ever convince me
31:16
that this is what we're supposed to do
31:19
That this is effective foreign policy.
31:22
This is bs is what this is but
31:26
The venezuelan president Denied the allegations of being
31:31
a narco state and calls them a pretext
31:33
for regime change I don't know if he's
31:36
a drug dealer or not.
31:38
I don't give a crap, but it is
31:40
definitely a pretext for regime change He also
31:44
described trump's admission of covert cia activity in
31:47
venezuela as unprecedented and desperate Maduro has placed
31:53
a military on a heightened alert the state
31:55
of venezuela maintains a large arsenal Of soviet
32:01
era air defense systems Moscow a close air
32:05
ally of caracas has condemned this u.s.
32:08
Campaign earlier in the month The russian ambassador
32:12
to the un vasily.
32:14
Nibinzia accused washington of plotting a coup Yep
32:18
in venezuela under the guise of an anti
32:21
-drug operation and calls it a flagrant violation
32:25
of international law and of human rights So
32:31
if you want to know whether or not
32:35
We're anti-russia This story helps point out
32:39
that we are because going into venezuela Is
32:45
intended to put pressure on russia.
32:48
It has nothing to do with drugs.
32:50
Okay.
32:51
This isn't Nothing to do with drugs if
32:54
it had to do with drugs Well They'd
32:58
take the boats Pull them over arrest them
33:01
and uh prove it but they won't they
33:04
just continue to blow them up Let's see
33:10
So there's a mystery drone another one.
33:13
Here we go with more.
33:14
Uh more Drone games more nonsense ready um
33:22
Mystery drone was downed near a u.s.
33:25
Army base Here we are back in estonia
33:28
again right Estonia claims that these two uavs
33:35
were flying near barracks at camp rido An
33:40
nfi unidentified drone was shot down near a
33:43
base housing u.s. Troops in southeastern estonia
33:47
close to the russian border the baltic nation's
33:51
military announced The incident occurred at camp rido
33:56
which hosts the fifth squadron of the u
34:00
.s. Army 7th cav regiment The unit arrived
34:04
in february to replace troops from the 30th
34:07
infantry Allies detected drones flying in the immediate
34:12
vicinity of the 2nd infantry brigade campus At
34:17
4 30 p.m. One of which was
34:19
brought down using an anti-drone rifle Said
34:24
estonian defense forces spokeswoman lisa voxman On tuesday,
34:31
she added that the downed uav was not
34:34
recovered Why not?
34:37
If he shot it down Where is it?
34:42
How where did it go?
34:44
NATO dispatched fighter jets to patrol the eastern
34:48
flank after poland accused russia violating its airspace
34:52
Was more than a dozen drones in september
34:55
on september 9th my brother's birthday and a
34:58
separate incident a week later Polish prime minister
35:02
tusk said that two belarusian nationals were detained
35:05
for flying a uav over government buildings in
35:11
warsaw And moscow wasn't involved in either case,
35:15
but we blame russia Anyway, so who knows
35:19
what they're gonna blame this one on and
35:20
on september 19 Estonia also claimed that three
35:24
russian mig-31 jets entered its airspace and
35:27
remained there for more than 10 minutes And
35:30
russian defense ministry said that flight was carried
35:33
out in accordance with international law And did
35:36
not violate the borders of any country russia,
35:41
russia, russia Russia remember that from the brady
35:45
bunch.
35:45
Didn't they always talk about that?
35:48
Um, why is it that israel can't stop
35:51
fighting everyone Do they have any friends at
35:55
all except us well, I don't know that
35:57
we're their friend We're their lapdog.
35:59
We just do what they we just do
36:01
what they say um, you know And it's
36:05
continual You know, what do we do?
36:07
Let's talk about this.
36:09
The middle east remains quite restless The region
36:13
is still one of the most volatile in
36:15
the world you think Despite occasional.
36:18
This is by the way.
36:19
This is by a guy named morad Sadigadza
36:23
if I said that right sadigzada Yeah, hope
36:27
I said it right president of the middle
36:29
eastern studies center despite occasional diplomatic initiatives and
36:38
temporary agreements Fundamental contradiction between key players hasn't
36:42
disappeared Situation is fragile Unpredictable where any local
36:47
flare-up can swiftly escalate into a broader
36:50
crisis.
36:50
Well, that's because uh It's if you have
36:54
big brother on your side just like kiev
36:56
did for quite for several years, you know
36:59
under the biden administration Do whatever you want
37:01
And we would always back everybody was backing
37:04
now.
37:05
It's it's not quite as clear um, but
37:09
with uh With israel, trust me.
37:12
It's clear.
37:13
They uh, they control us not the other
37:16
way around Earlier we examined in detail the
37:20
situation within and around iran Its internal challenges
37:25
foreign policy ambitions role of regional security Architecture,
37:31
so let's look at israel now and analyze
37:33
both the domestic political dynamic And the external
37:37
context in which the country operates it's yeah
37:40
It's we have big brother on our side.
37:43
And so we'll do whatever we want Even
37:46
if we piss them off because even if
37:48
we piss them off and do exactly the
37:49
opposite of what they want us to do
37:52
They're gonna back us anyway Which is true
37:56
if we haven't seen anything else for the
37:58
longest of time This perspective allows us to
38:02
understand how internal factors political instability social division
38:07
shift in military doctrine intertwined with external challenges
38:12
including threats from neighboring states relations with united
38:17
states and arab countries and the consequences of
38:22
the recent horrific developments in gaza Although a
38:28
peace agreement on gaza was supposedly reached under
38:32
trump's leadership Its durability is highly uncertain a
38:39
formal ceasefire And political arrangements do not mean
38:43
that the root cause the conflict is resolved
38:48
Why is it that russia continually talks about
38:50
root cause of the conflict?
38:53
Well, how about you use as your as
38:56
your paradigm of hope or lack thereof by
38:59
looking at gaza and Hamas and israel and
39:04
the u.s. Is Nonsensical role in all
39:07
of that, you know on the one hand
39:11
trump gets to claim victory for Enforcing a
39:15
peace but on the other It's not really
39:18
peace if one side doesn't have to live
39:20
up to it and You know, i'm not
39:23
pro hamas at all and do they break
39:26
it, you know, are they You know good
39:29
folks now, but you don't kill sixty seven
39:32
thousand with with a good number of those
39:36
a huge percentage of those children and You
39:41
know No blame at all toward the israeli
39:46
side, you know palestinian side However views this
39:51
not as peace but as a pause imposed
39:55
under u.s. Pressure A temporary and unstable
40:00
truce that lacks any real progress toward normalizing.
40:04
Gaza's status rebuilding its economy or erasing any
40:10
blockade On the streets.
40:12
This is not a historic breakthrough But a
40:16
yet another externally imposed short-lived fragile intermission
40:23
Moreover any agreement concerning gaza Immediately runs up
40:29
against broader unresolved issues question of jerusalem the
40:34
fate of the west bank and larger palestinian
40:37
causes None of these knots have ever been
40:41
untied nor will they be The parties are
40:46
formally brought to the table They signed some
40:50
papers, but nobody shares any sort of shared
40:53
vision for the future armed infrastructure persists in
40:58
gaza and in israel A powerful domestic demand
41:03
endures a force-based approach to the palestinian
41:08
question Force that's it force and nobody will
41:12
stop them regional actors, including iran and several
41:15
others continue to view israel as the focal
41:19
point of instability Frankly, I agree with them
41:23
all of this and renders the truce exceedingly
41:27
Vulnerable a single incident a single strike a
41:32
single border clash Clash will bring this framework
41:36
crashing down yet again in other words We've
41:41
declared peace but genuine peace is Certainly elusive
41:48
so a key factor Influencing the region's conflict
41:53
potential is the internal political process of israel
41:58
itself It is this domestic political dynamic That
42:03
largely determines how the country defines its security
42:07
strategy on the eve of the october 7
42:11
events of last year The israeli prime minister
42:15
netanyahu Succeeded in forming a ruling coalition that
42:19
included far-right nationalist forces These factions adhere
42:25
to a rigid ideology and openly advocate expanding
42:30
israeli control over all historically disputed territories gaza,
42:36
jerusalem, west bank for them the issue of
42:41
security is inseparable from the pursuit of ideological
42:46
and religious dominance Making any compromise with the
42:51
palestinians virtually impossible Despite the peace agreement and
42:57
ongoing efforts to stabilize on october 22nd the
43:01
israeli parliament Approved in a preliminary reading a
43:07
bill Proposing the annexation of more of the
43:11
large parts of the west bank This is
43:15
expected to trigger a new wave of conflict
43:19
between israel and the palestinians Especially as the
43:23
international community would like to preserve this fragile
43:27
ceasefire Notably the vote took place while u
43:32
.s. President jd vance was in israel Working
43:36
to strengthen the ceasefire before departing the country
43:41
Vance called the action a strange and foolish
43:45
political stunt and he reminded reporters that Trump's
43:49
position was clear Israel must not annex any
43:53
part of the west bank But guess what
43:57
they're gonna do it anyway, and what is
43:59
trump gonna do about it?
44:02
zip What is vance gonna do about it?
44:05
zip Washington's broad reaction followed swiftly u.s..
44:10
Secretary of state marco rubio stated that the
44:13
decision to advance annexation legislation Would jeopardize trump's
44:18
peace plan You think designed to bring a
44:22
lasting end to the conflict between israel and
44:25
hamas?
44:26
Well, I mean no doubt, but they don't
44:28
listen to us never have they don't need
44:31
to They know we're never gonna do a
44:33
damn thing about it, and so it's called
44:37
the Knesset I hope I said that right
44:39
the knesset held a vote But the president
44:42
has made it clear that we cannot support
44:44
such a move at this time How do
44:46
you like that for a waffling at this
44:48
time rubio told journalists for departing for israel?
44:52
We believe it will pose a threat to
44:55
the peace agreement What no doubt so do
44:58
something about it, but you won't you Won't
45:02
just last month trump addressed the issue himself
45:05
and declared that he would not allow any
45:09
Steps that could derail the ceasefire Particularly amid
45:14
growing opposition from the arab states They are
45:18
a democracy People will vote people will take
45:23
different positions But in but right now in
45:26
our view this could prove counterproductive Rubio added
45:31
what does that mean?
45:32
What did he say?
45:34
I mean talk about that rubio is nothing,
45:37
but a politician.
45:38
Yeah, I mean what did he say right
45:39
there?
45:39
What does that mean there are democracy and
45:42
people will vote people take different positions?
45:45
Yeah, there's a genius statement right now in
45:48
our view this could prove counterproductive That's like
45:52
saying a bridge may be icy.
45:54
I mean I suppose it could be you
45:57
know bridges bridges may be icy You know
46:00
the sky may be blue.
46:02
I suppose that's a nice political way of
46:04
saying things mr.
46:05
Rubio, but here's a big nothing sandwich for
46:09
you and his commentary far, right?
46:12
israeli politicians through their statements and actions continue
46:17
to demonstrate an unwillingness to make any Genuine
46:21
concession or pursue a fair resolution of the
46:25
palestinian issue Their rhetoric and political behavior actively
46:31
undermines diplomatic efforts aimed at stabilizing the region
46:35
and fostering any new framework for cooperation Yeah
46:43
This has been especially evident in the context
46:47
of u.s. efforts to normalize relations between
46:50
Israel and Saudi Arabia a Process that Washington
46:53
sees as a cornerstone for regional security You
46:58
would think it is and a means to
47:00
reduce overall tension in the Middle East Yet,
47:04
it's precisely the action and statements of certain
47:07
israeli officials That continue to jeopardize these initiatives
47:14
Days ago a new diplomatic scandal erupted when
47:17
Israel's finance minister Basil a buzz aleel Smotrich
47:23
a leading figure of the ultra nationalist camp
47:27
said if Saudi Arabia wants normalization in exchange
47:32
for the creation of a palestinian state Then
47:35
no, thank you.
47:36
They can keep riding their camels through the
47:39
Saudi desert Though he later issued an apology
47:43
following domestic and international backlash the very nature
47:47
of his remark vividly Illustrates the political atmosphere
47:52
in Israel's current ruling coalition one where provocation
47:57
and ideological rigidity prevail over pragmatism and diplomacy
48:04
Diplomacy doesn't exist In Israel, it just doesn't
48:09
such statements not only damage Israel's diplomatic image
48:15
But also strain its relations with key partners,
48:18
I don't think they strain them at all
48:19
They control they are in charge and we
48:22
don't ever do anything about Including the US
48:24
and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
48:27
all of this underscores the extraordinary Complexity of
48:31
the current situation.
48:32
I don't believe it's that complex.
48:34
I Don't want to say Israel's the bad
48:36
guy, but they're the ones pushing they always
48:39
have been and you know I'm not pro
48:42
Hamas not remotely and but Call it call
48:47
it Let's why don't we blame both sides?
48:52
I mean there it's always two sides to
48:54
every conflict But you know, we always only
48:56
pick one right in against Israel We'll never
48:59
say anything and the the nonsense in in
49:03
Ukraine, you know if Trump had figured out
49:06
it'd be it would be He would then
49:12
be a hero but Unfortunately, he so far
49:17
is not at least in that regard Donald
49:21
Trump's efforts have provoked open irritation and resistance
49:26
from Israel's petitions politicians the very forces that
49:31
for years viewed him as a steadfast ally
49:35
and guarantor of US support Today these groups
49:41
have turned Against Trump denouncing his plan as
49:46
capitulation to the Palestinians and a betrayal of
49:51
the vision of a greater Israel a Striking
49:55
example came from Limor Sanhar Malik one of
49:59
the most radical members of the subtler movement
50:02
Anachonesset deputy who publicly boycotted Trump's address to
50:07
the Israeli Parliament I will not join in
50:10
the applause She declared calling the peace deal
50:14
a disgrace in the early months following the
50:18
events of October 7 Har Malik had urged
50:21
not just a military victory, but the full
50:25
reintegration of Gaza under Israeli control proclaiming that
50:29
True victory will come when the children of
50:34
Israel play in the streets of Gaza Yeah,
50:39
they're They're gonna be good neighbors, right?
50:43
Although polls indicate that most Israelis do not
50:46
support the idea of resettling Gaza Netanyahu remains
50:51
politically dependent on his far-right allies whose
50:56
ambitions frequently clash with any move toward de
51:00
-escalation When Trump defying the expectations of Israel's
51:05
right wing Halted the war and Categorically ruled
51:10
out the annexation of the West Bank.
51:13
It came as a shock His words, I
51:17
will not allow Israel to annex the West
51:21
Bank It's not going to happen We're a
51:25
cold shower for those who had counted on
51:27
Washington support for their expansionist agenda Well, they
51:31
voted for it.
51:32
Anyway, just you know last few days Until
51:36
recently far-right Politicians had expected that Trump's
51:40
return to the White House would give them
51:42
free reign to advance their goals Expanding settlements
51:47
annexation of Palestinian territories and permanently burying the
51:53
idea of a Palestinian state Instead the US
51:58
president Unexpectedly became a restraining force rather than
52:04
their enabler his 20-point Gaza plan which
52:08
explicitly prohibits any Territorial claims by Israel was
52:14
seen by them as an act of betrayal
52:18
after Trump's address in Israel finance minister Basilio
52:23
Smotrich openly declared there will be Jewish settlements
52:27
in Gaza We have patience Determination and faith
52:31
with God's help.
52:33
We will continue our series of victories His
52:37
statement made one thing clear Even if Trump
52:42
temporarily forced the Israeli radicals to retreat they
52:46
view this only as a pause not defeat
52:51
even within traditional pro-israel circles in the
52:55
u.s There is growing recognition that the
52:59
actions of Israeli leadership Cross a red line
53:03
and now threaten not only Israel's own stability
53:07
But u.s. Strategic interests in the Middle
53:11
East That's how I see it Washington increasingly
53:15
sees an Israeli government acting unilaterally with no
53:20
regard for long-term Consequences and an open
53:24
defiance of its most important ally which is
53:28
us the United States a Telling episode and
53:32
one that I bitched about quite a bit
53:33
was the Israeli strike on Doha the capital
53:37
of Qatar An event that provoked deep frustration
53:41
in the White House.
53:42
Oh, yeah.
53:42
Here's some frustration for you.
53:44
What did we do about it?
53:45
Nothing According to Jared Kushner the u.s.
53:49
President's son-in-law Trump felt that Israel
53:52
had gone out of control.
53:54
They had been out of control Bud and
53:57
that it was time to show firmness and
54:00
prevent actions that in Trump's view were Contrary
54:04
to Israel's own long-term inch interests He
54:08
felt the array Israelis had gotten a little
54:10
out of control in their actions and that
54:13
it was time to show greater strength And
54:16
stop them from doing what he believed was
54:19
not in their long-term interest Kushner said
54:22
on CBS Crazy special envoy Steve Whitcoft who
54:29
joined the same interview added to Israel's actions
54:33
had a metastasizing effect as Qatar had been
54:37
playing a critical role in mediating between Israel
54:41
and Hamas the strike on Doha I'm still
54:46
in shock over that.
54:47
I mean, I can't believe we didn't do
54:49
anything about it.
54:49
We didn't do I mean, what do we?
54:51
What did we do zip?
54:55
Unbelievable the strike on Doha effectively jeopardized a
54:58
fragile diplomatic channel through which the u.s.
55:01
Had been attempting to sustain peace in reality
55:06
Israel bet on Trump Not doing anything as
55:10
an unquestioning ally and it proved misguided from
55:14
the beginning I don't think so because he
55:16
still hasn't done anything while many in Israel
55:19
had expected his return to the White House
55:21
to strengthen the traditional u.s-israel alliance
55:24
and Greater Israel greater freedom of acts action
55:28
The reality turned out to be more complex
55:31
a clear signal of this came With Trump's
55:35
very first forum trip after taking office Not
55:39
to Israel as many in the Israeli establishment
55:43
had presumed but to Riyadh the president chose
55:49
To begin his international tour not with a
55:53
visit to Washington's historic ally But to meetings
55:57
with wealthy Arab monarchs of the Gulf That
56:02
decision revealed Trump's true priorities pragmatism of a
56:07
businessman focused on economic and strategic gain rather
56:12
than ideological loyalty or traditional commitment to Israel
56:17
Frankly, it's money You know what?
56:21
Israel we're paying them.
56:23
He was collect we give them everything.
56:25
He's out collecting money from From Riyadh from
56:30
the outset his regional policy Reflected an interest
56:33
in making deals and other pragmatic arrangements that
56:37
directly benefit the u.s this explains his
56:41
early desire to pursue an agreement with Iran
56:44
and That was all nonsensical too, and I
56:48
don't think that went the way anybody Intended
56:51
it to go a move that angered Israel's
56:54
leadership.
56:54
That's why they they Forced the issue by
56:58
attacking themselves for West Jerusalem any dialogue with
57:02
Tehran runs counter to the entire framework of
57:05
its own national security doctrine whereas for Washington
57:08
it represented an opportunity to de-escalate Tension
57:13
and extend u.s. Influence through economic leverage
57:17
and control over Iran's nuclear ambitions The summer
57:24
war between Israel and Iran only deepened these
57:28
divisions from Washington's perspective It was Israel that
57:32
derailed the diplomatic initiative and endangered the potential
57:37
accord of Trump Administration that they had been
57:41
quietly developing in the US Capitol.
57:43
It was still more General irritation and the
57:47
growing sense to Israel is no longer acting
57:51
as a strategic partner, but as an independent
57:55
player willing to sacrifice American interest for its
58:00
own agenda and how can you believe that
58:03
that's not true by the way?
58:06
This is it's absolutely correct the domestic political
58:10
climate in Israel remains one of the principal
58:13
sources of instability and is a Potential trigger
58:19
for more open conflict a divided society weak
58:25
institutions Radicalization of the ruling coalition have created
58:30
a situation in which internal tension can easily
58:34
transform into external aggression This would lead either
58:40
to a renewed war in Gaza or to
58:43
a larger scale escalation with Iran Netanyahu's all
58:48
for that by the way.
58:49
He has found himself in an increasingly precarious
58:52
position However, his political survival depends on maintaining
58:57
public focus on external threats and constant mobilization
59:03
around the narrative of National security Hmm for
59:11
Netanyahu and his far-right allies a state
59:14
of permanent conflict is a tool of internal
59:17
consolidation as Long as the country lives under
59:20
the shadow of threat questions of responsibility politically
59:27
corruption scandals and governance failures Fade into the
59:31
background.
59:32
Nobody's asking questions then are they?
59:36
Peace and stability by contrast will force the
59:39
coalition to seek new forms of legitimacy a
59:43
Process that will weaken its grip on power
59:47
Thus the current atmosphere of tension and the
59:50
risk of renewed war serve not the interests
59:54
of Israel as a nation but those of
59:56
a specific set of politicians for whom Conflict
1:00:01
is a condition of political survival I believe
1:00:06
this is quite accurate Yet further escalation would
1:00:10
endanger not only Israel itself But its relationship
1:00:15
with its principal ally the United States in
1:00:19
Washington and everywhere else in America, by the
1:00:23
way There are growing voices warning that Israel
1:00:29
Israel's actions are undermining American influence around the
1:00:34
Middle East After the strikes on Doha which
1:00:38
provoked anger within the Trump administration Discussions have
1:00:42
quietly begun among US diplomats.
1:00:45
I don't think we have any and policy
1:00:48
experts I don't think we have any of
1:00:50
those either Suggesting that Israel is becoming an
1:00:53
unpredictable partner.
1:00:55
They shouldn't suggest it.
1:00:57
They should flat-out say it Well, I'm
1:01:00
no longer fully trusted on matters of security
1:01:04
I don't trust him haven't for quite some
1:01:06
time and I don't know who would with
1:01:08
the way they've been behaving all of these
1:01:11
developments form part of a broader geopolitical realignment
1:01:16
a Gradual unraveling of what an old world
1:01:22
order Wonder if it's the deep state friends
1:01:25
and neighbors the future of the region remains
1:01:29
uncertain and mounting turbulence threatens not only strategic
1:01:34
alliance but ultimately The very survival of the
1:01:40
Israeli state in its current form Now you
1:01:45
have to agree with all of that, but
1:01:46
that was a well-written article It's by
1:01:50
a guy named Rod Sadiq Sadiq Zadiq Can't
1:01:56
say that right president of Middle East Studies
1:01:59
Center and I frankly wanted to share it
1:02:05
with you because it's Similar to the way
1:02:09
that I feel about some of these things
1:02:15
You know, I'm I'm not anti Israel not
1:02:18
remotely, but I'm anti Creating war for the
1:02:23
sake of war or to just Take take
1:02:28
property.
1:02:28
They're pretty open about it.
1:02:30
Yeah, we're gonna We're we're gonna have Israeli
1:02:33
children playing on the streets of Gaza, you
1:02:36
know that that's their politicians saying this it's
1:02:43
It's not very peaceful Let's put it that
1:02:47
way.
1:02:47
There's not a lot of peace going on
1:02:50
Did you hear about the police raid in
1:02:52
Rio de Janeiro that killed 64 people This
1:02:57
is This is unbelievable 64 people died in
1:03:02
a massive police raid in Rio on Tuesday
1:03:07
Among those killed 60 are believed to be
1:03:12
criminals To civil police officers and to military
1:03:17
police officers Rio de Janeiro State Governor Claudio
1:03:21
Castro said the death toll could rise as
1:03:25
the operation is ongoing Videos published online are
1:03:30
said to show several fires in the area
1:03:33
of the raid With audible gunfire in the
1:03:37
background.
1:03:38
The videos are pretty frightening of this I
1:03:40
mean there are people laying in the street
1:03:42
that You know, we're in their cars and
1:03:45
they're you know Laying in the side of
1:03:47
the street in the ditch trying to hide
1:03:49
out so they don't get shot According to
1:03:52
authorities they launched the operation aiming to combat
1:03:57
the territorial expansion of the commando Vermil ho
1:04:03
criminal group These videos are I mean you
1:04:07
get a chance go out and see him
1:04:08
Unbelievable the operation was allegedly in the works
1:04:12
for over a year and involved more than
1:04:15
2,500 military and civilian personnel at least
1:04:22
81 people have been arrested so far two
1:04:26
suspects who were shot are in custody at
1:04:29
Pena Hospital in total around 25 police hundred
1:04:34
police Said that Rio de Janeiro's authorities regularly
1:04:38
conduct raids in Favalas as part of the
1:04:42
fight against organized crime The current operation however
1:04:47
is the deadliest in the city's history Wow
1:04:54
I'm she you know, I apologize.
1:04:56
I didn't get a chance to listen to
1:04:57
JR today and if he covered this I
1:05:00
didn't hear it but Allegedly House Republicans have
1:05:06
deemed Barden I'm so tired.
1:05:10
I can't talk straight have deemed Biden pardons
1:05:15
illegitimate this GOP led panel has cited the
1:05:20
alleged abuse of the auto-pen Joe Biden's
1:05:24
inner circle made concerted efforts to conceal the
1:05:27
former president's cognitive decline During his time in
1:05:31
office said a report by the House Rep
1:05:34
Committee on oversight and government reform The Republican
1:05:39
led panel also questioned some of the pardons
1:05:42
that bore his signature alleging that his aides
1:05:46
had unimpeded access to his auto pen and
1:05:51
a document released on Tuesday titled the Biden
1:05:55
auto pen presidency declined Delusion and deception in
1:06:01
the White House.
1:06:02
I'm gonna try to find that by the
1:06:04
way because I've been this is a second
1:06:07
reference to it that I saw today and
1:06:10
It could be a lot of fun to
1:06:12
try to find the This paper or if
1:06:16
it's all out there Here it is house
1:06:20
dot gov 13 hours ago Maybe I'll save
1:06:25
this if JR hasn't well, it was 13
1:06:28
hours ago.
1:06:28
He might have He might have but he's
1:06:31
always right on top of things, you know,
1:06:33
and I didn't get to hear him today
1:06:34
Sorry, JR But we're going to see if
1:06:38
we can find oh, it's very nice.
1:06:42
It's a very pretty cover Shows Biden walking
1:06:46
into the sunset.
1:06:48
They're very nice It's a hundred pages Holy
1:06:54
shnikes, you know, let's get a Why don't
1:06:57
we I'm gonna download this bad boy.
1:07:00
Jr. Didn't cover this at a hundred pages.
1:07:02
No way So, oh, well, maybe he did
1:07:05
and I just don't realize it, but we're
1:07:09
gonna see what happens Can I do anything
1:07:12
with this?
1:07:12
Hello.
1:07:13
How's the family?
1:07:13
We don't know Scooby-dooby-doo, where are
1:07:18
you?
1:07:18
We don't know that either.
1:07:21
Let us print it and see what occurs
1:07:24
Um, JR it's gonna be on downloads on
1:07:28
the downloads on the Far right computer.
1:07:37
Okay, that's where it's gonna be so you
1:07:40
can see it If you want to pull
1:07:43
it up and maybe read the entire thing,
1:07:46
it'll be there for you.
1:07:47
So I have done I've done all that
1:07:50
I can do Yep, there it is.
1:07:53
Okay, it is there for us.
1:07:55
I shall I shall review it my damn
1:07:57
self on top of that But now I
1:08:00
where was I?
1:08:03
Nike's did I hose this all up?
1:08:07
Oh Did I lose my place I'm all
1:08:10
grumpy now Maybe I have to keep going
1:08:15
to find my spot.
1:08:17
No, that's the other page Crap I was
1:08:22
right in the middle of reading a pretty
1:08:23
good Oh, here it is the committee in
1:08:25
a document released Tuesday the one I just
1:08:28
downloaded the committee chaired by rep James Comer
1:08:32
concluded that Biden's inner circle of loyalists attempted
1:08:38
to mislead the nation regarding the president's diminished
1:08:42
mental and physical capabilities the lawmaker Said this
1:08:47
bore all the hallmarks of a cover-up.
1:08:50
Oh my god a government cover-up Who'd
1:08:53
a thunk it?
1:08:54
We're America.
1:08:54
We don't have cover-ups.
1:08:56
Do we all of my alarmed?
1:08:59
I'm alarmed now.
1:09:00
I'm not only tired.
1:09:01
I'm an alarmed tired person as President Biden
1:09:05
declined Well, he's been declining Since the first
1:09:10
day I saw him.
1:09:11
I was never too bright His staff abused
1:09:15
the auto pen and a lax chain-of
1:09:17
-command Policy to affect executive action that lack
1:09:22
any documentation of whether they were in fact
1:09:24
authorized The panel singled out the clemency actions
1:09:32
taken in the final days of the Biden
1:09:35
presidency in light of the above the committee
1:09:39
deems void all Executive actions signed by the
1:09:43
auto pen without proper corresponding contemporaneous written approval
1:09:48
traceable to the president's own Consent said the
1:09:52
report that's a bad precedent dissent said nobody's
1:09:56
gonna like it Trump won't because he signs
1:09:58
his own stuff But nobody else is how
1:10:00
you gonna feel if you had something signed
1:10:02
by President Reagan ages ago So I had
1:10:05
a client years and years ago that I
1:10:08
represented in something and in way back when
1:10:11
when Ronald Reagan was governor of California he
1:10:16
was pardoned by Ronald Reagan and he gave
1:10:21
me his pardon So I have the original
1:10:24
signal signature on a pardon of a man
1:10:29
signed by Ronald Reagan, so I have his
1:10:32
signature as governor not as president.
1:10:34
So There you have it.
1:10:37
I wonder if it's worth anything.
1:10:39
I don't know.
1:10:39
I never thought about it, but It wasn't
1:10:43
an auto pen And now they're show JR's
1:10:46
got these TVs up again, and now they're
1:10:48
blowing up more boats are showing them.
1:10:50
Yep There's a October 27.
1:10:52
Here's another blow up.
1:10:54
I'm so tired that Let's see That so
1:10:59
these are deemed void the lawmakers called on
1:11:02
the District of Columbia Board of Medicine to
1:11:05
review the conduct of Biden's physician Dr. Kevin
1:11:10
O'Connor Who invoked his Fifth Amendment right?
1:11:14
against self-incrimination When asked whether he had
1:11:18
been ordered to lie about the former president's
1:11:20
health Yeah, but would it be a crime?
1:11:26
Well if he'd been ordered to lie Hmm
1:11:29
the committee also recommended that the DOJ investigate
1:11:33
several senior members of the Biden administration Commenting
1:11:38
on the report Biden spokesperson Dismissed its findings
1:11:43
insisted that there was no conspiracy no cover
1:11:47
-up and no wrongdoing Hmm in May President
1:11:52
Trump accused his predecessors senior aides of committing
1:11:57
Treason at the highest level according to him
1:11:59
by allegedly implementing unauthorized policies using Biden's auto
1:12:06
pen a Device used to replicate a person's
1:12:10
signature.
1:12:10
I want one.
1:12:12
You know what I had.
1:12:13
I had a stamp I Had a stamp
1:12:16
with my name on it.
1:12:18
That was it in with my signature on
1:12:20
it and now there's a ways to What
1:12:24
do you call it do them electronically that
1:12:31
are there I Have another topic that I'd
1:12:36
like to talk about but I'm not going
1:12:37
to we're gonna stay in foreign in foreign
1:12:40
land and not Come back to home, but
1:12:42
I think this week.
1:12:43
I want to do a show on some
1:12:45
constitutional issues and I am a little grumpy,
1:12:51
but We can talk about that another night
1:12:55
I don't have time to get to get
1:12:57
started on it and do it any justice
1:12:59
So I'm not gonna do it tonight, but
1:13:02
there is news about the French Court hearing
1:13:05
Macron's wife's gender case The defendants cite free
1:13:13
expression over sharing jokes and conspiracy posts about
1:13:17
Bridget Macron's identity a French court has heard
1:13:22
a case against people accused of spreading rumors
1:13:27
that Bridget Macron was born a male in
1:13:31
Proceedings that have revived again Well revived means
1:13:35
again, but here we are again a conspiracy
1:13:38
theory long denied by France's first lady The
1:13:44
two-day trial in Perry where ten defendants
1:13:48
are accused of cyber bullying Was attended by
1:13:53
Macron's daughter who testified in her mother's absence
1:13:57
according to a political report on Tuesday The
1:14:02
defendants ranging from a computer scientist to a
1:14:05
disabled man who spends a lot of time
1:14:08
on Twitter Were accused of posting messages mocking
1:14:12
Macron's alleged gender Claiming she was born under
1:14:16
her brother's name and spreading conspiracy theories about
1:14:21
a media cover-up in court They cited
1:14:25
free expression saying the post were intended as
1:14:28
satire or part of public debate the only
1:14:33
witness to take the stand Was this daughter
1:14:39
Testifying that her mother could not ignore the
1:14:41
constant rumors and that the claims had made
1:14:44
it impossible For her to lead a normal
1:14:47
life She said Macron had become cautious about
1:14:51
her public appearances the rumors about Emmanuel Macron's
1:14:56
wife surfaced in 2021 and were launched by
1:15:01
Two French women an independent journalist and a
1:15:05
self-proclaimed spiritual medium their Facebook posts and
1:15:11
a YouTube video spread widely pushing the hashtag
1:15:17
Jean Michelle Tronio which Conspiracy theorists claim was
1:15:24
Bridget McCrone's real name Jean Michael Tronio is
1:15:28
actually her brother in court as here said
1:15:31
she had seen her uncle Recently and that
1:15:34
he was doing very well Macron sued the
1:15:38
two women the following year for defamation and
1:15:42
privacy violation and one compensation American commendator Candace
1:15:49
Owens Was also mentioned during the trial With
1:15:53
several defendants admitting they had shared her videos
1:15:57
or been influenced by her posts Owens is
1:16:01
also being sued by the Macaron's in a
1:16:04
separate case in Delaware over spreading similar claims
1:16:09
online a Verdict in the Paris case is
1:16:13
expected today.
1:16:14
Has anybody seen that?
1:16:15
I haven't seen it Macron's have been married
1:16:18
since oh seven and repeatedly faced questions about
1:16:22
their relationship They met when he was a
1:16:25
student Where in the school where she taught
1:16:29
Bridget?
1:16:30
24 years his senior has three children and
1:16:34
seven grandchildren Hmm.
1:16:39
Yeah, that would probably bother you then to
1:16:41
be called a man Did you hear that
1:16:45
they're re-erecting That's a bad word re
1:16:48
-erecting monuments to ex-confederates in Washington the
1:16:53
statue of Albert Pike was toppled and set
1:16:57
on fire amid a BLM on you know
1:17:02
protest if you will in 2020 the only
1:17:06
outdoor memorial honoring a Confederate general in the
1:17:10
US Capitol was renovated and reinstalled the monument
1:17:16
to Massachusetts native Albert Pike reappeared on Sunday
1:17:22
It was first dedicated in 1901 by local
1:17:27
Freemasons in honor of Pikes service to the
1:17:31
fraternity and Stood in Judiciary Square until it
1:17:35
was vandalized Pulled down and set ablaze in
1:17:39
June of 2020 amid the Black Lives Matter
1:17:44
nationwide unrest The damaged statue was removed from
1:17:49
the scene by National Park Services Shortly thereafter
1:17:53
while its pedestal was left in the square
1:17:57
The base was covered in pro BLM graffiti
1:18:00
and was cleaned of it after the BLM
1:18:03
protests waned The agency announced plans to reinstall
1:18:09
the statue back in August hmm, they cited
1:18:14
US President Donald Trump's executive order on making
1:18:19
the District of Columbia safe and beautiful and
1:18:24
the order on restoring truth and sanity to
1:18:27
American history the restoration Aligns with federal responsibilities
1:18:35
under historic preservation law as well as recent
1:18:40
executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and
1:18:45
reinstate pre-existing statues The re-erecting of
1:18:50
Pikes statue has been harshly criticized by delegate
1:18:56
Eleanor Holmes Norton a Democrat representing the District
1:19:02
of DC in Congress Who had introduced a
1:19:06
bill demanding the permanent removal of the monument
1:19:10
upon the initial?
1:19:11
Announcement she slammed to the return of the
1:19:15
statue as an affront to mostly black and
1:19:19
brown residents of the District of Columbia she
1:19:23
also claimed the reinstallation of the monument was
1:19:26
offensive to members of the military who serve
1:19:30
honorably Pointing to Pikes turbulent career fighting for
1:19:35
the rebellious south See I disagree with this
1:19:40
sort of thing and I mean, you know,
1:19:41
I it is It's history for God's sake
1:19:46
and Somebody put it up long long ago
1:19:50
They had a reason for doing so and
1:19:53
they put it up.
1:19:54
It's a monument.
1:19:55
It's History not all history is positive now
1:20:02
you learn things over the over the time
1:20:05
periods, but history kind of tells who you
1:20:09
are and We're supposed to be a country
1:20:13
full of you know, freedom of speech freedom
1:20:15
to think how you like I'm not saying
1:20:17
I agree with the guy's point of view
1:20:19
I don't even know what they are, but
1:20:21
it's interesting to read what other People have
1:20:24
done in the past and try to learn
1:20:26
from it.
1:20:26
But if you're a judgmental cuss You never
1:20:30
will agree.
1:20:31
Anyway, she said Pike himself served dishonorably She
1:20:38
gets to claim this Hundred and something years
1:20:40
later.
1:20:41
He took up arms against the United States
1:20:44
Okay, that's so every person who fought on
1:20:47
the side of the South was dishonorable He
1:20:51
misappropriated funds She said how did she and
1:20:55
was ultimately captured and imprisoned by his own
1:20:59
troops?
1:20:59
She said Confederate statues should be placed in
1:21:03
museums as historic Artifacts not remain in parks
1:21:07
or other locations that imply honor Pike represents
1:21:11
the worst of the Confederacy and has no
1:21:14
claim to be memorialized in the nation's capital
1:21:18
Well that was decided Way before you here's
1:21:23
my problem with this If every four years
1:21:26
we're gonna tear down every offensive memorial, you
1:21:31
know or those that were put up hundreds
1:21:33
of years ago because the Tides have turned
1:21:38
people have thought think differently or whatever.
1:21:40
What kind of country are we?
1:21:42
I mean seriously, are we really that temporary
1:21:45
didn't you I mean we don't have any
1:21:47
history You know how long?
1:21:50
if you recall when I was in Lithuania
1:21:54
and Belarus and Russia here the last couple
1:21:57
three months ago there there I spoke about
1:22:02
the thousands 1,500 more than a thousand
1:22:08
year overrunning of those countries that entire area
1:22:13
So, how come the Germans are no longer
1:22:17
the bad guys, but Russia is Who has
1:22:21
Russia overrun recently besides trying to stand up
1:22:26
for the Donbass seriously Was there any Soviet
1:22:29
action that that took place?
1:22:33
when when when Russia and or the Soviet
1:22:35
Union entered Berlin and defeated the German army
1:22:41
some million strong that they killed off the
1:22:44
bulk of and Then they didn't leave because
1:22:48
it was the treaty with the US they
1:22:51
didn't leave because in part because of buffer
1:22:53
zones and in part because They had conquered
1:22:57
the lands away from the Germans, but they
1:23:00
allowed the native Speaking places to rule their
1:23:04
own place.
1:23:04
They just wouldn't allow them to They didn't
1:23:09
want the Germans to rise again because they
1:23:12
had done it twice, right and So they
1:23:17
had done it twice in that century already
1:23:19
in the in the 20th century Hmm.
1:23:24
How is it that Russia is the bad
1:23:26
guys Germany isn't?
1:23:29
How is it that Poland who overran for
1:23:32
about plenty of times during the last several
1:23:35
hundred years?
1:23:36
other neighbors There were Austria-Hungary Ran over
1:23:41
a whole bunch Turkey.
1:23:43
I mean everybody if you're over there.
1:23:45
Everybody's a bad guy What does that mean
1:23:48
about history?
1:23:49
What does it mean?
1:23:50
You know, we're not we're supposed to I
1:23:52
was in breast which is in Belarus and
1:23:57
It was very near the border with Poland
1:24:00
and the back and forth Over that small
1:24:04
island there was a small island fort That
1:24:08
had stood for a couple hundred years and
1:24:12
had been overrun back and forth.
1:24:14
It's probably one of the best museums I
1:24:17
ever visited and I was just that was
1:24:24
His historic because you're you you know, you're
1:24:28
watching you get to go and see History
1:24:32
from such a different perspective but does that
1:24:37
mean that every person in Belarus that now
1:24:40
has Breast where it's which used to be
1:24:44
a Russian outpost for under the Soviet Union
1:24:47
forever Belarus was you know a Russian satellite
1:24:51
country, right and But it was overrun by
1:24:55
Poland then overrun by Belarus Then overrun by
1:24:59
Poland again and back and forth and back
1:25:01
and forth several several different I Believe they
1:25:05
said the Turks came up one time whoever
1:25:08
there were so many different histories in there.
1:25:10
It was unbelievable, but that's History, so when
1:25:15
you read articles like this in the disgrace
1:25:18
that you know what people are doing and
1:25:20
they're burning burning history because it's history Nonsense
1:25:26
what did the old Trumpster stay say about
1:25:28
this?
1:25:30
I don't know if this article was quite
1:25:32
some time ago When did when did this
1:25:37
one come out because I you can go
1:25:38
back and find it Yep in 2020 and
1:25:42
they show the toppling of it on here
1:25:44
and he Trump was president then and he
1:25:47
denounced The Washington DC police for doing nothing
1:25:51
to prevent this group of activists from bringing
1:25:55
down a Confederate general statue and Burning it.
1:25:59
I don't know if you ever watched this
1:26:00
video, but it's nonsense Videos go out and
1:26:04
search for it Videos emerged showing a group
1:26:07
of protesters in the u.s. Dismantling a
1:26:10
statue activists made several Unsuccessful attempts to tear
1:26:15
down the monument and even had to take
1:26:17
a break to review strategy before eventually knocking
1:26:21
the statue from its pedestal with local police
1:26:24
making no attempt to intervene at Any point
1:26:29
they just let them do it.
1:26:30
That was it and They they didn't do
1:26:34
a damn thing.
1:26:35
We just let them do it after the
1:26:37
statue came down To jubilant cheers from the
1:26:41
crowd the activists set it on fire a
1:26:44
video shows one of the Protesters pouring what
1:26:48
appears to be a flammable liquid under the
1:26:50
burning statue while the rest of the group
1:26:52
applauded At one point a chant of no
1:26:55
justice.
1:26:56
No peace broke out Shortly after the 11
1:27:00
-foot high statue, which was the only outdoor
1:27:03
sculpture in DC that honored a Confederate general
1:27:07
Although he was depicted as a Freemason as
1:27:10
not as a soldier Was upended Trump took
1:27:14
a swipe at the police for making no
1:27:16
attempt to thwart the monuments destruction The DC
1:27:20
police are not doing their job as they
1:27:22
watch a statue be ripped down and burned
1:27:24
Trump tweeted adding that those responsible for the
1:27:28
act should be immediately arrested a disgrace to
1:27:32
our country he said General Pike statue is
1:27:37
one of many that have been vandalized either
1:27:39
spray-painted with graffiti or toppled in the
1:27:43
past several weeks as people protesting police brutality
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What does this guy have to do with
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police brutality this Pike dude?
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Have been toppled They're on a mission to
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erase the nation's Confederate past Following the police
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killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in
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May which sparked a current wave of unrest
1:28:09
on Thursday statue of George Washington in Portland,
1:28:13
Oregon Received similar treatment.
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This is an old article Of course when
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it was torn down and draped with a
1:28:20
burning u.s. Flag while the latest spate
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of politically motivated Vandalism has not resulted in
1:28:26
injury an earlier attempt to raise a monument
1:28:29
in Virginia Left one demonstrator with a serious
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head room head wound prompting a popular science
1:28:37
magazine to publish a Comprehensive guide on how
1:28:41
to bring monuments down without hurting anyone It's
1:28:45
unclear if the demonstrators in DC heeded any
1:28:48
of the advice from this manual however, I
1:28:52
mean I Only share those with you.
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I mean this is old news, but it
1:28:57
was reinstalled today this general Pike statue in
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Any, you know, it's it's it's frustrating.
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Well That that you know, I was never
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against this back when they were doing it
1:29:10
I thought it was just foolish and stupid
1:29:11
and people that think that way or Morons,
1:29:15
you know, it's friggin history and it's your
1:29:17
history, too So there you go.
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That's our country friends and neighbors.
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My name is Samuel trap.
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nice rainy day again tomorrow.
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I hear it's supposed to continue Thanks for
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very good night