The Young Turks - Zionism Takeover - October 7, 2026

Episode Date: October 8, 2026

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And more importantly, what's up with Israel literally smearing the very journalist they slaughtered as Hamas terrorist. without providing a shred of evidence. Well, those are topics that we'll get into in our members-only bonus episode today with a drop site reporter who's done some pretty great work on those two very issues. So if you're a member, you can check that out. If you're not a member, you can also check it out if you become one, t.com slash join to become a member. But we've got plenty in our main show today. We're going to talk about the latest in the energy crisis.

You might be wondering if there is an increased flow of oil, through the Hormuz Strait, why exactly are we paying so much more for fuel? I'll break it down for you. We're going to do a deep dive at the top of the show. We're also going to discuss how the Trump administration is working overtime to ensure that the global population will get punished. If they've ever been critical of Israel, I'll provide the receipts. I'll show you exactly what they're saying and what they're doing. And then in the second hour of the show, we're going to get into some of these incredibly important Senate races, one in Maine, of course, and one in Michigan.

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into the world. Thank you to all of our members for supporting us and keeping us independent. We love you. We appreciate you. Let's get to the first story. So I think that it's about time that we do a deep dive to get a better understanding of what is currently happening with this energy crisis. Because if you've been paying attention to the news, you've been hearing so many different conflicting messages. So if you buy what the Trump administration is selling, you'd be under the impression that oil is flowing freely through the Strait of Hormuz and everything is fine.

But that's not what we're seeing at the gas pump or the diesel pump. So I want to kind of get into the more minute issues here, the nuances of this story. So you actually have a better sense of what's going on. So let's begin with the unsustainable situation over at the Strait of Hormuz. So while there has been a significant oil export push by Gulf states, the truth is that attacks on tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran are at its peak since the start of this war. So the attacks include strikes, drone over flights, and more. And according to data from three maritime security sources who have been collecting information on these attacks,

in the week beginning September 28th through October 6th, there had been at least 12 attacks on oil, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers, around the Strait of Hormuz. That was the highest number of attacks in a single week since the U.S. war with Iran began on February 28th. Notice how that was framed as the U.S. war on Iran. Israel wasn't mentioned in there at all, even though this is a war that Israel wanted,

this is a war that we have entered at the behest of Israel, and now even Reuters is just leaving Israel out of the picture entirely, which is infuriating because now Israel's free to go terrorize people in southern Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank. So there's that. But anyway, moving on, what's going down in the Strait of Hormuz is obviously dangerous and unsustainable. So for instance, the U.S. is currently using 30% of its Navy to help escort ships through the Strait. Now, I should note, there are ships that are transiting through the Strait of Hormuz that Iran has not attacked. And so the big question is, is Iran striking some sort of deal with the countries that these ships are coming

from or the ships that, you know, the, basically the countries these ships belong to, right? Are there deals being made? And more importantly, is Iran able to charge some sort of fee, some sort of toll in order to allow for these ships to transit through the strait without worrying that they're going to get hit by Iran? Because when we hear about the crushing sanction, against Iran. It's true. I mean, it has caused a lot of harm to Iran's economy. But is the picture really as dire in Iran as the Trump administration would have you believe? Because if they're able to collect some money from the ships that are transiting through the strait, well, there might be some economic relief provided through that form, right? That form of the vessels transiting

through the strait. But going back to the United States, what we're doing is we're using 30% of our Navy to help escort ships through the strait. At the same time, there are ships that are still getting attacked, right, the highest amount in a given week since the beginning of this war. And this is not only risking the lives of American sailors, which is a big problem, we can't be doing this forever because, as you can imagine, this is a pretty expensive way to get oil out of the straight of Hormuz. Now, in order to sweeten the deal for these sailors from India, the Philippines, and China, Gulf oil producers are actually paying up to $40 million to move crude oil. And guys, it's really important to understand the distinction between crude oil and refined products.

So crude oil is refined into diesel, for instance, right? So here we're just talking about crude oil. it hasn't been refined. But in order to sweeten the deal for sailors from other countries, including India, the Philippines, and China, these Gulf oil producers are paying a bonus, essentially a premium to the sailors who are willing to, I guess, risk their lives in helping to transit this oil through the strait, this crude oil.

So the Wall Street Journal wrote about this in detail, and they say that producers inside the Gulf have turned to hiring very large crude carriers known as VLCC's to complete a perilous journey known as a shuttle run. Carriers enter the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, load at ports there, exit from the straight, then transfer the oil to another vessel waiting just outside of the waterway. So the sailors who make this dangerous crossing are being paid like never before. Oil producers are shelling out between $30 million and $40 million for a round trip in and out of Hormuz, or $15 to $20 a barrel excluding insurance, according to shipbrokers.

Okay, so what do you think happens to the cost of that oil once it makes its way to ordinary consumers? Obviously, it has to be sold at an inflated price because the producers here, the Gulf producers, are paying a premium just to get that oil out of the region. And so consumers are the ones who end up absorbing those costs. That's part of the reason why we're seeing elevated prices at the pump, elevated energy prices. And in this case, we're just talking about crude oil. Wait until we start talking about diesel. So sailors willing to perform the war zone trips are actually being lured with payouts worth

two or three times their typical monthly salary. I mean, never mind the fact that they're literally risking their lives to do it. They don't know whether or not the Iranians are going to detect them and strike the vessels. But nonetheless, one, Shandong-based ship staffing company is even offering as much as $25,000 for a round trip as reward. And the cost of hiring an oil super tanker to sail from the Persian Gulf to China topped $1.2 million a day in late September. So on the eve of the war, though, the cost was about $231,400 a day, according to maritime data provided, a provider Clarkson Research. In early January, it costs less than $40,000 a day.

So again, even when it comes to crude oil, you're seeing this inflation in price because of the difficulty in getting that oil out of the strait. Sure, the oil is flowing far more than it did at the very beginning of the war when Iran took control of the strait and shut it down. But at the same time, what we are currently doing is unsustainable and it is incredibly costly. So it's an untenable situation. There is no winning here. Now, let's now talk about what the even bigger issue is. And that has to do with depleted refining capacity. So while the Trump administration, again, is using 30, the Trump administration is using 30% of our Navy just to help transit crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz to escort these vessels. But there's also a big problem with the shortage of refined fuels like diesel. That remains a much more difficult problem to solve. Why? Well, because you need refineries in order to refine crude oil into products like diesel. But we have a depleted refining capacity because of, well, multiple issues. So since the war with Iran began, the price of diesel has searched from $3 and 76 per gallon to $6.32 as of Tuesday, a nearly 70% increase. And that has been crushing our farmers who need diesel in order to operate farming machinery.

It is crushing our truckers who obviously need to fuel up using diesel. And so it doesn't seem like there's any end in sight, unfortunately, and I want to explain why. So the refineries and oil infrastructure keep getting destroyed in conflicts. And there are also some unexplained things going on, which we'll get to in just a minute. So take a quick look at this, okay? So what you're looking at in this video is an oil storage facility. Oh, that's strange. There we go. All right. So what you're seeing here is an oil storage facility at a Saudi Aramco refinery. It's up in flames. It's just one of the latest examples of, you know, oil and gas, but in this case, oil at a refinery being, absolutely devastated. This is an oil storage facility. Now, in Saudi Arabia, the Gizan

refinery, which produces 400,000 barrels a day. These are refineries. So this is refined product. It's not simply crude oil. So it produced 400,000 barrels a day. It's offline due to Ansarola attacking them. Maybe Saudi Arabia shouldn't have reignited warfare with Ansarala, otherwise known as the Houthis, but they did. And now the entire globe is paying a price for that. So Jizan was attacked again on September 7th while it was already offline and there's no restart confirmed for this refinery in Saudi Arabia. But that's just one example that you turn over to other countries like Kuwait. In Kuwait, there's the Mina Abdullah refinery, which produces almost more, actually, more than 450,000 barrels of refined product a day.

It's been operating at a reduced capacity following Iranian attacks. Then you have Qatar. So the Ross Lafan Refinery 2, which produced 146,000 barrels per day, has been idled following Iranian attacks early on in the war. Then you have Bahrain's Citra, Babco refinery, that suffered severe attacks and damage, but is not completely shut down. The refinery throughput was recently estimated at only 100,000 to 120,000 barrels per day versus what it was able to produce before, which was over 420,000 barrels per day. So you guys kind of get the point.

Like we're looking at the Middle East specifically right now, but the refining capacity has been decimated because of these wars. It's not simply, oh, there is a foreign country blocking a strait. It's the infrastructure that's so critical to refining these products that's getting destroyed. And unfortunately, this isn't just happening in the Middle East either. So take a look at this next video. All right, I'm going to explain what you're looking at. In this case, there are a lot of unanswered questions.

But what you're looking at is the Cardone Oil Refinery in Venezuela. Just yesterday, it was reported to have unexpectedly exploded. It caught fire, which did force a full shutdown of the facility. Now, we don't know exactly what caused the fire, but here's what we do know. Reuters reported that the fire started at a gas line connecting the refineries, diesel hydrotheter, a treater, hydro-treater, and halted the whole plant. And this is a big deal, considering that it's the country's second largest refinery, which was producing 310,000 barrels a day.

Now, so far, authorities have not disclosed what started the fire in the first place. It could have been some sort of accident. It doesn't necessarily mean that there was foul play involved. We don't know for sure. I want to be clear about that. But, you know, there are cases where oil and gas infrastructure catches fire or there's some big catastrophe. and there is no foul play involved. It's just something that you should expect.

It happens time to time. And so on top of the conflicts we're discussing here, which are destroying refineries, we have just the usual, oh, something malfunctioned. There was a fire. We had to shut the refinery down for some period of time. Then, of course, as we all know, and many people don't like when you point this out, but it's just the truth. the refineries in Russia have been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes, and it has basically

reduced Russia's refining capacity by about half, by about 50%. So I wanted to give you some details on that. So Russia happens to have the largest cluster of damaged refineries, thanks to Ukrainian drone strikes. And just to take the heat off me a little bit, because people think Ukraine should do whatever they want no matter what. Let's go to a reporter who kind of explains how significant this issue really is. Take a look. All of these Ukrainian attacks on refineries in Russia, which have been celebrated obviously in Europe and in Ukraine. But the up short of it, this is showing you one of those attacks in Moscow. Just look at that explosion. Look at that extraordinary explosion there. And you're seeing similar sites playing out, you know, in some

Petersburg and elsewhere, and all of these different kind of refinery sites throughout Russia as Ukraine has been able to extend the range of its drones and make some severe attacks within Russia. Think about just how much Russian oil we were dependent on to try to bring down oil prices in recent months. I mean, not just, it's not going directly to the UK, but it's going to other places. And it's diesel, it's kerosene, it's all of these things, which everyone depends on. That was pouring out of Russia in recent months. And then, just since those Ukrainian drone attacks have intensified, just look at how these bars, showing you kerosing diesel exports from Russia. Look at how those bars have gone down.

So as I mentioned, at least half of Russia's refining capacity has been destroyed through these Ukrainian drone strikes. And at least 13 refineries in Russia are currently offline, which is not good. Which is not good for Europe in particular, because when it comes to heating their homes in the winter, they're going to have difficulty getting the fuel necessary to do that. So there are real costs to what's taking place right now, both in the Middle East and also in Russia with these Ukrainian drone strikes. And obviously it's going to have a huge impact on energy prices. It's going to have a huge impact on the shortage of diesel and other refined products that

are necessary to heat homes in Europe. But on top of that, you know, think about how necessary diesel is when you're not. when it comes to shipping, when it comes to moving food at a time when we're also concerned that there's going to be a food crisis because of the lack of fertilizer due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Remember, the one-third of the world's fertilizer transits through the Strait of Hormboos, and those disruptions are going to impact farmers' ability to grow food. So this is going to have real consequences. Lives will be lost. Lives that aren't involved in actual combat or warfare will be lost. I mean, people will die of the cold, people will die of hunger,

especially in poorer countries. And so while, you know, many in the audience, I'm sure, feel very sympathetic toward the Ukrainians and think that they should be able to do anything to attack Russia. In reality, what they're doing in attacking these refinery, is going to harm a lot more people globally because of the shortage of diesel fuel, which is really necessary to run economies. It's like the most important fuel when it comes to shipping goods and services, when it comes to farming. And so we are not in good shape because of this issue. So what is the Trump administration, since, you know, Trump's decided to start the war against Iran, which led to refineries getting attacked in the Middle East? Like, what is his

solution. He wants to dilute diesel with what's known as red dye. Okay. So he did sign an executive order to promote the use of red dye in diesel fuel. Why? Why? How does that make any sense? Mainly because red dye happens to be exempt from federal excise taxes because it's only supposed to be used in farm equipment and off-road uses. It's not supposed to be used by truckers, for instance. So he wants to lower the price of diesel by including this red dye, which isn't taxed, in order to lower the taxes on the fuel to allegedly make diesel more affordable. What he's not taking into consideration is that there are state laws having to do with carbon emissions, which will absolutely, you know, block what Trump is trying to do here. So whether or not it's actually going to save money

is a big question mark at this moment. But also, this order aims to bring down. fuel prices by temporarily allowing highway use of the red dye diesel fuel. And it turns out that the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Truck Stop owners says that this is a really bad idea because of the damage that it could cost to the truckers. So let me give you their statement. They say that the White House appears to be trying to encourage the supply chain to move toward selling dyed fuel in non-traditional ways. We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this. First, the tax is still owed, so there's limited upside. In addition, the logistical challenges outweigh any visible upside.

Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems. The liability and customer risk outweigh any temporary uncertain benefit. And looking into this, because obviously we're talking about Let me tell you something about running a merch store. If you're thinking about launching your own business, you need to do it now before Black Friday. Because that's when more people are already shopping and ready to buy. The extra online traffic is real. It's coming up faster than you think and you don't want to miss it. We run our shop TYT merch store through Shopify for quite a while now.

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even putting a band-aid on a very real problem that will linger on even when these conflicts end. Why? Well, because you don't just snap your fingers and these refineries are poof, already like online. It doesn't just come back online once the conflicts and the wars end. And besides which, as we know, the fact that the Saudis have reignited kinetic warfare with Ansarala or the Houthis in Yemen mean that that means that there's probably going to be more damage to oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East, certainly in Saudi Arabia. So that is not going to bode well for the situation that we're currently experiencing with the energy crisis. That's the reality of the situation. If you don't want to find yourself dealing with a massive issue like this, and I'm obviously speaking to our politicians, you don't launch a war. You certainly don't launch a war that doesn't benefit the American people in any way, shape, or form, as much as Trump tries to convince us that like, oh, nuclear weapons, we should have been so afraid. No, no, we know what this is really about. We are in a war against a country

that didn't even have the capacity or capability to hit the United States with a single missile strike at the behest of the Israelis. That's what we're doing. So I just, I think that we are led by buffoons who couldn't care less about us. And I think the solutions to what we are going through right now are pretty clear. Yet what are we seeing from the government? More war, more conflict. What are we seeing from candidates who are running for Senate seats right now? more funding for war, both Ukraine and Israel. I'm done with it. I'm done with it.

We got to end this. We got to end the wars, end the conflicts, and stop fighting Israel's battles. If they wanted to go to war with Iran, they should have done it on their own. But usually they get their minions to do their dirty work for them. Anyway, we got to take a quick break. When we come back, we'll discuss what the Trump administration is doing to ensure that people who are critical of Israel are punished. What's up, everyone?

Welcome to our first social break of the day. Octosquitties makes a good point, but I want to add to it. Damn, solar and wind looking really good now that the oil suddenly can't power anything. Good job. Well, look, I'm not against renewable energy. The problem, though, is that renewable energy alone

is not enough to power the lives that we live today, which is why I've been an advocate of nuclear energy, which is clean energy. Nuclear energy is not the same as gas or oil where you're going to have to deal with these imports, exports, that kind of stuff. I just, I think that we need to rethink these weird bans on nuclear energy because the technology has improved.

And I think that it would be a good technology to fall back on to close that gap if we were to fully move off of fossil fuels. And look, I'm just keeping it at 100. I'm not interested in advocating for changing modern lifestyle in order to only rely on renewable energy. Like, that's not going to convince anyone. It's not a persuasive argument. There is a smart way to move forward. And I think we can move off of fossil fuels. It's just we need to have the will to do it. And I don't really see much of that will, to be honest with you. Certainly not by our politicians who are bought off by the oil industry and gas industry.

Do Woo 87 says winter is going to be so much fun. I hate winter and it's obviously not going to be fun, especially those who live in colder parts of the world, given the issue we're having with refining capacity. Anyway, let's get back to the show. What's up, everyone? Welcome back to the show. I'm going to read a quick comment from our members.

One person says, affordability crisis, this is Umbas, who says affordability crisis, is it a hoax? But Democrats need to stop acting like only Republicans are at fault. when they're the ones who rose inflation by 9%. They're both guilty of this. They're both guilty of this, but in different ways. I agree with you on that. Look, there was worldwide inflation following the COVID pandemic.

I do think that one of the biggest issues has been the Federal Reserve, just printing money. Quantitative easing was not a good idea. You're seeing asset bubbles in the stock market and the housing market. It's just, you're right. You're right. I think both parties are at fault, but for different reasons or they contributed to the problem in different ways. Let me just also tell you about our partner, Noble Mobile, which I've told you about a billion

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Go to t-y-t.com slash switch. That's t-y-t dot com slash switch. And I'll read a few more comments before we move on to our next story. Anthony says, Anna, what are your thoughts on the Cornell 7? There's a reason why I haven't covered it yet. That story is so sensitive and I take that issue so seriously. I take it seriously in regard to people should be considered innocent until proven guilty. Okay. And I in the past have fallen into the trap of assuming, oh, these people are 100% guilty.

And then it turns out that there was more information that came out that complicated the issue. That being said, I think that there are bad actors right now on both sides. It's like Michael Tracy and what he did with, you know, the Jane Doe here was disgusting. I don't think you should do that. At the same time, I don't think that we should support the idea of living in a society where we automatically assume guilt without a proper trial, without a proper investigation. I'm going to withhold my opinion until I am comfortable sharing it. Because every day there's something new that comes out.

I will say this, it doesn't look great for the seven that were involved in what happened to Jane Doe. Anyway, so that's all I'm going to say for now. But what happened to her? All right, I'm going to move off of it. I will cover it eventually when I'm comfortable covering it. I just want to be responsible with stories like that because of the sensitivity and the allegations, which are very serious. Buddy's dad says you're being ruled by an incompetent, incontinent psychopathic moron who thinks he's a genius doctor anointed by God to do so. Congratulations. Thank you. Yeah, that's about right. Okay, so let's get to our next story. Let's talk about what the Trump administration is doing.

Other than the war against Iran, they're doing more at the behest of Israel. So let's get into it. In recent years, we have seen a disturbing rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric and acts of hatred against fellow citizens. When people shout free Palestine, those who know what they mean actually mean, destroy Israel. And destroy Israel means something even deeper to them. Destroy the West and in particular America. If we actually want to specifically tackle Jew hatred on the left, then we literally need to relearn how to communicate this issue to America first, MAGA, Trumper, conservatives.

Hate has no place in America, and this Department of Justice remains committed to confronting it wherever it appears. We've implemented a rigorous visa vetting process. Over 250,000 visas have been revoked, and we have reinvigorated hate crime prosecutions. What are we doing? What are we doing? Zionists appear to be on a worldwide mission to attempt to silence, censor, punish Israel's critics. And they're pretty candid about it. They're overt in what they're trying to do here. So even worse, they're openly admitting to meddling in educational materials,

taught in schools in what's supposed to be known as sovereign countries, in order to indoctrinate young people into supporting Israel's genocidal expansionist project in the Middle East. And I think it's important for us to be wide-eyed about this and aware of what they're doing. And more importantly, if we care about our constitutional rights, including the ability to express ourselves freely, well, we need to put a stop to what the Trump administration is up to. So what's incredible is how open and candid Zionists are about their aims here. So let's take Rabbi Yehuda Kaploon, Loon for sure, Kaploon, Trump's special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Trump literally has a special envoy to monitor and combat

anti-Semitism. Does he have one to combat anti-Black racism or anti-LGBT hate? No, of course not. Every group means absolutely nothing. When it comes to Zionists, though, because this isn't about Jewish people. This is about Zionist. This is about Israel. When it comes to them, oh, we got to have a special task force. We've got to have an envoy. Ongo, envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Okay. So, Capuline, fun name, told the Jerusalem Post on Monday that Zionism must be understood through Jewish history rather than equated with racism. Let me read that to you again. Let me read that to you again. Because understand what he's doing here. He's essentially making a distinction. Antisemitism is far worse than racism. It's far more severe, far more nefarious. Kapluant told the Jerusalem post on Monday that Zionism must be understood through Jewish history rather than equated with racism.

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TYT to start your free trial. That's Shopify.com slash TYT. Go to Shopify.com slash TYT today to hear your first. Okay. So anti-black racism, we shouldn't understand that through black history. Like these people are so self-absorbed and narcissistic. It's kind of incredible, But let's keep going. So here's what else he said during a recent State Department briefing. This took place yesterday. Here's what he had to say about what he himself and the State Department is doing to tackle supposed anti-Semitism. As anti-Semitism surges globally, the president took unprecedented measures.

On day one of the administration, he signed an executive order and protected the students on college campus. that anti-Semitism is something that cabinet officials can deal with. We've implemented a rigorous visa vetting process. Over 250,000 visas have been revoked. We have worked with countries to educate in their curriculum to not hate. We have withdrawn from international bodies. And we have reinvigorated hate crime prosecutions. We have been involved with the Saudi government.

of the Saudi government to have their curriculum changed to remove unprecedented levels of anti-Semitic questions, and that is a priority of this office. This office believes that most people who hate are ignorant, and if educated properly, with respect and dignity for all of humanity, we can all reduce the levels of not just anti-Semitism, but all levels of crime against all religions. Oh, wait a minute. Crime against all religions. That's interesting. It seems like you were downplayed things like racism or hatred toward others. When you said that, you know, Zionism must be understood. Anti-Zionism must be understood through Jewish history rather than equated with racism. So don't pretend like you give a damn about hatred directed toward anyone else other than the Zionists.

Because here's the thing, there has been instances of hatred directed toward Jewish Americans in the past. And that was totally downplayed by the Trump administration in his first term, totally downplayed. But now that we're having a discussion about Israel and Zionism, oh, okay, now anti-Semitism is an issue, except it's not about Jew hatred. It's again about criticism toward Israel. So in case there was any question about the true motivations of people like Kaploon, here he is discussing what really gets his dander up. The term genocide is being thrown around here by a lot of uneducated people or left wing or right wing radicals or people who are literally anti-Semitic trying to tar and feather

the Jewish community and Israel with the level of genocide. If someone would like to explain to me why a six-year-old child going to school anywhere in the United States and is called a baby killer or is being called that you're responsible for a genocide, I think people have to take a very strong look at how that term is being used. Yeah, you know what? I agree. I agree. I'll help you out, Mr. Caploon. I'll help you out right now. The reason an innocent Jewish American might be wrongly called a baby killer simply for being Jewish is because Loon's like you, Rabbi Kapploon, insist on conflating Israel with the global Jewish population, essentially using Jews as human shields for Israel's treachery.

That's why. And he knows that. He knows that. So maybe stop doing that. Maybe stop conflating the Zionist project with the global Jewish population. I think that would actually help people out a lot if you cared about hatred being directed toward Jewish Americans. but he doesn't care about that.

What he cares about is censoring anyone or punishing anyone who dare criticize the country carrying out genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Middle East right now. So Capulet also brought up another lie about Israel, and it has to do with it with, this is amazing. It has to do with Israel's supposed diversity. They love to talk about how diverse they are. Are they, though? Are they? Can an ethno state really be diverse?

So he says, quote, in Israel, you will see it's one of the few countries, you will see black Jews, white Jews, Middle Eastern Jews from all walks of life, including people who had just recently converted to Judaism. Apparently, that land was promised to them as well, even though they weren't Jewish yesterday. But anyway, he cited Israeli universities and hospitals where Jews, Arabs, and Druze study. and work alongside one another. Did you know, the Israelis are so nice to the Arabs. Did you know that in Israel proper, 20% of the population is Arab? Yeah, yeah, I did know that. How are they being treated in Israel?

Because if you look a little deeper, you'll see that they're treated as second-class citizens. And in fact, the Knesset literally just tried to bar Arab parties from being able to participate in their elections. Hmm. Capulun somehow conveniently forgot that in his statement there. Now, the hatred Israeli society has for anyone who doesn't share their identity runs pretty deep. And I want to give you one of the most outrageous examples.

Okay. So previously, there was a Palestinian Bedouin. There is a Palestinian Bedouin man by the name of Yusuf Al-Zyadna. Okay. Now, he was hailed as an absolute hero after he saved 30 lives on October 7th. I kid you not. He's a Palestinian, absolutely incredible. He was being celebrated because he saved 30 people on October 7th, 2023.

So let's check it on our homie today. How's he doing? Shail Ben Apprim gave us a really great update. He's wonderful. He actually happens to be Israeli, but he's an anti-Eprim. Zionist Israeli living in Los Angeles. And here's what he told us about Yusuf and the update. Apparently, he was one of the great heroes of October 7th. That morning, he was asleep in bed when a friend called him to help. He drove past Barry under fire, reached the party grounds,

and packed 30 people into his 14-seat minibus. Well, today the state of Israel destroyed his storage shed and chicken coop, tore out what was left of his nephew's house. The nephew had already knocked it down himself to avoid a forced demolition by the Israelis and damaged land. This is how Israel treats its Palestinian citizens. No matter how much you serve the Zionist regime, you will remain subhuman to them. What's up, Rabbi, what was his name again? Rabbi Kaplan. What's up? Did you forget about this story as well? By the way, it's not just his own property. It's the whole neighborhood Israel wants to destroy.

65 demolition orders hang over the homes in the neighborhood. Isn't it so wonderfully diverse at Israel? You see how these people think we're stupid? Here's the problem. For the longest time, a lot of Americans bought these lies, hook, line, and sinker. But it's been three years that we have seen a genocide. on our screens in 4K. You can't, I can't unsee what I've already seen.

And I think a lot of people across the globe, but certainly here in America, feel the same way. And Trump has literally assembled a Department of Justice Task Force to combat what they're calling anti-Semitism, but really it's about anti-Zionism. Here's what the task force announced today. In recent years, we have seen a disturbing rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric and acts of hatred against fellow citizens. This department has already taken

decisive action to safeguard American civil rights in cities and universities across the country. We have accomplished a lot in just the past year and we are only just beginning. This tour is proof of our continued efforts. We are bringing together government agencies, faith leaders, and community members across our nation to root out hatred. We are meeting with those targeted by hate in their homes, places of worship, and schools. And we will use every tool at our disposal to confront hatred, prejudice, and discrimination wherever and however they arise. You know, I am curious what Trump voters think about this. Because while it wasn't the number one priority, I know a lot of Trump voters partly supported him because they were sick of what they

referred to as, you know, woke culture, right? Like the constant, like, oh, about browbeating, about racism and language policing, they couldn't stand it. But, like, the Biden administration didn't assemble task forces to deal with stuff. Like, at least I don't remember him doing so. Trump is assembling task forces. He's tap in rabbis to be their special envoy for whatever. I mean, What are they getting paid to do? Like how much money are these efforts costing us? Anyway. And gee, I wonder what they're up to.

So look, this task force has apparently launched something that they're calling the American Tour Against Hate with their first stop in, oh, would you look at that Southfield, Michigan, Southfield, Michigan. Gee, I wonder what's going down in Michigan. It couldn't be a Senate race, could it? A Senate race involving a Democratic candidate who's been, you know, a critic of Israel. Is that why they're going to make their first tour stop there? By the way, that tour date is set for October 14th.

And we'll end with a foreigner, a foreigner lecturing the American people with his thick accent about the issue of supporting Israel and how important it is. Take a look. Anti-Semitism or Jew hatred is. Jew hatred is much bigger than simply the hatred of one nation in the Middle East. And the fact is, there has been no president, no president, as philosemitic as in support of the Jewish people since the rebirth of Israel in 1948 than the current incumbent, the commander in chief, a man behind the reslood desk, Donald Trump.

It pains me to say this because I grew up. in the 1970s and 80s, and I look at Ronald Reagan as a great statesman, not even Ronald Reagan, prayed at the wailing war. Only President Trump, as president, went to Jerusalem and prayed at the temple war. Why do American presidents who are not Jewish, why do they put on a Kippa and kiss the wall? Like, I just feel like it's disrespectful. to your religion to put on the religious garb of another religion and engage in this like pandering humiliation ceremony where you're kissing a wall to show your loyalty to Israel. Anyway, Sebastian Gorka is the guy who wanted to label American citizens.

Again, a foreigner with a thick accent, wanted to label American citizens, terrorists simply because they're critical of Israel. Remember that? I believe Tucker Carlson was one of the people that he wanted to label, and that was based on reporting from Ken Klippenstein, who obtained internal documents about what Sebastian Gorka was attempting to do. These people are sick and disgusting. And so they would be happy to indoctrinate our kids by controlling what they learn in school, going through our textbooks and deciding what is and isn't allowed. They would love to punish Americans if they aren't adequately loyal to a foreign country like Israel. I just want to know why I'm being lectured to by Sebastian Gorka, who, you know, should maybe F all the way off.

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That's Shopify.com slash TYT. Go to Shopify.com slash TYT today to hear your first. If you actually believe in our constitutional rights, you would be as furious as I am hearing what we're hearing. And also denying 250,000 people visas because they were critical of Israel is pretty disgusting. And if you still don't buy the fact that we are occupied by a foreign country, I don't know how much more proof you need. We shouldn't be making visa decisions based on what Israel likes. But here we are. Considering how much money we have shelled out to that country, considering all the wars we have fought, all the service members we have lost,

behalf of that country, I think we should have more of a say about what goes down in their country, not the other way around. But here we are. This is the reality of the situation. And either we get super aware of what's going on or before we know it, you or someone you love is going to get punished for doing something that should be protected by our Constitution, the freedom to express yourself, the right to say what you want to say about any, issue, including what Israel is doing in the Middle East. We got to take a break. When we come back, one more story on Israel and the explosion of evangelical faith in Latin America, totally organic, right? Wrong. I'll tell you why when we come back. Shytown's finest in our Twitch community says

Gaza was the largest outdoor prison for the longest time, but let's pretend that never happened. Yeah, I know. And look, referring to it as prison, like it gets people, uncomfortable because they're like, it wasn't a prison and then they'll show you pictures of what Gaza looked like prior to it being decimated by the Israelis, totally leveled by the Israelis. But look, they weren't allowed to leave. Israel bombed their one and only airport. They cut Gaza off entirely from the global community. So they couldn't engage in trade. They couldn't bolster their economy in any way, shape, or form. And by the way, one other thing that drives me absolutely insane. When the Israelis say, well, you know, Hamas got all that funding and what did they

do with it? They just built their tunnels. They wouldn't build homes. They wouldn't help out the Palestinian people with that money. Okay, build every single time they would build things in Gaza. What would happen? Israelis come in, they bomb, they destroy. They always leave that part of it out. Anyway, let's go to Viva Samud, Pack Resister. Ellison just closed the Skydance deal. We're going to cover that tomorrow in detail. He's already calling Uncle Trump, please don't leave L.A.

And lots not even rebranded yet too late. Imagine its first missile lands on Skydance. No kidding, no offense to Californians. Okay, let's hope that none of that happens. But yeah, I mean, don't talk about how it's wrong to say they control the media when they control the media. Literally. It's My Fault, 81 says of the task forces mission to basically meddle in the education

of sovereign countries. It's a re-education task force. You're right about that. And here's the great thing. There are certain elements of our lives that these politicians and these operatives can't impact, namely what you decide to teach your kids inside your own homes. So be aware of what your kids are learning in history classes. Be aware of what they're being taught by their schools. And make sure that you have open dialogue with your kids about what's really going on in the world. And what else happened in history that they might not be learning about in school. So just be involved, be aware.

And the whole reason why I do this show and I give you guys the information I give you is because I'm hoping that it'll arm you with what you need to mitigate the damage that could be done if you weren't stab. if you weren't aware of what's going on. Ali Magid says, thank you, Anna, millions of people love you for who you are, for what you do, you are a hero. That's super sweet. You're going way too far. I'm just doing my job, but I love you too.

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Let's go to our next story. Let's talk a little bit about something I promised I'd cover yesterday. Well, evangelicalism is on the rise as Catholicism is declining in Latin America. And guess what? It's really not an organic phenomenon. This is a video that went viral on social media this week. And there's a reason why it's kind of strange. This is at an evangelical church.

And you see these young girls dancing around in Israeli garb. basically they look like they're wearing the Israeli flag. And I think the girls you see decked out in that Israeli garb make it pretty clear that this phenomenon in Latin America isn't an organic one. So let's give you the data. Let's get into what's happening behind the scenes. So for now, let's focus on Brazil. Brazil is definitely in the news given the presidential election that's taking place, a presidential election that could oust the incumbent left-wing president. Lula and replace him with a right wing son of former president, Jaira Bolsonaro, Flavio Bolsonaro, who by the way, has all sorts of issues and is very, very supportive of Israel. That is a huge part of this. Now, when you look at Israel, let's take a look at this graphic, evangelicals are expected to surpass Catholics in Brazil after 2032. What happened?

And then you see in this graph, you know, how the. two lines, one representing Catholicism, one representing evangelicals, is coming closer and closer together, and eventually you will see evangelicals outnumber Catholics in Brazil specifically. But this isn't a phenomenon that you'll only see in Brazil. We'll get to the other countries in just a minute. Now, according to Brazil's 22 census, Catholics account for 56.7% of those aged 10 and above, but that's actually down from 65.1% in 2010. So you see the number of Catholics declining. At the same time, evangelicals, including Pentecostals, climbed to 26.9% of the population in Brazil when it was previously 21.6%. So at this moment, or at least as of 2022, when Brazil did

their census, 47.4 million people in Brazil now identify as evangelical. Now, what is evangelical faith? It is this belief in so-called Judeo-Christian values, which isn't a thing. Okay? It isn't a thing. It was the co-opting of Christian religion by Zionists, who unfortunately did a really good job in convincing Christians that they need to be super supportive of Israel. Because being supportive of Israel means that they will usher in the second coming of Christ. So what the hell is going on? Well, much like Christian churches in America and how they were captured by the Zionist project to promote the fake notion of Judeo-Christian values, the same thing happened and is happening in Latin American countries. So Mike Evans,

good person to look into if you want to research this further during your own time, But he's a personal friend of Benjamin Netanyahu's, and he's the director of something known as Friends of Zion. So he has actually announced that he has this goal of targeting 10,000 religious leaders in order to train up to 100,000 Christian ambassadors through online courses, educational platforms. And if you guys can remember a story that we covered previously had to do with how Israel will bring in. They will pay for these all expense paid trips to bring in evangelical pastors. And during a two-week trip, they arm these pastors with the Hasbara necessary to, unfortunately, indoctrinate and brainwash their own parishioners. And so this is happening on a grander scale in Latin American countries as well.

And this isn't new. This is something that I didn't know about until I started doing some digging and research into this. So this is a post from D.W. Espanol. D.W. is a German-based outlet. And back in March of 2025, they did a lengthy report on this. And there was a video to accompany their reporting. They write that the CIA brought evangelicals to Latin America. Of course they did. Of course they did. Evangelicals arrived in the region in the 1970s. The CIA sent conservative Pentecostal churches to countercuitals. Catholic trends, it considered communist. So the CIA saw Catholics as the enemy. And so they bring in the evangelicals, which again, evangelical religion is heavily influenced by the Zionist project. So the idea was for the poor to seek personal salvation rather than social revolutions.

Since then, the various evangelical denominations, that includes Baptist, Pentecostals, have grown. In Central America, evangelicals are already the largest religious group with more than half the population in countries like Costa Rica and Panama. By the way, Costa Rica just signed a free trade agreement with Israel. The places with the fewest evangelicals are Argentina, Uruguay, and Mexico. They are churches that have largely relied on televangelism from the United States. They have made Bible-based telenovelas, especially in Brazil, and today they know how to make the most of social networks like no one else. So it isn't just the Zyatist project. It's also the CIA essentially sending in the evangelicals in order to combat what they saw as a threat from Catholics in supporting, I guess, socialist ideology or communist ideology.

Okay. Now, Israel's efforts in co-opting religion isn't really the only issue at play here, clearly, but the U.S. is also pressuring Latin American countries to forge friendly ties to Israel through economic pressure, and it's not just impacting Brazil. So this video was excellent, and it did a quick rundown of the various Latin American countries that are impacted by this. Take a quick look. Colombia has gone from being one of the most critical countries to Israel in the world to one of its most outspoken supporters. But this is not an isolated case. While Latin America has been one of the world's most critical regions toward Israel for a long time, a major shift has been sweeping across the region for the past two years. The most striking example is probably Chile. In June 2025, last week president, Gabrielle Burritch shut down the Israeli embassy,

imposed an arms embargo and ban Israeli companies from taking part in trade fairs. But with the election of Jose Antonio cast in December 2025, there was a complete reversal. The new Chilean government sent a new ambassador to Israel and announced plans to reinforce cooperation in agriculture, healthcare, AI, technology and security. But this move was extremely upsetting to parts of the country, which is home to the largest Palestinian population outside the Arab world. In Bolivia, in November 23, socialist president, Ruiz Arse, also severe diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing the country of crimes against humanity in Gaza.

In 2025, everything changes. Bolivia elects Rodrigo Paz, bringing nearly two decades of socialism to an end. In the aftermath of the election, the two countries agreed to strengthen security cooperation and revive Israeli tourism in Bolivia. In Argentina, Ravia Mille has abandoned balanced diplomacy in favor of a total pro-Israel stance. He has made his support for Israel a defining feature of his presidency. In Paraguay, under Sanchaegovina, the government moved its embassy to Jerusalem and signed a new security agreement with Israel. As I say yesterday, we're going to stand next to Israel, no matter what. The presidents who are moving closer to Israel are also the ones closer to the United States.

Support for Israel is part of the same poor American geopolitical package in exchange for access to U.S. trade and reduced tariffs. In addition to economic and commercial interests, this shift is being actively pursued by Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented 2026 as the year of Latin America. But by breaking with decades of balanced diplomacy, the new Latin American leaders are openly embracing a pro-Israel alignment. So do you understand how the U.S. is putting its thumb on the scale through economic pressure in order to ensure that pro-Israel leaders get elected and that those critical of Israel get crushed? So perfect example.

is something we covered yesterday involving Brazil. So under Lula de Silva, a left-wing president who is very critical of Israel, Trump launches a trade war against Brazil, effectively crushing their economy by doing so. And then Trump promotes Flavio Bolsonaro, his preferred candidate, to beat Lula de Silva. And what does Flavio-Belsanaro campaign on? If I get elected, we will be in a much better, you know, we will have a much better trade relationship with the United States. It's so sick how this game is being played. And I feel bad for these Latin American countries, okay? Because you are now going to be led by presidents and leaders who, I mean, you just heard their statements clearly.

Ensuring that we look out for Israel is the top priority. We're going to support Israel no matter what. That's the goal here. That's what's going on here. It's so sick. And as an American who has seen how nefarious that has been, how detrimental that has been to the American people, I feel terrible for Latin America.

But it is so sick to co-opt religion, bastardize it, in order to get people of faith to support an evil project in the Middle East that has actually led to so many innocent people getting killed. That's actually the antithesis of what the Christian religion preaches, by the way. So anyway, that's where we're at. That's what's going on. And the people in Latin American countries who are savvy enough to know what's happening here need to fight really hard to inform people about the reality of the situation. Otherwise, your countries are going to be captured for decades by a pariah state that's committing genocide and ethnic cleansing. It's amazing.

It's amazing how savvy they are. So when the Israelis talk about like, oh, poor us, we're just a tiny little country. We're just a tiny little country. How could we possibly engage in these activities and this control that people like the young Turks talk about. Well, you guys are smart. No one called you dumb. You guys are smart. I mean, who would think to publish the Schofield interpretation of the King James Bible bastardized the interpretation of the Christian religion in a way that's incredibly favorable to just one foreign country? Hmm, smart, really smart. But it's about time that we fight back against that. So that's where I'm at.

Anyway, tell me what you think in the comment section. We got to take a quick break. When we come back, we'll move on to some news about Trump's immigration policies, some updates on some key Senate races. Lots to get to. Don't miss it. We'll be right back. Let me tell you something about running a merch store.

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were no longer in this big studio, I felt a lot more personally attached to people. It felt very immediate. And I know that I personally needed the connection. I don't know. Be sitting pretty, looking cool, sitting pretty. What's up, everyone. Welcome back to the show, Anna Casparian with you. Let's talk a little bit about some of these key Senate races. I hear that there was a bit of a debate that took place last night. I kind of want to weigh in on that. Let's get into it. Military aid to Israel, increase, decrease, keep about the same.

Senator Collins. I think the current level is good. I am a strong supporter. Senator Jackson, more or less or about the same to Israel. It's kind of unfair to us like this, but I'm endorsed by J Street, and I think that we should not be given a blank check there. What Troy just told you about Israel is very different from what he's been saying. Let's move on.

Online he called for us cutting up all assistance. Now I have to give you, I do want to give a chance to rebut to Senator Jackson. Well, that's not true. What I said was I didn't want any more offensive weapons going to murder people in Palestine. And Netanyahu was a war criminal, but Senator Collins likes him. Like what even is that? That is so embarrassing. Okay, like last night.

Last night, Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson seemingly abandoned his previous positions on Israel. Believe it or not, Susan Collins is telling the truth there, mostly because she's obsessed with Israel. And for whatever reason, not being adequately supportive of Israel is way more important than whether or not your policies would benefit the people of the state you seek to be a senator in. But nonetheless, because our political system is clearly broken and forces what could otherwise be decent candidates to bend to the will of Israel's desires, we find ourselves in this insane situation where Americans are struggling in many ways, yet a portion of this debate is dedicated to whether or not you're

going to shell out more taxpayer funds to a country committing genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Middle East. I hadn't seen that video, and it's infuriating, to be honest. I read about this debate and the video is even worse. So as you just saw, okay, Troy Jackson specifically mentioned offensive aid to Israel and not, and did not refer to what's happening in Gaza as a genocide. Okay, but in July, Jackson said that he would never vote in favor of U.S. taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel and called Israel's war in Gaza a genocide. Now look, Troy Jackson is the better candidate, obviously in this case. Susan Collins is she needs to go. I mean, she's useless. She's been a senator for a long time and has accomplished

nothing for the people of her state, the state of Maine, of course. And I'm sorry, like, how about you step aside and allow a younger person to run? And I'm talking about the Republican candidate in this case. I'm not even talking about the Democratic candidate. Don't you think Republican constituents deserve, you know, some fresh representation? Anyway, But putting that aside, as of producing this story, Troy Jackson's campaign website did display a stronger position on the issue of Israel than what you just watched. And that's relevant because what does Troy Jackson actually stand for? What would he actually do if he gets elected? Who knows?

He could point to two different things depending on the person, the voter confronting him about this very issue. So if you look at his website, Jackson for Main.com priorities, you'll see this. End the genocide in Gaza, no U.S. tax dollars to Israel's military. I can get behind a candidate who campaigns on that. But now, seeing what his answer was on that debate stage, I wouldn't know what he stands for, truly. So Jackson even called it a genocide last month.

Here's his exact quote. He said, quote, it's unfortunate that there are people here in Maine that don't like to use that term only because they're Jewish. And what that means to them with the Holocaust, it is a genocide. But after Jackson was criticized for those comments, he did back off. And he said, I believe what's happening in Gaza is a genocide. And I also understand that word carries, that word carries particular weight for many Jewish families given the Holocaust, cost, the genocide of six million Jews. In trying to acknowledge that, I misspoke and made a generalization about Jewish Mainers, views that don't reflect what I meant to say. I think he's

telling the truth there. I do think that he didn't articulate what he meant to say effectively, to say the least. But he continues to say, mayors hold a range of deeply considered views, and I promise I will always listen and work to approach these conversations with the cared respect they deserve. In the U.S. Senate, I'll fight anti-Semitism and work for lasting peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis. So look, in regard to how he answered that question on the debate stage, you blinked. And so what are your values?

And if you truly have values, if you truly have principles, then you've got to stand on business and not bend to the will of like a mob or bullies who think supporting Israel is the most important thing as a United States senator. Because I guarantee you something. Most Americans do not believe supporting Israel is the most important thing for a United States senator to do and believe in. So how about you be authentic? What do you actually believe? Stand on business and don't let bullies move you off of what you actually believe and what you actually want to promote. Anyway, so all of this back and forth makes more sense when you account for the fact that, well, DC consultants are actively sabotaging his campaign.

This is something that we covered in depth, I believe last week with Ryan Grimm. We covered it recently. But campaign documents show us that Jackson is being advised to moderate his positions on Israel by these loser democratic consultants who have failed again and again in providing advice to candidates. Why are these people still employed? That's the real question here. Obviously, they're giving terrible advice. So internal campaign documents instruct him to say, quote, no matter what you're comfortable calling it, I think we could all agree this is senseless violence in Gaza. In other words, moderate, move off the genocide label, even though Israeli

genocide scholars call it a genocide. Okay, the campaign's coaching on certain subjects is pretty evident. So at a town hall in September, Jackson offered up a word salad that seemed to undercut his previous position on the genocide in Gaza, quote, watching people on both sides of the issue, not being able to live in peace with their family is horrific. I've had to reach out to a lot of people to get more educated on the issue. But I will say that both sides, Gaza and Israel, deserve to be there, be protected. So he's being advised to both sides an issue that is asymmetrical by nature. Hamas has been decimated.

Hamas didn't even have like a proper military. They didn't have the type of weaponry or the capabilities that the Israelis have. They didn't have an iron dome protecting them as the Israelis do. It's always been an asymmetric issue. There is no both sides here. One side has been persecuting and destroying the lives of everyone on the other side. The Palestinians have had their lives destroyed, their land stolen, their family members, their bloodlines wiped out.

By the way, I saw Naza yesterday, the film that was produced by two Israelis who spoke to IDF soldiers who openly, well, I wouldn't say openly because they didn't have their identities revealed, but you can hear them talk about what they did in Gaza and how those decisions were made, how they basically leveled Gaza and made conscious decisions to carry out strikes against. buildings specifically when a target came home to his family. So everyone in the family would be wiped out. Are you going to both sides that? Are we going to both sides that? Let me tell you something about running a merch store. If you're thinking about launching your own business, you need to do it now before Black Friday because that's when more people are already shopping and ready to buy. The extra online traffic is real. It's coming up faster than you think and you don't want to miss it. We run our shop, TYT merch store through Shopify for quite a while now.

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So Jackson's campaign manager is a Biden campaign veteran. All right, I don't need to read it anymore. That's all you need to tell me, but okay. Approved by Chuck Schumer's Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and brought in establishment consultants to help direct the campaign. When is it going to end? When is it going to end? I like the Democrats never learn any lessons.

And I had this conversation with Jank. After Trump got elected for a second term and everyone was upset, I told Jake, I was like, look, the silver lining here is that finally, maybe the Democrats will learn a lesson. Maybe they'll fire and never ever even think about hiring these loser consultants again. People like Nera Tandon should be persona, non, Rada, see ya later. But no, no, she's back. She's back. These people are literally, I mean, they're, they're so helpful to the Republican Party that they make me think that maybe they're plants by the Republican Party.

Okay. Like, that's how devastating these people are. Yet they're still moving about the cabin in the Democratic Party. These losers. Okay. So they've focused on advertising, even though everyone hates ads. They've blacklisted anyone from Graham Platner's campaign from being part of the Jackson campaign, thereby spurning the most energetic progressive activists of the state. I'm sure that's going to

work out real well for you. After Platner ran fiercely against APEC and Israel's genocide in Gaza, the Jackson consultants have brought in impact research, one of AAC's top pollsters, to run polling for the campaign. Look, to be fair to Jackson, he probably doesn't want to deal with phony rape allegations. You know? He saw what happened to Platner. He probably doesn't want to deal with that. Documents reviewed by DropSight reveal,

but what happened to that woman? Did you, I mean, you obviously told the entire world that you were forcibly raped by Grant Platner. So did you go to the authorities? You showed your face. We all know who you are. You accused a man of forcible rape.

rape. Now, if it actually happened and you didn't go to the authorities, well, that man is free to forcibly rape other women. I don't buy the story, to be honest with you. But even if I did buy the story, is it okay to specifically use a forcible rape allegation for political purposes, but you don't do a damn thing about it when it comes to reporting it to the authority, so justice is served and the guy won't be able to do it again. Let's get back to this matter. Documents reviewed by DropSight revealed Jackson's campaign has held at least three fundraisers with prominent Democratic fundraisers with favorable views of Israel's military

actions in the Middle East. These people are disgusting. As for Jackson's opponent, well, sitting Senator Susan Collins is certainly not any better. And I would venture to say far worse. Let's watch. Do you know how many Americans the Israeli military has killed in the past 20 months? Sorry, she's got to be there. Thank you, Bill. No insight on the Americans killed by the Israel military senator? I would like to elect politicians who want to serve the American people, not Israel.

Is that too much to ask for what's supposed to be a sovereign country, a so-called democracy? Why are our politicians far more concerned with serving Israel as opposed to the American people? When we come back from the break, I want to weigh in on Ken Paxton because, well, there's some leaked audio where he trashes Trump and his decision to go to war in Iran. I love it. I jump in it. We're going to talk about that in more when we come back. Don't miss it. He writes in and says, Anna, I think the people of Brazil gave Marxism a try. Don't care for. it and now they're ready to move on for it. From it, I'm sure they are. I hope they're going to enjoy watching themselves being placed on a back burner for Israel.

I'm sure they're going to love that. By the way, was there Marxism in Brazil? I mean, there was an effort to lift half the population out of poverty, which Lilidil del Silva did succeed in doing. Maybe that's not important. But Marxism is a very specific, like, ideology. ideology. If there's a little more of a social safety net, that doesn't mean that it's a Marxist society. But okay, I'm sure they're going to love the fact that their elected leaders

are going to look out for Israel before they look out for the Brazilian people. It's going to be fantastic. Viva Samud, PAC, Resister says, can anyone see on Google Maps if tunnels are exposed after leveling Gaza and West Bank or Lebanon? I am zooming in as far. I mean, look, these Israelis are liars. So there are tunnels in Gaza, for sure. I'm not denying that. But you had all this time to destroy the tunnels. But none of that happened. The Israelis didn't focus on destroying the tunnels. They focused on leveling the entirety of the Gaza Strip. So what is that about? They just want the land, they're going to take it, and there's nothing we can do about it. So that's the reality of the situation. Okay, come on. You guys don't like house music? What's wrong with you? It's so

much fun. Anyway, we've got a lot more to get to. I don't want to run out of time. So let's get to Ken Paxton because this story was amusing to say the least. My favorite thing is learning what politicians actually think when they're under the impression that no one's listening. And so let's get to this story. It is amazing. So bombshell audio has leaked featuring Ken Paxton, revealing that he's really not happy about certain things that are impacting his Senate campaign. Now he's running for a Senate seat in the state of Texas. And look, what's interesting is Ken Paxton, who's not a great guy, I'm not a fan of Ken Paxton. I just want to be clear about that. But for the first time, Ken Paxton, when he thinks no one's listening to him, is saying things that are accurate.

And it's just amazing who he is publicly, what he says publicly and what he's saying privately. So let's get to the details. So voters are absolutely furious, rightly so, about the current economic situation as a result of the Iran war. The Iran war, I mean, the economy was already in bad shape. The affordability crisis is the reason why Donald Trump got elected in the first place. He purported to want to do something about it. He has only made the matter worse by launching a war against Iran at the behest of the Israelis. And voters are really upset about that.

So the leaked audio is actually from a fundraiser with donors and lobbyists. And here's what Paxton had to say. I've never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and like what issues are going to matter because it's all coming, you know, from D.C. I don't control message or what we're doing. That's not good. That's a problem. But I'm going to venture to say that this is a problem in many races across the country, not just this one. As by one attendee, which issues are dragging his campaign. Oh, Paxton responded candidly. Here's what he said. It's not tariffs. It's the war. It's gas prices. It's diesel. I'm sure it is, Ken. I'm sure it is. You're not wrong. He continues. When it's over $6 per gallon for diesel, people are feeling the pinch, he continued. Adding that the rising cost of fuel drives up food prices and everything else. Isn't it miraculous? How like the seemingly dumbest politicians in the country are actually pretty savvy behind closed doors.

You know, they are literally making themselves out to look stupid publicly in order to either please party operatives, please Israel, whatever pressure they're facing. But you want to know something, when Trump ran in 2016, he broke all the rules and he was unapologetic about it. And that is what drove people to support him. Because for the first time in a long time, it appeared. that there was a politician who didn't give a damn what the establishment had to say and who seemed to be his own man. And all of these cowardly politicians like Ken Paxton, like no one is putting a gun to Ken Paxton's head and telling him, this is the script, this is what you need to do, this is how you need to run your campaign.

He has agency. He gets to decide how he runs his campaign. So if he sees DC as a drag on his Senate campaign, He could be a man. He could grow a set and actually run his campaign the way he wants to. But he's not doing that, is he? Instead, he's coveting about it behind closed doors. The Republican candidates said affordability is by far our biggest problem and why we're

having a hard time with numbers. When an attendee posited that Paxton can't stop the war, the candidate responded right and said he has no control over gas prices. So many factors in this federal race are uncontrollable. I don't make the decisions. And I don't know what's behind some of the decisions he added. But he's promoting the decisions anyway. He's promoting the decisions anyway.

He doesn't have to do that. He has agency. Free will. So to address the economic concerns of voters, Paxton has proposed a package of tax deductions that would impact, That would be impacted based on how much you spent on health care, housing, health and fitness expenses. He wants to make that tax deductible, which I'm going to keep it honest with you. I think we absolutely should make that tax deductible.

I'm paying for a gym membership. It should be tax deductible. I'm taking care of my health. You should incentivize Americans to take care of their health, to prioritize their health. That'll lower health care costs and encourage people to get a gym membership and potentially actually go to the gym. and get some exercise. Anyway, Paxton has also proposed doubling the size of the child tax credit. Look, here's the issue that I have with the solutions he's proposing. The affordability crisis is real. Inflation is real. The cost of fuel is a serious problem.

If your solution is, hey, we're not going to be able to do anything about that. But when you file your taxes a year from now, we will make it easier for you to get some more of your money back from the federal government. Like that's not a solution. That's not a real solution. You know what I'm saying? Like the whole tax credit scam is irritating to me because it's not a real economic policy that deals with the affordability. crisis at all. And every party, each party does it. Each party does it. You know, when it comes to Democrats and climate change, it's like the pressure to buy certain things that are allegedly more fuel efficient. And obviously you're going to spend money to buy that thing. But don't worry,

those extra costs, you're going to get a tax deduction. People don't have the money to afford an emergency, you morons. You get it? You do get it now? People are going into a massive amount of debt in order to make ends meet in order to pay for the necessities. So like the tax credit thing is a scam. Anyway, and that's not to say I'm against tax credits, period. I just don't think it's a solution for the rigged economic system that we're living in right now and the stupid decision to start wars that have led to inflationary prices when it comes to energy and food and all sorts of things that we need to live a normal life. But Paxton also proposed, you know, doubly the size of the tax credit. And in response to the leaked audio, because of course,

now he's like panicking. He's like, oh my God, oh my God, the Trump administration knows what I actually think. Oh my God. Even though what I actually think is probably more appealing to the voters. Okay. So now he's doing damage control. His campaign stated that this is a a non-story. I disagree. I don't think this is a non-story. I think this is a really interesting story that goes beyond Ken Paxton, by the way, because it gives you a little peek into how our politicians behave, both publicly and behind the scenes. The Attorney General said what every Texan already knows, gas and diesel prices are too high and hardworking Texans are struggling at the pump and at the grocery store. President Trump is doing every

thing he can to bring prices down. And Ken Paxton is going to Washington to help him by putting money back in families' pockets. So, the first part of that statement was okay. The second part, though, where you're providing cover for the guy you were complaining about like a second ago, no one's buying it. But establishment Republicans have never really liked Paxton. And in response to this leaked audio, one anonymous Republican, what a coward, by the way. How about you identify yourself? I mean, you're going to snipe at someone, which snipe away. I don't care.

But how about you grow a set and actually identify yourself? Okay, so one anonymous Republican involved in the Paxton rescue effort says this. He is welcome to raise his own money and say whatever he wants. In fact, if he did that, he'd probably be winning right now and we wouldn't need to spend all this money. 100%. 100%. Wow, there's a cowardly anonymous Republican who made a really good point and probably should have done that by revealing his identity or her identity. But there you have it. I mean, this is how our political system works. And what if you just release yourself from all these ridiculous pressures and just be who you are?

And again, stand on business. What are your values? What do you actually believe? Because let me tell you something. Trump's approval rating is at 32%. And if you are tanking your own campaign in order to provide cover for a deeply unpopular president, I don't know what you're doing and you don't deserve to win. I mean, I wouldn't want him to win anyway. But if I were an unbiased person who didn't have any negative feelings toward Ken Paxton, that would be my advice to him. But he's a coward, just like most of our politicians.

So he will continue bowing his head to Trump, even if he will continue. as Trump is making decisions that Republican voters are not happy with. Amazing. All right, let's move on to another issue that Trump is losing a lot of support on, an issue that he got elected for, but bungled it. And I want to give you the latest details. So it turns out that red states are experiencing a pretty severe labor shortage in certain industries, thanks to Trump's pretty hardline immigration crackdown. And this is prompting some backlash from the very people who voted for Trump in the first place. This is such an incredible story.

But if you go back into recent history, you will see that this is not the first time, hardline immigration policies, crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, how that has led to backlash, how that has not. worked out the way that some Americans think it would work out. So let me make the case. You could decide for yourselves. So a defining story of Donald Trump's 2024 victory was his historic performance among Latino voters, right?

He secured the highest share of Latino voters of any Republican presidential candidate in U.S. history, which is a big deal. So he won 42% of the Latino vote in 2024. And so by comparison, if you go back to 2020, it was 32% of the Latino vote. So we went from 32% in 2020 to 42% in 2024. In 2016, he only secured 28% of the Latino vote. So obviously his campaigning on, you know, hardline anti-immigration policies did not deter Latino voters. He actually increased his share of Latino vote.

Now, one of the areas that Trump made major gains in was South Texas, where, you know, he promised to secure the border, lower prices. That's what won over some Latino voters who were actually long time or lifelong Democrat voters, right? All of a sudden, they switch, they decide to vote for Trump. So Democratic presidential candidates had won this region or won elections in this region since, 1896. So Trump in 2024 changed that. But now it turns out that Trump's immigration policies have actually served as a catalyst for a lot of economic pain in these states. So a sharp uptick in arrest by federal agents has taken undocumented immigrants out of local labor forces that depended on them from construction sites, in new subdivisions, building permits are down

sharply across the state to shrimping boats on the Gulf Coast. So agricultural jobs in the four counties fell by 13%. Construction payrolls are down 5% from a year ago. Small businesses have also prompted major losses, reported, I should say. So small businesses have reported major losses. in clientele, customers who now stay home to avoid immigration agents. So that's also had a negative impact on the economy. And guys, I just want to note something because I think the way we talk about these particular jobs and why it is so difficult to employ Americans of these jobs is kind of skewed and incorrect. Look, for many, many years, and I think most people can attest to this,

the culture in America has kind of driven young people toward four-year institutions, and that has led to something known as elite overproduction. So highly educated Americans who thought, who bought into the idea, I was included in this, by the way, that getting a college degree by going to grad school, getting a graduate degree or PhD, that that would lead to a very successful life in a specific profession, But a lot of people went to college and realized there's too many of us, right? So there is elite overproduction. A lot of people didn't end up getting gainful employment after graduating from these institutions,

which they took out a lot of debt to go to. At the same time, the number of Americans who pursued careers in the trades declined significantly because there was less emphasis on that. So right now, there is a severe shortage of people who are even able to do these jobs, right, construction jobs, maybe even agricultural jobs, but you are seeing this in, you know, plumbing, HVAC jobs, construction jobs. There is a shortage of labor because for many years, we did not encourage Americans to pursue education and training in the trades, in these professions. So like, I actually don't think it's because, oh, Americans don't want to do these jobs.

They hate these jobs. They're lazy. I don't think that's the problem. But when you have this, like shortage of workers in certain fields of work or lines of work. And then at the same time, you rid the country of the very people who are doing these jobs. Yeah, you're going to have a problem. You're going to have a problem. And that's what we're experiencing right now. By the way, I have so much respect for people who work in the trades. I don't think it's beneath us. I think it's important to work in the trades. And in fact, if I, if the Zionists succeeded in completely destroying my career, and believe me, they're trying, I would, I would, I would I would look into the trades, like for sure.

I would look into cabinetry work, woodworking. It's freaking awesome to work with your hands and very admirable. Anyway, moving on. So while deportations have skyrocketed in South Texas, the vast majority are actually individuals who don't have a criminal background. We've already talked about this on the show before, but I wanted to reemphasize it again because arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs, enforcement in South Texas at,

large rose more than 20 fold from about 400 in 2024 to more than 9,000 in 2026. Since Trump returned to office, nearly 80% of those arrested at large by the agency's Harlingen Field Office had no criminal records. And then a common statement that we tend to hear from Trump's voters who have soured on him since voting for him in 2024 goes as follows. They say things like this. So this is Mark Jones, co-director of Texas Southern University polling. They thought they were getting a secure border and public safety,

not the deportation of friends, coworkers, fellow parishioners, and relatives. But guys, this is something that came up during Trump's first term as well. Why would you be under the impression that the harsh immigration policies are going to impact everyone else, but not you or not your family members or your friends or your co-workers. Like, no one is exempt from it. Like, you're not special. Like, you have to take a look at what you're promoting and how it might actually negatively impact your own life. But okay, and voters are having regrets and I feel bad about it. But, you know, and part of the Part of it honestly is also how terrible our media is, but Lupita Garza, who lives in McAllen

and voted for Trump in 2024, spoke to the New York Times and said this. This isn't anything that we wanted, and it certainly isn't a better life for anyone I know. Instead of the economy getting stronger, we are weaker, and now we have to be scared of ICE, too. Right. Well, I mean, Trump didn't hide the fact that he wanted to conduct mass deportations. And look, I'll admit he has gone way further than even I expected him to go. But this is going to have a major impact on the midterms in Texas, which could decide control of both the House and the Senate. So all four of the state's most competitive U.S. House races are in majority Hispanic districts across South Texas. So something to keep in mind.

And the New York Times also mentions how Texas Republicans reach, this is my favorite part. They redrew the House District map. They did this last year, if you guys can recall, we cover that as well. And they did it with the assumption that they had secured the Latino vote and that this coalition is strong and will be durable. Oops. Oops. Many of those voters have turned against the Republicans since voting for Trump in 2024.

Recent polls show Democrats leading Republicans among less. Hispanic voters by roughly 35 percentage points on the generic congressional ballot. Republican candidates are facing uphill battles, despite the fact that Trump won the same areas by double digit margins. Pretty incredible, pretty incredible. So this is, this is, look, this is a problem that I kind of saw coming because what we keep seeing in our elections or the outcome of our elections is we see the pendulum swinging from one extreme to another, one extreme to another, when in reality we need to have competent congressional lawmakers, take a look at our immigration policies, and write legislation, write legislation.

We need to reform our immigration policies. Look, I don't think it makes sense to just have unmitigated immigration. Sorry, I don't think it makes sense, especially when you have things like a housing crisis. You have limited jobs. AI is going to make many Americans unemployed. How does it make sense to have unmitigated immigration to the United States, especially as it pertains to people who come for economic reasons, right? You have to look out for the people of your country first. Sorry, that's just the truth. That being said, I obviously don't support what Trump is doing with immigration either. But the real problem is the fact that Congress has neglected their duties, their most important

duty, which is to write legislation, to pass legislation, to fix what is broken. All Congress does is continue breaking things instead of fixing things. And so I don't want immigration policy to be decided unilaterally through executive orders. That's why we keep seeing this pendulum go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Okay, I'm going to do one more story. We're going to skip the break. Sorry, we're going to skip the break. I'm going to do the Mark Wayne Mullen story next. So let's get into it. Second half of this block. Are you think Americans now need to be,

do you think Americans now need to be carrying around proof of citizenship? And he was arrested. He was then later released, but he was arrested. Do Americans need to show proof of citizenship now? If you're an American citizen, you have no reason to fear. Just like if you're not breaking the law, you have no reason to fear law enforcement. You might be wondering why would Dana Bash even ask that question?

Why would American citizens be fearful of immigration enforcement? I mean, they're American citizens after all. And as you heard, DHS secretary Mark Wayne Mullen basically says, like, look, American citizens have nothing to worry about at all. They don't have to fear immigration crackdowns whatsoever. I mean, sure, two American citizens were gunned down by immigration agents in Minnesota and killed, by the way. But let's forget about that.

You're an American citizen. you've got nothing to worry about. Except that's not true. How do I know that? Well, there's been a new study that looks into the actions of our immigration enforcement agents, and here's what they found. They found that over 500 American citizens, American citizens, not undocumented people, okay, American citizens have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will

in Trump's second term. So is this what Trump's voters expected and is this what they signed on for? For American citizens to be violated and harassed by federal agents. So the actual number, by the way, is likely much, much higher. So the new list is an undercount. For instance, witnesses estimate that more than 200 citizens were detained in an Idaho raid last fall. but we only included the 30 citizens who we were able to identify by name. So this was an investigative report and study by ProPublica.

And here are some of the highlights from their report. More than 100 Americans were held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. Okay, so simply because their minorities, their citizenship was questioned by these untrained immigration officials or immigration agents. The reason why I say they're untrained is because they literally are. So there was a mass hiring spree of ICE agents, for instance. And what Trump did in order to increase the number of ICE agents rapidly was he cut down on the training requirements, which is a problem, isn't it? That's a problem. Because that's a serious job. You want to make sure

that they're doing their jobs appropriately. The training isn't just something that you can dispose of. training exists for a reason. But you know, Trump threw it out the window because he thinks, you know, I'm able to be president of the United States with the brain in my skull. Who cares about training for these ice agents? Anyway, at least 70 American children and teens have been detained, some of whom were handcuffed and zip tied. Roughly a dozen citizens, American citizens were deported, mostly children, children,

American citizens who are children were deported. At least 63 Americans were detained while recording footage, which is legal, by the way. You are allowed to record law enforcement in public. Now, here's a disturbing video from last month, which shows two American citizens, both teenagers, beaten up and detained by ICE as they were on their way to enlist in the Marines. I kid you not. This is a difficult video to watch. I want to give you that warning ahead of time. With that being said, take a look. In these images, one of the young men is pulled from the car and pinned to the ground.

His friend, apparently affected by pepper spray, runs to seek help. In the midst of the struggle, the other young man received several blows. They are beating him. He is a minor. The encounter between immigration agents and two 17-year-old youths took place in Alamo, Texas. He's a minor. They tossed him like a sack. The young man is shoved into the back of the ice vehicle,

while the person recording the incident insists that he is a minor. He's a minor. Two American citizens, yes, they're both minors, on their way to enlist in the Marines, which they absolutely should not do. Do not enlist in the Marines. Do not, please don't enlist in the military. Are you insane?

That's absolutely crazy. You want to go die for Israel? Like, our military is exploited on behalf of a foreign country. Don't do that. But anyway, I'm sure they wanted to do it to serve the country. They're on their way to do that. And they get pulled out of their vehicle by immigration agents and they're beaten.

Out in the open, by the way, out in the public, where obviously this is all being filmed. So no one signed up for this. I would venture to say that the people who voted for Trump did not expect American citizens to be violated the way they've been violated by these ICE agents. I'm sure they didn't sign up for heavily armed federal agents roaming their cities, roaming their towns,

looking for anyone who might look like they're an immigrant, even if they're American citizens, you know, to harass, to beat down. This is insane. So yeah, this is not going to bode well for the Republican Party in the midterms. Of course not. Nobody wanted this. No one asked for this.

And even worse is the dozens of people who have died in ICE detention, in immigration detention. It's just shameful, man. It really is. like the brutal nature of this administration, both here and abroad, by the way, what the Trump administration is enabling abroad and enabling on our own soil, like the brutalization of American citizens on top of it all. It's just, it's outrageous. But that's what's going on. That's what's going on. Okay, final story for you. I wanted to do a quick update on the fly Dubai thing, because there are other inconsistencies I wanted to point to. And let's just, let's just talk about it.

So by now we're all familiar with the alleged details of the fly Dubai incident, which took place last week, an incident that both me and Jank have been very skeptical about. Now, Jank kind of flat out called it or suspects that it's a false flag. I'm not going to go that far, but I will say this. I'm not buying the official Israeli narrative, which doesn't make any sense. So let's just recap, and then later we'll get into some other details that you should know about, including Laura Lumer, blaming Tucker Carlson for this. I just, these people are not serious. Anyway, brief recap in case you've taken up residence under Iraq for the last week, according to accounts from inside the plane. The plane's co-pilot, an Omani National, allegedly attacked the captain in the cockpit midair.

This was two hours and 20 minutes into a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. That flight path, by the way, takes three hours and 30 minutes. So two hours and 20 minutes into the flight, this Omani National decides to attack the captain. At first we heard it was with a knife, then we heard it was with an axe. And the Israelis are telling us, oh, for sure, this was a planned terror plot. And the Iranians have something to do with it. We have yet to see any evidence of that. So I'm not going to go ahead and buy anyone's narrative at face value.

What I do know is that there are some weird inconsistencies here. Anyway, then an Israeli plumber, an Israeli plumber, okay, was able to take control of the plane after getting into the cockpit and land the plane safely in Saudi Arabia. But there's a lot of fishy things. I still haven't gotten any answers. In fact, more fishy things have come out ever since we've covered this story. So let's get into it. There are a lot of people who don't buy the official narrative here, right? So there are a few reasons. The first has to do with what we're hearing about what happened to the plane, to the plane. So fly Dubai flight 1073, this is according to the Washington Post, began a sharp descent from 34,000 feet roughly two hours and 20 minutes after takeoff and briefly entered a nosedive over the desert near the Saudi Arabia Jordan border.

That alone doesn't make any sense given the fact that, okay, anyway, whatever. It lost half of its altitude in less than two minutes. Let me read that again. It lost half of its altitude in less than two minutes publicly available flight data shows. So the aircraft allegedly plunged from an altitude of approximately 34,000 feet to 17,000 feet in less than a minute. That's the official story that we're hearing. The plane stabilized after 10 minutes of erratic flying. But a dissent like that, you know, would have caused extreme damage to the plane, wouldn't it?

And don't trust me. I'm just a stupid talk show host. Why don't we hear from a pilot that was interviewed on CNN? Some of the numbers that we're seeing from the reporting initially are they don't make sense to me, because if you're dissenting that rapidly, the aircraft would have disintegrated completely. The aircraft would have disintegrated completely. Interesting. Well, it seems unlikely that you would have a perfectly still cup of water in place after that kind of dissent. So here are photos of what it looked like inside the plane as this is all going down.

Right? You see a bloodied man kneeling over, but then circled in red, you will see a cup of water that is sitting up on. right on the tray table. It's not on the ground. How does that make any sense? Okay, I don't know, maybe there's a reasonable explanation and maybe I'm just too conspiracy brain to understand it. I don't know. But let's also talk about the cockpit door. Another apparent inconsistency has to do with a detail on how the pilot, the captain, who was attacked by the co-pilot, was rescued, right? So this is per a translation of this plumber who fought off the alleged attacker. Okay?

So the pilot who was injured was very close to the door. So it was difficult for us to open it. I went to the cockpit door and it was unlocked. A crew member and I pushed the door very hard and managed to get in. That's how he claims he got into the cockpit. Now, never mind the fact that after he said that, the story changed and we heard that the captain who was attacked heroically managed to open the door. So which one is it? Did the passengers, the plumber, pushed the door and get into the cockpit,

or did this heroic captain manage to, as he's bleeding out, open the cockpit door for them? I don't know. It doesn't make any sense. That's a huge inconsistency, but it gets even worse. Note that the plumber said that he pushed the cockpit door, which also doesn't make any sense. According to the Boeing 737 Max Flight attendant manual, the door would have opened outwards toward the passengers. So pushing the door in makes no sense at all. Also, weren't we told last week that it was the wounded captain, again, who opened the door, managed to open the door when he was wounded. And then there's the Omani pilot still haven't gotten a real response or a legitimate answer in regard to why an Omani pilot was on that flight to Tel Aviv, which is not supposed to happen. So Omani nationals are barred from piloting plays that are going to land in Israel because Israel sees Oman as hostile to their country. And so Israel actually receives a list of the pilots and personnel ahead of each flight.

So what happened here? So according to Israeli law, airlines must provide information about passengers and crew members, including their names and nationalities, up to 48 hours before the flight. Israeli officials are now pointing fingers at each other. So for instance, Miri Regev, Israel's transportation minister, and a loyal ally of Benjamin Netanyahu has distanced herself and her ministry from any responsibility in relation to the fly Dubai incident. She stated that the ministry had not received the list of passengers and crew members and that the Mossad, Israel's spy agency, was responsible for security when it came to foreign airlines. I'm just not buying it. I'm not buying it. Okay, when you consider the massive paranoia of the Israelis and how far they go in like,

groping your kibbles and bits and asking you probing questions if you're going to land in Israel, I don't buy this for a second. I mean, Israel is notorious for being unbearable for travelers who are coming in. Like they go through your luggage. I mean, this is, I'm just not buying it. A security official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter said the Transportation of Industry Security Division and the Mossad were responsible for supervision. I'm just not buying anything any of you are selling. But okay, let's also just note,

there was a suspicious timing. Literally a day before you have Benjamin Ndjahou warning that there's going to be some sort of terror plot. And then a day later, the fly Dubai thing happens. Finally, another hilarious issue, if you ask me, with the story is that CNN reported that the Omani pilot supposedly posted terroristic messages on LinkedIn and Instagram. Nine hours after the incident happened when he was detained. So what was that about? Both accounts, by the way, were quickly deleted. Until someone answers these questions and gives me a reasonable, you know, response that I can believe,

I'm not going to simply buy Israel's narrative on what happened here. I don't know what happened. I'm not going to say it's a false flag, but I don't believe the Israelis at all. I need to see some evidence that Iran is behind it. They've denied it, of course. Why would Iran even do that? Iran has the capability to bombard Israel with supersonic missiles. Why would they need to, you know, use an Omani national to allegedly, oh, he was going to crash the plane at the Ben-Gurion airport?

If the Iranians wanted to carry out a mass casualty event that harms Israelis, they can't. could do it way easier than some weird fly Dubai plot. So, and the other thing is, the only people who are saying that this is a terror plot inspired by Iran are the Israelis and the UAE. And of course, the UAE is like, they're the butt buddies of Israel. Like they're just, they're puppets of Israel. They are. It's just the truth. The Emirates are just clownish. So, ooh, they've done their own investigation. That's what they say. I don't care what they say. I'd like an independent investigation into this. So anyway, final thing that I'll note real quick is that Laura Lumer is a lunatic.

I know we're over time, but we got to just quickly mention this because I promised it. So over the weekend, Laura Lumer suggested that the attack could have been coordinated with help from Tucker Carlson. Do you guys get it now? This story is ridiculous. So here's what she wrote on X. Tucker Carlson was in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates on September 3rd. 2026, this woman is unhinged, like just openly stalking people, okay, which is the same exact day, the fly Dubai flown by a Muslim pilot who worked for the Emirati airline was hijacked by the

jihadi who wanted to crash the plane full of Israeli passengers as a form of jihad to mark the three-year upcoming anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The hijacker shared the same animosity toward Jews that Tucker Cotarlson expresses on his podcast daily. Your father needs to do the globe a favor and institutionalize you again. That's where you belong. You're unhinged. You're a maniac. But it is fun to laugh at her.

This is so funny. Like, yes, yes. Tucker Carlson wanted to carry out a terror attack against a plane full of Israeli nationals. Okay. Anyway, that does it for the main show. We're going to head on over to the bonus episode where I'm going to have a fantastic conversation with Shereef Abdul Kudas. He is an award-winning journalist. He is also employed over at DropSight News as their Middle East editor.

And we're going to talk about the Gaza Board of Peace, along with Israel's efforts in smearing the very journalist they slaughtered in Gaza. You don't want to miss it. TYT.com slash join to become a member. I'll see you there.