WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:09.439 Beny like you just let. 2 00:00:09.199 --> 00:00:10.480 Me eat my way. 3 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:17.920 Hello World A Blaze listeners, Welcome to episode seventy one. 4 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:19.320 I'm recording on. 5 00:00:19.239 --> 00:00:25.800 This day, Sunday, April sixth, twenty twenty five. I tell 6 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:30.320 you the data is recording because it's important because as 7 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:33.399 of last night or early morning, depending on your time 8 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:37.640 zone in the world, Russia launched a large scale attack 9 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:44.399 on Ukraine. They have launched various missiles against Ukraine on 10 00:00:44.479 --> 00:00:50.399 six territories, which includes their capital Kiev. And to this day, 11 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:55.840 as of this recording, so far, I've been sitting I've 12 00:00:55.880 --> 00:01:01.920 been monitoring social media, legacy media outlets, etc. And there 13 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:07.239 hasn't been one peep from any European nation, not that 14 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:14.159 I have seen yet, and especially of note, nothing from 15 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:19.640 the UK or from France, the two most critical nations 16 00:01:19.879 --> 00:01:26.359 against the USA and Trump for allegedly not doing enough 17 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:34.000 in the fight for Ukraine against Russia in this conflict. 18 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:39.760 Yet today, so far, thus far, nothing from Europe, nothing 19 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:44.799 from UK, nothing from France. Why is this important Because 20 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:49.400 in all their criticism and all their criticism about US 21 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.200 involvement and about Trump's actions and stance on the Ukraine war, 22 00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:00.560 as of late, they have committed, they have stated. Both 23 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:04.200 Starmer and Macron have stated that they are ready to 24 00:02:04.239 --> 00:02:07.079 send troops boots on the ground in support of Ukraine, 25 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:11.879 especially if anything escalates. Not that long ago, France was 26 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:15.759 going on a European tour. President Emmanuel Macron has been 27 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:20.159 doing everything he can to rally Europe against Russia, and 28 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:25.319 much of that messaging included not just sending weaponry, but 29 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:28.680 actually putting boots on the ground in Ukraine, on the 30 00:02:28.719 --> 00:02:34.319 front lines to fight against Russia. Yet today, after last 31 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:39.319 night's attack, the night before today's recording, which is April six, 32 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:44.759 twenty twenty five, today there hasn't been one word, not 33 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:51.240 one statement of condolences, nothing. The only person who said 34 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:56.319 anything today and very well should say anything, because they 35 00:02:56.319 --> 00:03:02.759 were just attack has been President Vladimer Zelenski, president of 36 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:05.639 the Ukraine, and of course he would make a statement 37 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:11.439 he was just bombed. Missiles were just sent against his country, 38 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:16.960 six regions, including his capital. And what makes this attack 39 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:21.680 more egregious is not that Russia just broke a broker ceasefire, 40 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.520 a ceasefire that was meant to let each side get 41 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:30.719 their thoughts together and come together to broker a peace deal. 42 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:37.280 But that Russia broke this ceasefire agreement by targeting civilians, 43 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:44.280 not military targets, but civilians indiscriminately. We're talking cities populated 44 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:51.840 by civilians. Houses destroyed, high rises destroyed, downtown area is destroyed. 45 00:03:53.479 --> 00:03:58.719 Because Putin is a liar. Putin doesn't care. Putin wants 46 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:03.000 to take over control and own Ukraine because in Putin's eyes, 47 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:06.759 it has always been part of Russia. Putin has always 48 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:10.639 made it very clear that he wants to reunite old glory, 49 00:04:10.840 --> 00:04:14.960 that being the old USSR and Ukraine is part of 50 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:20.439 his plan. But to get back to France in the 51 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:25.839 UK for being so critical of the US and especially 52 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:30.560 after last night's attack, what exactly are you doing? 53 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:35.639 What are you doing to thwart Russia's efforts? 54 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:39.480 The answer being exactly the answer that I have given 55 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:42.879 many times, which is absolutely nothing. 56 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:46.519 It's all huff and puff, you see. 57 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:51.240 It's all about getting pats on the back, getting confirmed 58 00:04:51.279 --> 00:04:54.160 as a good person, a good leader, a good country. 59 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:56.560 And I am mainly talking about UK and France since 60 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:59.639 they are the most critical and arguably maybe the most 61 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:04.879 powerf European nations, but yet have done nothing, absolutely nothing, 62 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:09.959 for all the criticism they haven't made one statement. I 63 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:13.639 haven't seen any troops being sent anywhere, but they were 64 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:18.399 anxious to broker a deal with Ukraine. In fact, if 65 00:05:18.399 --> 00:05:20.399 you listen to this show regularly, you know that I've 66 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:23.720 already reported that the UK signed a one hundred year 67 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:29.439 deal to support Ukraine. They did so on January twenty 68 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:33.480 six of twenty twenty five, well before they heated and 69 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:39.560 contested argument between Zelensky, President Trump and JD. Vance, which 70 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:45.480 was publicized live on a broadcast. Long before that, the 71 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:48.439 UK already signed and brokeer to deal, part of which 72 00:05:48.439 --> 00:05:53.199 included mineral rights, developing their economy using Britain, the British 73 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:58.439 banking system, and British trade partners, something that went unreported 74 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:02.480 for whatever reason. Yet the United States was criticized and 75 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:08.040 called the bad guy, the threat to democracy for trying 76 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:11.000 to do the same or similar thing with the Ukraine, 77 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:15.720 but instead offering the Ukraine much more money and profit 78 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:20.920 off of the process minerals which would also include a 79 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:28.079 presence of US personnel on Ukraine and soil. But maybe 80 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:29.800 I'm just digressing, And if you want to know more 81 00:06:29.800 --> 00:06:32.079 about that, all you have to do is go to 82 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:35.519 the UK's government website and just do a search for 83 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:37.360 this one hundred year deal and you will find it. 84 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:38.800 It'll pop right up. That's right there. 85 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:44.040 So after last night's attack, here's a statement made by 86 00:06:44.279 --> 00:06:49.160 Voladimir Zelensky, and this has been reported in Reuter's and 87 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:52.240 I'm reading this directly from his social media account on 88 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:57.040 x Now, I'm gonna admit I'm horrible at pronouncing the 89 00:06:57.160 --> 00:06:59.480 names of most these regions, but just be assured there 90 00:06:59.519 --> 00:07:01.439 was six, which also included a Kiev. 91 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:02.759 So I'm going to just skip the. 92 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:04.959 Very first part of this because I don't want to 93 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.800 do it as service to Ukraine and to these regions 94 00:07:07.839 --> 00:07:10.519 that were attacked. But it goes on to read that 95 00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:14.360 the number of air attacks is increasing. This is how 96 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:17.680 Russia reveals its true intentions to continue the terror for 97 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:20.040 as long as the world allows it. Over the past week, 98 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:25.680 they launched more than fourteen hundred sixty guided aerial bombs, 99 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:29.079 nearly six hundred and seventy attack drones, and over thirty 100 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:33.319 missiles of various types against Ukrainian cities and villages against 101 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:36.360 our people. More than twenty of them took place just 102 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:42.399 last night. Every strike targets are people, our children, they're 103 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:46.360 waging war against children playing on playgrounds. My condolences to 104 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:49.160 all the families and loved ones of the victims. I 105 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:53.240 think all of our services who are helping and saving Ukrainians. 106 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.959 These attacks are Putin's response to all international diplomatic efforts. 107 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:00.759 Each of our partners, the United States, all of Europe, 108 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:04.720 entire world has seen that Russia intends to continue the 109 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:07.920 war and the killing. That is why there could be 110 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:11.639 no easing of pressure. All efforts must be aimed at 111 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:16.920 guaranteeing security and bringing peace closer now again, Thus far, 112 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:19.399 as of this recording, there hasn't been a single response 113 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:20.279 from a European nation. 114 00:08:21.480 --> 00:08:21.639 Now. 115 00:08:21.680 --> 00:08:24.720 Reuters has also reported on this. Actually, many news outlets 116 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:29.160 have reported about this attack, and Poland remains on high 117 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:32.720 alert as their borders are right there and extremely close 118 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:36.080 to these attacks. In fact, they've deployed their air force 119 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:39.879 just in case they had to retaliate or even protect themselves. 120 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:45.360 But thus far, the NATO nation remains on alert now well. 121 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:49.960 President Emmanuel Macron of France has stated many times that 122 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:53.799 he's willing to send troops to help Ukraine, putting actual 123 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:57.639 troops on the ground in Ukraine on the front lines 124 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:00.000 to fight against Russia. He has done nothing thus far, 125 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:04.159 nothing and again hasn't made one statement in regard to 126 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:07.440 this attack on Ukraine that just happened last night. And 127 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:12.519 also before this, Pm Kurs Starmer has done the same. 128 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:16.279 Prime Minister of Britain or the UK has said the 129 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:18.159 same thing. In fact, I got a little clip of 130 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:21.360 him saying just as much. Listen to this. 131 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:26.000 The UK has prepared to back this with boots on 132 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:29.679 the ground and planes in the air, together with others. 133 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:32.399 Europe must do the heavy listing. 134 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:34.440 Okay, so there you go. 135 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:39.120 Even Prime Minister Starmer is saying the UK and Europe, 136 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:43.679 meaning his European allies, which include France and everyone else, 137 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:46.759 part of this little coalition right now that is anti 138 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.279 America and wants to come together to do the heavy 139 00:09:49.320 --> 00:09:53.240 lifting in defense of Ukraine to push back on Russia. 140 00:09:54.279 --> 00:09:57.080 Even he admits they can't do it without the support 141 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:00.039 of the US. Funny how they all stand strong and 142 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.639 are critical of the United States for not stepping in 143 00:10:02.759 --> 00:10:05.559 or apparently doing enough, but yet they themselves will admit 144 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:08.879 that they can't even do it on their own either. 145 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:14.240 Put to support peace in our continent and to succeed 146 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:18.639 this effort must have strong US backing. 147 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:20.000 So there you have it. 148 00:10:20.879 --> 00:10:25.840 So the reality is protecting Ukraine pushing back on Russia 149 00:10:26.039 --> 00:10:28.840 is not going to happen unless everybody's on the same page, 150 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:32.440 we all get involved. So the question is at this point, 151 00:10:32.639 --> 00:10:35.759 as much as Trump wants to broker a peace deal, 152 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.399 which Putin is obviously not willing to engage in, not 153 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:41.440 even willing to consider it because if he did, why 154 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:45.159 would he even break the ceasefire? Putin does not care 155 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:50.679 about peace. Putin cares about reclaiming Ukraine. Putin cares about 156 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:56.240 pressing on past Ukraine and resurrecting the old ussr which 157 00:10:56.279 --> 00:10:59.519 has always been his dream, which has always been his dream, 158 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:03.519 and he stayed this many times in the past. So 159 00:11:03.639 --> 00:11:07.639 is it now time for the US to step up? 160 00:11:08.840 --> 00:11:12.039 Is it time for us to get involved, to step in? 161 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:13.919 And what does that look like? Do we need to 162 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:17.960 send troops or do we need to resupply Ukraine with 163 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:21.240 advanced weaponry so that they even have a chance against Russia. 164 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:27.200 Now Russia themselves are in trouble financially, they can't afford 165 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:30.399 to keep this war going. There are many out there 166 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:35.960 who've assessed that Russia's economy is now in a state 167 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:40.159 of well a wartime economy that without this war, they 168 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:43.960 can't necessarily stop the war, for example, because then their 169 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:46.840 economy will just crash because the only thing keeping it going. 170 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:49.679 So how do we end this war if we're not 171 00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:51.399 going to use troops, if we're not going to use 172 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:57.000 continuous a continued supply of weapons to Ukraine, it would 173 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:01.559 have to be economically financially. Are sanctions enough No, because 174 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:04.360 sanctions have proven to do nothing. People who want to 175 00:12:04.360 --> 00:12:07.639 do business with Russia and Russia in general, who wants 176 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:09.879 to sell their goods or find ways to make money, 177 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:13.840 We'll find a way. Hence why bricks was even started 178 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.399 to begin with, It was a way for Russia to 179 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:21.879 work around sanctions. And so there's always a way. Russia 180 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:25.080 will find a way to continue to carry out its 181 00:12:25.159 --> 00:12:29.320 campaign and its efforts. They just don't care. They're going 182 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:30.639 to find a way. 183 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:33.720 But the EU can help out even more. 184 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:39.200 One of the biggest, the biggest exports that Russia has 185 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:44.879 is natural gas, and so Europe committed not too long 186 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:48.720 ago to cutting this off. They're like, look, we're going 187 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:51.639 to hit them where it hurts. We're gonna hit Russia's wallet, 188 00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:56.240 We're no longer going to buy their gas. But the 189 00:12:56.279 --> 00:13:00.360 issue with that is the European nations have not been 190 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:05.919 very strategic and putting together a concise plan which all 191 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:10.600 European nicians will agree on and stick to. While some 192 00:13:10.799 --> 00:13:14.759 nations have cut out the purchase of gas altogether from Russia, 193 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:18.759 Poland being one of those nations, others have not. Others 194 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:22.480 have not weaned themselves off. And from a report that 195 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:26.399 I got from Brugle, I believe it's pronounced Brugle, it 196 00:13:26.480 --> 00:13:31.159 is spelled b r u e g El, they actually 197 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:34.919 touch on this topic and here's the state of play. 198 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:37.519 I'm gonna read a small snippet of this report, but 199 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:40.200 they go on to say that in twenty twenty one, 200 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:43.600 Russia supplied the EU with one hundred and fifty seven 201 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:47.720 billion cubic meters or bcm of gas, about half of 202 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:51.639 the EU's gas imports. Again, I'm going to say that again, 203 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:57.039 half of the EU's gas imports came from Russia. They 204 00:13:57.039 --> 00:14:00.399 go on to state that the EU imported most Russian 205 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:04.799 gas via four pipelines, which was Nordstream, one Ukrainian gas Transit, 206 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:10.440 Jamal and turk Stream, and liquefied natural gas shipments, So 207 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:14.759 by twenty twenty four Russian gas imports they had fallen 208 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:20.799 to fifty four billion cubic meters or bcms, which accounted 209 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:25.240 for eighteen percent of the EU gas imports. But they 210 00:14:25.279 --> 00:14:28.039 also go on to state that this drop was primarily 211 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:32.320 driven by Russian supply cuts rather than actions that were 212 00:14:32.360 --> 00:14:38.399 actually taken by U countries. So the EU is not 213 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:42.279 doing them any favors or themselves any favors by continuing 214 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:46.320 to do business with Russia, by continuing to give them 215 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:54.000 money to bolster their economy by buying gas from Russia. 216 00:14:54.440 --> 00:14:56.480 They continue to do so, and while there was a 217 00:14:56.519 --> 00:14:58.240 little bit of a dip at the end of twenty 218 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:02.639 twenty four, imports and purchases from Russia into the YOU 219 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:07.679 actually went up. So if the goal is to find 220 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:13.879 a non military solution, or to not commit to a 221 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:17.960 military solution and pushing Russia back and getting them to 222 00:15:18.039 --> 00:15:22.559 abandon their efforts against Ukraine, then the EU needs to 223 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:30.399 be united and completely cutting off Russia, stop purchasing from them, 224 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:33.879 stop giving them money in any way. Now, Russia may 225 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.200 find other areas and other countries to do business with, 226 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:44.360 namely Iran, for example. But Europe themselves buys a lot 227 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:48.639 of gas, a lot of natural resources from Russia. And 228 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:51.600 at this point, if they're truly serious and truly committed, 229 00:15:52.240 --> 00:15:54.759 and yet not committed enough to actually send troops as 230 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:57.320 they say they would. All through last year, by the way, 231 00:15:57.360 --> 00:16:00.799 through twenty twenty four, there's been whispers from the UK 232 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:04.960 and from France, etc. That Oh, we're ready to send troops, 233 00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:08.279 We're ready to commit, We're ready to stand ground with 234 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:12.639 Ukraine against Russia. Get nothing, even after last night's attack. Nothing, 235 00:16:13.279 --> 00:16:17.440 not a peep, nothing, So you have no power. 236 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.080 You are liars. 237 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:21.399 You're not ready to do what it takes to push 238 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:25.320 back against Russia. Why because the reality is nobody wants 239 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:30.919 a World War three event, and yes, that is a 240 00:16:31.120 --> 00:16:35.799 real world scenario that we're facing. One of the reasons 241 00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:41.240 President Trumps has been apprehensive and getting too involved because 242 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.279 he knows that if America commits boots on the ground, 243 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:51.919 that the retaliation not from Russian necessarily, but also China, Iran, 244 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:57.399 North Korea, all the bad actors that support Russia and 245 00:16:57.440 --> 00:17:01.039 back Russia will get involved. Now, the only thing that 246 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:03.320 would happen is if we got involved, If we were 247 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:05.920 the first people to get in there and actually push 248 00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:09.400 back on Russia. Maybe possibly the UK and France would 249 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:12.799 both actually grow enough balls to get involved, especially for 250 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:15.960 something that is knocking on their back door. 251 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:20.720 We're talking, we're talking, we're. 252 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:25.279 Talking a major aggressor against democracy, as they say, right 253 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:28.480 there in their own backyard, that they fail fail to 254 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:33.319 do anything about because, as Starmar said earlier in that 255 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:38.039 video club I played, they absolutely need the backing of 256 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:41.039 the United States of America to be effective because they 257 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:44.640 know that they can't stand on their own. So my 258 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:50.440 message to Europe is stop pandering, stop shaking hands, kissing 259 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:55.240 babies and looking to get reassured that you're the good 260 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:57.759 guys in this whole thing, that you're the good guys 261 00:17:57.799 --> 00:18:03.640 against the big beat Russian aggression. Because you're not. You're 262 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:06.680 doing nothing. It's going to take all of us to 263 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:10.839 push back on Russia. And right now, the only thing 264 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:13.839 keeping any of us getting involved, if we're being honest, 265 00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:20.000 is a nuclear retaliation from Russia and the fact that 266 00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:23.559 if we step foot, if we step foot into this conflict, 267 00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:28.079 we now face the aggression and the large military might 268 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:32.400 of China, and of course now we have Iran to 269 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:35.640 deal with, and we have North Korea to deal with, 270 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:40.480 and we have just stepped into a massive World War 271 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:44.920 three event. So the only thing we can do to 272 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:49.680 stay united and to exert any pressure on Russia is 273 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:52.599 to just bleed them dry. We need to stand together 274 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:56.079 all nations. Look, sanctions don't mean a damn thing. It's 275 00:18:56.119 --> 00:19:00.240 been proven. Russia always finds a way, Iran finds every 276 00:19:01.119 --> 00:19:06.440 bad actor that is against democracy finds a way, They 277 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:08.559 find a way to get money. But we need to 278 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:14.920 stand firm. Sanctions aren't enough. Literally, stop buying from Russia. Literally, 279 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:19.200 stop giving them money for anything. That's the only thing 280 00:19:19.599 --> 00:19:22.400 that's going to end this war if we're not committed 281 00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:30.160 to get involved militarily, and thus far nobody really is committed. 282 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:38.079 Now getting back over to the US, a big event happened, 283 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:41.480 A big event that was mobilized by the Hands Off 284 00:19:41.720 --> 00:19:46.240 twenty twenty five organization, which was a massive protest, a 285 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:53.000 massive protest that was vehemently against Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Well, 286 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:55.680 I do tip my hat to the organizers for bringing 287 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:59.240 so many people together. The reports ask to how many 288 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:03.880 people attend, did how many different protests, etc. Are yet 289 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:09.119 to be verified. In fact, many news outlets have different numbers. 290 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:12.440 None of them can seem to align on how many 291 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:17.480 people or exactly how many different protests there were. CNN, 292 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:22.160 for example, they report that there were nearly six hundred 293 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:26.559 thousand people who signed up to attend the events, some 294 00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:28.799 of which took place in major CITs like London Paris, 295 00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:33.599 according to Indivisible, which was another outlet or reporting agency, 296 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:36.200 one of the organizations leading the movement in collaboration with 297 00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:40.039 the nationwide coalition that includes civil rights organizations, veterans, women's 298 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:45.880 rights groups, labor unions, and LGBTQ plus advocates. But CNN 299 00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:47.880 does go on and say that they have not been 300 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:51.599 able to independently verify how many people attended Saturday's demonstration, 301 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:56.480 but Hands Off organizers themselves say that millions, and of 302 00:20:56.519 --> 00:20:59.960 course they report this in parentheses, millions of people turned 303 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:04.279 up from coast to coast. The organizers went on to say, 304 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:08.119 according to CNN, that they have three demands. An end 305 00:21:08.119 --> 00:21:11.680 to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration, 306 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:16.400 an end to slashing federal funds for medicaid, social security, 307 00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:19.400 and other programs working people rely on. And an end 308 00:21:19.440 --> 00:21:23.519 to attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities. So 309 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:27.240 basically they're just against everything Trump's against, and apparently Trump 310 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:29.119 is attacking everybody, all right, But. 311 00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:30.200 That's according to CNN. 312 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:36.359 Now it's important I read that last section here where 313 00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:40.759 they had the three demands, because there's conflicting reports on 314 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:45.680 why they were organizing. Let me go on to the AP. Now, 315 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:50.400 the AP, their report is that there are crowds of 316 00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:54.160 people angry about the way Presidentald Trump is running the country. 317 00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:57.160 They martian rally in scores of American city Saturday, in 318 00:21:57.240 --> 00:22:00.279 the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposie position 319 00:22:00.440 --> 00:22:03.400 movement trying to regain his momentum after the shock of 320 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:06.680 the Republican's first week in office. The so called hands 321 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:10.920 Off demonstrations were organized for more than now listen to 322 00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:14.359 this number, more than twelve hundred locations in all fifty 323 00:22:14.440 --> 00:22:18.680 states by more than one hundred fifty groups, which they 324 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:21.680 go on to say exactly what CNN said here, including 325 00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:26.359 civil rights organizations, labor unions, LGBTQ plus advocates, veterans, and 326 00:22:26.599 --> 00:22:31.839 elections activists. The rallies appeared peaceful, with no immediate reports. 327 00:22:31.880 --> 00:22:36.000 Now the AP reports it was across twelve hundred locations. 328 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:42.480 CNN reports here that it was over fourteen hundred different locations, 329 00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:48.079 conflicting numbers. CNN reports nearly six hundred thousand people signed up. 330 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:50.880 Reports from other outlet's say it was five hundred thousand. 331 00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:52.559 Some say it was four hundred thousand. And of course 332 00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:54.880 social media. Everyone on social media, you know, they are 333 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:59.039 the news. Now they all say that millions showed up 334 00:22:59.039 --> 00:23:02.200 to attend million in. Some say hundreds of thousands, some 335 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:05.119 say tens of thousands, of others say millions. So there 336 00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:08.039 are conflicting reports as to how many. But regardless, we 337 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:10.440 have to agree on this. We can't deny that it 338 00:23:10.519 --> 00:23:13.119 was a large number. It was a large number of people. 339 00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:17.200 Now was it impactful? Maybe it was all mostly in 340 00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:22.119 blue cities. There was a sprinkling of protests within primarily 341 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:27.720 red districts, red counties across blue states, which goes on 342 00:23:27.880 --> 00:23:30.039 to show that this was primarily a party in a 343 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:35.319 protest basically for their wow, for their own people, their Democrats, 344 00:23:35.359 --> 00:23:38.440 and people who consider themselves liberal or on the left. 345 00:23:39.440 --> 00:23:42.400 They weren't really winning hearts and minds. But still you 346 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:44.480 have to pay attention. You have to give credit where 347 00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:47.839 credit is due their voice was heard and they made 348 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:52.319 a statement. But why they are protesting. Why they're protesting, 349 00:23:52.359 --> 00:23:56.640 according to the Hands Off twenty twenty five organization website themselves, 350 00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:59.200 and of course, as it has been reported by CNN 351 00:23:59.240 --> 00:24:02.640 and many other outlets, has more to do with them. 352 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:05.440 And again I'll read straight from the Hands Off twenty 353 00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:09.440 twenty five organization website. They're upset about the dismantling of 354 00:24:09.440 --> 00:24:13.559 Social Security and medicare, the Trump administration allegedly handing trillions 355 00:24:13.720 --> 00:24:19.960 to billionaires, gutting protections for working people, assaulting communities and 356 00:24:20.160 --> 00:24:26.440 their rights. And they're saying that they feel they're targeting veterans, kids, seniors, farmers, immigrants, 357 00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:30.240 transgender people, and political opponents. And they won't stop just there. 358 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:36.640 So this is what they are protesting about. But somehow, somehow, 359 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:41.480 the bigger leftist legacy media, those that still have news 360 00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:47.720 outlets that are on broadcast television state otherwise. Now, here's 361 00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:51.559 a report from CBS News, This one of CBS News 362 00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:54.480 New York. But I've already seen other CBS News outlets 363 00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:58.079 and other areas that all pair at the same exact message. 364 00:24:58.440 --> 00:24:59.920 And here's that but on SAT. 365 00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:04.440 Crowds across the country gather to push back on Trump's policies. 366 00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:07.319 Bradley Blackburn joining us now live here in studio with 367 00:25:07.359 --> 00:25:10.279 the latest Bradley land dug tariffs and plunging four oh 368 00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:13.480 one k's were major topics at those rallies yesterday. One 369 00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:16.400 interesting note this morning, Elon Musk is making headlines saying 370 00:25:16.400 --> 00:25:18.920 that he hopes the US and Europe will form a 371 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:22.680 zero tariff free trade zone, but that's not the reality 372 00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:27.519 right now, and President Trump is standing firm from California 373 00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:31.920 to Colorado. In Chicago and New York City, the crowds 374 00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:35.720 at hands Off rallies had countless messages but one shared 375 00:25:35.799 --> 00:25:39.359 mission to protest the policies of President Trump. It hurts 376 00:25:39.359 --> 00:25:41.799 a lot to watch what's happening to the country. 377 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:44.480 Americans around the country are out on the street. 378 00:25:44.359 --> 00:25:46.000 Saying no way. 379 00:25:46.920 --> 00:25:50.359 Investors are bracing for the week ahead after stocks plummeted 380 00:25:50.440 --> 00:25:53.880 last week. President Trump's ten percent tariffs are now in effect, 381 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:57.440 with higher reciprocal tariffs set to switch on this week. 382 00:25:58.640 --> 00:26:01.240 Cameras caught a glimpse of Trump as he left his 383 00:26:01.319 --> 00:26:04.200 Florida golf club Saturday, but in a post on truth 384 00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:08.319 Social the president called the changes an economic revolution and 385 00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:11.839 told Americans to hang tough. Their tariffs are not only 386 00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:14.799 IMPI selic they're illegal, they're. 387 00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:19.119 Unconstitutional, and we're gonna turn this around. Okay, So, CBS 388 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:22.880 News reports that the protests are primarily about tariffs, but 389 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:25.160 they also in the same report say that there were 390 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:29.680 many messages, mixed messages. There wasn't really one singular message. 391 00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:32.359 I think people were just protesting to protest at this point. 392 00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:35.039 Maybe they're just upset. They've just always hated Donald Trump. 393 00:26:35.119 --> 00:26:39.240 Possibly maybe I don't know. But regardless, you know, that 394 00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:43.559 last statement there that you heard about Trump's being illegal 395 00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:45.920 and unconstitutional is complete bullshit. 396 00:26:46.119 --> 00:26:46.960 They're not illegal. 397 00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:53.599 Trump is literally implementing reciprocal tariffs which have a minimum 398 00:26:54.039 --> 00:26:58.480 tariff amount or percentage of ten percent. That's exactly what 399 00:26:58.519 --> 00:27:03.000 he's doing. And must statement that they said here in 400 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:05.480 this report, this news report where they stated that in 401 00:27:05.519 --> 00:27:10.160