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Europe Diesel Panic as West Pressures Putin for Meeting; Netanyahu UN Walkout

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House for a full day of talks on trade, Taiwan, Iran and Ukraine, while Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a nearly empty UN General Assembly with pagers and a Starlink in hand. Alex breaks down Iran's new deal offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Europe's alarm over a possible US diesel export ban, Macron's move to guard a Saudi pipeline, and the Witkoff and Kushner push for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky. Is Europe about to learn what diversification really means?

Episode 2188
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:57 Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House
00:03:47 Netanyahu addresses a near empty UN hall
00:08:40 Araghchi stays in New York for Iran deal
00:09:50 Europe alarmed over US diesel export ban
00:14:10 Macron sends French forces to Saudi pipeline
00:14:48 Russian strikes knock out Ukraine internet
00:16:56 CNN and Politico return to the White House
00:18:18 Clown World: Kallas angry over Putin G20 invite
00:19:53 Trilateral meeting push and CIA drone claims

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Lavrov, No More Trickery. CIA Warns Russia Plans to Hit Spain, Italy, France

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Lavrov told the UN Security Council there will be no ceasefire trickery this time, reminding the world that Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko admitted the Minsk agreements were only about buying time to arm Ukraine. Alex breaks down Xi Jinping's rare red carpet welcome from Trump, Zelensky's patient zero speech at the UN, and a CIA claim reported by El Mundo that Russia plans ship launched drone strikes on Spain, Italy and France. Is Ratcliffe's CIA now openly scripting Project Ukraine, and what happens to Europe when the US diesel export ban arrives?

Episode 2187
00:00:00 Zelensky calls Putin patient zero
00:00:36 Xi Jinping gets a rare airport welcome from Trump
00:02:39 WSJ story on Chinese drone parts for Iran
00:05:14 Lavrov blasts Europe over Maidan and Minsk
00:08:52 Lavrov says no ceasefire trickery
00:10:23 Zelensky patient zero speech at the UN
00:11:49 EU ministers stage a We Are the World moment
00:13:56 CIA claims Russia plans drone strikes on Spain, Italy, France
00:15:34 Danish intelligence false flag warning
00:18:27 CIA takes over Project Ukraine
00:20:04 Daytime strikes on Kiev as interceptors run out
00:22:16 US and Japan bond yields surge
00:23:10 US diesel export ban hits Europe
00:25:38 Putin G20 Miami invite and Venezuela elections
00:28:13 Clown world with Zelensky and Albanese

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Macron Calls Putin a Liar; Burnham Ministry of Truth; Trump-Zelensky Diesel Skit

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Macron called Putin a liar, while Andy Burnham unveiled a new UK Ministry of Truth and Trump and Zelensky staged a diesel price blame game in New York. Alex breaks down the UNGA clown show, the EU’s latest scheme to seize Russian frozen assets at Euroclear, Delcy Rodriguez posing with Trump, al Jolani at the Atlantic Council, and Merz sinking behind the AfD. Are Europe’s leaders quietly laying the groundwork for an Article 5 moment?

Episode 2186
00:00:00 UN General Assembly roundup
00:01:40 Trump meets Delcy Rodriguez
00:02:30 Andy Burnham's Ministry of Truth
00:04:45 Kallas meets Araghchi on Hormuz
00:06:20 Trump and Zelensky diesel skit
00:10:00 Macron calls Putin a liar
00:13:10 Witkoff, Kushner, Kremlin and Lavrov
00:14:35 EU scheme to seize Russian assets
00:18:56 Al Jolani at the Atlantic Council
00:21:20 Clown World: Machado and Merz

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Deal or Annihilation. Dobropillia Cauldron, Poltava Oil & Gas Smashed

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Trump used his UN General Assembly speech to hand Iran a stark choice, a deal or annihilation, while Scott Bessent threatens to lock any country that services Iranian airlines out of the US dollar system. Alex breaks down the Russian Ministry of Defense claim that Ukrainian forces are encircled in a Dobropillia cauldron, the massive strike that destroyed the Naftogaz complex in Poltava, and the CIA meeting with Zelensky in Ireland just before his sit down with Trump. Is this real peace diplomacy, or more foreign policy theater pushed back until after the midterms?

Episode 2185
00:00:00 Intro and UN General Assembly week
00:01:36 Trump's Iran ultimatum, deal or annihilation
00:03:18 CIA's Ratcliffe meets Zelensky in Ireland
00:04:26 Macron's all night meeting with Zelensky
00:06:02 Xi Jinping heads to the US, Lula under pressure
00:08:13 Yemen strikes shelved, MBS calls Putin
00:11:13 Russia smashes Naftogaz complex in Poltava
00:14:16 Diesel prices and the blame Zelensky narrative
00:17:29 Dobropillia cauldron confirmed by Russian MoD
00:19:16 Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast
00:23:13 Medvedev hits back at Marine Le Pen
00:24:42 Greenland deal is just military bases
00:26:13 Clown world, Kallas and Romania's Georgescu
00:31:07 Magyar seeks Russian oil sanctions waiver
00:33:38 Estonia and UK elites talk tough on Russia

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Merz is Doomed. Russia Destroys Ukraine's Steel Industry

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Germany's political establishment is collapsing in real time, with Merz and the CDU suffering catastrophic election losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg as the AfD surges and NATO hardliners like Jacob Rees Mogg openly call for young Europeans to fight Russia. Alex breaks down the Financial Times report on Ukraine's destroyed steel industry, debunks Sikorski's inflated claims about Russian refining losses, and covers Slovakia's Fico warning that Europe is manufacturing a pretext for war with Moscow. With Trump sanctioning the ICC and signing the Lindsey Graham Russia and Iran sanctions act, how much further will the West escalate before the whole strategy collapses like Rome once did?

Episode 2184
00:00:00 Opening thoughts
00:01:26 Germany elections CDU collapses in Berlin and Mecklenburg
00:04:29 CDU hunts for a Merz replacement as AfD rises
00:05:19 Rees Mogg tells UK youth to prepare to fight Russia
00:07:56 Zelensky Trump call and claims of a peace breakthrough
00:08:50 Axios claims Trump pressed Zelensky on refinery strikes
00:10:57 Financial Times reports Ukraine steel industry destroyed
00:11:47 Sikorski's Russia refining capacity claim debunked
00:17:43 Fico warns Europe is manufacturing a pretext for war
00:20:28 Clown World, ICC sanctions Trump arch and Graham sanctions act

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Massive Moscow Attack. US Strike Options to Hit Houthis, Save MBS

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alex breaks down Ukraine's big strike, a 1,600 drone and missile assault on Moscow launched on the final day of Russia's Duma elections. As Zelensky flies to Washington to lobby Trump for more support, Houthi forces strike Riyadh airport and push toward Taiz, while Macron warns the French elite that Russia's war has already arrived in Europe. With Iran quietly sending new terms to Washington through Qatar, how many fronts can the Collective West manage before something breaks?

Episode 2183
00:00:00 Trump says big decisions coming on Iran
00:00:20 Ukraine launches massive drone and missile strike on Moscow
00:01:13 New Pelican missile debuts as Kapotnya refinery is hit
00:03:27 Strike lands on Russia's Duma election day
00:04:00 Zelensky heads to Washington to meet Trump
00:06:18 Strike may be designed to bait Russia into hitting Europe
00:08:03 Macron warns the French elite Russia's war has arrived
00:10:41 France's fuel shortage deepens as EU weighs windfall tax
00:17:31 Houthis strike Riyadh airport and advance on Taiz
00:19:47 US issues Middle East travel warning after Riyadh strike
00:20:11 Trump huddles at Camp David over Yemen strike options
00:23:16 Iran sends new terms to Washington through Qatar
00:25:25 Pentagon reveals 43.6 billion dollar cost of Iran war so far
00:26:02 Clown world: Ed Sheeran's scripted apology tour
00:28:23 Clown world: Hegseth's war drums video

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West Pushes Russia to Edge. US-Greenland INFINITY deal

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Trump backed away from annexing Greenland while Russia headed to the polls for its parliamentary elections. Alex breaks down the real terms of the US Greenland deal, the collective Wests manufactured escalation narrative against Putin and Russia, and why Saudi oil cuts and a soaring Ukrainian budget deficit are squeezing Europe even harder. Is the West actually preparing the ground for a wider confrontation with Russia?

Episode 2182
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:27 Trump backs away from annexing Greenland
00:01:06 What is actually in the new US Greenland deal
00:02:50 Trumps infinity deal for permanent US bases
00:04:17 Turning to Russia parliamentary elections
00:05:33 Duma elections get underway across Russia
00:06:02 Western media brands Putin an autocrat
00:07:21 New York Times autocrats headline dissected
00:09:22 Trump claims Russia has been attacking NATO for years
00:11:25 CNNs gray zone escalation claims debunked
00:16:05 Telegraph and Economist push a Putin escalation story
00:18:02 Slovakias Fico calls out the pretext hunting
00:20:21 Putin responds to the war narrative
00:24:11 Pentagon weighs a troop pullback from Europe
00:27:05 Saudi oil cuts and Clown World, Zelensky new ask

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Tusk Screws Up, Leaks Troop Losses? Kushner Calls Out Putin

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alex breaks down how Polish Prime Minister Tusk let slip that Ukraine is losing 27K troops a month, a number that lines up with Budanov's own recruitment warnings. NYT reports that Kushner challenged Putin in their recent Moscow meeting, as Trump is approaching a final decision on Iran.

Episode 2181
00:00:00 Tusk lets slip Ukraine
00:02:13 Budanov and von der Leyen numbers back up the scale of losses
00:03:59 How the West has kept Ukraine's casualty numbers hidden
00:05:11 Tusk warns Russia could stage false flag drone strikes on NATO states
00:08:38 Trump announces a new US military base in Poland
00:09:56 New York Times on Kushner and Witkoff pressuring Putin in Moscow
00:15:41 Von der Leyen sends Ukraine 3.3 billion euros for missiles and drones
00:16:51 Merz campaigns on a military economy and the end of unconditional US friendship
00:19:46 Germany still has to buy American weapons despite its rearmament push
00:20:53 Trump tells Axios he is close to a decision on Iran
00:24:28 Saudi Arabia set to buy 48 F 35 jets in a 24 billion dollar deal
00:26:13 US approves a 2.8 billion dollar bomb sale to Israel
00:27:45 Blumenthal warns Russia China and India over sanctions
00:30:37 Clown Word. Carney pushes back on EU associate membership
00:35:02 Trump jokes about banning fishing and Zelensky launches the C8

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Russia Smashes Warehouses, Saudi's Beg for Missiles, Bone Crushing Sanctions Pass

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Russia is flattening Ukraine's warehouses, including Volodymyr Zelensky's own Kvartal 95 studio, while the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill lands on Trump's desk and the Federal Reserve defies him by hiking interest rates as Saudi Arabia scrambles for Patriot missiles. Alex breaks down why Trump keeps hinting at a massive strike on Iran after the midterms, a warning he and Alexander have been tracking closely, and how a fake European Union associate membership offer to Canada just exposed the chaos inside Brussels. Is this the calm before Trump's post midterm storm, or just more clown world theater from Washington and Brussels?

Episode 2180
00:00:00 Athens Report And Russian Strikes On Kiev And Odessa
00:01:47 Russia Levels Ukraine Warehouses In Kiev
00:02:20 Zelensky Kvartal 95 Studio Destroyed
00:04:49 Saudi Arabia Also Begging For Patriots
00:05:24 UK Soldier Death Cover Story Exposed
00:06:42 Lindsey Graham Bone Crushing Sanctions Bill Passes
00:10:54 Fed Hikes Rates Defying Trump
00:14:47 Trump Teases Post Midterm Iran Strike
00:18:39 Energy Secretary Blames Iran Not Russia
00:22:39 Sweden Election And Trump Warns EU Canada Alliance
00:25:42 Clown World Von Der Leyens Fake Canada Membership
00:30:44 Clown World France Fuel Shortage And Ed Sheeran Chaos

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Saudi Blocks Oil, Zelensky Escapes Drone Strikes as Canada Enters EU

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Europe is cracking down hard as Ursula von der Leyen unveils a sweeping new Act to police social media, right as Saudi Arabia abruptly cuts oil shipments and leaves the EU scrambling for energy. Alex breaks down Zelensky's latest drone claims, Denmark's tense standoff with a Russian warship and why Germany is secretly funding Ukraine's arsenal behind closed doors. Is Brussels really stronger than ever, or is the whole union quietly falling apart?

Episode 2179
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:25 Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the Union
00:04:08 EU adopts a NATO style Article Four
00:04:32 Kids Act details and social media restrictions
00:06:00 Canada offered associate EU membership
00:07:43 Saudi Arabia halts oil shipments to Europe
00:10:01 Libya shuts down three major oil fields
00:11:18 United States may ban diesel exports
00:14:57 UK weighs joining the fight against the Houthis
00:15:34 CBS photos reveal Iran strike damage on US bases
00:17:48 CBS interviews Zelensky on alleged drone attacks
00:20:07 Zelensky explains why Ukraine avoids elections
00:24:26 Ukraine foreign minister requests locomotives
00:25:20 Denmark and Russia clash over a helicopter incident
00:27:44 Sikorski claims and Russia's response on Poland
00:29:38 Merz cancels his New York trip and Kissinger Award
00:31:02 Germany's secret unit funding Ukraine weapons revealed
00:34:41 Ed Sheeran loses his band and opening acts
00:37:49 Clown world Stubb Merz axe photo and Yermak's bracelet
00:43:04 Clown world Kallas fields a Putin phone call question

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Energy Attacks as Trump Claims Ukraine-Russia Energy Ceasefire

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alex breaks down a chaotic news day, from Trump’s claimed energy strike truce between Russia and Ukraine to Germany's Merz digging in as the AfD hits 30 percent in the polls. He also covers Sikorski’s walk back boast about NATO defeating Russia in six weeks, the Pentagon’s admission of weapons in space, and a clown world roundup running from a shot down drone in Lithuania to the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore fallout. If the official narratives keep contradicting themselves this fast, how much longer can anyone keep a straight face?

Episode 2178
00:00:00 Trump claims Ukraine and Russia agree to an energy strike truce
00:01:54 Peskov says lifting sanctions is the real fix for oil prices
00:03:54 Trump floats a Patriot missile manufacturing license
00:04:57 Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries hours after the truce claim
00:07:51 A British soldier's death in Ukraine gets a vague explanation
00:08:54 Merz digs in as the AfD hits 30 percent
00:11:00 Germany floats a loan scheme to seize Russian assets
00:12:05 Boris Johnson milks a railway drone strike he was never near
00:13:50 Sikorski walks back his six week NATO victory claim
00:16:59 Trump turns his ceasefire push toward Iran
00:17:57 The Houthis retake ground from Saudi forces
00:18:48 A rescued pilot's Iran story airs on 60 Minutes
00:21:52 The US admits it has weapons in space
00:23:11 AI companies lobby for regulation that locks out competitors
00:25:52 Clown world: a shot down drone and Ed Sheeran's Macklemore fallout

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Globalist Fantasy of Easy Victory Over Russia as Trump Blames Zelensky

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Trump publicly blames Zelensky for the global diesel fuel shortage even though it is the Pentagon supplying Ukraine the targeting data to strike Russian refineries. Alex breaks down Sikorski's delusional boast that NATO could defeat Russia in six weeks, the massive Russian drone strike on the Kiev to Poland rail line that caught Boris Johnson and David Petraeus in its wake, and a fresh Ukrainian corruption scandal tied to a billion dollar scam call center network. Is Kiev being quietly isolated the same way Odessa was, and how long can the collective west keep the story straight?

Episode 2177
00:00:00 Sikorski's claim that NATO could defeat Russia in six weeks
00:01:05 Trump blames Zelensky for the diesel fuel shortage
00:02:21 Trump denies the Iran war is behind the fuel crisis
00:04:01 Why the Pentagon not Zelensky controls the refinery strikes
00:06:05 Russia's history of pausing diesel exports
00:07:46 Massive Russian drone strike hits the Kiev to Poland rail link
00:09:20 Boris Johnson and Petraeus caught near the strike
00:10:17 Russia signals it is isolating Kiev the way it isolated Odessa
00:11:50 Petraeus calls the strike barbaric as Boris Johnson demands more weapons
00:15:58 Sikorski and Jonathan Powell speak at the Yes conference
00:23:30 The Saudi East West pipeline strike and the oil export crisis
00:27:37 Alice Weidel says the AfD would end aid to Ukraine
00:28:45 Carney pushes Canada into the EU's ninety billion euro loan
00:31:46 Clown world roundup camo horses and Macron's approval collapse
00:33:57 Ukraine's new corruption scandal over the scam call center network

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Russia Smashes Petrol Stations. Putin, 'You Got What You Asked For'

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Russia hits Ukraine with a massive 800 drone strike as Vladimir Putin delivers a blunt warning that European gas prices could soar to 1500 dollars this winter. Alex breaks down Ukraine's collapsing economy, Zelensky's desperate push for Patriot missiles, and Jared Kushner's claim that a Donbas peace deal is already agreed. With Kiev broke and Europe scrambling for air defense, how much longer can this go on?

Episode 2175
00:00:00 Putin's old gas price warning to Europe replayed
00:00:52 Russia launches a massive 800 drone strike on Ukraine
00:01:25 Drones hit petrol stations and rail infrastructure across Ukraine
00:05:04 Reuters reports Ukraine going broke ahead of a harsh winter
00:06:56 Ukraine faces a 40 billion Black Sea blockade
00:09:59 Ukraine seeks 90 billion dollars to repair energy infrastructure
00:11:36 Zelensky posts Patriot interceptor math on X
00:15:01 EU pressures member states to hand over Patriot systems
00:16:11 BRICS Pay expands as India joins the system
00:17:39 Putin warns European gas prices could hit 1500 dollars this winter
00:22:11 Kushner says a Donbass peace deal is largely agreed
00:26:04 Houthis seize Mocha and the Bab el Mandeb Strait
00:30:54 Carney pushes to make Canada an associate EU member
00:36:35 Sweden holds elections between globalist left and right
00:39:00 Clown World

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Putin Draws A Line With NATO Troops in Ukraine. Saudi Pipeline Offline

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia's energy nightmare deepens as the Houthis capture the strategic island of Perim and shut down a critical Red Sea chokepoint, while a drone strike knocks the East West pipeline offline and sends oil prices swinging. Alex breaks down Vladimir Putin's blunt warning to NATO on sending troops into Ukraine, a jaw dropping report on the fifty billion euro cost of Germany cutting off Russian gas, and the daily clown world roundup from Budanov's corruption troubles to Trump's five thousand dollar dividend promise. How much more can the Saudi and European position take before it breaks?

Episode 2174
00:00:00 Russian strikes hit Kryvyi Rih metallurgical facilities
00:00:39 Trump's Ukraine resources deal tied to the destroyed plants
00:01:28 Houthis capture Perim Island and the Bab el Mandeb Strait
00:02:58 Saudi East West pipeline knocked offline by a drone strike
00:03:31 Mapping Saudi Arabia's closed off energy chokepoints
00:05:08 Saudi military missing as US support fails to arrive
00:08:51 Trump and Hegseth tie Iran to the 911 memorial
00:10:07 Hegseth claims control of straits Washington no longer holds
00:13:26 Putin on the globalist elite and Ukraine's NATO red line
00:15:26 Putin warns NATO that troops in Ukraine means war with Russia
00:16:57 German media tallies the cost of cutting off Russian gas
00:20:18 Lithuania's foreign minister meets Budanov over nuclear talk
00:21:38 Medvedev warns Lithuania against hosting nuclear weapons
00:23:23 Russia joins the G20 energy meeting as Zelensky seeks Putin
00:26:38 Clown world roundup from Budanov to Trump's dividend and Finnair

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Red Sea Chokepoint; MBS Panics; Zelensky Tours Canada for Cash

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Houthis have captured the town of Mocha and are closing in on the Al Mandab Strait, pushing Saudi Arabia and the Trump administration into crisis mode as oil prices surge past one hundred dollars a barrel. Alex walks through Zurich breaking down Zelensky's cash seeking tour of Canada, a bombshell corruption probe targeting sixty Ukrainian lawmakers, and Hungary's energy panic, building on themes he explored earlier with Alexander. Could this Red Sea chokepoint be the flashpoint that finally drags Washington into a fourth front?

Episode 2173
00:00:00 BRICS summit and Putin address business forum
00:01:27 Houthis capture Mocha and Red Sea islands
00:02:40 Trump administration edges toward Yemen conflict
00:03:45 Houthis strike East West oil pipeline
00:04:59 MBS pressures Trump for military action
00:07:20 Saudi Arabia missed opportunity with Brics
00:07:54 Oil prices and bond yields surge
00:09:13 Zelensky begins Canada funding tour
00:12:09 Carney and Zelensky sign hundred year agreement
00:15:34 SVR claims EU pushing Ukraine to mobilize women
00:20:08 Europe seeks to send Ukrainian men home to fight
00:21:44 Nabu corruption probe hits sixty Ukraine lawmakers
00:23:32 Hungary expels Russian diplomats and demands EU cash
00:27:58 Trump touts five thousand dollar dividend at RNC
00:33:49 Clown world Sweden and Kazakhstan Eurovision bid

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Trump's $5K Election Dividend; EU Asks Where Ukraine's Billions Went?

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Zelensky's Norway drone scare falls apart under scrutiny as the drone in question crashed 160 kilometers from his plane, exposing another staged danger story from a Western leader. Alex breaks down the Financial Times report that CIA director Ratcliffe is set to replace Witkoff and Kushner as chief Russia negotiator, Sergey Lavrov's warning that NATO troops in Ukraine are legitimate targets, and the Houthis rapid advance against Saudi Arabia in Yemen. With Ukraine's billions unaccounted for and Trump promising a $5000 dividend before the midterms, how much longer can these narratives hold together?

Episode 2172
00:00:00 Trump teases a dividend and Zelensky's Norway drone scare
00:02:48 Debunking the drone threat to Zelensky's plane
00:05:16 A pattern of staged danger stories from Western leaders
00:08:58 Zelensky heads to the US after Norway for the UN
00:09:32 EU reportedly threatens Saxony Anhalt funding over its AfD vote
00:11:57 More drone false flags expected before Russia's Duma elections
00:12:41 Financial Times says Ratcliffe will replace Witkoff and Kushner
00:17:01 Lavrov blasts the West and warns NATO troops are targets
00:19:40 New York Times asks where Ukraine's billions went
00:22:52 Ukraine losing the war on money, men and weapons
00:23:41 Houthis advance on Saudi Arabia and seize the Yemen coast
00:27:11 Serbia's Vucic calls snap elections for October 25
00:28:04 Germany's Merz sulks over Trump's AfD congratulations
00:29:38 Ukrainian MP exposes Witkoff and Kushner's shock at Kiev's antics
00:32:19 Trump vows more tanker strikes as war promised to end after midterms

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West Scrambles to Prevent Russian Victory

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Putin and Trump just held a surprisingly positive phone call on ending the war in Ukraine, even as Zelensky rushes to Washington asking for Patriot missiles and money while the UK Spectator openly admits Kiev is losing. Alex breaks down the Witkoff Kushner peace push, Germany’s growing weapons shipments, the escalating US Iran standoff over the Hormuz blockade, and a bombshell Haaretz report claiming Netanyahu ignored a direct October 7 warning. Is Zelensky about to walk into the White House empty handed, or will Trump hand him one more lifeline before winter hits?

Episode 2171
00:00:00 NATO officials press allies to fund Ukraine
00:00:59 Putin Trump phone call breakdown
00:07:41 Zelensky heads to US, unveils Freya air defense claim
00:10:01 MP claims Witkoff Kushner brought harsh peace terms
00:11:51 UK Spectator declares Ukraine is losing
00:14:33 Germany presses on with Ukraine support after Merz AfD loss
00:15:24 Germany sends Patriot interceptors from its own stock
00:18:11 Germany's Wadephul frustrated over Ukraine buying US weapons
00:21:41 US Iran conflict update and gas prices
00:23:12 Iran retaliates, strikes hit Jordan
00:26:03 Netanyahu Haaretz report
00:29:13 Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats
00:31:34 Clown World: Merz spins Saxony Anhalt election loss
00:34:27 Kallas in Lithuania warns of Belarus provocations

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Zelensky Hopes Trump Fear will Force Putin into Ceasefire

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alex unpacks a massive Russian missile strike on Kiev just hours after Witkoff and Kushner left Ukraine, alongside Zelensky's Axios interview claiming Putin is too afraid of Trump to avoid a ceasefire. From chancellor Mertz reeling after a brutal CDU election defeat to Ursula von der Leyen pouring money into Greenland. Is Zelensky's entire winter strategy really just hoping Trump saves him?

Episode 2170
00:00:00 Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia, Iran's hidden role
00:00:44 Russian missile strikes hit Kiev hours after Witkoff and Kushner depart
00:01:25 Fighting for Sviatohirsk despite Putin's claim of control
00:04:33 Zelensky tells Axios only Trump can save Kiev from winter strikes
00:05:48 Zelensky claims Putin is afraid to upset Trump before midterms
00:07:27 Zelensky pushes for bone crushing sanctions and more money
00:09:25 Russia shuts German consulate in St Petersburg in tit for tat
00:12:07 Mertz stumbles after CDU election defeat, pivots to empathy
00:15:50 CDU voices call for a chancellor swap
00:16:57 Von der Leyen pledges 200 million euros to Greenland
00:21:22 New Russia North Korea road and bridge revealed
00:22:47 Clown World: Dutch politician urges EU to strike Russia
00:25:10 Lavrov says EU is self destructing, real diplomacy absent
00:27:07 Trump's Truth Social memes rename New Mexico and mock Obama

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Germany AfD Win Stuns EU Elite. Zelensky's Bizarre Media Circus

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:08:04 GMT

Germany's AfD has completed a stunning election win in Saxony Anhalt and Germany's political firewall may finally be cracking. Alex covers the chaotic Witkoff and Kushner trip to Kiev, Zelensky's bizarre media circus, and a New York Times report exposing massive fraud in Ukraine's weapons contracts. Is the German establishment losing control, and is Zelensky's own team mocking the war they claim to be fighting?

Episode 2169
00:00:04 AfD's Big Win in Saxony Anhalt
00:02:02 Why This Result Beats a Majority for AfD
00:04:16 Firewall Against AfD in Danger of Collapsing
00:05:05 Donald Tusk's Reaction to the AfD Win
00:06:14 Von der Leyen Skips Germany for Greenland
00:09:00 Witkoff and Kushner Fly to Kiev After Moscow Talks
00:10:25 Zelensky Turns Meeting Into a Media Circus
00:14:03 Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Not Leave Donbas
00:17:48 Negotiator Mocks Putin With Kiev Regime Shirts
00:21:11 New York Times Exposes Ukraine Weapons Fraud
00:24:04 Rumors of a New US Peace Proposal
00:27:25 ISW's Fake Deadline Claims About Putin Debunked
00:30:36 Clown World Trump's New Brown Hair
00:32:58 Trump's Meme Storm and New Mexico Renamed

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Putin Delivers Dose Of Reality To Witkoff And Kushner

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:20:52 GMT

Vladimir Putin sat down with Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow for over three hours, telling them plainly that the US president is facing a difficult situation. Alex breaks down the Kremlin talks, the pause on strikes over Kiev, whispers of sanctions relief, plus fast moving stories from Bulgaria, Germany, the Saxony election, and escalating US Iran tanker strikes. What did Putin really tell Witkoff and Kushner before they headed into Kiev?

Episode 2169
00:00:00 Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow
00:03:36 Sanctions relief and Bessent's talks with Russia's finance minister
00:05:12 Putin pauses strikes on Kiev for three days
00:07:00 Ushakov says talks were substantive with no ceasefire coming
00:09:08 Bulgaria's Radev pushes back on the Leipzig drone story
00:11:24 Germany plans a nationwide cyber dome surveillance shield
00:13:26 Saxony election results point to a big AFD win
00:15:49 Escalation between the US and Iran over tanker strikes
00:19:37 Houthis advance again against Saudi backed forces in Yemen
00:25:13 Clown World: Mike Pence reactivated with a pro Ukraine op-ed

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Ukraine Intel Agency Feud Escalates as Ceasefire Trap Delivered to Putin

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:43:31 GMT

A drone strike on Kiev's SBU headquarters is exposing a brutal turf war inside Ukraine's own intelligence services, right as Witkoff and Kushner land in Moscow with a fresh ceasefire proposal for Putin. Alex breaks down Zelensky's suspiciously timed unilateral truce, the Leipzig drone false flag rattling Germany, and the new post war Middle East plan taking shape in Washington. Is this the week the war in Ukraine finally turns, or just another trap?

Episode 2168
00:00:00 Trump on ending eight wars and the Nobel Prize snub
00:00:52 SBU headquarters hit by drone in Kiev, two theories examined
00:03:29 SBU vs GUR internal war, scam call centers and turf battles
00:06:17 Witkoff and Kushner head to Moscow with a ceasefire proposal
00:09:24 Putin welcomes Witkoff and Kushner ahead of the meeting
00:10:15 Zelensky's sudden unilateral ceasefire, why it looks like a trap
00:12:39 Ukraine reportedly preparing retaliation despite ceasefire talk
00:13:16 Leipzig drone incident and Germany's false flag narrative
00:16:26 Russian embassy warns Germany over long range missile plants
00:18:24 Zelensky renews push to seize Russia's frozen assets
00:21:16 NABU detains Ukraine cyber crime chief over scam call centers
00:22:55 Trump and Vance downplay the Iran conflict as small potatoes
00:24:07 Operation Economic Outcast and the China problem
00:25:45 Trump's post war Middle East plan and new regional alliances
00:29:55 Clown World, Leipzig visa fallout and Berlin protests erupt

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Zelensky Begs UN to Close Russian Airspace, Big Attack into Moscow

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:39 GMT

Zelensky is now begging the United Nations to shut down Russian airspace after sending over 500 drones into Moscow, even as Ukraine's front lines buckle near Kharkov and Kupyansk. Alex breaks down the Witkoff and Kushner trip to Kiev and Moscow, the Coca Cola factory strike, Trump's demand that Europe repay 300 billion dollars for weapons, and why JD Vance still refuses to call the Iran standoff a war. Is Zelensky's Hail Mary play about to blow up in his face?

Episode 2167
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:40 Zelensky petitions the UN to close Russian airspace
00:02:50 500 plus drones hit Moscow, Russian air defense responds
00:03:19 Wall Street Journal tracks Ukraine's failed escalation goals
00:04:35 Witkoff and Kushner head to Kiev then Moscow
00:06:06 Russia strikes a Coca Cola factory, Zelensky reacts
00:08:23 Ukrainian front lines collapse near Kupyansk and Kharkov
00:09:38 Russia signals it could cut the Kiev to Poland rail link
00:13:09 Norway seizes a Russian research vessel in Svalbard
00:15:07 Britain's defense ministry runs out of money for training
00:17:29 Trump demands Europe repay 300 billion for weapons
00:20:27 Vance calls the Iran conflict an excursion, not a war
00:23:21 Trump's Iran slip up and the US Navy's Middle East supply crunch
00:25:41 Milei eyes the Falklands as Volkswagen guts jobs in Germany
00:33:07 Clown World: empty Ukrainian shelves and a Tesla robotaxi gaffe

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Blame Ukraine, and Also Blame Russia

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:41:35 GMT

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is blaming Ukraine for the global energy crisis, but who actually gave the order to strike Russian oil refineries? TAlex breaks down Trumps admission on Ukraines press gangs, a wild shootout between Ukraines own SBU and GUR intelligence agencies, Europes hybrid attack panic after the Leipzig drone incident, and Pedro Sanchezs migrant crisis narrative collapsing in Spain.

Episode 2167
00:00:00 Ukraine And Iran Fuel Global Energy Price Shock
00:00:27 Bessent Blames Ukraine For Energy Crisis
00:02:27 Trump Responds To Ukraine Press Gang Videos
00:05:06 Rubio Doubts Ukraine Patriot Missile Deal
00:05:41 Burnham Says Britain's Defense Starts In Ukraine
00:07:17 Tusk Blames Russia For Poland Drone Factory Fire
00:10:00 Von Der Leyen And The Russian Passport Claims
00:14:23 Germany And Russia Trade Diplomatic Retaliation
00:15:18 Shootout Between Ukraine's SBU And GUR
00:18:46 Zelensky Claims Win Over Airline Threat
00:20:43 Sanchez Ceuta Migrant Crisis Unravels
00:23:41 Maduro Lawyers Seek His Release
00:25:07 Clown World: Wall Street Journal And Trump Strait
00:27:51 Zelensky Bans Filming Empty Shelves
00:29:11 Estonian Minister Scammed Out Of 70 Million

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Zelensky Threatens Airports and Germany Blames Russia

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:12:18 GMT

Zelensky is warning civilian airliners to avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine prepares a massive drone assault on Moscow's key airports, a reckless escalation that Vladimir Putin now calls a declaration of state terrorism. Alex breaks down the Leipzig drone attack blamed on Russia, NATO and Germany's response, Dmitry Medvedev's chilling warning to Kiev, and Putin's high stakes meeting with Armenia over its future with Russia or the EU, the same story Alexander Mercouris has been tracking closely on the channel. Is Zelensky about to trigger the retaliation that changes everything?

Episode 2166
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00:00:37 Zelensky warns airliners to avoid Russian airports
00:01:59 Operation MMs and the plan to hit Russian airports
00:04:25 Ukraine strikes on oil refineries called sanctions
00:04:46 Strikes on Wildberries, Ozon and grain ships in the Sea of Azov
00:07:12 Ratcliffe's Moscow trip and new drone threats
00:08:36 Reading Zelensky's mafia style statement on X
00:10:10 Putin calls the airport threat state terrorism
00:12:51 Putin warns of massive Russian retaliation
00:14:44 Leipzig drone incident hits Ukrainian cargo plane
00:19:10 NATO and EU leaders back Germany with hybrid attack claims
00:26:18 Medvedev responds with a hardline warning
00:29:26 US Iran conflict escalates with new strikes
00:32:04 Putin meets Pashinyan over Armenia's EU choice
00:37:44 Fedorov launches defense venture with Palantir's Alex Karp

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Odessa Fate Sealed. Russian First, Guided Weapons Hit Port

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Russia has just used guided bombs on the Odessa port for the first time in this war, and history shows that once those weapons appear, a city's fate is usually sealed. Alex breaks down the massive strikes on Kiev and Odessa, the drama at the G20 finance meeting over Russia's return, and a staggering hundred year Venezuela oil deal. Is Odessa about to become Russia's next major target?

Episode 2165
00:00:00 Intro: Bessent on the collapsing Iranian regime
00:00:59 Massive Russian strikes hit Kiev and Odessa
00:02:34 Russia uses KAB guided bombs on Odessa port for the first time
00:04:24 Polish weapons facility fire blamed on foreign sabotage
00:07:40 G20 finance ministers meet in North Carolina, Russia attends
00:11:12 EU officials boycott the group photo over Russia's presence
00:13:17 Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill stalls in Congress
00:14:39 Army Secretary Driscoll resigns amid Pentagon infighting
00:17:11 Putin's Kyrgyzstan summit with Xi, Erdogan and Modi
00:18:17 Witkoff and Kushner plan Kiev trip for a September ceasefire
00:21:05 EU pressures Greece and Spain to hand over Patriot missiles
00:23:16 Trump claims tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz
00:26:51 Venezuela oil deal details: US locks in a hundred year stake
00:32:00 Clown world: Merz booed, Starmer quits as MP, Kallas the bookworm

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US and Iran Trade Blows, Russia Preps Energy Knockout

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The US and Iran are escalating again as Trump vows a strong response after Iranian missiles slammed into Jordan following an American strike on Larak Island. Alex breaks down the Iran showdown, a massive new Greece Israel defense pact, and Ukraine's mounting crisis as Budanov admits staggering troop losses and Kiev's supermarket shelves go empty.

Episode 2164
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:36 US Strikes Larak Island to Stop Iran Mining Hormuz
00:01:39 Iran Retaliates With Missiles Into Jordan
00:03:48 Trump Posts AI Memes of Iran Strikes
00:08:51 Greece and Israel Sign 3.6 Billion Defense Deal
00:10:58 New Middle East NATO Defense Belt Explained
00:16:19 Zelenskys 40 Day Campaign Backfires
00:17:37 Russia Ordered to Target Ukraine Energy Grid
00:19:24 Ratcliffe Pitches Trilateral Summit Peskov Rejects It
00:21:59 Budanov Admits Ukraine Needs 30000 Troops Monthly
00:29:13 Fedorov Becomes a Military Venture Capitalist
00:30:03 Venezuela Oil Deal Backlash From Both Sides
00:35:07 Clown World Estonia Sanna Marin and Lake America

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Germany's Merz Blames Putin, Plans to Escalate With Russia

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

00:00:00 Intro from Larnaca Cyprus and the Zeitenwende 2.0 announcement teased
00:01:46 What Zeitenwende 2.0 and deindustrialization 2.0 from Merz will mean
00:02:12 Leipzig airport drone found next to a Ukrainian Antonov plane
00:03:26 Germany plans to blame Russia and escalate with new sanctions
00:04:19 Merz uses Russia as a distraction from his 13 percent approval rating
00:07:19 Pistorius and Odenwald push to ban the AfD party
00:09:25 Bild interview with Alexander Stubb on Russia and NATO
00:13:24 Warnings of a Russian offensive toward Kiev and Kiev under strikes
00:16:41 Ratcliffe Moscow visit theories and a possible Trump Putin Zelensky summit
00:19:28 Iceland EU referendum result and clown world stories to close the show

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Russia Smashes Kiev as Zelensky Plans 1,000 Drones a Day into Russia

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:37:57 GMT

00:00:00 Space Force intel and reporting from Larnaca, Cyprus
00:00:24 Patriot missiles destroyed in a Kiev warehouse hours after arriving
00:02:41 Russia escalates strikes, over 15 warehouses hit in two days
00:04:48 Zelensky's goal: ramping Ukraine's drone strikes to 1,000 a day
00:07:13 Ballistic missile claims and Western escalation plans
00:08:48 New York Times doubles down on the Ratcliffe to Moscow narrative
00:12:11 Trump announces deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
00:15:22 Details of the US Venezuela joint venture and its risks
00:19:07 Iceland votes on holding a referendum to join the EU
00:22:24 Clown world: Hegseth eyes 2028, Ursula's Nepal aid, and Fedorov's new job

Russia Smashes Kiev as Zelensky Plans 1,000 Drones a Day into Russia.
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Lavrov Rejects Vatican 'Deception' Diplomacy as CIA Informs Putin. Sinking EU Targets Frozen Assets

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Lavrov Rejects Vatican 'Deception' Diplomacy as CIA Informs Putin. Sinking EU Targets Frozen Assets
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00:00:00 Friday update from Limassol Cyprus
00:02:20 New York Times says Ratcliffe secretly briefed Putin
00:08:31 Lavrov calls Vatican diplomacy deception
00:10:08 Lavrov says the end has come for negotiations
00:12:06 Trump denies Russia plans to strike NATO
00:14:43 Kramatorsk and Slovyansk decision facing Ukraine
00:16:10 Azov units sent to reinforce the Donetsk front
00:17:20 Russia destroys eight warehouses in the Kiev region
00:19:02 Grain tankers stranded in the Black Sea blockade
00:21:04 EU pushes to seize frozen Russian assets again
00:26:06 Von der Leyen tells French elites Europe is struggling
00:28:50 Von der Leyen calls European savings lazy
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Russia Warns Britain, CIA Warns Russia. Zelensky Ghost Truck. Merz Climate of Gloom

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:34:10 GMT

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CIA Ratcliffe Surprise Trip To Moscow As Ukraine Losing Slowly. Zelensky Gives Musk Award

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:20:43 GMT

CIA Ratcliffe Surprise Trip To Moscow As Ukraine Losing Slowly. Zelensky Gives Musk Award
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00:00:00 Intro from Limassol Cyprus
00:01:11 Fedorov admits Ukraine is gradually losing the war
00:03:52 CIA Director Ratcliffe's secret trip to Moscow
00:07:07 Warning to Putin or a new ceasefire trick
00:10:13 Peskov responds and reveals Ukraine is losing
00:13:12 Ukraine running out of money and air defense
00:15:08 Economic Outcast, China and the Iran Oman Hormuz deal
00:19:20 Trump Canada trade war and the Lake America troll
00:22:44 Clown world Elon Musk's Ukraine freedom award
00:25:05 Darlene Graham wins and Andy Burnham rocks out in Kiev
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Bessent Demands Iran Isolation, Britain Gets Russian AI War Data, Trump & Ford Trade Insults

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:50:02 GMT

Bessent Demands Iran Isolation, Britain Gets Russian AI War Data, Trump & Ford Trade Insults
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00:00:00 Bessent unveils Operation Economic Outcast against Iran
00:01:24 Alex opens his Tuesday update live from Limassol Cyprus
00:02:54 The wild history of operation code names explained
00:04:05 Bessent describes the zero leakage sanctions strategy
00:07:44 Why China holds the real power over the Iran sanctions plan
00:09:55 Trump posts that Iran is completely collapsing
00:11:11 Peter Schiff warns the sanctions will backfire on the dollar
00:13:10 Keith Kellogg returns pushing Patriot missiles and troop numbers
00:14:12 The push to send Ukrainian women to the front lines
00:16:59 Kellogg insists Russia thinks it is winning but it is not
00:22:40 Trump inherits Bidens conflict and risks losing on two fronts
00:24:06 Zelensky pitches another ceasefire and free trade zone plan
00:27:18 Andy Burnham hands Storm Shadow blueprints and AI data to Kiev
00:33:44 Trump and Canada escalate with fifty percent tariffs and insults
00:37:29 Clown world Baerbock Stubb Takaichi and Syria off the terror list
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Tide is Turning Against Zelensky, Pence claims Ukraine Winning. Burnham in Kiev, Merz BOOED

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:47:17 GMT

Tide is Turning Against Zelensky, Pence claims Ukraine Winning. Burnham in Kiev, Merz BOOED
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:40 Trumps economic D-Day against Iran set to be detailed by Bessent
00:02:10 400 percent Hormuz traffic claim
00:03:37 The new US territory meme takes a clever new twist
00:05:03 Ukraine Independence Day continues with no senior US officials
00:06:56 Andy Burnham arrives in Kiev and hands over Storm Shadow missile data
00:12:02 Pence tells CNN Ukraine is winning the war
00:13:27 The math on Patriot interceptors lasting Ukraine about one hour
00:14:37 Pence hints at the real reason behind the North Korea headlines
00:19:48 Ukraine reveals $27 billion shortfall for the military
00:22:53 The Russian ambassador to the UK post remains unfilled
00:25:44 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip gets delayed again
00:27:39 Merz gets booed while AfD support surges ahead of elections
00:32:53 Clown World Zelensky denies Ukraine had anything to do with Nord Stream
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40 Ghost Tankers. Putin's Hardline Pandora's Box. Ukraine Winter Panic

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:51:35 GMT

40 Ghost Tankers. Putin's Hardline Pandora's Box. Ukraine Winter Panic
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00:00:00 Sunday update intro from Limassol
00:00:29 Axios claims 40 tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz Friday
00:01:57 Kepler tracking data says zero tankers crossed, someone is lying
00:04:27 Massive fire breaks out at a St Petersburg warehouse near an Ozone hub
00:05:37 Ukraine drone strikes hit Russian ecommerce warehouses
00:07:33 Putin says Ukraine opened a Pandora's box
00:09:42 Russia dismantling Ukraines economy, energy grid and Odessa ports
00:11:23 Putin calls Western ceasefire proposals exotic and unacceptable
00:12:29 Dobropillya on the verge of falling to Russian forces
00:13:39 Keith Kellogg's mystery delegation lands in Kiev over air defense
00:15:19 Globalist leaders descend on Kiev for dependence day
00:16:39 Ukraines Soviet era economic history and its 36 billion dollar shortfall
00:19:25 Macrons two hour call and France giving up air defense missiles
00:23:04 US Canada trade talks collapse and Trump fires back
00:30:11 Operation Economic Fury against Iran
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Odessa Surprise Visit as NATO Sends Kaliningrad Warning. Erdogan & Netanyahu Clash

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:36:49 GMT

Odessa Surprise Visit as NATO Sends Kaliningrad Warning. Erdogan & Netanyahu Clash
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:56 Turkey issues Interpol red notice for Netanyahu arrest
00:02:43 Erdogan and Netanyahu clash over control of Syria
00:09:18 US Canada trade deal collapses at the last minute
00:10:12 Carney sets retaliatory tariffs against the US
00:12:02 Keith Kellogg makes a surprise visit to Odessa
00:13:49 CNN reports North Korean drone units entering Russia
00:17:40 Zelensky pushes Musk to open Starlink deeper into Russia
00:19:50 Deadly strike hits a mall in Krivoy Rog
00:22:19 NATO exercise simulates encircling Kaliningrad
00:23:48 Budanov linked to the Forest Gump corruption scandal
00:26:26 Army Secretary Driscoll may leave the Pentagon
00:27:26 Finland's economy crumbles under sanctions and NATO costs
00:30:30 Trump floats military intervention over bond market yields
00:33:00 Trump claims the Strait of Hormuz as American territory
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Crazy Plan to Smash Moscow Airports. Poland's Tusk Blames Germany. China's D-Day Reply

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:43:13 GMT

Crazy Plan to Smash Moscow Airports. Poland's Tusk Blames Germany. China's D-Day Reply
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00:00:00 Cold Open Taiwan National Security Clip
00:00:47 Friday Update From Larnaca Cyprus
00:01:34 Operation M&Ms Ukraine Plan To Hit Moscow Airports
00:03:37 AI Guided Drones With No Human Control
00:05:02 Zelensky Hesitant Then Greenlights The Plan
00:06:19 Fedorov Fired Operation Shelved But Being Revived
00:09:26 Ukrainian Soldiers Desert Training In Germany
00:11:57 Ukraine Running Out Of Volunteers
00:13:21 Von Der Leyen Claims Russia Is Losing
00:15:19 Resnikov Says Draft Women Next
00:17:44 Economic D Day Against Iran Explained
00:18:55 China Rejects Economic D Day
00:20:18 Bessent Confused By Oil Price Spike
00:22:53 Vance Unsure How Long Pressure Will Last
00:25:47 Tusk Blames Germany For Nord Stream Plus Clown World Roundup
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Economic D-Day Against Iran as US Hits $40 Trillion Debt. Russia Dominates Air, Land & Sea

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:09:21 GMT

Economic D-Day Against Iran as US Hits $40 Trillion Debt. Russia Dominates Air, Land & Sea
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00:00:00 Intro Trumps economic D Day declaration on Iran
00:01:52 Trump warns all countries to stop Iran transactions
00:02:39 CNN reports war of economic attrition against Iran
00:04:44 UAE cuts financial ties with Iran
00:05:31 Why China is the real target of Trumps pressure
00:07:14 Iran economy strained by sanctions and blockade
00:07:44 Comparing the Iran strategy to the Syria model
00:09:51 Xi Jinping to meet Trump ahead of UN summit
00:11:37 Araghchi responds to economic D Day announcement
00:12:14 US national debt hits historic 40 trillion dollars
00:14:48 Axios reveals stealth US oil operation in Hormuz
00:19:47 Zelensky fires another top aide in Forrest Gump scandal
00:21:44 Kalyna Kbba on Fedorov and the tech bro faction
00:23:41 The three power factions fighting for Ukraine
00:25:48 Russia launches massive missile strike on Kiev
00:28:10 Ukraine air defense nears zero interceptors
00:30:48 Dobropillya battle and Russian advances continue
00:32:41 Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia
00:35:10 Sean Penn Snake Island Nord Stream movie
00:45:56 Trump Canada trade deal and Kim Jong Un meeting
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Lavrov Puts Britain on Notice. Forrest Gump Scandal Rocks Ukraine. US Aims to Strangle Iran

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:01:07 GMT

Lavrov Puts Britain on Notice. Forrest Gump Scandal Rocks Ukraine. US Aims to Strangle Iran
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00:00:00 Introduction from Larnaca Cyprus
00:01:07 Lavrov warns Britain over UK drone strikes on Russia
00:03:47 Nabu corruption investigation exposed in Ukraine
00:06:32 Operation Forest Gump wiretaps and stolen funds revealed
00:09:04 Fedorov calls for Ukraine elections amid corruption claims
00:12:15 Ukraine parliament votes on new defense minister
00:13:15 Second Greek ship struck by Ukraine in the Black Sea
00:14:26 Economist admits Ukraine losing the aerial war
00:17:17 Patriot interceptor shortages and fears of a China conflict
00:18:47 Belgium signs drone deal with Ukraine defense funds
00:21:11 Trump White House shifts to long term Iran strategy
00:22:56 UAE cuts financial cooperation with Iran
00:25:36 Comparing the Iran strategy to the Syria regime change model
00:27:03 Pentagon reviews US military presence in the Middle East
00:29:00 Iran reportedly eyes retaliation targets in Europe
00:31:56 Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic collapses
00:35:56 United States sanctions two ICC judges
00:40:19 Trump pushes for early meeting with Kim Jong un
00:42:27 Clown world Estonia fines woman over sanctioned frying pan
00:43:33 Clown world German defense CEO hiding in bunkers and closing thoughts
...
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Air Assault To Defeat Russia Failing as Burnham Admits UK Drone Attacks. Iran 60-Day MOU Expires

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:14:54 GMT

Air Assault To Defeat Russia Failing as Burnham Admits UK Drone Attacks. Iran 60-Day MOU Expires
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00:00:00 Intro clip Russia accuses UK of escalating the conflict
00:00:58 Video update from Larnaca Cyprus begins
00:02:26 Five hundred drones launched at Russia are all shot down
00:03:02 Only one of eleven Flamingo missiles hits its target
00:07:45 Ukraine pauses front line map updates
00:11:32 CNN films an empty Patriot missile launcher
00:12:51 Zelensky demands five percent of the US Patriot stockpile
00:16:21 Ukraine strikes a Greek tanker at the Caspian pipeline terminal
00:20:11 Russia warns Britain over UK drone strikes
00:22:32 Iran's sixty day deal expires with no extension
00:26:02 Trump says South Korea refused to help against Iran
00:31:56 Hillary Clinton attacks Trump over Russia and North Korea
00:33:50 Kushner meets Netanyahu over Hamas disarmament deadline
00:35:26 Andy Burnham caught in a fake Susie Wilds message scandal
00:42:11 Fedorov praises Elon Musk amid Starlink speculation
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Ukraine War on Wildberries, Russia Smashes Steel Industry. Ballistic Missile Escalation

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:52:51 GMT

Ukraine War on Wildberries, Russia Smashes Steel Industry. Ballistic Missile Escalation
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00:00:00 Intro and Trump's Oman threat
00:00:31 Trump praises North Korea and Kim Jong Un
00:02:09 Trump slams South Korea and scales down military drills
00:04:28 Middle East NATO Mecca defense agreement
00:07:02 Oman excluded as Trump threatens Oman over Iran talks
00:08:13 USS Lincoln relieved by USS Washington in the region
00:11:06 MTG claims White House discussing nuclear strike on Iran
00:12:44 Kushner disarmament plan
00:15:54 Massive drone strike hits Moscow and Wildberries
00:17:30 Wildberries repeatedly targeted by Ukraine strikes
00:18:33 Russia strikes Ukrainian bridges and steel plant
00:20:52 Fedorov says Ukraine nearing ballistic missile strikes
00:23:52 Leaked messages reveal US troops frustration in Gulf
00:26:39 Spain downs drone as Latvia demands EU billions
00:29:29 Kallas unveils new EU sanctions package
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CEUTA 2.0? UK Secret Drones Attack Russia. Poland & Germany Race to Build Europe's Biggest Army

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:33:20 GMT

CEUTA 2.0? UK Secret Drones Attack Russia. Poland & Germany Race to Build Europe's Biggest Army
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00:00:00 Intro from Cyprus
00:01:09 Second migrant invasion building at Spain Morocco border
00:03:01 Ukraine drone strikes hit Moscow region Wildberries hub
00:03:39 Russian strikes hit Kiev with no air defense
00:04:15 UK drones used for deep strikes inside Russia
00:08:10 Kiev claims Russia may not capture Donbas by 2027
00:14:12 France Germany and UK draft their own negotiating position
00:19:09 Zakharova reacts to Turkey weapons transfer to Ukraine
00:21:45 Tusk vows Poland will build Europe's largest army
00:23:28 Merz repeats push for Germany's largest military
00:25:16 French rear admiral dies in mountaineering accident
00:27:15 White House says Trump's Hormuz comment was a joke
00:28:16 Trump posts friendly video with Kim Jong Un
00:29:09 South Korea makes overtures toward North Korea
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Russian Starlink Targeted As Odessa Corridor Smashed. Trump Annexes Hormuz

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:51:39 GMT

Russian Starlink Targeted As Odessa Corridor Smashed. Trump Annexes Hormuz
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00:00 Trump on Hormuz and intro from Larnaca
00:49 Russia's Razvet satellite network explained
01:36 Strike on Samara Progress Space Center
03:14 Doubts over the Flamingo missile claim
04:51 Zelensky, Trump and the Starlink request revisited
06:46 Putin's long range missile red line mistake
08:42 Will Russia respond to the Samara strike
09:30 Lavrov vows to destroy western aid to Ukraine
10:35 Lavrov says the Shadow Fleet is fiction
13:36 No ceasefire and Black Sea truce rejected
16:34 Zaporizhstal steel hit and Odessa rail links destroyed
18:14 Trump's NYPD speech and Hormuz Strait claim
20:53 USS Lincoln deployment record controversy
24:39 Macron's under 15 social media ban blocked
26:41 Macron's jet ski photos spark backlash
29:14 NATO drone shootdown and Finland's Stubb on Russia
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Black Sea Truce Offered to Russia as CIA Downplays Air Force One Threat

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:21:15 GMT

Black Sea Truce Offered to Russia as CIA Downplays Air Force One Threat
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00:00:00 Intro clip
00:00:56 Friday update from Larnaca, Cyprus
00:01:40 Iran threatens to keep Strait of Hormuz closed
00:04:24 Global oil stockpiles hit dangerously low levels
00:04:57 CIA doubted Israeli intel behind Air Force One scare
00:07:03 US Reaper drone losses mount in Iran standoff
00:08:20 USS Lincoln crew crisis as USS Washington deploys
00:11:18 Ukraine offers Russia a Black Sea ceasefire deal
00:19:51 Putin visits Kuril Islands and warns Japan
00:25:21 Clown World: Farage wins big, Von der Leyen's chickens
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New Plan To Wipe Out Missiles & Target Putin, UK Tries To Call Russia. Trump Plans To Keep Hormuz

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:31:30 GMT

New Plan To Wipe Out Missiles & Target Putin, UK Tries To Call Russia. Trump Plans To Keep Hormuz
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00:00:00 Cuba military options on the table
00:00:43 Thursday update from Larnaca Cyprus
00:01:17 Caroline Levit steps down as press secretary
00:04:45 Lakers sold for 12.5 billion to Iger and Kushner
00:09:53 Zelensky offers to buy US Patriot missiles
00:14:04 Zelensky's plan to pressure Putin into surrender
00:17:19 Ukraine unveils new ballistic missile
00:18:28 UK Navy panics over Russian ship seizure policy
00:22:37 Vance tells Ukraine to halt Novorossiysk strikes
00:28:02 Trump says US will keep the Strait of Hormuz
00:31:08 Boris Johnson denies role in collapsed 2022 peace deal
00:35:32 Ukraine aid per capita by country revealed
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Putin Shadow Fleet Red Line, Frees ex-US Marine as Air Force One Switcheroo Unravels

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:02:54 GMT

Putin Shadow Fleet Red Line, Frees ex-US Marine as Air Force One Switcheroo Unravels
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00:00 Trump on Air Force One switch
00:26 Wednesday update begins
00:38 Putin warns on shadow fleet seizures
02:48 Massive drone strike on Novorossiysk and Crimea
05:06 AP report: Ukraine strikes only 5 to 9% effective
09:07 Romania drone evidence turns out to be styrofoam
10:42 South Korea refuses air defense to Zelensky
12:22 Putin releases US Marine Robert Gilman
16:27 Assad sentenced to death in absentia
17:48 Trump questioned on Iran and Hormuz
20:17 USS Lincoln sailors stranded since November
23:25 Air Force One switcheroo explained
27:00 Fallout from the plane switch story
30:09 Rubio talks Cuba and UFOs
32:50 Latvia migrant tunnel from Belarus
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US Oil Reserves Hit 40 Year Low. Europe Faces Ukraine Missile Dilemma. Trump's Food Truck Escape

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:31:19 GMT

US Oil Reserves Hit 40 Year Low. Europe Faces Ukraine Missile Dilemma. Trump's Food Truck Escape
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00:00 Introduction and Colombia Earthquake
02:14 Ukraine Missile Strikes and North Korean Weapons
04:58 Europe's Patriot Missile Dilemma
06:19 Alexander Stubb's Ukraine Claims
08:21 Ukraine Drone Strikes on Tatarstan
09:12 Financial Times Gaslighting on Russia
13:07 US Oil Reserves Hit 40 Year Low
15:42 Trump Demands Iran Reparations
21:36 Straight of Hormuz Status
23:05 Iran Demands Ukraine Compensation
26:23 Giorgia Meloni Under Pressure
29:19 Lindsey Graham Air Force Base
30:05 Trump's Secret Flight From Turkey
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Wonder Weapons Destroyed. Trump "Low Keying It" on Iran. Vucic Damage Control

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:43:29 GMT

Wonder Weapons Destroyed. Trump "Low Keying It" on Iran. Vucic Damage Control
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:29 Trump quietly backs off the Iran conflict
00:04:23 Trump says Iran's economy is broke
00:08:12 Houthis strike Saudi forces and an Aramco refinery
00:10:06 Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan
00:12:34 Witkoff and Kushner head to Kiev then Moscow
00:14:27 The Atlantic calls Ukraine a military powerhouse
00:17:55 Why Ukraine really wants the Patriot license
00:20:20 Vucic does damage control after the Zelensky meeting
00:24:37 Trump's Venezuela oil boom claim falls apart
00:27:59 Andy Burnham's plan to rejoin the EU single market
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Odessa Isolated As Turkey Considers Black Sea Blockade. German Media Circus in Belgrade

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:50:20 GMT

Odessa Isolated As Turkey Considers Black Sea Blockade. German Media Circus in Belgrade
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Sunday update from Athens
01:10 Mayaki Bridge destroyed
02:15 Zero drones or missiles shot down
03:08 Russia winning the war in the air
04:05 Turkey pushes new Odessa port deal
05:37 Turkey may restrict Black Sea shipping
09:18 Turkey hands old weapons to Ukraine
10:19 Europe refuses to give up Patriots
11:20 Drone incidents in Bulgaria, Romania, Germany
15:12 Zelensky and Vucic press conference
19:21 Ukraine's Flamingo missiles called a joke
22:34 Musk and Starlink pressure over Russia
25:19 Iran's new terms for reopening Hormuz
29:43 Saudi Turkey Pakistan alliance against Iran
34:09 Clown World
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Article 5 Targets Iran as US Searches For Off-Ramp. Zelensky's Comeback Ends in Vucic Arms

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:16:41 GMT

Article 5 Targets Iran as US Searches For Off-Ramp. Zelensky's Comeback Ends in Vucic Arms
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:31 Saturday update from Athens
00:01:16 Article 5 comes to the Middle East
00:02:04 New pact aims to contain Iran
00:04:52 A US backed regional realignment
00:06:55 Turkey, Iran and the regime change playbook
00:09:03 Comparing this to NATO, Russia and Article 5
00:11:17 Will Iran test this new alliance
00:12:24 CNN says the Iran conflict is widening
00:14:08 General Caine hunts for an Iran off ramp
00:16:26 Ground troops the only real path to victory
00:19:07 Senate passes Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill
00:23:24 What the bone crushing sanctions actually do
00:24:37 The end of Putin's maximum restraint doctrine
00:26:10 The Atlantic on Zelensky's short lived comeback
00:29:07 EU diplomat admits Ukraine cannot join the EU
00:34:37 Iceland to vote on restarting EU talks
00:38:15 Zelensky meets Vucic in Belgrade
00:41:40 Poll shows Zelensky would lose any election
00:44:59 FIFA president Infantino hit with new scandal
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Putin Could Test NATO As Trump Hunts Leakers. Zelensky First Time In Serbia. Sweden Steals Ship

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:20:15 GMT

Putin Could Test NATO As Trump Hunts Leakers. Zelensky First Time In Serbia. Sweden Steals Ship
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00:00 Introduction from Athens
00:43 Wall Street Journal Putin NATO provocation claim
01:50 Real motive behind the story: weapons budgets
03:20 US intel assessment on Putin testing NATO
05:04 Weapons stockpile shortages explained
08:26 Trump on Ukraine's Patriot interceptor requests
09:47 Trump: Biden gave Ukraine too much
11:07 Trump on Russian strikes on Kiev
12:15 Rubio admits US is not neutral
13:10 Trump vows to hunt down leakers
14:33 Who are the anonymous sources
16:36 US fighting a two front war
18:00 Zelensky begging for air defense
19:10 Rutte and Europe's Patriot dilemma
21:33 Kallas claims Russian army has stalled
24:40 Zelensky heading to Serbia to meet Vucic
29:56 Sweden hands seized ship to Ukraine
33:28 Latvian officer calls for action against Putin
37:41 Fauci facing contempt of Congress charges
45:59 Germany's chancellor swap rumors
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