D (10:26)

We are facing a real shock that is probably beyond what we can imagine at the moment. I would agree with that. I mean, I look at financial markets and I think there's some kind of cognitive dissonance going on. Do you think there is just a sort of blind optimism that somehow this is going to be over and the world will go back to normal and people are going to suddenly wake up. Or will it be a gradual realization that there are going to be really significant consequences? Well, maybe they are overly optimistic and determined to stay optimistic in the hope that the positive scenario will materialize and we will be back to normal in relatively short time, which is not what the technical experts are telling us in terms of capacity, extraction, refinery distribution, because too Much has already been damaged and there is no way that it can be restored in a matter of months. Most people are actually talking about years. What I think might also happen, because we've experienced it, is that you understand the actual consequences gradually as you read through the facts, the supply chain consequences, the kind of raw materials that is critically important for a particular manufacturing. I'll give you an example. Ileum, which transits through the straight of hormones, is critically important for microchips. Well, unless you figured that out, you're not certain that there will be instant or very relatively quick consequences on the cost of microchips because of the rarity that will result from not having available one of the raw materials. And I think this is a crisis where we are learning almost bit by bit, day by day, what the actual consequences will be, what countries will be most affected, what of the commodities will be the most in demand.

E (12:16)

So this story is absolutely insane. Trump is taking a billion dollars in taxpayer money and handing it to a French energy giant to cancel offshore wind farms and instead boost oil and gas production here in the United States. Give me a minute to update you on this because it's flying under the radar and we need to keep climate issues front and center. Here's what's happening. The Trump administration is paying nearly $1 billion to Total Energies to walk away from two major offshore wind projects, which one off New York and one off North Carolina. These projects would have powered over 1 million homes with clean energy. Now they're gone. And what do we get in return? The company takes that same money and invests it into fossil fuels. More oil drilling in the Gulf, more natural gas exports out of Texas, more gas powered plants. So let's be clear about what's happening. Taxpayer dollars are being used to kill clean energy projects and double down on fossil fuels, the very thing driving climate change. Even state leaders right now are calling this outrageous, saying that we're literally paying a company not to build renewable energy. And this of course, comes at a time when global instability is already driving up oil prices, when experts say investing in renewables actually makes us more secure, not less. So, yeah, this is a really, really big deal. I want to hear from you. Drop a comment right now. What do you think about using taxpayer money this way? Should we be investing in clean energy instead of shutting it down? Let's get this conversation going. It's so important that you stay loud. I look forward to reading your comments. Ben, back to you now.

A (13:45)

The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, said the following. The Americans this his takeaway from the G7 meeting, the Americans and the Israelis are getting more deeply entangled in this conflict every single day. And in my view, they don't have a strategy. This is not a NATO war. There would have to be procedures within NATO that are established, established processes, and none of them were followed here. Trump and Netanyahu just went it alone and invaded Iran. What Trump is doing right now is not de escalation. Merits explains. It's not de escalation. Trying to achieve a peaceful solution is not what he's trying to do. This is a massive escalation we're seeing with an open outcome. And then he goes on to say, is regime change really the goal? Because if that is the goal, I don't believe that they will achieve it. In Afghanistan, it took 20 years and the regime change was from one Mueller regime to another. And again, you see what, what Rubio is saying, you see what Trump is saying. They're not even really talking about regime like we did regime change, right? They're just like, all right, we'll cut some deal with Iran where they still control these straight up moves. And all of the Arab neighbors are like, no, what are you talking about right now? You got us into this mess. I mean, you've got like certain Arab nations saying, just end this war right now. Just stop it. Like, we need to, we need to, we need to have closure. There are other Arab nations that saying, like Saudi Arabia and others, like United Arab Emirates, like United States. You can't leave now. If you don't just actually obliterate Iran and blow it off the map, we're screwed because, because Iran stronger than ever right now. So you can't abandon us. So they've got these kind of different tension points right here taking place. And I'll just show you as well. And this is, this is, you know, a fact of this war. So now Hezbollah is using these FPV model attack drones to target Israeli tanks as well. And they're using certain technology as well that don't allow these drones to be jammed. And so Iran is sharing their drone technology with their neighbors. And, you know, as we're seeing in these American military bases that have been evacuated, 13 of them have been basically evacuated. The ones that haven't been evacuated are still coming under attack by Iran. You know, These Iranian Shaheds, FPVs and ballistic missiles and the new cluster munitions are very difficult to, are very difficult to stop. I mean, Rubio told the G7 ministers that the war with Iran is likely continued, is likely to continue for another two to four weeks, extending beyond earlier expectations from Trump, because Trump lies about everything. But remember what they said with COVID like a miracle, it's going to go away, bend the curve by Easter, it's not going to go away. So two to four weeks will become another four weeks and eight weeks and this thing will continue to drag on. And Iran says we don't. There's nothing for us to respond to in terms of negotiation with Trump. We've given our response, we've given our non negotiables. There's nothing else for us to talk about right now. So what are you even saying right here? Meanwhile, let me show you what Marco Rubio was saying after this G7 meeting in France. So he kind of attacks Alinsky. And the reporter says, so what we're hearing is that the US Is telling Zelinsky that security guarantees depend on withdrawal from Donbass. And Rubio is like, that's, that's a lie. That's not what we're telling him. So the reporter is like, so who's telling them that? And then Rubio is like, well, we're telling him that, but we're just communicating on behalf of Russia. We're just sharing Russia's position with Ukraine. We're just in the middle. Hey, Rubio, what do you mean you're just in the middle? Russia is trying to kill our troops. Russia is attacking Americans. What do you mean you're in the middle? And the reality is, is that not only does Rubio and Trump see no difference between Russia and Ukraine, but clearly Trump and MAGA roots for Russia over Ukraine. They just had the Russian Duma. Right? The top Russian Senate officials were in Capitol Hill meeting with the MAGA Republicans in the State Department. Right? As Trump's State Department is meeting with all of these right wing pro Putin groups that seek to destroy the European Union. Europe. As Trump's trying to prop up Orban, Trump and his top officials and MAGA Republicans in Congress meet with sanctioned Duma members like the Russian senators. These Duma members who are walking around in Congress, by the way, just so you can see what Rubio said, here's what Rubio said. Let's play this clip. The US Tells Zelensky that security guarantees depend on withdrawal from Donbass.

F (18:41)

That's a lie. And I saw him say that. And it's unfortunate he would say that because he knows that's not true and that's not what he was thinking told. What he was told is the obvious. Security guarantees are not going to kick in until there's an end to a war. Because otherwise you're in. You're getting yourself involved in the war. Okay, what is the security guarantee? It is troops that are willing to step in and secure. If you put that in place now, that means you're injecting yourself in the war. What he was told very clearly, and he should have understood it, is that the security guarantees come only after there is an end of the war. But that was not attached to unless he gives up territory. I don't know why he says these things. They're just not true.

A (19:15)

What is the US Position of Donbas?

F (19:18)

We've told the Ukrainian side what the Russians are insisting on. We're not advocating for it. We've explained it to them. It's their choice to make. It's not for us to make for them. We've never told them they have to

E (19:27)

take it or leave it.

F (19:28)

The role we have played is to try to figure out what both sides want and see if we can bridge the middle ground. The decision ultimately is up to Ukraine. And they don't want to make certain, certain decisions or certain concessions. Then the war keeps going.

A (19:40)

Also here is Marco Rubio on Iran saying that, you know, Iran's going around saying that they control the Strait of Hormuz. We can't let that happen. But, you know, that may be the outcome of all of this, that they control it right now. Here, play this clip.

F (19:54)

We're talking about this. There are some in the Iranian regime that are going around saying that they want to make the straight of Hormuz tolling thing. They want to make it permanent. That's unacceptable. The whole world should be outraged by it. We're impacted by it a little bit, but the rest of the world is impacted by it a lot more, including many of the countries represented today here at the G7. And so if those countries are deeply impacted by it, all we've said is you guys need to do something about it. We'll help you. But you guys are going to need to be ready to do something about it. Because when this conflict and when this operation ends that the Iranians decide, well, now we control the Straits of Hormuz, and you can also only go through here if you pay us and if we allow you to, that's not only is it illegal under international law and maritime law, it's unacceptable. And that can't be allowed to exist. And so what we've said is that the countries that are most impacted by that should be willing to do something about it. And we'll help them.

A (20:44)

So obviously the Europeans think that this is so utterly weak and pathetic right now. You had Donald Trump yesterday attacking NATO. We have the clip of Trump saying, you know, NATO wasn't there for us, so I'm not going to help NATO ever again. Let's play this clip.

G (21:01)

Because we spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on NATO, hundreds of protecting them. And we would have always been there for them, but now based on their actions, I guess we don't have to be, do we? Mr. President, that sounds like a breaking story. Yes, sir. Is that breaking news? I think we just have breaking news, but that's the fact I've been saying that why would we be there for them if they're not there for us? They weren't there for us.

A (21:26)

And then you had Donald Trump saying, and after Iran, I'm going to invade Cuba next. Cuba, you're next. Everybody here, play this clip.

G (21:35)

Strength you wouldn't have to use. I built this great military. I said you'll never have to use it. But sometimes you have to use it. And Cuba's next, by the way. But pretend I didn't say that.

F (21:45)

Please.

G (21:45)

Pretend I did. Please, please, please. Media, please disregard that statement. Thank you very much.

A (21:53)

Cuba, your neck, seriously. Meanwhile, the price of brent crude surging $114 a barrel right now. American markets are crashing, Inflation is surging. America is in a jobs recession right now. And you've got people like Iranians parliament leader and be gallop he goes, they've spammed. They the US have spammed so much fake news trying to push energy prices down that the markets are just numb now. Keep going. Nobody's buying it anymore. The real prices will show up anyway. Powerful maybe, but smart? Not even close. Burn the fake news card way too early. Burn the fake news card way too early is what. That's what the leader of the Iranian parliament is saying to the United States publicly. There you have it. Let me know what you all think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks for watching. Love this video. Support independent media and unlock exclusive content, ad free videos and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.