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[00:00:00] All right. Hello. Welcome to State of [00:00:02] Play [laughter] [00:00:04] on Mint Press News. I'm currently [00:00:06] traveling in the great city of Boston [00:00:10] right now. So, the hotel uh internet's [00:00:13] been kind of spotty, so we'll see if [00:00:15] this live stream goes through. Um, hope [00:00:18] you all are doing well. It's currently [00:00:20] like 19 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so [00:00:23] I've just been hibernating and reading [00:00:25] things, getting ready for this episode. [00:00:27] And boy, do we have a lot to talk about. [00:00:30] Um, yeah. So, first of all, I'm just [00:00:34] going to, as people are still filtering [00:00:36] into the live stream, this is kind of [00:00:39] going to set the thematic basis for what [00:00:41] we're talking about tonight. This was [00:00:42] from a couple days ago. [00:00:44] >> Declared an organization. This is US [00:00:47] Senator Jack Reid, uh, senator from [00:00:50] Rhode Island at a congressional hearing, [00:00:52] uh, interviewing US Air Force general if [00:00:54] he would strike citizens inside the [00:00:57] Continental United States if given that [00:00:59] order. [00:01:00] >> A terrorist organization or DTO, which [00:01:05] is on a secret list, [00:01:07] >> designated terrorist organization. The [00:01:10] FBI gets to compile lists of these [00:01:12] designated terrorist organizations and [00:01:14] they are not um available for any sort [00:01:18] of oversight. They are classified secret [00:01:20] and no you can't see them and no you [00:01:23] don't know if you're on them. [00:01:25] >> Uh and [00:01:26] >> it's a hold over from the the glorious [00:01:28] global war on terror. [00:01:29] >> You were ordered to attack them on US [00:01:31] foil. Would you carry out that order? [00:01:36] >> Senator Reid. Uh as with any order I [00:01:39] get, I would assess the order uh consult [00:01:42] the you know legal authorities to ensure [00:01:44] that it was a lawful order and and I [00:01:46] would uh if if I had questions, I would [00:01:49] elevate that to the uh chairman and the [00:01:51] secretary as they welcome at all times [00:01:54] and uh if I had uh no concerns and I was [00:01:57] uh confident in the lawful order, I [00:01:59] would definitely execute that. [00:02:01] >> Cool. So, it's becoming more and more of [00:02:03] a security concern, like are we going to [00:02:05] start drone striking people in the [00:02:07] continental United States? And that's [00:02:09] all going to be done under the ages of [00:02:11] terrorism. As we can remember, um, one [00:02:13] of the deputies of the FBI got in front [00:02:16] of a Senate, uh, select committee [00:02:18] hearing last week, I believe, and [00:02:20] absolutely blew it, trying to jin up [00:02:23] some sort of consent for labeling Antifa [00:02:26] as an organized terrorist organization, [00:02:28] which would basically just give the [00:02:30] administration cart blanch to target any [00:02:33] sort of political dissident. Just to jog [00:02:35] your memory or if you didn't see this, [00:02:37] >> Antifa headquartered. So, this is um an [00:02:41] FBI uh official. I think he's the uh [00:02:43] deputy of operations. [00:02:46] Oh crap, I I forget. Like maybe maybe [00:02:49] Breakthrough News uh will will post it. [00:02:52] Uh responding uh to questioning. [00:02:56] Yeah, that's Michael Galshin, National [00:02:58] Security Branch, FBI. [00:03:01] what we're doing right now with the [00:03:03] organization. [00:03:04] >> Where in the United States does Antifa [00:03:08] exist? [00:03:10] If it's a terrorist organization and [00:03:12] you've identified it as number one, [00:03:15] >> we are building out an infrastructure [00:03:16] right now. [00:03:18] >> So what does that mean? [00:03:21] You I'm just we trying to get the [00:03:23] information. You say Antifa [00:03:26] is a terrorist organization. [00:03:29] Tell us as a committee, how did you come [00:03:31] to that? Where they where do they exist? [00:03:33] How many members do they have in the [00:03:36] United States as of right now? [00:03:39] >> Well, that's very fluid. It's it's [00:03:40] ongoing for us to understand that the [00:03:42] same no different. [00:03:43] >> Look, bro. Bro, trust me, it's fluid, [00:03:48] okay? Like, we don't know how many [00:03:49] members because like it's it's a [00:03:52] dynamic. It's d I can't I can't with [00:03:55] these these these bud buzzwords that [00:03:57] exist in these defense circles. It's [00:03:59] really bringing me back. [00:04:01] >> Now, Kaden is [00:04:02] >> No, no, I don't want you I ask one [00:04:04] question, sir. I just want you to tell [00:04:07] us if you said Antifa is the number one [00:04:10] domestic terrorist organization uh [00:04:12] operating in the United States. I just [00:04:15] need to know where they are. How many [00:04:17] people? I don't want a name. I don't [00:04:20] want anything like that. Just how many [00:04:22] people have you identified with the FBI [00:04:25] uh that Antifa is made of? [00:04:30] >> Come on, dude. You can do it. [00:04:31] >> Investigations are active. [00:04:35] >> Sir, you wouldn't come to this committee [00:04:37] and say something you can't prove. I [00:04:40] know. I know you wouldn't do that, [00:04:44] but you did. [00:04:46] >> Mhm. Look guys, the Antifa thing is not [00:04:49] sticking right now, okay? That hasn't [00:04:52] been a long enough leadup time to start [00:04:54] like drone striking Antifa members, but [00:04:57] but we can always fall back on the [00:05:00] Palestine movement. We've got a lot to [00:05:03] talk about today. We've got the Jasmine [00:05:05] Crockett, Texas thing, a new um FBI [00:05:08] investigation into Turtle Island [00:05:11] Liberation Front where they arrested [00:05:13] four members for being pro Palestine [00:05:15] anti- capitalists. Apparently, they were [00:05:17] building some sort of pipe bombs to [00:05:19] detonate on the New Year. We're going to [00:05:20] be talking about that and we're going to [00:05:22] be talking about the a uh the shooting [00:05:24] in Australia and connecting all these [00:05:27] things together into a propaganda [00:05:29] campaign which is meant to enforce the [00:05:32] will of the transnational western [00:05:34] capitalist class which is fun. But [00:05:37] anyways, if you're picking up what we're [00:05:39] putting down here on Mint Press News, um [00:05:42] you can support us on Patreon. But [00:05:44] really, we um have been we have been [00:05:47] pretty heavily targeted and debanked. [00:05:49] Uh, PayPal no longer happening. Now, a [00:05:52] fundraiser that we just put in for [00:05:54] Indiegogo to pay some of the staff [00:05:56] writers um got blocked. No reason. Just [00:06:00] Indiegogo, the uh the fundraising [00:06:02] platform says we violated their um uh [00:06:06] their their best practices rules uh and [00:06:09] gave no reason. So, if you would like to [00:06:11] contribute to what we're doing here, um [00:06:14] we we can't do that fundraising uh [00:06:16] platform anymore. So, you can go [00:06:18] directly to the Mint Press News websites [00:06:21] if you want to help us out. Either way, [00:06:23] we're just glad you're here. If you can [00:06:24] like, share, subscribe, and spread the [00:06:27] word. [00:06:28] Okay, so [00:06:30] um that happened and let's start talking [00:06:34] and getting into tonight's subject. Now, [00:06:37] I don't want to spend a lot of time [00:06:39] talking about my home state of Texas, [00:06:42] but it is important. It's the eighth [00:06:44] largest economy in the world. It's um [00:06:48] heavily [00:06:49] uh influenced by Zionist influence. Uh [00:06:53] yeah, it's sorry that was repetitive and [00:06:56] u it's just a really important state [00:06:58] within the United States which means [00:06:59] it's very important on the world stage [00:07:01] and we have a very controversial Senate [00:07:04] run in the guise of Jasmine Crockett and [00:07:07] then of course we're going to get to the [00:07:08] Bondi Beach shooting as well. So, let's [00:07:10] um let's just talk about how this entire [00:07:14] movement, the Palestine movement, is [00:07:16] being framed by liberal influencers and [00:07:20] the kind of information war that's [00:07:21] surrounding it right now. [00:07:23] >> Jasmine Crockett slander. Straight up. [00:07:26] There is no bigger L to take than you [00:07:30] left us helping Trump get elected. [00:07:32] Nobody's listening to you anymore. [00:07:34] >> Okay, first of all, no one listened to [00:07:36] us. And second of all, uh, that is not [00:07:39] reflected by the data at all. Also, you [00:07:43] could just be like, "Hey guys, [00:07:45] genocide's bad. Maybe don't do that." [00:07:48] And this would be a non-issue. But [00:07:50] continue. [00:07:51] >> You're wasting everybody's time. No [00:07:53] one's material conditions are better. [00:07:55] You wanted people to suffer so you could [00:07:57] prove a point. And the point has been [00:07:59] proven that you all are complicit in [00:08:03] supporting what has been the worst [00:08:05] presidency in the history of the United [00:08:08] States. [00:08:08] >> We have been complicit in continuing a [00:08:12] long list of the worst presidencies in [00:08:15] the United States. Interesting to bring [00:08:17] up material conditions, too, when you're [00:08:19] not actually doing a analysis of [00:08:22] material conditions. It's all vibes. Um, [00:08:25] yeah. But like I think what he's [00:08:27] referring to is like he thinks every [00:08:29] like people who are on the Palestine [00:08:32] bandwagon wanted like the material [00:08:34] conditions to get even worse for working [00:08:36] people so there'd be some sort of like [00:08:38] Leninist armed revolution that was going [00:08:41] to happen. Nobody was saying that. But [00:08:44] then again, these are the the liberal [00:08:46] fever dreams that happen when [00:08:49] approaching these kind of issues. when [00:08:51] you dare to question or try to hold [00:08:53] accountable people's star celebrity [00:08:56] politicians. [00:08:57] >> So, no, nobody's [snorts] listening to [00:08:59] you all. No, you're not going to name [00:09:02] call us into supporting your nonsense. [00:09:05] I'm going to vote for who I want to. [00:09:08] You can go ahead and do that yourself. [00:09:10] I'm going to use my voice the way I want [00:09:12] to. You can use yours the way you do. [00:09:15] But at the end of the day, [00:09:18] I can support more than one marginalized [00:09:20] group. And I certainly have enough [00:09:22] nuance to understand that [00:09:26] I can not hurt people doing that. Mhm. [00:09:31] Y'all are indeed frustrating. [00:09:34] >> Mhm. Yeah. So, it's kind of hard to [00:09:37] support um any sort of marginalized [00:09:39] group when you are supporting uh [00:09:44] capitalism, especially latestage violent [00:09:46] financialized RTA capitalism. But, of [00:09:49] course, you know, someone like Jasmine [00:09:50] Crockett is never going to challenge any [00:09:52] of that. So, you know, I kind of have a [00:09:54] a few things to say about this. Um, [00:09:59] first of all, guys, fellas, comrades, [00:10:02] things are going to get worse real quick [00:10:05] because breaking now, the FBI has [00:10:08] arrested four members of the Turtle [00:10:10] Island Liberation Front. More on that [00:10:13] later. a far-left pro Palestine [00:10:16] anti-government and anti- capitalist [00:10:18] group to quote Attorney General Pam [00:10:21] Bondi for allegedly plotting to blow up [00:10:24] targets in Southern California on New [00:10:26] Year's Eve. So whether or not this is [00:10:28] entirely jinned up or not, the FBI not [00:10:31] being exactly like trustworthy at the [00:10:35] moment, taken in the context with the [00:10:37] recent mass shootings in Australia being [00:10:39] framed as uh you know this is what [00:10:42] happens when you globalize the inifat [00:10:45] and the recent controversy in Texas over [00:10:47] Jasmine Crockett's stance on Israel. We [00:10:50] are seeing a reactionary and [00:10:52] opportunistic push by the transnational [00:10:55] western elite and their conservative and [00:10:57] liberal psy content creators to really [00:10:59] tighten the screws on the Palestine [00:11:01] cause. And it really makes sense because [00:11:03] this movement presents a direct [00:11:05] challenge to global financialized [00:11:08] capital and the social and economic [00:11:10] brutality that stems from it. know the [00:11:13] brutality that this guy was saying that [00:11:15] we're responsible for because Trump got [00:11:18] elected because Harris was a deeply [00:11:20] unlikable cop landlord that you know [00:11:22] nobody got excited about even you know [00:11:25] how much glue you were sniffing at the [00:11:26] DNC. The problem with Jasmine Crockett's [00:11:30] self-described allyship with Israel [00:11:32] isn't necessarily about a bunch of dirty [00:11:34] leftists uh caring more about people [00:11:37] half a world away which is the liberal [00:11:39] framing of it. The problem is that Apac [00:11:41] and Kufi, Christians United for Israel [00:11:45] and uh associated lobbies are a [00:11:48] mechanism by which the ruling class here [00:11:50] in America communicates and asserts [00:11:53] their will to the politicians that serve [00:11:56] them. So basically Israel within the [00:11:58] context of the American Empire and we [00:12:00] talk about this all the time sits at the [00:12:03] crossroads of three different continents [00:12:06] expanding US strategic dominion uh you [00:12:09] know it's also the crossroads between [00:12:11] the defense sector energy sector real [00:12:14] estate development ventures with Gulf [00:12:15] states both in and outside the [00:12:17] continental United States the tech [00:12:19] sector and it creates so much egregious [00:12:22] regional instability that if it like it [00:12:25] basically gives us an excuse to further [00:12:27] expand the for-profit national security [00:12:30] state, you know, i.e. bringing in and [00:12:32] inflaming ISIS and al-Qaeda and stuff [00:12:34] like that. It also has a very important [00:12:36] imperial purpose just like Taiwan and [00:12:39] just like South Korea and our campaign [00:12:41] to strategically deny Russia and [00:12:45] primarily China. So all the US [00:12:49] billionaires, okay, with diversified [00:12:52] interests in all these sectors, [00:12:54] basically only about 15 to 20% of whom [00:12:58] are Jewish, you know, sorry all you ZOG [00:13:01] weirdos, uh, at least tacitly support [00:13:04] Apac, right? And Apac's donors also [00:13:06] support anti-UN groups, too, which they [00:13:10] can all get on board with. It's kind of [00:13:12] crazy how Apac is also con connected [00:13:15] directly to union busting. And Apac [00:13:18] calls for the expansion of the police [00:13:20] and carceral state, you know, which [00:13:23] disproportionately affects people of [00:13:25] color, um, you know, to protect Jewish [00:13:28] interests, which is just a smoke screen [00:13:32] for capitalist interests. So when you [00:13:34] have a milktoast position on Zionist [00:13:37] influence in our government, especially [00:13:39] the Texas government, which is so [00:13:42] heavily invested in Israel, we know you [00:13:45] don't have workingclass politics like [00:13:47] that liberal influencer. What? Okay. Um, [00:13:51] yeah. If if you can't see a liberatory [00:13:53] struggle from like every angle connected [00:13:55] to like Palestine and the Zionist like [00:13:58] uh influence in our government which is [00:14:00] basically just an extension of [00:14:02] capitalism and US empire. I don't know [00:14:04] what to tell you. You know, you are a [00:14:06] corporate democrat in sheep's clothing [00:14:09] at best and some of us are just done [00:14:11] being gaslit by a bunch of libs and [00:14:13] shamed in supporting your favorite [00:14:16] celebrity politician who will always [00:14:18] side with the people who put them into [00:14:19] power. You know, we call y'all blue MAGA [00:14:23] because you're political reactionaries [00:14:25] who are racking up I fell for it again [00:14:27] awards just like original OG Red MAGA. [00:14:32] So now there's an elite campaign, an [00:14:34] agenda moral panic against Palestine [00:14:37] again. Why? Uh because guys, please [00:14:41] please don't connect Palestine to the [00:14:43] real estate market or the AIdriven [00:14:45] police state that was tested in [00:14:47] Palestine or the crushing of labor [00:14:50] movements bound up with Zionist [00:14:52] interests or the annihilation of [00:14:53] indigenous land rights here in America [00:14:55] or how socialist ideologies will soon [00:14:58] equal terrorism. just vote for the [00:15:01] corporate imperial girl boss who won't [00:15:03] have any influence or who claims won't [00:15:06] have any influence over foreign policy [00:15:09] even though she's running for Senate in [00:15:11] the eighth largest economy on the [00:15:12] planet. Do not criticize our [00:15:15] politicians. Don't hold them accountable [00:15:17] for anything. It's called harm [00:15:19] reduction. Oh my god. Oh my god. the [00:15:23] past as a Texan like looking at the [00:15:27] discourse for for like the past week [00:15:31] about the Jasmine Crockett has been [00:15:34] insufferable and all of these like DNC [00:15:38] bootlicking blue MAGA reactionary chuds [00:15:42] uh you know cannibalistic humanoid [00:15:45] underground denisonons you know that [00:15:47] shill for the Democratic party what they [00:15:49] like to do is they like to like focus on [00:15:51] like left-wing female influencers and [00:15:54] journalists like Taylor Loren or I am [00:15:57] Blakeley or Amanda Seals and just like [00:15:59] dog pile them when they have the tmerity [00:16:01] to like [00:16:03] question any of their politicians. So, [00:16:07] um yeah, that's fun. That's what I've [00:16:10] been watching. I've had a fever the [00:16:11] entire time I've had COVID I think I [00:16:14] think it was CO I think I got it back [00:16:15] flying from the Impact conference in DC. [00:16:17] Uh but yeah, I had a fever the entire [00:16:19] time. So, I've just been I I've just [00:16:21] been wanting to get my hot take on the [00:16:22] whole Jasmine Crockett thing. Jesus [00:16:25] Christ, it's been absolutely [00:16:28] uh insufferable. So, I just wanted to [00:16:31] bring that up and to kind of like frame [00:16:33] this everything that's happening, [00:16:34] everything we're going to see like when [00:16:36] we look at the propaganda surrounding [00:16:38] the attacks in Australia, uh the new FBI [00:16:41] uh investigation into the Turtle Island [00:16:43] Liberation Front and I don't really know [00:16:45] this group. I didn't follow them. They [00:16:46] have less than a thousand for like a pro [00:16:49] Palestine indigenous land rights [00:16:52] organization. They have less than a [00:16:53] thousand followers which is kind of like [00:16:57] that's weird. Like usually you see 5,000 [00:17:00] 10,000 but yeah um [00:17:03] yeah so it's it's all bizarre but it's [00:17:05] and whether or not these things are [00:17:07] false flags or jinned up or just [00:17:09] complete coincidences they're going to [00:17:11] be used as a way to manufacture a [00:17:14] tightening down on any sort of political [00:17:15] disscent and because the Antifa thing is [00:17:18] not sticking right now. Guess what will [00:17:21] the Palestine thing especially since [00:17:23] Netanyahu's got uh involved in the mix [00:17:26] and now that uh [00:17:30] now that the ICC has uh just today shot [00:17:34] down Israel's attempt to block an [00:17:37] investigation into war crimes in Gaza. [00:17:39] So the investigation is going to go [00:17:40] ahead. So they're really going to ramp [00:17:42] down on this all these interests. So, I [00:17:44] guess we should start now uh with uh [00:17:49] Bondi Beach. Okay, I know guys have a [00:17:52] lot of thoughts about this. Just to get [00:17:53] everybody caught up, I found the most [00:17:55] recent segment from Sky News. [00:17:57] >> Police and died at the scene improvised. [00:18:00] >> So, as you know, a father-son duo [00:18:01] started shooting up um people at a [00:18:04] Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach in [00:18:07] Australia. [00:18:07] >> Explosive devices were recovered from [00:18:09] the deceased gunman's vehicle at Bondi [00:18:11] Beach. According to police, officials [00:18:13] said Sajjid was part of a gun club and [00:18:15] held a recreational hunting license for [00:18:17] over a decade. New South Wales Police [00:18:20] Commissioner Maul Lanyan said the [00:18:22] officials were still looking into the [00:18:23] pair's background because they knew [00:18:25] quote very little about them. The BBC [00:18:28] reported that Minister for Home Affairs [00:18:29] Tony Burke inferred that Sajjid had [00:18:31] permanent residency in Australia and [00:18:34] arrived in the country reportedly from [00:18:35] Pakistan on a student visa in 1998. His [00:18:39] son Naveiv is an Australian citizen who [00:18:41] according to the Times UK worked as a [00:18:44] brick layer but had been out of a job [00:18:46] for weeks prior to the shooting. Prime [00:18:48] Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that [00:18:50] Naveiv had come to the attention of the [00:18:52] country's intelligence officials in 2019 [00:18:55] but was given a clean bill of health [00:18:57] with no indication that he would engage [00:18:58] in violence. [music] According to a [00:19:00] report from ABC, officials said they had [00:19:02] taken an interest in Nvid after he was [00:19:04] found to be an associate of Isaac [00:19:06] Elatari, a radicalized Sydney man who [00:19:09] was arrested and jailed for starting a [00:19:11] local Islamic [music] State cell and [00:19:13] planning terror attacks. Australia's [00:19:15] intelligence chief Mike Burgess [00:19:17] confirmed that one of the gunmen was [00:19:19] known to the agency but was not deemed [00:19:21] an immediate threat. He said the agency [00:19:23] was looking into the matter. ABC. Dude, [00:19:25] >> the amount of people who have are being [00:19:28] investigated or the amount of these mass [00:19:30] shooters who have been looked at by [00:19:31] intelligence agencies and local law [00:19:33] enforcement and then deemed to not be a [00:19:35] threat, but they end up like lighting up [00:19:38] a complete public place over the past [00:19:40] year has been insane. [00:19:41] >> He reported that investigators from [00:19:42] Australia's joint counterterrorism team [00:19:45] believe the gunman had pledged [00:19:46] allegiance to an Islamic State terrorism [00:19:48] group. Officials told the outlet [00:19:50] anonymously that two IS flags were found [00:19:53] inside the father-son duo's car at the [00:19:55] ravaged beach. Despite [00:19:57] >> Okay, guys. Where's the SSC photos? All [00:20:00] right. You, you know, usually like when [00:20:02] there's a drug bust or they find a [00:20:04] manifesto or when they find a weapons [00:20:07] cache or cash, uh, they usually [00:20:10] immediately publish that. So, until I [00:20:13] see Islamic State flags and you're just [00:20:15] using a stock photo that you found on [00:20:17] Getty Images, I'm going to be like, [00:20:18] "What's up, guys? Come on." Um, [00:20:22] yeah. So, that's that's an issue. [00:20:24] There's a whole lot of issues. I know a [00:20:25] lot of people have brought up the fact [00:20:27] that his name was Googled in Tel Aviv a [00:20:29] few days before the attack. I mean, that [00:20:31] seems to happen a lot recently. Still, [00:20:34] it's not like, for me personally, com [00:20:36] compelling evidence as of yet for any [00:20:38] sort of like false flag operation. Of [00:20:40] course, [00:20:40] >> by cops reportedly being nearby, the [00:20:42] gunman went unchallenged for more than [00:20:44] 10 minutes. It wasn't until a heroic [00:20:46] shopkeeper tackled and disarmed one of [00:20:49] the terrorists [music] that police [00:20:50] appeared to return fire. Shocking video [00:20:53] captured the moment that 43-year-old [00:20:55] Ahmed Al Ahmed, wearing a [music] white [00:20:57] shirt, sneaked up behind the shotgun [00:20:59] wielding gunman and wrestled the weapon [00:21:01] away from him. After a daring struggle, [00:21:04] Ahmed, who owns a local [music] fruit [00:21:05] stand, then pointed the weapon at the [00:21:07] terrorist, who fell to the ground before [00:21:09] scampering away. Ahmed was shot twice in [00:21:12] the arm by the second terrorist during [00:21:14] the heroic actions and was taken to a [00:21:16] hospital for surgery. In the aftermath [00:21:18] of the attack, Australian officials are [00:21:20] now considering bolstering [music] the [00:21:21] country's firearm laws in New South [00:21:23] Wales. Australia has been notoriously [00:21:26] harsh on firearms ownership and cracked [00:21:28] down following the 1996 mass shooting in [00:21:31] Port Arthur, Tasmania. [00:21:34] >> Yeah. So, if you if you've been watching [00:21:36] like conservative uh people on Twitter, [00:21:38] they're like, "Oh, Australia, how are [00:21:40] those gun laws working out for you?" [00:21:43] Because they have a lot of gun control [00:21:44] in Australia. Yeah. After that notorious [00:21:46] shooting. And you know, they've had [00:21:49] what, one mass shooting a year pretty [00:21:52] much since that happened. Whereas in the [00:21:55] United States, we've had 389 mass [00:21:58] shootings in the past year. That's more [00:22:00] than one a day. So like what guy? Come [00:22:03] on. So um yeah, I guess [00:22:08] and then of course, you know, there [00:22:10] there's really no evidence linking e [00:22:12] either of these guys to like the [00:22:14] Palestine movement or really to any sort [00:22:17] of ideology. Um apparently there is an [00:22:20] ISIS flag found. Still haven't seen any [00:22:22] SSE photos of that. Um, a bunch of weird [00:22:25] Google searches uh were made in Tel Aviv [00:22:28] of this exact name uh before it [00:22:30] happened. Father-son duo. Uh, a lot of [00:22:33] people are saying false flag. Again, I [00:22:36] really don't like to make a [00:22:37] determination about that because the [00:22:39] performative effect of whether this was [00:22:41] a false flag or just a coincidence or [00:22:44] kind of like some pseudo um or or some [00:22:48] kind of like hybrid of the two. [00:22:51] like radicalized by an intelligence [00:22:53] officer in a chat room and then taking [00:22:55] up arms. That's been happening before. [00:22:57] That's happened before. That's in the [00:22:58] FBI playbook. I don't know. But the [00:23:01] bottom line is that they you they uh [00:23:04] propagandists have used this to connect [00:23:06] this to the Palestine issue and support [00:23:09] of Muslims in general. They're really [00:23:12] trying to ramp up this um [laughter] [00:23:17] uh [00:23:18] I need to stop looking at the comments [00:23:20] section. Uh ramp up this global war on [00:23:23] terror u hysteria too. And it's not just [00:23:26] official like Apac and ADL and Israel [00:23:29] accounts doing this. It's also their [00:23:31] paid influencer shills who are a massive [00:23:34] part of the apparatus itself just like [00:23:36] the liberal DNC people defending Jasmine [00:23:39] Crockett denouncing the Palestine [00:23:42] movement and saying like shut up about [00:23:44] your criticism of Apac we're sick of [00:23:46] hearing it. You have that with the [00:23:48] liberals, the center right, and then you [00:23:50] have this coming from the right itself [00:23:53] pulling it up, [00:23:58] >> attacked a Hanukkah event in Australia [00:24:00] today. And all I can say is to [00:24:02] >> So, Aaya Willis, uh, she is a [00:24:06] self-described ex-leftist that went full [00:24:09] right in Israeli propagandist. [00:24:10] >> The people who have been marching in the [00:24:12] streets calling to globalize the antif, [00:24:14] this is what you have been asking for. [00:24:16] to the government officials who have [00:24:17] legitimized terrorism with performative [00:24:20] activism of recognizing a Palestinian [00:24:22] state. This is what you have justified [00:24:24] to. [00:24:24] >> So what she's referring to is Australia [00:24:26] has recently their parliament has [00:24:28] recently um voted to recognize a [00:24:31] Palestine state and of course you know [00:24:34] Australia being one of the western [00:24:36] countries that's a huge deal and a huge [00:24:40] threat for the Israeli government. You [00:24:42] know what's next? South Africa, what's [00:24:45] next? France, what's next? The United [00:24:47] States itself. So, yes, they are [00:24:50] definitely trying to really jin up and [00:24:52] make the biggest meal out of this attack [00:24:54] possible. [00:24:54] >> All of the people who have been turning [00:24:56] a blind eye to the attacks on [00:24:58] synagogues, Jewish schools, Jewish [00:25:00] businesses, and Jewish neighborhoods [00:25:02] while claiming that anti-semitism isn't [00:25:03] a real problem. This is what you have [00:25:05] been ignoring. To the people who are [00:25:07] going to try to turn this tragedy into [00:25:09] raising awareness for Islamophobia, this [00:25:12] is what you are trying to gaslight us [00:25:13] into accepting. To the conspiracy [00:25:15] theorists trying to rewrite reality, [00:25:17] this is the horror your lies are trying [00:25:19] to obscure. And to the people who are [00:25:21] already claiming that the Jews who were [00:25:23] killed deserved it because you believe [00:25:25] that Israel should have let its citizens [00:25:27] meet the same fate. [00:25:28] >> Okay, I don't know. I I I know all those [00:25:31] people from all those camps except this [00:25:33] one. You are beyond disgusting. You have [00:25:36] lost all of your humanity and the devil [00:25:39] himself is envious of the darkness of [00:25:42] your souls. [00:25:45] Okay, so um yeah, of course using a [00:25:49] actual legitimate terrorist attack [00:25:53] um to basically spread propaganda for [00:25:57] the Israeli project is what's happening [00:25:59] right now. Right. We we've said talked [00:26:01] so much about how Israel needs actual [00:26:05] legitimate anti-semitism [00:26:07] and fear stoked within the diaspora [00:26:10] community itself in order to justify its [00:26:12] existence. Um you know because it it [00:26:15] can't really sustain itself. It doesn't [00:26:17] have any uh strategic or economic depth. [00:26:20] It has to be supported by the US [00:26:23] militarily, politically and [00:26:25] economically. And a lot of that economic [00:26:28] support [00:26:29] basically comes from the capitalist [00:26:32] Epstein class there in America. You [00:26:33] know, everybody in the ruling class [00:26:36] supports Israel for a whole bunch of [00:26:38] different reasons. And yes, a lot of the [00:26:41] Apac money that that comes in to [00:26:44] influence our elections and to lobby [00:26:46] politicians and other groups comes from [00:26:48] the United States itself. So when this [00:26:51] happens, you know, all the rich uh [00:26:54] diaspora Jews um double down and they [00:26:57] get even even more support for Israel [00:27:00] when these things happen. And so that's [00:27:01] why they're trying to frame this within [00:27:03] the the lens of Palestine, even though [00:27:06] there is no reason to think that. And [00:27:08] you know, of course, the person who [00:27:10] stopped the attack uh was a Lebanese [00:27:12] man. And the propagandists at the time, [00:27:15] if you were on X, were trying to frame [00:27:16] it as like, "Oh, guys, don't worry. He [00:27:19] wasn't actually a Muslim. He was a [00:27:22] Marinite Christian from Lebanon. Thank [00:27:25] you Christians. Um [00:27:28] yeah, so that happened and that was [00:27:31] absolutely insane. So uh but also like [00:27:33] par for the course. Now, of course, I I [00:27:36] do want to [00:27:38] bring up the fact that this is [00:27:40] contemporaneous almost to the day, and [00:27:42] we knew this was this uh verdict was [00:27:44] coming. Uh to this breaking earlier this [00:27:48] morning, the ICC rejects Israeli bid to [00:27:51] block Gaza war crimes investigation. The [00:27:54] decision comes amid mounting [00:27:56] international pressure over the [00:27:57] humanitarian toll of Israel's genocidal [00:27:59] war on Gaza. So luckily luckily this [00:28:02] attack happened before another PR blow [00:28:07] was suffered by the Israeli state. Um [00:28:10] yeah, the appeal focused of course [00:28:13] Israel appealed the ICC warrants uh [00:28:16] issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Edomar [00:28:18] Ben Gavir. But like the this particular [00:28:21] appeal focused on whether the ICC [00:28:24] prosecutor Kareem Khan who was [00:28:25] threatened by the Israeli state was [00:28:27] required to issue a fresh notification [00:28:29] to Israel before investigating [00:28:32] events that took place after October [00:28:34] 7th. So, this was a completely like [00:28:36] procedural thing that they were trying [00:28:37] to block. And the judges rejected the [00:28:39] argument in the ICC ruling that the [00:28:41] original notification issued in 2021 [00:28:44] when the ICC formally opened its [00:28:46] investigation into alleged war crimes in [00:28:48] Occupy Palestine already covered the [00:28:50] later events. The thrust of their [00:28:52] argument was [00:28:54] um because when Palestine became a [00:28:57] non-member state and was there thus [00:28:59] subject to the IC uh the Rome statute, [00:29:04] the ICC immediately opened up an [00:29:07] investigation into Israel. And they're [00:29:10] saying because that was pre-occtober 7th [00:29:14] that they needed to start a whole new [00:29:16] investigation and get a whole new like [00:29:19] dossier of war crimes applications uh [00:29:23] started. So it was a delaying tactic. It [00:29:25] didn't work. Um yeah, the ruling comes [00:29:28] as the Israeli assault on Gaza continues [00:29:31] to exact a devastating toll. And again, [00:29:34] as this uh mass murder happened, this [00:29:36] act of terror happened in Australia, we [00:29:39] have to keep in mind that at least 391 [00:29:42] Palestinians, probably over 400 have [00:29:44] been killed, wounded um you know, since [00:29:48] the ceasefire took place. So, that [00:29:50] doesn't really seem like much of a [00:29:52] ceasefire, but of course, we're using [00:29:54] this as a distracting tactic, right? Um [00:29:59] I think someone says [00:30:01] yeah cacistocracy we are ruled by [00:30:04] idiots. I couldn't agree more but the [00:30:07] thing is like guys this works on people. [00:30:10] Um, it really does, you know, because we [00:30:13] have this old like engendered [00:30:15] conditioned hatred of and fear of like [00:30:18] Muslims of the glo like like the axis of [00:30:22] terror like the new axis of evil that [00:30:24] Bush really tried to jin up connecting [00:30:26] like Iraq to North Korea to Iran like [00:30:31] the axis of terror. Like these are old [00:30:34] ideas that a lot of people get activated [00:30:36] when things happen like that. And you [00:30:39] know, I'd say Ruby K says this crap [00:30:42] works on the ignorant. But yeah, most [00:30:44] people are like not media literate and [00:30:47] they're not as knowledgeable as you [00:30:49] because like it takes work to learn [00:30:50] about this stuff and they're just not [00:30:52] doing it. So unfortunately this kind of [00:30:55] stuff works. Um but people are kind of [00:30:59] sick of it on both the left and the [00:31:02] right, you know. Um, [00:31:05] and this brings us to the next terror [00:31:08] plot that was um that was uncovered [00:31:12] today by um by the by Cash Patel's [00:31:16] Federal Bureau of Investigation and and [00:31:19] and this was only breaking a couple [00:31:21] hours ago. I didn't have a lot of time [00:31:23] to work on this, but uh let's just uh [00:31:25] let's just see what what we're working [00:31:27] with over in California. Again, this [00:31:29] brings in pro Palestine terrorism. take [00:31:32] down. Prosecutors have charged four [00:31:34] members of an alleged extremist group [00:31:36] accused of plotting New Year's Eve [00:31:38] bombings in California. [00:31:39] >> Eyewitness News reporter Carlos Grande [00:31:41] is live in Westwood with new details [00:31:43] from this morning's news conference. [00:31:45] Carlos. [00:31:47] >> Well, that's right. Federal authorities [00:31:48] say they stopped a New Year's Eve terror [00:31:51] plot involving Southern California and [00:31:53] four people are now under arrest. The [00:31:55] FBI says the suspects had a plan to [00:31:58] carry out simultaneous bombings on New [00:32:00] Year's Eve using backpacks rigged with [00:32:03] improvised explosive devices. Now, here [00:32:05] you see some surveillance video. [00:32:07] Officials say it's the suspects as they [00:32:09] plan to build and test the bombs. This [00:32:11] was in Yeah, looks like they they drove [00:32:12] out to the California desert [00:32:15] um [00:32:17] maybe to a national park. We do see a [00:32:19] campfire there uh to allegedly build [00:32:22] these things. and they had a drone on [00:32:25] them the whole time. [00:32:26] >> Lousern Valley and shortly after this [00:32:27] video was taken, the suspects were [00:32:29] arrested. Now, they're allegedly part of [00:32:31] a group called the Turtle Island [00:32:32] Liberation Front and they're identified [00:32:34] as Audrey Carroll, Zachary Paige, Tina [00:32:37] Lelay, and Dante Gaffield. Officials [00:32:40] would not release any information about [00:32:42] the target locations, only saying that [00:32:44] they are logistics companies engaged in [00:32:46] interstate and commerce. Now, [00:32:48] investigators are also looking into [00:32:49] online activity connected to the case. [00:32:51] An Instagram account known as the Turtle [00:32:53] Liberation publicly posted content [00:32:55] advocating violence against US [00:32:58] officials. And according to the FBI, a [00:33:00] recent post called for a revolution and [00:33:02] urge supporters to organize and be [00:33:03] ready. Officials say they also found [00:33:05] items that said death to America and [00:33:08] long live Palestine. [00:33:10] These bombs were to blow up at the same [00:33:12] time on midnight this New Year's Eve. [00:33:15] The plan stated that the IDs would be [00:33:17] complex pipe bombs. It included [00:33:20] instructions on how to manufacture the [00:33:21] bombs and contained guidance on how to [00:33:24] avoid leaving evidence behind that could [00:33:26] be traced back to them. [00:33:29] Now, officials say there are more [00:33:31] members to this crew, but they believe [00:33:33] they have arrested all of those who were [00:33:34] specifically involved in this New Year's [00:33:37] Eve plot. The suspects are expected to [00:33:40] make their first appearance in court [00:33:42] sometime this afternoon. Reporting live [00:33:44] from Westwood, I'm Carlos Grand, ABC7 [00:33:46] Eyewitness News. a terror takeown. [00:33:49] >> Okay. Yeah. And so the uh the limited [00:33:52] amount of investigation I've been able [00:33:54] to do uh onto these guys, they are a uh [00:33:58] hang, let me let me pull up their their [00:34:00] official social media. [00:34:05] Yeah. So [00:34:07] this is them, Turtle Island Liberation [00:34:09] Front out of Los Angeles. Um [00:34:13] yeah, I don't really know anyone that [00:34:14] follows them. [00:34:16] Um, there are some things that stick out [00:34:19] to me as kind of weird. [00:34:21] Um, he this for me, this is the weirdest [00:34:24] thing. As you know, I I run punk benefit [00:34:27] shows or I've done a number of punk [00:34:30] benefit shows for Palestine. Um, [00:34:34] punk show fundraisers. [00:34:36] Uh, okay. So, what this is weird is this [00:34:38] is not a a font that you would use for a [00:34:43] punk show. Also, where's where's the [00:34:47] bands? You don't you don't post a [00:34:49] benefit show without a flyer for the [00:34:52] actual band. Like, who are the bands? [00:34:53] Who signed up to play at this punk show? [00:34:57] Uh, as something like as someone who [00:34:59] organizes shows, I'm like, what the [00:35:01] actual [ __ ] We are looking to put [00:35:03] together a punk show in February. Um, [00:35:06] yeah, this is not how you [00:35:10] It's just weird. Okay, that's all I'm [00:35:11] saying. It's weird. It's not how benefit [00:35:14] shows are done at all. And um yeah, I [00:35:19] don't know who these guys are. [00:35:20] Apparently, they've got like some brown [00:35:21] berets. [00:35:23] Again, it's a weird style. This one just [00:35:26] says death to America. [00:35:29] Um [00:35:32] I don't know. It's weird. Uh you guys [00:35:34] can post in the comment uh what you [00:35:37] think. Again, I don't have enough [00:35:39] information to go off here. I don't [00:35:42] think anybody does. Um, as someone said, [00:35:45] the FBI doesn't have punk bands. I mean, [00:35:48] if they did, they'd be really shitty, [00:35:50] like Sex Pistol cover bands, though. Um, [00:35:54] again, absolutely bizarre. So, let's uh [00:35:57] Sorry, we're kind of doing this live [00:35:58] because this story is like actually [00:36:00] breaking right now. Uh, let's And I just [00:36:04] want to see if they actually showed up [00:36:06] into court today. Um, [00:36:10] all right. The WPO just updated an [00:36:13] article. Oh, it's asking me to pay. I [00:36:15] thought I paid on this account. [snorts] [00:36:20] So, [00:36:22] yeah, I'm just looking through stuff. [00:36:23] Sorry. Bear with me, guys. the four [00:36:25] people who arrested whom were members of [00:36:27] the radical faction a violent homegrown [00:36:30] anti-government group uh yeah they they [00:36:33] plan to plant backpacks containing IEDs [00:36:37] um at multiple locations targeting US [00:36:41] companies I assume they would like to [00:36:43] say arms manufacturers but they're not [00:36:45] saying that [snorts] [00:36:47] um [00:36:48] yeah so apparently they all appeared in [00:36:50] court a this afternoon I don't think [00:36:53] we're going to know anything tonight. [00:36:55] Uh, unless they're in court right now. [00:36:57] Because actually, I'm on the East Coast. [00:36:59] It's 5:45 p.m. where I'm at. So, that [00:37:02] means it's 2:45 p.m. So, they're [00:37:05] actually probably in court right now. [00:37:08] Um, if you look at this article, this [00:37:10] looks so weird, guys. Let me just share [00:37:14] the screen on this one. This is from a [00:37:16] uh this is from ABC [00:37:20] and it says Carol and other participants [00:37:23] are alleged to have formed a signal chat [00:37:26] known as the Order of the Black Lotus [00:37:30] which Carol deemed a radical faction. [00:37:33] Okay. Um [00:37:36] yeah, apparently like this is what was [00:37:38] found. This is the evidence presented by [00:37:40] the US Department, uh, Justice [00:37:43] Department in the indictment of four [00:37:44] alleged members of the Turtle Island [00:37:46] Liberation Front. Uh, okay. So, let's [00:37:48] zoom in. [00:37:50] I've been to a lot of protests, a lot of [00:37:52] radical ones. Uh, I definitely don't see [00:37:55] death to ICE with triangles. I usually [00:37:57] see abolis ICE or [ __ ] ICE or 1312. [00:38:01] Death to America is not something you [00:38:03] generally see at US protests or even [00:38:06] direct action events. uh experienced [00:38:08] direct action people will take a pretty [00:38:11] nonviolent adversarial stance when it [00:38:13] comes to messaging while getting [00:38:15] arrested and beaten by the cops. Uh does [00:38:18] anyone has anyone heard of Liberator [00:38:20] magazine? I need to look at that. Um [00:38:24] yeah, it's just [00:38:27] it's just uh again I don't know. [00:38:31] It's just weird. So basically what we're [00:38:34] kind of seeing is [00:38:38] um [00:38:41] a concerted transnational effort between [00:38:45] governments and between people to kind [00:38:47] of reframe all of this. And just like [00:38:50] you know Jasmine Crockett really brought [00:38:53] out all the liberals attacking the the [00:38:55] Palestine cause which I established in [00:38:57] my like opening essay. it directly uh [00:39:01] mirrors or is directly responsible for [00:39:04] the interests of the ruling class. How [00:39:07] they're all like making this kind of [00:39:09] Palestine movement completely [00:39:12] radioactive between Jasmine Crockett and [00:39:15] the backlash that the left got for [00:39:16] supporting Palestine and criticizing [00:39:18] her. Then we got the Bondi Beach [00:39:20] shooting and then we've got this like it [00:39:22] it I don't know if it's coordinated. A [00:39:25] lot of this stuff is like completely o [00:39:27] uh opportunistic, but they're definitely [00:39:29] drilling down to make the Palestine [00:39:32] movement as a left-wing position [00:39:34] absolutely radioactive. And of course, [00:39:38] because they've changed the language [00:39:40] around the ceasefire in Gaza that people [00:39:43] just like now assume it's just a [00:39:44] ceasefire and people are accepting [00:39:46] what's happening. They're like, "Okay, [00:39:48] this issue is dead. Why are you annoying [00:39:50] people still talking about this?" Um [00:39:54] yeah, it um and again whether or not [00:39:56] it's coordinated, it looks pretty co or [00:39:59] whether or not it started off as not [00:40:02] being coordinated, just a series of [00:40:04] coincidences, which seems kind of weird, [00:40:06] not impossible. Now it's definitely [00:40:09] giving coordination vibes. And of [00:40:11] course, uh oh, someone just said it's [00:40:13] called a ceasefire. [00:40:16] It's interesting. I've never heard that [00:40:18] before. um [00:40:21] that that's kind of you know what we're [00:40:23] what we're looking at here [00:40:24] unfortunately. [00:40:27] So [00:40:28] fun and and again like this uh [00:40:32] every death you know however they lament [00:40:34] it is a weapon you know this imperial [00:40:37] propaganda is ranging now from [00:40:39] California to Texas to Australia and you [00:40:42] know what it seems to be working like [00:40:44] over the holidays where people really [00:40:47] don't have anything else to do except [00:40:49] like pay attention to the news no one's [00:40:51] not a lot of people are working right [00:40:53] now this is the last show I'm doing [00:40:56] until after the holidays. So, I guess [00:40:58] we're just gonna sit around and have [00:41:01] plenty of time to think about the [00:41:03] Palestine movement and all the goddamn [00:41:06] lefty terrorist because Antifa didn't [00:41:08] work. So, now we got to reframe the [00:41:09] whole damn thing. [snorts] Um, [00:41:15] I don't know. How do you guys feel about [00:41:16] that? And you know, uh, this was kind of [00:41:20] like a rush segment because I I was, uh, [00:41:22] in transit the whole time. So remember, [00:41:25] uh we have about like 20 minutes left. [00:41:28] So if you want to do Q&A and like have a [00:41:30] discussion about it, let's uh let's do [00:41:33] it. Um someone says [00:41:36] Turtle Island Liberation Front are [00:41:38] imaginary radicals set by establishment [00:41:40] to discredit the pro Palestine groups. [00:41:45] It does. Having worked with so many [00:41:47] groups in this space, they they do seem [00:41:49] freaking weird, man. [00:41:51] who the again I can't get past the thing [00:41:54] in my own skill set what I do in terms [00:41:58] of like one avenue of my activism is [00:42:00] make punk benefit shows happen. First of [00:42:03] all, if you're in the punk scene, that's [00:42:05] not the font you use. Second of all, [00:42:08] where are the bands? You don't post a [00:42:10] benefit show flyer without bands because [00:42:13] you have to start telling selling [00:42:14] tickets. No one's gonna buy [ __ ] [00:42:16] tickets and [ __ ] merch for the [00:42:19] benefit show if you don't know who's [00:42:20] playing. It's so weird. [00:42:24] Um, yes. Flaming leg says, "Did [00:42:27] something just happen?" Uh, yeah, [00:42:30] something did just happen, dude. Uh, the [00:42:32] FBI just arrested four alleged uh pro [00:42:36] Palestine terrorists planning a [00:42:38] coordinated uh improvised explosive [00:42:41] attack in Southern California on New [00:42:43] Year's. And so this is this is going to [00:42:45] get real spicy. [00:42:48] Um everything is a scop. Um someone just [00:42:53] said I mean [00:42:58] someone's like how can I research my [00:43:00] house representative former Navy Seal [00:43:03] Derek Van Orton. He's not from here. [00:43:06] Yeah. Um, I've just been learning about [00:43:09] congressional districts and how you can [00:43:11] run in congressional districts in the [00:43:13] same state even if you don't live there. [00:43:15] So, [snorts] [00:43:18] yeah. [00:43:19] Okay. This was what the other day what [00:43:21] the FBI was meeting when they said we're [00:43:23] building out the infrastructure in front [00:43:25] of Congress the other day. [00:43:29] Hang on. You know what? Let's do this [00:43:31] real time, guys. Let's do this real [00:43:32] time. Let me let me uh let me bring up [00:43:36] when this account when this social media [00:43:38] account was created. All right, [00:43:40] Instagram. Boom. [00:43:44] Going to do some some live streamed [00:43:48] um [00:43:49] journalist Netanyahu dreams of such [00:43:52] softball press releases. Okay, hang on. [00:43:56] Search. [00:43:58] All right. [00:44:00] Again, we're gonna pull up their social, [00:44:03] which is sketch as hell, and just look [00:44:05] at it, and you guys can give me your [00:44:07] thoughts. This is going to be more of an [00:44:08] interactive live stream since we're [00:44:10] actually trying to cover a developing [00:44:13] story in the moment, which is kind of [00:44:15] fun. All right, here we go. Turtle [00:44:17] Island Liberation Front. [00:44:21] All right, [00:44:23] so they have a GoFundMe for Standing [00:44:25] with Rodan and his mother. Um, this punk [00:44:29] show thing was posted two weeks ago. [00:44:33] This video, which is going all over the [00:44:35] internet, [00:44:37] uh, was posted a week ago. [00:44:41] Um, [00:44:44] Mary tells the story of Tural Island and [00:44:46] why it connects to Palestine. [00:44:49] Connecting the issues. [00:44:51] All right, let me see how how many posts [00:44:53] do they have? They've got 42 posts, [00:44:56] guys. So, this was created this summer [00:45:01] on July 26th. We are hosting a [00:45:05] fundraiser on August 30th for families [00:45:07] in Palestine and Syria. Street vendor [00:45:09] buys out LA support for a native comrade [00:45:11] who is incarcerated. [00:45:13] All right, so we got Landback, we got [00:45:14] Syria, we got Mexico. [00:45:17] Um, [00:45:20] this says who they're fundraising for. [00:45:22] We've got code pink. Uh we've got some [00:45:26] random families. [00:45:29] I don't know. Like this this thing has [00:45:32] only been around for a couple months. So [00:45:38] yeah. And they they had it's just not [00:45:41] organized in a way like yes, you can um [00:45:48] you can have all of these things like [00:45:50] landback and ICE abolition and prison [00:45:52] abolition, but the way it's presented is [00:45:56] absolutely bizarre. I don't know. What [00:45:58] are you guys' thoughts? I'm going to [00:45:59] read the chat. [00:46:01] Yeah. Yeah. Doctors Against Genocide [00:46:03] fundraisers are legit, but they weren't [00:46:05] they they weren't affiliated with [00:46:07] anything that they were doing. [00:46:12] Oh. Um, okay. I'm going to star this [00:46:15] question about how I feel about Ter [00:46:16] Rico. [00:46:19] Uh, because I have a video for you. I [00:46:21] actually do like his response. Okay, [00:46:25] let me see. [00:46:30] [snorts] [00:46:31] And uh [00:46:34] let's see. No substance. [00:46:40] Yeah. All right. Thanks, Peasants [00:46:42] Revolt. That [ __ ] ain't anything real [00:46:44] punks would do. I know. I freaking know [00:46:48] that is not that is not a punk punk rock [00:46:51] fundraiser. All right. I I would not be [00:46:53] drilling down and keep bringing up that [00:46:55] flyer unless it was just something no [00:46:58] one would do. It's absolutely. Yeah. All [00:47:02] right. [snorts] So, we've got So, we've [00:47:04] got multiple attacks all sharing timing. [00:47:06] Is this a new push for war with Iran? [00:47:07] What's the ask? I thought Australia [00:47:09] already bent over as far as they could [00:47:10] with the Zionists. No, they actually [00:47:12] recognized the Palestin Palestinian [00:47:13] state, which is why like a lot of [00:47:16] Zionist influencers, especially on like [00:47:19] the Nazi platform X, were saying, "You [00:47:22] see Australia, you see what happens. You [00:47:25] see what happens, Donnie, when you um [00:47:28] You see what happens when you recognize [00:47:29] Palestinians, you get you get your hand [00:47:31] bitten off. So that's um [00:47:35] Yeah, [00:47:37] it's just Yeah, the again art by Neilie, [00:47:41] I agree. It's so weird. It just seems [00:47:44] off with that page. Look, if it is off, [00:47:47] this is absolutely speculation. At least [00:47:49] it's better than some random FBI agent [00:47:52] carving um you know, [ __ ] ICE [00:47:57] um in into bullet casings still on the [00:48:01] clip, still on the loading strip and [00:48:03] dropping it into the parking lot and [00:48:05] then taking a picture of it. Remember [00:48:06] when Cash Patel posted that? Um, yeah, [00:48:10] it's it's all all all of their activism [00:48:13] on their social media page is [00:48:18] it's yeah, it's it's symbolic nothing. [00:48:21] So, [00:48:22] it's just like too much has happened. [00:48:24] Um, yeah. Uh, I think my producer is now [00:48:28] like looking at the uh at the page and [00:48:30] they're just like, who uses these fonts? [00:48:32] Because he does a lot of activism work, [00:48:33] too. These all the videos are reposts. [00:48:36] there's no like there's no actual things [00:48:40] that this organization or this group has [00:48:43] posted. Um yeah, so again until until we [00:48:47] get like if we get video footage [00:48:51] of these court hearings that are [00:48:53] supposed to be happening right now [00:48:54] tomorrow, I'll circle back. I'll make a [00:48:57] video. But I think we can all agree that [00:49:00] I know a lot of you are in the movement [00:49:02] and this is like this is just this is [00:49:04] just so weird. Um, [00:49:07] yeah, [00:49:11] this is another good point. And why [00:49:13] donate to Code Pink? Code Pink doesn't [00:49:15] need their M. Code Pink doesn't even [00:49:17] fund raise. [cough] [00:49:20] Code Pink, Excuse me, guys. I'm I'm [00:49:22] getting over being sick. That's weird, [00:49:24] too, because Code Pink doesn't even fund [00:49:27] raise for itself. [00:49:30] That's another good point. Code Pink [00:49:31] only fundraises for families in Gaza. [00:49:37] Cash was like, "Write something anti- [00:49:39] ice on it. [00:49:44] Um, [00:49:49] I mean, I could ask Medadia Benjamin [00:49:50] what she thinks. I mean, like, she's [00:49:53] been on the FBI [ __ ] list for forever. [00:49:55] like when Max Blumenthal last year was [00:49:57] coming back from South America, [00:50:00] uh the the uh he got inter he he got [00:50:03] interviewed or taken out of line, Max [00:50:06] Blumenthal from the gray zone. He got [00:50:07] taken out of line coming back through [00:50:08] customs into uh I think it was [00:50:11] Washington Dulles International Airport [00:50:13] and I sat him down in the booth and they [00:50:15] were just asking him about media [00:50:16] Benjamin uh Department of Homeland [00:50:18] Security. So, uh, [00:50:22] yeah, absolutely bizarre, guys. [00:50:26] So, what are we doing now? [00:50:34] Echoes a fair play from Cuba committee. [00:50:36] Okay, so now I got asked about James [00:50:38] Tarico. What was his response to Miriam [00:50:43] add? Okay, again, I want more. All [00:50:47] right. But it's a hell of a lot better [00:50:50] than what Jasmine Crockett did. Now, I I [00:50:53] screen recorded it just now while while [00:50:56] I was kind of buying time. Let's look at [00:50:58] it. This was him from uh Aean on MSNBC. [00:51:04] >> Son was the biggest donor to your House [00:51:07] re-election race last year. Can you [00:51:10] clarify that? Will you be taking money [00:51:11] from her or any organization that she [00:51:14] supports? Will you be taking money from [00:51:16] Apac? [00:51:17] >> To answer your last question, no, I will [00:51:19] not be accepting money from Apac in this [00:51:21] race. [00:51:22] >> Can I ask you to build on that? What [00:51:24] your current stance is on Israel's [00:51:26] assault on Gaza? And what you believe [00:51:31] should be done uh if for example um [00:51:34] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were [00:51:36] to come here to the United States, would [00:51:38] you as a senator uh support his arrest? [00:51:41] Uh what do you think is the correct path [00:51:43] forward there? [00:51:44] Well, there's a a theologian who said, [00:51:47] "I screamed at God for the starving [00:51:50] children until I realized the starving [00:51:52] children was God screaming at me." [00:51:55] [music] And God is screaming at all of [00:51:57] us in Gaza as we speak. So to answer [00:52:00] your question, as a US senator, I will [00:52:02] use the financial and diplomatic [00:52:05] leverage in this country to stop the [00:52:08] atrocities and the suffering in Gaza. [00:52:11] Would you meet just with [00:52:14] is also for the people of [00:52:16] >> so specifically though would you meet [00:52:18] with Benjamin Netanyahu as a member of [00:52:20] the US Senate. [00:52:22] >> Not until we take clear action to [00:52:24] protect the innocent lives that we're [00:52:26] losing. And that's going to mean [00:52:27] stopping offensive weapon sales to [00:52:30] Israel. We we've been talking for too [00:52:32] long in in among politicians, among [00:52:35] journalists. The talk needs to end and [00:52:37] the action needs [music] to start. [00:52:41] >> [sighs and gasps] [00:52:41] >> He's a better candidate and he can [00:52:43] actually win here. I don't know what [00:52:44] [ __ ] I don't know what to tell you. [00:52:45] You know, a lot of these parachute [00:52:46] influencers coming into the absolute [00:52:48] [ __ ] fight that is Texas politics like [00:52:51] saying that like pretending like they [00:52:52] know something. First of all, again, [00:52:55] that's not the answer we want, but it's [00:52:57] better than what she gave, which was to [00:52:58] like deny, deflect, and make counter [00:53:00] accusations. Be like, "Just look at my [00:53:02] record." Yeah, we have looked at your [00:53:04] record. You literally voted against you [00:53:07] voted to defund UNRA. [00:53:12] So yeah, I think he's better on this. I [00:53:15] think he's more moverable and he's way [00:53:17] less corporate than Crockett is. So [00:53:20] um [00:53:22] yeah, I mean that that's my position. My [00:53:24] position is he can actually win. He was [00:53:26] actually, as much as I hate Jubilee, if [00:53:28] you actually watched the James Terico [00:53:31] Jubilee appearance uh from this weekend [00:53:33] where he uh argued 20 conservatives [00:53:37] about immigration policy. It was [00:53:39] freaking great. Like he actually has an [00:53:43] articulable immigration policy and um it [00:53:48] it was compelling. It it's actually [00:53:50] could do a lot of if they want to talk [00:53:52] about harm reduction and damage control, [00:53:54] that's one way to do it. Uh, sorry guys, [00:53:57] I'm I'm I I clipped I think um Jasmine [00:54:02] Crockett talking about her immigration [00:54:03] policy. It was really bad. [00:54:08] Um, [00:54:11] and again, Crockett says, "I'm done with [00:54:13] politics as usual." Yet her top donors [00:54:15] include private health insurers, big [00:54:18] hospital corporations, high-power law [00:54:20] firms, investment corporations, and real [00:54:23] estate. In fact, half her contributions [00:54:26] in the last cycle, 1.7 million, came [00:54:29] from big money donors and super PACs. [00:54:32] So, I don't know. Like, I would actually [00:54:35] like a Democrat to win a Senate seat in [00:54:40] Texas. I think that would help a lot of [00:54:42] like working people. [00:54:45] And Crockett's not gonna win. Like I I [00:54:47] don't know what else to tell you. She [00:54:48] can't win. And it's not just because [00:54:50] she's black. All right. Barbara Jordan, [00:54:53] one of the most famous politicians in [00:54:55] Texas history, was a black Democratic uh [00:54:58] senator. Like it's not impossible, but [00:55:01] she's too corporate to do it. And so, [00:55:04] you know, instead of like actually [00:55:05] making any sort of progressive wins, [00:55:08] which would be nice. Um, no. We're we're [00:55:10] stuck on identity politics. And this is [00:55:13] why I'm so pissed off about this race. [00:55:15] And of course, they're making Palestine [00:55:16] the center of it. Like the far-left [00:55:18] radicals, you know, who want me to [00:55:20] actually take it to corporations, all [00:55:22] right, are supporting terrorism. Like [00:55:25] this entire thing, again, to circle back [00:55:28] to the beginning, is about protecting [00:55:31] capital. [00:55:33] Yeah. [00:55:36] So, [00:55:40] all right. Let's see. Let's see. Do we [00:55:41] have any uh got some questions here. Um [00:55:45] all right. [00:55:51] Uh Turtles Liberation Front Arts and [00:55:53] Crafts Faction. [00:55:55] All right. Of course, it's coordinated. [00:55:58] MSAD and IDF on that bubble pipe with [00:56:00] its nonsense. Um, [00:56:05] the FBI 50-year-olds that created this [00:56:07] thought that Halloween font was the same [00:56:10] as punk font. Whoops. I was thinking the [00:56:14] same thing. Maybe they like listen to [00:56:15] like a goth band or like a proto goth [00:56:18] band like back in the day, but like even [00:56:21] even like the old like not even goth [00:56:23] bands use Halloween font. [00:56:26] Like could you imagine Sisters of Mercy [00:56:28] using Halloween font? [00:56:32] All right. Is this what the FBI was [00:56:34] meaning when they said we are building [00:56:36] out the infrastructure in front of [00:56:37] Congress the other day? I don't know. [00:56:39] You guys can debate that. Um, [00:56:42] okay. You you saw Tyler Rico's response [00:56:45] to the add question. Look, he he [00:56:48] literally just said, "I'm not taking [00:56:50] Apac money in this election." Like, he [00:56:53] didn't be like, "I took it, blah, blah, [00:56:54] blah." He just said he wasn't going to [00:56:55] do it. So, if he doesn't do it, cool. [00:56:58] That's a better response than just [00:57:00] talking in circles. I like that's that's [00:57:03] the lowest bar we can expect from our [00:57:05] politicians. Just to not take genocide [00:57:08] money and to actually not take it when [00:57:12] they say they're not going to take it. [00:57:14] And I think Crockett could have handled [00:57:15] that a lot better by being like, you [00:57:18] know, I I didn't take Apac money, but I [00:57:20] have had entanglements with Israel in [00:57:22] the past. uh it was a a bad policy, you [00:57:26] know, uh engaging with Israel that way [00:57:29] was a standard business as usual, [00:57:31] politics as usual that a lot of people [00:57:33] have done. And I platform myself as a [00:57:36] progressive. I shouldn't have done it [00:57:38] and we're not going to do that moving [00:57:40] forward. And if she did that, I would be [00:57:42] like, "Hell yeah, let's go." How easy [00:57:46] was that? Like two 20 second. Like why [00:57:49] is it so hard to just expect the [00:57:52] baseline [ __ ] from politicians without a [00:57:55] bunch of liberals having a meltdown and [00:57:57] dogpiling you in the comments section [00:58:00] sicking their followers on you and [00:58:01] you're getting death threats. So that's [00:58:04] where we're at right now. But again, we [00:58:06] are entering a new phase where they [00:58:08] don't need to jin up Antifa [ __ ] [00:58:10] anymore. Uh they're just going to uh [00:58:14] just really really bank on the Palestine [00:58:16] thing. And I and I guess like other [00:58:18] really sketchy attacks are going to [00:58:20] happen. The FBI is gonna come up with [00:58:22] like more sophisticated fonts to put on [00:58:25] f punk rock flyers for punk rock benefit [00:58:29] shows. [00:58:30] >> [snorts] [00:58:30] >> You know, I know I like [00:58:35] what's funny about this is we are [00:58:37] actually going to be my my own personal [00:58:39] channel, Colonial Outcasts, going to be [00:58:42] launching, I think like in the spring, [00:58:45] another actual like punk, hardcore punk [00:58:48] and like thrash metal benefit show in LA [00:58:51] because like we know like all the bands [00:58:53] in LA and [00:58:57] we're we're going to be like, "Hey FBI, [00:58:58] this is how you actually do a Palestine [00:59:01] benefit show wi-i with punk bands in Los [00:59:05] Angeles just in case you need notes for [00:59:06] the future because that [ __ ] doesn't [00:59:08] look um legitimate at all. So [00:59:14] [sighs] [00:59:16] yeah, and I think we'll end with [00:59:17] peasants revolts be saying effing tired [00:59:21] of liberals calling basic stuff purity [00:59:24] test. [00:59:28] They're the ones purity testing and [00:59:30] their their sense of purity is no [00:59:33] criticism of Democratic politicians who [00:59:36] are sassy and call freaking Greg Abbott [00:59:39] Hot Wheels or Gavin Newsome's intern who [00:59:42] like um you know I don't know are like [00:59:47] beefing with Trump you know that's it [00:59:50] like that that's the bottom line for [00:59:52] basic resistance. So, uh, that's what [00:59:54] we're going to that's what we're getting [00:59:56] and that's all all we can basically hope [00:59:58] for going forward. Call to action here [01:00:01] is educate them get stuck in since we're [01:00:04] waging an information war in the [01:00:06] comments section drawing the parallels [01:00:08] between Apac and capital interests. how [01:00:12] Apac, the same donors for Apac also are [01:00:15] heavily invested in crushing labor [01:00:16] movements, advocating for the police and [01:00:19] carceral states with disproportionately [01:00:22] uh effects uh marginalized communities [01:00:24] and people of color. Like it's the [01:00:26] easiest lowball to educate people on. So [01:00:29] that's the call to action for this one. [01:00:30] Don't fall into the the hype. And u [01:00:34] personally, I'm I'm voting for Ter Rico [01:00:36] because he can actually win and get the [01:00:38] independence. He knows how to talk to [01:00:40] conservatives and he can actually get [01:00:42] stuff done. That's it. It's not because [01:00:44] he's a white guy. Most white guys annoy [01:00:46] me at this point. So that's it. Um [01:00:51] yeah. No. Uh actually talk to people, [01:00:54] get engaged in in debate and [01:00:56] conversation. Uh you're on the right [01:00:57] side of things and you're smart, so [01:00:59] you'll get them over. You don't have to [01:01:00] wear pink hats. [snorts] Um [01:01:04] that is my take on Texas politics. I [01:01:06] hope you enjoyed this kind of like [01:01:07] frenetic travel like traveling between [01:01:10] cities lesson uh uh episode and I guess [01:01:14] I think Mint Press News is off next [01:01:16] week. So I will try to do a Colonial [01:01:20] Outcast episode next week if you're [01:01:22] interested in that. But that's my own [01:01:23] platform. Not associated with Mint Press [01:01:25] News at all. And again, if you support [01:01:27] what we do here at Mint Press News, go [01:01:28] to the website because we need donations [01:01:31] uh to stay afloat. Uh cheers y'all. Uh, [01:01:34] have a happy holidays and strap in for [01:01:36] some more [ __ ] All right, cheers.