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the president, biting desperately looking for the backup plan for european energy. if a gas applies from russia are disrupted, and if this situation ukraine escalate. what could this mean for us allies in the middle of winter? and one wonders at what price america will have to pay for the middle east. because as the past has shown, not always in dollars and cents. spotify has crossed the line, it didn't realize, as another obscure artist says, they're going to pull their music if the popular podcast of joe rogan remains on the platform. and have you seen the thousands of truckers who have been protesting the vaccine mandates required by the canadian government to cross the border? well, the freedom convoy has become so big just injured i was being forced out of his residence. we'll give you the latest and if any progress is being made between the 2 side, i'm guy. now he's in the stores and more on today's news. let's get started. ah,
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it was a busy day for the united states. would it come to foreign policy? president joe biden, and could tars, amir a chic tommy bin. how bod off, honey met on monday at the white house to discuss a number of topics, namely, gas concerns, in the aftermath of a potential escalation all around ukraine. now this would not be the 1st time to tar came to the aid of us last summer. it played a very big role in the u. s. military escalation, evacuations, and that's going to stand. it has the biggest american air base in the middle east and it serve as a go between for the u. s. and the taliban as it tried to wind down america's longest war cutters. a good friend and reliable and capable partner. and i'm notifying congress that i will designate, cut our as a major non nato ally to reflect the importance importance of our relationship. and
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meanwhile, the us called for meeting with the un security council. on monday, representatives from russia in the united states had a heated exchange all before the united nations is not an acceptable interference in the domestic affairs of state, but an attempt to mislead the international community on the situation in the region. and also the reason for the current global tensions. furthermore, the open full diversion proposed by the us when they stream these until the hoping, making this example of megaphone diploma as you've heard from our russian colleagues that were calling for this meeting to make you all feel uncomfortable. imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100000 troops sitting on your border or at the k to follow the development from that meeting. but in the meantime, i want to take a little deeper and bring in our tea. a senior writer,
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boys show my leech, thanks for joining me now. that's great to have you upset. what do you believe is the real core reason why president biden met with the amir of guitar at the white house? i think part of it had to do with, to talk about, i think part of it had to do with some sort of back channel diplomacy to iraq with the wrong. because the categories share custody of one of the largest natural gas fields in the world with the iranians. i think part of it as report studies anonymous sources mainstream media have suggested has to do with the possible bids to have the categories step up and sort of supplant natural gas to europe if in the eventually gets cut off by the conflict over ukraine. except that of course, that's a non starter because they just don't have it. well, and that's the question about this. do you believe the timing of this has to do directly with what's going on with ukraine, or would this media have happened anyways? i think it would have happened anyway, because biden is still trying to get back into the iran nuclear deal that was
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disavowed by president trump in 2018 except for the past year. the around, the iranians have made abundantly clear and what they expect us to do is rejoined a deal. and washington has been trying to condition that with some sort of iranian behavior. and aaron saying, no yours was violated the deal. we're not going to do anything until you get back into compliance. so it's been a nonstarter all along. but i think the rumors that this is being done to offset gas supply are meant to bolster the war hawks in washington and, and tell the europeans, that old we've got your back, except again, they don't. well, and that's the thing. russia is officially responded to the us proposal on ukraine . we see that had just come out. but that being said, do you think that they're watching? could they even care right now? what's going on between the united states and the issues going on between the u. s . and guitar, this meeting happening, or is this something, once again, we're finding a lot of this stuff is happening, the mainstream media over here at the allies over by ukraine are going what are you
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doing? why are you causing this much messier? so the russians know the score on the gas supplies that the tories basically have a very small amount of gas on the spot market. they vote, they've already pre sold most of it to asian customers. it would basically mean the us going to china and saying, oh yeah, please don't sell a sell us back. the gas that you bought from the categories so we can re sell it to europe at a premium and backstab your russian friends. that's not going to happen and everybody knows that's not going to happen except people in washington, obviously. but i think in terms of ukraine, he, it's funny that ukrainians themselves have been saying for the past week, begging the west, a torn toned down to war rhetoric and saying there's no eminent invasion. this is something your media made up by misinterpreting our remarks. they're happy to get the weapons and the other equipment and financial aid obviously. but they're also saying that that financial aid is the least us can do after crashing to ukrainian markets with all this talk about war. so it's one of those, the ukrainians themselves don't seem concerned about this stuff and have basically
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been saying, you know, cool it, where's the biden white house and the state department. and the pentagon have been basically beating the drums of war for the past 3 months. and the only conclusion that one can reach, given everything that's been happening domestically, is that they're desperate for distraction from all of their domestic policy issues . i honestly thought that this was going to go away when the ukrainians complained about it. and when justice prior announces retirement thinking, okay, well great, they're going to jump on a domestic issue now. but no, they went right back to ukraine, and that's not really surprising because the people who the same people who are running state department now, are the people who screwed up ukraine policy back in 2014. well, and that's the thing is this is all goes back to energy oil and that's obviously pot while they went to say, there's other reasons this probably the main reason why president by and met with the emir today. but the reality is america gets 20 percent of her energy from russia. currently, at least that's just straight out of the gate. what happens? why is it that americans think that if this does escalate it, they cut off the supply to europe. they're not going to cut off the supply to
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american. how is america going to supplement that? let's, let's assume the world war 3 using breaking out. but let's assume that the gas is cut off and it doesn't escalate any further. even if guitar had the gas, it cannot possibly deliver it quantities at a price points that would be acceptable. neither to the us or to europe is just a fact. and i, this is alters for show, don't the, i'm sure there's other deals that the categories are looking to make. they're looking for some $600000000.00 worth of drones from the u. s. they're looking for, they just announce a deal with boeing to buy some more. jetliners is boring, desperately needed because they need to cash. but again, everybody is looking for something for themselves here. i'm just not sure that the buy ministration is where, how much people outside of the washington bubble are aware that asking for guitar to replace russia as an energy supplier, is the equivalent of asking the looks of off at the supply to 6 to army installing graph well, i did kind of, that's a great,
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a great actually analogy to it. you know, i find it interesting. i believe that we should be able to multitask. but when you have to powder keg sitting right now between ukraine and what's happening over there, why would you want to start if this is also this back door to a rod? why would he want to reignite that powder keg and have to going at the same time? do they actually think that iran, seeing what's going on right now and ukraine would take it would even want to get involved in that? that triangle. i think the state department is just desperate for a win, but we've known for quite some time that their individual offices don't talk with each other very well. so maybe the 2 people who run the iran desk are like, well here greg, it a great opportunity to score when in the middle east, but the russia desk is going all know we're, we're going to do our own thing. who knows? it's just one of those, these are the same people who are running the show back can during the obama administration, and they created quite a mess back then, especially with ukraine and expecting them to fix it now is a tall order. i think like that, i think it's very interesting that you have the france and germany,
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and those leaders say we want nothing ever because they know the war was to break out. they'd be in their torrie torrie. they're also saying the bread by calm down the triple magically us. i mean, our gas prices here in the u. s. are terrible right now, and they only get worse in case of a war. but the european stand to actually freeze during the winter. so they know what they're talking about, well, and you know what you're talking about. i appreciate you coming and chatting with us. thanks, man scott. on another front, joe rogan, a former, you have the commentator comedian and media personality. well, he's become the center of coven 19 fact checkers as podcast. the joe rogan experience with chairs on spotify invited guest to make comments about topics that are now being labeled, mis information on to a show. the problem i have with the term misinformation, especially today, is that many of the things that we thought of as misinformation just a short while ago are now accepted as fact. hi. and he's wanted to live through it . now the topics that he's referring to as previously being concert miss
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information. and what get you kicked off social media and possibly lose your job? are vaccinated. not being able to get her spread, coven, we found out to be true. cloth, mass not working. guess what? they don't, and the virus originated in a lab. it did all by the way, are now widely accepted as a factor and under investigation. also want to add to this line right here also, right information. the treatment for covert right now is also turning out to be quite true, but the pressure is now on spotify. as $270.00 doctors have signed a letter requesting the platform, a stop the spread of distrust and boot. rogan and musicians like neil young who are leaving the performance spotify is now losing money in the stock market. well, for now. now the podcast from the platform came up with a compromise to rectify the situation. so discuss is a podcast from south trooper quest hosting. this is my show with drew bar quest. true. thanks for joining our being and already tell by my commentary how i feel about this position. my theory is what we have here on the show. trust the audience,
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give them the information, consider them to be intelligent enough to make their own decision. and i think that's how joe rogan obviously looked at this spot. if i had that concept, but the music and the audio platform, spotify is going to include just like everything else, these days, advisory content flag to those podcasts that talk about cobra. i to not only i would like to say not only talk about it, but talk against what the traditional talking points have been. it will be a 1st of its kind warning will be about the virus and not about other potential content violations. now spot, if i says we are working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about coded one hub. she's in, it's right for spotify to do this by not canceled podcast, but sending a warning before every time that it's played. or is this actually the 1st step toward censorship, which by the way, things like youtube have done twitter, facebook. everybody's done a version of this again, somebody they don't like know exactly. well it's, it's absolutely
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a 1st step and look at it shouldn't be surprising that spotify is doing anything there. they are a more woke company they, they foster more of the same idea that the work left cherishes and doors and spreads throughout throughout the week. and we see on social media all that stuff so. so seeing this happen is not surprising at all. what's going to be so interesting to see is how they handle that. i mean, they put a $100000000.00 into getting joe rogan off of other platforms. so he could be very specifically and exclusively there's and kind of is a pillar for them. and he has to all of your points earlier look, this is one of the most reasonable guys in america and the fact that they're going after him and his conversations with guests, who, by the way, have different ideas. we're all still allowed to. it might not be long, but we're still allowed to have her own ideas. this is a good thing. it's going to be really interesting that the i'm dying to see if they take another step after this. well, and i don't believe anybody could be another joe rogan, but it's also about what comes next. the next person that tries himself to recreate this is kind of worrying to them. don't do it. don't try because you're not going
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to make any money to support your family by doing it. 0100 percent look, i mean i can tell you 1st hand what we've experienced on youtube and other platforms. and we've, we, we won't get into details obviously, but we have been absolutely annihilated just for having different opinions and values on what we think this country is who we've always been all of that. so they are going to, they're actively doing it on a, on a daily basis. and when you see someone like joe rogan, who, the kingmaker, and by the way, it's hilarious that they think that they can cancel joe rogan, who is going to be bigger than their platform. and it's only getting a louder voice with all of this, but it's absolutely a warning shot in these people don't care about making money. they care about their values, which are gold and ideals that are going to radically and fundamentally change this country. and absolutely, if you go on to those platforms, you have to expect if you talk about things that they don't think are on narrative that you are going to get punished and then eventually build it. well. and that's a big question in general. and himself actually weighed in on this question,
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and he saying that, you know, that he's actually going to start like screaming his, his guest on this. here's what joe rogan actually had to say. it's a strange responsibility to have this many viewers and listeners. it's very strange and it's nothing that i prepare for, and it's nothing that i ever anticipated. i am going to do my best in the future to balance things out. i'm going to do my best. but my point of doing this is always just to create interesting conversations and ones that i hope people enjoy and then boom, it's become what it is today, which is like some out of control juggernaut that i barely have control of. was that an apology? a lot of a lot of people that are pro coded, the sort of regulations are going yes, look, apologize. he's in the wrong. they're using this to put it now in his coffin. is that what that sounded like to? did he go weak? you know, i, well, i don't know if you, when we are not, we'll see what he does with actually his bookings and his guessing to show content moving forward. but he also called out like what is misinformation?
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and as you said in the early going, who gets it of, you know, define what misinformation is. jose having conversations with people and when that's not acceptable anymore in this country, we've got a real problem and newsflash for everyone listening. that's where we are. it's terrifying. this, the state that we're in, well, and i wanted to talk about the ro couple, but honestly, they don't matter in this situation. they're not doctors, they don't matter about actually giving me the vice real quick last word to you on this one. here's the thing, is it your, are you responsible for every word that your guest said you have come on your show? do you want people on your show that actually 100 percent agree with you? or do you want to give a wide variety on your own podcast? yeah. know exactly. you want people to be themselves. i'm the bigger look i fought for this country. so people who have their own opinions, i think that they should have their own opinions. they should express their own opinions and they should also be open to changing and altering their opinions. i, my problem is, and i think we're, we're, we're having this struggle in this country is, is everyone trying to force their opinions and ideals and everyone else that's not who we are. that's not, we're about. i think that we just need to all mind our own business and get back to
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being normal human being. let's make american normal again. that's kind of the rallying cry that we need. well anyhow, you for someone to not listen your opinions. they turn off the clicker and they turn it off. that's up to them, at least out there. that's why i appreciate you coming on the show and giving us some good frank conversation. a lot of attention going to the freedom tra truckers who are protesting against canadian vaccine mandate. we're going to bring you the latest after the break. ah, for is your media reflection of reality? in the world transformed what will make you feel safer?
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isolation for community. are you going the right way or are you being led somewhere? direct. what is true? what is great? in the world corrupted, you need to descend a join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. oh when i was showing wrong, when i just don't know, i mean you just to shape out this thing becomes the kid and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves well the parts we choose to look so common ground
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this is a viable guy. i go to storage safely at the federal reserve issue . it's still there or you don't forget about it. oh, no recreation came. we did the rest, the 7 years bill with kaiser or blue stadium apartments, or just some trudeau has just announced you that cobit positive. this right as the freedom convoy, a sparked by a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the u. s. canada border rolls through the country's capital of ottawa at rideau declared the mandate. earlier this month requiring unvaccinated canadian truckers crossing between the united states and canada to quarantine at once, they return home at the move sparking outrage and over the weekend. as the
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thousands of protesters gathered in canada's capital to demonstrate where they remain, trisha has more on the story. oh, after a week long drive across canada, a convoy a big rigs arrived at the nation's capital to protest. vaccine mandates masks and locked downs over the weekend. i understand, i said you money like what you know, what there's no, no reason my freedom as well. oh, sounds of honking horns echoed around ottawa's parliament hill were thousands gathered. you can see the area flooded with protesters as well as laurie drivers from the freedom convoy. some even compared the restrictions to fascism. browning bothers of our country as the principal vendor with a we have a band with we're no longer today. we don't see anything in this country.
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the freedom convoy a loosely organized convoy of trucks that set out last weekend from british columbia in protest against vaccine mandates that requires truckers entering canada to be fully vaccinated or faced testing and quarantine requirements for the mandate to right now that's going on a lot of disney was a convoy of trucks and cars parked in and around parliament hill with some parking on the grounds of the national war memorial. some demonstrators comparing the coven restrictions to fascism and made use of nazi symbols on upside down canadian flags. while many carried explicit late in science, targeting canadian prime minister justin trudeau, several police investigations now underway. let me be very clear. you are prepared to investigate arrest if necessary. charge can prosecute
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anyone who acts by weight or breaks the law in the demonstrations or in association with the demonstrations. canadian prime minister justin trudeau told reporters last week at that 90 percent of the countries because we're already vaccinated. meantime, shadows office has not disclose the location of the prime minister, whose family lives about a mile from parliament hill in new york, trinity chavez. r t. dmitri last car fis, a lawyer, journalist, and a resident of canada, joins us now to talk about what is the feeling of the majority and canada right now from your perspective. well, i think, i think it's fair to say that most canadians, certainly this is my impression support and are fully made it to the fax machine group that they believe quite right the that the back and safe there is a feeling the frustration that people. ready use to be vaccinated. so i think that that is the majority. and i think most people the country to be frank, based on what i've seen or not sympathetic with the message of the people in ottawa
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or to are part of tracking conference. and it's really sort of been difficult for us to sit through and have serious discussion about the issue they're raising is as your colleague just reported, there are quite troubling things happening around that protest. for example, people displaying. busy the swastika people displaying the confederate flag that comment about, you know, the country based on deal christian ethics. that certainly is not a welcoming sentiment for people who might have that tradition. but it's also true that the 4 message of that convoy is that there is a serious ethical issue around vaccine. and i think that that is getting lost in discussion and emotion. it is, you know, however, it community may be faxing or, but you're leaving them myself. it's actually encourage people to actually that, you know, it's, i have some discomfort, i must say with forcing people who are not working in the healthcare industry.
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we're not working long term care facilities with the other very vulnerable populations. for example, truckers spend most of their time by themselves and trucking. ready i have some discomfort as a canadian in coursing them into being actually i would prefer to do everything we can to persuade them and to ensure that they accept vaccination if we can on an informed consent. ready pieces well, at this point though, concerned with 2 years, we're almost a year into the vaccine being out there. i don't know what else is going to convince them based off of what has already been presented, especially when you are seeing the rise in case of those vaccinated still, getting coven overall is continuing to decrease. and actually the effect is having on society. but once again, this all comes down to leadership and your center does saying he won't meet with the truckers because of their hateful right. or if those things are legitimately apart, it's kind of where it's very small percentage of it. is that even a smart way to handle the situation or did he just ad kerosene to the fire? let me just tell you. they've now announced the care of and coming from california all the way to dc the united states is about to have the exact same situation and
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people are angry about. so he just dismissed it saying you were going to talk to it . is that the right way, a leader of a country should dismiss a percentage who are, who are against the policies he's putting into place? i think a leader to leadership is to have a nuanced message that recognizes the complexity of that entire constituency. there are people in there who have a very offensive message, he's right to condemn them. he's right to say, i'm not going to write to them. but there are also people in there who are just hardworking canadians and have a different view about vaccine mandates. and i think you have to find a way to have a conversation with the population and not simply tar them all with the same brush, which is something that unfortunately i think political establishment canada has tended to do throughout the well. and that's the thing that i think all these mandates have done because people already distrusted the govern, which is the majority of people that did not get the vaccine. when the government comes in and forces you to get it, or you lose your livelihood of support of your family, that does not help make people feel more comfortable with this mandate. and i think
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that's where the problem is. with this, the communication has been either do this or else that never works in leadership. i don't care what country it is, but what role i, you know, in the end of this is what role do you believe that the canadian media is playing and it's, are they giving it a fair option on both sides or they are kind of in the pocket, like we say, a lot of the mainstream media is here in the u. s. in the government side. well, when it comes to coverage of the pandemic, i think that they have tended overwhelmingly to be firmly ensconced in the camp. ready of the government. and so i think that the media, again, they're entirely just bringing to the attention to 8. is there a certain person to participate in a convoy who are doing some very offensive change? who are being very expensive. that's just what i think they're not doing their job and saying that there's also a much ethical issue that many of those people are concerned about. and as i said, you know, the risk of myself, it is the ethical issue of whether we should be causing people to accept into their
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bodies of pharmaceutical products, which where the regular one we didn't trust, especially when they are not working on a regular basis with vulnerable groups in our society, that is an important issue which the canadian media have, in my opinion, not done an adequate job of covering and they're doing a particularly for job of covered and telecommunication. i appreciate you for joining us. give us a canadians perspective. thank you. for that's all the time we ever say show. let's continue the conversation, fall, mentor at scottie, and use the hash tag team and b h. make sure you download the portable dot to be app apple android device. thanks for watching. ah, ah, it's an open secret that private military companies have been playing a role in om complex world wide. u. s. government doesn't track the number of contractors it uses in places iraq or afghanistan,
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