Oh, since we lost SPOKE HO ho spoke. Ho ho. Humans have officially gone further away from Earth than ever before. It's almost like they're trying to get away from us. Details about the missing US service member shot down over Iran are coming out and they are truly like something out of a movie. Men in Germany now need to get permission from the military if they want to leave the country for more than 3 months. Trump started roasting Joe Biden to a bunch of kids during Easter. He also said that he's going to be learning Spanish and running for president of Venezuela. And a catastrophic oil shock is on the horizon, the likes of which we may have never seen before. We're going to be covering all of that and so much more. So, we better stop the yapping, get subscribing, and let's go. Not going to hit the like this time. Come on. Okay, we have to interrupt the beginning of this video with some breaking news that came out just before recording. A whole civilization will die tonight. That is what Trump has just posted on Truth Social not long ago. referring to the end of the deadline that he has given Iran to open the straight of Hormuz. He said a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. Now, the exact deadline he gave, and yes, he gave it even to the hour, uh, is 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. That's about 100 a.m. in in Britannia. So, I'm going to be asleep. He said, "Tonight will be one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death will finally end. So, couple questions uh not even just a couple, many, but well, only two that we can potentially talk about. Firstly, is this threat serious or a bluff? And secondly, what the hell does Trump mean by civilization?" Firstly, even if this is a bluff, to suggest ending an entire civilization is pretty extreme. And I mean, people were losing their minds in his last post where he called Iranians crazy bastards and telling them to effing open the straight. So, is this a bluff or not? We're not sure. But the consequences of ending a civilization in the sense that most people are taking it may be too extreme to even think of a a as a real possibility. That's what leads us to the meaning behind what a civilization will die means. Obviously, the immediate conclusion that most people jump to online was a nuclear weapon that you mass casualties, but other analysts are suggesting that civilization may be a reference to some of their infrastructure that symbolizes the country's ancient civilization. You know, we're talking things like heritage sites like the ruins of Procepilus or the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Friday mosque at Isvahan. That could be one interpretation. Or maybe he's using the term civilization loosely and instead of civilization, it's like civil infrastructure. I mean, we're stretching it now. I understand this. And civil infrastructure, it feels like this is like an English lesson where the teacher is breaking down each word, but we're at that point. civil infrastructure are exactly the things that he has threatened before. Bridges, power plants. But even that risks this war spiraling out of control because right now in parts of Iran, there are people, civilians lining across bridges to protect them from any US strikes. So if Trump did go ahead and give the authorization to strike these bridges, especially while there are people on there, that may constitute war crimes and extreme retaliations from Iran in the entire Gulf region. But I mean, just to add balance, you know, to all of this because it I know it's very alarming and it's pretty scary to even talk about. You know, Trump has made certain threats and certain deadlines like this before and those deadlines have passed. So, there's hope in that. Either way, that's all the information we have to work off right now before this video goes out. So, see you on Thursday. Into the news. Okay, we got to start today with what's truly one of the most insane stories to come out of this war so far. So, on Friday, Iran shot down an American fighter jet, an F15E Strike Eagle. Now, that's not just the first time that has happened since this war began. That's the first time a US fighter jet has been shot down by any enemy fighter in the last 20 years. But that's not even close to where this story begins. Because there were two US service members on board that ejected safely. And after Iran state media released images of the wreckage, which showed an intact ejection seat, the hunt for these two service members by both countries began. Now, on the same day this fighter jet was shot down, one of the service members, the pilot, was rescued. All good. But the second individual was not. Now, in these circumstances, when you're shot down over enemy territory, you are trained in what's called SEAR. It stands for survive, evade, resist, and escape. Meaning this remaining guy that was left out there, who we're now finding out is a colonel in the US military, has had to spend the last couple of days in the Iranian mountains knowing that he is being hunted by one side. So trying to hide, but also making himself visible enough so that his friends from the US military can come and save and rescue him. In fact, Iran's military even offered a bounty of nearly $70,000 to anyone who captured him alive. Now, because of that, you know, that's a lot of money, especially in Iran right now. Even civilians got involved and videos on X appear to show hundreds of people heading into the mountain side to try and find him and collect their reward. And not to mention that part of SER training involves the possibility of if you are captured and what to do if you're captured and potentially being tortured. So, the stakes literally could not be higher for this guy. It's summoned straight up out of a movie. I in fact I swear there is movies about being shot down over enemy territory. Reports say that at one point he had to scale this rugged terrain to a ridge line of 7,000 ft above sea level equipped with little more than a pistol communication device and a tracking beacon. CNN report that the search and rescue mission for this colonel was extensive and highly risky. It involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel like the CIA. It involved special operation forces and dozens of aircraft for one man. And guess what? Despite both militaries frantically searching for this one individual, the US military found him first. So after going missing on Friday, Trump posted on Sunday saying that troops in the region pulled off one of the most daring search and rescue operations in US history. In fact, there were two US aircraft that were damaged in this operation and couldn't fly. So, according to reports, American forces had to blow them up to prevent uh those in the Iranian military getting their hands on them. They also said that the missing colonel did sustain some injuries, but he will be fine and that no other Americans were killed in the operation retrieving him. So, damn it, Netflix, I hope you're listening to this because we're expecting a documentary on this ASAP. Man, I I can't wait to hear the story from his perspective because I bet it was incredible. But yeah, when we hear from his side for the first time, I'll keep you guys updated. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. But for now, moving on. Okay, from one insane story to another, and this one I really haven't heard a lot of people talk about. The IEA officially described what we are living through right now as the worst oil crisis in history. So, the question is, why doesn't it feel like it? Well, the answer to that question is kind of terrifying. Let me introduce you to journalist Max Fischer because he has just done an incredible analysis on something that most people don't think about during times of war. The speed of boats. Well, if you watch his video, which I highly, highly recommend, you'll find out that the speed of boats in this circumstance is incredibly important because these huge skyscrapers sized oil tankers that transport millions of barrels of oil around the world each day. They travel at a speed of roughly 10 to 15 knots. That's about the speed of a bicycle. Yeah. So just hypothetically imagine that we had to rely on receiving a bunch of our oil from some guy cycling all the way from the Middle East to Europe or dare I say America. It's even further. We'd be waiting weeks and months for this oil to to freaking arrive. But the point is that is the speed that global oil supply chains operate at. There's pretty large builtin delays. So when this huge disruption happens like 20% of global oil supply dries up because the strate is almost practically closed, well the impact isn't immediate, even though you think it would be. You know, Max points out that there are still hundreds of these ships that are still in transport heading to places in Europe, Asia, the United States that were, you know, headed out before this war kicked off. But when those last precrisis shipments do actually arrive, there's nothing behind them. And those those are scheduled to arrive this month. And that is when the world will really start feeling the disruption in the markets. Think of it like a bomb that's exploded very far away. We see the flash, but the shock wave hasn't reached us yet. >> So yeah, um not ideal. Uh the question is what happens when that shock wave does eventually hit? Well, oil means energy, and energy sits underneath almost everything in an economy. And it's not that all of these economies are going to run out of oil and run out of energy. It's that all of the global oil is sold in one global market. And so when a huge chunk of it disappears, like 20%, everyone who relied on that 20% now has to outbid in the global market others for new suppliers. I mean, we all understand supply and demand, and that raises the price for everyone, regardless of how much or how little your country imports from the Middle East. And as a consequence, the big problem arrives when that oil starts to get too expensive for businesses and industries, and so they start cutting back on operations. For example, if fuel prices get too high, airlines are going to have to start cutting flights. factories may have to start slowing down or entirely shutting off because they can't afford the power. shipping becomes even more expensive than it already it's so expensive already after co but that means that fewer goods are imported and then the ones that actually do arrive well guess what they cost more so what you end up with isn't just higher prices it's less of a lot of things less travel I mean Max points out that you know some countries in Europe are just saying don't go on holiday this summer I mean we've talked about multiple times on this channel these you know certain countries saying, "We're going to a 4-day work week just to reduce transport." And while yes, the global oil prices do go up, there are some countries that really relied on that 20% a lot more than others. The IEA says that about 80% of crude oil moving through the straight of Hormuz was destined for Asia. With certain countries like Japan, the Philippines, and Pakistan, they imported over 90% of their oil from the Middle East. And you know, perhaps this upcoming catastrophe is becoming more and more clear by the day because in one of his most intense posts yet, Trump threatened to bomb Iran's bridges and power plants today, the day you're watching this, saying, "Open the effing straight, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in hell." Praise be to Allah. So yeah, no matter which way you cut it, it looks like it's going to be a rough few months for a lot of people. But how rough really depends on how long this war drags out. But as always, I'll keep you guys updated. Moving on. Okay. Also, since we last spoke, humanity has made history yet again. We just can't keep away from it. Now, let me just say this is genuinely all right. A very, very amazing moment for all of us, especially since there's such a contrast between what's happening in space and what's happening on Earth. let us live in space. But seriously, this gives us a moment of of brief pause and positivity because it's amazing. So yesterday, not only have these four astronauts set the record for the furthest away from Earth humans have ever been, which is pretty bloody amazing if you think about it, but also they saw parts of the far side of the moon that no human has ever seen before in real life. You see, in previous paths around the moon, in those missions, uh, certain areas of the far side of the moon was too dark. It was too difficult to see, but not for Arteimus 2. And the commander of the mission, Reed Wisman, he said, "We saw sights that no human has ever seen before, not even Apollo." And that was amazing for us. Now, in my opinion, one of the coolest parts of their mission, I mean, the part that I would have enjoyed the most is that actually they were the only humans in existence yesterday to witness a total solar eclipse. It was just all for them. And I mean, just imagine being about 4,000 km from the surface of the moon as it passes and completely blocks the sun for for nearly an hour. That's damn easily one of the coolest things you will ever see in your entire life. Now, there was a little bit of a scary part to that because when you are behind the moon, you completely lose contact with mission control, meaning they were entirely cut off, alone, just silently drifting through space. Wow. And when asked what that experience was like, astronaut Victor Glover answered by saying that he sent up a little prayer, but then he had to just keep on working to record scientific observations of the far side of the moon. And you know that's pretty fair because they were tasked with taking a whole bunch of photos and videos of certain areas. So future missions have a better understanding for not only landing on the lunar surface, which they have a rough timeline for for 2028, but with a grain of salt, but also eventually building a lunar space station. Damn, if that happens in my lifetime, that would be crazy. In fact, they even had freaking iPhones on board to take extra pictures and photos, which is a pretty wild ad for Apple. In fact, talking about unintended ads, which seems like there's quite a few now, during this is the craziest video to come out of it. During this mission, while these astronauts are floating around in space, halfway around the moon, a jar of Nutella starts floating throughout the cabin and it perfectly comes across. So you could see the front of it, the brand name, and then it just continues on its merry way. How the hell does that even happen? I thought I was under the impression that every tiny little gram had to be calculated for when launching into space. So how the hell is someone allowed to bring a giant heavy ass glass container? And that's like one of the biggest forms of Nutella jar that you get. So how maybe they are taking under the table brown paper bag type money. In fact, a bunch of ads saw this as a great opportunity to uh you know make money. Even Netflix uh they decided not to live stream the launch which you know they'd signed a partnership with NASA to do a whole bunch of things. So that was questionable. But then they did decide to live stream the moment they went around the moon which was pretty awesome to see if you managed to see it. It was like midnight for us so I was asleep. I watched it in the morning though. Let me know what your guys' thoughts are on the situation. History made yet again. Moving on. Okay guys, strap in for this next one because it is unlike anything I've ever heard before. So, young men in Germany now need permission from their military if they want to travel abroad. But the story is even bigger than that because this has now become a huge political scandal in the country because this law which was passed months ago was largely missed by not only the parliament but also the media but now it's law so not much you can do about it. So on the 1st of January this year, Germany's new military service act came into effect. Now this is essentially the one that we've spoken about a lot on this channel where because of you know the threat of Russia also mainly the pull back of support by the US for Europe. Germany realized we got to lock in if we want to be able to protect ourselves. And so they said that we are going to be building the strongest army in Europe again. And so a lot of the provisions of this act which was passed late last year allowed them to do just that. And it even had like conscription on the table, you know, if necessary. It was highly controversial. It was debated for months. But as I said, late last year it was passed, came into effect early 2026. But uh I'm not sure if you've noticed, it's now April and we're only just finding out about some certain provisions in this law. In fact, it took a local newspaper, which I will gesture to because if I tried to pronounce it, you would laugh at me. But they came out with a report surfacing a provision of this act which almost everyone missed. So, first of all, well done to them. Second of all, let's get into it because according to section three of the Revised Conscription Act, all men over the age of 17, happy 18th year, and under the age of 45 who wish to leave Germany for any longer than 3 months must obtain permission from the German armed forces, even in peace time. That's a important quote at the end. Now, that in theory affects millions of German men. And it doesn't matter if it's for an extended holiday to study or work abroad, even a gap year before you go to university. Well, guess what? You still need to notify and get permission. In fact, the German Ministry of Defense have since come out and confirmed that this understanding, the way that is written, is correct. And its purpose is essentially to know the whereabouts of potential conscripts if there ever is an emergency, which equals war, of course. But here's the thing. They're now trying to soften how this law would work in practice saying that permissions should generally be uh treated as granted. So generally everyone you're granted, you're good if you want to leave. Uh while military service remains voluntary, but key words is generally meaning they can still deny certain people. But it is still triggered massive public backlash for two main reasons. The first is pretty obvious because of how wide reaching this actually is. But secondly, because people are asking, why didn't the media pick up on this before the law is passed and even pointing out that some politicians seemed unaware of this provision now that it's all out in the open and they were the ones who passed it. So they're like, did you guys even read this? So in response to all of this backlash and anger from the public, the military are now saying that they are currently developing detailed provisions to allow for exemptions from the approval requirements. So, they're kind of just being like, "All right, maybe we'll just put it off to the side for a second." But, I mean, the situation gets even crazier if it is left as is because people are now pointing out to their Germany's already existing passport act, which technically allows authorities to refuse citizens a passport if they are subject to military service rules and they try and leave the country for more than 3 months without permission. So, they could say, "Nope, you're refused a passport." So now experts are questioning, does this new law, the way that it is currently worded, subject all military-aged men to their passport act? Because the way that it is currently written, it might open the door for that possibility. But ultimately, the main key takeaway is that this law has been in effect for 3 months now, over 3 months. And the fact that hardly anyone even knew about it means that it was largely dormant. You know because there would have you know for for that many people who would have to apply there would have to be a huge team just managing the bureaucracy of applications denying accepting and I have we haven't heard any of that. Point is whole thing is just wild. I don't think I've ever read a story like it. So yeah now you know. Moving on. Also since we last spoke it was Easter. I hope you guys had a fantastic Easter weekend. At least maybe you got some time off of work. Alex didn't. I whipped him SAID WORK ON EASTER SUNDAY on Monday. Sorry. Back on topic. Uh the point that I wanted to speak about was Trump over Easter. He um really let loose. So like every year the White House put on this big Easter event. They invite a bunch of children. They have these huge Easter egg hunts. Everything is really fun and nice and you know there's going to be some crazy things to come out of it. everyone was watching and it did not disappoint. One of my personal favorites is this one clip where Trump is standing next to this giant Easter bunny. There's all these flowers in front of him and bro is talking about like bombing Iran and the war. It's just the craziest visual experience. Just Alex, play it. >> And it's an honor to be the president of the United States. Our country is doing so well like it has never done before. You'll see that very shortly. And and what about the rescue that took place yesterday? What about that? You don't mind when the enemy is weak, but that enemy is strong. Not so strong like they were about a month ago. I can tell you. In fact, right now they're not too strong at all in my opinion. But we're soon going to find out, aren't we? But when a thing like that happens where a pilot shot down, in most instances, you're really not able to go in because you'll go in with 200 people and lots of jet fighters and helicopters and uh you really don't have a chance. They get shot down. You lose 200 in order to pick up one. It's a horrible thing, but it's very rare that you can do it. And what we did yesterday is we picked up not one, we picked up two, we kept the first one quiet and we were able to keep it quiet for about a day which made it a lot better. But those two pilots were incredible, brave and we thank them and we're going to be having a news conference today at 1:00 at the Oval Office. >> And it didn't even stop there because he was then sat next to a bunch of kids. I mean, we're talking age five, six type beats. And he starts roasting Joe Biden about, you know, the auto pen. And I'm thinking like these kids won't understand anything until they grow up and they rewatch that clip and they're going to be like damn that what are we doing? >> Biden would use the auto pen. He'd have an auto following son. He was incapable of signing a sense. So they'd follow him around with a big machine, an auto skull and auto pen and he'd have the auto pen signed. He'd take the paper, hand it to his guys, and sign it with an autob. Not too good, right? >> And I don't know if Trump was feeling a little extra festive or something over the last couple of days because he did come out with a pretty um a lot of wild things. For example, he also said that he was going to run for the president of Venezuela. >> And just so you understand, the people of Venezuela, they say if I ran for president of Venezuela, I'm polling higher than anybody has ever pled in Venezuela. So after I'm finished with this, I can go to Venezuela. I will quickly learn Spanish. It won't take too long. I'm good at language and I will go to Venezuela. I'm going to run for president. >> He also continued and even ramped up threats on Iran, saying that the country would be quote taken out in one night, which might be Tuesday, the day that you're watching this. >> The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night. >> Now, we don't know exactly what he's referencing when the entire country could be taken out in one night. a lot of people immediately jump to nuclear weapons. Um, but I don't I don't feel like we're at that point yet. So, h and we also don't know if you know this deadline will actually be acted on for Iran to open the Straight of Hormuz because we have passed deadlines in the past. So, we'll see. But, I mean, who knows? By the time you're watching this, maybe those weren't just empty threats and Trump has really taken out the country one night. We don't know. Guess we'll have to find out on Thursday because that is where we wrap today's video. Hope you all enjoyed. Thank you very much for watching. Have a fantastic start to your week and I will see you on Thursday. Let's stop the yapping and let's go.