Oh, since we last spoke, the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell, never seen before letter supposedly from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. The CEO of a billionoll company was allegedly caught having an affair at a Coldplay concert. And the memes online are literally taking me back to the Huck Tour days. Skydiver, best known for becoming the first person to jump from space, has died. The pressure online is finally working because Trump has just agreed to actually release some Epstein files and it should be illegal. How few people know what this man just did. And Chinese soldiers are now being trained to use flamethrowers. All of that and so much more. Sub bribe to the channel. That's Alex's fault. Let's stop the yapping and let's go. Okay, let's start today off with an absolutely massive story. No, genuinely, this is one of the biggest stories we've covered. The Wall Street Journal has just published a never seen before letter supposedly between Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. And today, I don't think we've seen the president this angry in a while. Even before it was scheduled to go live, Trump personally called the owner of the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and insisted told him, "This story is fake, and if you publish it, I will sue you." Thing is though, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, bro's like 94 years old and retired. So, I don't know how much weight he has on editorial. And so this story went ahead published and boy it's caused major controversy. So the journal claimed that they have reviewed documents on a small leatherbound album that Galain Maxwell organized as a gift for Jeffrey Epstein's big old 50th. Now in this book was compiled messages and letters from Epstein's friends and family. One of which supposedly is Donald Trump and they have his name and signature. Now, unfortunately, they didn't provide pictures of this supposed letter, but they do describe it. They say it's a handdrawing of a naked woman uh with text in the middle of it, like like typed out text on a note, and they say it's styled as an imaginary conversation between Trump and Epstein written in the third person. Yeah, this is getting like creative poetry uh vibes. It goes, "There must be more to life than having everything." Yes, there is, but I won't tell you what it is. Nor will I since I also know what it is. We have certain things in common, Jeffrey. Yes, we do. Come to think of it, enigmas never age. Have you noticed that? What's an enigma definition here? Interesting. I don't know it, but we'll see. As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you. A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy birthday, and may every day be another wonderful secret. That's rough. if that's true. But Trump insists that this is fake. His response to the journal before it was even published so that they have this in their article was, "This is not me. This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story. I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women. It's not my language. It's not my words." And don't worry, he continued even after the story was published too, saying that he is now going to be suing the Wall Street Journal, News Corp, which is the one that owns like a billion different news websites, uh, and of course, Rupert Murdoch himself. And on that point, people online are saying, "Do it. Sue him because that would force the opening of Discovery to substantiate Donald Trump's claims that he didn't he didn't write this." JD Vance also questioned the letter's legitimacy, asking where this letter is, and why wasn't it shown to them before it was published. But here's the important thing about this story. As of right now, it's kind of relying on the Wall Street Journal's word versus Trump's word because the Wall Street Journal didn't provide evidence of this letter. They kind of just st their reputation on it and then also being open to like legal battles, which would be rough if if they did lie about it. And because of that, this is what makes it very interesting because Trump famously said 9 years ago that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot someone right in the middle of the street and he still wouldn't lose voters. And that's why he was saying like my fans are the most loyal. >> I have the most loyal people. Did you ever see that? Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters. Okay. It's like incredible. And so now you're in a position of which one do you believe? This may be his biggest test yet because we've seen what his supporters think about this whole Epstein situation with Trump and ultimately only one of them is telling the truth. So the question is which one do you think it is? Trump or Wall Street Journal? One of them is. And if you'll remember I said in the last video that we needed to keep talking about this Epstein situation otherwise it would just get forgotten. And it looks like we've made a little bit of progress. not we news daddy channel the much broader conversation online uh because Donald Trump has just posted this based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent grand jury testimony subject to court approval. This scam perpetuated by the Democrats should end right now. So I think he's kind of realizing that it's not going to end by just saying you guys need to shut up about it. Now, obviously, transcripts from the grand jury, good start. Not exactly what we wanted, which was the whole truckloads, hundreds of thousands of documents, but again, it's starting to work. The pressure, the talk, and also, while we're on the topic of Trump, a lot happened in one night. Uh, one more thing, a lot of people were questioning over the last few days, uh, these bruises that Trump had on the back of his hand that were covered with makeup, but also his swollen legs, which were captured at the Club World Cup final. Well, turns out announced last night that Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition. It's called chronic venus insufficiency and it apparently occurs when leg veins fail to pump blood back to the heart causing it to pull in the lower limbs which would, you know, explain the swollen ankles. According to a note from the White House physician, the condition is benign and common, especially in people over the age of 70. The White House doctor also said that other testing shows no signs of heart failure, retinal impairment, or systemic illnesses. Overall, Trump is in quote, "Excellent health," the doctor wrote. Carolyn Levit also said that he shakes more hands than like any president in history as well, which is why there's bruises there. So, yeah, that's a lot of updates on the whole Trump situation, but very, very big, meaningful ones. It feels like it's bigger each day as we go along. So, I imagine on Monday it's going to be pretty crazy. But let me know your thoughts in the comments. What do you think about this letter? Is it real? Is it fake? Is there going to be some crazy stuff to come out from these grand jury transcripts? I'm going to be reading it in the comments. So, moving on. But because we're we're now in the weekend, let's kick our feet up and let's talk about something golden because we may have just got our 2025 meme of the summer. And what this situation has produced is comedy gold. Warning, Alex is going to have a field day with this. The amount of memes that Alex's bookmark, this one is heavily inspired by Alex. I could feel it in every bookmark that he made. Please talk about this. I want to edit it. Alex, just roll the clip so they know what we're talking about. >> Now, what we'd like to do is say hello to some of you. The way we're going to do that is uh using our cameras. So, if you look at the screen, so we're going to come looking Let's see who's out there to say hello to. Happy birthday. Let's keep going. Yeah. Oh, look at these. All right. [Music] Yeah. Oh, look at these two. All right. Come on. You're okay. What? >> Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy. Okay. So, yeah, there's no denying that looks suspicious as hell. In fact, it was such a wild reaction that the first thing that Chris Martin said was, "They're either having an affair or they're very shy." Turns out, "Bro said the worst words ever." I'm pretty sure afterwards he he realized and he was like, "Oh [ __ ] I hope we haven't got them in trouble." But, you know, the internet being the internet, they have no sympathy. and they said, "Nah, we're going to reverse image search, find out who these people are." And lo and behold, they found that the man's name is Andy Byron, and he is the top dog, the CEO of astronomer, which is an AI and data company, and it is worth like $1.2 billion. and they found that the woman's name is Kristen Kat and she also works for the same company but and here's the real zinger on this. She's the head of HR chief people's officer actually as they put it on uh a astronomer's website. There they are lovely not couple uh pictured together. Now, the internet also went deep into their background to make sure that this truly is an affair. And what they found was that Andy appears to be married to feels wrong to say the wife's name, so I just won't bring her into it, but it does seem to be a different woman to uh Christy Kitt. And Christy Kitt on that matter, she apparently she is recently divorced from her husband. So, I guess she's in the clear. She's single. Actually, no, hold up. If she knows that he is married and she's in HR, then that's many violations on many. Christine, get back into the shame mix. Shame. Shame. Sorry. Also, the plot thickens on this whole situation because you see that smiling embarrassed lady next to them. Well, she too apparently works for HR in the same company. And so, they're all in on this. I've never heard a company of having such a chill HR. I thought they were supposed to be like Toby from the office. >> If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice. >> I mean, is this a bad time to stop memes on the That was Alex's meme that he bookmarked. Shame on Alex. Sorry, we won't start with the memes just yet. Now, since this has all gone insanely viral, like I am talking hundreds of millions of views overnight, this one tweet alone, 124 million views on Twitter. And this thing mainly kicked off on Tik Tok. So truly probably one of the most public affairs in human history, dare I say. Maybe. Maybe. I'm sure there's like some historical King Henry the what what cheated on I don't know but one of but yeah since it all went viral there's been some developments because apparently Andy's wife has now changed her last name on Facebook but then this whole account on Facebook was deactivated. So I can't verify for you firsthand if this is true. And there was also allegedly a statement from Andy that's flying around everywhere but I can confirm that is fake. So, as of right now, silence crickets. We don't know. Now, before I get into the memes, you know, because I know you're probably going to feel sorry for them once we, you know, read what the internet has to say. Maybe don't because according to the New York Post, they spoke to former employees. And apparently, this is what they had to say. The text groups and chains of former employees are like, "Everyone's laughing their ass off and enjoying the hell out of what happened to him getting exposed." And apparently they added that Andy was a alleged toxic boss to work for. So I guess memes are fair game now. And look, we'll start off nice and light. Every classical meme starts with a good old Nickelback for Sorry, we just have to start it off right. Four out of 10. Next. This dude is worth $1.2 billion. Not anymore. Now that is maybe true. if they do get a divorce, but technically not because the company is worth 1.2 billion. He's probably well, he's definitely a multi-millionaire. So, if there is a divorce, yeah, he's going she's going to be a rich woman. And, you know, like for the lawyers, I don't think there's much clearer evidence of alleged infidelity than that. 7 out of 10 for a good point. This one is good. Heartwarming man stops tying his shoes to comfort sobbing woman at a concert. Seven out of 10. Guy just trying to enjoy his affair. Coldplay pretty good. Six out of 10. But it may get some points back because if you think about it, Coldplay didn't just solo this guy. It was the cameraman too. He ain't tag team. That's the perfect follow-up meme. Eight out of 10 for the tag team. Telling my kids this was taken at a Coldplay concert. Topical. Two memes in one. N out of 10. Okay, one more. These co-play concerts are getting out of hand. Sorry. No more Epstein crossover. Starting our next show, we're introducing camerafree audience sections for people and their side pieces. A thoughtful decision by Coldplay. Yes, an office reference picture of the astronomer CEO and the head of HR at the weekly staff meeting. That is what HR at astronomer is like. Oh, and yes, just like the Hawk two days, we've already got entire freaking paintings. Shirts that got hard posted. I took my side piece to the Coldplay concert and it ruined my life. Beautiful. Ryan Air, this was a violation from you. I'm not going to lie. Ryanire Coldplay splitting up couple. Ah, okay. N out of 10. N out of 10. That's rough. And then I feel like this is our winner. Every summer, Fate chooses a CEO for the sacrifice. That's the ritual. They said, "Retweet to scare a CEO." God damn. 10 out of 10 for darkness. Moving on. Wait, but before we do, damn, it was only a matter of time. The CEO of Astronomer has just been placed on leave. The downfall, it may have begun. So, the company finally addressed the situation what, like 200 billion views later, and they said that our leaders are expected to set the standard for both conduct and accountability. And they've now launched an official investigation into the matter. And Andy Byron, the guy seen hugging the woman. Well, he has now been placed on leave. And the company's chief product officer, will step in to fill the position as CEO. So, looks like a Coldplay concert may not just cost him his marriage, but also his job, too. Damn. Now, moving on. Also this week, uh Felix Bgartner, the guy who is best known from jumping from space, has tragically died in a paragliding accident in Italy. He was only 56 years old. Now, according to reports, Felix was flying a motorized paraglider when something went horribly wrong. But we don't know exactly what that is. All they say was that he just became quote unwell mid-flight which caused him to crash straight into a hotel's swimming pool dying instantly. And why this feels so crazy is like this is the way that he goes out because literally he's done some of the most insane stuff in his life. He jumped from a floating balloon 24 miles above Earth and after jumping reached speeds of over 840 m per hour, becoming the first human to break the sound barrier without a vehicle. And he didn't die. He once parachuted off of the Petronis towers in Malaysia, nearly 1,500 ft high. He didn't die. He base jumped off of the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue. He didn't die in 2003. He literally flew across the English Channel using a custom carbon fiber wing strapped to his back. He didn't die. But then during a recreational paragliding flight in Italy, probably on holiday, he gets unwell and crashes. That's that's I mean look that he would have gone out doing something that he loved. But man, I would like to know more details and a bit of a backstory as to what unwell means. But either way, rip to a true legend. Moving on. Okay, it should be illegal. How few people know what this man has just done. You see, after spending the last 21 years of his life building a miniature model of New York City, he hops on TikTok like it's nothing with no background, no mics, not even lighting. And he casually drops that he is handcarved nearly 1 million buildings by Did I say by hand? Did I say out of wood? just insane. He says that he's now completed all five burrows and the section that he's now holding in his hand that you're seeing is just one out of 350. He says that he doesn't have it all on display yet, but once it is laid out, it'll be 30 ft long by 30 ft wide. For perspective, that's like just over half an MBA court. Oh, and it gets crazier when you break down that number of 1 million buildings that he has built. That is an average of 130 buildings a day, every day for 21 years straight. And he's probably done this alongside a full-time job because he's probably not making money off of this for 21 years. So, I'm going to say it. This needs way more recognition than a video on Tik Tok. If you are a museum watching, an art gallery, or anything else, hit my man up and please put his mini NYC on display. Moving on, another very, very strange thing that happened this week. Police found a woman from Russia living in a cave with her two young kids in India. What makes it even stranger is that they don't really have a clear picture on how they got there, how long they've been living there, or who they really even are. Authorities in India said that they had noticed some bright clothes hanging up outside of a cave uh while they were on a routine patrol throughout the forest. When they decided, "All right, let's go investigate," they found that a 40-year-old Russian national along with their two daughters, aged only five and six, were in there. Police said that it appeared that they were living in this cave. And when they told them, "This is dangerous as hell. There's landslides here all the time. There's snakes. There's other wild animals." The mother replied, quote, "Animals and snakes are our friends. Humans are dangerous." Yeah, pretty crazy. So they took her in for questioning and she said that her name was Nenina Coutina. Pretty cool name, not going to lie. And she said that for the last 15 years she's been living all over the world. They also apparently managed to track down her husband who is a an Israeli businessman who currently lives in India and they're now trying to persuade him to pay for their repatriation back to Russia. According to the mother, this also isn't the first time she's lived out of caves with her daughters and kids. uh because she said that one of her daughters were was born in a cave in a different part of India, Goa. And she claims that they're all happy, healthy, and safe living this way. And here's the most ironic part. Keep in mind, she's been living in a cave, right? But then when they took her, put her in a detention center in India. She's now complaining that it is dirty as hell and that there isn't enough food. Wow. Sorry, that one is just so strange. Just a perspective of how some people live their lives. You know, we all have our 9 to fives, our regular stuff that goes on, but then some people are living in caves with their two children. Moving on. And then lastly, in this week's episode of What the Hell is China Doing This Week, Alex, just play him the clip. >> Oh, man. >> Yeah. Holy crap. So, this video went viral this week and so I had to have a little look into that because you don't just scroll past that without thinking what's going on here then. And turns out China using flamethrowers is not necessarily a new thing. They've been around for a while. But this newer footage obviously shows that Chinese military are still training some personnel in using them till this day. And I kind of wanted to know why. So here in 1979 they used flamethrowers in their conflict with Vietnam uh against 1,200 bunkers. So to get people out and then more recently in 2015 the Chinese army used flamethrowers to flush out militants hiding in a cave and once they came out they shot them. Uh so it looks like it's flushing people out. like I was thinking more on like on the front lines of a battle just but I guess people don't fight like that anymore uh where you just have clashes like the Game of Thrones. So I think on that note that's a wrap. I hope you guys feel all caught up on this world's madness. I hope to see you again on Monday, but of course we'll see. It's a crazy week at the Empire, so I do not want to hear one comment. Love you guys. See you next week. Have a great weekend. And woo. Don't shoot. Let him burn.