Zionism Takeover - October 7, 2026

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What's the latest with the so-called Gaza Board of Peace? And more importantly, what's up with Israel literally smearing the very journalists they slaughtered as Hamas terrorists without providing a shred of evidence? Well, those are topics that we'll get into in our members only bonus episode today with a drop site reporter who's done some pretty great work on those two very issues. So if you're a member, you can check that out. If you're not a member, you can also check it out if you want to become one tyt.com/join to become a member. But we've got plenty in our main show today we're going to talk about the latest in the energy crisis. You might be wondering if there is an increased flow of oil through the Hormuz Strait, why exactly are we paying so much more for fuel?

I'll break it down for you. We're going to do a deep dive at the top of the show. We're also going to discuss how the Trump administration is working over time to ensure that the global population will get punished if they've ever been critical of Israel. I'll provide the receipts, I'll show you exactly what they're saying and what they're doing. And then in the second hour of the show, we're going to get into some of these incredibly important Senate races, one in Maine, of course, and one in Michigan. We'll show you some debate footage. It's not good, it's not good. It's not good if you're a principled person who wants politicians to speak to your values. But we will discuss that in the second hour of the show. As always, just want to encourage you to like and share the stream if you're watching us live. It's a free and easy way to support the show and the message that we're trying to put out into the world. Thank you to all of our members for supporting us and keeping us independent. We love you, we appreciate you. Let's get to the first story.

So, I think that it's about time that we do a deep dive to get a better understanding of what is currently happening with this energy crisis. Because if you've been paying attention to the news, you've been hearing so many different conflicting messages. So if you buy what the Trump administration is selling, you'd be under the impression that oil is flowing freely through the Strait of Hormuz and everything is fine.

But that's not what we're seeing at the gas pump or the diesel pump. So I want to get into the more minute issues here, the nuances of this story, so you actually have a better sense of what's going on. So let's begin with the unsustainable situation over at the Strait of Hormuz. So while there has been a significant oil export push by Gulf states, the truth is that attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran are at its peak since the start of this war. So the attacks include strikes, drone overflights and more. And according to data from three maritime security sources who have been collecting information on these attacks, in the week beginning September 28th through October 6th, there had been at least 12 attacks on oil liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers around the Strait of Hormuz. That was the highest number of attacks in a single week since the US war with Iran began on February 28th. Notice how that was framed as the US war on Iran. Israel wasn't mentioned in there at all, even though this is a war that Israel wanted. This is a war that we have entered at the behest of Israel. And now even Reuters is just leaving Israel out of the picture entirely, which is infuriating, because now Israel is free to go terrorize people in southern Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank. So there's that. But anyway, moving on, what's going down in the Strait of Hormuz is obviously dangerous and unsustainable. So for instance, the US is currently using 30% of its navy to help escort ships through the strait. Now I should note, there are ships that are transiting through the Strait of Hormuz that Iran has not attacked. And so the big question is, is Iran striking some sort of deal with the countries that these ships are coming from or the ships that are, basically the countries these ships belong to, right? Are there deals being made? And more importantly, is Iran able to charge some sort of fee, some sort of toll, in order to allow for these ships to transit through the strait without worrying that they're going to get hit by Iran? Because when we hear about the crushing sanctions against Iran, it's true. I mean, it has caused a lot of harm to Iran's economy. But is the picture really as dire in Iran as the Trump administration would have you believe? Because if they're able to collect some money from the ships that are transiting through the strait, well, there might be some economic relief provided through that form, right? That form of the vessels transiting through the strait.