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Trump’s Weekend Is Already a Disaster…

Ryan Reynolds promotes Mint Mobile’s $15 monthly unlimited wireless plan, which requires significant upfront payments and has data limits. The commercial segment blends lifestyle content, such as Pepsi enhancing food experiences and Fox Sports offering live sports, with business promotions like Carvana’s car-selling platform and Shopify’s support for entrepreneurs. The video then pivots to a sharp critique of Donald Trump’s recent actions and rhetoric, including his alleged oil deal with Venezuela—described as a fabricated, market-manipulation scheme with no real production potential or economic viability. Critics point out that Venezuela’s oil is difficult and expensive to refine, the deal lacks transparency, and the claimed $65 billion reserves are inflated. The analysis further notes Trump’s destruction of cherry trees at Washington D.C. golf courses and his administration’s proposed land transfer in Yosemite, both seen as environmentally reckless and politically damaging. The video argues that Trump’s claims, such as controlling vast oil reserves or winning a "war" on Iran, are misleading and based on misinformation. It also highlights allegations that Trump’s “Freedom Fuel” stations sold stolen fuel and that U.S. policy is increasingly seen as predatory and untrustworthy. The piece concludes with a call for critical thinking and calls for transparency, urging viewers to recognize political manipulation and support democratic accountability. The segment ends with a promotion for the book *WTF America*, which explores the nation’s current state and path forward.

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There's a reason millions of companies like Mattel, Heinz, and Allbirds continue to trust and use them. With Shopify on your side, turn your big business idea into. Sign up for your $1 per month trial at Shopify.com slash special offer. Donald Trump is frantic and flailing and running for the golf course on Saturday morning as the American people are rendering their verdict on him. The worst president in American history. That's what's being reflected in all of the polling data heading into the midterms. And yes, Donald, the midterms are indeed right around the corner. Finally, karma. Finally, accountability. Even Donald Trump's most ardent MAGA Republican Congress members are saying, we have to get over the fact that people don't like this guy. MAGA Republican Congresswoman Stephanie Bryce was speaking in front of a group at a college in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University. And there was an audio recording of what she was telling the people in the crowd. Quote, the challenge that we have is that we have to get over the narrative. I don't like this guy. So I am going to vote for a Democrat. And what happens? Is that's going to impact me. They're going to vote for the Democrat. They may split the ticket. But my bigger fear is people aren't even going to go and vote because they don't like this guy. And it certainly isn't helping when Donald Trump says we're going to name Lake Ontario, Lake America, this MAGA Republican Congresswoman says in a ruby red district. And not sure there are many ruby red districts heading into the midterm right now. Because as we've been looking even in South, Carolina and Arkansas and Texas and Ohio, these states are turning blue. Pay very close attention to the data shifts that we've been talking about and the overperformance by Democrats to the magnitude of 10 to 20% over performance in these races. Because just look at what Donald Trump is doing on Saturday. He's rushing to his golf course in Virginia. He made his sycophant. Authentic bootlicker employees there hold up Trump 2028 signs. When he arrived, the press pool was shut out of the room, but they saw all these weird people who work for Donald Trump. They hold signs and he makes them clap for him when he arrives. And while he's arriving in his golf course, just look at some of the stuff he's doing. He is destroying the cherry trees in the other Washington, DC public golf courses over 60 trees. We're learning. We're removed at the East Potomac golf links course even before official approval for renovations was granted in the first place. Preservationists are arguing the plans violate a law protecting the park for public recreation. They're just chopping down the trees and it was confirmed that we have photos of it. I mean, look at the beltway golfer magazine post a lot of tree removal happening at East Potomac golf course in the last few days. Several folks sent us pictures, including the cherry tree that was removed near the 14th green, the whole 14th green. Why are you destroying all of these cherry trees? And he's going around while he's engaged in all of this heinous conduct, the catastrophic and unlawful wars. But just every damn day, he does things to destroy the enjoyment of people here in the United States. He's lashing out as he knows his days are numbered and it's sickening. I mean, look at this other headline right here. Trump administration looks together, to give a swath of Yosemite to a developer. The proposed landslops land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. The proposed details first reported by notice. The news outlet calls for transferring a parcel inside the Western boundary of Yosemite to a company controlled by Kings Barn Realty Capital, a real estate private equity firm. Kings Barn wants to build a road and develop two 40 acre parcels it owns near the park, according to documents that were submitted to Congress. Why are we doing this? Seriously? No, just get away. You have the Trump regime continuing to engage in this predatorial behavior. Speaking of which, last night, the State Department, right, which is supposed to be focused on diplomacy, diplomatic relations, they posted the following, image right here. And this was their post last night. It was brought to our attention that Lake America was erroneously labeled as Lake Ontario on our website, the State Department website. We have corrected this mistake and apologize for dead naming the lake. And then they rename it on the Secretary of State website and the Department of State website. Like what the hell are you doing? Do you know how weird and infinite, infantile and demented you look? The goal here is what to just alienate every ally, isolate the United States further harm and cripple the American people. That is the authoritarian playbook though. Try to pummel the people so that they'll accept your breadcrumbs. But the people of the United States see what's going on right now and are absolutely disgusted by a Trump whining while he's in the golf course this morning. CNN is in a death spiral. So is, MS now. Nobody's watching either network. Nobody. And then he posts this deranged image of himself with a propaganda rag New York Post. Trump is winning the Iran war. Stay the course. What do you mean you're winning the Iran war? You're out of weapons. We're out of weapons. We're out of interceptors. Patriot interceptors. That interceptors. Our aircraft carriers have horrid conditions. Our military bases. And the Middle East have been crippled. Logistics have to be routed through Diego Garcia because Iran destroyed all of our bases. The price of gas, the price of diesel are at record highs. The price of groceries record highs. The American people can't afford the beef prices record highs. So now you're what? Importing mystery beef from Argentina or other countries that we may not even know about to undercut our ranchers. So now you're what? So now you're what? So now you're what? tankers are getting through than ever. Look, it's basic supply and demand, okay? If all of these tankers were getting out filled with all of this oil, we would see the prices of oil drop because there would be a greater supply. We would see the fact that we wouldn't need to draw down our salt caverns where the strategic petroleum reserves are in Texas and Louisiana. We would be able to see what was happening, but y'all are a bunch of liars. Also, we'd be able to see the ships. They're very large. They're called VLCCs. They're very large, a lot of them. Some of them are not as big as the VLCCs, but we can see them on satellite footage, which ships are leaving. I mean, they treat us all like we're so damn stupid because their goal is to manipulate manipulate the market and Trump's biggest market manipulation scheme right now that I want everybody to be paying attention to. And we need to call it out with clarity here on the Midas Touch Network because corporate news is going to do all of their lies and their propaganda and their shilling for Donald Trump when he's been saying, I just cut the biggest oil deal with Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela. First off, she's the authoritarian leader, Shavista, from the Maduro regime. And he goes, we did a deal with her where the United States is going to get access to 65 billion gallons of proven reserves. Just take a look right here of 65 billion barrels, rather, of proven oil reserves. Let's look at what the statement that Trump posted from Delcy Rodriguez. The agreement will allow for a significant increase in oil production with the participation of the United States. The agreement will allow for a significant increase of private operators. It calls for the development of 17 strategic fields with proven potential of 65 billion barrels of oil, an investment of more than $100 billion and more than $209 billion in taxes for the state. These investments will contribute not only to the recovery and monetization of our industry, Delcy Rodriguez says, but also to our country's economic growth, the energy security of our hemisphere, and the great economic growth of our economy. And the agreement will allow for a greater balance in international markets. Remember what she said, that then Donald Trump's post last night. The United States of America has just entered into an agreement with the country of Venezuela on the biggest oil deal in the world. The U.S. will control more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. So let's just break this down again. Proven oil reserves. First off, there's not 65 billion proven oil barrels of proven oil reserves. It's kind of a made up inflated number. Regardless, oil reserves do not equal production, does not equal extraction, does not equal refining. There's a whole process that has to take place. There's infrastructure that has to be built. There is a massive amount of investment that needs to take place and people have to spend money. So who's going to be spending this money to make these investments? We know ExxonMobil isn't. We know Conoco, you know, yet isn't. I mean, what? Maybe Chevron. Who's going to be spending all of this money to begin with? Oh, and then it's then what? The United States is going to create its own oil company. I mean, socialism. I mean, for the oligarchs, he's going to create a Trump company and that's going to do the business with the Venezuelan company. And if you take a look, just look at what Francisco Rodriguez says, Venezuelan economist. President Delcy Rodriguez, according to you. Your figures, this agreement will generate tax revenues of just $3.22 per barrel of Venezuelan oil. This represents 4.7% of the current price and less than half of the royalty rate contemplated in concessions granted by Juan Vicente Gomez. Scott Lincecum explains. So after taking 31 U.S. government equity stakes in private companies over the last year, Trump just announced a major state owned oil company, a Trump state owned oil company doing a deal with Venezuela. This isn't even creeping socialism anymore. We know it's not. I mean, it is socialism and social welfare for the billionaires. And it is how we've seen communism develop in authoritarian regimes, where it is controlled by the oligarchs. Matthew Iglesias says looting Venezuela while using the shell of Maduro's regime as gang enforcers, rather than attempting to create a legitimate democratic regime. Is really evil. Michael Pearlberg says, I seem to remember being told this was all about Trend de Aragua, Cartel de la Soles, the narco traffickers and the dictator. So it looks like over 200 fishermen had to be killed, slaughtered by the Trump regime on those fishing boats. So Trump's cronies could get an oil deal. As this oil account explains, I keep seeing posts celebrating that oil is a bad thing. I keep seeing posts celebrating that oil is a bad thing. I keep seeing about to crash off the Trump-Venezuela deal. Nothing changed. Reserves do not equal production. So when they say that they have reserves of 65 billion barrels, that's paper. By the way, it's not 65 billion barrels. It's a made up Venezuelan number. It's not even true. The deal is a reserves headline. No immediate barrels. Aranco, extra heavy crude, the crude you get in Venezuela, is biodegraded, low API, high asphaltene sludge. It's viscous. Our refiners, even in the United States, can't refine this stuff. So you have to build out whole new refineries. And that's going to, if you were to even do this, it would take decades, decades. So you'd be like, well, then why are they doing this? Because it is a market manipulation play. Because the true situation is the Strait of Hormuz is closed right now. That's the reality. And the supply of oil is diminishing. And so the Trump regime has been trying to do everything in order to manipulate the paper price of crude when the reality on the ground is that this is a supply and demand basic economics issue. So they tried to do the market manipulation by claiming fake deals. Remember the fake deals? They'd push this deal. We're so close. We're so close. And they would try to keep the oil, the price of crude low. And now part of the manipulation is saying, we're getting all of this oil out of the Strait of Hormuz. This is incredible. Things are moving amazing. And then they're announcing this, this 65 billion proven reserves of barrels underneath Venezuela. When it's like anybody who knows anything about crude and refining and the way this works knows this whole thing is BS. And it's dangerous too. It's both a fraud. It could be both a fraud and dangerous. Francisco Manoldi explains, we need to know the details of the oil deal announced yesterday to evaluate it properly, but the amount of taxes to be collected as announced by this interim government by Rodriguez is unusually low. $209 billion for 65 billion barrels represents $3 and $3 basically per barrel. And if the amount is a nominal term, it's like nothing. The lack of transparency is problematic. Now it's deeply problematic. And then you remember those freedom fuel gas stations, those freedom fuel MAGA gas stations that were also trying to manipulate the price. And Trump would be like, we support freedom fuel. It was like, okay, well, who's behind freedom fuel? A new lawsuit is alleging freedom fuel gas stations touted by Trump are selling stolen fuel. According to Politico, the station is around Philadelphia and New Jersey had raised questions about how they were able to undercut rival retailers. Now the company KRSM Inc denies the allegations, but here's what's being alleged against them. They're being sued by Mansfield Oil Company, which is a distributor engaged in marketing and distribution of petroleum products in certain states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. And Mansfield alleges that it had a contract with KRSM. And KRSM was supposed to pay, was supposed to pay for the oil that it got shipped to its stations. And those were the freedom stations. Defendant failed to make payment to Mansfield for such fuel. And therefore it owes plaintiffs $3,998,868.46. KRSM, it is alleged, was able to sell such fuel for such low prices and garner such publicity because it never paid for such fuel. Iran's foreign minister, Araghchi, posted, our intelligence shows major efforts to game energy markets. U.S. government elements use gullible media to influence prices for personal gain and keep POTUS, Trump, mired in a losing war. Israel-aligned actors also promote war with rosy assessments. U.S. consumers feel the real bottom line. Also, foreign minister Araghchi of Iran says, had creative discussions with the prime minister, foreign minister of Qatar, putting diplomacy back on track isn't impossible. It hinges on U.S. understanding one simple fact, pressure doesn't work. The U.S. should build trust, speak respectfully, acknowledge our rights, and uphold commitments. Finally, this is from an article that broke recently about the Venezuela deal. It's a, the Guardian reported, it's a land grab, said one well-known opposition figure in Venezuela to the Guardian, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivities of criticizing the U.S. It's revolting because this is not the United States one would have expected. This is not the United States of the Marshall Plan. This is a rapacious, mafioso United States. By the way, if the U.S. is going to create its own oil company and do this deal, it has to be approved by Congress. You can't just make up your own oil company, the Trump oil company, to do this deal. It has to be approved by Congress. You can't just make up your and to do a deal with Venezuela. And again, I want people to think critically about what this is, why they're announcing this. It's bogus. It's dangerous regardless. And it doesn't actually do anything to bring down the price that you're paying at the pump. That's why I'm repeatedly trying to explain that. Thanks for watching. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Appreciate you all so much for watching. Get your copy of WTF America. Before you go, our book WTF America is available for pre-order now. It's the story of how we got here and how we fight our way back. To pre-order, scan the QR code or click the link in the description. Let's do this.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Ryan Reynolds promotes Mint Mobile’s unlimited premium wireless plan at $15 per month, though his idea of making $15 bills is illegal.
  2. The plan requires an upfront payment of $45 for three months, $90 for six, or $180 for 12 months, with taxes and fees extra, and includes a 50GB data limit that may slow during peak usage.
  3. The video highlights various brand promotions—Pepsi enhancing food experiences, Fox Sports streaming live games, Carvana offering car sales, Shopify supporting entrepreneurs, and a critical analysis of Donald Trump’s policies and claims, including his alleged oil deal with Venezuela and destruction of cherry trees—concluding that many of Trump’s statements are baseless, misleading, or politically motivated.

Summary:

Ryan Reynolds promotes Mint Mobile’s $15 monthly unlimited wireless plan, which requires significant upfront payments and has data limits. The commercial segment blends lifestyle content, such as Pepsi enhancing food experiences and Fox Sports offering live sports, with business promotions like Carvana’s car-selling platform and Shopify’s support for entrepreneurs. The video then pivots to a sharp critique of Donald Trump’s recent actions and rhetoric, including his alleged oil deal with Venezuela—described as a fabricated, market-manipulation scheme with no real production potential or economic viability.

Critics point out that Venezuela’s oil is difficult and expensive to refine, the deal lacks transparency, and the claimed $65 billion reserves are inflated. C. golf courses and his administration’s proposed land transfer in Yosemite, both seen as environmentally reckless and politically damaging.

The video argues that Trump’s claims, such as controlling vast oil reserves or winning a "war" on Iran, are misleading and based on misinformation. S. policy is increasingly seen as predatory and untrustworthy.

The piece concludes with a call for critical thinking and calls for transparency, urging viewers to recognize political manipulation and support democratic accountability. The segment ends with a promotion for the book *WTF America*, which explores the nation’s current state and path forward.

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Mint Mobile offers unlimited premium wireless for $15 per month. An upfront payment is required: $45 for 3 months, $90 for 6 months, or $180 for 12 months. Taxes and fees are additional.

Yes, the plan offers more than 50 gigabytes of data. However, the network may slow down during busy times.

The transcript suggests that Pepsi enhances the flavor and fun of food, making meals more enjoyable and elevating the overall dining experience.

Fox 1 streams live MLB, NFL, and Big Noon Saturdays games, along with highlights, expert analysis, and interviews. You can watch live or on demand via the Fox Sports app.

You can sell your car on Carvana, which offers a convenient process. They will come to collect your vehicle, though pickup fees may apply.

Shopify provides tools for designing websites, marketing, selling products, and managing operations. It supports business growth and is used by companies like Mattel, Heinz, and Allbirds.

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