Topic: Oil Smuggling

Lara Logan's new show on Fox Nation, which originally shared the "No Agenda" title, features an investigation into Mexican cartels. The report highlights how cartels have expanded their portfolios beyond drugs into human smuggling, oil theft, and the multi-billion dollar avocado industry. The hosts joke that millennials are inadvertently supporting drug cartels by consuming avocado toast.

The hosts speculate that the indictments against the Maduro regime are a CIA-led operation. They question why a country with the world's largest oil reserves would resort to drug trafficking, suggesting that the CIA prefers drug-related cases because they involve "stacks of cash and guns" rather than the "messy" business of ships and pipes associated with oil operations.

Reports from the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and Russian intelligence allege that Turkey is a primary buyer of ISIS-smuggled oil. Turkey's priority in the Syrian conflict appears to be suppressing Kurdish autonomy rather than defeating ISIS. This complex dynamic complicates Turkey's role in NATO and its relationship with Russia.

The Russian Defense Ministry releases satellite imagery alleging that Turkey is involved in large-scale oil smuggling with ISIS. The claims specifically implicate President Erdogan's son, Bilal. The hosts also discuss the European media's use of the "Pootler" meme (a portmanteau of Putin and Hitler) to insult the Russian leader.

During a State Department briefing, spokesperson Mark Toner is questioned by an RT reporter about the Russian satellite photos showing oil trucks crossing the Turkish border. Toner denies any Turkish government complicity in the smuggling, claiming the U.S. is working with Turkey to "seal the border." The hosts suggest the U.S. may be condoning the trade for geopolitical reasons.