1070. Andy & DJ CTI: Macron Faces Backlash Over French Riots, Rubio Blasts Ukraine & New Jan. 6 Bombing Charges

Episode of REAL AF with Andy Frisella · October 20, 2026 · 1 h 23 min

Andy Frisella and DJ discuss riots in France and Macron's response, Marco Rubio's rebuke of Ukraine, doubts over the January 6 pipe-bomb suspect, and a Barbie controversy.

Summary

Andy Frisella and DJ opened the Cruise the Internet episode by promoting Frisella's Operator Standard app and 75 Hard program, then talked about high school football, with Frisella arguing that NFL players are now so athletically gifted that work ethic can no longer close the gap.

The first headline covered weeks-long riots in France and President Emmanuel Macron's national address, in which DJ reported that Macron blamed the far left and the Iran conflict rather than immigration. Frisella argued the unrest was not about students or living costs but about Islamic extremists imported into Western countries to destroy Western culture, criticized a looted shop owner who expressed support for the protests as showing "suicidal empathy," and claimed Israel funded mass migration. DJ attributed French passivity to weak leadership and contrasted it with Italy. Both hosts urged Americans, particularly white and Black Americans, to unite, and Frisella framed personal fitness and excellence as the basis for civic resistance.

The second headline concerned Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing Ukraine of striking ships carrying American-owned oil and urging President Zelenskyy to end the war. Frisella argued that Ukraine was harming American consumers after receiving US aid, predicted that Putin would read US distance as a green light to kill Zelenskyy, and repeated claims about NATO bio labs and abuses in eastern Ukraine as the war's cause.

The third headline examined a viral investigation alleging CCTV footage shows Brian Cole Jr., indicted for the January 5, 2021 pipe bombs, elsewhere at the time of the planting. Frisella argued the FBI made him a patsy to protect the real perpetrators and that the US is run by intelligence agencies; DJ noted an FBI FOIA response scheduling Ray Epps records for release between January 2027 and mid-2028. The episode closed with a "thumbs up or dumb as fuck" segment mocking claims of Nazi symbolism on a CVS Barbie package.

Chapters

  1. 0:03

    Intro and Operator Standard app

    Frisella introduces the show format and promotes 75 Hard and the Operator Standard app as tools for self-improvement.

  2. 7:04

    Big Baby Jones and NFL athleticism

    The hosts discuss a 380-pound lineman's clip and argue that modern NFL players must be elite athletes.

  3. 12:05

    Macron and the French riots

    DJ reports on Macron's address deflecting blame for nationwide riots, and Frisella attributes the unrest to Islamic extremism and mass migration.

  4. 25:56

    Bystander effect and the need for resistance

    The hosts contrast French passivity with Italian resistance and call for leadership and unity among Americans.

  5. 31:31

    Voting, fitness and civic strength

    Frisella urges voting against socialist leaders and argues that an unfit population cannot defend itself.

  6. 40:01

    Rubio rebukes Ukraine

    The hosts discuss Rubio's accusation that Ukraine struck ships with US-owned oil, Zelenskyy's complaints, and Frisella's prediction that Putin will now act against him.

  7. 53:37

    Brian Cole Jr. and the J6 pipe bomb

    DJ presents CCTV-based claims that Cole could not have planted the bombs, and Frisella argues he was made a patsy by the FBI.

  8. 1:04:32

    Ray Epps records and intelligence agencies

    DJ reports the FBI's slow FOIA production schedule for Ray Epps records, prompting Frisella to argue that three-letter agencies run the country.

  9. 1:11:54

    Barbie Nazi symbolism controversy

    The hosts mock a TikTok claim that a Barbie package shows Nazi salutes and review Barbie's origins.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella argues that in today's NFL, work ethic can no longer make up for a lack of athletic gifts.

    “where you can make up the gap between athletic giftedness with work ethic at this point in time”

    Listen from 9:55 · National Football League

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella argues the French riots are not about students or living costs but about imported Islamic extremists seeking to destroy Western culture.

    “this is about islamic third world extremists being imported into france and all the other countries in western europe and the united states to destroy western culture”

    Listen from 18:01 · 2026 French riots

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella warns that Americans should watch France closely because the same unrest will come to the United States.

    “we, as citizens of the U.S., should be paying close attention to what's happening over there because what's happening there is going to happen here”

    Listen from 21:34 · Immigration to Europe

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella claims Israel, not Iran, funded mass migration into France and that Macron never stood up to it.

    “And it's just who, who actually funded the mass migration? It wasn't fucking Iran. Yeah. I'll give you a hint”

    Listen from 23:28 · Israel lobby in the United States

  • DJ

    DJ argues that French citizens are not resisting the riots because a society's posture is set by its leader, and Macron provides no leadership.

    “The posture of society is set by the leader of society”

    Listen from 28:36 · 2026 French riots

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella urges listeners to vote against socialist-style leaders despite disillusionment with the voting system.

    “regardless of... what you think of our voting system right now, it's important for you to vote away from these types of leaders”

    Listen from 31:31

  • Linked moment · 33:11Skip to 33:11 using a listen link in the info box.

    Andy Frisella

    Frisella argues that a fit, self-reliant population resists government overreach, which he says is why he built his app.

    “when you have a population of strong, fit, independent, non-supplicating people that don't need the government, they don't take any shit either”

    Listen from 33:11 · Operator Standard

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella accuses Zelenskyy of striking Russian refineries and tankers in a way that harms Americans because the US is not giving Ukraine enough money.

    “is now striking oil refineries in Russia and oil tankers so that it fucks America because we're not giving them enough money”

    Listen from 40:40 · Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella predicts Putin will interpret US distancing from Zelenskyy as permission to kill him without American repercussions.

    “I perceive that as a green light to take this motherfucker out. That's how I perceive it. Without repercussions from the United States”

    Listen from 46:12 · Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella claims the war began because NATO built bio labs and moved troops to Russia's border rather than because Russia sought conquest.

    “They were building fucking bio labs on the border and moving their troops up on the border”

    Listen from 48:39 · Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • DJ

    DJ relays an investigation claiming newly released Capitol CCTV shows Brian Cole Jr. walking away at the time the FBI says the bomb was planted.

    “brian cole jr Could have never been the J6 pipe bomber because he is seen walking completely away at the exact time that the own FBI facts”

    Listen from 55:58 · Brian Cole Jr. pipe bomb case

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella argues the only reason to frame a regular citizen is to protect the real perpetrators, whom authorities know.

    “Why would you make a patsy out of anyone who's just a regular citizen? You would do so because you knew who actually did it and you were trying to protect them”

    Listen from 1:02:06 · Brian Cole Jr. pipe bomb case

  • DJ

    DJ argues the FBI's FOIA production schedule for Ray Epps records, stretching to mid-2028, shows the bureau is still protecting him.

    “So from January 2027 to around June of 2028. They're still protecting this guy”

    Listen from 1:04:38 · Ray Epps

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella contends that the US is not a free country but one run by intelligence agencies that push propaganda.

    “We live in a country that is run by three-letter agencies that does whatever they need to do to push agendas and propaganda”

    Listen from 1:06:22 · Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella says he once blamed the internet for manipulation but now sees it as the force exposing longstanding media propaganda.

    “So as I used to believe that, you know, the Internet was the cause of that. But I actually believe now the Internet is the cause of the unraveling of that”

    Listen from 1:10:08

  • Andy Frisella

    Frisella dismisses the Barbie Nazi-symbolism outrage, saying people upset by it need more going on in their lives.

    “If this concerns you and you are upset about this, you need more shit going on in your own life”

    Listen from 1:17:07 · Barbie

People

In the conversation

  • Andy FrisellaShow intro voiceover by host Andy Frisella
  • DJCo-host of the CTI segments on REAL AF, presents the headlines

Discussed

  • Emmanuel MacronPresident of France behind the Louvre's New Renaissance project
  • Marco RubioU.S. Secretary of State who defended the Iran campaign at a cabinet meeting
  • Donald TrumpPresident of the United States whose conduct of the Iran war is the episode's main subject
  • Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia
  • Brian Cole Jr.Virginia man indicted for the January 5, 2021 pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC
  • Ray EppsMan who appeared on the FBI's January 6 wanted list
  • Pam BondiU.S. Attorney General reported fired during the episode
  • Kash PatelDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Jeanine PirroU.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who released the surveillance video
  • Thomas MassieKentucky congressman facing a Trump-backed primary challenge
  • Benny JohnsonCommentator who interviewed Matt Gaetz
  • Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican former congresswoman who called Fox News 'fake news' over its war coverage
  • George SorosBillionaire investor and founder of the Open Society Foundations
  • Klaus BarbieGestapo chief in Lyon during World War II
  • Ruth HandlerMattel co-founder and creator of Barbie
  • Ernest BlackwellFormer Missouri and NFL player Frisella faced in high school
  • Aaron DonaldFormer NFL defensive tackle

Topics

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From the publisher

On today's episode, Andy and DJ discuss French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the nation amid widespread riots while facing criticism over his response to immigration concerns, Marco Rubio calling out Ukraine over reported attacks on ships carrying American-owned oil and demanding an end to the war, and Brian Cole Jr. facing federal charges for allegedly planting explosive devices outside the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, 2021.

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on October 21, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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