MrBeast Andrew Tate Scandal, Lizzo Responds To & Denies Accusations, & Today’s News

[@DreamingInTechnicolor]

Thank God this woman had the ability to survive and escape that hell-dungeon. I hope she has community support, and whatever else is needed in order to emotionally recover from that horrific ordeal.

[@DefeatLust]

Me and some of the brothers down at the bar are going to fill her whole schedule this week! Idc if my wife doesn't like it, she needs our support!!!

[@shack12319]

​@@DefeatLustdoing the lords work much respect 😂

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Also ladies are string than society give the credit sure guy are stronger but women are no joke man some chick escapes a dungeon and a grandy beat up a criminal

[@-Umbrella.]

​@@USSAnimeNCC-We stay ready or we karen out.

[@DreamingInTechnicolor]

@@DefeatLust Community Support: normally consist of a team or program that will aid in goals; identifying needs , strengths, skills, resources and supports and teaching how to use them; and identifying barriers to overcome. Team members can be Social Workers, Therapist, Educators, Housing coordinators, Church-based programs, Drug treatment facilities, Mental health advocates, and other waivered services. She’s going to hopefully have help and restructuring her life. She’s already proved just how much of a survivor she is. I just would like to see people secure better futures.

[@LadyZeke]

Thank goodness the woman was able to escape and get him arrested. Just because you work in the sex industry doesn't mean they should be forgotten about.

[@zachdave2994]

If they’re scarred on camera for extra pay then it’s okay. If they’re still a teenager and a high school student then it’s okay. If they’re mostly on drugs and were sexually abused then it’s still an empowerment and a liberation…. Yet when it’s not on camera it’s a crime in most of the country. Everyone knew what it really took to be a Playboy bunny in the Hefner era, yet it was still part of the movement. What is the average age of consent in the most conservative states in the country? 16. Americans claim to care but don’t. Les Wexner still owns his lingerie company that traffics in a steady supply of very young and relatively cheap American models. I genuinely believe any billionaire would give away $80 million manhattan mansions for tax advice to known pedophiles. This wouldn’t have happened if she were a legal sex worker. America wants to forget about sex workers, lest they won’t be able to use and abuse them the way they so choose.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@zachdave2994Point of clarification- most states with the age of consent at 16 have what are called Romeo and Juliet laws. They can consent within a small age range basically because there's no reason to charge an 18 year old with statutory just because of a single birthday. This also isn't uncommon in none-conservative states like my own (MA) I agree that they don't care, just addressing that misunderstanding of those laws as it's a common one.

[@zachdave2994]

@@sourgreendolly7685 Point of further clarification. The age range is typically four years. Making college juniors and high-school juniors part of the same dating group. We wonder why SA is so high. In many states it’s up to the parents discretion. In some states the age of consent is lower if the child is married. Child-marriages are perfectly legal in some parts of the U.S. so long as the parents consent, then the age of consent lowers to 16. I hope this American experiment experimentation stops at some point and we can all come together on some basic human rights. Maybe then there won’t be cartels running multi-billion dollar slave-run marijuana companies in each state it’s recreationally or medically legalized. Oops. I doubt anyone in the DEA would “discourage” the attorney generals to keep it a schedule one substance so they can skim their own billions in seizures every year.

[@zachdave2994]

@@sourgreendolly7685 what a society that believes 16 and 20 is acceptable. Some states have NO such exceptions.

[@eddric]

that 65-year old man who passed away due to the heat in Death Valley was a co-worker of mine. I talked to him at least once a week, saw him all around the office, and when we heard the news from his boss my heart just shattered. nicest guy, extremely helpful, and absolutely selfless. the crazy part? he was the healthiest, always working out 65-year old I've ever known. tough man... it was tough.

[@scarlet16moons5]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@roninkraut6873]

Oh man, that’s terrible. I’m sorry

[@nadiajose8049]

It's so frustrating that scientists and activists have been sounding the alarm that these weather changes would happen, but a bunch of people just ignored it, and now we're getting these weather changes. Hell, I'm 25 and remember being able to track the seasons by the weather outside. Now it's late winter, the sun is shining, and it's warm outside. I remember it raining all during early September while spring was still settling in, but for the past couple years it's been weirdly hot. I hate that we've had so many chances to fix our home but the people that need to change just refuse to

[@Cyberfan2167]

The sad thing is that no one's still gonna do anything about it,because we can't let go of our precious fossil fuels

[@Kehman86]

Climatechange deniers, anti vaxxers. They don't need scientists with knowledge. They have Facebook Karens and Kens that barely managed to get through kindergarten to inform them.

[@mrwoody1413]

@@Cyberfan2167getting rid of fossil fuels would decimate the world economy and lead to mass starvation and death. Removing fossil fuels sounds like a great thing but we aren’t ready yet.

[@eldermancilla8491]

​@@mrwoody1413ok but what have the government and corporations been doing to get ready? It's not like they didn't know this was a pressing issue. Fossil fuels will inevitably run out anyway and we'd be forced to change. They just don't care because they're old and don't think they'll have to live through any of the consequences.

[@Cyberfan2167]

@@mrwoody1413 I didn't want to sound like an anti fossil fuel nut,I know they are essential, I just wish they could be another alternative (electric cars aren't much better either

[@ellybanelly3656]

Okay, hearing Granny say "don't cry about it" literally just made me laugh out loud for the first time this whole week. Thanks Phil 👍

[@darkdawn9926]

Imagine your grandma just fights off a random stranger, feeds him and calls the police on a old school phone and says don't pity me. She has more balls then 90 percent of people in this world.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Also that old and she still kick ass imagine if she was in her prime 20s to early 30s the guy lucky she old

[@thrashandburn10221]

"Poor lad got tuckered out while trying to assault me so I gave him a snack while he waited for arrest"

[@Omni0404]

Not to mention she's got a better memory than most of us. The kid mowed her house 10 years ago and she remembered? And I thought elephants never forgot!

[@ez328]

And she still showed him kindness, what an amazing human

[@2wheelsforever174]

Correction: *she has more ovaries than most people

[@MissfitJoy]

Granny Perkins is a BAMF bc not only did she stand up to for herself, but also had the compassion to feed a hungry kid before she called the cops. 💕

[@Omni0404]

Then she shotgunned a 6 pack of miller lite and lit up a stogie.

[@katieyuill2291]

All respect to that sex worker in the first story, I'm so happy she is okay

[@ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed]

She a whole ass survivor

[@alienboy1322]

As do I. I mean jeez. I'm getting flashbacks to that film Barbarian.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

I wouldn't say OK, after all that. It is good she escaped with her life though.

[@EMNstar]

I hope his other victims are doing alright too

[@matt.stevick]

I was not expecting that story, absolutely unimaginable. I wish her the best 😢

[@barrett4398]

The number of times I expect a horrible crime to have an attempted murder charge put on it, but does NOT, is crazy.

[@goigle]

Certainty over severity :’)

[@tweakfreq1982]

Just heard about a guy that was arrested for assault with a flagpole. He was in an argument with another gentleman and put a flagpole in his head. The man is in stable condition and may lose an eye last I heard. Attempted murder was not suggested.

[@Fyre11]

I assume there's a very different burden of proof, so elevated charges might not stick.

[@barrett4398]

@@kraft.singles I understand the difference between manslaughter and murder. This man showed up with a knife and said he was going to slit that woman's throat. Sounds pretty cut & dry to me.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

How much of a loser do you have to feel like to get "attempted" anything? You failed and still got punished lmfao

[@shadowknave1]

As someone living in Tucson, I am constantly baffled when people downplay the heat. It used to be that days like we’ve been having were the exception not the rule. That has definitely reversed these days. I am terrified for what may happen to my home state if change doesn’t happen soon.

[@peppermintbee]

In AZ, so much of the issues to is that there is just so much concrete/asphalt (especially in PHX). We need to reduce greenhouse gases for sure, but creating walkable cities with less concrete and asphalt would go such a long way too.

[@jplayzow]

Isn't AZ where the picture of the marine with the melted boots was

[@MrScifimadman]

@@peppermintbee Increase your green spaces too. Put in many, many more trees.

[@ShadowFireXX]

Hank Green just released some breaking news science on this!

[@alexacarrillo4339]

@@MrScifimadmanI know you are right on “increase your green spaces” but as an AZ native the word green before spaces is funny since green spaces there are brown in general if you stick to the native landscape. I am not mocking or trashing you I just got a LOL out of that.

[@maebymoore7210]

Phil I’ve been watching you for over 6-7 years now and you just don’t know how grateful I am I get to end a tough work day with a familiar face/voice and informative and entertaining content to wind down. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@jowerscam]

I second this. No bs, no overwhelming bias, just news. Thanks Philly D

[@TheUnorthodoxIam]

Familiar face? Bruh you don't know him

[@TheUnorthodoxIam]

​@@jowerscamhahaha

[@DR_REDACTED]

​@@TheUnorthodoxIamHe is still a familiar face if you have seen it fir years. You dont need to personaly know him for that💀

[@AdamBig16]

He really should go back to how he was before You can tell he really makes sure he careful about what and how he says stuff makes us old fans sad I’ve been watching him since he started his channel before he was even doing the news BRING BACK SEXY LADY OF THE DAY WE WANT SXEPHIL BACKKKK

[@kathykelly3032]

I'm not going to lie, seeing people talking about the heat being a problem is important. I work mobile grooming in AZ and these heat waves are horrible. So many animals have burned paws or skin issues from being outside too long. I blast fans and the air conditioning to keep them safe, but there are days I have to take off for the safety of me and my pets cause of the heat. Our homes can barely regulate the heat with air conditioning, let alone anything else.

[@infernaldaedra]

It's almost like people shouldn't be living there 😂

[@TreesPlease42]

Most ACs can cool 30-40f which isn't sufficient when it's 120 outside. It's urgent that we cool our cities with the underground's base temperature of 50f~. We can start with chilling our tap water and go from there.

[@adrianna240]

There were a couple of times the side walks and rock yards were too hot at 3am to take my dogs out. My power bill has also been insane! I don’t know if I have another summer like this in me. Might be time to move on…

[@calestaiezu214]

@@infernaldaedraI was born here in AZ in one of the hottest cities too. I would have told my parents not to move here, but they did 3 years before I was born, so I didn’t really have a say. I don’t make enough to move me and my family. I barely make enough just to live.

[@infernaldaedra]

@@calestaiezu214 Just make more money

[@kylesmith1705]

i like how mr beast is helping people/kids around the world and tate comes back with "Refuse to help innocent children"... makes sense.

[@stuffedcheesybread3714]

As a Cybersecurity analyst, it's really great to see Phil put a spotlight on cyber threats that could directly impact people and increases their awareness to the risks that exist and how to be prepared to counteract it. Great stuff Phil!

[@SaraDomenica]

How did you get into that field? I'm contemplating a career change.

[@sline1276]

@@SaraDomenicawhat’s your current job?

[@ashtea96]

That first story was HORRIFYING. When it started, I thought the messed up part was that the "cop" actually slept with the sex worker instead of arresting her beforehand. But the reality was so much worse

[@disguiseddv8ant486]

Who cares! If you're out in the streets illegally prostituting yourself preying on male strangers for cash who are also seeking quick sex things happen and it just comes with the territory. She is just as scummy as the guy.

[@evtv304]

not so fun fact, but cops have actually done that before. not just w sex workers, but also trafficking victims

[@ashtea96]

@@evtv304 oh my god?!? That makes me sick to think about

[@evtv304]

@@ashtea96 unfortunately it’s legal in several states. It’s disgusting

[@Mewa-tv6qc]

@@evtv304Women deserve so much better

[@retro.raider]

NEVER underestimate how strong an elderly woman can be. I work In a retirement home and these ladies can swing! My grandma broke a nurses wrist with her walking cane, they're no joke!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Old folks can fight like there's no friggin' tomorrow... probably because they're in a mindset that's already accepted it as a real possibility, while the rest of us "young-ens" still desperately cling to the hope we'll be in decent shape to see tomorrow... ;o)

[@AbsynthBlack]

There is my home town. There was a woman who came into my store and told her story to us, THREE MONTHS AGO told us to be careful about this man. She escaped over on Eldorado, and the cops did ABSOLUTELY nothing to help her. I hope she gets the Justice she deserves, along with the rest of the victims.

[@Baskinbzier]

What was her story?

[@AbsynthBlack]

@@Baskinbzier She came in, claiming some guy kidnapped her from a local bar in our downtown area. She said he offered her a ride and she tried turning him down multiple times. Eventually she caved and went into the car with him, thinking he was trying to be nice. She said when he turned down the wrong street she knew she was in trouble. Apparently he assaulted her, and took her into the concrete cell. I honestly can't remember how long she said she was there for, but she managed to escape one day, and get ahold of the police. I don't remember if she said she was yelling for help down the street or if someone came and helped her because they found her wandering on the street. Apparently the cop she reported it to was of no help and told her to go get a rape kit done. My coworker was the one who remembered the Eldorado street mention. That was the last I heard about it and I don't think she's come in since then. This was about three months ago so some details might be incorrect or wrong, but that's the story to the best of my knowledge.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Sadly, that's in line with dealing with cops.

[@PJ-oe6eu]

​@@AbsynthBlackYou might want to look up the lawyer handling this case and tell him about this. If she has already testified to the police there already is a paper trail of that but they might not be aware of it.

[@JayPee575]

@@AbsynthBlackit’s so sad because they prey on people that cops won’t believe like sex workers and addicts 😭

[@Jerrbearr0520]

Im so glad that the sex worker managed to get out of that horrible situation. Her punching her way out of that dungeon makes me consider her a BAMF.

[@frostfang1]

Not just saved herself, but any future victims he'd make.

[@nehriim3748]

​@@frostfang1(I misread the above message, dont mind me)

[@Loccyster]

​@@nehriim3748, if she didn't escape, we wouldn't have a picture of his face...

[@nehriim3748]

@@Loccyster yeah

[@KvCS]

Sex work must b decriminalized!!

[@brookolson2194]

I live in Arizona, and July has been BRUTAL. On top of the record heat wave, we had a delayed monsoon season, which is important to end the summer by rehydrating everything. With the way things have gone, everyone’s plants and gardens died, and it even killed a lot of native cacti. It’s been a nightmare

[@BumbletheBea]

I feel like lizzos biggest mistake is equating body positivity with being sex positive. The two don’t always go together

[@etienneb6167]

I feel like lizzos biggest mistake was FORCING SOMEONE TO EAT À BANANA OUT OF SOMEONES VAGINA! That aint sex positive. That's just straight up sexual assault.

[@alliew31]

You can be sex positive without wanting to constantly be in sexual situations. Sex positive just means people shouldn’t be shamed/punished for liking/having sex

[@ronswanson1410]

Ya this was ten times more about her hedonism

[@justanotherweirdo11]

Sex positivity has nothing to do with the sexual harrasment allegations. Sex positivity doesn't involve coercion and values consent.

[@wally9935]

Why does anyone expect random pop “stars” to be good people? Most are narcissistic parasites selling their soul and corrupting real art everywhere

[@andrewking9454]

I feel for granny in that terrifying situation, glad she turned out alright. I hope that disturbed man receives the treatment he needs and can be rehabilitated somewhat.

[@Blodhelm]

Rehab for someone who attacks an old lady like that would be feeding a garden, as in pushing up daisies.

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

​@@Blodhelmamen, a 17yo committing an extreme act of violence like that is not capable of rehabilitation... some people are just broken

[@vgaportauthority9932]

@@Teh_Random_Canadian Psychopaths exist.. Sociopaths too.. They constitute about 4% of the population... Then you have the violent angry types who might regret what they do, but they can't stop themselves because of rage and bloodlust. Tons of reasons why people turn evil. Domestic abuse is common because sociopathy is common, psychopathy is common, and low empathy is very common. Not just that, we've lived through some decades where empathy is a sign of weakness, and ruthlessness is a sign of masculinity. Lots of broken brains in a broken world doing their things...

[@julie91295]

@@vgaportauthority9932dude the kid was pacified with some crackers and cheese and ran after coming to his senses. He sounds like he’s on drug or something, or super abused. Could even be a ptsd response. It’s a weird story. I’m glad the lady was ok and got it under control. This is the exact type that would need help and rehabilitation. It’s exactly bc of how toxic society has gotten that locking ppl up in torturous environment to live like animals and throw away the key is not going to help. It’s just creating more animals by treating ppl like animals. You can’t tell ppl it’s wrong to be aggressive and violent by saying here’s your punishment in the form of subhuman living condition and violence. It just reinforces that violence is the answer to get through this life and there’s no going back,just not getting caught. And then you release them back in society more fucked than they are coming in….. it’s insanity. Having basic human living standards in prison, healthcare and therapy are all necessary. Everyone got trauma and for some, it never got better just worse and they became how they are. If at any point someone jsut say enough and help is available and accessible and kind, they won’t be this way. True true psychopaths are rare and even then not all of them are violent. The mentality that ppl just turn evil and that’s that. It’s not very constructive and just add to the problem. But wev It’s not like the US is capable of doing any true reforms. Most of Y’all are too busy either sucking off a gun and licking boots or hashtagging about the problem and say well that’s life than actually support systems and initiative that can solve the problem, not if it in anyway slightly affect your personal immediate interest or slightly required you to self reflect on your legacy. The rest are the desensitized and used to the craziness that y’all don’t even bat and eye when a kid shoot up a school any more…. Like an abused child who thinks its normal to get beat up to a pulp once a day for not doing to your homework. Jesus

[@YellaBellaReno]

Lots of untreated 17yo schizophrenics out there. Lots of parents who don’t care to get or don’t believe in psychiatric treatment. Hopefully, this boy gets the help he needs if he is one of those people.

[@frequentlyoffline3917]

One thing I genuinely miss about PDS is the secret links. I wish Phil posted a playlist of all the secret links in his previous PDSs.

[@BillKSC]

What are these secret links of which you speak?

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

@@BillKSC Back in the day he'd highlight his favorite videos he'd seen, essentially recommendations, and link them and he would always put one extra link with a recommended video he didn't talk about

[@Theviking42097]

That grandma is more of an alpha than Andrew tate will ever be in his sad life

[@ramendragon3628]

True, lol!

[@warehousejo007]

and ah bet she never raped anybody or engaged in Human Trafficking! 😐

[@jonnymac8925]

I'm not a fan of him, but I'm sure he gives a fuck😂

[@warehousejo007]

@@jonnymac8925 RAPIST.

[@Theviking42097]

@@scottdeez7712 yeah shortly his sad life is gunna be getting ass rammed in a Romanian prison

[@jasonqueen4005]

As someone who's lived in Phoenix for over 10 years now, I can confirm that this heat is definitely not normally. I've had the AC in our house break down 3 times this month due to wires and switch MELTING. When I pick up my kids from school, they complain that the hot wind burns and hurts and I feel it too stinging my eyes and ears. After being outside for just 10-15 minutes, my family and I have to sit in front of an industrial fan I purchased and cool off with ice-packs for up to 30 minutes before it feels like we can do basic tasks again. We have a homeless family member who has already suffered a heat stroke and has been warned by ER doctors that he might die if he suffers another one. So yes, if you live in Phoenix right now, things are truly looking uniquely bleak in a way they never have before

[@Mash229]

Stop giving Tate airtime, you’re feeding him.

[@penname8441]

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[@funkspinna]

Phil can't help it. Brings in views... and comments.

[@krose6451]

This was my thought as well

[@jessicaknutson4502]

My mom got a bill from the hospital saying she owed $6,000... It was a hospital she never been to and a doctor she never seen. It took months of her arguing with them to drop the charges but they eventually did.

[@ShaydyAF]

YES TO WISCONSIN. I really, really hope the lawsuit prevails. Some justice for the people would be nice for a change.

[@Newindianclassic]

Yes. I just moved from there for a job and I was a little bummed to after voting in the most recent elections and hearing the plan for the maps.

[@hopelessromantic3786]

The voters there must be so relieved. I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to live in a state where even if you rally together and vote in an official you believe in, the state is so rigged that it doesn't matter. Gerrymandering needs to be cracked down on everywhere, not just when one side finally claws back a semblance of the powers that voters wanted them to have.

[@nickys5578]

Yes I don't think people realize how critical this is! How Jerry mandered this area is and how we barely got Or foot in the door just to be able to fix the issues that the GOP Caused

[@PiousFem6]

​@Schrader.quail.slayer it's definitely an issue in the US both sides are guilty of so neither side wants to make substantial fight against it. It's very frustrating

[@InTrancedState]

​@@PiousFem6fuck off with both sides. Democrats do it to a far lesser extent and are the ones who are far more likely to push for fixes to it

[@nav579]

I personally love your extra long shows. I may sometimes digest them in 2 sittings, but I love the way you break down the news without skimping on thoroughness.

[@Donna754]

The fact that Lizzo's own social media kinda backs up the allegation about the bananas makes me even more inclined to believe the lawsuit. At the time of the Amsterdam show where it allegedly happened Lizzo put “We ate bananas!” in the caption of her post that’s still up on her ig feed.

[@Playingwithproxies]

Not the best evidence considering the people who made the allegations have access to this post. She probably is a terrible person and probably did everything she’s accused of but her Twitter post being used as evidence is pretty weak.

[@Donna754]

@@Playingwithproxies So you don’t understand evidence and how those works, cool. And I never said to use it as evidence just that it backs up what they claim since she herself posted it back then and also spoke about it in a radio interview

[@abookishmess]

​@@Donna754But what the person above is saying is correct that the evidence in question is all circumstancial.

[@Donna754]

@@abookishmess Again I never mentioned evidence. But if we are circumstantial evidence is still evidence that’s pointing indirectly towards someone's guilt. People have gotten convicted with less. And this is civil not criminal so you need even less to prove your case.

[@akiramakara2062]

I feel like everything alleged actually happened, but a lot of this seems like it could be misconstrued by context. But I don't know Lizzo or the dancers, so I'm going to wait to see how the case plays out.

[@aodhfyn2429]

For both Lizzo and Mr. Beast, I'll wait for the lawsuits to go through Discovery and turn that over to us. The rest of the Beast drama looks like the usual nonsense they throw at him.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

Same here with the Lizzo situation, I'm holding my judgment until all the facts are revealed. Right now it's mostly just allegations and conjecture without much evidence either way.

[@CrocvsGator]

With Mr Beast it looks like he's kind of in the right no matter what, because regardless the main complaint this stemmed from is the low level of quality food, which the company arguing is arguing they didn't let Mr Beast have full control.

[@purplekissy]

@@peggedyourdad9560 True but her response just felt like every other guilty celebrity's basic response which doesn't give me a lot of hope. The accusations are pretty serious though and I feel like it wouldn't be hard to get evidence so I hope we get answers soon. I really hope it's made up but that seems unlikely.

[@alliew31]

@@CrocvsGator Especially if he wanted more control to ensure better quality. Then, he has a right to leave the contract if they aren’t holding up their side of providing quality food and won’t let him improve it to his standards

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@purplekissy True, but again, I’m still waiting for all the facts to be revealed during the trial before making a final judgment. What your giving is just more conjecture with little evidence to support it, even if I agree with your opinion that it does sound like a generic celebrity apology.

[@Pumpkingirl1228]

It’s interesting that Lizzo addressed the body shaming claims but not the sexual stuff

[@StreakyBaconMan]

@@AnnaWillo If her sexuality includes the things she is accused of doing, people are right to turn her sexuality against her. I do not care what anybody does in their bedrooms, but I do care if they're taking that behaviour outside the bedroom and subjecting their employees to it. The fact that her defence to putting employees in sexual situations they didn't want to be in was "I cannot allow my openness about my sexuality to make me out to be something I'm not" and not "I didn't put employees in sexual situations they didn't want to be in" is quite telling to me. Says that there is something to these allegations, and at least something resembling what these former employees described was going on - otherwise why would she not just say "these allegations are untrue"?

[@tylerhackner9731]

Exactly. The banana 🍌 stuff is what really grossed me out

[@tiffanyh1274]

@@StreakyBaconManyou’re right that’s a good point. It reminds me of Miranda Sings. She never addresses the allegations about sending porn to those kids. But she did specifically deny all the other stuff and apologize about things they had proof of. It’s a carefully worded response supervised closely by her lawyer I bet. At the same time, she deserves her day in court and has the right to defend herself and fight the charges. Let the court decide. Nobody was there but them.

[@bellalily8752]

The more concerning thing is the unlawful imprisonment clame

[@evalynn1863]

@@AnnaWillook but like, taking people to nude establishments without telling them and allowing them to consent before going is disgusting as fuck. It’s also disgusting to pressure people to do things they don’t want to. That’s toxic as fuck and NOT what any person in a power position should do to other people. Period.

[@andrewellington9503]

Just a tip for any sex workers. If the person doesn't let you know they're an undercover cop until AFTER the act has been completed, they ARE NOT a cop.

[@randomgeekcrap]

Cops have done worse things tho

[@BobBoberts-n3e]

I mean that’s still not necessarily true, as fucked as that is

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

Thought that was common sense; South Park made a joke about that a decade ago.

[@albertmooney2628]

the fact we have secret police in the US puts people in danger.

[@tim.noonan]

This is as true as cops having to tell you they’re cops if asked. Which is to say, it’s not.

[@supersecretgradechannel7243]

It feels like even as we have an impending doomsday through hazardous weather conditions caused my climate change, people are still content to ignore and not start taking direct action? How long are we just going to not acknowledge this, this is terrifying.

[@kiwiseatpumpkinpie1709]

Realistically people don’t care enough unless it’s happening in their backyard. Ego warps our priorities

[@asfgyhwifter]

Google medieval warm period , sit down and shut up

[@gateauxq4604]

Between anti-cc propaganda and the businesses who are the biggest polluters I don’t think meaningful change is possible. As long as people question if cc is real and people are brainwashed into thinking they can stop climate change with recycling, turning off the lights, and donating to water cleanup efforts the real causes won’t be addressed at all.

[@natara658]

I agree... until you see it, you're "blind." It's just too sad to look at otherwise. As for me, I am making the necessary changes to my lifestyle, life-goals, and expectations. Hoping there are others like you and me and hoping we can work together one day. What more can humanity do?

[@seasnaill2589]

Problem is that there's not much the average Joe can do. We're all too stressed with immediate concerns to deal with global issues, thats what government is *supposed* to be for. We would need a goddamn revolution to get anything done on climate change.

[@timrobins98]

I was working as a Grip in the film industry in Texas until the end of summer 2022. The reason I had to stop was partially because work was scarce, but mostly because I couldn't physically handle doing the manual labor in the temperatures in my area. That summer I suffered from heat exhaustion 5 times on different jobs, even though I was drinking water and electrolyte replacements. And the summer of 2021 I had gotten heat exhaustion another 4 times. Going to doctor, they said that the average time it takes to recover fully from overheating is 6 months, and that everytime you get it you'll be more susceptible to getting it again.

[@Prescilla24]

I'm actually dealing with some medical identity theft fraud BS right now. My 4 year old's identity was stolen and used for some other kid. Getting it resolved has been an absolute nightmare. I finally reached out to my state representative and they are looking into it.

[@zachrion]

There is being open about your sexuality but forcing ppl to fulfill your sexual philosophy is not right and Lizzo has repeatedly been called out for her exceptionalism

[@kevinbooth-]

Hmm.... pedantic note: I don't believe "exceptionalism" can be used in the way you intended there....

[@sheep2826]

Every single time there’s drama around Mr Beast it seems like there are so many people looking for a chance to hate him but none of them can find a valid reason. Just a good person.

[@scottmacgregor3444]

Success breeds jealousy. Combine that with the constant stream of "not the person of sweetness and light he/she seemed" revelations we see every year, and it's not so surprising. Sad, but not surprising.

[@IdekPhoenix]

Fr.

[@orangesweetness]

I’m in AZ & just walking from my car to the grocery store has me wanting to throat punch someone bc it’s so miserable. I feel like I’m melting. I feel terrible for the homeless community. This heat is dangerous and miserable

[@carlybrugs7539]

As someone who lives in Arizona I can definitely say it's been unbearable. We're used to the heat but to have it go on for so long is insane. I've only had a single night of rain in all of July and right now is supposed to be our monsoon season. It's just scary and something needs to be done.

[@arcanewolf5082]

That Wisconsin story really just demonstrated what a joke our "democratic" government is.

[@shadelings]

Truth and that's the way it is in many states with GOP gerrymandering.

[@YeetmanSkeetman]

We don’t live in a democracy you goofball

[@Purpless_ON]

That's crazy because the USA is not a democracy legally speaking, this is old fashioned representative election meddling. I agree with you, but it's important to use the correct words.

[@nickys5578]

But I think you need to focus on how amazing it is that we managed to get our foot in the door to fix the d*** problem. Like I don't think people realize how stacked against us the odds were and how that state is flithing everyone should be mine f****** alone and everybody's just like About time. I get it we've been waiting on it but this was something that didn't even seem possible!! Many people on both sides already think the system is so d*** rigged that there is no hope but utter riot and destruction of our civilization. This right here is showing that there's still a f****** chance even with the odds stacked against us and that is phenomenal

[@ctg4818]

Always has been

[@BoudicasQuest]

phil, you are my primary source for daily news. i was a kindred fan of The ShowTM and recognized you as kindred immediately. i've watched your journey as you've built a small media empire. great job. also love the longer daily dives. keep up the solid work ~

[@15fvp]

Long ass time viewer, I think I first started watching in 2010 when I was still in high-school. 13 years later and in my late 20s almost 30s I'm glad you're still here. I'm glad to have seen the journey and to always have a reliable news source I trust.

[@tableslayergaming]

Lizzo: *get's sued for stuff* People: 😠 Lizzo: "the claims are false!" People: "ok, I believe you 😃"

[@sumadre8379]

Thanks Phil I found you in 2008 and I still come back to watch your news. 🎉

[@feircefelinerhythm]

I've been an AZ resident for 10 years now. After the first few years I stopped complaining about the heat and just shrugged it off. This year though has been basically unbearable. A homeless person died just down the street from me last week hiding. You don't even want to breathe outside as the air is so hot. If it gets any hotter I can see why there are concerns phoenix will become uninhabitable.

[@LadyMFUnicorn]

I live here too for over 10 years. I complained every year. This year I am crying anf begging for help with aps cost. Like this deserve a state of emergency. Stuff is melting. My sun hats had their glue melted. Like its too damn hot. The animals are even suffering. My dog refuses to walk after 9 am until like 8pm. I have to force her to shoes up to go pee in between these times. I lost 5 plants already About to lose my tree. I cant water it enough and its not even big. 😢

[@THEDubbleHelixx]

I watched Emily D. Baker's coverage of the Lizzo lawsuit today. While some of the stuff in the complaint sounded like it was coming from a disgruntled ex-employee who may have been projecting their insecurities, other stuff was very concerning and, in my opinion, very credible. Lizzo might find herself in a lot of trouble if even some of this is proven true.

[@botanicalitus4194]

That S worker is a damn superhuman. Im so glad she's ok but livid that we still live in a country that offers no support for s workers, leaving them in these vulnerable situations where they are targeted by monsters

[@brody7714]

True, if we legalized sex work, we could protect, regulate, and tax it. Less STD’s, more safety, more money. Win win win?

[@thesunflowerseedenthusiast2481]

What vulnerable situation? How is it the cops fault that this woman doing illegal activities believed this man was a cop? Like, what cop has sex with the prostitute during a prostitution bust? That would probably be a big no-no.

[@BobBoberts-n3e]

@@thesunflowerseedenthusiast2481like a lot? It’s not exactly a rate thing

[@Boags]

Prob why cops constantly tell hookers not to hook

[@brody7714]

@@notcesr7136 except the legal age still applies, and the government can intervene to stop it. This has worked fine in other countries. Do you want young girls on the streets getting hooked up with serial killers and other criminals? Spreading disease? Cause guess what? Prostitution isn’t gonna stop.

[@KvCS]

So proud of you, Philip! Keep pushin’! 🥳

[@yesreneau]

Very happy that the gerrymandering in Wisconsin is being called into question

[@Mike..]

Glad that grandma is okay. I'm left wondering how a 17 year old kid could be so disturbed. It's pretty sad. Reminds me of another story where a deranged kid actually had a brain tumor that was causing their issues. Once it was taken out, they were completely fine

[@woadxqueen666]

I feel like brain tumors should be tested for more in really aggressive people and animals. There's been a lot of cases where dogs that randomly attack their owners out of nowhere have a brain tumor that no one knew about until they did a scan. And usually by that point it's too late to save them.

[@holocene2164]

I will wager that no brain tumor is responsible. The guy is probably a psychopath that thankfully got stopped before he got to fulfill his sick fantasy.

[@chihuahuainacone]

​@@holocene2164 She distracted him with food lol... I don't think most intruders could be stopped by simply offering them snacks. He sounds like he was probably having some sort of episode caused by mental illness. She even mentioned he left his knife outside the window (probably used it to break in, but didn't use it to attack her).

[@kellymccarthy8172]

@@holocene2164 nah more likely someone having an acute psychiatric episode, especially with him being able to be redirected with food.

[@lunacouer]

Or, like it said in the charges Phil read, it was the alcohol.

[@hallelfridman]

How terrifying to have a young man who used to mow your lawn to return to kill you? That grandmother is badass and glad she was able to get control of the situation. It could have ended so badly.

[@chihuahuainacone]

That kidnapping story reminds me of the Chowchilla kidnappings, where an entire bus of children were taken at gun-point and put into a bunker that was actually just a truck that had been buried 10 feet under the ground. The kids inside managed to break out after only being inside for less than 24 hours, even though it was literally pitch black in there. Never underestimate somebody's will to live. Good on her for not giving up in such a scary situation.

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

What a fascinating story! I've never heard of it before; I'll definitely have to look it up sometime - I dunno where "Chowchilla" even is! 😂 The name sounds like a cross between a Chow-Chow and a chinchilla... which, if successful, would likely be one of the most important animals to the fashion industry in modern history, lmao! Imagine, a Chow-Chow's hair length and volume but with a chinchilla's fur texture... 😍 Oof, ADHD kicked in. Point was: thanks for educating us on this interesting story!

[@apathysarahndrome]

I feel like everyone is just trying to find flaws with Jimmy because he’s a good guy who also is very successful. People can’t handle the concept that someone famous and wealthy didnt get there by doing wrong.

[@whoops8412]

I love when you do BAMF stories my heart fills so high😊

[@Unalochy]

Phil, I know these XXL vids are a lot more work for you and your team, but I love them every time I get one! 😍

[@chukyp]

Something crazy about the guy who kidnapped the lady, he lived in a house that was OWNED and rented out by the MAYOR of Klamath falls, Oregon.

[@MelissaDeLaRosaLVDM]

FOR REAL?? 😮

[@lucasliam8238]

So what?

[@kingofhearts3185]

Insane, but if he has a clean record what do you expect? It's fairly normal for serial killers to seem like normal people, the last anyone in their life would suspect.

[@kevinbooth-]

​@@kingofhearts3185his wife Had to know....

[@kingofhearts3185]

@@kevinbooth- Again, plenty of serial killers stay completely under the radar, especially the kind to go out and kill random people. The cell in the basement does make it less likely though, so I wonder how she'll explain that.

[@TheJjcczz]

The Lizzo response comes off as questionable to me since it’s a general denial that doesn’t address the specific accusations. She’s not denying taking dancers to strip clubs without warning she says she’s sex positive. She says she has high standards, but she’s not specifically denying that a dancer pissed themselves because of those standards. Plus appearances matter and hiring that Lawyer doesn’t look good. But I’ll wait to see what happens

[@AlneCraft]

@@countessofmontecristo3849 For some reason people are allergic to lawyers literally doing what they are supposed to do (defend their client as much as possible). People are very quick to blame lawyers but are always silent when it comes to sloppy prosecution and a biased jury. Just another day in the celebrity gossip news cycle ig.

[@RaccoonRecluse]

She said they were the ones fired for being inappropriate, so she needs to show the proof.

[@nukegirl445]

So glad the longer videos are back

[@29mech]

thank you for the dedication to sharing the news every day, I've always had trouble finding motivation to keep up with current events but you've helped break down the news in a digestible way for me since the days of sourcefed. keep up the good work phil, we appreciate you!

[@alliew31]

If the story about Lizzo bringing out nude performers without warning is true, she’s in the wrong. The rest could be what a difference in perception. Sexual freedom means being able to choose to have sexual experiences or not have sexual experience. You need to warn people because you don’t know what they’ve been through

[@dismurrart6648]

It's not just sex stuff. There's a laundry list of issues here

[@alliew31]

@@dismurrart6648 There are but a lot of them aren’t explicit and she could claim she didn’t mean it like that (which could or could not be truthful) She could say she never meant for anyone to feel like they couldn’t take a break or couldn’t go to therapy (“I offered to pay for it so I wouldn’t have fired her”) That’s just the one that has no way of being “ok” (ie the accusers placing their biases from the industry on the environment)

[@dismurrart6648]

@alliew31 she can claim it but that doesn't make it true. If you look at everything laid out, half of that is not normal even in dance. Like I've worked productions. Not big name but still larger productions at places you might even know the names of. Sometimes dancers gain weight. That can be an issue but there's ways to handle it that are professional. Either way, she made a show where in one episode someone was rejected for being too small iirc. She has probably dozens of videos where she rants about how no one should talk to you about your size or body. That in and of itself can be used to make the case she both wants the dancers big, and believes it's wrong to interrogate someone's size. "Size discrimination" is completely legal especially in the entertainment industry but it can be used to show that she was harassing the person because her publicly espoused morals are that no one should ever talk about your size. She also put the person in a position where they felt they had to disclose mental health info and that their continued employment was tied to if they recieved treatment or not which is really illegal and honestly the part that will get her as bad as the sexual harassment. Plus making people pee themselves while working to punish them. There's so much here that is really vile and if it goes to trial, her social media is gonna be huge fodder in court

[@alliew31]

@@dismurrart6648 I don’t know anything about her show, but with the dancer who peed themselves unless there was someone else who asked for a bathroom break and got fired I think it’d be easy for Lizzo to claim the dancer would have been given one (not saying she would have just that would be the defense). Even if a dancer asked for another type of break and was told to leave unless someone has gotten fired for a bathroom break “feeling” like that was the case probably isn’t substantial enough. Similar with the dancer with the binge eating issue. Yes it’s illegal, but it says that she felt that she had to do that. It would be hard to prove that she had to do that or even that the conversation was because of weight gain and not less enthusiasm during practice or something. You’d need to prove the defenses intent. The sexual parties are easier to prove because there would be financial records of planning the party which would show Lizzo wanted to have it with her dancers. There would also likely be some evidence (or lack of evidence) to show if the dancers knew what kind of party it would be. And, there is an expectation to stay at a work party even if you’re uncomfortable. Even without proof of Lizzo coercing the dancers into grabbing the performers or things from their whohas she’d already be found guilty of sexual harassment especially if there’s evidence of someone informing her that it made some of them uncomfortable (Assuming these parties happened since no evidence available yet) None of these things should happen but if the parties did she’s guilty without all the “he said, she said” that I’m sure will happen. That’s what I meant be wrong

[@mellbell360]

I wish I could believe Lizzo, but the fact that more of her past employees have come out in support of the people suing her and claiming similar work experiences makes me doubt her even more. Plus she claims the peope suing her were behaving inappropriately on tour but isnt aware of her choreographer behaving inappropriately? Or doesnt think bringing her employees to a nude bar and having them eat fruit out of preformers body parts isnt inappropriate??

[@StreakyBaconMan]

To me the fact she accused people of trying to turn her sexuality against her and make her out to be something she's not rather than saying "I did not put employees in sexual situations without their knowledge and consent prior" is the most telling thing of all. There is obviously SOMETHING to what these former employees are alleging, or she'd just say they made it up.

[@Isisthepalmtree]

As someone in school for Cyber Security that Microsoft criticism is HUGE for people in the field who learn cryptography practices. The differences in price for that company to implement a multi-key authorization cryptography landscape is like drops in an ocean. Asymmetric encryption for federal level information should be the standard.

[@FloppyCheeks.]

Somebody NEEDS to talk about this.. Wikipedia has run constant ads begging for donations when it's been sitting on over $300 million in excess funds. They do this every few months, guilt tripping their reader, and I've been suckered for the LAST time. What THE HELL is going on?! The top staffers make between $100-400k EVERY YEAR. I love the site, but something is off here. Please upvote so Philip sees this.

[@johndododoe1411]

If their wages are that high, $300k in the bank is nothing .

[@dianaadamo5574]

​@@johndododoe1411he said 300 million, not 300k...

[@metrosb2593]

They have to pay the US government and the higher ups or else we all know the agenda my body is ready let's start the rodeo!!! 👽🛸🫒

[@MonsieurDeVeteran]

You do realize that a business needs... a BUFFER, right? RIGHT? Oh, wait, 110% sure you nor any of your close or distant ones have a business or at the very least, opened an economics / business book in your life. What do you want Wikipedia to do? Wait until it reaches 0 bucks in the bank, THEN beg for money? Or constantly begging because some months are good, some are not, and thus, you need a buffer so you don't actually run out of money? Say something really bad happens, some servers of Wiki burn to a crisp... ofc you have back up servers, but still, you need new servers ASAP... but whoops, due to CasperKitten GENIOUS brain, they can't, because they only have 1 million in the bank and only know have started asking for donations...

[@gosthie]

@@dianaadamo5574 they might have said 300k, their comment is edited ^^ But mistakes are allowed of course.

[@killiandark7365]

The most common words I've heard here in Alaska from locals is, "This isn't normal. None of this heat is natural. The snows should be coming back around now." Climate change shouldn't be denied when even areas which spend most of the year frozen are scorching hot.

[@Aya-gt4hn]

Hi Phillip, love you videos as usual! One suggestion- I’m sure that you have a lot of followers outside the US (like myself). Maybe in the future when you report on important matters like temperatures note on the screen the temperature on metric as well as Fahrenheit? I’m sure a lot of your viewers will appreciate this 🙏

[@furlycee]

You should have read the whole statement from Lizzo. It reads like Coleen Balinger. Very much not even addressing the allegations instead blaming the accusers and making herself the victim.

[@mmminno]

Thanks for all you do spreading the word Phillip Defranco!

[@bleachcraft8]

The day andrew Tate is no longer on the internet will be one of the best days since the creation of the internet

[@theexaustedslime]

shorts keeps trying to feed me his content. I wish dislikes did anything

[@sarahalbright7864]

@@theexaustedslime I block his content. It makes it so much better.

[@theexaustedslime]

@@sarahalbright7864 doesn't work, since it never shows me *his* content, just shit with him in it. :|

[@AlejandroSanchez-kt2nx]

I blame white people for inventing the internet

[@emilyk5003]

@@sarahalbright7864you can’t block it, he convinces gullible dudes that if they post his content on youtube shorts and tiktok they’ll be rich so there are literally thousands of channels spreading his content like a swarm of cockroaches

[@kennithschjoth2024]

I like it when it's a lengthy endeavor of getting Philed in!

[@TheShadowHatter]

Lmao I swear every other day people try to cancel Mr.Beast and he just goes "nope" and then we move on 🤣

[@Heyheyhaleyd]

Shout out to that older lady!! Most older women are the strongest people I know, because they have endured through so much in life. Most people don’t have guts like elderly people do. She reminds me of my granny.

[@dunethewanderer8944]

Honestly even if Tate *wasn't* embarrassed by a dude who just tweeted a period, I still wouldn't believe him. To anyone not caught up in his little cult of personality, he has the aura of a snake oil salesman.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

It ain't the first time a period's disappointed him. It won't be the last. He's just a butt hurt little pansy about it. ;o)

[@lovebjrds]

right. and it might be a bit. cynical..? of me, but i do Not think hed Actually donate a single penny. i think hed pocket all of it under the guise of giving to charity. i do not trust anything tate says at ALL.

[@kitkat615]

​@lovebjrds it literally says that plainly on his claims... "he PLEDGES" to give, not he will give

[@kitkat615]

​@@lovebjrdsall I'm saying is that it's not cynical of you at all to not believe what he's trying to serve as a gourmet dish is just plastic

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@lovebjrds I can honestly assure that you're not as dumb as I look! ;o)

[@noemimaldo]

The grief of Tate and his people will never end.

[@PearceVaughn]

i instantly knew tate was going to be involved in the story as a kicking, screaming toddler with a Twitter

[@Squidly.]

It's like he expects us to care what he thinks. I've never cared about what pedos or sex traffickers say. Their opinion is meaningless.

[@t-.-t.]

I'm sure his charity foundation is just his laundering account. All the money will end up in his private bank account. 😂

[@MethuselahWinter]

Regarding the last story of the heat wave, it is miserable here in Kentucky. Between the heat index being in the 100s and the humidity from regular storms, it’s difficult to go outside let alone do anything. I can barely keep the inside of my duplex below 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with the AC blasting at 50 all day. I keep telling people if they aren’t afraid and ready to take action, if they aren’t preparing for the effects that are coming, they aren’t paying attention and will inevitably suffer for it. I’m a college student, major is Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographical Studies. I make no claims of expertise and I can only go off what I’m learning but the very materials I’m learning is the most up to date information of the scientific community. From what we’ve discussed in classes and read, we’re already past the preventative stage for a lot of the issues we are about to face, the best we can do is mitigate damage. However, we are at a critical point for other issues and our actions going forward will determine just how severe we allow this to get. The more I learn, the more terrified I get. And those of us, country wise, who are the most at fault for climate change we be the last to feel the full ramifications of it. It’s those in the “third world”, the exploited and impoverished nations, the war torn and unstable, the countries people look down upon, who will experience the most devastating effects first. In many ways, they are already starting to.

[@SirAdamZeppelin]

As a construction worker here in AB, Canada (framer) I can say that it has its moments. The heat is what it is, you drink a lot of water and enjoy the breeze when you get it. But what’s starting to scare me is the intensity of our storms I never imagined that we’d have consistent tornado watches. I’m starting to wonder if the prairies here are going to be our version of Tornado Valley in the next few years

[@JollyOldCanuck]

I hope that the federal and provincial governments have the foresight to start investing in a dedicated disaster relief force, the military is currently being used for disaster relief operations and is being run ragged from simultaneously having to perform their normal military duties and disaster relief related tasks.

[@idrisilmiii]

The issue is that it will keep getting hotter! This summer in Edmonton has been hot enough.

[@dantevalentine7649]

As someone who has had MrBeast Burger before, it's as bad as MrBeast is afraid it is. It's absolutely horrid.

[@dismurrart6648]

I used to do door dash. One of the Mr beast burgers near me was an on the boarder, the other was a bowling alley. A bowling alley with exceptionally bad food in the area

[@dantevalentine7649]

@@dismurrart6648 I figured something was up. Mine came with Red Robin seasoning packets, and no Red Robin was ever that bad lol

[@undagroundsoundproductions4214]

and 100% not made or touched by him. People blaming him for the bad quality are weird. That's like blaming a mermaid because you didn't get whipped cream on your pumpkin spice latte

[@wyatt199x3]

@@undagroundsoundproductions4214 Its still his fault for starting a chain restaurant based on ghost kitchens with no real quality control or standards. If he actually gave a shit about the quality of the food he could've started a single location restaurant and actually paid attention to what they were serving once in a while

[@nimrodery]

@@undagroundsoundproductions4214 Well yeah, if the mermaid fucked up, like Mr. Beast seems to have done.

[@kitkat508]

“The company formerly known as Twitter” is 🔥 I hope this is what it’s known as moving forward.

[@BaconDragon-yr5vf]

Something about a Transphobe stealing a bisexual gods shtick is fucking hilarious

[@thalandor46]

Lizzo HAS to bring receipts to this! These are such huge allegations coming from such consistent and personal sources, that if it comes down to a she said/they said, these women have to be believed. Evidence is what will win this court of public opinion, and if Lizzo doesn't have any, that's probably not great news for her.

[@hommefataltaemin]

@@countessofmontecristo3849the fat shaming incident is the ONLY thing out of everything alleged that could be a case of misunderstanding, where the lady misunderstood Lizzo’s intentions. Practically everything else has very consistent accounts from multiple people, and she doesn’t really deny any of it.

[@taylordwatson]

@@countessofmontecristo3849 you can't surprise your employees with a live sex show... Fuck you just can't take your employees to a live sex show, there is no world where that is appropriate and the person doing it won't get sued.

[@RaccoonRecluse]

Right? If Lizzos claims are correct, these are former employees who were fired for their inappropriate sexual behavior and are projecting their anger at being legally fired which has a paper trail. We will have to see.

[@RaccoonRecluse]

@@hommefataltaemin But if these people were proven to be fired for being the ones who were inappropriate then they are projecting for greedy reasons which sounds like it might be, but we shall see. paper trail is important.

[@purpmoose]

Through a friend’s business i’ve had personal experience with lizzo, she’s a very unpleasant person to deal with. Given the allegations as they’re rn, it’s 100% possible as she was an asshole to my coworkers and myself.

[@cheetah219]

Hey Phil, can you bring back story links and secret links? I know this gonna be buried but it's great when there is a starting point for independent research for stories

[@DaraCruz-tq9zk]

thanks, phil! happy friday!

[@roboticmonkeygaming2398]

Really hasn't affected me in any way as a Canadian. I've never used Facebook as a source of news, other than possibly finding out about the death of someone famous and that's from people posting about it. You are my main source of news, Phil!

[@StreakyBaconMan]

Ah so it's PHIL that should be paying for the news?

[@roboticmonkeygaming2398]

@@StreakyBaconMan I'm sure you are trying to be funny, and I love it, but I don't see how that actually translates since Phil don't use FB for spreading news and is also not trying to make FB or other sites pay for the ability to host his news show.

[@StreakyBaconMan]

@@roboticmonkeygaming2398 Just a joke, basically taking the arguments of these news organizations to the logical extreme - they claim that facebook is some peoples primary source of news and that it takes away revenue from news organizations they would get if people went to their website instead and the joke was seeing as you say Phil is your primary source of news he'd fit that definition and by their logic should be forced to pay them.

[@MrSlowestD16]

Been watching Phil for a decade or so now and I catch almost every episode...but you shouldn't be using him as your main source, tbh. In the last 3 years (I think since the Jan 6th insurrection) he made an effort (he made a video describing this) to lean into his biases instead of trying to be balanced, and even within the past few months he's outright supported falsehoods about controversial issues on the channel that are debunkable in 30 seconds. I still watch because OVERALL the quality is good and pretty balanced, but you should be careful in using it for your main source because it definitely isn't perfect. Also, when you rely on a consciously biased source as your main news, you walk away with serious confirmation bias yourself when you read the comments section and the like.

[@vvgvvycyuf]

I have been using Wikipedia Current Events and Ground News for my news too. Phil is just the entertainment. I used to watch Trevor Noah too.

[@rebelwithacause666]

The first story is a big reason why we need to legalize and regulate sex work. I can't imagine what she went through and also wonder if this case is connected to some of the missing women in Portland.

[@venomsupe]

How would legalizing sex work prevent what happened?

[@elitesoldier1095]

​@venomsupe I guess in this very specific scenario she wouldn't have been "arrested"

[@juliamcwilliam]

​@@venomsupeas a sex worker in Australia if a cop tried to arrest me for sex work I'd know straight away I was in danger as it's legal here

[@emilycrow8278]

Having it be illegal means it needs to operate in the shadows of that law. So reaching out for support, or even care, is a risk that might incriminate yourself for punishment worse than whatever your dealing with otherwise. It's why pimping and sex trafficking are so prolific. Workers get taken advantage of, because they can't turn to the government for help or safety. It also doesn't help that women are treated less than, and sex workers in general are treated sub human. The combination often leaves female sex workers being treated with disgust more often than empathy.

[@an0nym0uz0me]

@@venomsupe they do it in Amsterdam, works just fine.

[@botanicalitus4194]

Andrew Tate is such an L of a person

[@cowpokesolo]

I just wish his detractors were as loud as his fanatical supporters.

[@Smokey1419]

​@@cowpokesolo I honestly think its mostly young, not so attractive and impressionable boys looking for any justification to being alone.

[@asftyeedyy4576]

@@Smokey1419 u really dont understand the other side at all i guess that wasnt exaggerated

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

​@@Smokey1419or excuses to not improve instead they continue to have sexist and misogynistic view of women

[@pangyagirl036]

Agreed. Honestly, he's just big mad for losing against a different account on that Mr. Beast contest. But of course, he finds a way to turn this into a "I'm a good guy" situation. Typical grifter. I seriously hope they take away his social media accounts once he gets imprisoned FR.

[@MiamiCereal]

That lizzo apology sounds like "I didn't do it, but if I did do it its not my fault"

[@MisterWoes]

Medical Identity Theft is a very real problem. Happened to someone in my family and we are still waiting on the detective who picked up the case. It has been almost a YEAR! We call and they say they are still working on it, yeah OK. The hospital is no help either. They could give a sh*t about helping as they just want their money. It's one of those things that you think could never happen to you or a loved one, but here we are. The beautiful American Medical system!

[@stephaniechilders5176]

Reach out to your state and local representatives if you haven’t yet. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not. Sometimes they put the right amount of pressure on to get things moving. So sorry you’re dealing with this, wishing you the best of luck

[@MisterWoes]

@@stephaniechilders5176 Thank you

[@Zyphent]

The Lizzo allegations are all over the place. The employee framing a comment about their performance as being about weight, then saying the time off Lizzo offered was a trap to fire her strikes me as a no-win situation for Lizzo. On the other hand, the strip club stuff is extremely outrageous for an employer to do, way over the line if proven true.

[@whitneysmith944]

I can see the comments about weight gain then offering time off as a bullying tactic/trap. Yeah it’s a no-win to Lizzo because in that interpretation that isn’t the point, it’s to belittle and more of a power move. It’s the vibe of, ‘you, my employee, are gaining weight and clearly not keeping up with dancing-your job-so oh sure, TAKE time off. Others don’t need to and it’s not like this is a competitive industry, but YOU go ahead…’ - kind of thing. I’m not saying it’s true or that it happened or maybe she means it differently- but I can see how that could come about situationally in a toxic work environment. But yeah, it all looks like a total mess and the allegations ARE pretty wild, so Ill be interested to see what’s proven.

[@alemtorsaula]

I've seen that type of thing happen at a restaurant I used to work at. They sent our head chef on vacation to see her fav baseball team and fired her via email on her last day of vacation.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

@@whitneysmith944 and TBH smart, ruthless people have used wording like that before to get around laws and judgement of others before. When something written sounds innocuous or even caring, but the tone and/or body language is the complete opposite. I wasn't there, I have no idea what was said or how it was said. She could've been completely true and honest about letting her get the time off she needed to deal with her issues, no strings attached. She could've been that way and just not been able to make that come across without threatening. She could've meant it in exactly the way that you're saying. I'll wait to pass judgement until it all shakes out. As the saying goes "There's three sides to every story. Yours, mine, and the truth." I know there's a second part to that, but it's much too kind for humanity.

[@bbyskittles91]

Yeah that weight comment seemed odd. Because it could have been that Lizzo noticed the person struggling more than usual, addressed it, and offered to allow them to rest. It didn't have to be a sly comment, but I wasn't there to hear what was said.

[@Zyphent]

@@whitneysmith944 I get how it could be used maliciously, but also if you have an employee who is truly slacking in their job and you point it out, I could also see the situation being totally out of context - then they open up and you think you're doing a nice thing to give them time and space, and they throw it all back at you. My point is, I don't think it's clear that it's indicative of anything one way or the other. The other accusations carry a much heavier weight than a potentially snide remark that's a 50/50 chance of being out of context.

[@NikkyElso]

It would be a shame if the HVAC system in the Capitol and the offices of members of Congress were to suddenly stop working

[@punksoab]

Would be a shame if the same happened in Texas. Last I check they're suffering a drought. I speak for all New Yorkers when I say; sucks to be Texas, skill issue, fat L. Like the Dos X man says, stay thirsty my friends

[@infernaldaedra]

I don't think the taxpayers agreed to pay for AC in government buildings lol

[@harryheathen4733]

​@@punksoabHere in Texas we are thinking the same thing about new York 😂 I just moved into a apt that would cost like 4k in New York, droughts come and go, that housing situation is forever

[@punksoab]

@@harryheathen4733 its really not lol. Housing prices go up and down dependent on inflation. Also, you could easily move to different boroughs and neighborhoods, some of which aren't even dangerous. In Brooklyn you can live in Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Midwood. All cheaper prices. You could go to Forrest Hill or Corona Queens. The Bronx is lowkey crazy, not gonna fuck with that one. Staten Island is out of the way but very affordable. Yea plus, with the inflation and property tax rate in NYC, its not a surprise. If we decrease our property tax and increase wage rates then it becomes even easier. That being said, what's your address? I'll send you over a quart of Poland Springs and a moist sponge you can suck on through these trying times.

[@punksoab]

@@harryheathen4733 btw, keep sending those migrants. We treat them like humans here and I've heard how barbaric, evil and disgusting Texans are as a subspecies (emphasis on sub). Imagine acting tough with starving, dehydrated, exhausted and traumatized migrants but the moment someone rolls up to a school with a heater all the mommy's, daddy's and little piggies start sweating outside the school lol. Bro, you people don't scare me

[@MelissaDeLaRosaLVDM]

Holy ssshhh, I’m outside of Seattle and have heard NOTHING of that first story. Horrifying. Thank you for what you do.

[@ruralmetalhead]

I love Granny Perkins with my whole heart. As a Mainer, I know so many people like her who would have reacted in the EXACT same way. What a legend. Don't cry about it!

[@heyitshickery]

as someone who lives in arizona and also has a condition that can be greatly increased by being exposed to heat, life has been absolute hell in july. i work retail so i am always moving around and on my feet and even though we have ac in our building, the heat that leaks inside can get so bad at times of day that people will have to leave work early because they just can’t work anymore (including myself). it’s honestly just been awful and i hope it starts to cool down soon but we are back up near the 110s again and we all just want fall to come

[@kitkat615]

I just started a job driving to a northern reserve, and yesterday they got walnut sized HAIL storms

[@heyitshickery]

@@kitkat615 oh god, stay safe! the weather out here is so wild

[@OutcastRefugeMinistries]

"We value your privacy" was always a lie.

[@undagroundsoundproductions4214]

2023. "Your privacy is valuable"

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Microsoft has been "backdooring" OS's since the 90's. Back in the day, they denied it, but it was the worst kept secret in tech'... I was used to disabling everything automatic in the machine by the 2K's, and with WinX's dubious decision to automatically initiate downloading no matter what you (user) did, I jumped to linux... did a little distro-hopping to figure myself out with Bash and find some useful support/help... AND I haven't looked back. You CAN encrypt your own hard-drive. You CAN get reliable and decent software. You CAN even participate on Steam... AND with some 80 million tech-savvy users and volunteers munching away at code and beta-testing and pen-testing with Kali, all to build their name and get rewards and bonuses from dev's for exposing bad code, dirty compiles, and vulnerabilities, you can even largely trust all the freeware... There are some rules, but they're not difficult to deal with. AND while I HATED (even violently) how Windows so ineptly ran the updating process... consistently losing data and progress, locking me out of the machine, and otherwise genuinely f*cking me up with their BS... I'm religious about setting the time to check on updates and then downloading and installing them on my system, just because there's a cute little orange dot on a certain two-tone gray shield in the corner of my screen, right next to my clock... It's eating at me as I type, now... I know it's got updates that I should install... BUT it doesn't piss me off. It showed up yesterday, too... AND on the time I set for myself (the EASIEST habit to make, btw) I DID follow through and install them all... It's weird how that happens... BUT thankfully, the emergency (ies) that keep popping up around Microstupid are no longer any of my list of issues. ;o)

[@GANTZ90]

Regarding the BAMF of the week I think the big miss here is emphasizing how important it was that she de-escalated the situation and recognized how his need was hunger and then could call for additional help. I don't know that area but I grew up in an area that had a lot of hard drug users and people that were basically falling from lower middle class to deep poverty due to job loss or other financial reasons. In this area I've known an unfortunate number of kids and young teens who have had parent(s) that basically fail to feed their children. It was a fairly conservative (socially) area and most neighbors would just shun the kids instead of help them. As a result I know multiple instances where one of these extremely hungry kids have done exactly this: breaking into a neighbors house and try to steal either food or money. In one instance a young teen did something almost identical where they only had access to alcohol and after consuming that they went next door to steal beat up the neighbors over food leading them to be sent to jail for years and missing out on all of highschool. I've seen this person since who is now a working member of society but it's obvious that they will end up in the same cycle as their parents because the felony record will never escape them. tl;dr She's a BAMF, but for identifying him as a kid in need and not just escalating this situation. It seems this woman understands that a child in that state is doing so as a result of external factors. I hope he gets the help he needs and that she hasn't suffered any long term images. Would love to see them settle this and make it a teaching moment not a life ending felony moment.

[@jayjay1234540]

the fact that vdc is trying to turn this on mr beast is insane ive never had a good experience with any of those virtual restaurants

[@gameswelson9268]

The climate situation has always been something that concerned me, but this summer has been the first time in my life that I have personally noticed the changes in weather. I cut grass in Ontario and usually July and august are so dry that the grass maybe gets cut once a month. Instead we have gotten an unprecedented amount of rain, we have thunderstorms on a weekly basis. It’s been really bizarre. It’s not exceptionally hot, but the weather is completely out of season.

[@TailsClock]

"Gregg Abbott is killing people" has been true for YEARS. He's one of those people who's name will likely come up in history lessons as a sick and evil man who was for no explainable reason allowed to do anything he wanted and never get punished. The fact that people need to physically bump into a corpse to go "Oh this guy seems like a villain" would be a hilarious level of blindness if it wasn't so horribly depressing. It should never have needed this much death for the obvious to finally be noticed. I said it before and I'll say it again, anyone who can remove Gregg from power would be a hero.

[@jesyheller199]

So happy the gerrymandering is going to court. Also we've been getting quite a few big storms lately. Sunday I had to wear a sweater on the river, so I feel really bad for the people melting in other parts of the country.

[@cak102]

That kidnapping story is wild... that is my home town and parts of my family live nearby... I have walked past that property with the family dog before i am pretty sure. This was a long time ago and he probably didn't live there but so wild to hear about it. What a strong person she was to get out of that alive!

[@billyblastoff]

Grandmas fighting back and kidnap victims punching their way outta prisons…. Not a sentence I thought I’d ever hear hahah! But great stuff Phil. Love hearing about these wild stories that are just so heart-warming.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

Lizzo didn't respond to the allegations of her forcing employees to get into sexualized situation that they found uncomfortable. She simply stated she is free with her own sexuality. That doesn't address the situation.

[@averyeml]

When the Lizzo thing dropped I played armchair lawyer (note: I have zero legal expertise or knowledge) and assumed the stuff about the vague and indirect body shaming would be quickly tossed out or argued away by lawyers, but that the gross stuff like the 🍌🐱 would be a lot harder to refute. And sure enough, Lizzo’s notes app apology addresses the body shaming stuff because that’s easy to go after, but the closest she gets to talking about the sexual stuff is mentioning that she’s open with hers. If they have proof of those incidents happening, that’s an easy lawsuit. I am openly asexual in all facets of my life, including not hiding pride stickers/pins on my bags at work (I am a teacher), but I do NOT bring it in to work in any active way. Like, if you’re open in your sexuality and wanna eat a banana out of another woman’s junk, great. Do it on your own time without inviting your dancers on a seemingly work-related outing and making THEM do it. HER sexuality wasn’t being “weaponized,” what she had other people do as a result of it might be though.