New Trump Assassination Plot Details & Fallout, Cody Ko Tana Mongeau Scandal & Accusations, & More

[@jeremywalsh5666]

I love Schrödinger’s Biden, simultaneously inept but also a mastermind behind every dark plot

[@funkspinna]

"I want Trump in the bullseye" - Joe Biden, reported days ago. Hmmmm...

[@ChronicAndIronic]

quit the cap 🧢

[@QuickNETTech]

The enemy is both strong and weak, wonder where I've seen that one before...

[@egggge4752]

Richard III ahh dark brandon 💀

[@Surelockohms]

​​@@funkspinna"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment," Trump said "If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know."

[@ericrobins5188]

Oh Mike and Marjorie, if Joe ordered it, it is a official Act of the president which means it is legal. Thanks Supreme Court

[@Inamichan]

THIS!

[@HoHhoch]

​@@pandaakacheekclapper8069 Someone clearly hasn't been keeping up with recent Supreme Court rulings.

[@Vile_Oreo]

@@pandaakacheekclapper8069 It's an official act if the president says it's an official act. That's why people hate the SCOTUS ruling so much.

[@gremblorthesackgoblin7953]

​@@pandaakacheekclapper8069What is an official act?

[@gondolajesus4864]

@@pandaakacheekclapper8069 commanding the military is, and there's no definition in the ruling

[@sahie]

D’Angelo is someone who I have so much respect for. He gives a fair and balanced take on topics. He addressed Cody Ko in the same way, giving him far more grace than I personally believe he deserves, but also not giving him a way to weasel out of addressing it. He’s been highly critical of Tana in the past, but he was absolutely spot on when he said that the way people are treating her sends a message that only certain people deserve to tell their story and that’s not okay. 💗

[@yota8325]

But at the same time it just shows if you want people to sympathize with your story you have to be a likable respectable person. Unfortunately it seems tana isn't it

[@Jack-gl2xw]

Tana told her story and said she does not hold any trauma. Shouldn't it end there? It should just be between Tana and Cody Ko. Everyone else is a third party. Why is D'Angelo stirring the pot so much. He really wants to be in the center of attention and its embarrassing.

[@michaelvessel4604]

Basically the “perfect victim” narrative really. I’m not a fan of Tana either since she has done and said some really egregious things in the past, but I’m willing to put that aside and see that she’s obviously been tryin to tell folks about this for years and yet nobody will listen to her because she’s “unlikable”. It really doesn’t matter how unlikable she is honestly, if the allegations she laid against Cody are true (and it’s looking all the more likely with all the information that D’Angelo brought to light that it is), then he basically committed statutory rape and got away with it, which absolutely should get called out

[@bored_person]

​@@Jack-gl2xwbecause she was raped. It doesn't matter if she doesn't think she was traumatized, it was still rape. Rape is one of the worst things you can do to a person, and I can't believe you are trying to downplay it. You are a horrible person.

[@bored_person]

​@@yota8325that should not matter. And the fact that it does matter to people is a problem.

[@Tarsibu]

Phil, those split classroom debates are far more common than you realize. Pretty much every major institution is going to have a mock debate setup like that.

[@snowballeffect7812]

yeah, i don't think it was that problematic as it sounded like they were making people stand on different sides based on specific topics. still, if there's a clear minority, i'm sure that can lead to ostracizing and out-group dynamics.

[@Tarsibu]

@@snowballeffect7812 It definitely does create an out-group dynamic for sure. No one is ever comfortable being in a minority like that haha.

[@ulogy]

​@@snowballeffect7812They should get better at debating, I suppose.

[@Fleato]

yeah it's normal. he still would be over there though, apparently by his own decision. so.

[@blaireshoe8738]

In my high school classroom debates, people were assigned to the side they had to defend at random. They were about defending *a* position, not specifically the one you liked. iirc there were also student-led ones where you chose a topic you actually liked and someone either volunteered or was randomly assigned to defend against you, which again would not create the othering issue because it's essentially an exercise in eloquent BSing if you don't agree with the assigned position, trying to trip up the other person. In the case of Rep vs Dem whole-class debate they'd split us 50/50, and people would have to work with whatever they were dealt. We got some people complaining they didn't actually agree, but not enough to make anyone feel obligated to declare their true stance.

[@758fiyuhbyrd9]

Every day America's justice system and politics sound like a bigger joke.

[@frosty_the_showman3260]

america justice system is way better than a 7th of the world

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

Jokes are supposed to be funny...

[@dino_ravo]

America was a sad joke long ago.... The world laughing long ago...

[@ralz97]

And the fact that y'all's rulings have a global effect, not just national, most of the time :')

[@LoremIpsumDolors]

Eurochads winning yet again

[@FerociousPancake888]

By the way, Cannon’s ruling doesn’t go against decades of ruling, it goes against CENTURIES. We’ve used special prosecutors since the 1800s.

[@MrMineHeads.]

Technically ventures are made up of decades

[@ThatGuyKazz]

Yes we have the difference here is that those special prosecutors in the past have been affirmed by Congress. That didn't happen in this situation, Congress did not vet the appointment of Smith. That is why it was found to be in violation of the appointments clause.

[@JamesSerapio]

​@@ThatGuyKazzno they haven't. Mueller, Hurr, the current prosecutor for Hunter Biden. Not one of them were vetted by Congress.

[@MrSlowestD16]

Stop spreading misinformation... It's only in recent times that special prosecutors were appointed without congressional approval. The constitution outlines that they are required to be approved by congress, but somewhere along the lines we just sorta stopped doing that and everybody was kinda just OK with it. But that doesn't make it legal.

[@wellthen.......9384]

T​hen by that logic should rulings be overturned during trump term ?

[@heatherhill333]

I was SA'd when I was barely 17 by my boyfriend's dad. Not long after I started seeing a 28 year old (he lied and said he was 20 at first). When I told him about the SA he said, "why didn't you fight him? You must have liked it". I left him when our son turned 2. He definitely groomed me. I am 40 now and in a better place, but will trauma dump sometimes because there's just something about being able to speak out now. After taking so long to process (try to) ALL of the trauma.

[@danrandall3302]

Damn.

[@tainii-san5879]

Holy fuck, ma'am I'm sorry you had to go through that.

[@unom8]

​@@tainii-san5879calling her ma'am definitely won't help.

[@unom8]

So sorry you went through all of that, but congratulations on being strong enough to get away from it.

[@zucchinikindaslayed]

I'm so sorry as a fellow victim. The only person that I've told my story it's my bff and my ex. My ex downplayed my story and made some really disgusting comments.

[@lifeisbettergreen]

Thank you for covering the Cody Ko situation. I have been shocked by the total communication black out on his subreddit.

[@thathuman8945]

Can we talk about the fact 38 states have legal child marriage, 10 with no age limit yet?

[@Prhmangel]

What???? That is insane!

[@bingbongmcgee]

Wdym 10 with no limit? I thought all had at least 16 year minimum. Or is that a federal limit?

[@yalldumb2387]

almost 100% sure most states do not have that anymore, maybe on paper, but there are usually other laws preventing it, sometimes on a federal level so state specific laws are redundant/not changed, kinda like how slavery was technically level in.. I think Mississippi until the 90s lol

[@anyjen]

​@@yalldumb2387 you sweet summer child. Child weddings to much older people definitely happen, especially in ultra religious circles between child brides and much older men. A thirteen-year old bride with a thirty-year old is not unheard of. It just happens outside of the public eye because it's typically done with homeschooled children who don't know any better and seen as a way to "save" them from the temptation of having sex before marriage.

[@anyjen]

The worst thing about it is that while minors are allowed to be married, and like you said, without a minimum age in ten states (often just with the consent of the parents), they are not allowed to seek a divorce until they're eighteen. So if their spouse is abusive, they are stuck in that marriage until they are legally of age.

[@indecisivemuch2525]

In high school they made us raise our hands if we’re aligned Republican or Democrat. I lived in a small town and was the ONLY person that raised my hand as a democrat and my teacher made me stand up and defend my views…

[@tiffanyh1274]

Cool. That’s hard to be the only one in a crowd, shows your character. I don’t know many people like that. Don’t ever change.

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

That is wrong. When I was in school, they would just assign a position, and you had to defend It

[@4sythdude549]

Yeah, I always thought that the "classroom poll" was a pretty common thing for high schools to do. It seems weird to me that Phil has seemingly never heard of it. Admittedly, the questions we were asked were relatively broad like "More power to the federal government or more power to the states?" and not more controversial ones like "Should some of your classmates not be allowed to marry because they are gay?"

[@end0r.a]

that's totally not gonna lead to everyone in your class alienating you, no definitely not /sarcasm

[@Keller5327LV]

And the story ends: you couldn't. Bug surprise.

[@meghanm05]

D'Angelo Wallace is truly one of my favourite creators since I discovered him and I'm so proud that he was the one to start talking about this Cody Ko situation

[@nerdynanny]

"So many worse things have happened to me." is a phrase used by trauma survivors whether they know it or not. That poor girl.

[@redlaserfox3988]

"But I don't associate it or hold it with trauma" - Tana This statement is why I don't understand the pitch fork backlash

[@anahnnemus5187]

​@@redlaserfox3988But then she goes on to say if it was her daughter she'd be angry. People process things differently according to their experiences, right, right. But she still knows what happened wasn't okay. She could be 100 percent fine with it and the backlash should still be the same because he was an adult who should've said no to her. That's the problem. Truly, a lot of people are showing how comfortable they are with grown adults getting with teens and it's weird.

[@WOLF7356]

I haven't really kept up with Demolition Ranch or any of Matt's other channels recently, but his content is honestly some of the most wholesome on this platform. He had one channel for family vlogs, one channel for educational videos from the veterinary hospital he owns, and one channel for fun and educational gun videos. None of them have any malicious intent and I feel so bad that he got tied into all this.

[@ajrupert5639]

@@WOLF7356 boggles my mind that people can try to spin him as a bad guy in all this. I still remember how wild it was to even hear him curse in a video for the first time

[@mister_woot]

Blaming Matt for the shooter wearing a demolitia shirt is like blaming Nike if he wore their shoes or whoever made his glasses. What next, blame Adidas for Ukraine because Putin might have worn 3 stripe jogging kit once?

[@rafys78]

Been Matt’s subscriber for years and I never feel it was political. Just wholesome ‘merican fun.

[@lynngriffin2106]

If he had been wearing a Taylor Swift shirt, we wouldn’t even be talking about this, no one would care in the slightest. No one would be demanding for her to come out and make a statement about it. Anyone can buy a shirt

[@bulkbogan4320]

This is just what both sides do to each other during any event like this.. Most of the population has "monkey brains" no inner monologue if you will.. What the world needs is solidarity... People can hate each other and still find it in their hearts to be compassionate.. And people think that they have achieved higher consciousness.. False!

[@sculptureofsound2]

Wow. "They'll get over it. The Japanese did" is insane.

[@Hotoke234]

I mean they did lmao

[@billyford2262]

Yea the Japanese were definitely evil back then. I have proof if you need it like open a book

[@miciarokiri5182]

@@Hotoke234 not really, it changed the way their country and culture worked and still impacts their media today

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

​@@Hotoke234 they didn't really

[@Denananana]

@@Hotoke234 just say you're uneducated, saves you some braincells.

[@vanessahernandez2505]

For the Tana/Cody Ko situation, it is also important to note that this happened during Playlist live in Florida... where the age of consent is 18. So morally wrong and ILLEGAL!!!

[@KomoliRihyoh]

I'm actually ashamed of my initial reaction to the Cody/Tana situation, which was when i heard about the allegations and that *Tana* was the one making them, my immediate thought was, "Oh, she's lying." As someone who's spent years participating in campaigns and protests against SA across multiple states, how was *THAT* my first thought?! Yes, Tana isn't a perfect person, and there will never be a "perfect victim," but she still deserves to be heard.

[@EugeneGM1]

I remember going to see Clinton with my parents back in the 90s. There were snipers EVERYWHERE. My dad had said "Those are the ones they want you to see. Imagine how many more you can't see!" Talk about a contrast.

[@cmike123]

When he was President? Of course he would have more agents.

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

Yeah, a sitting president vs a former president and presidential nominee. Quite a contrast...

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Was it in a field and relying on local cops within 200 metres?

[@frankied.roosevelt6232]

Idk why no ones talking about the secret service's role in Jan 6th and how laxed they were then with the Lord cheato's safety. Like they were so unconcerned about his safety and there were reciepts in the 2nd impeachment trial. Did everyone just miss that?

[@grundlewizard1775]

​@@EastWindCommunity1973 yeah uh ...that said, they were falling _well_ short of their job. Like, not even covering the _absolute_ basics. Likewise they tried to take away his secret service not long before this happened in this first place; it's not so wild that people feel this incompetence might be malicious

[@ness77777]

Those "split room" classroom exercises might be more common than we think. I live in California and while we didn't do it for history class, we did do it for health class. Questions about abortions, abstinence, etc. While we were told to be respectful and appropriate, kids still got laughed at if they stood by themselves with no supporters. (Edit: this took place in like 2019 for anyone unaware. Still a very ongoing thing)

[@nimrod_himbro]

We did that exercise in American Gov (2012, Kansas) and we also debated if gay marriage should be legal or if global warming as real. It was wild

[@KobeyBlock]

One time my high school health teacher asked me in front of the class if I'd be okay with my girlfriend having an abortion. Let's just say I didn't answer the question.

[@LittleMakwa]

As a Canadian I can rememeber this happening for the 2015 election in the 6th grade, we had to raise our hands for who our "parents supported" lol

[@goodkiller93]

​@@nimrod_himbroSame in Canada. Sent me so far into the closet 😭😭😭

[@RaeannaInez]

Yep! I grew up in southern California and I remember doing this class room slipt thing in the early 2000s (im in my 30s now) regarding who was for or against abortion.

[@AnabananaBeauty]

Im very grateful to D'angelo for making the video he did. He put everything so beautifully, I hope more and more eyes see and hear that!

[@David-hs9su]

Adding to the Cody Ko thing: He's been removing comments about this on his channel, and his Reddit mods are doing the same with posts addressing the allegations. If that doesn't make someone look more guilty, I don't know what does

[@goldheartxx]

So happy you talked about the Cody ko situation. When you show yourself as a family oriented feminist man that’s your audience, people who value these things.

[@GregHuffman1987]

@goldheartxx thats why i think it's so stupid to sell yourself to people with intense personal beliefs or political beliefs if youre ever gonna let them down. you lose your audience. if you set yourself up as someone like Joe Rogan who basically is just the cool guy who says a lot of crazy shit, your controversies dont end your career.

[@goldheartxx]

@@GregHuffman1987 I disagree, there’s nothing wrong with letting your morals be known and letting your audience choose to support you. However you portray yourself will attract that audience. Joe Rogan attracts a certain audience as well.

[@tangytanger1ne]

Fr. I’ve been a fan of Cody Ko for years. I’ve never really been a fan of someone who turned out to be a creep, but i now understand what people mean when they talk about how disgusting it feels. Really just sucks for everyone involved :/

[@shockmazta3116]

feminism is a joke.

[@PerkolatorTheTerminator]

I mean it’s still fucked imo but aren’t they both Canadian? And isn’t the age of consent like 16 there?

[@Labergemusic]

"oh my god, thank u for telling me" is exceptional imitation of Kody lol

[@AnxietyRat]

It IS a really good imitation. I'll give her that. 🤣

[@Irikoanimates]

The voice was so spot on

[@danniedgsgsggd4095]

THANK YOU for speaking about the cody ko situation!! its so refreshing to see a big youtuber finally use their platform to discuss this, as Cody has been doing everything in his power to silence people speaking out.

[@orangeants]

D’Angelo Wallace, the first big creator to speak about it, is great you should follow him. He’s an excellent researcher and speaker

[@MrRetroDev]

The scary thing is, what Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted is nearly exactly the same as the lines said by Firecracker in The Boys a couple of episodes ago. Swap “battle” for “war” and “Democrats” for “Starlighters” and it would’ve come straight from The Boys.

[@daudimasinde6280]

Not surprised. Firecracker was written as an amalgamation of her and Alex Jones.

[@MrRetroDev]

@@daudimasinde6280 True. But I never expected her to say the exact same lines, nearly word for word.

[@Dloopgroop]

🤣😂yeah the boys is complete cringe in season 4

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Lol you people see yourself as "starlighters"? Think of yourselves as the people in the crowd with no value in the background somewhere The delulu is high with this one

[@Tyler.8046]

@@high-captain-BaLrog Vought fanatics are clearly MAGA and Starlighters are clearly written as Democrats...

[@alexxdearaujo7375]

What really made me block Cody’s content was his friend that most definitely SA’d a girl and he was the superintendents son. Got away with it, victim sued and lost. They videotaped everything while she was drugged and Cody’s friend tried to lie and say it was a video of an ex to the police. The school wasn’t found liable either. Cody invited this guy and had him at his wedding. Absolutely disgusting and my heart breaks for Kelsey

[@mikumadds]

Honestly same like this is the most creepy and disgusting part of the whole thing... like did he just not know or did he not care??? I don't understand

[@SlimThief]

Kind of bold to think that Kelsey wouldn't know about some of this stuff

[@sadlystuckinreality]

Thank you so much for talking about the Cody situation. It's so important that larger creators talk about this situation so people can't just keep pretending they don't know it happened. I was hoping D'angelo's video would cause more discussion among larger creators.

[@Zero8654]

who cares.

[@cr0ut0n32]

​@@Zero8654 enough people for PD to cover it, which usually means it's a lot, so.

[@DomMazz]

How do you know it’s even true? Just gonna believe a known liar? Cool.

[@wandavision6785]

@@DomMazz There's literal proof of people telling cody her age at a party when this went down. He was making out with her before they did the rest

[@mookitty1536]

Yeah cody does lie his ass off all the time ​@DomMazz

[@BaileySuttonMusic]

As much as I hate staying updated with the news sometimes, I am glad you are doing it Philip. And u do it very well. Thank you.

[@--sql]

Oh cool, so if you're a company that does bad stuff, all you have to do is put it in your contract that no one can be a whistleblower. 🙄

[@Neoicecreaman]

Human Centipad vibes.

[@SatanicDemiGod]

Every court case feels like democracy is slipping further and further away.

[@ferrari777ism]

That’s cuz it is

[@brookelynnwu8016]

Was it ever here to begin with?

[@fenrir.10]

Do a History deep dive into Nazi Germany and its beginnings. Im from germany, weve seen it before

[@goddessrick8734]

​@@brookelynnwu8016 Ppl like you have created a self fulfilling profecy where you say democracy is nonexistent then you don't vote which is why it doesn't matter.

[@franjkav]

@@fenrir.10it’s beginning were significantly based on the the US and the Eugenics movement here

[@FlareBlitzBanana]

It's really sad that in all of the coverage I've seen, this is the first time I've seen anyone talk about the man who died.

[@bgarciamcclellan]

The Trump Florida case being dismissed was not just against decades of precedent - it is almost 150yrs of precedent. The first time a special/independent counsel was 1875. These situations just continue to bring to mind a comment I read in 2017 after Trump was elected. It was a discussion surrounding all the “norms” that Trump was just ignoring, up to and including the emoluments clause. The person said “it seems what we thought was law and regulation was really just a 200 yr old gentleman’s agreement”. I find more and more truth in that everyday.

[@MrSlowestD16]

You're misrepresenting the facts to support a narrative. It is only the short term that we've done this. Previously it was typical for congress to approve special/independent prosecutors as is outlined by the constitution. It's only the past few decades that we've drifted from that. Don't let your hatred for Trump lead to spreading misinformation. The executive branch was not appointing special prosecutors as a normal mode of operation in 1875.

[@fenrir.10]

Sounds fucked, is fucked but i get real "Emperor Palpetine, "I am the Senat" vibes from him and his cronies

[@emmamayclarke]

Re: standing up for your 'political side in class': We did similar in our US government class where our teacher asked us to stand on the side we thought we were politically, then we took a political alignment test and then had us stand were we actually ended up from the results. It wasn't meant to be a weird thing but to make kids think about if their views were their own or their parents. This was back in 2006, but he'd been doing it for quite some time before that. Most of the class turned out to be a lot more centralist and a lot more were left than they had thought. It certainly seemed to trigger a lot of them to actually think about things they hadn't before.

[@KFA8piece]

I actually really like this approach as it was more aimed at understanding implicit bias, self introspection, and critical thinking.

[@Tehblood]

majority of Americans are indeed more left leaning on individual policies than the people they vote for. there aren't actually that many Republicans that want what the republican politicians actually do/try to do.

[@frostfang1]

​@@Tehblood I think that republican officials are aware of that lol. That's why they stir up "drama" and fear. They are actually a real minority when it comes to beliefs and policies and they are aware of that. And the only way to bring people to their side is to make up a lie to fear for "their" constituents to fear.

[@BusinessSkrub]

Neither of the parties represent anything even close to what they originally represented, anyway. Nobody who calls themselves a leftist wants to fight for corporations to be reined in and held accountable, they're just crying on twitter about being misgenedered or whatever.

[@grundlewizard1775]

​@@TehbloodI mean, I think that these days, Republicans are generally aimed at not wanting to progress in the direction that Democrats want. They could stand to have more clarity to their goals than "definitely not that," but honestly these days it's understandable

[@yuqueenvee]

thank you for discussing the Cody Ko and Tana Mongeau situation, Phil. No one is making mention of it, minus a select few, but now with D'Angelo, Charlie, H3, and yourself, this can finally get the attention it deserves.

[@humbefernandez4954]

and Ethan Klein

[@yuqueenvee]

@@humbefernandez4954 yeah him too, I totally forgot. Lemme edit it in lol.

[@huskycruxes7232]

I don’t like the way she’s talking about it though. It doesn’t seem like she brought it up because she was hurt and wanted to heal. It seems like she did it because she wants publicity. Just listen to how she’s talking about it. She wants to gain something from it and to me that’s a really bad look. “I’m only brought this up years later to make a joke about how small his dick is in front of my fans” that’s what I hear when she mentions it.

[@Krivvet]

Who cares

[@theonelad3028]

moist also like its being talked about by some big creators you just aren't paying attention

[@LadyUndeath]

Something defenders of people like Cody Ko will always say is "well the age of consent is 16 in (random state/country)" Yet they never acknowledge the fact that the majority of North America and Europe has other sanctions related to consent that are more complex than just a number. The age difference and prior relationship dynamics also play a major role in consent laws. Let's use Canada for example: A lot of people think the age of consent here is sixteen. According to the law however, the *unrestricted age of consent* is actually eighteen here. At 16 years old minors in Canada can give consent so long as their partner isn't in a position of power or authority over them. At ages 14-15 they can consent so long as the age gap does not exceed 4 years, and for children aged 12-13 that gap is reduced to 2 years. Being *almost* old enough to consent doesn't matter. Especially when there's already laws in place with the sole purpose of addressing those "so close it shouldn't even matter" type scenarios that people are trying to paint this out to be.

[@michaelh878]

It is not just about the law. The age of consent is 16 where I am too but anyone in their mid twenties going after teenagers would be seen as really creepy and be ostracized by friends and family (unless they are really weird too).

[@LadyUndeath]

​@@michaelh878 Absolutely, 100% agree! I've been in a couple situations like Tana's throughout my time in highschool, and I remember thinking "wow parents & teachers were right, I'm *actually* really mature for my age." When in reality the 20+ y/o dudes pursuing me were just creeps who couldn't (or even worse, didn't want to) pull girls their own age. Now that I'm in my mid 20s just the thought of hooking up with someone who's still in HS grosses me out so much that I get goosebumps. To clarify a bit; my initial comment about the law was meant to point out the signature hypocrisy and/or ignorance of creep-defenders. Mainly by noting how those people often don't really know about the laws they're using as excuses to minimize the severity.

[@jamk2668]

​@@LadyUndeath "Now that I'm in my mid 20s just the thought of hooking up with someone who's still in HS grosses me out so much that I get goosebumps." To be fair, you're a woman. Most women in their mid twenties aren't even attracted to 19/20 year old guys, let alone guys that are in grade 12. Also, studies show that the the pre frontal cortext of the average 17 year old girl is on the same level as the pre frontal cortext of the average 20 year old guy. I do think Cody is outside of the range where it's appropriate but online age gap discourse has really become pretty cringe inducing lately/detached from reality and doesn't take individuals into account.

[@flamemasterelan]

​@@jamk2668 Nah, dude, you're making excuses for pedo shit. A 25 year old has no business sleeping with a 17 year old girl, don't try to pull science into this shit, especially when the pre-frontal cortex of the average 20 year old was still undeveloped compared to the pre-frontal cortex of a guy in his mid 20's creeping on a high school girl. And I'm a guy, if that makes my opinion about not being a PDF file more valid for you.

[@ericforeman3791]

It's crazy all it takes is a single D'angelo Wallace video and all of a sudden the boys club is chattering about Cody / Tana

[@ephraimboateng5239]

The boy's club?

[@mikumadds]

@@ephraimboateng5239 People have been referring to the commentary youtube genre as a "boy's club" because it is full of a lot of men who seem to protect each other and not speak out when someone does something questionable/wrong. A lot of these guys don't want to rock the boat or cause drama but in doing that they keep silent about things that matter. Only smaller channels were talking about it until D'Angelo brought it up, and now bigger youtubers such as penguinz0 and Phillip Defranco are now talking about it.

[@thecatherineconcepts1477]

I hate it was for horrendous reasons, but I love seeing Phil & D'Angelo in the same video.

[@Zzz2x]

D’Angelo is so beautiful truly. He deserves all the support.

[@winslow8779]

​@@Zzz2x Came here to say the same thing but you already said it so well

[@CMScelero]

If they hadn't plugged Charlie at the end I could tell myself they would have covered the story solely based on the D'Angelo video 🫠

[@chrischika7026]

Too many history making moments the past couple of years

[@TheCountOfMommysCrisco]

I find the story about the guy who died at the rally fascinating, because there's such a huge gap between the heinous person his social media profile portrays him as, and the 'heroic firefighter saving his family' that he's being mourned as. That's not to say either of these are wrong, or cancel each other out, but it stands-out to me as an example of how people can feel like the internet is the right place for them to let-out the horrible person they keep locked-up inside, instead of ever reflecting on what drives that part of themselves. It's hardly surprising he died at a Trump rally, in the end.

[@FluffyBunny9002]

Like what Destiny (aka leftwing Ben Shapiro) did when he literally laughed at the dead man's family? Yeah, the Internet is toxic.

[@kittywoo4235]

All I can say is that I'm scared and my heart is broken for this world. Be safe out there. Hug your loved ones. We all need it.

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

I've watched the PDS since around the beginning nearly 20 years. Thank you phil for always doing your best to see both sides. But i have huge respect on a whole new level for you lending your platform to shed light on the demo ranch situation. Similar to PDS I have watched Matt's videos from the beginning of his channel. He absolutely does not deserve the backlash he has received here. Anybody thats watched his veterinarian videos know the great man he is.

[@Shart-santha]

Ahhh an OG Phil fan! Were you watching him back when he was SXE Phil?👀

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

@@Shart-santha yes sir. Allow me to rant on a little bit on it too lol. I'll never forget the fresh faced college who shot in black and white with a bad webcam. When it comes to the history of this platform it has become something I'm very proud to have witnessed. I said it then and I will always. Philip DeFranco was the unsung pioneer of the rise of independent non biased (for the most part) news media on the internet. Because of phil I stopped buying into the mainstream as a teenager. Wholeheartedly helped shape the person I am during these times because of it.

[@grundlewizard1775]

I'm gonna be honest, I don't think ol boy has done a sterling job at unbiased for some time now. At least in the periods where polarization were peaking in news

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

@@grundlewizard1775 that's why I made sure to say for the most part. Just about everybody fell into the trap at some point. But the difference is Phil never stopped pushing to hear the opinion of the viewer. Not a lot of people in media like that over the last 8 years. I strongly disagree with Phil on certain topics, but I keep coming back because I've never felt alienated in difference of opinion. Something I can't say about virtually anybody else. In short, he never completely lost his roots and it's nice to see them coming back in recent months.

[@bubbavazquez]

​@@grundlewizard1775 agreed Phil has withheld news that makes conservatives look like normal human beings and literally called the 2016 election Trump vs. Democracy.

[@ambertheanxious]

Thank you for talking about OpenAI because I haven’t heard a word about it yet! I’m an IATSE member and we’re currently voting on our contract and the wording they’ve created for the new AI section is questionable for a lot of us. This makes it even more alarming.

[@CryptoTonight9393]

It's not surprising at all that a judge appointed by trump would rule in his favour. How it isnt seen as a clear conflict of intrest is beyond me.

[@Dloopgroop]

Totally not a conflict of interest for judge mershan to literally donate to biden tho. No issues there loooool

[@CryptoTonight9393]

@@Dloopgroop yup

[@Dloopgroop]

@@CryptoTonight9393 lol

[@Tebezu]

No conflict of interest when Biden literally allowed an illegally appointed special council do anything.

[@Thromnabular]

But all the judges Obama appointed... and every president that had SC gaps appointed. Those were all okay. Its not like Trump has anything more to give him... what is he gonna do? Promote him to the Major Supreme Court?

[@mrsneptuna6541]

Practically my entire childhood I was told that I was mature for my age, whilst also being the victim of harsh bullying. Once I become the age where I was romantically interested in others, I was also outcast. But adults around me always said that the boys my age just didn't "appreciate" me yet. And told me that older men would. It's weird to think about that now but as a kid it didn't seem strange. However this normalization as well as seeing young teens date older men in media made me feel like this was acceptable. I was 15/16/17 dating men in their twenties to fourties at the time. I felt special and wanted. I thought it was okay because my countries allows you to legally date anyone once you turn 16. There is a lot as an adult I have to work through, Alot of self blame. One of the things I wish I noticed earlier however was the secrecy of it all. If dating a 30 year old was totally fine at 16 then WHY were they always so adamant that I keep it a secret? It was completely legal so their were no repercussions there. But if it was completely fine to date them (like they repeatedly told me) then they wouldn't have had me lie to all their friends and say that I'm older than I was.

[@RNG-esus]

I'm sorry you had to go through that. My partner also was groomed by older men from 12-16 and it only ended when she started to date me and I found out she was talking to those guys online. I thankfully was able to break that cycle for her, but it was really traumatic for both of us. It's definitely not an easy burden to bear, especially so early in life

[@beewest5704]

You are more mature for you age is a thing all groomers also say.

[@emodeyikes]

So happy a big channel is finally speaking about the Cody ko & Tana situation. I was starting to worry this was going to become an open secret people aren't interested in.

[@Whocares792]

H3 has been blasting the horn for a while, but facts

[@Spiffer]

@@Whocares792 Do people in the USA have to be 18 before having sex?

[@venuslove-i1v]

Yes! I had been going onto his channel telling others what happened and it seemed to fall on deaf ears.

[@101spacemonkey]

Have they? Any suggested episodes to watch from them?​@@Whocares792

[@yespleasesir]

@@SpifferNo but the issue is that the age of consent is 18 in most states and she was underage (17) and he was 25. That age gap alone is concerning to many, on top of it being statutory by most state laws

[@roseradeparade8581]

The sheer irony of him trying out for his school’s Rifle team and not making it, is CRAZY.

[@KillerKatsFromOutterSpace]

That’s 😮 wild! Terribly inappropriate joke, but he could pierce your ears from 150 meters away….🫢

[@MOO67204]

You don't know what 'irony' means

[@_MrOcean]

Wouldn't it be worth considering that he was a republican that hated trump and wanted a decent candidate instead. Not that what he done was right, but it's a motive that doesn't take a lot to determine.

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

I was waiting for Biden to say "Im glad President Reagan is alright".

[@minitaur8693]

The fact that Aileen Cannon can just do this is just mind boggling.

[@michaelmerrell8540]

But not in the least bit surprising. She's being doing everything she could get away with to derail this case. She's an embarrassment.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

It will certainly be overturned on appeal because it relied upon a sentence in a concurring opinion of a Supreme Court decision, Just Thomas' nonsense wondering if a special prosecutor is constitutional", and not the actual decision itself. And it contradicts multiple previous SCOTUS decisions on special prosecutors. But that is likely Cannon's intent. She wasn't making a judgement so much as ensuring that the process won't happen until after a sadly likely Trump win, when he will then pardon himself.

[@meodrac]

@@michaelmerrell8540 She's a full on trump cultist, can't even be denied anymore by any stretch

[@Blodhelm]

Who needs a defense attorney when you appointed the judge and own the Supreme Court?

[@josephhefley9701]

This is America now.

[@tiffanyh1274]

Phil, you never disappoint. Glad you’re talking about the Cody Ko accusations.

[@billyford2262]

Exactly no one wants to mention that what he did was only illegal in the exact place he did it and not illegal where he’s from or where she’s from or in most of the country or in the entire world. This isn’t a story at all in the slightest.

[@tiffanyh1274]

@@billyford2262 Hey Billy, this isn’t a big deal to people that are attracted to minors/been with minors or don’t have daughters. Go look in the mirror I know it’s uncomfortable. I don’t care what country does what.. This is the standard of the US and the state they were in. Other countries allow child marriage. Should we not judge them either because it’s technically legal? Make sense. Stop defending this stuff, get it together. Stay away from minors Billy😉

[@patrickschultz6322]

Vance being VP is wild LMAO

[@BklyNYC]

You and Jon Stewart are the only people I’m allowing to learn info from at this point

[@brawlybard7014]

Adam Conover is a pretty good watch as well.

[@billyford2262]

Holy shit are yall both being ironic?

[@kyleellis1825]

So you're going to end up just as biased as anyone else who only watches a single news channel. I watch phil pretty much daily and check in on Jon Stewart aand Adam occasionally, but I try to listen to a different news perspective every day, or at least two contrasting ones. Then I have to cross reference anything I'm interested in, because you shouldn't just trust everything we see online. Phil even told us like 2 days ago to double check him.

[@Dloopgroop]

LOOOL wow. Just listen directly to the white house press office. They'll be less biased

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Yep you are totally not an NPC and are not in any circle-jerk Yep yeah totally dude, very smart.

[@darrendixon4513]

Philip. Watching your sections on politics makes me feel sane in a crazy world. On top of that you give solid information. Thank you so much for what you do.

[@nikibronson133]

Fr this. Covers so many angles that I know about but makes my brain feel overwhelmed

[@Ging75]

As a Canadian, watching American news is like watching a tv show in the sense that some of the stupidest things you would think would be written as an episode on tv come true, like all the simpsons episodes that keep coming true, and the show is written as an exaggerated world. It’s terrifying to be this close as neighbours and watch what feels like a country dividing. More and more in politics it feels like both the people and the politicians forget their roles in society. Government and politicians are meant to serve the people of the country, instead in America they are treated as weird celebrities or gods for some Trump fans. I get America is a large country which means more room for differing views, but watching this implosion from next door is not what anyone wants to see.

[@raeperonneau4941]

It’s not what we want to see either.

[@themanwithnoname4385]

I feel the same with Canadian politics. Your Nazi loving Fidel Castro look alike prime minister you all keep electing is hilarious when he has meltdowns over the smallest things in your parliament

[@melbournewellness]

Watching from Australia and feel grateful we are so far away. The polarisation trump creates is terrifying

[@natalyst]

@@melbournewellness look into pine gap, it's not as far away as you think it is, sadly

[@Taokomg]

As a fellow Canadian, it's sad to see how much we are mirroring American politics. The ef-Trudeau/Poilievre crowd is pretty scary to political opponents. Luckily, there hasn't been anything extreme but throwing rocks and spitting at politicians used to be unheard of here. It's a crazy time in the world.

[@gardog9992]

As for the donation of $15: it was actually from another person who is a 60-something year old man who shares a name with the shooter. Not the gunman themselves. Just want to stop misinformation spread.

[@Nomusicincluded]

How is there no conflict of interest for a judge you appointed presiding over your case?

[@judesussman4502]

"he was bullied at school" "we know because we made sure of it, personally" -that student

[@divalicious4888]

Fax.

[@enelezed454]

We have to hold the "golden" boys accountable if we want to protect women. Tana was a victim, and Cody knew what he did was wrong. People are acting like it was two teens or a 17 and 19 or 16 and 18 year old... no he was so much older than her that he could have reasonably been her teacher in high school at the time. I hope Tana can get the help she needs. I was in a similar situation when i was 15-17 with a much older man, and it wasnt until my adulthood did i realize how fully it broke me and ended so many of my romantic relationships before they ever began.

[@toothless3835]

I feel the 27 year old man that I had a situationship with at 19 did take advantage of me, though I don't feel traumatized by it. I look back and see, "that was effed up." But between him and the boyfriend I had before him [a boy closer to my age only a few months younger], I learned I wanted someone who put me first. a few years later when I was about 21/22, I met my now husband who's a little less than a year apart. People want to go "oh, age doesn't matter when you're both adults" but it age does matter. My position in life, my views, were very different at 19, than 22, than now at 33.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

​@@toothless3835"situationship" Yeah, your opinion holds no value

[@billyford2262]

Exactly no one wants to mention that what he did was only illegal in the exact place he did it and not illegal where he’s from or where she’s from or in most of the country or in the entire world. This isn’t a story at all in the slightest.

[@billyford2262]

@@jesusbarrera6916 Exactly no one wants to mention that what he did was only illegal in the exact place he did it and not illegal where he’s from or where she’s from or in most of the country or in the entire world. This isn’t a story at all in the slightest.

[@billyford2262]

@@toothless3835 Exactly no one wants to mention that what he did was only illegal in the exact place he did it and not illegal where he’s from or where she’s from or in most of the country or in the entire world. This isn’t a story at all in the slightest.

[@vraimothra]

like the one comment you read said, too many people want to brush off the Cody Ko situation because "its Tana" but i cannot emphasize enough how heavily this plays into the "perfect victim" narrative. Even if Tana consented- thats what age of consent laws are for. she legally COULD NOT give consent to a man 8 years her senior. What Cody Ko allegedly did is illegal. she was a child, and Cody allegedly knew that, *thanked* someone for letting him know, *SLEPT WITH HER ANYWAYS* , and then tried to guilt Tana by texting her saying his wedding was coming up, etc., As a current 25 year old myself its absolutely inexcusable and unfathomable to me. And Cody censoring comment on his channels and letting everyone comment hate on his wife Kelsey's channel is an extra level of icky. edit: i didnt say this originally because its pure speculation but in Tana's statements it felt there was an implication that this wasnt a one time thing. at one point she said she was "17,18" when they hooked up. i feel this means they hooked up for a few months from the time she was 17 until sometime after she turned 18 because otherwise she's very consistent that they hooked up when she was 17, plus then doing collabs means they were hanging out more than just the time Gabby Hannah saw them at a party

[@Team_Fortress2]

*Fbi has not made any offical posts of the full details* conspiracy news outlets: We Know everything!!! Me: how??

[@HonkHonkler]

Suddenly know conspiracies' are popular lol.

[@Team_Fortress2]

@@HonkHonkler yeah its kinda wild how many people now believing in conspiracy theories. Honestly this was not on my 2024 bingo card.

[@_Francky_]

Two doses of Phil on the same day, I'm in for it! Anyone who hasn't, should check out the livestream vod. Love ya face Phil!

[@nadelcnu]

RE: the documents case, It goes against precedent from 1875. Special council has been a long standing thing

[@bomber66a]

Well precedence doesn't seem to be that important to SCOTUS either: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4m0ZWavrq-pndU

[@birdie-pie]

I haven’t watched D’Angelo’s video, but I watched Angelika’s video on the Cody situation a few weeks ago and can’t believe it’s taken this long for others to pick up on this. Because you didn’t mention it in this video, and because I haven’t seen D’Angelo’s video so I don’t know if he does either, I feel the need to mention the fact that Cody is still very good friends with someone he went to college with who, while at college, was involved in drugging and filming the r*pe of a girl and they got a slap on the wrist and nothing happened. This guy was one of the groomsmen at Cody’s wedding. The guys involved in the assault shared the video with friends, so it’s likely Cody has seen it. And if not, he definitely knows it happened

[@JonBonCat]

This is the wildest season of America I've seen yet!

[@peterjohnstone7867]

Being alive right now is very interesting. It's like I'm watching the fall of the Romen Empire, but with wi-fi

[@NicoBabyman1]

I would say this is more like the fall of the Roman Republic, transitioning into the Roman Empire which that also eventually fell.

[@rojorohr4723]

I feel like the Ramen is falling! 👇🏻🍜💦

[@cassieandchloe1]

I hate how accurate this is 😭

[@RNG-esus]

Reminds me of how "may you live in interesting times" apparently used to be a negative thing to wish apon someone 😂

[@morrigancollins2092]

They've already debunked the 15 dollar donation; the donor was a retiree in his late 60's from Pittsburgh which just happened to have the same name.

[@jacobmonti453]

So do we know how much?

[@Goulash45]

Source?

[@tvc1028]

That claim has actually been debunked. He made the donation

[@mgp86]

and the same address....................

[@RealBradMiller]

​@@tvc1028Right, at seventeen... Why does it matter? I voted for Drumpf in 2016, and by mid 2017 had changed my mind... And?! Let's wait to hear from the people in his town, what do they say? How did he act in school? In the neighborhood?

[@ibenzu]

Okay but then why was a MINOR allowed to a party?

[@monkunderscore1]

Thank you for talking about Cody, Phil. these accusations have popped up over a few years and D'angelos vid really opened my eyes. I was a 'Tana makes shit up all the time' fan, until i watched the vid going suuuuper in depth and showing that a lot of what Cody does is to save face.

[@Shatterverse]

Everyone: Judge Canon is corrupt _Judge Cannon does corrupt things_ Media: _surprised Pikachu face_

[@asiabrew81]

If trump wins and Thomas and Alito decide to retire (cuz fuck us) you know Cannon is in the front of the line as a nominee.

[@Joshua-ho5qm]

How is she corrupt

[@billsherman1565]

@@Joshua-ho5qm I would say her bias is huge, dismissing the case based on a nonsense point that will get appealed after hearing every nonsense point trump brought up is pretty flagrantly pro trump

[@GamingTrucker81]

​@billsherman1565 ok so let's say a whataboutism. Would you say the new york cases are heavily bias based on the gage orders or even donating to democrats?

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Not only judge canon, not only.

[@littleangryingrownhair7888]

Love to see phil talking about cody ko , this story deserves more attention.

[@MaidenHelll]

It really doesnt

[@wwalnute]

@@MaidenHelllthe cody ko situation has demonstrated the boys’ club of commentary channels and it’s important to draw attention to it; we shouldn’t disregard allegations of sexual abuse because we don’t like the victim and like the perpetrator

[@alastair9551]

@MaidenHelll we get it, you’re a rape apologist.

[@WubbyPunch]

@@wwalnutethe line is too thin for me. I need to know whether he pressured Tana or not, otherwise it completely seems like a technicality that she decided to act on. She doesn’t feel wronged, and she probably did this multiple times at the age of 17.

[@shelbymaryr]

⁠@@WubbyPunchCody was told she was a minor. He said “omg, thank you for telling me. That would have been bad.” Random people around him were WARNING him and he THANKED them for the warning about what he was doing was wrong. …And THEN he slept with her the same night. Sorry, what’s your argument?

[@hira791]

As a non-American, every time I'm informed of America's current social, legal, medical, educational and political environment, I'm reminded of the Roman Empire. Like dominos, everything falls.

[@LynnHermione]

The roman empire gave everyone government sponsored food. Usa doesnt even do that

[@ashtonnwahljohnson3115]

I know that Phil has been putting huge stories as the first part of the show but I kinda love that the intro was halfway through the video today.

[@emmiebug99]

What’s crazy is finding out Demolition Ranch has over 10 million subscribers, I use to be obsessed with Vet Ranch (his first channel)

[@aFoxyFox.]

That surprised me a lot also!

[@maplelump]

I'm so glad that you talked about the Cody/Tana situation. This is a backhanded compliment, but it needs to be said: big channels with reach to the mainstream of KZbin, like yours, are now speaking about it because D'Angelo called y'all out, I'm glad you stepped up to the plate. No, I will not debate how big channels like Phil and MoistCritikal "had to wait for evidence" or whatever in replies. TeaSpill and SpillSesh, the two biggest tea channels, talked about it a month ago, but it wasn't picked up on because it was probably viewed as "gossip" Why did it take D'Angelo making a video for it to be taken seriously?

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Bet Phil won't read this one in comment commentary tomorrow.

[@flatfacedcat]

THIS!!! It’s an issue that’s BEEN known.

[@JessTalkingBooks]

I agree. I remember seeing it on Spill Sesh a while back but everyone seemed to bury it. Feels like they were waiting for a "perfect" victim.

[@kort18]

Yep!! This. Glad someone said it

[@StreakyBaconMan]

You seem to act like it is the responsibility of random big youtubers to make sure everybody knows about this. It's not their responsibility to do anything but provide entertainment, and they shouldn't be shamed for not using their platform in a way you or someone else would like them to.

[@mahajabeenhossain]

I don't follow Tana or Cody and I still knew about this. Saying that "this blew up after D'angelo Wallace" can't be true. Big youtubers are just forced to talk about it now because of D'angelo Wallace calling everyone out. The complete silence on this is troubling and baffling.

[@ephraimboateng5239]

I don't follow Tana or Cody and i didn't know anything about this until last night, watching D'angelo wallace's video. Not saying nobody knew, but all i'm saying is that i watch a lot of youtube, and i had no idea.

[@kyleellis1825]

I've been talking to pretty much everyone I know and none of them knew who those people are either. But then only like 3 of them knew who Phillip Defranco was too, so it's not like everyone knows everyone on youtube.

[@mahajabeenhossain]

@kyleellis1825 and @ephraimboateng5239 just want to say I looked into how I came to know about Tana and Cody situation. It was Michelle McDaniel who talked about it 12 days ago (as of now). She usually talk about the Body Positive Movement or Health At Every Size Movement. So it was by chance I came to know. But as a smaller creator Michelle knew. Honestly whether or not big and small creators knew, Tana never stayed quite about this. But people who followed her ignored it and people who didn't follow her insulted her or called her a liar.

[@ephraimboateng5239]

@@mahajabeenhossain Yeah, i get it. People dismissed her claims because she has a bad reputation, which is gross but expected of the internet. In the end, i don't think there was a grand conspiracy by big commentary channel to keep this hidden, but more of a lack of knowledge of the story and a lack of interest to learn about it because of the victim's reputation. Its kind of the opposite of the Dr. disrespect talking to minors situation. It was a 4 year saga with everyone speculating what the reason of his ban was, and then BOOM, he's a pedo. I feel like Tana's story never really left her circle?, while Dr. disrespect was the most popular streamer in the world at one point, so his ban made international news.

[@hristog1997]

Phil didn’t comment on the democrats believing this was staged by trump but did comment on the republicans thinking this was Biden’s doing..

[@joysilver9925]

The Cody ko situation shows how biased people can be to victims of sex/abuse crimes when the accused are well liked by the community. I work with victims of abuse related crimes for work and work closely with neighborhood victim advocacies, and we have sadly become accustomed to hearing that they don't want to come forward to friends/family or law enforcement because the person who abuses them is beloved by the community. If Cody Ko was someone else, the internet would hopefully not be so divided. This situation is so important to acknowledge and look at; not only for Tana's sake, but for other victims whose abuser has sway over a wider range of people (whether it's strangers on the internet or with community/family members). A common reason why some serial abusers get away with things for so long often includes having a good respected outward image.

[@LyonManes]

Okay, but I mean she released this information as a joke and laughed about it calling his dick small? I get the whole "believe all victims" things, or whatever, but I think if she wanted to be taken seriously... why didn't she release this in a serious way?

[@MaeBM]

I’ve been waiting all weekend for this video

[@kateluvya]

Same!

[@NothingOsaka]

GAL

[@Moon_x_sun]

Yeah Phillip can never relax… the news is 24/7

[@nephritedreams]

Im not even american and i am genuinely terrified for all of us

[@emilyeffrece1251]

I’ve been loving D’Angelo videos and seeing him getting so much attention and even featured on here is so cool! Brings a little more humanity to the web IMO ❤

[@-itstherocketeer-]

about the donation: wasn’t it confirmed that it was a different person with the same name? the residence cities are different

[@bibliofowl]

I've seen people saying that but not an actual source yet.

[@ShakerEntree]

Yeah it was someone with the same name

[@ShakerEntree]

@@bibliofowllol bro the source of the $15 dollar to a democrat was a tweet so

[@authorgirlpetparent]

I heard that, too; that it was a man in his 60's with the same name.

[@Ozzymandius1]

Even if it wasn’t, the donation occurred when he was 17 and prior to his registration to vote that would have allowed him to vote for the first time this year. Not only that, but it was made after Biden had already won. One could easily deduce that, considering the way people in his life talked about him, it was likely nothing more than a lost bet. The guy was a far right leaning conservative and one of theirs.

[@RealCaptainJaws]

I'm a progressive, and Demolition Ranch is DEFINITELY not a political channel in any practical way. I think I've heard them mention the second amendment less than a handful of times across years of content as a firearm/explosives channel; in fact, I can only remember one, but want to be safe.

[@chickensandwich8808]

nah, you are right. Even then Matt does a good job of also ensuring a portrayal of responsible handling.

[@cheea5]

He has an associated channel called vet ranch, where they take care of difficult stray cases to give them a fighting chance. He's actually a total sweetie.

[@RNG-esus]

Yeah definitely the most family friendly out of all of GunTube channels. No politics, no hate, just explosions and laughs. You can tell by the friends that he keeps which way he probably leans politically but he just seems like a genuinely nice guy to be around to be honest

[@pauljerome01]

Like how he wore that demo shirt it was the same in australia saying subscribe to pewdiepie guy. Both youtubers were poli neutral.

[@CrumbisBumbis]

Cody following through with hooking up with Tana after finding out she was underage is so vile. He literally would have had to pause and decide that sleeping with her was worth more than her well-being or the consequences.. and at 25...

[@Jenko90210]

Being a woman is weird because in the moment a 25 year old guy wanting you at 17 makes you feel like the chosen one. Mature beyond your years. Then, 10 years pass and you realize you were taken advantage of. This all being in the public zeitgeist for people to comment on sounds like a nightmare.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

The h3 podcast covered the Cody ko stuff a couple weeks ago, it’s wild it’s blown up now but I’m glad it has.

[@KillerKatsFromOutterSpace]

Cheers, my dude!

[@sitdowndrank3077]

That scene where Ryan Gosling screams in Blade Runner is how I am feeling right now. It’s actually how I felt since 2020.

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Thats such a good reference.

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

yeah

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Everyone wants to be Ken, in reality they are just another droid

[@champsammy13]

Why isn't anyone talking about Trump's name appearing in Epstein's travel logs?

[@TobyFloof]

Can we please talk about how the "family man firefighter" was actually a crazy person

[@KaiserKahn12]

Explain

[@alphaxbox3728]

Someone right leaning and pro 2A is not "crazy person". Your actually delusional if you think that.

[@goddessrick8734]

​@@alphaxbox3728 His tweet regarding Putin was wild and supporting s president that tried to destroy democracy, is already a felon and was facing more felonies where in the indictments he tried to set up false electors to stay in power is beyond insane.

[@shroomyesc]

@@alphaxbox3728 Not that I think it warrants death (obviously) but even the show mentioned him tweeting "they'll get over it" in regards to millions being displaced in Gaza, so there's more to that argument than right leaning and 2A.

[@sarahvanorden670]

I distinctly remember my Civics class making us walk to one side of the room based on how we felt on political topics, not necessarily about what party we identified with but with each problem our country was facing in 2014.

[@Alex-ty2hl]

Definitely better having to pick a side of two parties I hate equality

[@sarahvanorden670]

@@Alex-ty2hl Agreed - I still find it super odd that my school even made us do that

[@Alex-ty2hl]

@@sarahvanorden670 probably just the teacher that did that

[@willtheprodigy3819]

@@sarahvanorden670I do split room discussions (it goes by many names) with my students all the time. It always goes great and is one of their favorite activities.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@sarahvanorden670 Because the teachers are trying to either stimulate debate when people have different opinions and teens usually haven't gone through much of that on an individual value level yet. Or they are trying to shut down one side and preach their opinion.

[@Niconicoshizuko]

I also find it interesting how people were so openly against James Charles for texting minors and I think he was like 21 (not that that’s okay) but then Cody Ko actually sleeps with a minor and the outrage is nothing alike. Like I’ve seen some people getting mad at Cody Ko but not nearly as much as I saw with James Charles.

[@indigocrayon520]

I think it's because Cody and his team have been censoring while James Charles went viral asap. Now that the popular channels are bringing up Cody Ko there will be more outrage..... and the victim in the Cody Ko situation is STONGLY disliked, that's also a factor in this situation. Hard to have sympathy for someone you hate.

[@yota8325]

Because people don't like tana and people do like cody

[@jesusbarrera6916]

There was proof to James Charles texts...

[@alphaxbox3728]

James charles had tons of proof and he himself came out for damage control. Cody has a claim, and thats just about it.

[@alexhart5027]

@@alphaxbox3728 and a witness to corroborate the story, not to mention the fact that he has been censoring this for years. having a witness is more than most victims have for proof. y'all just dont want to believe HER

[@dj_mcfuggernugs507]

Demo Ranch is the most wholesome gun guy on youtube You are not thinking that through enough if you are blaming him for this

[@lucasundeen6666]

There is another resident in PA with the same first and last name. A 69 year old man registered democrat who lives in Pittsburgh. That’s who donated if you actually look at the receipt online. The receipt is recorded in Pittsburgh, not the 20 yr olds home town.

[@CommonInternetLurker]

Re Cody Co/Tana: I live in a country where the age of consent is 16, you can get married at 16 (without parental approval), you can own a house at 16, you can vote in local and national elections at 16. With the exception of buying alcohol and serving on a jury (both 18), you are legally considered an adult at 16 in almost every way. I get that this is not the case in the US, but it just seems so strange to me. In my country, a 25 year old sleeping with a 17 year old would be a non-issue. I'm not saying one way is better than the other, just that it's interesting how in certain places where something is illegal and deeply frowned upon is seen as whatever in another place. Humans are fascinating, man.

[@april4524]

Thank you phil for talking abt tana and cody!!! so many ppl are not talking abt this bc he’s their peer what happened was fucked

[@zackestin1368]

“Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence”. Commentary KZbinrs just don’t always get every thing as it drops, and as moist critical said in his video, he’s not friends with Cody, and even if he is he wouldn’t defend him like that, just that when nobody talks about it with a platform, it’s harder for people like him to talk about the allegations, because commentary KZbinrs like him aren’t really a journalist who’s going to dig up year old videos like that. All this to say, I think how people actually respond to the allegations are more telling than them just having not known about it.

[@april4524]

@@zackestin1368 i agree some ppl don’t know but there are many who do who just aren’t saying anything and i know that bc ppl have been talking abt it in their comment sections

[@yota8325]

​@@april4524not every KZbinr wants to get involved with drama is why. Also they probably don't trust tana so would rather just stay quiet

[@april4524]

@@yota8325 i’m talking abt ppl who normally talk abt things like this !! i don’t expect every person to lol

[@GMStarson]

Hey phil, just to give some context for the classroom thing, it's a common classroom icebreaker for heavier topics because what it does is forces people to acknowledge that big labels aren't perfect. How it generally goes is you ask the class to split into how they'd identify, right left, repub demo, whatever. Then, you start asking specifically policy questions, and have people move to the different sides depending on the things they agree or disagree with. The point is to see that people pretty much always have SOMETHING that they switch sides on, and it's suppose to prove that we're more complex people. Someone being completely 100% on one side all the time is pretty rare cause the project is pretty much designed to try and make people bounce back and forth to get them to think about others in a more complex way and encourage their thinking concerning the topics.

[@cerilious]

Cannon's obvious bias is so obvious. Not surprising, but disappointing. I hope she is investigated for corruption somehow.

[@ajrupert5639]

Matt Carriker really has a heart of gold and has kept his channels as far as possible from politics. Anyone thats watched his channels for any amount of time knows this. Mainstream media just wants to drag his name through the mud for the clicks. My heart goes out to the families affect by the bystanders affected by the shooting

[@klick-3]

Calling the Cody Ko being a statutory rapist situation a “scandal” is so belittling. A ‘scandal’ is an affair, a ‘scandal’ is a money scheme, what Cody Ko did is a crime.

[@abigailgnome2117]

Yess this in addition to the people calling it “drama!” A crime isn’t “drama!!”

[@charliebear154]

💯💯💯

[@skyecase5968]

Just because he was conservative/Republican doesn't mean he supported Trump. Why do we not understand this. I say this as a rather liberal woman. I have met and know many conservatives who are not on board with Trump

[@skoorb8994]

Matt is the chilliest nicest human being alive and would never incite violence of any kind. People that say otherwise have never watched a single video of his and are jumping on a bandwagon to push a narrative. Don’t drag a pure heart like his through the mud.

[@_B_E]

If you make a huge facet of your personality obsessing over literal tools for destruction, you'd be ignorant to think you won't attract a certain kind of demographic. It really doesn't matter how chill or nice you are, that "hobby" has inherent, divisive implications to it. It's not dragging him through mud to point out reality.

[@sailor664]

Philip can you please talk about Kyle Carrozza? He was a big name in the animation industry who he and his posse harassed and got ppl black listed, including a disabled trans artist for "problematic art" but Carrozza just got arrested now for over 600 images of literal CSEM

[@EldritchOverlord]

Don't forget that the charge code also denoted the CSEM images were BDSM-- the torture of children. So vile.

[@vannareyne6336]

I haven't heard of this before. I'd love for Phil to cover this!

[@Polkaknot]

CSEM?

[@EldritchOverlord]

@sailor664 ugh Phil why are you filtering my comments

[@kyleellis1825]

@@EldritchOverlord It's an auto filter feature most content creators use.