Exposing The Dark Side of Kids TV, The Truth About Kate Middleton & King Charles & Todays Sheep News

[@thedarknight307]

I just want a remind everyone that Amanda Bynes was one of the first former actresses to be vocal about Dan Schneider, accusing him of SA and such. No one listened. They shrugged it off as her having a mental breakdown(ignoring the years of trauma is likely what CAUSED it)

[@lancethedragonmaster8562]

I dont remember her ever saying she was S. assaulted. Dan is a creep but he is very good at riding the line between illegal and a creep. Ive looked alot into the guy, maybe theres something i missed.

[@chayden153]

For real! Also Elizabeth Gilles (she claimed that Schneider abused her while she was working on Victorious) who thankfully is doing well

[@thedarknight307]

​@@chayden153 Right, I just feel real bad that people are ignoring that Amanda Bynes was one of the first to whistleblow against Dan. Like no doubt Gilles and McCurdy's stories reached more people and got them talking about it more. I just wiish there were more people would acknowledge Amanda called his flabby ass out first

[@wisdomqueencrafts]

Oh 100%

[@aick]

Thank you sincerely for the reminder. I actually had forgotten that. 🖤😥

[@CavemanBatman]

I remember walking into geography class and somebody had found a pamphlet about Female Circumcision that was left from the previous class. Being an all boys school, a bunch of us laughed, until our teacher came in, saw the pamphlet and began to explain to us exactly what Female Circumcision was and how horrific it is. I’ll never forget that lesson and it’s devastating to hear some country want to make it legal again

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

And male circumcision too with all the knowledge some people somehow want to keep believing its a good thing

[@Jones-ke6bt]

And everyone clapped

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

​@@USSAnimeNCC-I'm against male infant circumcision too, but female circumcision is so much worse.

[@AngryKittens]

Calling it "circumcision" makes it seem no like it's no big deal. And people comparing it to male circumcision are disingenuous. FGM is actually the equivalent of complete emasculation. Removing your d1c and b**ls.

[@patrickiamonfire965]

As someone who studied theology I can confirm their religion does not support it due to it being mutilation. There aren’t any references just like the video stated. This would be viewed as Haram.

[@lucycunningham948]

I read “I’m glad my mom died” and it is heartbreaking. It’s a brilliant read, I highly recommend as long as you can take the numerous sensitive topics. Incredible respect for those who have come out about their abuse on Nickelodeon. The tragedy is real, and it’s disgusting that it went on for so long

[@tahanyhassan5080]

FGM victim here, done under the guise of cultural tradition and religion. It caused me heap of trauma and health problems I do not think will ever be fixed. What’s ironic is one of the reasons people want to do FGM is to ‘curb women’s sexual appetite’ but then you’ll see almost all of them complain that their SO are ‘frigid’ and ‘sexually inactive’. It’s ridiculous and has nothing to do with religion, this as always throughout history was a way to demean and control women, and these men do not want to let go of that control.

[@romanthrower]

Not all cultures are equal. Don't mean to be Islamophobic but when will Islam come to terms with how it treats women?

[@Wax_Lavish]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you continue to heal inside. ❤

[@DeadKraken]

@@romanthrower FGM is not supported by Islam and moderate muslims are perfectly able to integrate in progressive societies. What you associate with Islam are violent extremists, exactly as christianism has with evangelists and christofascists in US and Hebraism has with zionists.

[@ChazzleDazzleVideos]

I am sorry that you had to deal with that, this is my first time hearing of this and it's just (I honestly can not put my feelings into words) fucked up. It is sad religion has been used throughout history to benefit and keep the people in power when It should be something to better the loves of people not do them harm. I also can not understand how people can argue something is part of their religion when it is not in the doctrine that said religion follows. I am not a religious person at all however I try to be a good person that I can be proud of looking back on life when it is my time to leave life behind. One final thought, if there is a God out there and we are products of him like he created us or thought us into existence wouldn't we be beautiful in their eyes so I feel it would be more of an affront to them to mutilate said creation(I also think if there were a God that they wouldn't mind us doing things to our own. Bodies like tattoos or piercing as a form of self expression) so wouldn't the people doing these unspeakable things to keep a part of the population down really be the evil in the eyes of said god? I was raised Christian and had a horrible grandma who always talked about everyone else who was doing wrong and judging them and was overly religious and was sure she would go to heaven but if there is a heaven and he'll she is most definitely in hell because she was a terrible human being she was racist who married a man who was mixed race and would use the n word and other slurs for every other spin color than her own, she was homophobic yet she left her husband a few times to run off with her lesbian partner and my mom remembers the lady always being around for everything during her childhood, and the worst of all she never accepted all of the horrible things she did and what a terrible person she was until it affected her personal life and the day her first born grandchild(me) which was apperently some big thing for her culture or something told her that she was no longer part of his life and that she would never hear from me again which she never did although she sent a letter apology for all the things she did wrong to me but also not a single word of remorse for all the other horrible things she did and i did go to her funeral but that was for my moms sake not hers and i still have the letter but i read it to remind myself of what not to be. Again I am sorry that you and others have to deal with stuff like this I hop one day that practices like this are all banned. I wouldn't go as far to say religions should be banned because i believe that they do benefit a lot of people and cause less fear of the unknown but at the same time many religions need an update on thier views on women and gay rights and other things and just accept we are all humans and should all be working for the betterment of humankind together not hating one another or working for our own self interest, imagine if we had a world like that where we all were willing to lend a hand to someone in need or share in the excess food/wealth/medical knowledge that many countries have with other countries that dont live in an area where they can grow everything they need from the land they have. Sorry for the long rant but i think that if any of the founders of the religions were to see where they are at and how followers of these religions act they would all be horrified.

[@atibamaule]

There's a book I'm currently reading "Understanding the Purpose and Power of Women" it really debunks all the beliefs about women forced down our throats by religion and culture. Part 2 to that book, which I've read is "Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men". Great read.

[@musicf3b]

It’s crazy how everyone failed those kids, from their parents to their agents to the studio itself. I really hope something has changed since all this happened.

[@Imaginary_tour]

Drake's father did the best he could and he still got bested over Brian Peck. Evil people will find a way 😔

[@ronswanson1410]

It's sadly a culture of fiending for success that also drives this. I worked for a digital radio station in Hollywood as a data analyst in the early 2010's. When I was there I met a radio programmer who was in charge of a couple of less popular genres and he would often bring his 15 year old daughter with him to work. She was supposedly homeschooled and the dad did this so that she could network with other people. By herself. She was a model. When I asked him what it was like trying to help make a career for her he very casually said "we are on our third agent right now because the first one fell in love with her and the second one tried to stalk her and send her naughty pics". It's like he never thought about just saying "fck it Im getting my kid out of this" but instead had no issue brushing off the very obvious trauma she had gone through in order to get her to the next level. I felt so bad for this girl and it made me want to beat the sht out of her dad, but I couldn't because I would risk losing my job.

[@SimonkaShow]

Drake dad my god my heart breaks for him. I just can see he's the sweetest man who truly loves his son. And he really tried his best to protect him

[@bishop51807]

I listen to the audio version of Jeanette McCurdy's book, money does things to already desperate people including parents. Also like we saw this with Harvey Weinstein people in the media can control the news media too, and can easily discrediting their victims.

[@zakgault4209]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[@jazzy_fantom7992]

We collectively owe first Cory Haim and Cory Feldman a huge huge apology. Feldman was one of the first to try and report and speak out on the problems in Hollywood when it came to SA of children. He was laughed at, shunned, and made to feel crazy. We also owe Amanda Bynes(idk spelling) a huge apology. Bynes tried to say something about Dan and ppl told her to shut up and no one believed her. Now we're seeing all these kid stars grown with drug and alcohol problems wondering why.

[@ronswanson1410]

I don't think we owe them an apology when we didn't do anything wrong. I think the people who looked after them and exploited them owe them an apology

[@Dubsteppah]

@@ronswanson1410true, and also Corey Feldman is a total shiester who cannot be trusted, he tried to use his story for money, remember? he had a gofundme to release the names of the alleged perps if he got enough money. A total con man, and we still don't have the names

[@BusinessSkrub]

None of us regular folk. Maybe chronically online, celebrity-obsessed weirdos said that stuff, lol. The people in the industry who said anything to them were other creepers and groomers and rapists keeping them down. Of course they were told to stfu and given drugs to discredit them

[@sheepthehack]

THIS... is not THAT!!

[@jazzy_fantom7992]

@@BusinessSkrub nah Bynes ad Feldman spoke out way before the social media chronically online phase started. Like talk shows, newspapers, and magazines made them out to be the bad guys.

[@_niXie7]

As a Black woman I can promise you this, Mark Robinson is not invited to the cookout.

[@whydidyoutubeaddthis]

Amen

[@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899]

More like Uncle Ruckus, we should just call him his REAL name

[@WJWeber]

Really!? He seems like a one man party. A good clown for adults. Def keep him from your kids

[@OfficialMondSly]

@@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899Was just about to say this!

[@sarahsmothers3882]

Just steer him towards Grandma's arsenic salad.

[@olidot7237]

“When he told me what happened, it was worse than anything that had happened to *me* in *my* career” The narcissism there is insane

[@ONCEFORVER12]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who caught that! He’s such a disgusting human being…

[@lavidadejulianna]

Public high school teacher here. Our building is full of “asbestos tile flooring” which like you mentioned, undisturbed, is perfectly safe. My classroom floor tiles were broken for the first 6 months of this school year, and it didn’t get fixed until we sent administrators an article about the particles being harmful and potentially cancerous. The school has broken pieces everywhere. Turns out every building in the district has them as well. We are a broke inner-city district, so it is not at the top of their priority list. When you google it though, it’s clearly common. Your average American public school has asbestos in the floors and ceilings as well. Give us modern buildings please! Before all of us educators and your kids get cancer!

[@SarahSquarah]

Adding to the list of reasons I’m glad I didn’t become a teacher 😳 😢

[@crazychips123]

Let’s not forget drake continued the cycle and abused a kid

[@Playingwithproxies]

I’d recommend using resin to seal up the broken tiles as a temporary fix. Should be easy to do for any floor tiles

[@Saml3227]

The prolifers would rather punish women than let them learn

[@Boatanga]

I don’t understand why anybody is still a teacher your goddamn hero thank you

[@7325yluv]

So I’m from Sudan (90-98% females with FGM/C) and my mom once told me a story of how her mom, my grandma, had to trick her husband into believing the procedure was done. She took them to the doctor and everything but had them fake the procedure being done so that my mother and her sister would not have to experience that pain. This is obviously a wild story to me, displaying the contrast in my upbringing in the US and hers in Sudan. I think it’s so scary that the ban might be repealed, because it will only further aggravate the issue that these innocent women and girls are facing. It has its ties to the Muslim religion, but in my opinion it is a complete misinterpretation of the Quran, rather a horrific societal standard that must be unlearned over time.

[@eavocado5890pppj]

⁠I literally live in Qatar a Muslim country that does not practice FGM because it’s NOT an Islamic issue, it’s a African cultural issue and most of the cases in other countries is from Africa immigrants, if you look at the map in the video many Muslim countries like Qatar have 1% or lower rates of FGM because it’s not an Islamic thing at all.

[@HymnsForTheFallen]

It is definitely, 100% NOT an Islam thing, and it is so on brand for men to try and make it one.

[@Jordan-nw4sj]

It is absolutely not a Islamic tradition, it's an African one.

[@hjqw1pe]

"We don't do FGM, but everything else like unaliving, beating, jailing, disowning, and kicking women out of the house for not following Islam is perfectly fine and good" - Muslims probably.

[@dibadu234]

really messed up situation but I want to clarify that this is not strictly an African issue either. Indonesia with a giant population is deep red as well, just like many bordering countries.

[@LehoKyo]

Can we all agree on two things? 1. No more police sirens in songs. 2. No random fire alarm sound effects in videos.

[@Grace-ms7un]

Thank goodness im not the only person who noticed. I mentioned to a friend that i found it disturbing that rap and hip hop had sirens in there and that it was subconsiously traumatizing people. I stopped listening to music with it in it and any programs with air horn. I found that i was getting tense while listening. Not going to do that to myself anymore. Unless its a actual emergency, which is what the original intent was.

[@TealJosh]

No

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I was driving for work, and as I went over a railroad crossing, my coworker got a text message. Not a big deal, except that his notification sounded like a train horn. He got a laugh at my reaction, at least.

[@ericquezada3003]

Mark Keith Robinson is the literal Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks show. Now we need Riley and Huey Freeman and their Grandfather Robert Freeman.

[@deanbilly9073]

no frrr, the self hate is laughable

[@GreyGooseBows]

I was about to make the same observation.

[@Preh]

Jesus christ, he is absolutely insane, maybe he's just trying to pander to the strong republican state in NC. Even then it's probably many steps to far. As a white ally raised in the rural North Carolina, I witnessed the racism, sexism, and homophobia he's hoping to cheer on face to face. I went to school with kids who would "joke" about hanging "stupid hard rs" all the time, and would be aggressive and slung the f word at guys who just had longer hair. It's ironic the people he hopes to rally the support of literally hate and are scared of him and his family.

[@Strawberry-Erin]

Watching Uncle Ruckus manifest irl is crazy

[@LexiMusico]

As an avid knitter and crocheter who loves sheep and wool, I am ALL about the Philip DeFranco Show becoming the #1 source for sheep news!

[@snugglebugglewoowoo]

Hello there, fellow hooker here. Sending love from the UK xx

[@onenanana]

Yes!!! Hi 👋 fellow wool fiber artist. 😅

[@janemiettinen5176]

Im all for this, I wouldn’t mind if alpacas get their news slot. And now I know I wasn’t the only one who wondered what that mega sheep’s fiber feels like :)

[@TheChaoticAsexual]

I really appreciate the inclusion of the stories on Gambia and Niger. So often I feel like news programs (including a surprising amount of “world” news) either ignore news of African countries/issues or just talk about news in “Africa”, generalizing a whole continent that is so much more diverse than we tend to realize

[@TheBlackwolf5011]

I agree. it feels like there is a huge intentional blind spot. like they don't think we will care.

[@riversome9066]

So damn true. They just don’t care because of how much anti-blackness the west spreads. Not even everyone in African countries is “black” by their narrative either

[@olo4704]

Now we just need the show to actually understand the geopolitics related to Africa and actually sit down and try to understand why many countries choose to distance themselves from the west.

[@matheusvelasque1603]

It just bugs me how every time Phil defends imperialism

[@FancyRPGCanada]

I was a costumer in 2010 on the Nickelodeon show The Troop. The lead actress was a 16 year old girl, and directors, crew, and even her on set tutors would make backhanded comments about her food choices on set. Like she shouldn’t eat noodles or soup, just salad, etc. I was disgusted, she was only 16, and I was 21, not much older than her. One of the other leads was fired for inappropriate sexual contact with a minor. Not sure if it was this girl, but he was gone either way. Anyways, behaviour like this and diva outbursts and constant fear of being fired over any little thing made me quit the industry entirely. Film is extremely toxic, especially for young people.

[@ducksquidbat8315]

But you kept collecting that pay cheque and kept your mouth shut eh?

[@conormurphy4328]

Tell us something we don’t know

[@azotro]

My experience in Texas has been great, everyone’s super chill.

[@delaneymorris1589]

@@ducksquidbat8315because 21 year old women in film in the 2000s are notoriously very successful whistleblowers?

[@laharrell93]

Ooooopooooop

[@SerenityWolfe89]

The FGM story is so tragic because how engrained it is in some cultures. In 2021 I worked in a hospital and one night as I was covering the break of our Switchboard operator received a phone call from a woman asking about how to get an appointment to schedule her daughter's "female circumcision". I was so confused because I'd never heard it called that and it took me a bit to realize what she talking about. She said she had spoken to her family doctor who told her to call the local hospital and inquire. I told her that wasn't something done at all and that it was illegal in Canada. Before I could get more information she hung up because I spooked her. I recorded the number she called from and reported it to my supervisors. Hopefully the police got involved to save that poor daughter but the nonchalant way she spoke about the literal mutilation of her daughter completely caught me off guard.

[@GravenAshes]

Jesus this was definitely one of the more depressing and difficult to watch episodes of PDS I’ve ever seen. Child abuse, pedophilia, a person amputating their legs for the sake of money, a crazy politician who may be the first stepping stone to a revitalization of fascism in this country and even the reversal of FGM? Something that anyone with common sense knows is horrific and there can be no excuse for such things. Through it all I’m reminded of that clip of Ned’s Declassified guys making jokes about a tragedy. That’s what the world is now. That’s what we’ve let it become. A spectacle we crack jokes about and farm for content while all around us the boat is on fire and continues to sink. It’s hard to feel hope anymore.

[@mmarage1]

I mean... at least we finally banned the last form of asbestos. That's something.

[@bakaichigo]

Yeah it was all so bad... The worst was the FGM though, because I ALSO found out that is NOT EVEN THE WORST of what's going on over there. Partner was stationed around the region and will not tell me everything, but "occasional child sacrifice" was mentioned and I can't even. The fact that its 2024 and ANYONE is discussing EITHER FGM or MGM as if its acceptable to do... I'm so filled with rage and disgust I can't even. Had to just stop the video and go to comments to see if ANYONE else was this upset at the idea of 10-15 year old girls being literally mutil@ted for the sake of some prehistoric dumbazz beliefs. I can't. It's so awful I literally regret being born into this race at all and hope after I eventually pass that I will be either yeeted into nothingness or else be made into a bird or some sort of bug so I can just dodge whatever other nastiness humanity is going to come up with or perpetuate next. I've just plain lost hope. We can't even protect women and girls from harmful policies IN HOUSE what is to even be done for these children of any genders elsewhere in the world that are being ab*sed and disfigured over some old dude's stupid fantasies about a greater power. The amount of fked up in today's episode... I'm dying. What even is reality, what are we as a species, WHY is this even a thing? The amount of hate and fear some cultures have for women is so incredibly disgusting and confusing I just can't process it... It's even more upsetting that I had to scroll so far down top comments before I found one that even MENTIONED the FGM story and how heinous it actually is. The pred. stuff with Nick and the docu is bad, but the FGM and Gambia is even worse, I was expecting to see floods of comments at least mentioning just how disgusting that is... Hopefully its just a case of people skipping the story out of squeamishness, which I can totally understand. Just hearing the first few sentences of the story have ruined my entire evening.

[@yurttgjk]

Yes.. Very depressing news. Imagine living in ruzzia with anti-war liberal views: this is my everyday life, crazy sh¡t news every hour, one "knock from the bottom" after another. I'm really loosing my mind.

[@PeachysMom]

He’s not a first step… we are well into a replay of Germany 1933.

[@Zoroasterisk]

I feel like that some times. When it's especially strong, I try to make time to go out into the woods, or something else outside and away from a screen. It's important to remind yourself of how much is out there that's still never really been touched by humanity at all. That's not to say that it's not important to keep up with current events, but that the abyss gazes also, you know?

[@cosmo588]

My heart aches for every girl and woman who are victims of FGM. Anyone trying to get it unbaned are a waste of skin and oxygen.

[@christophersheffield9574]

Agree! Disgusting and sad. I wish this country would outlaw MGM. I would bet 80 percent or more of males born are put under the knife as well under the guise of cleanliness.

[@xtuffcookiex]

All I could think about is Handsmaid tales what happened to Emily :

[@KomoliRihyoh]

@@xtuffcookiex Western Media, while sometimes guilty of spreading sensationalist stereotypes, *does* help its viewers comprehend human rights violations around the world to them. Saying "Gambia is reinstating FGM" may be disturbing for westerners to hear, but ultimately it's an issue a world away. When you relate it to the media they consume, "What they did to Emily, they're going to do to countless women," it helps them really *understand* the gravity of the situation.

[@d1p70]

Just another Tuesday in Islam... 🤷

[@Jamesdean16]

Do you feel the same for all the little boys that are being mutilated in Americas and rest of the west?

[@MysterySteve]

That interview with Dan Schneider is absolutely harrowing because of how convincingly he can play a decent, innocent guy. It's most likely that combined with his more abusive behaviors that helped him get so high up in Nick in the first place

[@ducksquidbat8315]

You’re assuming allegations are completely factual. Innocent until proven guilty. I’m not saying he’s innocent and the number of people making allegations doesn’t look good but let’s not hang the guy before he has his day in court.

[@MysterySteve]

@@ducksquidbat8315 Once you reach a certain number of accusations, while I see your point, the odds just aren't there that he's legit innocent. It's not the same as studios coming together to blacklist a person for not licking the boot, the people speaking out are in just a totally different, much more vulnerable and risky position to lie about something like this

[@MarillSweatshirt]

​@@ducksquidbat8315 the dude has had DECADES to address this correctly. To give this lazy KZbinr apology leveled "interview" is a slap in the face to those he terrorized. The crazy part is a lot of the subliminal messaging was shown to millions for years and they got away with it.

[@NothingbutDust734]

@@ducksquidbat8315 Oh, someone is clearly not knowledgeable on how hard it is to prove sexual assault. It took 500 victims before larry nassar was caught of all the sexual abuse he did in the USA gymnastic. So yeah, the body count here is not enough for people to take "actions". It took decades before the victim of sexual assault of priests from the vatican to be exposed. Yet, we see no consequences of it. The whole cult is still full of pedo's and rapist. So yes, again not enough of a body count to make matters change. So your Innocent until proven guilty saying has no hold here based on past performance of your justice system. I hope too that when someone important to you becomes a victim of such depravity. I hope you can remember your own words.

[@gusz3018]

I fully believe/ agree that Dan Schneider is a predator that was very well disguised. He probably did play out some of his sick fantasies in shows and skits. The one thing I think about though in the early 2000s and especially the 90s. Media and shows were different. There was a lot more raunchyer stuff and some if it was actually funny. There are more writers in the room then just Dan and I don’t think every skit was over sexualized.

[@charisma7572]

I live in NC as a leftist in a very conservative area. I see the Mark Robinson signposts up on every corner. It scares me to think that the people of my community, my friends, my family, will vote for him just because of the R next to his name. They don’t know what violence he’s spewed on the internet. Some of them won’t even care. In places like where I live, all that matters is that he’s not a democrat. Most of these people are good people, they have just been manipulated and led to the wrong beliefs. Also, thanks for covering this Phil! I hope it gets the word out!

[@t.l.]

Sure some don't know, and some more don't care.. But don't doubt that many of them actively support him and his views because they view the world the same way

[@LexKaiNix]

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing. They may as well be evil. It has the same result 😒

[@Silenttalker22]

@@t.l.Like her, I'm also left leaning in NC, and one of my co-workers shared their opinion on gay people as: "The only good one is a dead one", and another co-worker was former navy and his problem with the song "In the Navy" is of course that it's "sung by fruits". Some of them absolutely would vote for him exactly because he says those things.

[@CrowShayHook]

This has been a horrifying timeline to live through as a woman. Roe v. Wade being struck down, countries considering FGM to be an okay and potentially necessary thing to do, and a Governor hopeful stating he believes that women should not vote. Our rights are constantly and actively under siege. For a long time I didn’t vote because I saw the two parties as two sides of the same coin, and apparently got too comfortable. Now I vote every chance I get if only to dissent against the party actively trying to take my rights away.

[@XenoCrimson-uv8uz]

FGM?

[@gymnasticsandbeyond8771]

​@@XenoCrimson-uv8uz short for Female genital mutilation

[@RavenHaili]

​@XenoCrimson-uv8uz female genital mutilation, which is removing the clit and labia. Deforming it and making sex painful so she doesn't want it. Making her "virtuous". It's a primitive and barbaric practice

[@kristofize]

​@@XenoCrimson-uv8uz Female Genital Mutiltion. Basically circumsision for women which is much more dangerous and with long lasting effects.

[@RavenHaili]

​@XenoCrimson-uv8uz bfemale bgenital mutilation, which is removing the bclit and blabia. Deforming it and making bsex painful so she doesn't want it. Making her "virtuous". *had to censor

[@TheRikyaguilar]

Concerning the sheep story. I discussed it with my wife, an animal scientist with emphasis on sheep and goats (a legitimate sheep expert). We live in Northern Utah, just half an hour away from Idaho and 4 houra away from Yellowstone. This scares us. We dont farm or ranch, but our community survives on that. Remember all the regulations due to the Mad Cow disease? Well, what if these illegal sheep parts contain viruses and illnesses that the local livestock, pets, and wild animals cannot defend themselves against? If these experimental sheep get out, they can spread disease to my community in just a few years! That means that the price of beef skyrockets, as well as dairy products. Farmers and ranchers not making ends meet, and the smaller ones that work for themselves can lose the ranches their grandfathers started. This also heavily affects the wild animal population, besides possible disease. Are they going to compete with elk and deer for the resources needed to survive? Are predators going to be enough to keep the population in check, or will the sheep take over the wildlife in the area? I know that to many people it's a silly story and situation, but to my wife, a real sheep scientist, and all those of us that are even close-ish to Montana, it is a real issue. Thank you for covering this, Phill. Let me know if you or your team wants to talk to my wife about it further. We could even get you in contact with her sheep and goat professor. He's one of the world's leading experts on sheep.

[@gregoryvn3]

This is fascinating and worrying! I'm glad I scrolled this far into the comments. Thank you for sharing in this much detail.

[@bunnylakeisntmissing]

@@gregoryvn3 me too! hope it gets featured tomorrow

[@FunnySeaBunny]

This is fascinating. BRING IN THE SHEEP PROFESSOR 🐑

[@lfrands]

I am a Montana big horn sheep, can confirm, we are scared. We look crazed, but we are scared. Also, watch for falling rocks. Thank you.

[@nala3055]

Bumping

[@marce.t8732]

As a North Carolinian who has worked in the Office Indigent Defense Services I was already familiar with Josh Stein's work as a lawyer and planned to vote for him. But I am even more against Robinson after hearing all of the bizarre statements coming from his mouth and his Twitter fingers. I wouldn't be surprised if Robinson got an endorsement from Trump and this was actually a close gubernatorial race, but it blows my mind that people allowed a man with such ignorant and hateful rhetoric to come so far in my home state. This really is the worst timeline.

[@Joe_Okey]

According to Breitbart, Trump has indeed officially endorsed Mark for Governor, sadly.

[@darbdgjhd]

He's literally Uncle Ruckus like wtf

[@Lamb666]

@@darbdgjhdall his missing is saying he has re-vitiligo.

[@fredriklind6727]

@@darbdgjhd Yeah but uncle Ruckus is funny.

[@johannaecheverrylopez2386]

Older sibling

[@LLawrah]

The genital mutilation story gave me an anxiety attack as it was happening. I’m a Nigerian woman and I’m so grateful my parents (medical professionals) never did that to me, however, I’ve met so many women who weren’t as lucky as me. I honestly didn’t know it happened in Nigeria and it still does to this day. It’s extremely painful and traumatizing, and worst of all, COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. Putting women through a painful procedure that does absolutely nothing due to archaic cultural and religious beliefs and the people spearheading this will NEVER know what it feels like because they’re men. Why are men (some) always trying to police women’s bodies??

[@chantalstang8634]

that amputation story is the wildest thing I've ever heard.

[@jdujnd173]

Dude right …

[@Sniperbear13]

its insane how little they thought it out.

[@standepain]

There is another dry ice amputation story that might beat it.

[@quazimortal]

As a NC resident and voter I'll be doing my part in this election.

[@gekirobo8720]

Y'all have my support

[@notaspy1227]

Big man needs to calm down and lay off the Hog. I give republicans one thing they endorse the most unhealthy-looking folks.

[@knockdowndragonfight]

Same

[@changingmind2522]

As an SC resident, I’m wishing you guys the best! Scary times!

[@victorhuerta4600]

Same, I just moved here last year so I haven't been caught up in the new local elections. But I'll register to vote

[@jordanarredondo6749]

Watching that Nickelodeon documentary left me devastated. I grew up with a single mom who worked relentlessly to provide for us and that left us to entertain ourselves most of my childhood. As a result, I would watch a lot of tv - Nickelodeon being my favorite in the 90s. To know how those children suffered while making the shows I grew up on and loved leaves me gutted. There's also this sense of betrayal for us as the audience, that these sick adults got us watching all these nasty jokes/scenes and me being a clueless kid was none-the-wiser. Its hard to put all of the feelings I have into words, there's just so much.

[@charityquill4965]

I feel the same way. I was a little tiny tot, about 5 or 6 when I got hooked on The Amanda Show, and I was watching Nick up until the tail end of the iCarly days. my god, all the feet jokes, all the suggestive scenarios that minors were put through. not even the adults that were watching tv with their kids said anything about it

[@rastaoneeye]

Watched the “quite on set” and my mouth just dropped. I Went to the Gow School in the 90’s, had great teachers, and friends. once graduated, I found out later down the road that a friend of mine got sexually abused by one of the teachers. The teacher hid it insanely well. Once we all found out we never joked about it. We didn’t get traumatized, but a few did from this teacher. The declassified kids, who joked about it on tiktok, Who still act like kids, are disgusting and its mind boggling that they didn’t spread Awareness or support. Especially on tiktok, making it hard for kids whom might have had this happen to them, now think that they need to hide it because they might get made fun of. allowing the abuser to continue while they continue to suffer. It’s saddening and my heart goes out to anyone whom this has happened this happen to them and they don’t need to hide it, it’s not your fault.

[@NeroNyte]

THANK YOU for putting a spotlight on Mark Robinson. I'm so concerned that with Roy Cooper's term ending the state will swing further into the red than it already is. Cooper has been the only thing stopping some of the heinous shit the GOP here have wanted to do. If you live in NC, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND PLEASE VOTE. It's very easy to get a mail in ballot (despite the GOP's best attempts).

[@xxPenjoxx]

Absolutely get out and vote. I'm Scottish, so this is the first I'd ever heard of the guy. Such a backwards mindset. I would be so angry if this guy represented my country. Good luck, NC ❤

[@jiffylou98]

why do we never get good news out of this backwards ass state? I'mma miss the hell out of Roy Cooper

[@mekkio77]

Also, there is early voting in North Carolina. We aren't talking days early but WEEKS early with only Sundays being closed. There is plenty of time to waltz in, vote and walk back out. This is exactly what I did here in just these past primaries. There is no excuse to skip the polls. YOU HAVE TIME!

[@Ingrid.Taylor]

NC here and boy oh boy am I voting, and not for that looney toon $uck!

[@TheStickySpoon]

I need every facet of North Carolina government to get their shit together, because I haven't received my early voting ballot for this past voting cycle. I've been registered to my address since January and they haven't processed my PEVL.

[@ericiwrin6394]

We did it guys, we found the real live Uncle Ruckus. Amazing that this guy can say all this and people just don't seem to care.

[@Kenisbarbie]

Taught to hate ourselves. Fffffddddu7ccccck. Didn't even imagine this could go from 1 to a population . We are together good,bad and the RUCKUS

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Yup he throw other people under the bus for white supremacist im like what do ho think they won't hate him because of that because they do he just their useful tool

[@graycat7704]

Literally 🤣

[@ew275x]

There is a reason why the "General @WhiteRaceSavior, you are browner than I expected" is commonly used to mock racists

[@getyaw8up]

Yea, it would be one thing if he was ONLY saying anti black shit but I don’t get how he’s getting away with all of it

[@DepravedTurtle]

Never thought I'd actually see a real life Uncle Ruckus from Boondocks

[@FlaviusBrocephus]

Real-life reverse vitiligo

[@worakai]

I just commited something very similar before I saw your comment too haha

[@moonlightauras1]

Black people deal with anti-black black people all the time. Uncle Ruckus wasn't fictional, he was based on people we actually know and have to live around; that's how white supremacy manifests in our community.

[@princeofddr]

This guy makes Uncle Ruckus look like Mickey Mouse Bullshit in comparison.

[@willowmatt6850]

Came looking for a comment like this. Thank you ❤

[@disco_doris]

The sheep news put me in mind of when I was on vacation in the north-west of England and listening to local radio. It was the time of year when the lambs were being born and the radio was full of information about orphan lambs available for adoption by other sheep farmers with ewes who had lost their lambs. It was delightfully local, and also heartwarming. I approve of more sheep news.

[@dantetrixter8810]

I didn’t know Uncle Ruccus was running for office. He’s come a long way.

[@jxst_ki5236]

For real! The guy is literally a cartoon character. I was laughing and crying at the same time. The guys a walking joke

[@Craftymom1o19]

Okay second comment I’ve seen about uncle ruckus time to go find the memes!

[@moonlightauras1]

@@jxst_ki5236 Dudes like this aren't a joke in the black community, they are how white supremacy manifests in the black community and it's very rare that they get access to this kind of power and the people they hurt the most are other black people for the sake of gaining validation from rich white people.

[@glassfullofmilk]

I was just thinking the same thing as Phil just listed more and more things, hard to tell where the parody ends or starts here!

[@dari4303]

Not North Carolina Electing Uncle Ruckus from the Boondocks!😂

[@judithbradford9130]

I just heard a fundie insisting that she wouldn't have HER kids taught about "consent". Apparently, knowing you can say No makes you "impure" and causes you to "lure" rapists.

[@RandomSwiftie13]

WTF.... what's the logic? Huh?

[@maracaegrizzley8734]

The reason is that learning about "consent" as an entire concept doesn't lead it to ONLY being applied against those that the parents *want* it to be applied against. Strangers and the like. If a child learns about Consent they start applying that concept to things like "I don't want to hug Grandma" and "Uncle Buddy makes me feel icky inside" and "I don't like that Preacher" and THAT is where things go sideways. Because the moment Consent starts getting applied to religious principles that's when people start seeing what's really going on around them and that leads to kids leaving the church and stopping contact with their parents for not protecting them better.

[@taylorbug9]

If she has any kids call cps.

[@XenoCrimson-uv8uz]

​@@RandomSwiftie13 You are looking for logic where there None.

[@alimetodista3459]

I'm sure you are being honest 😂in your interpretation. American schools infested with those...rainbow cult people are being creepy with children.

[@marinemanaphy101]

Phil, the “I hope somebody was fired for that” comment is a Simpson’s reference, not a sincere expression of hope for someone to be fired lmao

[@sayruh2794]

The 1-2 punch of opening with CSA and body horror almost killed me. Then right when I thought I recovered we're hit with the Mark Robinson and FGM stories.

[@RG.9970]

The world is simply going backwards. We’re repeating stupid shit we shouldn’t be doing again.

[@hwoods-kg1jf]

Sad but true! Sometimes I wish there was an "escape button" for the world we live in! It's just becoming too much!

[@ScagAteHer]

I feel like we were all lied to about how far along we were anyways and it’s always been shitty

[@bakaichigo]

@@ScagAteHer THIS. The eternal optimism of the species trying to convince itself that its more advanced and impressive than it is... Frankly, we've barely progressed. The last major mark of human progress was, I think, the digital revolution in the 90s. We MIGHT be on the cusp of one with AI, but both of these are consumeristic advances or whatever... We haven't progressed socially/ideologically as a species in a looooooong time. There are _some elements_ that keep us held back and will probably be slowing us down for generations until they just get out-bred by the side with the actual decency and brains. Sadly, a lot of those people tend to realize reproduction is a REALLY bad choice in a world this messed up and so expensive to live in... so they birth less and less. Meaning the idjits are winning the birthing race and will, eventually, "inherit the Earth". I sincerely hope I never get reincarnated as a human ever again. I'm coming back as something that can fly, if I have any choice at all, just so I can FLY THE FK AWAY FROM THESE CRAZY ANIMALS (humans). Being able to think "like a human" is a terrible insult and I no longer wish to have that capabilities... #Stoptheworldiwantoff

[@Window4503]

@@ScagAteHerBingo. An actual study of history shows that we basically take similar actions but just with different elements and under different philosophies that promise they’re “new” and “better.”

[@fierygamer582]

I grew up watching shows like the Amanda show, Drake and Josh, iCarly, and more. These shows were my childhood. My siblings and I loved these shows. Knowing what happened to them is just awful. I don't even think I can go back and rewatch those shows knowing what happened. I am proud of them standing up and speaking out.

[@charityquill4965]

I'm so enraged on behalf of the child actors, and the child version of me that watched all these suggestive jokes being played off as goofy kids shows stuff that was normal. Nickelodeon needs to be held accountable for creating this environment where this kind of treatment and behavior went unchecked for almost twenty years!

[@kuzonio]

I haven’t watched the Nickelodeon documentary yet but I spent time working background on a few productions including ones from Nick & Paramount growing up and hearing about this honestly has me spooked. It was only over a few months but when you’re a kid on set during the school year they have dedicated trailers for studying and teachers on set so you have to do homework whenever there’s free time BUT unlike when working background as an adult you get to hang out with the other kids from the main cast in between shoots because we all had homework to do. I was also a victim of SA, not on a set but from one of my teachers when I was 11. The thing is when I raised the issue I wasn’t taken seriously and was eventually put on meds for acting out over the matter. I did everything I could to escape from my situation because I felt like I couldn’t trust the adults around me to keep me safe anymore. I would go out with my bike until late at night, stayed at friends homes, churches, temples as much as possible, and it’s how I ended up getting hired for background work as a child because I was actively trying to escape from something similar back home. It wasn’t until after I graduated from high school that teacher of mine got caught touching another boy just like he did with me. I broke down when I found out about what happened because when I was molested I thought it would end with me and it wasn’t until I found out from my friend that’s younger than me that I realized that he never stopped. To hear that those kind of things were happening on set too made me realize how pervasive this problem really is. 😔

[@will8243]

As a side tangent, when I say I audibly cackled when that predator said he got that painting from John Wayne Gacy himself, I CACKLED. It’s just so on the nose it defies belief. How is this all coming out now after TWO predators were caught on set? It’s insane!

[@nina-cy5dd]

Regarding asbestos: I live in Sydney, Australia. In the past few months parks around greater Sydney have found asbestos mixed into the mulch, completely blanketing them. It’s the biggest criminal investigation in New South Wales in 2024. My local park is completely cornered off with orange tape warning people to not walk on the mulch and around the trees. It’s frightening to not know how long the asbestos has been there when I spend my time there almost every day.

[@dragonking1596]

Hey Phil, licensed social worker here, just wanted to point out that terminology has been changing. People are starting to lean away from the term “CP” in exchange for “CSAM” (Child Sexual Abuse Material) or “CSEM” (Child Sexual Exploitation material). The term pornography tends to have this perception of a level of participation and consent by both parties while the new terminology is reflective of how abusive/exploitative “CP” is. The change also allows for wider definitions as abuse/exploitative material can be more encompassing than pornography itself. Love the show! Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@IIITheDeadGamerIII]

Thank you, I wondered what the difference between "CP" and "CSAM" was. The change makes so much sense. Words and terms can mean many different things and have different perceptions!

[@pirksaddict]

That's not universal. That said... I don't know of ANYONE who thinks or feels consent is implied with that term. It is universally detested and evokes a gut response of rage and disgust. Rebranding it feels unnecessary and pointless. Much like Rebranding their abusers as, "MAPS," most sane folks use the older clear terminology which evokes the disgust it deserves.

[@skriddlehiddles]

Thanks for the information!! Hope he sees this❤

[@bluchismoon]

​@@pirksaddict No one except pedophiles is "Rebranding" pedos as "MAPS". If you see someone calling them a map, they're either too involved with those people, or they are a pedo themselves.

[@embarrassedcap]

@@pirksaddict agreed. CSAM sounds like a soft way to say it. imo the word porn implies the intent behind the "material", not consent.

[@astromeo3467]

Bro this Mark Keith Robinson guy is literally Uncle Ruckus in real life how is this possible 😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀

[@cremetangerine82]

Trump really emboldened the worst of Americans to be in politics.

[@dariusharris2539]

As an African American citizen of North Carolina who ironically has had my leg amputated (below the knee) within the past few years, I can say wholeheartedly that hearing about that potential governor hurt worse. I have no problem marching with crutches. Lolz

[@tattooedemotion]

My grandad was exposed to asbestos at work in his early 20s unknowingly. His employer knew the environment was dangerous due to high asbestos exposure but did nothing. My grandad developed mesothelioma (the cancer caused by asbestos) 60 years later. He passed away several months after diagnosis. It was brutal and fast. He went from healthly to so severally sick so quickly. It was hard to come to terms with the fact that it was manifesting in him all that time. All due to unknown exposure because his employer didn't want to take the financial hit.

[@Playingwithproxies]

Crazy that the exposure in his 20s doesn’t manifest for 60 years. Like if he was doing that job as a 30 or 40 yo he may have never shown any symptoms. Or it’s possible any exposure was going to lead to the cancer at this old age in his life because it’s probably triggered by age not by time exposed

[@tattooedemotion]

@@Playingwithproxies I did some research after his diagnosis about asbestos exposure and mesothlioma. As much as I hate to say it, I think he was lucky it took so long to manifest.

[@knockdowndragonfight]

I hope that Mark Robinson segment becomes a clip. I'd love to share it with other NC residents. Our news coverage doesn't mention him enough or his views

[@yourlocalhopedealer2162]

You can actually make a short of it yourself by using the “remix” button. It’s a pretty neat feature that I didn’t even know existed until just a couple months ago!

[@chrisspotato]

Hey Phil, can you please cover the trending news here in the Philippines where a guy killed a golden retriever #JusticeforKillua. The guy that killed the dog says he’s protected by a politician relative and showed zero remorse. Sadly, the justice system here just sucks especially for animals, so maybe if this gets international attention he might actually be held accountable for killing that poor dog (he chased the dog (there’s cctv footage of it, put the dog in a sack and beat the dog to death and even arrogantly showed the dead dog to the owner). Truly heart breaking. 💔

[@ticklemebreathless1394]

Commenting in hopes Phil sees this!

[@ScrumpyWingnuts201]

I don’t think Mark Robinson realizes that the Boondocks's Uncle Ruckus is not a character anyone should emulate

[@chayden153]

I mean, I've never seen this man and Uncle Ruckus in the same room

[@Ms.Aquarelle]

34:01 Suprised Phil missed that Simpsons and thought Luna was being serious 🤣At this rate we'll never make it to the fireworks factory!

[@paulwilson2204]

"I sure hope someone was fired for that blunder" is a Simpson's reference but it's nice that Phil was so concerned for that commentor.

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

We banned asbestos across the board in the 90's here in Australia. It's mind boggling it's still being used in Australia. I work in construction, and when we demolish older buildings with asbestos it's a huge deal to ensure we do it safely.

[@ladynea]

same here, asbestos was banned in '92, unbelievable that it's still used so lightly considering how many deaths it's caused.

[@chicjohn8081]

Fun fact about asbestos: After it was outlawed we simply created an identical clone of it synthetically and called it "silica fiber". A rose by any other name. Silica fiber has all the same health risks and is used in all modern applications as asbestos would be. We are being lied to on a grand scale

[@SerenitySong6]

That Mark Robinson story...I'm absolutely speechless.

[@whydidyoutubeaddthis]

No one hates black ppl like some black people

[@mage1439]

In another world, Mark is a cop and the exact kind of black cop NWA was talking about.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

He’s like a nightmare’s nightmare.

[@elmerescalante6299]

Uncle Ruckus in real life

[@ZekeBuildsSlow]

I'm not terribly shocked about the comments from the neds declassified crew, their podcast went from "hey we got our old cast mate to come on and talk about what it was like to be in the business and act as a child" to "we opened up our DMs guys send us nudes for us to review and listen to our stories about hooking up with people!"

[@novagray4143]

Man wth. Glad i never kept up with them. They always gave me a weird vibe bc lindsay was opening up ab incredibly dark life experiences and the other 2 didnt know how to handle it

[@KillerBee300]

I like the pod

[@ralPhieZZey]

I stopped listening after I realized most of their newer episodes all talked about Lindsey and Devon’s sex life as teenagers, and how fucked up Lindsey is due to the poor choices she made as a young woman in her early twenties.

[@baNNaNNaLiCiOuS]

I've disliked them ever since they came running to defend Lindsey after she made that video mocking the group of black dudes 😒

[@imoutotrash390]

I haven't seen or listened to it just heard the podcast is a whole clusterf*ck

[@Reyalta1988]

"I sure hope someone was fired for that blunder" is a Simpsons reference that apparently went over everyone's head lol

[@bjams77]

The joke being that the person saying it was some loser making the remark about a continuity mistake in a children's cartoon and no reasonable person would really want them fired, much like the highlighter mistake. Poor Luna getting hammered for a whooshed joke. 😂

[@vikingunicorn]

Phil not getting the reference? That's a paddlin'.

[@SmirkJerk]

I was just hearing Mumkey Jones say it in my head lol.

[@brianferry9217]

Well Dean, I’m sorry for the running you over prank

[@getyaw8up]

Awe lol I hope Phil figures that out and follows up, dude had to be yelling ad his screen watching this haha

[@djfanboyLIVE]

It's wild that a bunch of KZbinrs have made videos about this, but it doesn't matter until it shows up on specific streaming services.

[@dianakay9827]

The fact that an interview was done with Dan… unbelievable. So glad the victims are speaking out it’s heartbreaking 😢

[@scoutiii8893]

Hi. Editor here who worked on a lot of Nickelodeon projects for 20 years. Everything coming out about Dan Schneider is true and there’s more… He’s a monster.

[@bunnerkins]

Please, do continue to stay anonymously silent while other people do the hard work of speaking out.

[@ducksquidbat8315]

“I supported the organisation that covered up child S.A. for 20 years” Nice one.

[@Chiamarx]

You do realise there are reasons to stay anonymous, for example having children and risking their safety by going public? Can people stop judging and maybe ask???

[@bunnerkins]

@@Chiamarx You are missing the point. I'm saying that precisely because they are anonymous, they should say something. They are behind cover right now, so why don't they use that safety to speak out?

[@Chiamarx]

@@bunnerkins I stand by my point, I would not say that they are being anonymous and I would not be sure, everybody has to speak about it. There is never a guarantee for people to stay anonymous, and the risks might outweigh the impact their knowledge can have. I don't think judging is helpful in this context. Pressuring people without knowing why they do things, is a bit cohersive and every information you have more, is a risk for them to lose their anonymity.

[@michaeljenkins7972]

Asbestos is scary because it’s everywhere in older buildings, they used to throw full on handfuls into their plaster when working in schools, offices, you name it. On top of old insulation using it as a main component. I dipped my toe into the removal business in my state and my main take away was the system in place to regulate its safe removal is so strict and punitive for a good reason.

[@TheMichigami]

Basically if a place was built or had anything added to it before 1970, it's got asbestos somewhere. even in linoleum and wall tiles. the house i grew up in had a kitchen in the basement with asbestos panels around the stoves, "fireproof" plaster in two rooms because of the old gaslights (built in 1830s), congowall in the kitchens and bathrooms (yep, more asbestos), and ancient asbestos-cotton-wrapped copper wiring in it. How they managed to sell the house when gramma passed with it all intact AND a spring and cistern in the basement bewilders me.

[@Lethe_Nyx]

So many sections of my university have massive warning signs about not opening certain doors with access to inside the walls/wires/etc without proper protective gear. Since there was/is asbestos in those sections and they can't guarantee anything. I know they've been working on removing it but it's a long term project.

[@AW-vi3df]

❤❤❤❤ We are so proud of you. ❤❤❤❤ I’ve been watching you for well over a decade now,… me and my husband have been watching you from our three KZbin accounts over the last 12 to 15 years…. And I have to say that I am so so proud of you and all of the progress you have made over the years.. watching you grow and watching your opinions evolve as you got new information and as you became informed about the world around you. You make me so proud and you give me hope that education can improve outcomes and can help stop the hatred and perversion of our society and world. Thank you for that. I am so proud of you, and we are so grateful for you and we love you and we thank you for being here for us every day . You’ve been an important constant in our lives. And I’m so deeply grateful to have you, and to know the man you’ve become. Your wife and children are very lucky. bless you all always.❤❤🙏

[@Mushroompanda648]

As a child of the 90's who grew up watching All That, the Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Etc. I was floored when I watched the scetches shown in the Documentary. I remember Amanda Playing Penelope Taint but as a child I thought her name was Penelope Tate not taint, I wouldn't have gotten the joke anyway, but as an adult now knowing her last name was taint, I can't believe they allowed that to air, among the other equally egregious content.

[@harasnicole]

See, I always did hear 'taint,' but I just never thought anything of it because I was around 13 at the time, but having watched the documentary, it made everything such an eye opener.

[@LearningStill354]

Hollywood and the modeling industry are known to be predatory in general, but to avoid trouble they have always enforced this "if you want to work in this town you keep quiet" rule, one that even people that make it big in these industries still decide to not break despite their influence. Say what you want of social media and the "me too" movement, that people are willing to speak up despite ramifications shows that they work and should be celebrated for achieving their purpose, which is transparency. P.S: Having parents on set means nothing, some parents see their children as money makers and nothing else, they couldn't care less about their safety.

[@Zoroasterisk]

Couldn't care less*. 'Could care less' means they actually did care, which I don't think was your intent

[@LearningStill354]

@@Zoroasterisk Miss spell, didn't notice. Thanks.

[@JessPoetics178]

Mark Robinson is Uncle Ruckus but without the Rizz and humor.

[@marce.t8732]

Ruckus Rizz? 😂

[@Craftymom1o19]

I woulds say “no no no don’t start that..” but its to late i needs the brain bleach 😤

[@TheWerewolf5]

Phil, the "I sure hope somebody was fired for that blunder" thing is a Simpsons meme, dude was joking, lmao

[@bethlovesthings]

When I studied criminology, I was assigned John Wayne Gacy to do a massive report on - all I can say is seeking him out as a penpal is SUCH a big flag - like you can see that red flag from the moon. 😟😟 Glad they further investigated but want to see more accountability for those involved in child exploitation, including being complacent or willful ignorance.

[@Zaes223]

I've always been fascinated by people who seek out relationships with horrible criminals like Gacy. The psychology behind it is so foreign to me. I can empathize with just about anyone aside from serial killers and those who knowingly form a relationship with them. I understand why they do it from an academic stand point. I just can't wrap my head around it any other way. Maybe its because I lack the desire to "fix" others.

[@DueOrder]

As a person who grew up around the same age as the child actors even then the jokes sometimes seemed off for a kids show. It was like MTV for "kids". Just horrible to hear that my entertainment came at such costs for those kids, the amount of people who went the addiction route is sad.

[@alexandrawheeler2752]

I’m work for the State of New Hampshire Asbestos section and it’s a common thing I see. A lot of people think it was banned in the 1980s but it was only successful for about a year. We still find asbestos in new products regularly which is why we require asbestos testing for any renovations or demolitions here. It’s a surprisingly large industry that’s remained hidden because asbestos is really good at what it does and isn’t harmful until you get the microscopic particles into the air. And as a side note asbestos products aren’t labeled as such they say things like chrysotile or crocidolite.

[@TunbosunOyenuga]

20:00 - Damn, who let Uncle Ruckus outside?

[@foxtote4376]

As a queer north Carolinian, I'm genuinely terrified for our future. I know a lot of the younger population here is fairly welcoming to non-cishet people but it's the older population that I think is going to get him elected. If Robinson gets elected, he and the rest of the NC gov will actively get people of all ages killed. We already had issues like with the bathroom bill, almost loosing more access to reproductive healthcare, and an actively growing violent, right-wing community. I genuinely hope that North Carolinans come together and make sure he doesn't get elected cause if we don't we will end up seeing our state become more unsafe for everyone.

[@chayden153]

I hope so. People like him are the reason queer people don't feel safe coming out. I hope your state does the right thing

[@biddinge8898]

I don't get why anyone is voting for him. You'd literally have to deny any and all the evidence of his personality and beliefs. He basically hates everyone and some minorities in particular.

[@thia41012]

Eeeesh, and I thought I had it bad as a liberal in Utah. Is he actually popular there?

[@spikemurphy5054]

Honestly yeah, I used to be in an anti trans bubble. It’s not a nice place to be in, and all I want to say is that hopefully both the trans and the opponents can cole to a middle ground.

[@NeroNyte]

Our state has been teetering on that edge for so long, I'm worried this will be all it takes to send us into the deep end... I saw one of my neighbors as an "ultra maga" flag 🤮

[@_J.B.S._]

If Mark Robinson wins I’ll lose what little faith I have in humanity.

[@admiral0912]

Can we get a full cover of "What Would You Do With A Billion Dollars?" please? I want this as my ringtone.

[@SublimeTCG]

As someone that lived in Gambia, it's truly sad to see progress rolled back. I had friends who help educate locals and spread awareness about FGM and can only imagine how heart broken they'll be to hear this news. I really hope it doesn't get past.

[@ReclaimerX]

Do you believe in equality? If cutting boys is fine, cutting girls is fine. To stop either, both must be stopped.

[@bakaichigo]

Oh my good gods above... They are doing some hard work there. I'm absolutely disgusted to hear what's happening and I am hoping that it doesn't get passed either. I knew there were people trying to educate and break the cycles of ab*se there, but that was years ago. I had (obviously too optemistically) figured they had gotten it mostly gone and it was "just a few fringe people" but.. yeah I guess not? T_T the idea that FGM is being treated anywhere the way that MGM (circumcision) is in western/judeo-christian cultures is... scary. It sounds from your comment like its a bit reversed to how it is here in North America, where we have people trying to raise awareness to how MGM is a bad practice and should be dropped, but its slow going because it is considered normal to do when you have a boy baby. I'm just gobsmacked this is still happening when it should be obvious (it seems to me) that either way it is disfiguration and mutil@tion of a child and thus wrong. I have so much trouble conceiving of a place where this is considered "normal", but I guess it must be like how we think of the MGM here, if it is a matter of education on a "cultural norm"? I hope the situation is able to improve swiftly and soon! It's horrible to think of what those people are going through, just living with this as part of life...

[@hippygirl1386]

No it's a little bit more complex than a cultural norm from what I understand it's a bit more like they genuinely believe women do not have a right to enjoy pleasure. Pleasure is a thing for men to experience exclusively and if women experience it then it's sinful. Also it's much harder to find a man to marry a woman who has not had this procedure done to them. She will be considered lesser than a woman who has had it done. Less pure less chased less good in the eyes of culture and religion. It has nothing to do with like biased medical research that is determined that women grow fungus down there if they don't get it done. It isn't a medical treatment for a common injury either. Also no woman has had it done voluntarily and then said afterwards that sex was just as good. The goal is to push women down in society and make them lesser than sexually. The idea that a women could enjoy herself and climax is bad thing that should be prevented at all costs. Can you imagine them trying to do that to boys? Taking a 13 year old boy and holding him down and cutting into his penis with no anesthesia with the goal of making it so that he can never use it again without severe pain. Not a mistake or a failure to do the procedure right but the purpose of it.

[@TheAnirude]

Been here since 2010! The PDS is a part of my life now!

[@anythinganywhereanytime7054]

100 percent with ya !

[@nbarnes6225]

So....45 claims to be a billionaire but can't afford the bond. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@nightfr09]

It's because he has things, but no liquid cash. The courts won't let him sell a golf course for the money Not a trumper,

[@andrewaldrich3602]

Billionaire doesn’t mean 1 billion dollars in the bank 🤦‍♂️

[@hwoods-kg1jf]

And his brainwashed cult followers keep sending them their hard earned money. I just don't get it! I don't understand the amount of power he has over these people. I guess some people just love being conned! Like the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute!" And Trump has his finger on the pulse of the ignorant suckers!

[@avet4521]

​@@nightfr09 Actually the court would let him sell properly to pay his bond, he doesn't want to. I understand why he doesn't want to sell properties he makes money from, but that was always an option.

[@blossomlizard]

@@nightfr09That’s not true. The courts are most likely going to make him sell his properties at a major loss to cover it.

[@Teknicolourful]

Thanks for bringing these tough topics to light for everyone, it CANNOT be an easy choice.

[@InvasionAnimation]

Lets see what tune Mark would sing if the racists won. He would know no matter how he acts he won't be considered one of them.

[@marce.t8732]

Amen. That man is an embarrassment to the African American community and the state of N.C.

[@chayden153]

This guy is sounding like he really wanted to be a white guy in the 50s

[@nightigal]

He's like a real life Uncle Ruckus.

[@DorianGrayClampitt]

@@nightigalhe is less believable then uncle ruckus…

[@Tony_AM009]

Your comment made me think of that Zip-a-dee-doo-da song from that old Disney movie.

[@ChickenExotic]

"I hope someone was fired for that blunder" is a Comic Book guy Simpsons reference... the fact that you did not get that one.... i am not mad. just disappointed..... =(

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Blame the parents too allowing their children exploitation for money and fame.

[@L.L.Cool.T]

There was one monster of a mom on the series who found out her daughter was a victim and didn’t want to go to police because it would make her (the mom) look bad. She got on my last nerve.

[@sativadiva2389]

You should look up Tatiana Chanell. This little girl has been openly explicit on social media and is publicly dating a 27 year old rapper 💀 no way her parents aren't basically pimping her out to a celebrity

[@beewest5704]

True. Too few of these expose & doccies deal with the fact of how many of these kids celebs parents pimped them out to these execs, producers & directors. Fame & money was more important than their kids safety & health.

[@Shauny777]

Thank goodness you mentioned the highlights. I was high as heck and thought I was greening out lmao.

[@zzz808-]

UNBANNING FGM? We as a society are really moving backwards

[@peaceweapon1933]

Not really. Male mutilation is still practiced all over the world. One country unbanning female mutilation is hardly moving backwards, when “society” has barely ever moved forward

[@mage1439]

@@peaceweapon1933 Oh, hush. The fact that you'd even compare the two shows you have no fucking idea what you're talking about.

[@KyleBoise]

​@@peaceweapon1933preach!

[@speedy01247]

​@@peaceweapon1933you fucking just supported their argument, society is rolling backwards, cause we aren't making forward progress and instead are regressing.

[@zzz808-]

@@peaceweapon1933 We can do both. Every country should be banning mutilation

[@LadiesmanThe285]

As someone who has lived in Vegas, since I was five and having heard and seen the tragedy that the October 1st shooting on the news. It affected my life, and many of the lives of people I know. I now continuously avoid going to the downtown part of Vegas, just because of this. But hearing someone, especially a politician, say that it was Fake, is disheartening and just crazy. The loss of life on that day couldn't have been faked in any degree. Who allowed this man into the position he is now? #VegasStrong.

[@EnderPryde]

The editor reactions to what Phil was saying? 10/10, no notes.

[@mozzarellababy5481]

I thought Uncle Ruckus was just a fictional character, but North Carolina has proved me wrong.

[@ByTheStorm]

We should all remember that Suzanne Collins, author of the Hunger Games, used to work on set of these shows at Nickelodeon, too. It’s probably why the Victors like Finnick and Johanna are written as victims of sexual assault.

[@Jordan-nw4sj]

Weren't virtually all victors victims of sa? Its been a while since I've read them but I thought it was implied victors were sold to the rich for the evening?

[@ByTheStorm]

@@Jordan-nw4sj I know Finnick was basically pawned off to the elite and he used being sexually assaulted and raped to get secrets to leverage. And Johanna Mason definitely had her family killed since she wouldn’t let Snow have her. Those are the only two I recall, though there’s likely far more.

[@kailovi]

​@@Jordan-nw4sj Not just "for the evening" but it also depended, only the pretty ones were targeted. It's confirmed by Finnick himself that he was essentially forced into prostitution by the Capitol when he turned 16 (he won his game when he was only 14), which he did in order to protect those he loved. We also know that Joanna refused, and her whole family was killed as punishment. Annie "went crazy" in her games (she had more severe or at least visible anxiety issues, so she was labeled "crazy", but most likely was just seen as too difficult to handle) so most likely was spared, although later after the quarter quell when she and Peeta are tortured in the Capitol we can't no for sure any sa didn't happen then. Most likely all Victors of 16years old or older would be prostituted if rich influential Capitol people showed interest in them, and if they refused they would be threatened and punished. Haymitch would've also had this fate, but Snow had his whole family murdered already because of the stunt he pulled in the games he won, so like Haymitch himself says, they had no more leverage over him.

[@Sahilrock01]

Phil is part of 1/48th of my day (30 minutes) every week day. Phil has been in my life longer than my dad lool. Love these long episodes Phil. Stay blessed.

[@Goland454]

Schneider dropped a video with Boogie (why T-Bone) explaining his side but I don’t give a shit. Not just the kids & the jokes on his shows but his treatment of female employees & him protecting his next show when it came to Drake. When Drake said Dan was there for him, all I could think was Dan didn’t want an investigation. He didn’t want anyone looking into anything on his sets. Like it was for Dan & Dan alone to protect his next show & his namesake. The Ned crew is problematic. They apparently came out unscathed but Lindsey discussed a director who was so mean to her but other peoples trauma is hilarious? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@MrAlistairheath]

7:10 I really don't understand this narrative. I'm from the UK and I like the idea of having a royal family but I'm not obsessed over them. Yet this entire controversy just seems to be from the royals being secretive like they usually are and the media going into meltdown over speculation. I mean even from someone like Phil who claims not to care about the British royal family on multiple occasions introducing the story like 'King charles is dead! [only kidding]', that just doesn't make any sense to me. If you don't care about the royals then don't waste time with the rumours. If you do care about them, just give them some privacy - no amount of media speculation can be good for them.

[@mamaharumi]

I'm so happy that the day of reckoning has finally come for Schneider and Nickelodeon. We've known about this for well over a decade now.

[@route2070]

With the asbestos story, my college was supposed to roughly when I got there have a building demolished. Except there was asbestos in the building, so they had to stop demolition and bring in a specialized group to remove the asbestos. The concept that we didn't know that was there before kinda scared me. We need to find old schematics and documents of materials used in buildings when built. That way when we get ready to remodel, renovate, or demolish a building we know what we are doing and prepare for it properly and safely.

[@acg1189]

The thing with asbestos is the issue is really when it gets aerosolized or turned into dust (hence the demolition issue), especially with repeated exposures for employees working with it. Which became such a problem with how much contractors used it and how little we knew that'd be a problem. But its not like....radioactive. Most applications asbestos is used i it is chemically inert. I have asbestos tiling and mastic in our 60s construction kitchen. You could lick the stuff and its not going to do anything. The kicker is going to be ripping it out. It more than likely it isn't worth the hassle and dust contamination issue. So we will just tile over it and have a weird 1/2 inch step up from our living room.

[@clairejeter8274]

okay with every other sentence that was said today I kept going: "WHAT?!" just everything today was crazy

[@CJCarter22]

Luna’s comment was a Simpsons reference 😂

[@Bare_Essence]

I love it when the editors add their very brief comments and such while Phil speaks! Well done! They're keepers!

[@_corbz]

My mind immediately went to solving the housing crisis or towards ending world hunger when you asked, ‘what would you do with $1 billion?’ It is utter insanity that that man suggested that someone who has that power use it to give Trump a get out of jail free card. Absolute lunacy. I think it’s incredibly disparaging that there are people who think that is a reasonable tweet to have made, and not just an insane shower thought of a madman.

[@bakaichigo]

Things like that are why I weep for the future... 😭

[@theonethatcan7780]

And isn't that man one of those crazy "preachers" that own multi-million dollar homes because their followers are completely braindead?

[@SleepyjoeOG]

You’re gonna need way more than a billion to solve those problems, 😂 but when Trump was up he had a lot of billionaires “friends “ so now that’s he down is anybody gonna look out for Trump is what he’s saying

[@itgetsbettereverytime]

I can’t be only one who noticed that Mark Robinson decided to be the real life Uncle Ruckus

[@Kurinth]

KZbin out here trying to hide this from my sun feed but I know when Phil posts, you can’t get away from me

[@eXileLies]

"The Temperature never dropped below 42° Fahrenheit" It's 5.6°C, everyone.

[@scottmacgregor3444]

Interestingly, hypothermia is most likely to happen between 4c and -4c. Frostbite on the other hand...

[@bakaichigo]

The hero of this moment :'D

[@Nova_3579]

Hearing the comments from the Ned's Declassified cast was deeply upsetting. I've been wanting a reebot with the cast for years, but hearing the way that they mocked the victims makes me lose respect for them. Abuse in the industry is not a secret, but it doesn't make it any less problematic, especially knowing that the people meant to protect these kids took advantage of them in such a horrific way. Speaking up is incredibly hard to do because of people like this, and I would have thought that them being in the industry themselves would entice them to be supportive towards others in the industry, but I guess a shred of support too much to ask. They should be ashamed of themselves, and I hope their comments don't have a major impact on those abused on set. There are no words for how absolutely revolting it is to see them joke about it. Childhood trauma, especially of this kind, can stick with people throughout the course of their life and every single person who's experienced it should be given the opportunity to speak up about it without the fear of being mocked and ridiculed. Devon and the rest of the cast should take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror and figure out why at 30+ years old, they still think it's appropriate to openly mock people when they open up about their trauma. It's not cute, it's not funny, it's disgusting and just shows the level of immaturity that they still hold at their grown age. Shame on them.

[@SimonkaShow]

I doubt they would be laughing if Brian peck did to them as was done to drake bell... truly repulsive behavior

[@jnyprz]

I didn’t even watch that show so I don’t care about Ned’s cast but “you can accept things are awful and still have a sense of humor about them” -Tosh, AS LONG AS their intentions weren’t malicious. There’s a reason people say “…laughing at them or with them”. He kept saying “we shouldn’t be laughing at this” so he understood the gravity of the situation but still has a sense of humor about it.

[@jnyprz]

@@SimonkaShowwhether it happened to you or not shouldn’t impact if jokes can be made about it. Sure it’s harder to laugh at maybe but that’s hypocritical. Don’t pick and choose which jokes aren’t funny based on if it’s impacted you in your life. However INTENSIONS ARE IMPORTANT

[@Nova_3579]

@jnyprz I agree that the intention behind it matters, and I understand that some people joke out of discomfort. But posting a video on social media mocking it while saying "we shouldn't laugh about this" doesn't really make a difference. I understand that this may not seem like a big deal for some, but situations like these are why so many victims don't feel comfortable speaking up, and if he really wanted to crack those jokes then the backlash shouldn't really be a surprise given the context of the situation. It was inappropriate, and they said it themselves. Nobody's stopping them from telling a joke, but jokes are meant to be funny. There's nothing funny about making jokes like that at the victims expense. I understand that comedy is meant to be subjective, but it's not free from criticism either.

[@jnyprz]

@@Nova_3579 youre deciding it’s not funny because you feel like it was laughing at the victim. I thought it wasn’t funny because it just wasn’t a good joke (seemed like a bad to be there joke). You’re still picking and choosing what’s funny based on who is affected. You can’t do that. Either laugh at all jokes that don’t have bad intentions (and are well written) or don’t laugh at any joke at all. In your mind what is ok to laugh at? Hating your job? “Ha ha that’s funny. Because I hate my job” Well some people don’t have jobs. You going to stop laughing at them because homelessness and employment are serious! Intentions matter. And of course joke writing.

[@jahone]

I work as a custodian at my university and asbestos is literally in every building everywhere. It's all hidden in maintenance closets and behind walls, and they just got rid of some old asbestos glue off the walls. It's kind of scary once you realize it's everywhere still

[@isaacampofo4260]

It is insane that I am hearing about FGM again in 2024. I am a Ghanaian guy and I remember reading about it as a kid and being taught about it when I was young by a teacher and I never heard a single good thing to come from it. It was just health complications and discomfort in the future of women who experienced it as kids.

[@Razonate]

Philip's video length is slowly becoming longer and longer and I'm all for it! 👏👏👏

[@esmeraldalucio406]

I didn't even notice until I saw your comment! 22+ minutes already and it doesn't even feel like it 😳😅