WOW... Ariana Grande 7 Rings Snafu, Why Howard Schultz Infuriates Dems, The Polar Vortex, & More

[@PhilipDeFranco]

Feel like skipping around? Here you go! Nike Controversy (00:06), Ariana Grande Tattoo Fail (2:50), TIA (5:14), Polar Vortex (6:520, Starbucks CEO 2020 Bid Backlash (11:57)

[@jellyhappening1458]

Philip DeFranco that was fast

[@mrsthebeatles8159]

Hi

[@chrismondson128]

more tattoos? this is gonna be good

[@koo3126]

Philip DeFranco I’m a beautiful bastard

[@contentiouscritic]

Hey Phil, I was a long-time subscriber but recently unsubscribed due to the coverage and lack of apology for the Covington Catholic high school kids mishap. You retracted your fake news story, and then moved on. You need to apologize to the kids, and apologize for the blatant bias / racism against white males in MAGA hats. Your actions were biased and fueled the cycle of fake news and twitter mob outrage culture. Your apology was none existent for these behaviors as all you did was issue a correction. I'd appreciate some type of response to this line of thought. Thanks for reading.

[@aytas23]

As a meteorologist who is constantly battling media misinformation/sensationalisation, I'm really happy to hear your CLEAR and ACCURATE explanation of the polar vortex split and it's resultant impacts. Thank you for doing your research Phil (not that I expected you not to).

After he trash talked those kids, I expected him not to. Glad he didn’t fail us like he did last week.

[@50733Blabla1337]

@@thepezfeo plz dont

[@Bulbiesaur]

I vote for Ariana to come out with the hit ‘small charcoal grill’

[@JefferyBlue]

"Tiny Hibachi"

[@Eranell]

I think the tattooing asian symbols is stupid. I mean what would you think if a Japanese or Chinese person were to get a tattoo of "chicken noodle soup" or whatever on their body in basic english writing.

[@BlooJooce]

Let's start a petition please

[@itzhen7032]

Sniper Kirby because it looks cool

[@NeoFryBoy]

Yes! Although hand tattoos fade very quickly, so it's not a big deal.

[@Fuzion180]

Zoom in x100, rotate 180 degrees, flip vertically, zoom in x200, adjust colour - GOOD GOD I'M OFFENDED!!!

[@thatguy_asdf]

Dude I'm Muslim and I think those claims were stupid

[@dominiquerichard1342]

ZOOMIFY

[@miragesnworlds]

and don't forget to squint haha

[@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt]

When will large brands take responsibility!!!!!

[@haroon5395]

@@ash_ish it's hard to be offended by someone who can't even structure a proper sentence. Stay in school kids... that is if the "white" kids stop shooting them up.

[@313아름]

Small charcoal grill is my favorite song from Ariana Grande.

[@romc7754]

A billionaire businessman with no political experience running for president to defeat a billionaire businessman with no political experience. Hmmmm

[@mav.-]

i love that he is making democrats mad tho lol i am not a huge fan of either party but my lord the democrats trashing on him for trying to "split the vote and stop their saviors from defeating orange hitler" is just laughable

[@MetalSonic98]

@@mav.- because they already know they fucked up majorly last election and have little trust since that Hillary bullshit they did. They can't afford to lose the votes

[@lauren8135]

Yeah seriously, that is like the opposite of what we need right now.

[@BigFry9591]

@@lauren8135 What we need are people who have no political affiliation. We need someone who puts the country and all of it's people first. I would say that someone like him is the closest that we can get to that right now.

[@JounLord1]

Its like how they say you fight fire with fire, you fight a billionaire with another billionaire.

[@reinascully]

I recently learned that she’s vegan and shichirin is most commonly used to charbroil meat so I’m dying over here

[@g0mi-baka]

I didn't know she was a vegan. That makes it better haha. P.S. I love you and your work Reina

[@acdi33]

I would pay for a t-shirt with 七輪 and a picture of the grill printed on it.

[@Bill-zp2mt]

^^

[@MeliaMimi]

annagrace she also wears clothing that uses animal fur, leather and bird feathers

[@shoobamocha]

she's not vegan lol maybe plant-based

[@melissasun6589]

The Nike controversy is so dumb, it clearly was a coincidence

[@chimeraelite]

Also overly religious people bein stupid.

[@nixonesport1998]

But but diversity is a strength

[@menwithven8114]

@UCZW2LXZUwUqQCYNm8uPm6QQ can you please explain why muslims seem to get so offended about their symbols being used? I'm a Christian and I wouldn't care if someone put a picture of jesus on toilet paper and wiped their ass with it. It's called freedom of speech and expression. I'm sincerely curious why this seems to be such a hot topic with muslims Edit: nevermind you ran away lol

[@carstekoch]

@@menwithven8114 Even if you wouldn't take offence by those actions, I can guarantee you that there are Christians who will. This is not a problem of muslims, it's a problem of stupid people searching for a reason to complain.

[@BothHands1]

recovERed gamER There are also Christian people who would really care about Jesus's face on toilet paper - they'd fill out petitions, start facebook groups about it, and maybe even protest. (Westboro for instance will protest pretty much anything) And just like you don't care, there are also Muslims who don't care about thia shoe. We're all people regardless of the groups we belong to, and we're not homogeneous. Someone's gonna get up in arms crazy about anything, no matter what it is.

[@NathenMixon]

Due to extreme weather in Chicago crime is down

[@WhyteLis21]

So that's probably why some robbers are so slow at getting away in these extremely cold weather. 😁

[@BowmanHawk]

i know in canada the only thing that seems to keep crime an homelessness low is winter

[@LarissaFourVoices]

Actually you’re right, stats show that crime rates rise during the summer (at least in Canada) for a number of reasons.

[@veeroman8319]

Love the same in Detroit

[@DrBeastMcCoy]

slightly

[@ninashortfornina2504]

When he says “over 20 years ago” and you’re like wow And then he says “1997” and you die a little inside because.. WHAT I’m old

[@walrusArmageddon]

You think thats messed up, I was born in 1999 and I'm legally an adult now

[@sleepykitty1745]

@@walrusArmageddon Cheers to all the 99' kids

[@ninashortfornina2504]

walrusArmageddon what’s messed up is I’m almost 30 and I get my news from a guy on the internet that calls me a bastard and I’m ok with that

[@telletubbie13]

1994 here. I feel the pain.

[@Sunnybias]

nina h you are my new favorite person due to your reply (cause I can relate lol)

[@donovanchase6086]

It's just a GOD damned logo upside down. leave Nike alone!

[@zayansayed1060]

Wait a fucking minute

[@beepboopily6285]

Haha.. we all see what you did there.

Who gets a tattoo on their palm?

[@thegoshdarnedbatman5257]

Madeline Harper it’s gonna fade like crazy cuz of it

[@toemash1]

Morons

[@sylvieponce2340]

Someone who does not wash dishes

[@JayGatz4]

It looks like ballpoint pen, honestly

[@mayaramiquidade3439]

@@sylvieponce2340 or their own body...

[@Fitzsimmons.]

In the future when you talk weather can you please include celsius for international viewers?

[@Evija3000]

Had to google like 3 times in this video xD

[@meaganryan6282]

THANK YOU YES

[@Pendoza84]

Yep he should take lessons from VSAUCE and VERITACIUM.

[@adambier2415]

The US should slowly phase out Fahrenheit as well as feet and inches. It would be cool if all programming made an effort to show both so that Americans could slowly get used to it, learn in, and start using it.

[@mcoverstone6492]

No. Lol

[@Toucanbird]

So, can we equate the person who saw Allah on the bottom of a Nike shoe to the crazy Christian lady who saw Jesus in her oatmeal? I swear, some people are really trying to find any way to get offended at anything.

[@sickbars4lyfe900]

But it’s all good, let them burn bibles and flags by the thousands. She’ll be aiight

[@troostan2776]

i'd be so happy if the next ariana grande song is called "small charcoal grill"

[@TheSlodfj5]

🎵"A little more dangerous...'cause I'm so into grill. Into grills. Into grills"🎵 😂😂😂

[@conormurphy4328]

I’m sure it’ll be just as shit as the other ones.

[@TheRandomBiscuit]

And then a Japanese guy comes out with a song called...

[@selectidiot]

its on her palm, give it a year or so and the tattoo will be gone, palm tattoos have to be very deep and bold or touched up every 6-12 months if you want to keep them.

[@MrMnvikingsfan]

Checking in from Minnesota. It's cold as balls. That's all.

[@nothingjustnothing1739]

Xlike a beast same we haven’t had school in three days

[@echoedinnocence]

Checking in from Northern Illinois...it is also cold as balls here.

[@KaijaSchmauss]

Also from Minnesota. Can confirm. Though I've seen places giving out free coffee or hot chocolate to try and help people stay warm. Not to mention the fact that Uber is giving homeless people a free ride to warming shelters. We gotta help each other out when it's this cold.

[@chubbzpwnz]

Yeah it feel like minus 50-something here in MN on Wednesday night, and we're supposed to reach the 40s (positive, mind you) on Sunday. Absolutely insane.

[@lydiajaden821]

Just popping in fron Wisconsin... its also cold as balls here

[@maya07_xx55]

I'm muslim and this was far fetched. Some people take things to far when it's not needed.

[@WhyteLis21]

Yep. Pretty much. People talk about other religion figures and post them everywhere without no problem, so why draw the line on allah. This is why I don't have that problem as my culture shamanism has no such belief other than nature, spiritual cleansing and spiritual protection of my family and don't bother intruding upon anyone else belief. As such, I respect all different religious belief and cultures no matter where your from. 😊

[@kimjunguny]

Liberals* take things they know nothing about too far.

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

@@kimjunguny What gives you the impression this person is a liberal? Honestly, this strikes me more of as the kind of take you get from very conservative Islam - either in countries like Saudi Arabia or some Muslim communities in Western Europe. Plus, people from all political affiliations are liable to go over the top? Do you not remember the 'Harry Potter are Satan worshippers' faze? Or wacky conspiracy theories about Obama being secretly a Muslim born outside the US?

[@maya07_xx55]

@Mike Laurenza I think what they did was very wrong, but what Charlie hebdo did was also wrong. The people responsible for the attack took it way too far, this is what I genuinely believe. I only speak for myself as every muslim has a diffrent opinion

[@maya07_xx55]

@Mike Laurenza About the radical Islam thing I am not very educated on and I think the new generation are more accepting and will not be extreme, their are extremists in all religions. I am also looking through islam and genuinely understanding it, and what i have studyed i do agree with. I also think that the new generation have strong opinions on certain things and lenient on others, for criticism Muslims are open to genuine questions but not open to extremely angry people that don't want to listen to other peoples opinion. About the drawing I do not agree with it we deeply respect the prophet which is why we don't draw Him and I think people will still be angry about people drawing the prophet however hopefully people won't kill others as it's not the solution. Sorry for long reply and sorry for any spelling mistakes.

[@greenghostof609]

I really want the song "Small charcoal grill" to come out!!!

[@Losshe]

But.. if you flip your Vans you'll see full of Stars of David on the bottom. They've been doing it for years. Where's petition to change that? (In case of confusion. I also agree with Phil that the Nike issue is too much of a stretch. It's just another case where people look too hard into things to be offended)

[@conormurphy4328]

Nice little PC notice at the end so people don’t get offended

[@LeaderOfMetal93]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually a marketing ploy

[@danerz111]

i think both you and phil and mistaken,its not a stretch at all.its way beyond that.

[@hackinglife4118]

In fairness, Judaism is not extreme(to the point of thousands of years of pointless violence) like Islam... As well as Christianity might I add. Not trying to start a religion war😅--just saying. I would be willing to have a civil debate though👍

[@oramaj8392]

Losshe lmao you call a beehive the hive of David?

[@DustinWearsPants]

I work in an oil field at the top of Alaska. The temperatures folks are experiencing in the lower 48 today are similar to when I began working up here, above the Arctic Circle, 15 years ago. In the winter, we would dip down as low as -40 & -50 degrees - with the wind-chill dropping temps down to nearly -95. I just don’t see those extremes anymore. Alaska’s glaciers have receded incredibly, we hardly get snow anymore (I remember digging tunnels out the front door and to the out-buildings on our property when I was a child), and now we have ticks in many areas of the state... We’ve never had ticks before, I wasn’t trained for this! To think the climate isn’t changing is a fool’s errand. I’ve never wanted to believe in a secret, Illuminati-type organization as much as I want to think someone has got the reins on this and know truly how close we can get to the edge before it is too late... ... I mean, I don’t believe in that, I’ve got money on the fact that it’s just a bunch of greedy a-holes that are driving us to some real pain, real soon. Kind regards, from Alaska.

[@aizatsukor3359]

How are u not freeze to death yet with temperature that low Edit: just realized its fahrenheit... my apologies

[@friendofallcats3544]

@@aizatsukor3359 -50° F is still -45° C I can only guess but I'm assuming they survive by covering the entire body with heat insulating clothing, especially the parts that leak heat. Consuming a high calorie count might also help I guess?

[@gwbarnes]

What have you done to combat global warming?

[@DustinWearsPants]

Hey Aizat, Udoroth is correct, if we’ve got to be out in it, we bundle up real tight and the boys and girls who consistently work outside do indeed eat a lot. Gregg, what I do to combat climate change is vote for representatives that acknowledge it is real - and try to work toward combating it through legislation and regulation. Outside of that, there’s not much we can do, unfortunately.

[@AK77477]

people need to understand that 'allah' isn't the 'name' of god. it is simply the word 'god' in arabic.

[@beepboopily6285]

True but when most people say Allah they mainly mean the Islamic God. There's also other words for god in Arabic anyway like الرب. just my two cents

[@disrespectthemwomensubjuga5471]

No it is. The word for God in Arabic is actually illah.

[@AK77477]

@@disrespectthemwomensubjuga5471 there are many other words for god in arabic but usually 'illah' is a word for 'god' that is usually used to refer to any deity. such as when people take rocks, objects, etc as their illah.The word 'illah' in arabic has been used for many that are taken as gods. however 'Allah' if you wanna take it in the literal sense it translates to 'The God' which refers to and signifies the one and only almighty God. even some arabic christians say Allah in arabic when they mean god.

[@AK77477]

@@beepboopily6285 yes i agree but when people use it to refer to 'the islamic god' it kinda implies that the islamic god is a different god than what the christians and jews believe as god. muslims use it to refer to the one and only almighty God which is the same Almighty god the people of the book refer to. (christians and jews).

[@disrespectthemwomensubjuga5471]

@@AK77477 this is the shahada, one of the five pillars of Islam. "Ashadu an la ilaha illa illa-ilah, wa ashadu anna muhammadan rasul ullah." There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

[@romanbellic810]

If you flip Phil upside down he gets a headache.

[@AxxLAfriku]

HAHAHAHAHAHA I AM THE SUPREME BEING OF KZbin AND I HAVE TWO GIRLFRIENDS EVEN THOUGH I AM THE UNPRETTIEST KZbinR OF ALL TIME!!! Good bye roman bellic

[@caseygreyson4178]

Roman Bellic If you flipped Phil upside down, wouldn’t it just be bч!l?

[@katemarieeee]

😂

[@PostTraumaticVictory]

I know a girl who got "Nobody exists on purpose" tattooed on her forearm, and the artist spelled it "Noboby" - she went to a different artist and got the little red squiggly line tattooed underneath the typo 😂

[@PenumbraDev]

Damn what a unique way to solve that.

[@Holcro]

Well now we know Jesus walked on water with his air maxes since God was under his feet

[@finipigenmovies]

I am laughing so hard at this. :)

[@hackinglife4118]

Jesus:The OG con-artist.

[@kameronjones7139]

That is why Muslim are offended by it

[@Lycaon1765]

What rap lyrics are these.

[@beepboopily6285]

damn don't expose me like that :(

[@alexkenzo3143]

I just realized that if you turn the Nike logo upside down; it looks like Donald Trump...

[@beckham23307]

my bad tattoo story is: I let my pregnant teenage friend tattoo a crescent moon on my hip for her future daughter, named Luna, with our friend while we were high and I was 15. Everyone thought it looked like the letter D, so I wanted to cover it up, but I wasn't old enough to go to a shop. My boyfriend met a guy who just got out of prison and was a tattoo artist, and he covered it up for me. Half way through him covering it up, he informed us he had just gotten out of the hospital because he got bit by 10 brown recluse spiders and was on heavy pain medication. Got it redone again when I finally turned 18 at a shop. Still looks like shit and is scarred, and now the spider guy is back in jail for trying to rob a Wells Fargo. Cheers!

[@kmadoom]

doyouknowthemuffinman W

[@carson2000_]

Oh wow. Well at least you got a good story out of it.

[@sachxtrem]

This story was a rollercoaster

[@beckham23307]

not even friends w the girl anymore lol

[@Mariemgt123]

Did you ever get a chance to show it to Luna?!

[@groudon9099]

Phil, Trump didn't tweet Global Warming, he said Global Waming cause, you know, he's got the best words.

[@youaintgettingmyhandle]

And he's a stable genius.

[@AA-vl9kl]

I’m Muslim and this is embarrassing 🤦🏽‍♀️ it is a stretch! Y’all trying so hard to find something to complain about!

[@thepezfeo]

The Arabic script looks very similar to the Latin letters "aul" or "cwl" .... complaining is more likely to get people trying to hide it in patterns and be disrespectful.

[@sinistersilence489]

I like you A A

[@TheRijkehabbo]

It's funny cause most guys i see walking on 270's are muslim friends of mine

[@hoesmad8626]

Why are you Muslim? Like WHY, i am curious

[@TheRijkehabbo]

@@hoesmad8626 why are you an idiot?, Like WHY, i'm curious

[@CDReimer]

Funny how billionaires can run directly for the presidency while everyone else has to work their way up through local/state/federal government.

[@lillyc7861]

I don't like it, but it's probably bc they can afford to campaign/market themselves on a large scale and are already somewhat(?) recognized by the media for being a billionaire, CEO of Starbucks, or whatever.

[@bigeaststarlight6915]

Campaigning for the presidency takes a lot of fucking money. Obama's first presidential campaign cost $100 million USD & that was back in 2008. Only billionaires have the ability to pay for most or all of their campaign costs. The others are typically also wealthy but need to still rely on a lot of donations.

[@CaloobianMongoose]

I'm all for cultural sensitivity but if society continues to be "outraged" by Every. Single. Thing it completely takes all meaning away from things that actually are offensive! These miniscule "outrages" are only creating a Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario and hurting society in the long run!!

[@giannidacatanzaro3822]

Caleb Twombly To be fair: I've seen petitions with much more signings. So.. Yes these people are part of society but they don't represent society.

[@princeblackelf4265]

When something is everything it is actually nothing

[@bobjones2959]

Calm down, there aren't actually very many people who care about the Nike thing. Phil has a tendency to inflate the controversy in these "web outrage" stories he does. I guarantee you that if you go on the street and ask random people, you could probably ask 100 people without a single one even knowing about this. You may have a point about the overabundance of outrage, but it doesn't really apply here.

[@ryleybenson1009]

@@giannidacatanzaro3822 I support the petition to put Shaggy in Mortal Kombat

[@FLAMETOASH]

You're being a little lose on the word society

[@Backwards_Buddha]

Kanji is pretty confusing for anyone who doesn’t learn it extensively. I got a sweater with kanji that I think was supposed to say “a forgotten thing” but the spacing was wrong so it just said “forget pills”. Personally it was a win-win so I wasn’t disappointed

[@rpretzel9825]

Hey if you bought it online can you give a link? I think thats hilarious and i want it.

[@SlipperyTeeth]

If we're talking about Japanese, spacing doesn't actually matter. Japanese doesn't really have a space. You can use spaces if you want to improve understanding, but it's not an actual part of the language. In fact, the lack of a space is the main justification given for using kanji instead of kana. Speaking of which, most of the problem with the tattoo was grammar and not kanji. The first symbol is a universal counter that lets you know we are giving an amount. The second symbol is the particle* that basically means "of". The third symbol is kanji, and I don't know it, because kanji is a bitch. *Originally I said participle, which is wrong, and I have corrected it.

[@lohto3]

Phoenix Fire - The third Kanji is "ring". But not the ring accessory you put on your fingers. "Ring" as in just a circle. In English, "ring" refers to both circles and the accessory, but in Japanese, there's different words for them. You need to put the kanji of "finger" before the Kanji of "ring" to get the accessory. By itself, it's just a circle. You're right. It is a grammar problem. As people are reporting it, that spacing the words separately would mean "seven rings", is actually wrong. It wouldn't. It would just have two separate words, "seven" and "circle". Not "seven circles", just a random seven and a singular circle. Spacing wouldn't fix it. You got it right that it's a grammar problem, not a spacing problem. Spacing is never a problem in Japanese. The reason it's a grill now is because "seven circle" is pretty much what that grill is called. Ariana needed it to be "seven finger rings". She just put "seven circle", which is what they call that grill. Of course, not all of what I'm describing is literally the exact meanings, but this way gets the nuance across the best.

[@violet-trash]

Asians were broken English on clothing for the same reason we wear kanji, so it's all good. Only difference is they don't get broken English tattoos. 🤷‍♀

[@thepezfeo]

Asians do the same with English words, but so far I've only seen it on clothes and not tattoos. I've seen video of people in east Asia wearing "F*ck", C*ck", etc. (even babies)

[@Reina69]

As a Canadian who regularly experiences -30c before the windchill, I hope Chicago is doing ok and that people stay indoors if they aren’t prepared. Be safe Midwest, your Canadian snow friends are rooting for your safety

[@OpalMonkey.]

As a fellow Canadian, I'll second this. Though I will say that when I hear about these temperatures, before windchill, my first thought is "oh, so a normal winter day". With windchill, my reaction turns to "oh, a normal cold snap". Though I guess it's all perspective and what the region is prepared for.

[@FatAlbert1020]

Not to be rude, but I kinda expected a Canadian to say such a kind and caring sentiment

[@SweetJoe7]

as a native to the pnw... they are being fucking babies. we're at record highs for this time of year and they have our normal.

[@CZsWorld]

Worst tattoo would a Cardinals, Brewers, Pirates or Reds tattoo.

[@DuperBoi]

Not the worst but still sticks with me. In 1995, my client had committed suicided. In the grieving process, his 3 surviving sisters wanted to get tattooed by me to help connect with there brother who had passed. It was a weird day, not because of the requests or the fact that I was doing memorial tattoos, but because you could feel the tension between the family. My clients death had prematurely brought these siblings together and somehow, spending the afternoon together in a tattoo shop, they had started to forgive each other and their underlying resentments had started to wash away. It was really great to watch these adult children bond again. So lastly, I tattooed a new boyfriend of one of the sisters. He wasn't getting a memorial tattoo. He was getting a bull head. This was the first time he had met the extended family. While I tattooed the boyfriend, the girls returned from shopping at a head shop next door. They were showing off some shirts they bought while the boyfriend was in the chair. He saw a Nirvana shirt that the girls just purchased and said- “Hey! He blew his head off too!!” And I sat for 39 more minutes in complete discomfort.

[@NewPaulActs17]

surreal. 24 years ago

[@joshviator7365]

Holy SHIT that's hilarious 😂

[@bluchismoon]

@@joshviator7365 it's fucking awkward, I'm sure that guy was single after that.

[@DaniJean1]

Ouch..

[@tshobe23_68]

@@joshviator7365 trying way too hard to be edgy

[@JaceGem]

So I'm actually a barista at Starbucks in Indiana, a state affected by this polar vortex. We didn't even make it above zero as a base temperature until after 5 in the afternoon. The wind chill, at its coldest, was about -37. I had to work today. They would not let us close the store, and we had a few people call out due to not even being able to start their cars. We had to keep switching out who was working the drive thru every 20-30 minutes due to how cold it was and how hard the winds were blowing. If the weather could potentially cause harm to me due to extreme heat or extreme cold, we shouldn't be open. Bottom line. (EDIT: I don't care that some of you live in conditions like this. Consider that I am not used to these kinds of conditions, and frost bite is no joking matter. We were told we could get frost bite in as little as 10 minutes. If I'd grown up in a place where these temperatures were normal, I probably wouldn't be here saying any of this. But since I live in INDIANA, a state where we don't see below zero temperatures very often, consider this before saying anything akin to "Well where I live that's a normal Tuesday for us") I bring that up to talk about the whole Howard Schultz thing. Yeah he's not our CEO anymore, but when he was CEO he allowed stores to stay open through horrible weather conditions, cold included. He encouraged an environment where customers could abuse the baristas and ultimately walk away with something. Whatever his original vision for the company was, as soon as he started making big bank on it, he let profits get in the way of caring about his people. The man couldn't run his company right. He won't be able to run the country right. And before I hear "he's a billionaire" a million times, yes I know. But profits do not tell of good business practices. When you make your workers bend over backwards for customers that so often abuse and belittle, all in the name of profit, you are not a good businessman. Oh, and also, for fuck's sake do not boycott Starbucks just because this fucker decided to play politics. He is not our head honcho anymore. He's not affiliated with the company and how it's run anymore. And if you do decide to stop by a Starbucks, please please PLEASE do not harass the baristas and shifts working. We're just trying to earn a living.

[@tormey876]

Jace Gem ummmmmmm, tssss You upset aye

[@LomanLawson]

I high admire and respect you for offering the service for a cup of morning joe to those who need it. But I do have to say, this is daily life here in Canada. *shrug*

[@bluchismoon]

@@LomanLawson weird flex, but ok

[@fccty1]

I worked at Starbucks for fours years as barista/shifts/Asm and I thought they rewarded the baristas pretty well compare to other companies like mac Donald’s and Walmart. We had health care benefits, $5k towards mental health support, and if the company did turn profit my stock that I received free would go up in value. I know that Howard was part of a the decision when these things were implemented so because that I have think you sound like you are just complaining about working a job in the service industry rather than for Starbucks/Howard. In my opinion he did go too far with wanting baristas to talk to customers about race issues.

[@LomanLawson]

@@bluchismoon sorry aboot that.

[@ManguKing]

I'm sick of the two party system, and everyone bullying anyone with the mentality to go independent. There is no such thing as United front. It's all BS

[@hellvsheaven44]

That's America... A two party system. Until people start voting for people who are best fit for that position, we will continue to see a Democrat and Republican shit show.

[@Stormaes]

Y'all need preferential voting.

[@Often_Uneliable]

Mangu King the only problem there is because of the two party system people really aren’t likely to vote for him. Hell I think we need to dismantle the 2 party system as it clouds too many peoples judgment but people just aren’t going to vote for independent or centralist. God I wish we would though.

[@hushedtones7168]

Everyone losing the primaries should run independent. We'd see how that all turns out

[@reepicheepsfriend]

I think anyone should run who wants to run, and people should vote for who they want to vote for. If Schultz pulls away too much of the Democrat base and they lose, then that should signal to them that they are too far from center. Too my mind, having Trump for another 4 years isn't worse than having an extreme Democrat. I personally tend to lean a little more conservative but I also find Trump to be an anomaly (not in a good way).

[@lanceweagley7615]

Phil you're on one today because this is the most you've made me laugh in a PDS in years. I really appreciate when you inject your humor into Philling us in

[@evalynn1863]

It's not really a mess up but my sister got the word "swallow" tattooed on her bottom lip when she was 18 as a joke with her friend (who got "spit" tattooed on hers) because the tattoo artist said it'd be gone in like a year. She's now 31 and it's still there, clear as day, and she has to deal with it every time she goes to the dentist xD

[@SmashingSnow]

@@yourarchnemesis8453 i agree

[@andybosall]

Like inside mouth or like above chin?

[@o0Avalon0o]

rather awesome If the tattoo artist said "I'd be gone in a year" then the spot would need to be the inside of the lower lip. You couldn't see it unless they pulled their lip down.

[@andybosall]

@@o0Avalon0o ahhhh

[@evalynn1863]

@@andybosall yeah it's inside her lower lip so it's not normally visible but she's been to 4 dentists since then and I laugh my ass off every time. It's supposed to be gone but it's just not xD

[@darkinertia2]

It would make my year if a chinese guy got a "the rapist" tattoo

[@rsp9238]

pretty crap year then lol

[@Triforcefilms]

Not a tattoo, but a pretty metal pal of mine tried to get the band name "SLAYER" branded on his back.... He made it through the first 3 letters before quitting. SLA Forever, Trev. Sla forever.

[@andijayy9008]

Triforcefilms SLA FOREVER !!

[@Selendryle]

tell him to at least get a Y so it'll say SLAY

[@samikay9599]

Why not let that heal then go in for the next 3 letters? Finish what you started Trev!!!

[@jcdenton5828]

Triforcefilms Sla ve to lack of integrity more like, lol.

[@alinastarkov]

Sla is Brazilian texting slang for sei lá, which roughly translates to I don’t know/whatever

[@Kayla-nd9zl]

When you get a google translate tattoo

[@linda4514]

I wish more people realized we have more than 2 groups to pick from. We have at least 20 different political groups but the media doesn't give them a spot in the presidential debates to say they're part. I'm so sick of people thinking we can only be red or blue when voting just because they are the most popular groups. It doesn't mean they are the only ones out there.

[@Raptor3614]

Linda The problem is, there’s federal laws where you need x amount of votes before a candidates name can be on the ballot. Guess who created those federal laws, Republicans and Democrats.

[@sadnil6383]

Haha..Can't wait to vote for someone who doesn't know what Aleppo is, or better yet a tree hugger.

[@SmashingSnow]

That would be nice

[@sollertiskhan3254]

@@sadnil6383 a tree hugger? What does that mean?

[@kayazickler3448]

I know, and at this point, with how our political leaders act, it doesn't even matter if we have partys or not because of who is actually voting, companies and people who have lots of money and lots of rich friends. We dont have partys, because money is the only influencer in the us election.

[@stanley1698]

The fact that the idea of an independent presidential candidate is being met with such a backlash just shows that our election system needs to be changed. The concept of Spoiler Parties is antithetical to democracy, and so is a voting system that creates them. (EDIT) Wow, grand statements get more likes than I thought. Since I'm top comment for now here are some lovely educational videos by CGP Grey about voting systems that don't suck quite as much as First Past The Post (that's the one the US uses btw): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWjXiHuAm82cr9E

[@acrefray]

But who puts it through? Who writes it? Who ultimately votes to pass or fail it? Only the two parties would be only harmed by it, so it will likely never happen. All they can do is spin propaganda as to why it is bad and you're un-american for thinking of wanting to change the party system... And of course refuse to ever change anything.

[@wheresthepictureidk2817]

Stanley It has been a dream of mine for years to vote for an independent candidate! Of course we need to know a lot more about coffee boy, but if he can provide what is best for this country and humanity regardless of politics or bias then I’m in and very excited!

[@fezzpop8410]

Agreed I don't particularly like our 2 party system, I don't really feel like I align very well with either one

[@davidb5205]

An independent candidate will not win unless the entire winner-take-all electoral system is completely upended.

[@fareflight2029]

If you want to change it go out and campaign for your third party of choice. There isn't really anything we can change about the electoral system that will stop people from choosing just 2 parties.

[@samramirez2810]

Therapist? what words can be made from Oh. *Oh* O no

[@millerrepin4452]

heh heh yeah boy

[@optimistprime3192]

My thought process exactly. “What are you talking abo-.... oh.... *_Ohhhhh....._* “

[@Smurph-20]

Suppose you're a successful business person who has built a giant company around manufacturing ink pens. Suppose you want to live out a dream and purchase an island. You can come up with a better name than "Pen Island"

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

@@Smurph-20 penisland.net has used that joke for like 15 years now

[@ascendingdemon4801]

Now I know it's funny when someone wants a Chinese character that they hope it's correct ...I think it's equally funny of someone getting a misspelled word tattoo as well .... hilarious

[@erichynes413]

I’m in Michigan and I love the polar vortex. Everyone here has a sense of community. Whenever the winters really bad, people always come together and talk with each other about how bad it is and how they can help each other. I myself have stopped a couple of times and helped push a couple of people.

[@TheKing-ve7lz]

I really can't wait for the small charcoal grill album

[@FrostedJr]

*It is disrespectful to walk on shoes* Well okay.

[@AltFreak25]

Logic at its finest.

[@conormurphy4328]

Get yourself some sandals like the big JC

[@Meth0dM4n]

I’m pretty sure in Islam the bottom of ones shoe/foot has something to do with disrespect or filth. I could be wrong this is somewhat of a paraphrasing.

[@FrostedJr]

@@Meth0dM4n Very interesting. I may look into this.

[@mistwolf]

There’s a reason no one really uses the term global warming anymore, preferring the more accurate global climate change. Because it isn’t just warming. All weather gets more extreme. Cold gets colder, warm warmer, dry dryer (drought), wet wetter (floods). It’s why we hear so much lately that everything is the hottest, coldest, wettest, biggest wildfires, etc etc.

[@ebony7177]

Which is why they moved to saying climate change once they had more information that it was more than warming years ago but can't expect the commander in chief to know that right? Oh right, we DO expect him to know the difference.

[@Pornaphobia1]

But the average temperature for each year has been steadily rising too

[@NinjaTyler]

Jamie Norwood well that is a result of the globe overall warming, but idiots like trump don’t understand that so we started saying climate change more to talk about the effects global warming has caused

[@NinjaTyler]

Rough Sleeper no, we will adapt but many regions will be abandoned or reinforced, many species will die out and weather will get more extreme

[@GarrusN7]

@@Pornaphobia1 Yes but that has different effects depending go on where you are in the world.

[@illemonate]

It's time to stop listening to defeatist attitudes like, "Person X can't possibly win." Those same individuals said the same lines about Trump and now expect us to believe them 3 years later. I think Schultz actually COULD have a significant chance of pulling together enough support. I'm a 2016 Trump voter, but would be MUCH more supportive of a more balanced and intellectually inclined candidate. The two-party government hasn't been willing to make progress, so perhaps we should dump both parties in favor of a third party. There are certainly many moderate Republicans like myself, Libertarians, and true centrists that would support a reasoned center candidate in addition to the anti-Trumpers out there. A third party success could mend the divide between the apparent left/right social war by letting the more moderate individuals of each side realize that they can support the same candidate together! Now whether Schultz is that candidate or not is left up to question. I know absolutely nothing about his political views or plans, and would be receptive to learning more.

[@bucca2]

Natesticle People said that about Trump because nobody believed that the republicans would ever be dumb enough to elect someone as uneducated and under qualified as he is. We were wrong. They elected him not because they liked him, but because he’s the best way to sway voters and get their policy through. He is still a candidate from a major party in our two-party system. Running as an independent, however, is very different. By its very nature, the Electoral College will never allow an independent to win, because independents will never win enough majorities to become a serious contender, no matter how many people support them. All Schultz will do is split the anti Trump vote and re-elect him. I understand you may not have a problem with that, but my purpose here was to refute your point and reiterate that an INDEPENDENT WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO WIN.

[@DragonKeeper69]

There it is, the beginning of us making the same mistake twice

[@greenluxi]

I think those in the "X can't possibly win, they'll just split the vote" people should just throw their weight behind whoever would beat Trump. If a third party candidate gets enough support to drastically swing the election then why not support that candidate so that Trump won't win. If defeating Trump is the most important thing, then actually prioritize that. There were plenty of Republicans who voted for Trump even though they didn't really want to bc it was that or Hilary. Time after time the right manages to set their differences aside long enough to consolidate votes from the evangelist to the alt-right, to the traditional low taxes conservatives, whatever the contrasts of nuance in their policy. Because they all lean right they all vote for whatever Republican runs, and in today's political climate they would rally behind a 3rd party right-wing candidate. Personally, I think its all nutjob stuff, but if you're playing the "anything but Trump" game then actually fucking play it. Stop using the same scare tactics that got you in this situation and actually prioritize any left-leaning candidate who's not Trump.

[@ameyas7726]

Presidential races have little to do with Parties...if an independent candidate does win the Executive branch, he'll still have to deal with the two majority Parties, Republicans in Senate and Democrats in House..

[@ameyas7726]

It is almost impossible for a Third Party to win any majority in Congressional elections...as how it should be because multiple Parties simply dilute the power of the Government with more partisanship and politics to get anything done...so things will actually be much worse in Washington than they already are; two Parties are more than enough, three's a crowd..

[@Siffer12345]

I'm just waiting for Shane Dawson to post Also Salad Fingers 11 has come out today you guys should check it out

[@stephinachurch4850]

For real I keep refreshing and just thinking youtube won't even let us see it because of "new algorithm" or Shane sending SOS tweets like KZbin sent men in black lol

[@saucyg6371]

Siffifififififififie waiting*

[@catcristal809]

Same

[@seleneolivera4165]

Me too. Good to know there's a crossover between their fanbases lol

[@DK-uc9zr]

Salad Fingers 11 +1

[@katherinerohrbacker3926]

This isn’t even remotely funny but with the polar vortex split and extreme temperatures in the midwest it kind feels like we’re living in a real world version of the Day After Tomorrow.

[@nichollemohler307]

Katherine Rohrbacker they were literally playing this movie yesterday on the tv and I’m pretty sure it’s because of the polar vortex

[@thehoncholife]

Feel bad for the homeless outside in Chicago right now

[@bluebellflamesx]

I said the same thing. Its terrifying but weirdly fun? The start of that movie was based on a cold snap due to.... climate change! Exaggerated of course

[@Oliver-yc5fi]

Wow I was just thinking this.

[@itsnotme7969]

Literally same thought

[@TheBryson]

Did Ariana photoshop the creases out of her ✋🏼???

[@LilLeanCuisine]

Bryson Andres Yeah

[@Greytick]

that’s extra af 😂

[@afishynado6812]

I feel like the real MVP of these videos is the camera for not losing focus with all of Phil's jazz hands.

[@BibleIllustrated]

7:13 "And this [deep freeze] situation has grown dire. I mean, look at Chicago!" *a sunny summery Chicago image pops up*

[@jakeb_91]

Funny enough, it was actually really bright and sunny here today. Just happened to also be -58

[@shanryder]

It's legit too cold to snow right now

[@tazjam12]

Oh no... Chicago's at -18! boo-hoo! Meanwhile, in Minnesota, it's nearly 10 degrees colder and the wind chill is even worse! And our new Democrat governor won't declare a state of emergency or shut anything down, thus forcing many government offices and businesses to stay open and allow people to travel around in this frigid weather.

[@mattatwork2904]

@@tazjam12, It's winter, it gets cold. Maybe people in Minnesota already knew that?

[@likewhat7461]

@@mattatwork2904 you're joking right? I mean, everyone in the midwest understands cold but this isn't just cold weather, this is extreme cold weather that uncharacteristic for the areas and thus, it does need a state of emergency. people are freezing almost to death for being outside for more than a few minutes. they need a state of emergency and to not have to go into work.

[@f1911992]

As a Muslim myself the story of NIKE is ridiculous. The person who created the petition and the people who signed it are just stupid 🤯

[@Lilliathi]

Welcome to religious people.

[@Csnacks]

Not religious people in general, I say religious idiots. that's a whole diff group 🤣🤣

[@Lilliathi]

@@Csnacks Anyone who believes things without proof is an idiot.

[@moustafamohsen]

​@@Lilliathi I believe i can succeed in life and i don't have a proof i can, Am I an idiot for believing in myself ! Please religion is not about proof, when I used to be a Muslim proof and scientific evidence didn't play a role in my believe rather it was about morality, spirituality, love and community. humans aren't 2 dimensional

[@Lilliathi]

@@moustafamohsen You don't have proof that you can succeed?

[@TheAwsomeSawse]

I’m fairly left leaning, and I don’t like Howard Shultz, but I’m outraged by what democrats are saying. They are quite literally democracy-shaming. They are saying that we’re not allowed to vote moderately, and instead must vote for them. This is the same partisan politics that got Trump elected in the first place. If anyone is going to unite America, I think that it might have to be someone moderate.

[@Tsuyara]

It's hilariously bad for optics, but they are correct here. The simple truth of the USian voting system is that it inevitably descends into a 2 party system. So while it's rather stupid to say these things, can't really fault them.

[@StaticCollapse]

Ever heard of Bernie Sanders? Ever heard of the policies he proposes??

[@vic101ify]

Moderate.. run on policies that majority of Americans agree with

[@thepipechapman]

It’s not necessarily anti-democracy, in my opinion their stance is more-so against allowing billionaires to feel like they can buy their way into possibly the strongest office in the world regardless of the wishes of the constituents. And Trumps brazen disregard for the emoluments clause and clearly acting in the best interest for his own family should push even more people away from the idea that having billionaires run and buy elections is okay.

[@harrisonash6]

You are thinking idealistically. I think 10-20 years down the road once we get rid of the electoral college and once the country isn’t so divided it could be a great idea to try and elect a more centrist or independent candidate. The sad reality is that right now this can’t happen. The country is as partisan as it has ever been before so an independent has no chance of winning, in the case of Shultz he is pretty left leaning so he will take a big chunk of anti-Trump votes. Idealistically a centrist could unite the country, realistically all they would do is give Trump another four years in office. Like I said in 10-20 years I think an Independent could do a great job of uniting the country, just not right now.

[@leinad8894]

I'm not American but I support Schultz running. I think that theres going to be a lot of critique of him from both parties as what he stands for a is a threat to the current duopoly.

[@giomjava]

That's EXACTLY why he should run. These jackasses are too used to the status quo, so they're really interested in power play, not people.

[@sara.taylor]

Leineh I agree. I think it’s time to consider the fact that we don’t have to be constrained to only two parties. I’m tired of the entire us vs. them game. Democrat and Republican might as well be two boots of the same entity kicking the country between them for sport. I used to consider myself a liberal, but the Left has crawled so far up its own ass lately that it has left a lot of people behind. Squabbling about losing votes to people with more moderate views is only going to hurt them further in my opinion. Suggesting that Schultz should just run as a Democrat is ridiculous. They’d bury him before he got his buttons printed.

[@InvasiveWargaming]

Thank you for addressing climate Phil!

[@typhoonzebra]

That shoe thing is like an American Christian taking offense at signs in Greece saying "hel"

[@hedfone_jrm3570]

What?

[@dominicbenesch8964]

true. we should erase the word offensive from the dictionary soon dirt will be offensive because its brown or black, or snow because its white like what the actual fuck.

[@nickhohl3468]

Actually it is even more ridiculous because you left out the fact that it was a part of a bigger symbol, so really you could swap "hel" with "help me". With this change it actually makes it more accurate to the original scenario. Lol

[@typhoonzebra]

@@hedfone_jrm3570 hel in greek is part of many word including their word for Greece. It doesn't mean anything offensive to them and offense isn't intended. Thus, it is ridiculous to take offence at it. If you want a better example, "shite" (pronounced shit-eh) is commonplace in Japanese words. Taking offense at something that on _your_ language is offensive is retarded. Like being offended by the German name Fuchs.

[@ohismagical]

if god is not offended why should they?

[@ihavenoname2569]

Twitter: Outraged over lettering Meanwhile in the sweat shop... PRIOR👏IT👏IES PEO👏PLE👏

[@ihavenoname2569]

@ Islam is a religion not an entity. I was making comment on how us westerners get more outraged over lettering on a shoe than we do about LITERAL child labour and truly inhumane working conditions. However your opinions on Islam, although I certainly don't agree with it. I respect your right to having an opinion.

[@clawmansegele1988]

I linked this episode to my science teacher and she showed the climate change part to the class! Both my science teacher and her assistant said you were a great news guy. Best class ever.

[@LaurenElizabethxxxx]

I don’t know what makes me more terrified: the fact that climate change can make this crazy weather and what that holds for the future or the fact that this concept is even a goddamn debate still

[@HitManRickyTan]

Well the only argument was moisture... there is no snow it's just damn cold... also did the mammoths cause the ice age... it's a debate because people dont except what they are told and look for facts...

[@DON4419]

The president's statement from anyone else would be taken as a joke. From him it just makes me sad. That we elected someone who actually believes that crap makes me embarrassed for the half the country that doesn't recognize how wrong the president is.

[@HitManRickyTan]

@@DON4419 are you absolutely sure hes wrong... no you arent, so be quiet...

[@carlwitt7950]

"Global Warming" threats from the 80's-90's had to be adjusted to "Climate Change" threats because the crazy shit they said was going to happen, was not only failing to come true, but the opposite was occurring. So now using the term climate change... well that could mean anything... ohhh scary. No matter what the weather does, no matter how far from the truth their predictions are... it can all be explained away as part of climate change. Tell me something.... what is the IDEAL temp for the planet?? In other words, instead of telling me about what the temp is going to be in the future... lets start with what you think it's supposed to be right now. Ask those same scientists and see if 97% of them still agree.

[@Skwaffles]

@@carlwitt7950 Its not that the the climate is changing thats a bad thing, its the rate its changing. The earth climate fluctuates throughout earth's history but that was over spans of millions of years. Its bad now because its happening in a few hundred years since the beginning of industrialization. That doest give time for nature to adapt and evolve.

[@robeyhines8149]

Missed opportunity to say _Ariana Grande_ *“Tattoo Snafu”* in the title.

[@Livingeidolon]

How is it, living in 3019?

[@aprilham72]

Worst tattoo I've seen was on a dude from my high school. He wanted "you only live once" across his ribs but got "you only life once"... He also got a butt tat afterwards of his HS graduation year written with the names of his "best friends," a few of them didn't know he was getting it and as far as I know at most they're acquaintances now.

[@kuumelon9982]

I almost spat my drink out at the "you only life once". Iconic lfmaoaooaoaoa

[@hoejackborseman1059]

My mate tattooed Angle instead of Angel. How about that?

[@tuseroni6085]

"he's getting a tattoo yeah, he's getting ink done he asked for a 13 but they drew a 31 friends say he's trying too hard and he's not quite hip but in his own mind he's the dopest trip"

[@aprilham72]

@@tuseroni6085 Wow this fits so well haha

[@davidwiedenkeller8013]

I love the idea of a third party. We need to get away from the two party system.

[@EmmanOwoniyiOG]

"The basic problem with politics right now: politicians don't have to care about the people, because they can win just by saying the other party is worse. Ranked Choice Voting raises the bar by freeing you to vote not just for "lesser evil", but for your favorite candidates." - Dr. Jill Stein

[@Leviathis_Krade]

and yet she endorsed Hillary one of her big rivals whom she herself said was a terrible person

[@mikaylaa.k.8376]

I'm just so flipping sick of people downing third party choices. The only reason they don't win is because people like the Republicans and Democrats want to hold onto their power so badly that they frighten people into thinking a third party vote is really a vote against them. It's insanity that they create the illusion on no choice when our vote should be the most important choice.

[@snapeinvader]

@@mikaylaa.k.8376 Exactly. That Hillary confidante complaining about Howard Schultz being wealthy and out of touch with the common people; how much does he think Hillary is worth?

[@SweetJoe7]

@@mikaylaa.k.8376 you're just going to have to pick one of the two and reform it. have another tea party. the republicans need to clean house at the rnc and the demoCretans just need a full wipe/restore. get back to classic liberalism.

[@maxord11]

I feel like we should get rid of parties. It feels like we are being strong armed to vote red or blue.

[@millerrepin4452]

Well the problem is the voting system in of itself look up ranked voting system it is far more preferable to the first past the post system we currently have.

[@tonyoso1391]

@whiteboy 111075 More than 8.3 million people voted in the Texas governor’s race last year, which means that even if all 58,000 people who voted were, in fact, found to be noncitizens and voted in 2018 - a claim that no state official has made - they would have amounted to only 0.69 percent of all votes that were cast. In any other industry that percentage Would be a great success calm down.

[@Bravado1989]

Maxord why do we need to vote for anyone to control us? Little to no government is better imo

[@demonvictim]

@@tonyoso1391 .6 % of any state votes can flip most areas

[@RathalosX]

@@demonvictim it has not, at most it would trigger a recount.

[@TwoGunToast]

The greatest thing is Tattoo artists don't ever bother to actually check or tell you the accuracy of what you want they just laugh at you if they know it's wrong

[@KyleCorbeau]

To the best of my knowledge it's because clients get _very_ offended when they are told they're wrong...about anything. So they'd rather keep the client rather than fight the losing battle.

[@torelethain3848]

I do think Shultz would pull from both sides, and if he wan'ts to run let him, but I actually have to agree with Bloomberg on 1 point he made, it is not possible for an independent to win, even if they won the popular vote, the electoral collage is rigged in a way that only a Democrat or Republican can win because our individual votes don't count, we merely elect individuals to go and place the actual votes in our stead. I firmly believe the electoral collage is a good thing that we need to keep and reform. It's purpose was to prevent large population centers like New York and LA from walking all over the interests of the little guy and I support that, but the I do think we need to revamp the second voting process by people and revamp it to where an independent could actually win, this is from era long past and was used because we didn't have the technology at the time to quickly pull votes from all across the country, this portion of the electoral college is no longer needed and usually supports the will of the american people, even the last election the electors still casted their votes based on how their district did, it doesn't allow for an independent to actually win.On that note I am also against the winner take all rule that 48 states have, there are state on both sides that are probably Purple states but come out as red or blue depending on the population centers.If those rules were in place as vote happened Clinton would have won if everyone voted the same way, but if rules had been different both candidates would have been playing the game differently as well, I still think Trump would have won, and to be honest I don't like either of them nor did I vote for either, but I do think that is a better breakdown to show the will of the American people.

[@notcamer0n]

Torelethain The electoral college is structured so that the majority that the people vote for is what the electors pick. The only exceptions to this rule is states like Maine that deviate from a winner-take-all system. They split votes according to congressional districts and the senate votes are based on state majority. You could argue that the elector might just violate conventions and pick whoever but that rarely (if ever) has happened and I doubt someone will just ignore their pledge and potentially violate their state’s law Edit: I only said this simply to point out an independent can win with enough popular support. It is *very* unlikely unless you’ve got someone with a ridiculous charisma and ability to unify people from both sides of the aisle or at least completely crush one traditional party by stealing virtually all of their votes

[@colecostie]

Who will win 2020? Covfefe or Coffee?

[@hi_tech_reptilez]

I live in east Iowa. It's -45 outside right now. My car almost didn't start this morning. I don't know why I live here.

[@RevampedOutdoors]

Because of the corn mazes...duh.

[@ccap3211]

Manjushri and I’ve been bitching about it being 6 degrees here in Missouri. Guess it could be worse.

[@K311WasHere]

im in eagle river alaska and its only in the 30s

[@MrDeathbydying]

I'm in Illinois, exact same boat

[@jordyb733]

Minnesota here! Stay warm everyone!

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

My teacher from 1st-7th grade had a tattoo she told us several times meant "strong warrior sun" in Thai which is already slightly confusing. Got even more confusing when when we got a Chinese girl in our class for 7th grade who quietly told me it was in actually in Chinese and that it said "anal goat's pee"

[@ieatpelicansforlunch]

r/thathappened

[@BackSeatDog-q4t]

/b/ Saged for blogposting

[@jarchdm]

I had a tough morning. You made me laugh out loud. thank you !

[@missbriteyes22]

Her tattoo artist had it in for her hahaha.

[@Lex-jj7hb]

TBF, Ariana said she did it on purpose because getting the tattoo hurt too much to to last through the other letters. That could be a lie, but I saw some of her fans say on Twitter that she's been learning Japanese for years. Idk, tho

[@sergiobetancur525]

Polar Vortex section had my dying 😂 great job and you just gained a new subscriber 👏🏻

[@natsumi1120]

I would vote for an independent mostly because My values don’t align with the Democratic Party or Republican Party. (Lately) Even tho I’m registered as a republican, I am open for voting for an independent because lately the 2 party system has failed me and many other government workers.

[@pepidelgado]

Fake account Americans don't sound like this

[@zxcbbnm7552]

Jayden Henderson voting for my opponent in the civil war is treason

[@tinapaytinapay]

Your 2 party system is so engaged in the extremes. Its so horrifying to watch.

[@xejune]

@@tinapaytinapay honestly, I'm kind of just expecting for it to turn into a revolution or another civil war one of these days.

[@tinapaytinapay]

@@xejune meanwhile the rest of the gen zs yeet big mood oof away. I will be watching from a safe distance.

[@mxe_mxe178]

posted this on twitter but i guess i'll say it here too with the context of it being the japanese usage of kanji, 輪 (rin) means the shape of ring like objects, not the actual jewelry. 指輪 (yubiwa) is for jewelry, which is the part she said she left out bc it "hurt too much". you cant just leave out key parts of a word and expect it to keep the same meaning. it also changes the way it's read. 輪 is just "rin" while 指輪 is "yubiwa". her intention was for it to be "七つの指輪" read as "shichi tsuno yubiwa" which is fine (七-seven つ-counter for objects 指輪-jewelry ring) but instead left out "つの指" which changed the meaning from jewelry to just a ring shaped thing and the reading from wa in yubiwa to just rin. putting 七輪 together just makes a whole new word, in this case 七輪 essentially means a type of bbq

[@chiriko7335]

She could just say it's traditional Chinese, but it would mean "7 wheels" instead. But still better than a bbq grill.

[@august3046]

Who?

[@wilsonciao8286]

Small correction: 七つの = "nanatsuno" Other than that, thanks for elaborating

[@g0mi-baka]

I mean, even if she added の, the meaning could have been interpreted better. I would have understood what she meant, and took it as a colloquialism or an artistic liberty (like the movie 君の名は, which used 名 instead of 名前) Although, it kinda seems like she just used Google translate, and didn't actually consult any Japanese/Japanese Americans on her project at all, so I'm almost glad she butchered it so hilariously

[@mxe_mxe178]

@@wilsonciao8286 it can be either one, they both mean seven. but when it's in 七輪, it's only read as shichi. in 七つの指輪, it can be either nana or shichi since it references specifically the number seven. i see shichi used a lot more than nana though. i think it depends on personal preference when you're using it for literal numerical purposes like time/counting/age etc. shichi flows better in my opinion

[@shawnrelevo9534]

Therapist The rapist ...... hahahahahahaha i almost died when i realize what he said.

[@WickedGamez]

Shawn Relevo lmao same 😂😂

[@vivekv27990]

Analrapist

[@jaykl]

Don’t forget “an album cover”. Anyone miss SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy?

[@kittykatkittykatkitty]

I live in a tropical country near the equator so I won't be experiencing the cold snap, but stay safe everyone! I hope you all take care of yourselves and your loved ones.

[@pienoaji]

If Arianna did make a song called "Small Charcoal Grill," then it would be... Fire! I'll show myself out

[@pikapikanuuu7262]

👏.👏.👏.👏.

[@ginafede76]

A former CEO running for president?? Wait a minute that’s ridiculous, he doesn’t have any political experience, how can he possibly think he could be our pres... oh

[@ElMejorEP23]

Well he's done better than obama i can tell you that

[@asdf256]

@@ElMejorEP23 Explain please

[@essikah9067]

@@ElMejorEP23 how?

[@ElMejorEP23]

@@asdf256economy, job unemployment low, bills to support cheap medicine, right to try, new better trade deal with mexico and canda, stop funding countries that hate usa, there's alot not enough credit

[@muttonrolls9269]

@@asdf256 lowest black employment rate

[@kurisu7885]

I live in Michigan, and can confirm is it FUCKING cold, school was cancelled today and is cancelled tomorrow due to temps alone. Hell I was without water nearly half the day because the pipes under my house froze, luckily using a space heater my brother and I got it flowing again. We're glad we got some grocery shopping done yesterday because we're not going anywhere the next few days if we can help it. Luckily staying warm iisn't a big issue.

[@Erin-S]

Keep some of your taps running (slowly) and it'll help keep them from freezing. Stay safe!!

[@oshares4422]

Awww that's cute. Y'all experience it for a day, over it Canada, that's half the year😭

[@alexnas9634]

Don't worry apparently we still suffer from global warming so this wont last long

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

Did someone call Mr. Freeze???

[@shayleigh3030]

Good luck! I've been there and with the power out too, so staying warm was a problem. If it warms up a bit use the time you have to go out and stock up on things you may need. Like extra food, fuel and a small charcoal grill...seriously.

[@deetweedle1022]

I'm in Wisconsin, yesterday tempuerature was -20, wind chills were in the -50s... and Sunday and Monday will be in the 40s. Over a 60 degree difference, can't wait

[@carm2296]

I thought Ariana’s tattoo was fake and on one of those plastic “small hands” lol 😂

[@crab7405]

She's just made of plastic.

[@meme4one]

@@crab7405 and very small.

[@Scabahabadee]

I wish there were no such thing as political parties. Just like what Schultz mentioned about "revenge politics", that's all it causes. Having two sides doing whatever they can to counter the other party, rather than any of the politicians actually assessing a situation to determine the correct solution. Having polarizing opinions from each side of any given issue oversimplifies something that will never ever be simple. We elected these individuals to handle this non-simple problem and now they've simplified it so they're just yelling "I'm right, you're wrong" while getting paid six figures to do, LITERALLY, just as good of a job as any joe-schmoe on the street could do. I vote we wipe all of Congress and the Executive branch and have a re-election where everyone has to run as independent. ✋ (No one can be re-elected in this election because they all suck)

[@82Jaster]

Schultz himself is doing revenge politics. He's mad that Democrats, the party he's long voted for, are now getting behind the idea to tax the rich. So out of revenge he's now going to try to run against him solely due to that one thing. He still refuses to present any actual policy proposals.

[@Scabahabadee]

@@82Jaster Then don't vote for him. I never advocated for Schultz. Just that he's 100% right about revenge politics.

82Jaster now you’re going into the thought behind the actions instead of the actions themselves, which is always dangerous territory.

[@CassandraPres]

Us Canadians experiencing the same cold snap be like “it’s just a light breeze” 🤷🏻‍♀️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Fuzion180]

Tell Ariana Grande to put a full stop in the middle

[@InsideMLM]

Damn it, Phil. Right about the 3:50 mark I thought, Hey, why doesn't she just come out with a new single called "Charcoal Grill"? Problem solved. Then I giddily waited for you to finish the segment before proudly posting my witty little masterpiece. Then, 36 seconds later, you break my heart. Well, I guess it's true. Great minds do think alike.

[@JonathanDJCureton]

Len Clements I would totally buy that single, despite not ever having bought any of Ariana Grande’s music.

[@christopherhammond7340]

The rest of that saying is that 'fools seldom differ'. Just saying.

[@grimmb3686]

I legitimately think she should make a song called “She Cheerin’” lmao

[@randomfrog7974]

@@Dave-eu6sz her fingers dont have the bendy wrinkly markers that the underside of fingers usually have so either a doll hand or too many filters lol

[@InsideMLM]

@@christopherhammond7340: But would fools come up with such a clever solution?

[@ConnorJ18th]

Thank you for covering the Polar Vortex

[@JosephWolfson]

Why wouldn't he?

[@jokk130994]

Tip for the Polar Vortex from Canada: Layers, layers, layers. It’s SUPER important to have multiple layers of clothing when the wind chill is super harsh. Keep warm and don’t breathe in too deep!

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

If someone genuinely believes they have *the creator of the entire universe* on their side, why would they care what is says on the bottom of a shoe?

[@WGHpanic]

insecurity

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

@@WGHpanic ....and a lack of faith.

[@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt]

It's because of all the pork product used in creating the universe. :(

[@brucenatelee]

Because those in power are insecure like that. Even the ones that are debated to even exist. Most gods in most religions are pretty savage. Coming from an ex-Christian.

[@zzdesolatezz]

@@WGHpanic toxic masculinity (this is a joke btw)

[@RavishingRadishVeggieSoup]

Fan from Wisconsin... it's quite drastic here, I even had to bust out a hoodie on my walk to work. On the plus side, it will eventual hit 0 degrees Fahrenheit ( ~ -18 degrees Celsius ) later in the week so I'll be able to go back to wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Wish us luck.

[@TheRealDealIronWill]

Freaking Wisconsinites!😁

[@Somethingwicked100]

Minneapolis on my end. I'm in my house wearing multiple hoodies and winter socks and boots and everything. The energy company requested everyone turn their thermostats down to 63 degrees to deal with the power load. I cant escape the cold even in my own home.

[@chase1776]

Wisconsinites Unite!

[@kara2658]

I’m from Indiana and schools were canceled today in my area due to -44 degree wind chill. The polar vortex is definitely happening and affecting lives.

[@austinlange5188]

Its -51 here in canada

[@nabihasiddiqui9753]

Ariana grande’s hand doesn’t have those lines in it from like closing it... she’s a robot. 4:22

[@jneff6456]

Ariana Grande? ZzzzzzzZzZzzzzz.... wake me when someone with actual talent shows up.

[@BloomBlossomStore]

I loved the therapist example, I was crying omg lolol

[@CasualNotice]

Shirts with random, often hilarious, English words and phrases are kind of a thing in Japan and have been for years.

[@ashleighscott9896]

I lived in Okinawa for 3 years and saw all kinds of english TATTOOS and merchandise with weird phrase. "Goat. The hair on a cow" was on a shirt. "Apple stripes" was a tattoo i saw. I'll never get a language i dont understand as a tattoo

[@kalwiggy]

Phil, learn to read. Trump didn't tweet about global warming. He tweeted about global waming. Completely different.

[@slikkity0productions]

Shizzlenizzlebizzlebar Trump doesn’t believe that WAM was a thing.

[@Jewellsensei]

the Chicago freeze reminds me of day after tomorrow.

[@starlightkynthos]

Good thing that movie wasn't about the affects of global warming.....oh wait!

[@averagechannelname9969]

I love your beta meowth profile pic

[@bruceburnett1584]

My whole family is from Chicago...it reminds me of 1985...that's why I Ieft...

[@jaydinetso]

Gonna need the events of South Park to play out for me to really believe it's happening... Oh gosh I need to rewatch

[@Taikamuna]

Oh man it's the Nike thing all over again

[@madison3514]

“Let’s talk about the 20/20 election.” I outwardly said “nooooo” lmao

[@MessiahBoi]

?

[@tacobread3]

So you just said no? or you yelled outside? I’m lost

[@oscarwilde399]

Bloomberg admitting he spent $100 Million to help buy the house. Gotta love "democracy".

[@shallomard801]

I always laugh when Democrats claim to be against the 1%, yet here we have someone who's part of the 1% that literally donated 100$ million to help them win the house lol.

[@warlink4]

@@MichaelGarrity Thanks for the link. Looks interesting. Will look deeper into it and try to find how the actual study was done to draw my own conclusions based on the data when I have time to actually read and research.

[@victorcates9330]

and why would he volunteer that information into the discussion?

[@JessMan508]

@@MichaelGarrity The graph is whack, it makes no sense. The percentages should add up to 100%, it surpasses 100...

[@megded1]

That’s America. Corporate lobbying is out of control down there.

[@adrianh.6427]

For some reason I hate it when you bring up stories like Nike and the person. It seems like it's not a story and just someone being dramatic over the internet. I skip stories like that. Edit: Glad I'm not the only that thinks this.

[@conormurphy4328]

Isn’t it more a story about how people can use religion to affect a multi million dollar company and the world at large

[@Commonleverage]

@@conormurphy4328 it's more a story of idiots doing idiotic stuff for the sake of idiocy.

[@x_voxelle_x]

I don't skip. It's fun to laugh at the idiots.

[@conormurphy4328]

Commonleverage well, you’re not wrong

[@DesEagle122089]

It's manufactured outrage about manufactured outrage.

[@Roanoak]

Yep -55 degrees F windchill in southern Wisconsin. It was a balmy -21 degrees F Wednesday Windchill at -55 to -60 degrees F Wednesday. Also, we had 20 inches of snow on Monday. It's been pretty chilly.