Partial owner of the Golden States Warriors Chamath Palihapitiya who recently considered running for governor of California said in an interview that “he doesn’t care about the Uyghurs at all” (00:26:06). A 76 year old tenured professor goes viral in his colorful videos telling students not to come to his class in person (00:34:15). New 10 part documentary on the darkside of the Playboy mansion to shed light on some not great stuff that went down there thanks to Hugh Hefner (01:05:22)
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Cup of Coffee in the Big Time
(00:03:48) - Fun Fact: Today is the day the asteroid is supposed to buzz earth’s tower
(00:05:26) - Holidays: Maintenance Day, Thesaurus Day, Winnie the Pooh Day
(00:07:06) - This Day in History: 1871 - The German Empire established
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(00:15:03) - #3 - Ghislaine Maxwell and her lawyer’s agree to stop defending 8 Johns
(00:19:04) - #2 - Pastor Mike Todd went pretty far in his sermon and rubbed spit on someone’s face
(00:26:06) - #1 - Owner of the Golden State Warriors Chamath Palihapitiya says “no one cares about the Uyghers”
(00:34:15) - 76 year old tenured professor goes viral for his wild videos telling kids to not show up to class and give him covid
TikTok International Moment
(00:48:01) - Japan - Authorities slash fire fighters paycheck for having a profitable video game streaming channel
(00:53:29) - UK - 20 year old jilted ex set up 20 fake instagram accounts to frame her ex as a stalker
(00:59:43) - South Africa - It’s mating season for elephants who are flipping over cars
(01:05:22) - New 10 part documentary series detailing the horrors that went on at the Playboy mansion is coming out next week
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