Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, July 12, 2023

Episode Date: July 12, 2023

NATO votes on Ukraine, Microsoft seeks a major acquisition, a runner wins a major lawsuit, and what is “sleep divorce”? Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, God receives some good press! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It's Wednesday, July 12th, 2023. Here's what's happening today in America. NATO votes on Ukraine. Microsoft can get even bigger.

A runner wins a major lawsuit. And this percentage of Americans engage in sleep divorce. That's all coming up. Then Bill will be here with your message of the day. First, NATO leaders are meeting in Lithuania right now. And they voted to not have Ukraine join NATO. If they did, then the next bomb that Russia drops in Ukraine, all of us would then have to join in and defend Ukraine.

That's Article 5 of the NATO alliance. But they did say Ukraine's future is in NATO. Quote, we will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance when allies agree and conditions are met. Microsoft is looking to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard. This would combine Microsoft's Xbox video game division with the publisher of major video games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft,

and Candy Crush, among others. A federal judge ruled that Microsoft can buy them, which means there's no more obstacle in the way of these two companies merging. If you don't play video games, it's hard to fathom how massive this industry is globally. $347 billion for video games, and mobile gaming is $248 billion.

The movie industry is worth about $100 billion. So the video game industry is three to four times bigger than the movie industry. Olympic runner, Castor Semenya, was identified as a female at birth and is identified as a female her whole life. But she actually has X, Y, chromosomes. He has a condition where his normal genitals are severely underdeveloped and they look like female parts, but they're not. So this person's intersex, in a way.

This person has won two women's Olympic gold medals and three women's women's world championships. Well, the track and field governing body ruled that he is a male, but the European Court of Human Rights says she was discriminated against by being forced to reduce her natural testosterone levels. He wants to compete against women in next year's Olympics in Paris. I don't care much for the term, but the concept is interesting. The word is sleep divorce.

This is when a married couple, I presume otherwise happily, sleeps in different rooms. What percentage of Americans, what percentage of married couples do you think do this? I would have guessed almost none. Well, among baby boomers, 22%, Gen Z, 28%, Gen X, 33%, and 43% and 43% of millennials are sleep divorced. Bill O'Reilly, with your message of the day. Next. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington

like never before, and we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, Message of the Day. On this Wednesday, God received some good press when President Dwight Eisenhower signed legislation that put the phrase, in God we trust, on the U.S. currency. That happened this week in 1955, and despite court challenges over the years, the inscription still stands.

Eisenhower took the action to counter the Soviet Union, which was actively suppressing all theological expression. The totalitarian Soviet state replaced the god stuff. Today, religion and belief in a higher power is rapidly diminishing in America. We are a secular country that celebrates self-pursuits. The so-called greater good is antiquated for many of us. This is leading to strife and division across the board. Crime often not punished. technology overwhelming spirituality personal satisfaction paramount forget about the ten commandments

sorry you can't forget about something you never knew the concept of good versus evil cannot possibly exist if you don't accept that some conduct is unbecoming we are a nation that often rationalizes bad behavior once religious leaders had power in the USA and some of them badly misused that power. The result, today no religious people can counter the relentless secularists, not one. The USA was founded on Judeo-Christian philosophy. Today, many citizens have no idea what that even is. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. in town if you wish to opine.

Let's go to the mail. Francisco writes, people see and hear what they want to see and hear, Bill. I was talking to an old friend about the Biden money trail and the many different accounts, corporations, banks, and

all of the stuff that's been reported. His answer, they all do it. There go, they doesn't care. And there are millions and millions Americans who don't care what the Bidens did. Don't care. Not in the leave. And there are millions of millions of Americans that don't care what Trump did. Perry, hey Bill, once again, it's most evident the reason for our corruption in the country is lacked of an honest media.

That is absolutely true. Corrupt media leads and makes it much easier for corrupt politicians to operate. Catherine Partham, Wyndham, New Hampshire. Bill, did I hear you say that if Fatta McGraths was placed in front of a congressional committee, she could not plead the 5th. Why would she? She's not charged with any crime. Fatta McGraves is the wife of U.S. attorney Matthew Graves in Washington, D.C., Matthew Graves, refused to cooperate in the Biden investigation. Fatta McGrath has been to the White House 28 times with no explanation. But she's not charged any crime. It's not illegal to go to the White House or take a message

at the White House. It's not illegal. So why, if she, if she would, ever plea the fifth and all kinds of doors opened. Joseph Molinelli, Quag, Long Island. Bill, you stated, Russia is our number one enemy. I thought it was China. It's Russia because Russia is militarizing and acting to invade other countries. China has not yet done that, unless you want to count Tibet decades ago. In a moment, something you might not know. behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One. Every week I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, newsmakers and even the president of the United States. These are

the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. The summer season is associated with sunsurf and fun. It's also the time when movie studios drop the biggest films of the year. From outer space to giant sharks, here are the biggest summer blockbusters of all time. Number 10, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The 1981 debut of Indiana Jones earned $350 million worldwide. This summer, the new indie, not doing that well. Next, Disney's The Lion King. The animated tale is actually a retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Total box office hall, $400 million. Number eight, Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace. The film made $600 million. The seventh spot goes to Jurassic Park.

The dinosaur flick cost $68 million to produce, earned $750 million worldwide. Number six, return of the Jedi. Audiences flocked to the theaters in the summer of 1983 to see the final battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Global ticket sales, one billion bucks, adjusted. for inflation. The top five begin with Avengers End Game from Marvell Studios was the first to break the billion dollar mark during its opening weekend.

Total box office, $2 billion worldwide. Number four, the Empire Strikes Back. Regarded as the best film in the Star Wars franchise, it earned $2.1 billion. Third place, Jaws. The movie sparked a global hysteria surrounding sharks that remains to this day. Jaws made $2.2 billion. The second spot goes to E.T. the extraterrestrial. Total sales, $2.3 billion.

And the biggest summer blockbuster of all time. The original Star Wars, the film described by creator George Lucas as a space opera, cost just $11 million to make. Total ticket sales, $4.7 billion since its release. And here's something else you might not know. Many of the films on this list came from one man for the highest grossing movies of all time, directed by Stephen Spielberg. Back after this. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays.

Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that. matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the world's politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast. Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always. Looking out for you.