Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, October 5, 2021

Episode Date: October 5, 2021

Facebook goes down for the longest social media outage in history, Joe Biden blames Republicans for his failing agenda, Cases of COVID fall after the summer surge, TV ratings tank for ‘Saturday Night Live’. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, is Nancy Pelosi done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. Tuesday, October 5th, 2021. You are listening to The O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening across our nation. Facebook goes down for the longest social media outage in history. President Biden blaming Republicans for his failing agenda. Cases of COVID fall after the summer surge. TV ratings tank for Saturday night. Also ahead, it's nearing the end for Nancy Pelosi. But first, Facebook lost more than $6 billion yesterday, while the network went offline for seven hours. Shares plunged after a system-wide outage booted millions from the platform. The blackout comes 24 hours before a whistleblower is set to testify against the corporation before Congress. The insider claims Facebook uses its technology to promote misinformation, gin-up fake news, and even damage the mental health of teenagers. President Biden blaming Republicans for his inability to get things accomplished in Congress.

The president calling GOP legislators, quote, hypocritical, dangerous, and disgraceful, unquote. Mr. Biden visited the Capitol last week as Democrats split over his massive spending, bills. The latest polling shows Mr. Biden's approval rating now at 43% with 53% giving him a thumbs down. COVID cases falling all over the USA as the Delta variant subsides somewhat. New infections now stand at 100,000 a day down from 180,000 one month ago. The biggest drop taking place in the South and Midwest, two regions hit hard by Delta. In total, more than 700,000 Americans have perished from the disease. Despite the national decline, cases are still rising in Alaska, Maine, and the Dakotis. Ratings for this year's

opening episode of Saturday Night Live plunging 35% compared to last year's opener. The show is watched by just 3.5 million viewers live time. S&L, maybe another example of cancel culture, ruining late-night comedy. When Saturday Night Live debuted in October 1975, more than 10 million Americans tuned in to watch Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroy, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner. In a moment, Nancy Pelosi, the speaker, may be done. Right back with that. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold.

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She was born Nancy Patricia D'Alessandro in Baltimore on March 26, 1940. Her father, Thomas D'Alessandro, was a Democrat congressman from Maryland who later became the mayor of Baltimore. Nancy graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., with a BA in political science. She moved to San Francisco in the 1970s, working for the Democratic National Committee there. In 1987, Nancy Pelosi was elected to the House, a paid position, but Nancy doesn't really need any money. Her net worth is estimated to be $120 million, most of that accumulated by her venture capitalist and real estate tycoon husband, Paul Pelosi. The Pelosi's own $20 million worth of real estate, including homes in San Francisco. Napa Valley, and D.C. Her San Francisco compound is valued at 10 million. The mansion is

4,000 square feet, has four bedrooms, three bass, and multiple fireplaces. But outside of her property, the Speaker's Home District in San Francisco is a mess. It's California's 12th district. and prosecutors there dismiss 40% of all arrests. Drug overdoses there will top 1,000 this year, just in one district. Arson, up 50%, burglary, up 55%, car theft, up 30% murders, up 20% in Mrs. Pelosi's neighborhood. Mr. Rogers would not like that. In San Francisco itself, the average home price is 1.4 million bucks. Median rent for a one-bedroom apartment, $4,000 a month. High real estate values and drug addiction have driven the biggest homeless crisis in America. More than 15,000 people sleep

on the streets of San Francisco every night. That is 2% of the population. Speaker Pelosi remains silent about the misery right before her eyes. She lives behind a big wall, all the while cajoling Americans to give the federal government more power. Nancy Pelosi is feared in the House because she's vindictive. Vote against what she wants, and she'll cut off money, Democrat money, for you to run your re-election campaign. It looks like Nancy Pelosi might retire, as I said, next year. Let's hope so. She does not solve problems. She causes them. O'Reilly, I approve the message by writing it. For more honest news analysis, please visit

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for the average human being. A person's lifespan, of course, depends on many factors, genetics, health, personal choices. It also depends on where you are born. According to the World Economic Forum, folks in Japan stick around the longest. A healthy diet of fish and routine workouts mean residents in the land of the rising sun live until about 85 years old. Switzerland, next on the list, the country is routinely ranked as the most active in Europe. Studies show the Swiss suffer less anxiety and depression than their neighbors. Average life expectancy is 85 for women, 83 for men. A lot of walking around the Alps over there. In Iceland, folks can expect to live until they're about 82 years old. Scientists believe the cold weather might actually help longevity.

Researchers at the University of Michigan say frigid temperatures trigger genetic responses that extend a person's life. All the way down at number number two, 35 on the long life list, the United States of America. We are right between Lebanon and Cuba. The life expectancy for an average American male born today is 76. Women, 81. That figure for women was just 58 100 years ago. The shortest life expectancy on the planet can be found in Africa. The average person in Sierra Leone lives to the age of 48. AIDS and violence, the biggest factors there. And here's something else you might not know. Despite some setbacks from the COVID pandemic and the opioid crisis, life expectancy in the

USA is expected to rise dramatically over the next few decades. Scientists are working on breakthrough treatments called life extension technologies that could push death back. By the 22nd century, hormone therapies, cancer cures, genetic testing, and artificial organs could keep the average American living to 150 years old. Well, I don't know about you, but I know some people that I don't think I can abide for 150 years if you know what I mean. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you. you to turn 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

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