The Daily Show: Ears Edition - This Week's Top Stories - Gas Prices Soar, Staples Center Becomes Crypto.com Arena & More

Episode Date: November 20, 2021

Americans struggle with rising gas prices, the politicization of COVID-19 extends to flu shots, and the Staples Center in Los Angeles will be renamed the Crypto.com Arena. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second th 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi-S. thi-S. Zipe-S. Z-S. th-S. thi-S. thi- thi- thi- thi- thi- thi- thi-S. thi-S. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi-S. thi's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look starting September 17th wherever you get your podcasts. I think back for a moment to spring of 2020. Much of the world had ground to a halt, which meant that people weren't driving, they weren't visiting friends, or going into the office, or hanging out of the passenger's side of their best friend's ride, trying to holler at me. If you left your home at all, it was probably to take a sad walk around the

block. I mean, at least until you heard someone coughed down the street and then you ran your ass back inside. Now, because of all of that, that meant that America's oil industry, which had been producing more than any country in the world, basically shut down. And even though society has ramped back up again, the oil industry hasn't. Early in the pandemic, demand for gasoline dropped dramatically as workers were told to stay home. That immediately walloped the oil and gas industry like nothing ever in its history has ever hit them before. At one point early on in the coronavirus crisis, the price of a barrel of oil, it cost less than zero dollars. When prices dropped abruptly with the pandemic shutdown, U.S. Shale producers dramatically slowed the drilling of new wells. Rigs were taken out of service, and oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil the oil oil the oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil. the oil oil. the oil oil oil. the oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil. the oil oil oil oil oil. the oil oil oil oil. the oil oil. the oil oil. the oil. the oil oil oil. the oil oil oil oil oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in the oil production in oil production in oil production in oil production in the oil production in oil production in oil production in oil production in oil. the the oil oil production in oil production in oil oil oil oil production in oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil oil. the oil. the oil. the the pandemic shutdown, U.S. Shale producers dramatically slowed the drilling of new wells. Rigs were taken out of service and oil production in the US dropped off significantly. They shut down production.

They laid off tens of thousands of workers to try and stay alive during the pandemic. Just like everything else in our lives, the oil production has been impacted by COVID. It can't just flick a bitch at a refinery and operations and have everything back to normal. Yeah, one of the reasons gas prices are so high is because America is making less gas than it did before the pandemic. Because people may be driving again,

but that doesn't mean that it's easy for gas producers to just instantly produce as much as they were before. You've got to grow a produce as much as they were before. You gotta grow a whole new dinosaur and then smush it until the oil comes out. That takes time. And it makes sense that it's gonna take them time to adjust. I mean, it's been hard for all of us, right? Every single one of us,

it's been hard for us to get back to normal life after the pandemic. Do you remember the tauananananauanauanauana. ta. ta ta ta ta ta ta ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta'. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. takes takes takes takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. takes. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta had to make small talk at the office, nobody knew what we're doing. Welcome to the elevator. Do you remember weather? Yeah? I do not. My wife is leaving me. This is not my floor, but I'm getting out. Now if America isn't making enough oil to keep up with demand, then why doesn't it just buy more from the rest of the world? Well, it could. But it turns out the people who control the oil in the rest of the world, well, they just don't feel like sharing. Gas prices really not being driven up by that demand on the horizon. It's really more about the supply. Oil producing nations are actually constricting the supply a little bit because

they're trying to rec controls the price of oil internationally and that cartel is called OPEC. OPEC, the biggest oil producing nations, aren't increasing the amount of oil they release into the global economy. So as demand rebounds in the US, Americans are paying about $16 more to fill up their tanks than a year ago. President Biden recently appealed to OPEC and Russia to boost production but received a flat no. Wow, they received a flat no.

I mean, to be fair, every no coming out of a Russian is a flat no. Have you ever talked to a Russian person? They're never afraid of a flat no. Hey, are you having a good day? No. Well, there's always tomorrow, right? No. Hey, are you having a good day? No. Well, there's always tomorrow, right? No. And look, you can understand OPEC's position. I mean, how much longer is oil going to be around? Right? They need to make money on this shit now. Before we're all driving Elon Musk's cars that curse out Bernie Sanders when you honk the horn.

And by the way, you also know what this means, right? You realize that this is the first time America could openly go to war for oil. Because usually when America goes into the Middle East, it's always like, this isn't about oil. My son is going over there to fight for freedom. But if prices go any higher, now Americans can just be like, Kevin, you get your butt in that, thagagag........ th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to. th. thi. to. thi. thin. thi. thi. to. to. the. the. the, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the the the the toe. toe. toe. the. toe. That's my stake money. Now, the good news is America is not going to war yet. But asking OPEC nicely also didn't work. So the big question is, what can be done to lower gas prices?

Well, the bad news for President Biden is not much. The Biden administration is scrambling for solutions to one of his biggest, biggest political liabilities, soaring gas prices. Like presidents who came thi to him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him him then, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the toeee toe his biggest, biggest political liabilities, soaring gas prices. Like presidents who came before him, Joe Biden has few options when it comes to combating high fuel prices. Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats are calling on Biden to consider all the tools available at your disposal, even the extreme step of banning American oil exports, which Goldman

Sachs warned would be counterproductive and could actually raise prices. The president also considering tapping the strategic petroleum reserve, though industry experts have warned that would do little to alleviate the problem. If you ask the energy industry, they would say, well, the White House could cut environmental regulation and maybe that would help. And it could, maybe for next winter, but that would take some time. President Biden does not have a magic wand to dramatically lower gas prices. And if he did, judging upon his sinking poll numbers,

he would use that magic one. Well, I don't know about that. I mean, I feel like even if Joe Biden did have a magic wand, he still need to recite a spell. Based on what we've all seen, I do not have confidence that he'd be able to get it right. Alacazam, Abraqa, Abraqa, Abdul Jabbar, one of the great negro, you know the thing, you know the thing. Did it work? What's tough for Biden is that it doesn't matter what else he does.

If the price of gas stays high, that's that. He could sign all the infrastructure bills he wants. He could get everyone to agree on abortion. But all people care about is how much is the black goo from the ground? Higher than before, then get the f-bick out of here. A surprising new side effect of COVID-19. And this isn't a physical side effect like shortness of breath or loss of smell or mask ears where the elastic loops make me look like Obama's secret son. No, this is a side effect of how COVID has become a political football, as Americans call it, a political soccer. But yeah basically it turns out that once conservatives got angry about having to

protect themselves from one disease, they decided to do it with other diseases as a matter of general principle. New polls out suggest Republicans much less likely to get a flu shot now than they were before the COVID pandemic. Several national polls say there was not much difference between the number of Republicans and Democrats getting a flu shot in the years before the coronavirus pandemic. However, Business Insider is reporting, there's now a 20% gap between the members of the two coronavirus pandemic. However, Business Insider is reporting there's now a 20% gap between the members of the two political parties. About two-thirds of

Democrats say they have or plan to get a flu vaccination, while for Republicans that number is less than 50%. Researchers say that indicates the political battle over the COVID vaccine is now affecting flu shots as well. Yeah, that's right. Many Republicans have turned against the COVID vaccine so hard that now they're turning against the flu shots. And look, with the COVID vaccine, I get it. It was new, people didn't trust the technology, but guys, the flu shot has been around since forever. You can't decide now to hate it. It would be like if everyone suddenly decided to hate Betty White.

I mean, we were all cool with her for 140 years, what changed? And if you ask me, this is a selfish decision, because people who don't get the flu shot, spread the infection to everyone. They sneeze into the air that we breathe. They grab the doorknobs that we grab. They touch the subway poles that the rest of us lick. It's disgusting. That's why I'm getting my flu shot for sure. I'm gonna space it out from my COVID shot.

You know, I don't have two shots close to each other. Otherwise, they're both gonna be there in my body at the same time. They might start a trying to keep it safe in my body. It just really feels like we're moving to a place where all of science is going to become partisan. That's what it feels like. Like in a few years, you're going to hear news reports like Democrats are sticking by gravity, but many Republicans say they're not interested anymore. Polls show that up to 40% of Republicans are now floating off into space.

And now Dulce over to you in the weather. It's not as warm as it should be because I gotta wear a coat and put my toes away and I don't appreciate it. I'm a summertime beads. This this COVID flu thing is wild. Well the only good thing about this is now if we don't want them to do things we can just threaten to vaccinate them. What do you mean? Like if they try to storm to storm to storm the the the their thor thor thor thor thor they thor thor they thor thor thor they thor thor thor thor thor thor that that tho tho tho tho. tho. tho. thate. that. tho. tho. tho. th. th. th. th. th. thoes tho the. the. their their their their the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the. th they try to storm the Capitol again, just be a bunch of cops, be like, sir, if you come across that line, we will vaccinate you. Don't make us make this flu shit airborne, sir? Sir, hold them down, hit him in the neck! Now you've just got cops running around with needles. Just a bunch of rogue nurses out here trying to help the, like just stumbled upon the next wave of American law enforcement. This is actually pretty good. Get him.

All right, let's move on. Let's move on from the war on science to the war in outer space. Because yesterday, Russia woke up and decided to make things much more dangerous up there than it needs to be. Now to a conflict in space, the U.S. is slamming Russia for carrying out a missile test that created a serious amount of dangerous space debris, which could remain in orbit for decades, threatening space travel even. This morning, outrage from U.S. officials after Russia carried out a missile test early

Monday, firing an anti-satellite missile into space, obliterating one of its own satellites, and creating a vast debris field that's now orbiting Earth. Some of that debris coming dangerously close to the International Space Station, which is currently carrying four U.S. astronauts. The crew sheltering for more than two hours until they were finally given the green light. Secretary of State Anthony Blanken, slamming the Russian missile test, calling it dangerous and irresponsible, and adding that the debris will remain a threat for decades. Yeah, Russia blew up a satellite with a rocket. And guys, I keep saying this, but these gender reveals are getting out of hand.

But for real though, I don't understand why Russia blew up their own satellites. I mean, maybe it was announcing that it was running against Putin. Who knows, but there's got to be a better the better be a better be a better the better be a better the the the the the the their to be a better be a better be a better to be a better to be a better to be a better their their to be a better their their their their their their their their their their their own satellites. I mean, maybe it was announcing that it was running against Putin. Who knows, but there's got to be a better way to do this. I mean, if you want to get rid of something, you just do what New Yorkers do. Drag it to the sidewalk and leave a big free sign on it, you know? But people blowing it up, so it sends lethal debris, shooting around in orbit. guys. And if you ask me, someone needs to stand up to Russia. Like, maybe America should

start some sort of force to like defend space, you know? What's that? Oh, it did. Ah, and I called it the most pointless thing since Trump created Don Jr.? Nah, that doesn't sound like me. All right, thank you. Thank you. Well, look man, this is one thing I love about America. America would never launch a missile at a satellite. I mean, they tried, but it accidentally hit a wedding in Syria, but the point is, they didn't hit the satellite. All right, let's move on to a threat that is closer to Earth. Vigilante white dudes. Bo! Yesterday, the arguments at the Kyle Writtonnene, tta – – –the jury has to decide whether he'll go to prison or become Trump's running mates in 2024. Meanwhile, down in Georgia, they've begun the murder trial for the three men charged with chasing down and killing Armad Arborie last year. Now, for obvious reasons, this trial is getting a lot of national attention. But the lawyer, for one of the defendants, well, he seems, he the thian, the the th. the th. the th. the lawyer, th. the lawyer, thi, the lawyer, thi, the lawyer, thi, the lawyer, thi, the lawyer, the lawyer, thi, thr-in, thr-in, thr-in, thr-in. thr-in, th. th. th. th. the, th. the, th. th. the, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down. th. th. th. th. tom. thr-in. thr-in. thr-in. thr-in. thr-in. thr-is. tode. today, today, today, true. today, tr-s. true. true. true, true, true, true, true. the defendants, well, he seems to have a big problem with who is paying

attention. An explosive morning in the trial of the three-minute accused of murdering Amon Arbury with a still smoldering racially charged debate spurred on by defense attorneys over black pastors in the courtroom. Defense Attorney Kevin Gobub objecting to Reverend Jesse Jackson's presence in the gallery. How many pastors does the Arbury family have? We had the Reverend Al Sharpton here earlier last week.

Which pastor is next? Is Raphael Warnock going to make it be the next person appearing this afternoon? We don't know. With all due respect, your honor, the seats in the public gallery of a court room are not like court-side seats in a Lakers game. Hmm. All right, first of all, of course, this trial is not like a Lakers game. All right, the jury has 11 white people and only one black guy. That's basically the opposite of any basketball team. And secondly, I'm not saying that this guy is racist, but when you're representing a

guy who killed a black man just for jogging in the wrong neighborhood. It's not a great look to be pointing into the gallery and going, hey, this black guy doesn't belong here, we should do something about that. Come on, Jasper, you want to do again? And thirdly, black pastors have been supporting families in need from the beginning of time. Why you shocked by this? They show up for everything, whether it's kids killed in gang violence, whether it's a civil rights issue, it doesn't matter what it is. They'll show up. Hell, if you need them, they'll even show up for emotional support at your kid's spelling

bee. Lord Jesus, please show this dumb little kid how to spell platypus his family's been through enough. Amen and amen. What I'm confused about, listen, I grew up in Georgia. Everybody is a pastor. Everybody's a pastor. What are you talking about that you don't want pastors here? Everybody Georgia's a pastor.

Also, how am I supposed to trust a southern white man that don't want the Lord in the room? You don't want one a God's servant. Yeah, you're right. I don't get it. It'd be different if like Jesse Jackson's in there taking up a collection for a building fund. So they're not taking up a collection. It's not like they're in there preaching. So you're saying it could have been worse? It could have been way worse. They could have brought a whole cire in their trial. Because if I'm a black pastor coming to a c' to a ca, to a ca, to a ca, to a ca, to to to their their their their their, tha, tha, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, thi, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiii, thiiiiii, thii, thi's thi, thi, th that trial, I'm bringing in a whole choir, and tambourines they're going,

they're guilty, they're guilty. That's what I'm doing if I'm a black pastor down there. I'm bringing a choir in and being like, George, tell your neighbor and say, neighbor, neighbor, this man is guilty. I would start a sermon every time I walked into place. They're just sitting there being quiet. It's a, he said it's a public gallery. Yes. They are the public. Anybody can show up. You can go. All right, and finally, yesterday, President Biden held a ceremony on the White House lawn, along with Democrats and Republicans from Congress, and they were doing this to finally sign his big infrastructure bill.

And guys, I really am confused about why they have to sign the bill in public. I mean, I know it's important legislation, but as a spectator sport, it's pretty boring. You know, like, where's the drama? Ooh, maybe the pen will run out of ink? F****ty here, man. Also, why are they even having a bill-signing celebration? Passing laws is their job. Nobody else gets to do that at their job. Like, after you make photocopies for your boss at the office,

you don't get to pose for pictures while shaking hands. I didn't think you could get it double-sided. about this. It's the biggest investment America has made in itself in decades. And there's also some smaller things in this bill that might do a lot of good. How to stop drunk drivers before they even put the car into gear? It has been talked about for decades but now thanks to the infrastructure bill passed by Congress last week it could finally happen. It includes a mandate for automakers that all new cars must use technology that prevents drunken people from driving. It will be as standard as airbags. The U.S. Transportation Department will decide the type of technology that will be required. Its estimated 9,400 lives will be saved every year. The drunk or

otherwise impaired driver will get in their car and it either won't start, won't move or will pull itself over depending on what technology is selected. The sober driver will get in their car and it either won't start, won't move, or will pull itself over depending on what technology is selected, the sober driver will get in their car and never even know it's there. All right, I think we can all agree. This is an amazing law. First of all, because it'll hopefully save lives. And secondly, because some people will be so drunk, they won't even know that, right? He's going to get it and be like, Broom, bribb, brib. Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

All right, I'm home now. Wow, my home looks just like the bar. All right, guys, it's time for round two. And I know some people are asking, how will they develop technology they'll actually use to determine if you're drunk driving, that, that, that, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thrown, th, thi, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, right, right, thrown, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thr, and, thr, thrown, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to me, to thrown, thrown, thr called a karaoke machine. No, for real, no one is sure what technology they'll actually use to detect if you're drunk driving. It could be something that tracks if your eyes stay open, or if you're swerving out of your lane, or if you're just trying to get to a taco bell.

I just hope it's not a breathalyzer. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to give my car all the time I want to go somewhere. I want to save that for special occasions, you know, like our anniversary or a Toyota thon. There is one huge loophole in this law, though, and that is, it only needs to be available in new cars. Yeah. I mean, that's still good, but it means if someone really likes drunk driving, all they got to do is drive an old car. In fact, at some point, we're probably going to be able to tell who's committed to drunk driving because it's going to be like 2060, and they'll still be driving a Kia-Sorrento

from 2005. Yeah, you just can't give this baby up, man. You know me. cars. Yeah. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates for you fast. And right now you can try it for free at Zip Recruiter. the smart technology identifies top talent for your roles quickly.

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and we'll delve into the extraordinary power of decency. We'll face mutiny on the vast Pacific Ocean, blaze a trail with a pioneering skyscraper, and dare to confront a formidable empire. The Art of Fairness on Cautionary Tales. Listen on the IHart Radio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives.

But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Today's big basketball story. And no, I'm not talking about everyone dunking on the Eternals. I'm talking about an iconic stadium that's taking on a brand new identity. After 22 years, Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles is getting a new name and it's a real sign of the Times. Beginning Christmas Day, the home of the Lakers, the Lakers, the Lakers, the Lakers, the Lakers,

Clippers, clipers, and kings will be known three titl. The Clippers play here too. the name he writes. The Lakers won six championships in this building. The Sparks won three titles. The Clippers play here too. You know, it'll be weird. This is, you know, I grew up. This being Staples and Staples being, you know, the place to play and the place to be. It's kind of like just stripping the history here. Well, I mean, I don't know if you need to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get that's that's that's that's to get that's that's that's that's to get to get that's that's that's that's that's the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tha sa sa., taplesaples. tapeosaples tapeosapeosapeosape's tape's toaples. toaples. thaples. thaples. th get that sentimental, Paul. You know, it's not like Staples is a sacred name from the ancestors. It's a store where you buy 50 packs of binders, even though you only need one.

You know, when you get home, you find out they were the wrong size anyway. You don't need to get that nostalgic about it. Like, it's a company. And if you do want to get used to crypto.com arena. And in 20 years, when they changed that name to nanobot X arena or whatever, your kids will be upset about that. Back in my day, this stadium wasn't about the latest fat. It was about swapping blockchain currencies on a digital market exchange.

There was culture attached to it, you know, NFTs. And look, this shouldn't come as a surprise, but anywhere a team can advertise, they're going to advertise. Right? The stadiums, the jerseys, the court. They literally started showing commercials during free throws. You realize that? We're two months away from the NBA selling name rights to the score. It's going to be like, and the game ends with the scoreakers or a big loss. I can't tell what's happening. But I mean, can you blame the arena, though?

If people are offering you a shitload of money to use their name, you do it! I mean, that's what I did. I sold my naming rights to a guy named Trevor Noah for 40 bucks. What, what, you know this? Come on, do I thoo' tho, th a thus like like like like like thus that their that, that, that, that, that, their that, that, that, their, that, that, that, that, that, that, their their tho, their, their, to to to their to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their the the the the the the the theat the the the the the the the to to to to to to to too. too. stop picturing them removing the Staples logo with one of those giant staple removers. Just the giant claw. Sorry, the edibles kicking it, I think.

I need to know what edibles these are. All right, let's move on from sports to music. And the woman that everyone is talking about right now. Taylor Swift, pop star, songwriter, an inventor of the color red. Personally, I love Taylor Swift. I'm huge fan. Really, nothing bad to say about her. But even if I had something bad to say about her,

I wouldn't say it. Because Taylor Swits fans are super protective of her. Like, they're like one of those old-fashioned dads with a shotgun who doesn't want you to marry his daughter because he wants to marry her. You see Taylor Swift has been re-recording all of her old albums which means people are re-listing to all of her old songs about her famous exes and then getting mad at those exes all over again on her behalf. And while Taylor may be content to address her old boyfriends with heartfelt lyrics and songs that are again I want to stress this perfect in every to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the. the. the. the. the's the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. their their their their their their their their their their their the. their their the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the the the the the the the. the. the. thean. thean. tean. tean. tean. tean. teauuuu. teau. theau. that are, again, I want to stress this perfect in every way. Some of her fans are a lot less subtle.

This is going a little too far. While Jake Johan Hall is taking incoming fire from the Swifties, another one of Taylor's exes is being bombarded with messages now. A user on Instagram sent John Mayer a direct message, telling him, fuck yourself, you ugly bitch. I hope you choke on something. Mayor then responded to the user, saying that he'd been getting many messages like that over the past couple of days, and asking, do you really hope I die?

To which the user responded, Ohmg, what? I don't want you to die? I'm sorry. The user apologized again and admitted they they they they they they they they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't they didn't apologized again and admitted they didn't really think Mayor would see the message. You see, people, this is what I hate about social media. It makes people act shittier than they actually are. Which then makes us think that people are shittier than they actually are. Because social media makes us forget that we're all human.

You know, we just see that little avatar and then we all talk shit to each other, but we're all human. Even celebrities are real people, all of them. I mean, obviously except Timothy Shalamey. He's got to be CGI, no one can be that good looking. I mean, just look at that person. Now I'm craving spice. God damn. fans are like, but he hurt her. Listen to her song. Yes, that's all you're supposed to do. Listen to the song. You know, Taylor Swift writes songs to

express her emotions in a way that touches other people. Not to order a hit on her ex-boyfriends. So death threats are not the way to go, especially with someone like John Mayer. Don't don't send him death threats, he gets them all the time. If you really want to upset him, tell him that Ed Sheeran is a better guitar player. That's going to hit his heart. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates toaaaaaaa caananananananananananananananananananananan the to to to to to to to to to to to the to now you can try it for free at ziprecruiter.com. Zip recruiter's smart

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This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. country depicted in Creed 2. They're also the real-life country that likes invading other countries and now they might be back on their bullshit.

Overseas tonight and the growing concern involving Russia, the US is warning Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine. Satellite images tonight showing Russian troops and equipment gathering about 142 miles north of the border with Ukraine. Despite an estimated 100,000 Russian troops gathering along their border, Ukrainian forces appear confident and prepared for battle. After years of pushing for membership, the Eastern European country is still not a part of NATO, meaning they don't have treaty protection if Russia invades. Although this hasn't stopped the Americans, British and French from offering

statements of support. We are going to watch very closely as the Russian Federation chooses its actions in the coming days and weeks. Yeah, that's what I want from my allies, is for them to watch very closely as someone whips my ass. Guys, guys, I'm getting attacked! Don't worry, man, we're watching them land every punch. You're Donnell, you recording right. Yeah, we got you, boy, we got th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we th, we've th, we've th, we've th, we've th, we've th, we've th, th, th, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. th. th. th, th, th. We're th, th. We're th. We're th. We're th. We're th. We're th. We're th. We're tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho. We're thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo'a, tho'a watching them land every punch. You're Donnell, you recording right? Yeah, we got you, we got you, we see them beating your ass. If you're Ukraine, this situation sucks, man, because Russia are the bad guys, right?

But it doesn't seem like the world is willing to get into a war to protect Ukraine. And can I be honest? Can I be honest with you? I think it's because people don't have have a thia thia thia thia thu people thu people thu people don't have thu p p p p p p p p p p p p th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi tho tho tho tho thu. thu, thi, tho tho tho tho tho tho th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their th, their their their thu, thu, thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thuu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu th Ukraine. Like if Russia was invading Italy or France, or people would do something about it. Oh no, the art, the Colosseum, we have to protect it. Like if I was Ukraine, I would have bought the worldwide rights to all the Seinfeld reruns, then people would care. If you don't protect us from Russia, you will never again see Kramer open door like crazy. Also this is genius timing from Russia, right? You realize it's not a mistake. Because anyone who knows history knows,

you're not gonna send troops into Russia at the beginning of winter. So basically, Russia has like, what, five months to do whatever they want. Yeah, the rest of the world is gonna be standing by, like, this will not stand Russia. Your ass is gonna pay as soon as soon as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as as, as, as as, as thuu, thu, thu, thu, thu, thi, thi, thi, to as to as to as to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, the the the the the thooooooooooooooooooooooomb. tooombush, too, too, too, too, too, too, to pay as soon as mid-April rolls around, it depends on what the groundhog says. And like, why does Russia even need more land? Have you seen Russia? It's huge. Why are you doing this? Like, I would get if Monaco wanted to invade another country. I mean, they're running

out of closet space, but Russia? Now, while Russia is getting ready to invade, another country in Europe is setting up a different kind of invasion because they're not using tanks or missiles, they're using immigrants. Turning out of the border crisis, this one playing out in Europe as thousands of migrants try to enter the European Union from Belarus. These are the front lines. What the European Union says is a hybrid war. The EU accusing Belarus is dictator Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as weapons purposefully luring them into Belarus from countries like Iraq and Syria by promising them easy access to Europe. Poland and refusing to let them in,

Belarus refusing to take them back, leaving thousands of people stuck in the middle. Man come on people this is just dirty. Basically what's going on is that for a while now the European Union has been imposing sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus and Eastern Europe's my pillow guy. And you see, he's been stealing elections, he's been cracking down on protesters, jailing journalists, basic dictator shit. And now, Lukashenko is trying to get back at the European Union by flying in migrants from the Middle East and then sending them into Poland to create a border crisis, which

is the most passive, aggressive military tactic I have ever heard of. This is like when your parents start cooking with peanuts to get you to move out of the house because they know you're allergic. It's a dick move. And obviously everyone is really mad about this, not just because it's inhumane to these, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is. And, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is. And, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is. And, is, is, is, is thi. And, is thi. And, is thi. And, is a t t ty.e.e.e.e.e.e.a.e.a.a. te.a.a. te.a. tr-s. tr-s. t t Not just because it's inhumane to these migrants, but because unlike Ukraine, we can't let anything happen to Poland. I mean, that's where all our water comes from. Because you realize people, this is especially cruel. It's especially cruel to these migrants.

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today. Two weeks ago the State Department urged all Americans to leave Ethiopia, but with echoes of Afghanistan, the State Department doesn't know or won't say how many Americans are in the country. Last week, the State Department did make a point of saying there would be no Afghan-style evacuation for Americans stuck in Ethiopia. They did, however, offer to help them get on commercial flights out. Yeah, this is tough news for Ethiopians and this is tough news for Americans in Ethiopia. Because in Afghanistan, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the U, the the U, the the the the the the the tha, than, than, than, than, than, tha, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, tha, tha, tha, tha, thamamamamamamamamamamamamamam, tham, tham, tham, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, this is tough news for Ethiopians and this is tough news for Americans in Ethiopia. Because in Afghanistan, the US government staged an all-out airlift. Meanwhile in Ethiopia, they're like, might we suggest price line.

Like, I don't even know what that means. What do they mean when they say, the state department will help you book a commercial flight out? That's not helpful. People know how to book flights. That's like going, hey, hey, do you need a ride? Do you need a ride? Yeah, well, I'm happy to help. So what you gotta do is open Uber on your phone, then you hit request a ride. Best of luck, buddy. Also, flying commercial is the worst way to evacuate a war zone.

Can you imagine that stress? The soldiers are coming. We need to get out now. Sir, are you a diamond medallion member? Okay, please step aside. Anyone in group A or above, we're boarding you now. Sir, please, please stand back. Just relax, thank you. And you know who this is a great opportunity for, though, right? Alexander Lukashenko.

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This is a really complicated and sensitive story, right? Because for about a year now, the government has been at war with a rebel group. But that's like the simplified version, because there are so many layers of this conflict that we just don't have the time to do it justice. This is a huge beef with a history that goes back decades involving rival ethnic groups, different territories, foreign interference, because African conflicts are never simple. They're super complicated. And everyone has different versions of events. They're basically like white people conflict, but with more seasoning.

So from Russia's military to migrants in Belarus and armies in Ethiopia, people everywhere are on the move. Meanwhile in India, the only place people might be moving to is back inside. Smothered by smog, a toxic haze hanging over New Delhi, and it is raising the level of air pollution to dangerous levels. Schools in the Indian capital have shut their doors until further notice and private construction banned at least for now. India's environmental ministry panel on air pollution has directed Delhi and other states to encourage private officers to allow work from home but for street vendors

staying home is not an option. The pollution is unbearable the government must take some steps. We are forced to work because we can't stay indoors forever. For now, Delhi's residents will be inhaling this toxic air, which, according to report by the University of Chicago, is 10 times worse in northern India than anywhere else in the world. God damn, did you hear that? The air in New Delhi right now is 10 times worse than anywhere else in the world. That means you'd be better off just sticking your face

in that steam that comes out of the ground in New York City. Which by the way, what is that shit? Like, is there a fire down there? I've lived here for many years. I still don't understand what that is. Like someone dry cleaning a rat? What? I feel like it's worth looking into. No one? Just me? You know, one detail I like from the story is that the Indian government put together an environmental ministry panel on air pollution,

who confirmed that the air was indeed polluted. You don't need a panel. I don't their panel. I don't know why they they they they they they they they they they they th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th that that that that that thi thi. I don't that that. I that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that. I that. I that. I th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the the an thean thean. thean thean thean thean thean. thean thean thean. thean that that thean thean. theanthat. Why do governments like doing this? You just need eyes. Yes, after three years of study, we have concluded that Delhi's air is brown and that this is bad. But you see, this is a great example of why we all need to move to cleaner energy. Because yes, it is expensive to do, but it is also hella expensive to to constantly shut down the economy when your city turns into a sandstorm from Dune, except this time Timothy Shalame isn't there to make you feel better with that smile. And you might be like, well Trevor, why don't they just start carpooling in India? My man, they're way ahead of you and it's still not enough.

It's actually a real rough spot for India, because as a nation, you want to keep mo, but then the fallout of those effects make it so that you can't even enjoy the fruits of modernization. You know, it's almost like someone who gets really into CrossFit to help them attract women. But then, they push everyone away because they can't stop talking about the fact that they joined CrossFit. Now, those ads are useless. And you wouldn't be able to tell this from the story the story the story the story the story the in the world. I mean, this is what it looked like last year after months of lockdown and the smog dissipating. But now it's back to looking like it's stuck on a permanent sepia filter. All right, but let's move on to our final international story.

And like most things in the world, this story was made in China. The royalty of professional tennis expressing concern about the welfare of one of their own. Honestly, it's shocking, you know, that she's missing. Pung Shui, a Chinese tennis champion, hasn't been seen or heard from in weeks. In early November, Peng published this bombshell post on her Chinese social media account. An open letter to a former top communist leader named Jiang Gowli, now aged 75, who Pung accuses of sexually assaulting her after the two had an affair. Shortly after the controversial post, Pung's online profile more or less disappeared. Until recently,

Penchue was one of the biggest tennis stars in China. But look what happens when you try to search for people with her name in the Chinese internet. You get the message. No results found. Censors have all but scrubbed this woman from the Chinese internet. Now today, a new twist. With Chinese state media releasing this email purportedly written by Pong to the head of the Women's Tennis Association. It completely disavows the previous allegations of sexual assault, adding, I'm not missing,

nor am I unsafe, and I hope Chinese tennis will become better and better. Yo, this is really disturbing. Someone speaks out about sexual assault, and then China's government just makes them disappear? And then what's even worse is that they released some bullshit email pretending like everything is fine? Because come on, people. That email from the tennis star was as legit as the letters I got from my supermodel girlfriend in fifth grade.

She's coming next year year guys, I swear. This is what makes China so terrifying. Like if you're on their good side, well, things are great. But if you try to tell the truth about how China is a country that constantly appra- What the hell was that? I'm not even in China! Look, man, it's one thing for your government to come after you. It's another thing for them to just make you never exist. I mean, they scrubbed the internet of anything about this tennis player. Do you know how hard it is to get stuff off with the internet?

Only China can do that. In fact, if you have embarrassing pictures online or problematic tweets, just move to China and talk shit about the Communist Party. Yeah, they'll clean up your reputation in no time. I mean, yeah, you'll be locked in a basement somewhere, but hey, at least you didn't get canceled. And this also really puts into perspective when people in America complain about being censored, about being censored by big tech. Twitter took down my tweet. This is a tyranny! Guys, Peng Shui literally does not exist on the internet anymore.

Like, yeah, maybe Trump can't tweet right now, but you can still Google him. Trust me, just yesterday I searched for Donald Trump big buck photos. I got 80 million hits. And no, I'm not going to tell you why I googled that. I like big butts and I cannot lie. Before we go, Native American families suffer from food insecurity and hunger daily. But the Native American Heritage Association, with the help of generous donors, is committed to fighting hunger with emergency food supplies and basic life necessities.

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