The Philip DeFranco Show - PDS 11.26 IT GOT WORSE! Drake Now Threatening Multiple "Not Like Us" Lawsuits, Trump's Tariffs Explained, &

Episode Date: November 27, 2024

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Sup you beautiful bastards. Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show. You daily dive into the news. It is Tuesday, or if you're in one of those weird made up time zones or you're just late, it maybe is Wednesday. But either way, I love your faces and we got a lot of news to talk about today.

So let's just jump into it. Starting with, I just want to go on the record to say, I didn't lose, you guys cheated. Right, that is roughly what Drake just alleged in a new court filing, accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of scheming to artificially inflate streams of Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us.

Which when I first saw this news, I was like, that was your problem with the song, Drake? Did you listen to the lyrics of what he said about you? But there is an update on that front that we'll get to. Because yesterday when this petition was filed in New York, it said, UMG did not rely on chants or even ordinary business practices to break through the noise on Spotify

and likely other music platforms. Saying instead, it launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves with a song, Not Like Us, in order to make that song go viral. And specifically accusing UMG of charging Spotify lower licensing rates for the song in exchange for the platform recommending it to users

who were searching for unrelated tracks and artists. Also claiming that UMG conspired with and paid unknown parties to use bots to artificially up the spread of Not Like Us and make it appear more popular than it really was. And then on top of all of that, Drake's lawyers also claim that they have received information that UMG has been taking steps

in an apparent effort to conceal its schemes, including but not limited to, by terminating employees associated with or perceived as having loyalty to Drake. Right, and with this news, it's not surprising that something's happening. Obviously, Drake was not gonna be a fan of that song. Right, it's gotta be a very weird, unique thing

to be in a beef with someone. They sing song that you're a certified pedophile and they get rewarded with a number one spot on the billboard charts and get nominated for song of the year at the Grammys. Right, but now what we're seeing is Drake's team saying that this success is the result of a big conspiracy. Right, accusing UMG of violating the RICO statute that's often used in organized crime cases.

The width that you have outlets saying that this specific legal action, it is a bit surprising because both Drake and Kendrick's music is distributed under the Universal Music Group umbrella. But there, as outlets like Billboard explained, Drake says that some executives still had motive because of the, quote, internal corporate dynamics in UMG and Interscope, which reward incentives based on how specific divisions do instead of the overall performance of UMG. The outlet also explaining that this filing isn't a lawsuit, rather it's a so-called pre-action petition,

a procedure under New York law that aims to secure information before filing a lawsuit. Though that doesn't technically guarantee that the party's name in these filings will be eventually hit with a lawsuit. And so far, what we're seeing is that UMG is denying the claims here, saying, "'The suggestion that UMG would do anything

"'to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear. Or in other words, saying, you know, it's not our fault that the general public really liked the song that just read you to filth and attacked absolutely every element of your being. But there, Drake's still fighting them, claiming that he has tried to engage UMG in discussions to resolve the ongoing harm he has suffered. But Drake saying they've refused to engage and instead pointed fingers at Kendrick

and suggested he take Kendrick to court. All of that leading to the update this morning where Drake took things even further, filing another action against UMG, accusing the label of defamation, saying UMG knew that Kendrick's song falsely labeled him as a sex offender, but they let him release it anyways. And adding, UMG could have refused to release

or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and or removed. UMG designed, financed, and then executed a plan to turn Not Like Us into a viral mega hit with the intent of using the spectacle of harm to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and of course, massive revenues. Now with that, as of recording,

UMG has not yet responded to that specific claim, but like the first, as of right now, it is not part of a lawsuit. But anyways, I just wanna say really quick, shout out to Drake. I forgot that Not Like Us was such a fucking banger. I'm just gonna have that on loop for my run this afternoon. And then I want you to imagine something,

an army of weaponized grannies, because that is what is being unleashed on the scammer world right now. And so with that, I want you to meet Daisy. She's an AI generated grandma created by a British phone company named Virgin Media 02 in order to fight scammers. And the way she fights scammers is by yapping.

She just chats with the scammers, telling them all about her grandchildren and her cat and the birds outside of her window. Also her knitting hobby, her biscuit preferences. And all of this is, you know, she's just not great with computers. So could you explain what you need her to type again? And that's not even a joke.

She reportedly spent nearly an hour on the phone with three scammers who were just trying to get her to type www. into a web browser. Right, and so that's it. Daisy is designed to seem like the perfect target for scammers with her chatty nature and ignorance about technology. But I'm like, real life grannies, she don't need a nap. She will just talk and talk and talk and she won't die.

She'll just keep talking. Well, I do have a computer, but I'm not currently at it. I was actually just about to sit down with a nice cuppa and some biscuits. Do you like biscuits, Peter? Oh, dear. I'm 78 years young. You know, back in my day, we didn't have all this technology. Everything was much simpler. What about you, dear? Right, and obviously, while this is a beautiful middle finger to scammers, O2's idea here is also that every minute scammers are talking to Daisy, it's a minute they're not scamming a real person. Now, obviously, you know, this isn't a completely unique idea. There are plenty of real people who bait scammers using the same tactic, which is also some of my favorite content on the internet.

And Daisy manages to get some pretty intense reactions from these scammers. It's nearly been an hour! For the love of. Gosh, how time flies. Stop calling me dear, you stupid. Got it, dear. But again, Daisy doesn't need to stop,

though Daisy is fun, but isn't an end-all solution. Her scam calls are just on a completely wild scale. Last year, there were tens of millions of them around the world every single day. And of course that's a scale, because there's so much money in this. One anti-scam consortium reported that victims were scammed out of over $1 trillion worldwide.

And then, if you are clinically obese, listen up. Because the big news that we're seeing right now is that Biden officials are ready to cover the cost of Ozempic for you, but the Trump camp might squash it before it can even happen. And that because the Biden administration just proposed expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for weight loss medications like Ozempic. I mean, we're talking about coverage being expanded to seven and a half million people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, which would be a substantial change considering that the current rules make it so that Medicare doesn't

cover weight loss drugs. Though, asterisk, a lot of Medicare beneficiaries do get Ozempic or Rigobi to treat heart disease and diabetes which are conditions made worse by obesity. Now, as far as why the Biden administration has decided to make this change, officials say that it's thanks to a recognition that obesity is quote, "'a chronic disease based on changes in medical consensus.'"

There's also some concern regarding the timing here. We're seeing Health and Human Services Secretary Javier Becerra explaining the super late term announcement by saying that Biden officials needed to come to a scientific agreement, right? And that it had nothing to do with the election. But here's the thing, timing. While Biden officials say that this new proposal

would boost public health, putting pressure on the incoming Trump administration to finalize it in the days after he takes office, that may be a long shot, especially considering Trump's pick for the new HHS secretary is RFK Jr. Because RFK Jr. has openly spoken out against weight loss drugs, even blaming them for hiding the root problem

of poor health in America. Now with that, in response to the concern about RFK Jr. shutting this proposal down, Becerra said that he would urge him to look at the data showing the benefits of weight loss drugs, even making a comparison to vaccines, which considering who he's talking to here, probably not the best strategy.

But that said, there is a chance that not everyone in the upcoming administration will be against this. In fact, Dr. Raj, Trump's pick to head up the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has repeatedly hyped up weight loss drugs, with him even naming Ozempic in an Instagram post last year saying, we need to make it as easy as possible

for people to meet their health goals, period. And all of this, as notably, these proposed rules will only reportedly apply to beneficiaries that are obese. It's a Karen and Jacob just trying to lose that last 15 pounds. It's not about them. Under this proposal, even those who fall into the overweight category

are not eligible unless they have another condition. But considering that roughly 40% of Americans were obese between 2021 and 2023, according to a recent CDC report, we're talking about a change that could make a serious difference in the lives of millions. So of course, with this proposal, there is a price tag attached to it.

With this proposal reportedly costing taxpayers as much as 35 billion dollars over the next decade. Which considering the promises that Team Trump have made to cut government spending, I mean that could be enough for them to shut this down. But the counter argument to that is that obesity is expensive. Right, you have the CDC for example saying that annual obesity related medical care costs in the US in 2019 dollars were estimated to be nearly 173 billion dollars. And this is you have places like the Milken Institute, which is a nonprofit in Santa Monica, California, saying it goes beyond just direct costs. Claiming that American businesses lose 1.1 trillion dollars each year due to obesity.

But, you know, for now, we'll have to wait to see what happens post January 20th. But then, taking a quick break from the news, you know, I think we can all agree that too much of anything isn't always a good thing. Like sitting and being sedentary for hours, that is not productive or good for your body. And that's why I'm so excited to share today's sponsor, Uplift Desk, the desk that I use every day. My Uplift Desk is a game changer and being able to change up standing and sitting while I work, it boosts my creativity and productivity. You know, I'm more focused, more alert, and have way more energy throughout the day. And the ability to move while working,

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and drugs at levels never seen before. And then specifically saying he'd issue a day one executive order to levy a 25% tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico. And finally adding this tariff will remain in effect until such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country. And then in a separate post saying that China will be charged an additional 10% on top of any existing tariffs on all of their many products coming into the United States of America. And again, saying that tariffs will stay in place until something is done about drugs coming into the US. Now with that, one of the first things I'll touch on is that at best, a number of the things in these posts are misleading.

Or like for example, unauthorized border crossings in general have been falling since before the election and they're continuing to do so. Though it is true that crossings at the Northern border have been increasing. And while obviously we do not want people that should not be here bringing crime and drugs into the country, what he's saying is at best,

hyperbole, right? There's no evidence right now to suggest that migrants are bringing crime and drugs at levels never seen before. In fact, multiple studies, including one recently from the National Institutes of Justice, have found that undocumented immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than citizens.

And then regarding the drugs, fentanyl seizures have actually dramatically increased under Biden compared to Trump. And so now with that, the country's actually seeing significantly less fentanyl in circulation and fewer overdoses. So obviously we wanna see those numbers getting less and less and fewer and fewer, but also either way, most fentanyl is reportedly smuggled through official border crossings by Americans.

In fact, more than 80% of the people sentenced for fentanyl trafficking at the southern border are US citizens. Though again, in no way am I saying there is not a huge issue. And it is absolutely true that Mexican cartels and Chinese gangs linked to the CCP are playing a huge role. And it's definitely not like we can't talk about whether other countries can do more. But also to do that properly, we have to be clear about what the facts are. And so with that, let's get back to these tariffs, because it is not true with Trump's tariffs

that Mexico, Canada, and China are gonna be the ones paying for them. As much as Donald Trump has insisted that foreign companies pay tariffs, they're actually paid by the company that imports the products. And in many cases, that cost is passed on to American consumers.

And that is especially true in this case, right? And that's because Mexico, China, and Canada together, they account for more than a third of the goods and services, both imported and exported by the United States, supporting tens of millions of American jobs. Also notably, little thing, imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico would violate the terms of the trade agreement that Trump himself signed in 2020. And you know, with all this, it's important to understand this is not a one-way street.

Starting with the fact that, you know, while other countries don't technically pay the tariffs, it doesn't mean that they won't be hurt by them. In fact, a number of the people who support Trump saying all this stuff about tariffs are saying, Oh, he's playing this game of chicken. Right, and that because for example, the Mexican economy could be hit especially hard

since it's so dependent on American trade, exporting about 80% of its goods to the US. Right, and all this is other countries can also play the tariff card. But I mean, you just had a spokesperson to the Chinese embassy to the US. Right, and all this is other countries can also play the tariff card. Right, I mean, you just had a spokesperson to the Chinese embassy in the US saying, "'China-US economic and trade cooperation "'is mutually beneficial in nature.

"'No one will win a trade war or a tariff war.'" Right, and so one, with that, there's concern that these countries could respond with tariffs of their own, or two, otherwise be less inclined to cooperate on issues like immigration and drug smuggling. And again, to that point, you had Mexico's president, one, suggesting her country might retaliate with tariffs of its own. And again, to that point, you had Mexico's president, one, suggesting her country might retaliate

with tariffs of its own. And this is, two, she pointed out that Mexico is actually dealing with an influx of weapons being smuggled in from the states. But again, all of this, as there are some who believe that this is just a negotiating tactic from Trump, right? And even perhaps a bluff, but on the other hand, you have some saying we should take him at his word.

With, for example, a professor of trade policy at Cornell telling the New York Times, "'The increasing specificity of Trump's tariff threats, "'both in terms of the amounts "'in the countries to be targeted, "'indicates the strong possibility "'that these are looming actions "'rather than just blustery threats.'"

But hey, for now, you know, we're gonna have to wait to see what happens. We're a little less than two months away from Donald Trump taking over the presidency again. Personally, at this point, especially because the man is no longer campaigning, I say, when he says something that he's going to do, believe him. And in the meantime, maybe start just taking pictures of how much stuff costs.

And in particular with this situation, I'd say fruit's probably the easiest. Because annually, I think we import about $18.7 billion of fruits and veggies. Though arguably the bigger exports are things like auto parts, vehicles, electronics, also beer. Yeah, I guess we'll see. And then, Israel has now approved a ceasefire proposal to end the fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon. And this is the fighting is still continued until the ceasefire officially goes into effect later today.

But in any case, we had Netanyahu announcing the news in a television address saying, "'The length of the ceasefire will depend "'on what happens in Lebanon,' and adding, "'With a full understanding of the United States, "'we are preserving full military freedom of action. "'If Hezbollah breaks the agreement "'and seeks to arm itself, we will attack.'"

But notably there, with Netanyahu's backing, it's expected to move forward. And with this, you had Netanyahu saying there were three reasons to support a ceasefire. One, it would allow Israel to focus on Iran. Two, it would give the country's military an opportunity to rebuild its stockpiles. And three, saying that it would isolate Hamas.

And as far as what the deal actually says, it would begin with a 60 day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from Southern Lebanon. When Israeli forces would return south of the border, Hezbollah would retreat north of the Latani River and the Lebanese army would fill the void. Also, as mentioned, Netanyahu vowed

that Israel would attack immediately should Hezbollah violate the deal by firing rockets or building military fortifications along Israel's border. And you know, with this, it's important to say that Hezbollah technically isn deal by firing rockets or building military fortifications along Israel's border. And you know, with this, it's important to say that Hezbollah technically isn't even part of this deal. The agreement would officially be between Israel, Lebanon, and the mediating countries,

which are the United States and France. And this is a top Lebanese lawmaker has been acting as a liaison with Hezbollah, which the country's government doesn't have control over, and which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US. So notably with all of that, as recently as last week, Hezbollah's leader suggested that the group would actually accept a truce if Israel stopped

striking Lebanon and Lebanon retained its sovereignty. And so with all this, you have the U.N.'s peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon reportedly standing ready to enforce a ceasefire. Though this is notably a spokesperson has said that the U.N. was, quote, seriously concerned about the Israeli assault that's been unfolding over the past couple of days. With, for example, today, Israeli strikes against central Beirut being described as some of the most intense bombardment of the war. Lebanon's health ministry saying that at least 10 people were killed

and dozens more injured. Also in Southern Lebanon, Israeli strikes throughout the day have reportedly killed at least eight people, including children. And this is overall reportedly nearly 4,000 people have been killed and more than 15,000 others have been wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

since October of last year. And of course that's on top of the tens of thousands directly killed in Gaza, as well as the hundreds of thousands more displaced and suffering. And so with all that, even with this ceasefire nearly in place, there are a lot of questions that remain,

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Starting with, for example, the news that Walmart, the largest private employer in the world, is quite literally erasing DEI terminology from its official communications. With it instead using the more neutral term belonging and taking several more material steps as well. Such as, for example, removing race and gender as considerations when choosing suppliers. Disallowing third-party merchants from marketing certain LGBTQ-themed items online to children, cutting off funding for the Center for Racial Equity, cutting off data sharing

with the pro-LGBTQ human rights campaign, and ending DEI training offered by the Racial Equity Institute. And while obviously Walmart is the big example, they are not the only company recently purging DEI language from their materials, with many others, including Eli Lilly, Starbucks, Duolingo, JetBlue, and Salesforce taking similar actions.

Which is a drastic change considering how much corporate America, I believe the terminology is threw their whole pussy into racial equity and DEI initiatives during the BLM protests in 2020. But the larger the conservative backlash since then has created a social, political and legal climate many companies find too hostile.

You know, whether it's boycotts against firms like Bud Light, the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action last year, or right-leaning groups filing lawsuits against race-conscious corporate and government programs. But also, understand, it's not just the higher-ups, right? Employees are also turning the same way. With Pew Research, for example, finding that between February of last year and fall of this year, U.S. worker support for DEI initiatives slightly decreased. With specifically, the share of workers who say focusing on increasing DEI at work is mainly a bad thing, jumping from 16 to 21%. Though still, you know, just over half,

52% still say it's a good thing. And then with this, when you break down the demographics, you get what you'd expect. With women and Democrats as well as black, Hispanic, and Asian workers most likely to support DEI in the workplace, but then men and Republicans are much less likely to support it. And also a share of Asian workers who do support it,

that's dropped 15 points. Now, interestingly here for all groups, most people agree that DEI helps black, Hispanic, and Asian men and women. Then opinions about whether it helps or hurts white women, those are mixed and way more people say that it hurts white men than helps them. And so all of that touches on public opinion,

where it's at, but that who's actually right, right? Does DEI help or hurt the people it targets? And of course, that's a debate that I'm not gonna settle here, but I do wanna talk about a very controversial study that just came out and is stoking some criticism. Because it's from Rutgers University Social Perception Lab and the Network Contagion Research Institute, or NCRI.

And what they did is that they exposed people to DEI materials on race, religion, and caste from popular authors like Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo to observe how it influenced their responses to survey questions. Well, in theory, DEI is supposed to make people more understanding of one another. Researchers say they found that it engenders

what they call a hostile attribution bias. Right, it amplified perceptions of prejudicial hostility where none was actually present, as well as punitive responses to that imagined prejudice. Or to better explain it, here's an example, right? The researchers presented people with a totally race neutral scenario about a student applying to an elite university.

They get interviewed, they get rejected. And despite having no evidence for it, participants primed with DEI materials perceived more discrimination and microaggressions. And in fact, they were also 12% more willing to suspend the admission officer for a semester, 16% more willing to demand a public apology to the applicant and 12% more willing to require additional DEI training

to correct the officer. This study finding similar results for content about Islamophobia and Hindu caste discrimination. And in fact, one shocking experiment made people 27 to 35% more willing to agree with Hitler quotes that substituted Jew with Brahmin, the highest rung in the Indian caste system. Now of course, data like this, it's very provocative

and people are gonna disagree about how to interpret it. But already, I mean, we are seeing the fissure open up between the left and the right. With one side covering the study extensively and the other remaining pretty much silent. And in fact, you had an NCRI researcher claiming to National Review that the New York Times and Bloomberg,

they both jumped on the story enthusiastically at first, only for it to be inexplicably pulled at the highest editorial levels. With them adding there, this has never happened to the NCRI in its five-year history. And according to the NCRI source, although someone at the Times' data-driven reporting team had no problems with the study,

at the 11th hour, the New York Times insisted the research undergo peer review after discussions with editorial staff, something it described as an unprecedented demand for our work, with them going on to claim the journalists involved had previously covered far more sensitive NCRI findings, such as our QAnon and January 6th studies,

without any such requests. Rain all of this playing out as you had Ibram X. Kendi responding directly to the study, telling Fox News, "'It comes as no surprise that Fox News would broadcast this pseudoscience that isn't peer-reviewed, misrepresents my work, and is based on anchoring bias. This so-called study will end up in the historic landfill of pseudoscience alongside other attempts to bring scientific legitimacy to racist propaganda that anti-slavery and civil rights then and DEI and anti-racism now have been harmful. And to clarify what he means there, right? The anchoring bias describes how people tend to rely heavily

on the first piece of information they receive about a topic. Or in other words, they're anchored to it. So the objection here would go, if you show people a bunch of stuff about racism and then make them read a seemingly race neutral scenario, they're primed to read it through a racial lens. It's obviously a very polarizing and divisive topic,

but with that, I gotta pass a question off to you. What are your thoughts here? But then in big international news, a massive protest in Pakistan just turned deadly. Because by this morning, as many as 100,000 had entered the capital city of Islamabad, with the people demanding for the release of the country's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan.

And so far, reportedly at least seven people have been killed in the violence, with dozens injured and thousands getting arrested. Right, to understand how we got here, we first need to talk about who Imran Khan is. With him actually first rising to fame as one of the world's greatest cricket players leading Pakistan to its only World Cup victory in 1992.

He then formed his own political party in 1996. And in 2018, he became prime minister. And this notably with many saying that it was the backing of the military, which for decades has ruled Pakistan, either outright or from behind the scenes, that finally brought Khan to power. Khan, however, denies that the military

had any role in his election. And really, whatever the case may be, there's no doubt that they're on opposite sides now. Because in 2022, Khan was removed as prime minister by a vote of no confidence, with him then later being arrested and sentenced on corruption charges the next year. Charges that he and his supporters claim

were politically motivated attempts to get rid of him after he began publicly criticizing the military. And with that, Khan has continued to accuse the government and the military of conspiring against his party and undermining democracy, including by rigging elections. And so with a lot of Pakistanis genuinely fed up with the country's military-run government, his message has hit home with a lot of people.

Because despite the no confidence vote, he remains massively popular. And in fact, this protest, it's not the first time he's been able to organize a mass protest from behind bars. Though notably, as the New York Times explained, few protests have reached the intensity of the clashes of the past few days.

Even before the demonstration, police reportedly detained more than 4,000 protesters across the country. The government also locked down the Capitol, blocking major highways with shipping containers, deploying thousands of police and paramilitary forces, and cutting cell and internet services in several areas. And then, when the protesters actually made their way into the Capitol anyways, they used tear gas and rubber bullets against them. In fact, the army was actually stationed at certain important government sites and reportedly gave orders to shoot protesters if necessary.

And according to Khan's party, the police have in fact fired live bullets, with the party saying the two supporters were killed as a result of excessive police violence and many more had been injured. Though also with that, as of recording, the reported death toll is higher on the government side. With the same things being reported, like four paramilitary officers being run over by a car driven by protesters. As well as reports that a police officer was shot and killed, at least 100 others injured, and then 22 police vehicles getting set on fire as well. And all of this is reportedly several journalists have been attacked by the protesters. So it's been a very violent day. And right now we don't know how this ends,

but for now we'll have to wait to see. But that my friends is the end of your Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning dive into the news. Also, I'm sure I'm gonna say these two things tomorrow, but the Wednesday show this week will be the final episode this week because I know lazy Philip DeFranco will be taking Thanksgiving off, right?

Gonna spend time with family and or ignore family and play Bellatro in the bathroom. Also, I do feel like I need to clarify, Bellatro is a video game and not a weird sex thing. I think technically it could be both, but it's mainly the video. It's only the video game thing for what I'm talking about. And in case in the chaos tomorrow I forget to say it, I hope you have a good Thanksgiving. Again, there is a show tomorrow. I just also know I am very forgetful and I hope you have a good Thanksgiving or at least just not a downright miserable one. But yeah, I love your faces and I'll see you right back here tomorrow.