The Philip DeFranco Show - PDS 6.4 Trump’s Elon Musk Problem is Worse Than You Think, Ms. Rachel Attacked, & Today’s News

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

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Why Pornhub's pulling out of France. YouTube legend Miss Rachel's being attacked with some even calling on the DOJ to investigate her but she's standing strong. We just got this stark warning from a Florida weatherman that's got people squirming, and a recent medical mistake turned into an amazing discovery. We're talking about all that and much more. I got a big show for you today on your brand new Philip DeFranco show. You daily dive into the news, starting with this.

Trump is facing a mutiny. And funny enough, it's over Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill, and it even includes Republicans who literally already voted for it. Starting with yesterday, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene proving AOC right and admitting that she voted for the bill

even though she didn't read it, even though she didn't understand what was in it. And saying that if she had actually done her job, she wouldn't have voted for it. They're specifically flagging a provision of the bill that would ban states from regulating AI for the next 10 years. Writing, I am adamantly opposed to this

and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted no if I had known this was in there. And then adding, this needs to be stripped out in the Senate. When the OBBB comes back to the house for approval after Senate changes, I will not vote for it with this in it. We should be reducing federal power and preserving state power, not the other way around.

Right, so there are a few things we need to unpack here. First, I do want to know that it is not at all uncommon for lawmakers to stuff big bills like this with various unrelated measures. Especially these days, given how polarized Congress is and how hard it is to even get a bill on the floor in the first place. But also, while sometimes more controversial provisions

that get quietly slipped into a bigger bill and intentionally buried at the last minute, that's not the case at all here. With the inclusion of the AI provision, it got a ton of attention. Lawmakers openly disgusted on the floor. It was massive front page news. We even covered it on the show the week before last.

But, and this does not excuse Marjorie Taylor Greene because it's her fucking job. This does appear to have been a major blind spot for right-wing media. Because according to an analysis of the initial news coverage by Ground News, just 8% of the outlets reporting on that story leaned right. But again, that just excuses to some degree

and explains why so many right-wingers weren't aware of this. Does not give a pass to Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has an obligation to understand the legislation that she's actively voting for. She is openly admitting she's blind voting for shit to make daddy Trump happy. It's one surprisingly had many dunking on and going after Marge for this,

that being echoed by a lot of others who slammed house speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders for just ramming this bill through the House. Right in there noting that Johnson was haggling with members of his party and making changes to the bill to get their support until the very last minute.

So the final version of the legislation wasn't even finished and moved to the floor until 10.40 PM, which gave representatives just eight hours to read a thousand plus page bill. Which is why then you have so many arguing at these admissions, it just proves that Johnson and his leadership team intentionally rushed through a problematic bill before members

could actually understand it, knowing that if they did, it wouldn't pass. With some describing it as Johnson and his team completing the legislative work in the most irresponsible ways possible. But again, it doesn't just fall on GOP leadership. You can't just make Johnson the scapegoat here, right? All of the rank and file GOP members who voted for this,

they're responsible. MPG's admission just exp the she's an incompetent sheep with many, if not most allowing themselves to be willfully blindfolded. So again, I gotta go back. I have to stress this, the AI provision that MTG opposed, it was essentially part of the conversation from the get-go.

The initial text was released May 11, the same day that the rest of the first BBB draft was unveiled. That was well over 10 days before Congress voted on the legislation. And then when you remember the day that the rest of the first BBB draft was unveiled. That was well over 10 days before Congress voted on the legislation. And then when you remember the fact that the provision was actually debated on the floor and it got so much media coverage, there's no excuse.

Especially if she claims that AI regulation is such an important issue to her. And again, while I suspect that no member of the GOP actually made their way through this bill, she is also not alone in making the admission that she did. Because you have things like last week, Representative Mike Flood admitting during a town hall meeting that he didn't know

that the BBB had a provision that limited the power of judges to hold people who violate court orders in contempt. With him then saying, if he had known about that measure, he would not have voted for the bill that he voted for. The admission that drew boos and jeers from the crowd. And it left me wondering how many of those people might have voted for it.

Because you can't elect a clown and then get angry when the circus comes to town. And while you know both lawmakers got a lot of flak for this, their comments actually do carry a lot of weight. Because remember, the BBB only passed the House by a single vote. So one, it wouldn't have gotten through. And two, if the bill passes in the Senate and it gets back,

these two could actually sway the outcome. Of course, it's also possible that GOP leaders will cave to their demands. Or the Senate could also determine that those provisions violate the strict rules governing what can and cannot be included in a reconciliation bill. And there's already been speculation

that both the AI and contempt measures might need to go. But regardless, you know, it underscores how tenuous the bill's future is. And not just because it could be torpedoed by MTG or flood. Because literally just half an hour after Green's post yesterday, you had Elon Musk writing, "'I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore. "'This massive, outrageous, pork-filled congressional

spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it. You know you did wrong. You know it.'" And then after he wrote, "'In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.'" And then today he took it even further with him responding

to a post made by Senator Mike Lee, asking if anyone would support an amendment that made all members of Congress ineligible for reelection anytime the deficit is over 3%. With Musk writing, this is the way. And with that, I'll say Musk's comments are not exactly the most surprising. Because while he has been a next level supporter of Trump,

he also last week criticized the bill saying he was disappointed that it increased the deficit and didn't include Doge cuts. So there you also had sources telling multiple outlets that he really opposed the bill because it would cut EV tax credits that massively helped Tesla. People also saying that he's salty at things

that Trump's done lately, like not keeping him on staff when the 130 day time limit for his role expired and withdrawing the nomination of a key ally who had been tapped to lead NASA. Whatever the reason may be, I mean, this was massive. Right, it's Musk's biggest break yet from the president that he helped install with hundreds of millions of dollars in donations.

And this is, there's just the sheer magnitude of the post. Cause you know, I just read a few of them, but he has been making constant posts criticizing the bill. So much so that it was basically all that was on his timeline as I was recording. But perhaps the most significant is just simply the fact that just days after leaving the White House, Musk, it appears, is now trying to use his power

to blackmail or at the very least coerce Republicans into opposing a package that is literally just full of Trump's top legislative priorities, which is an insanely dramatic shift, but also there's the question of, you know, will it do anything? Because you know, Musk was able to successfully tank a spending bill back in December

after a similar shit storm of posts and threats to Republicans. But that was also in large part, thanks to the fact that Musk's Tweed-o-mania eventually influenced Trump, who joined his position. But this time he's against Trump and beyond that, Musk has also lost a significant amount of popularity, influence and political capital since he started dozing everything up

You know now he's not even part of the administration But that said we have seen some Republicans already coming out and echoing Musk's remarks about the BBB So notably most of them are fiscal hawks who had already voiced reservations about the bill So it's not like Elon actually influenced them now with that said as far as how Trump has responded the press secretary did say that Musk's tweets have not changed his opinion. But also notably as of recording this, the president himself has not chimed in beyond sharing a screenshot of a pose that Musk made

last week thanking Trump for letting him run Doge. But as far as how this is actually gonna shake out, that remains to be seen. But the one thing we know for sure is that there is trouble in paradise. But then next up today, we've got Ms. Rachel putting her career on the line to speak up for children in Gaza.

With her now even explicitly saying she's willing to do so in an episode of NPR's Here and Now. And if you're unfamiliar with Miss Rachel, she is a massively successful YouTube creator though, even saying that it's very limiting. She has a YouTube channel where she sings educational songs for young kids to help with language development. And she's just huge.

I mean, she's even on Netflix now. She's like basically the mommy teacher god for the under five community. With then also millions of parents and others following even on Netflix now. She's like basically the mommy teacher god for the under five community. With then also millions of parents and others following her on social media. Well, that's a space where people generally try not to rock the boat or get stirred up in any controversy. Miss Rachel has been branching out from her content

and speaking about Gaza frequently. Leaders, be so ashamed of your silence. Be so ashamed that you've seen the same images and videos that we've all seen, but they haven't moved you've seen the same images and videos that we've all seen, but they haven't moved you to do the right thing. Be so ashamed that you normally speak out for human rights. You normally speak out for children everywhere,

but you won't now because they're Palestinian. And you know, with that, while speaking to NPR, she was asked if she suffered any financial consequences for using her platform this way. You're now a brand. You sell merchandise like toys and books. Has there been any pushback from financial backers who are nervous about your brand becoming politicized?

There has been, but I wouldn't be Miss Rachel if I didn't deeply care about all kids. And I would risk everything and I will risk my career over and over to stand up for them. It's all about the kids for me. And that question came up because like many who speak out about what's happening, she's been facing backlash and criticism. The same things like last year, she announced that she was doing a fundraiser with Save the Children's Emergency Fund

to help kids in conflict zones, including Gaza. Immediately there you had people accusing her of not caring about the Israeli children who were impacted by October 7th. Notably, she has addressed the backlash by knowing that she cares for all children no matter who they are or where they come from. Though that hasn't stopped people

from labeling her anti-Semitic, and one group even asking the DOJ to investigate her, accusing her of spreading pro-Hamas propaganda. And that's something that we saw Miss Rachel pushing back against again when talking to NPR. I care so deeply about every child. As a teacher, you have children from many different places, especially in New York City,

and you care exactly the same about them. That's the basis of everything for me is that children are equal. I recently sat down with someone who has a family member that was taken hostage, and sitting with her and hearing the harrowing accounts, And sitting with her and hearing the harrowing accounts, feeling her pain, the anguish, the desperation to get that loved one home, where that loved one belongs

and have the family be complete. It's, if you sat with her as well, if you just sat with her, you would want more than anything for that family to be whole again and them to not be suffering immensely. You know, with all this, I think it's worth noting that while of course she has dealt with her fair share of critics and attacks, many have also supported and applauded her for speaking out.

And all of this is you had Miss Rachel saying that a big part of the reason she felt compelled to speak on this is because she is a mom and she was thinking about other moms. As a mom, just the daily things I do with them thinking moms and guys I can't do this like right now my little one is hungry and I feed her right away and she's crying and I'm able to comfort her and we have a peaceful environment and it just shakes me to my core that I've met a mother, I've met two mothers that weren't able to help their little ones. And so that's the situation as it stands now

and just separately as far as my opinion. I think if you're calling Miss Rachel an anti-Semitic Hamas supporter, I think you're fucking deranged. She's advocating for children that are being bombed and starved and what, because she's not parroting and marching and lockstep with Netanyahu, she's antisemitic.

So what then all Jewish people who don't agree with or condone what Netanyahu is doing, they're antisemitic as well? And yeah, I largely ask that as a rhetorical question because we see plenty of people conflating the two these days. But hey, that's the news and then separately my opinion. And now I'd of course love to pass the question off to you,

whether you agree or disagree with me. Let me know your thoughts on those comments. But then I've got more news for you in just a minute. But first I gotta say, you know, adult life, it should come with a warning label about death. It starts with that, I'll deal with it later energy, skipping one payment because well, you know, rent exists, but then it multiplies like little gremlins when they get wet and suddenly your mailbox looks like a horror movie,

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Or I guess I should say more specifically the parent company, Aloe, is suspending access to three of its main adult websites in the country, including not only Pornhub, but also YouPorn and RedTube. But with this being the way that they're protesting a French law that requires adult websites to have users confirm their age with details like a credit card or ID document.

While the law was actually passed back in 2023. The deadline to be implemented is Saturday, June 7th. And so rather than complying when you go to those websites, they're just displaying a famous painting depicting the half nude personification of Liberty. The image essentially is saying, give us idealist gooning or give us death. Or I guess more accurately, you had the company saying

that it is communicating directly with the French people to tell them how dangerous, how potentially privacy infringing and how ineffective the French law is. Or the company saying that it is communicating directly with the French people to tell them how dangerous, how potentially privacy infringing and how ineffective the French law is. The company arguing that they're actually extremely supportive of age verification as a concept. But then saying what the law does is not the way to go about it. And instead they argue that countries

should implement age verification by targeting the developers of operating systems. It's a Microsoft's windows, Apple's iOS, Google's Android. One of their execs even saying Google, Apple and Microsoft all have the capability built into their operating system to verify the age of the user at the operating system or device level.

And saying that by doing that, you can do it without requiring users to share sensitive data with multiple websites, and adding, I understand that those three entities are large and they're powerful, but that is not an excuse for France to do what they have done. Though with that, you've also seen a fair share of pushback.

Raise some noting that the French law requires platforms to offer a third party double blind option that would keep at least the companies themselves from seeing users identifying information. With also the agency responsible for regulating digital communication, saying that there are numerous technical solutions on the market that allow users age to be verified

while ensuring the protection of their personal data. And we've even had France's digital minister accusing ALO of being dishonest, saying lying when one does not want to comply with the law and holding others hostage is unacceptable. Adults are free to consume pornography, but not at the expense of protecting our children. Within the country's culture minister adding,

good riddance, there will be less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France. Which I will say may end up being true, and or it'll lead to a rise of new VPN accounts. Though I will say it's gonna be very interesting to see how this plays out because the French audience is actually Pornhub's second largest in the world

after the US. And then another key factor is it's not just the French government that's been applying pressure. Just last week, you had the European Commission opening an investigation into Pornhub and three other sites saying that they don't have the appropriate tools to verify age. And saying that they're not doing enough

to avoid negative effects on children as well as users' mental and physical wellbeing. And that is here in the States, you have 19 States home to more than a third of all Americans already passing laws requiring pornographic websites to confirm a user's age by checking a government issued ID or scanning their face among other methods.

I mean, the issue has now even been heard by the Supreme Court, which had released a decision this summer. Though very interesting with the US case is that the argument against age verification, it's actually more about free speech than privacy. But then jumping to other news you need to know, as many of you, and I guess now Trump's head of FEMA,

are aware, hurricane season officially began on Sunday. And you've got the NOAA predicting that there will be between 13 to 19 storms by the end of November. And that includes three to five major hurricanes, which I understand is above the historical average. And knowing whether a storm's gonna hit you ahead of time, it could make the difference between life and death for any of you.

Which is also why, one, local weather forecasters have long been some of the most trusted and beloved voices on American TV. And two, so many of them are freaked the hell out. Right, I mean, you've got John Morales, a veteran meteorologist with NBC Miami saying, he can no longer remain confident with his predictions. And also, if you're finding yourself going,

why does this guy look so familiar? He's the guy who broke down in tears on live TV last year while covering Hurricane Milton. He has dropped 50 millibars in 10 hours. I apologize. This is just horrific. But the reason that John's going viral today is in this clip, you know, he says that in the past,

he had either warned viewers about a storm that's coming their way or reassure them that one will dissipate or turn away before it reaches them. And then even playing footage from 2019 where he did that for Hurricane Dorian, where he confidently and correctly predicted that it would turn before reaching the Florida coast. Then you have him saying to his viewers.

And I am here to tell you that I'm not sure I can do that this year because of the cuts, the gutting, the sledgehammer attack on science in general. Did you know that central and South Florida National Weather Service offices are currently basically 20 to 40% understaffed. And you would John then adding

that there's been a nearly 20% reduction in weather balloon launches. So as a result, the quality of forecasting has become degraded. There's also a chance because of some of these cuts that NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft will not be able to fly this year and with less reconnaissance missions, we may be flying blind. And we may not exactly know how strong a hurricane is before it reaches the coastline.

And as an example of what that looks like, you had John pointing to Hurricane Otis, saying that in 2023, just 24 hours before landfall, the National Hurricane Center predicted that it would be a 70 mile per hour tropical storm. But when it struck Mexico, it was a monster 165 mile per hour category five cyclone. With Morales explaining a big reason the forecast was so badly botched was not having timely reconnaissance data because the hurricane hunters didn't reach Otis as it was developing.

With them then adding about this season, never have we faced a combustible mix of a lack of meteorological data and the less accurate forecast that follow with an elevated propensity for the rapidly intensifying hurricanes of the manmade climate change era. You know, all of this is even though he left the room, his Musk remains.

And now this week, one of the things that we're seeing is that the National Weather Service told the Hill that it was looking to rehire 126 people that were fired by Doge. With them adding that it's conducting short-term temporary duty assignments and is trying to fill roles at field locations with the greatest operational need.

And then lastly, saying a targeted number of permanent mission critical field positions will soon be advertised under an exception to the department-wide hiring freeze to further stabilize frontline operations. But even with all that, if they're able to fill the positions, the service is still down hundreds of employees

from where it was last year. Which is why Ed Morales ending his monologue by pleading with viewers to call their representatives and demand that they reverse the Doge cuts. And warning that if that does not happen, the hurricane season could be uglier and deadlier than it needs to be. But then next up in news, we got to talk about,

Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians near a food distribution site for the third day in a row, killing at least 27 people yesterday, according to the Red Cross and Gaza's Health Ministry. And that, it comes after at least 31 were killed on Sunday and three more on Monday near the same area, according to the Red Cross and Gaza's health ministry. And that it comes after at least 31 were killed on Sunday and three more on Monday near the same area according to local officials. With one young boy who said that his brother

had already been killed, also saying that his mom was among those killed trying to access aid in recent days. My brother in this war is gone. God knows who will go. Now we have only one person. We don't have anything, no guns, no guns. We are civilians, not soldiers. We are civilians, not soldiers. But with that, in each case, we've seen the Israeli military denying or downplaying

what others have said happened. Or with the incident yesterday, for example, they said that their forces had fired near what they called a few people who had strayed from the designated route and who didn't respond to the warning shots. They then also described those individuals as suspects and claimed that they posed a threat to soldiers.

So then notably a military spokesperson declined to explain the nature of the perceived threat. And then you had another spokesperson suggesting that the casualty figures provided by aid groups and health workers were inflated, while then also declining to reveal how many people the military did believe they had killed or wounded. And of course, all of this, it's playing out

as you have aid agencies saying that Gaza faces the threat of widespread starvation in the wake of an 80 day Israeli blockade on food deliveries that technically ended in mid May. With Israel then subsequently implementing a plan to put a newly created US based organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in charge of aid distribution.

And that group, right, the GHF, it's reportedly paying mostly American contractors to hand out food from sites and areas patrolled by Israeli troops. You know, that was set up after Israel said that a new system was needed to prevent Hamas from stealing stockpile and selling food at inflated prices to finance its war effort.

Though notably there, you have UN officials saying there was no evidence that that was actually happening at a widespread scale in the first place. And in fact, with that, what you're seeing is that the UN is boycotting the system. With them arguing that the position of the distribution points, mostly in Israeli occupied areas of Southern Gaza,

could facilitate the displacement of the population of Northern Gaza. And they're also saying that it would endanger civilians by forcing them to walk for miles to get food on a route that goes past Israeli military lines. Even had a UN memo sent around before the system's launch, actually warning that Israeli forces or private contractors might use force to control crowds,

which of course has been proven accurate by the past few days. So understand, even without all that, the whole thing's been something of a disaster for a number of other reasons. I mean, for example, just a few hours before the GHF was set to begin operations, its executive director actually resigned,

claiming that the group wouldn't be able to operate independently and impartially, adding that it would be impossible for the group to fulfill its mission in a way that adhered to humanitarian principles. And then on top of that, Boston Consulting Group, which actually helped design and run the GHF operation, it has now terminated its contract with the group

and placed one of the senior partners leading the project on leave. And then all of this as despite risking being shot at, many are reportedly still not getting anything to eat. We're seeing reports that huge crowds of hungry Palestinians have been arriving early each morning hoping to get food, often walking several miles in the dark. And then you've got some witnesses describing

a violent scramble for whatever boxes of food are actually available rather than orderly handouts. Which also wouldn't be surprising to hear because the organization has only announced four aid distribution points so far compared to the 400 under the UN led system. Not to mention that most of the new sites haven't actually been operational on most days.

And in fact, to that point, the group announced that it would not be giving out any provisions today. And you also had the Israeli army warning that the roads leading to distribution centers were considered combat zones. And now you even have the GHF asking Israel to do more with them urging the military to guide foot traffic in a way that minimizes confusion or escalation risks,

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But then shifting gears from that news, I wanna talk about Carla Flores. Because the news around her shows us that sometimes a mistake is the best thing that could Happen because you see well She was learning to drive a couple of years ago when she was just an 18 year old girl like video games cats and horror movies She said that she started seeing strange things stuff like two stripes on the road where there was only one two cars up ahead Instead of one basically double vision. So her doctor thought well, maybe you're just forgetting to wear your glasses

But let's let's order a scan just in case when the picture came back It turns out there was a large mass spreading against her left eye. We're in a code red situation. And as it turns out, it was a cardoma, which is an extremely rare malignant tumor that only affects about 300 Americans a year. And so Flores, she goes to a neurosurgeon,

Dr. Mohammed Labib. And he comes up with this plan to remove the tumor and two consecutive surgeries. He'd remove a piece of her skull, then go in through her nose and take out the tumor. It sounds gnarly, but it's actually pretty standard as far as neurosurgery goes. But then on the morning of the first operation,

a mistake happened. The MRI tech ends up positioning the camera just a little lower than necessary, and thank God they did. Right, because when Labib surveyed the scans, he saw something terrible. Flores didn't have a tumor, she had two tumors. And that second one, it was way back at the base of her skull wrapped around her spinal cord,

which meant that if that one grew, it could paralyze her or even kill her. And so what Labib does is goes on with the first surgery to remove the first tumor. And then in between operations, he takes the opportunity to observe the second tumor more closely. With him then figuring that if he just blasted

with radiation, that could allow the cancer to grow back more quickly. Or then alternatively, he goes, I could cut through the back of her neck, but then saying that most of the tumor was in the front of the spinal column, so it would be obstructed. And then he thinks, well, why don't I go through her mouth?

But there are a lot of germs there, it makes an infection more likely. And then doing the nostril again, like the first surgery, that would leave his path limited by sections of the palate and upper jaw. So Labib gets this idea, what if we go through the eyeball? Which is actually something he had done before, something he dubbed the procedure,

the third nostril approach, but he also hadn't gotten anywhere as far as the spinal column before. And so with that, you know, he knows it's gonna be hard. He'd have to specially modify his insurance for the operation and it would be risky as hell. Cause not only would he be risking damaging her eye, if he was off by even just a few millimeters,

Flores could lose all movement below the neck or suffer a fatal brainstem stroke. You know, he goes, I don't think there's another option. And so he practiced for weeks in the lab, performing operations on cadavers over and over again to perfect his method. Rocky prepping for his next fight montage shit. And after some 20 hours, he did it.

They had to cut through the membrane that protects the eye inside the lower eyelid. They had to take out the bottom of her eye socket and portion of her cheekbone. They had to drill through her vertebrae to reach the tumor. They dissected it carefully, removing it bit by bit until all of it was finally gone. And then they had to rebuild her eye socket

with a titanium plate and reconstruct her cheek with bone from her hip. And then yeah, Flores had to stabilize her vertebrae, get radiation treatment, and go through extensive physical therapy, but she is alive. And now with it being nearly a year, reportedly her cancer is still gone.

Though of course, because this happened in America, this cannot be just a fantastic, good feeling news story. And that because she says that she is now in medical debt to the tune of $600,000. Their older sister then setting up a GoFundMe to help her cover it, but she says that they've only raised a few thousand dollars so far. But as far as the good news, one, Flores is alive, and two, now that Labib's innovative surgical procedure has been proven to work on Flores, it could be an option for many other patients in the future. But then finally today, let's end with congratulations and then talk about y'all's comments on yesterday's show. Starting with congrats to Keani B,

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Soda, natural flavors. So what should we talk about? No sugar added? Neutral, refreshingly simple. Win-win, go do it. But that said, let's do some comment commentary. Because yesterday y'all were sounding off on pretty much every story. Or like with Jonathan Joss,

while many people were saying, this is no doubt a hate crime. You also had comments like, hate crime or not. I'm pretty convinced it was. I really hate how some news outlets are saying Joss quote passed away, regardless, he was murdered. And others adding, even if Jonathan Joss was a problematic neighbor, the house burned down in January, four or five was murdered. And others adding, even if Jonathan Joss was a problematic neighbor,

the house burned down in January four or five months ago. So presumably he and his husband didn't live in the area anymore. At that point, they go from someone you deal with every day to the person you don't like that you see around occasionally. So if the problem was just that he was a bad neighbor, why hadn't that tension eased off?

Why start such an extreme altercation? And why the hell were the remains of their dog there? Yeah, it was a hate crime. And then you also had some, like Cassandra sharing their own stories. I'm in San Antonio and when my ex-husband slapped me and threatened me to kidnap our child, the police told me,

"'Ma'am, if you are not bleeding, have broken bones, you're in the ER or in the morgue, there's nothing we can do for you.'" Then this year, a new neighbor started harassing me, yelling at me that he is going to kill me and my dog. Again, the police do nothing nothing even after five calls from me and the neighbor is still harassing me to the point I'm selling my house because I do not feel safe anymore.

My point is don't believe anything SAPD says because they have shown again and again that they don't care. And then regarding some of the other stories, y'all were sounding off saying things like it's so depressing how defunding a suicide hotline is seen as a partisan issue. Everyone should have access to them no matter what.

Then regarding corporate sponsors abandoning pride, you had people saying, people always forget corporations don't support you. They support you buying their stuff though. The second it becomes unprofitable or bad for business, I had a feeling they'd step back. And then finally, regarding Trump's new head of FEMA saying he was not aware that there is a hurricane season.

And after I tried through all the ridiculousness of that story and said, and hope that hurricane season this year is not as bad as it is expected to be, we had Jodie saying, Phil, you're adorable. This is going to be a clusterfuck. And to that, I say, you're probably right, but these days, if I don't force myself to go,

maybe it won't be as bad as it probably will be, I feel like I'm gonna explode. I've been a cynic for almost all 39 years of my life, and the only way I can get through the day is just, you know how they say like smile, and maybe your body will think that it's happy? The guardrails are broken, baby. We're not headed towards a cliff.

We are off the cliff. We are actively looking for a fucking parachute or maybe a go-go gadget helicopter. You know, a lot of y'all, you're around my same age, but at times I feel like I'm a parent that's trying to act like everything's okay when it's not. And I'm doing that while I'm actively telling you all the reasons why things are not okay,

but I'm not trying to let my emotions come out about it as well. Anyway, I'm really excited for the Switch 2 to come out tomorrow so I can try to disassociate for about 72 hours. But before I get to do that, I gotta do a few more things, including saying, hey, that's the end of today's show. Thank you so much for watching.

And remember two things. One, I love your faces. And two, I'll see you back here tomorrow because I got a brand new show for you every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific. Love you, mean it, bye.