On today’s episode of Hard Factor… Flights are cancelled across the country due to Omicron spread (00:23:40), South African hero Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90, Oregon man pranks Joe Biden on Christmas Eve with “Let’s Go Brandon” joke (00:30:05), potato shortage in Japan is causing McDonalds there to sell only small fries, Anonymous hacks UN website & other trolls, Australian man has to stay in Israel for 8,000 years due to weird child support law & man from Finland blows his Tesla to smithereens. (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:04:55) - Fun Fact: Pat’s Family Is Having A Great Time While He’s Doing Show (00:06:50) - Holidays: International Day Of Epidemic Preparedness & Go To The Zoo Day (00:09:15) - Shah Of Persia Declares Persia To Be Iran & First American SnowMobile Deployed (00:14:15) - Honorable Mentions - Pat’s Family Is Having A White Elephant Gift Exchange & Pat Couldn’t Attend Due to Show & Pat’s Diarrhea Situation & Other Enthusiastically Told Family Stories (00:19:40) - #2 - Nobel Prize Winner & South African Hero, Desmond Tutu Has Died (00:23:40) - #1 - Airlines Cancel Over 6,000 Flights Due to Omicron Worker Shortage (00:30:05) - Oregon Man Calls Into NORAD Santa Tracking On Christmas Eve & Pranks President Joe Biden TikTok International Moment (00:52:10) - Japan - Japan McDonalds Are Only Selling Small Fries Due To Potato Shortage (00:56:20) - Taiwan - Hacker Group Anonymous Hacks UN Website To Show Support For Taiwan & Other Trolls By Ukraine (01:00:35) - Israel - Australian Man Trapped For Life In Israel Due To Child Support Order (01:03:35) - Finland - Tesla Owner Decided To Blow It Up Instead Of Replacing $22k Battery These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: ExpressVPN - http://ExpressVPN.com/HardFactor for 3 Months FREE Encryption Services Caliper CBD - Get 35% off your first order with promo code FACTOR at trycaliper.com/FACTOR Go to store.hardfactor.com and patreon.com/hardfactor to support the pod with incredible merch and bonus podcasts Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to [email protected], and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Other Places to Listen: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Lots More... Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Follow @HardFactorNews on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook

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