On today's episode… a man in Utah takes multiple allegedly gay men hostage at gunpoint after he wrongfully accuses them of stealing his raccoon; Plus - Anne Heche, Alex Jones, IRA, Impossible Sausage at Cracker Barrel, Coral Reef Recovery, Sausage Suns, and MUCH more… (00:00:00) - Timestamps ☕ Cup of Coffee in the Big Time ☕ (00:07:30) - Joke of the Day: Illinois Governorship (00:08:20) - Britney’s sons with K-Fed don’t want to see Britney, allegedly (00:13:35) - Anne Heche smashed into a house while HAMMERED (00:19:20) - Alex Jones gets slammed with huge punitive damages by the court 🥛 Cream of the Crop 🥛 (00:23:20) - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Passes the Senate to Fund Green Energy and the IRS for the Biggest Amounts Ever (00:32:30) - Utah Man (very high) takes multiple men hostage over alleged stolen raccoon (00:40:30) - Montana New Construction Home becomes Overrun with Cattle 🌎 TikTok International Moment 🌏 (00:43:15) - South Africa - Orcas feasting on Great Whites in Cape Town (00:46:05) - Australia - Great Barrier Reef is Larger than it’s Been in 36 Years after Constant Warnings that it would Die of Climate Change (00:48:40) - Paris - Scientist Trolls Telescope Lovers with Chorizo (00:51:10) - Cracker Barrel Announces Addition of “Impossible Sausage” and people are MAD These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Black Buffalo - Head to BlackBuffalo.com and use promo code HARDFACTOR at checkout for 25% off your first order. PredictIt - go to http://PredictIt.org/promo/HardFactor40 to get your first $40 matched on us in the stock market of politics and bet on this year’s Midterm Elections 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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