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Let’s Weekend #478 – Golden

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In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the DC takeover by Trump, the next chance for Infowars to be sold off, and how well a song from Kpop Demon Hunters is doing on the charts.

  • Intro
  • What Are We Up To?
    • C: TMNT, Alien Earth, PowerWash Simulator
    • B: Sly 2, Hell Is Us demo, books, Shiny Happy People S2.
    • Brandon’s Random Factoid
    • Assholes of the Week: Trump replaced the BLS chief with a conservative economist from the Heritage Foundation
      • Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska yielded no ceasefire to end Ukraine war, but the Trump admin left behind government papers with details on meetings at the hotel
      • Former New Mexico Republican candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for his drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers
      • Heroes of the Week: California Dems unveiled their new congressional map to counter Texas GOP’s redistricting map
      • Trump’s DC Takeover
        • Trump deployed National Guard soldiers to the streets of DC
        • Crime has been down sharply over the past two years
        • They’re doing a lot of sweeps through homeless encampments
        • DC’s AG has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the White House’s bid for full control
        • He’s threatened to take over Chicago, LA, Baltimore, and Oakland
        • Trump admin is taking 15% of sales of Nvidia’s H20 microchips to China
        • Texas judge has ordered Infowars’ assets to be turned over to a newly-appointed state receiver
        • SCOTUS is allowing Mississippi’s social media law to go into effect
        • The wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon has been arrested over corruption allegations
        • Ford is retooling its factory in Kentucky to produce a cheaper EV truck
        • Hurricane Erin explodes in strenth to become a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic
        • New poll suggests only 54% of Americans are drinking alcohol, the lowest in nearly 70 years
        • Golden by HUNTR/X is the first Kpop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
        • Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the WGA over supposedly writing during the WGA Strike
        • The Duffer Brothers are leaving Netflix for a huge deal with Paramount
        • Thunderbolts will be available on Disney+ on August 27
        • The Running Man will be releasing a week later on November 14
        • King of the Hill Season 14 hit 4.4 million views in one week
        • HBO Max is continuing their partnership with GKIDS to add 20 more movies to their service
        • We got an official trailer for Swiped
        • We got a teaser trailer for Marty Supreme
        • We got a teaser trailer for One Piece Season 2
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