Nick Zangl

California politics updates include lifted mandates, Jimmy Kimmel's transphobic Caitlyn Jenner comments & recall optics challenges.  Chapters 

0:00 Intro & Welcome 

1:15 Mandates Liftes 

18:40 Caitlyn Jenner & Jimmy Kimmel 

26:58 Recall Optics

I'm Nick Zangl (pronounced Zayn-gull), a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainstream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector.

Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!  For channel notifications, join my email list at https://www.nickzangl.com/ (be sure to click "Yes, subscribe me to this list" in confirmation email)

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) Season 11 Episode 4 recap & reaction.

This season stars Erika Jayne / Girardi (wife to famous lawyer Tom Girardi of Erin Brockovich fame, currently in scandal), Kyle Richards (child star in Halloween film franchise, upcoming Halloween Kills movie, sister of child actress Kim Richards, half sister to friend of show this season Kathy Hilton, the mom of Paris Hilton & wife to Hilton heir Rick Hilton), Lisa Rinna (actress married to actor Harry Hamlin who's daughter Amelia Hamlin is dating Scott Disick), Garcelle Beauvais (co-host of 'The Real' & actress), Crystal Kung Minkoff (wife of 'The Lion King' director Rob Minkoff), Dorit Kemsley & Sutton Stracke.

Chapters 

0:00 Intro & Welcome 

1:51 Act 1 

12:17 Act 2 

18:46 Act 3 

28:55 Act 4 

33:33 Act 5 

40:07 Act 6 

44:09 Live Chat Q&A / Channel Announcements

This season focuses on Erika's lawsuit and divorce, Lisa Rinna's personal life with daughter in spotlight & her rebuilding friendship with Garcelle, Sutton & Crystal and Kyle & Garcelle on race relations, & more.

This episode with Sutton bringing Crystal the coat & we are left hanging until the end of the episode. In the morning, Garcelle continues to defend her friend Sutton as Erika defends Crystal with Lisa Rinna checking in on Sutton eventually joined by Kyle. Crystal & Garcelle go out for coffee to catch up on what happened the night at the bar. Then, we are on a boat on Lake Tahoe where Garcelle asks Erika about her husband , Tom Girardi. Crystal & Sutton talk on the boat & things simmer down again. They get home, the girls get ready for last dinner of trip, Sutton shows up with the $2,000 slippers & we learn who's had a nose job. Crystal skips dinner, Lisa tells a weird story to compare to Denise Richards situation last season, then dinner ends. Lisa & Sutton go for a swim, Garcelle makes a good point then they sit by the fire. Crystal then confides in Kyle, explaining why she was upset about the night before. The next morning the girls get ready to leave, Crystal breaks down in tears over the "weird" moment with Sutton Stracke when she brought the coat to Crystal the night before, then we get a quick cut to election day & quick cut to the girls reacting to Erika's text about her filing from divorce from her husband of 20 years Tom Girardi. This is where the episode ends.

Sources

https://www.yogitimes.com/article/what-is-the-meaning-of-sat-nam

I'm Nick Zangl (pronounced Zayn-gull), a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainstream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector. Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!

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Anti-MLM Kiki Chanel defense of Alliy Scott anti-family vlog comment & call out of radiantbritt, Savannah Marie & SincerelySharon.

Chapters 

0:00 Intro 

0:57 Mark Ramos Shoutout / Credit (comment from radiantbritt video) 

1:21 Preface 

2:06 TyraNicolee & BAMBI'S RAMBLES Shoutout / Credit 

2:55 Summary of Scandal 

3:36 Nothing New to Kiki Chanel 

4:46 Kiki Twitch Stream Comments Clip from Alliy Scott Reaction Video 

5:34 How Do I Know Kiki Chanel? 

7:14 My Defense of Kiki Chanel & Others 

10:04 My Thoughts on Kiki's Comments 

12:07 Why Would Kylie Say This? 

16:06 Anti-MLM Community 

18:03 Livestreaming Lessons Learned 

20:02 General Reactions from Other 

21:44 SincerelySharon Response 

25:02 radiantbritt Response 

25:17 Britt Responds to Mark Ramos' Comment 

26:39 radiantbritt Call Out 

30:09 Savannah Marie Comment 

31:17 Questions for You

Kiki Chanel (aka Kylie Dennison) is a Lifestyle & Commentary creator best known recently for her anti-MLM commentary & reaction videos.

Anti-MLM (or anti-Multi Level Marketing / Network Marketing / Social Selling / Direct Sales) is a community that gained traction in the subreddit r/antiMLM and is now popular on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. The community calls out unethical business practices of this historically scrutinized business model with reaction videos to team calls, criticism of product claims & income claims, and sharing horror stories from the industry. Companies often mentioned are Monat, Arbonne, Amway, Forex, Herbalife, Avon, Beachbody, Mary Kay, Rodan + Fields, Pure Romance, Paparazzi Jewelry, Pampered Chef and more.

The anti-family vlogging community is known for criticizing families appearing to exploit their children for financial gain online. The rehoming scandal of James & Myka Stauffer accelerated the growth of this community and put others in the spotlight for other questionable choices such as Bits of Bri (Brianna K), Dan & Nikki Phillippi, JesssFam, Katie Sorensen, Fathering Autism, Love Meg, The Labrant Fam, and more.

I'm Nick Zangl (pronounced Zayn-gull), a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainstream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector. Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!

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Now that the Tati Westbrook vs. Without A Crystal Ball (aka Katie Joy / KJ) lawsuit is settled, what is next for myself & others who've shared opinions on this matter?

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

1:25 Tati vs. WACB Lawsuit Settlement

5:43 Revisiting My Coverage of KJ

15:08 What is Next for Channels?

Tati Westbrook is a beauty influencer primarily known for her YouTube channel "Tati" which has amassed more than 8 million subscribers to date prior to Tati leaving YouTube after drama with fellow Beauty Tubers Jeffree Star & James Charles during Dramageddon 1 & 2 which eventually involved Comedy YouTuber Shane Dawson. Tati is also the owner & face of Halo Beauty (involved in another lawsuit with former business partner Clark Swanson) a hair, skin, & nails supplement brand, and Tati Beauty a makeup cosmetics company.

Without A Crystal Ball is a YouTube Channel hosted by Katie Joy Paulson focused on commentary around popular TLC reality shows such as '19 Kids and Counting' & 'Counting On' starring the Duggars, 'Sister Wives' starring Kody Brown, his four wives Meri, Janelle, Christine, & Robyn and their children, and 'Little People, Big World' starring the Roloffs to name a few. In addition she covers MTV Teen Mom stars Amber Portwood & Jenelle Evans Eason as well as other family vloggers such as James & Myka Stauffer and Dan & Nikki Phillippi. Recently she has been diving into commentary on fundamentalist communities as well.

This lawsuit with Tati & Katie's behavior in reaction to it added fuel to the already growing anti-Katie Joy (anti-KJ) Community containing former moderators of the Without A Crystal Ball channel and former viewers, former subscribers, & former supporters. With the lawsuit over, how will everyone involved proceed?

I'm Nick Zangl (pronounced Zayn-gull), a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainstream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector. Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!

For channel notifications, join my email list at https://www.nickzangl.com/ (be sure to click "Yes, subscribe me to this list" in confirmation email) 

You can also reach me directly via email at [email protected]

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) Season 11 Episode 3 recap & reaction. 

This season stars Erika Jayne / Girardi (wife to famous lawyer Tom Girardi of Erin Brockovich fame, currently in scandal), Kyle Richards (child star in Halloween film franchise, upcoming Halloween Kills movie, sister of child actress Kim Richards, half sister to friend of show this season Kathy Hilton, the mom of Paris Hilton & wife to Hilton heir Rick Hilton), Lisa Rinna (actress married to actor Harry Hamlin who's daughter Amelia Hamlin is dating Scott Disick), Garcelle Beauvais (co-host of 'The Real' & actress), Crystal Kung Minkoff (wife of 'The Lion King' director Rob Minkoff), Dorit Kemsley & Sutton Stracke.

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

0:55 Act 1

7:37 Act 2

16:18 Act 3

 25:20 Act 4

 33:05 Act 5

 39:18 Act 6

44:39 Live Chat Q&A / Channel Announcements

This season focuses on Erika's lawsuit and divorce, Lisa Rinna's personal life with daughter in spotlight & her rebuilding friendship with Garcelle, Sutton & Crystal and Kyle & Garcelle on race relations, & more.

This episode starts with a continuation of "I do not see color" conversation with Kyle, Crystal & Sutton where Crystal clarifies why she doesn't like that statement then Kyle & Sutton say it is upsetting to be accused of racism. Crystal thinks the idea is outdated & crosses into ageism talks. The next morning we have awkward Sutton & Crystal editing, nasally Erika & election talk from Garcelle saying she watches CNN, Erika saying Joe & Kamala will win, Lisa Rinna adding "in a landslide" & sharing her Celebrity Apprentice experience with former President Donald Trump. Sutton & Crystal touch base before heading out for activities with the group. Heading out the door, Garcelle goes to close her room sliding door bringing up the no bears for black people stereotype again. We learn Crystal was named after Crystal Gayle & Krystal Carrington, and on the way to activity Crysal talks about Kathy being a prankster & Erika points out the place with the most fugitives in America, Gardnerville, Nevada, to which the girls ask how she knows & Erika answers with "because I use to...someone told me that". They finish the activity, head home, we learn Crystal's dad passed a few years ago from Alzheimer's & Sutton's dad committed suicide 18 years ago. On the porch, Kyle talks about family genetics leading to Garcelle brings up her experience with Paris Hilton. At dinner we learn Lisa Rinna has a lip line "Rinna Beauty" & Sutton brings up the conversation with Crystal from the night before. Dorit chimes in as Crystal listens leading to a relay of incident to other side of table. They start a drinking prank leading to drama on the ride home as they re-enter the house. They attempt to clear the air, but Sutton isn't having it leading to a night ending poorly again. Crystal Kung Minkoff heads to her room for the night after calling Sutton Stracke a ridiculous human being.

Next episode they go on a boat on Lake Tahoe, Crystal & Sutton talk again, Lisa & Garcelle talk again, annnd it appears we get news about Erika's personal life shifting the storyline of the season.

Updates on California Recall Election against Governor Gavin Newsom involving Caitlyn Jenner, John Cox, & Kevin Faulconer.

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

1:33 Why Care About This Recall?

2:41 Caitlyn Jenner Campaign Updates

8:26 John Cox Campaign Updates

21:54 Kevin Faulconer Updates

30:05 Live Chat Q&A / Channel Announcements

Sources

Caitlyn Jenner Flips on Transgender Sports Issue, Wants State to Determine Who Is 'Truly Trans': https://www.newsweek.com/caitlyn-jenner-flips-transgender-sports-issue-wants-state-determine-who-truly-trans-1595662

California recall brings circus act to town: https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/05/04/california-recall-goes-into-circus-mode-1380199

California gubernatorial candidate under investigation for 1,000 lb. bear campaign mascot: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/553667-california-gubernatorial-candidate-under-investigation-for-1000?rl=1

Multimillionaire recall candidate John Cox owes consultants from failed gubernatorial bid: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-05-27/john-cox-owes-consultants-2018-gubernatorial-bid

'This might be the guy': Newsom foe Kevin Faulconer quietly had a very good May. Will it matter?: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Kevin-Faulconer-Gavin-Newsom-recall-poll-governor-16210629.php

I'm Nick Zangl (pronounced Zayn-gull), a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainstream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector. Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!

For channel notifications, join my email list at https://www.nickzangl.com/ (be sure to click "Yes, subscribe me to this list" in confirmation email) 

You can also reach me directly via email at [email protected] 

I watched the 'Friends' reunion special on HBO Max. This is my reaction & thoughts as a 'Friends' fan to the full cast being in the same room on screen for the first time in years.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:06 Pre Speculation - Expectation vs. Reality

9:53 Immediate Thoughts of Special

11:09 Favorite Parts

17:26 Lease Favorite Parts

23:44 Fan Expectations Met?

30:16 Miscellaneous Thoughts

33:30 What Type of Friends Fan Are You?

"Friends: The Reunion" also known as "The One Where They Get Back Together" brought back the original cast of the show 'Friends' to produce and star in the special alongside producers and creators of the show Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, & David Crane. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, & David Schwimmer all returned after years of not being on screen together after the final episode aired on American television in 2004. Special guests included boy band BTS, Reese Witherspoon, Kit Harrington, Malala, Cara Delavigne, Cindy Crawford, Justin Bieber, Tom Selleck & more. The show was also directed & produced by Ben Winston.

Source

https://www.hbomax.com/

I'm Nick Zangl, a California, USA based commentator sharing my opinions on news stories from four main areas: new media internet culture, mainatream media pop culture, private business sector, & public political sector. Share your take with me every week in livestream & video premiere live chats!

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) Season 11 Episode 2 recap & reaction.

This season stars Erika Jayne / Girardi (wife to famous lawyer Tom Girardi of Erin Brockovich fame, currently in scandal), Kyle Richards (child star in Halloween film franchise, upcoming Halloween Kills movie, sister of child actress Kim Richards, half sister to friend of show this season Kathy Hilton, the mom of Paris Hilton & wife to Hilton heir Rick Hilton), Lisa Rinna (actress married to actor Harry Hamlin who's daughter Amelia Hamlin is dating Scott Disick), Garcelle Beauvais (co-host of 'The Real' & actress), Crystal Kung Minkoff (wife of 'The Lion King' director Rob Minkoff), Dorit Kemsley & Sutton Stracke.

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

1:10 Act 1

7:31 Act 2

16:53 Act 3

21:43 Act 4

26:55 Act 5

35:02 Act 6

42:44 Live Chat Q&A / Channel Announcements

This season focuses on Erika's lawsuit and divorce, Lisa Rinna's personal life with daughter in spotlight & her rebuilding friendship with Garcelle, Sutton & Crystal and Kyle & Garcelle on race relations, & more.

This episode ("Two Truths and a Lie") starts with a quick wrap up on the BBQ from last episode as Garcelle heads to meet with Kyle. First scene is Erika & Sutton meeting up before Lake Tahoe group trip, where Sutton shares a story of a pilot losing his license to which Erika's reacted with shock & embarrassment, a near perfect bread crumb leading to the big story around Erika with her husband, Tom's, legal license trouble. Then, Garcelle & Kyle meet for lunch to start fresh, but Garcelle brings up how hurt she was over Kyle's accusations about her charity which quickly resolves but Garcelle asks Kyle if she would've said that to one of the white women. Next, we see Crystal at home with her kids, husband, live-in Chinese pop star brother, & housekeeper, Lucy plus her embracing the "tiger mom" cliche while bragging about husband showing how supportive of a spouse she is. We also learn Crystal loves scheduling as the glue holding the family together. Then, the girls including Kathy Hilton head to Lake Tahoe in a private jet & we learn Kathy has never been on a girls trip. Upon arrival we have room picking where the house greeter tells of ground level bear access & Garcelle makes a comment about black girls not liking bears so she won't be staying on that level. We also see the girls having to carry their own suitcases to their rooms because of the pandemic situation limiting help. Kathy & Kyle then talk about the time they weren't talking after Kyle made a show about their life growing up. Then, as Kyle attempts to cook dinner for the girls, Crystal makes Kyle a margarita as a self proclaimed tough critic married to a Mexican when Crystal says she feels a kindred spirit with Mexicans because she grew up in Los Angeles. Girl chat before eating dinner leads to poking fun at Kyle & Kathy & Erika chiming in. Sutton gifted flasks at dinner table after Kyle burned the salmon & we learn Kyle's sisters call her Doogie. The second to last scene leads to a game of Two Truths and a Lie where Crystal, Sutton, Erika, & Kathy share where Crystal Kung Minkoff reveals she used to work at an escort agency. After splitting up for the night Lisa Rinna & Garcelle continue talks of their friendship where race is brought up by Garcelle again. In another room, Kyle, Sutton & Crystal talk about the Garcelle lunch with Kyle racial stereotypes come up too. The episode ends with a cliff hanger of Crystal asking Sutton "Are you the I don't see color girl?".

Next episode appears to show Crystal & Sutton's relationship taking a nose dive & Garcelle talking negatively about Paris Hilton to her mom Kathy Hilton.

J-Rod Breakup, "Bennifer" Reunion, A-Rod Makeup, Prince Harry First Amendment Comments & Elliot Page Shirtless Instagram controversy.

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

0:54 J-Rod Breakup

3:30 "Bennifer" Reunion

8:56 A-Rod Men's Makeup Product

18:55 Prince Harry First Amendment Comments

23:52 Elliot Page Instagram

28:08 Live Chat Q&A / Channel Announcements

First, we covered Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez officially breaking up after a break up & get back together (talked about in my last video on the topic), then news of Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez back in contact renewing interest in a "Bennifer" reunion from early 2000's, reminiscent of Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt were pictured together at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards backstage in early 2020, and most recent news of Alex Rodriguez announced a men's makeup line product as part of his partnership with company he is partnered with alongside now ex J-Lo Hims & Hers.

Then, we talk about Prince Harry's comments about the first amendment here in his new home of the United States of America (Montecito, California to be exact). He said the following on actor Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, "I don't want to start sort of going down the First Amendment route because that's a huge subject and one in which I don't understand because I've only been here a short period of time, but, you can find a loophole in anything. And you can capitalize or exploit what’s not said rather than uphold what is said. I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers."

Last, we talk about actor Elliot Page's (formerly actress Ellen page) first shirtless Instagram photo as a man after having top surgery and the controversy surrounding it on the lines of double standards of men and women on what each can show in posts on the social media platform

Sources:

Hims & Hers: Alex Rodriguez Launches Makeup for Men: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/05/21/hims-hers-alex-rodriguez-launches-makeup-men/ 

ALEX RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER LOPEZ HIMS & HERS INVESTMENT PAYS WITH OAKTREE SPAC: https://www.sportico.com/business/finance/2021/alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-hims-hers-1234620161/ 

Elliot Page shares shirtless photo 5 months after coming out as trans: https://pagesix.com/2021/05/24/elliot-page-shares-shirtless-photo-after-coming-out-as-tra

Some of my thoughts & lessons learned so far as a creator + channel news / updates.

Chapters

0:00 Intro & Welcome

1:54 Creator Thoughts & Lessons So Far

7:09 Channel News

15:09 Message to New Viewers

15:54 Message to Rumble Watchers & Podcast Listeners