Super Awkward Funcast

The Elephant in the Room

In this episode, I go over the President Trump sequel, the plastic problem, the escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war, the good Diddy news, the new old foodborne illness issues and much more.

 

This is an audio only version of the live stream episode of the Super Awkward Funcast and you can go here if you want the visuals: Super Awkward Funcast: The Elephant in the Room. Sources are in the show notes of the video

 

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October Surprise

Here's my special birthday edition of the Funcast and boy, did I get a lot of gifts this year. First, there was a huge Trump rally at MSG on my actual birthday, then there was a whole news cycle complaining about a roast comic bombing in his set, then Joe Biden called either the comedian or all Trump supporters garbage. That was all in one week! Also, Israel is still bombing Iran. Let's dive in!

 

 

SOURCES:

 

 

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Full Remarks at Trump Rally at Madison Square Garden in New York

 

My Twitter Post

 

President Biden calls Trump supporters "garbage"

 

LIVE: White House holds press briefing | NBC News

 

Puerto Rico Trash Problem: Understanding the Crisis and Working Toward Solutions

 

Vice President Harris Responds to President Biden's 'Garbage' Comments

 

How Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment unfolded

 

Israel News

 

Harris And Trump’s Biggest Celebrity Endorsements: LeBron James Says Harris Is His ‘Clear’ Choice

 

EXTRA SOURCE: "AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A DIDDY PARTY"

 

Elon Musk Says There will be more robots than people by 2040

 

Elon Musk unveils Tesla's Optimus humanoid helper robots | USA TODAY

 

 

 

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Dirty Money Laundering

Diddy was indicted, the US government keeps funding Israel which is invading Lebanon and continues the Ukraine money laundering operation, NC is fucked and more happened this month. Let's dive in!

NOTE: This is the edited version of the live broadcast.

 

SOURCES:

 

Biden administration asks Congress to surge Secret Service funding in "anomaly" request

 

Sean Combs Arrested in Manhattan After Grand Jury Indictment

 

Appeals court upholds sex crimes conviction of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

 

Ghislaine Maxwell sent to 'low security' Tallahassee prison for role in Epstein sex-trafficking ring

 

‘Her life is going to be hell’: Inside the ‘notorious’ Brooklyn prison Ghislaine Maxwell will remain until her trial next July

 

Kevin Hart’s Ambitious Vegan Fast-Food Chain Suddenly Closed All Locations Overnight

 

Kevin Hart Caught on Camera in Diddy 'Freak Off' Video: Comic's Boozy N-Word Rant Revealed — Before Female Partygoer's Hair Catches FIRE in Kinky Bathroom Set-Up

 

Sean "Diddy" Combs Left SPEECHLESS on Oscars 2022 Red Carpet | E! Red Carpet & Award Shows

 

Diddy takes over hosting of the Oscars, he is Moving on with LOVE’ 🖤🏆 night. #Oscars #shorts

 

Latest Security Assistance for Ukraine Announced, White House Directs DOD to Allocate Remaining Appropriations

 

Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package

 

DOD Enhances Middle East Defense Posture

 

WHITTINGTON/CHENEY

 

Trump on warning to Iran for threatening political candidates

 

 

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Kamala Told 'Em Not To Come

Let's examine the new emperor with no clothes (Kamala Harris) in her coronation and interview from the end of last month, the latest privacy-related political persecution of a social media CEO and the effect it has on the industry and more in this brand new episode.

 

 

 

SOURCES:

 

WATCH: Democratic National Convention - Day 4 Coverage

 

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz CNN interview (part 1): Plan for first day in office

 

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz CNN interview (part 2): Israel-Hamas war

 

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz CNN interview (part 3): Biden conversation about dropping out

 

Kamala Harris tells migrants 'do not come' during talks in Guatemala

 

Telegram CEO arrested in France for allegedly failing to mitigate criminal activity on platform

 

What is Telegram and why has its founder Pavel Durov been arrested?

 

Telegram co-founder faces criminal charges as Europe cracks down on social media

 

Trusted News Initiative

 

Trusted News Initiative announces plans to tackle harmful Coronavirus disinformation

 

Hillary Clinton Calls Fake News a 'Danger'

 

 

 

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Trump’s In, Biden’s Out and Harris is the New Hillary

A lot happened this month. Trump was almost assassinated, Biden finally realized where he was and why he shouldn't stay there, the mainstream media crowned a new un-Democratic nominee, the largest global IT outage ever fucked up a lot of people's days and more. Let's discuss!

 

ANNOUNCEMENT: As much as it pains me to do this, I will no longer pay to host the Funcast on Podbean starting in January of 2025. I've had it here since 2013. Then I will make it available on YouTube. So listen to all the episodes while they're still archived. Thanks again for being so cool and listening for 11+ years.    

 

SOURCES:     

 

07/30/24: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre  

 

07/31/24: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre  

 

Global IT outage grounds planes and sends broadcasters off air    

 

Delta hires law firm following software outage, seeking compensation from Microsoft, CrowdStrike    

 

Some Black Americans Will Forsake Family & Friends For VP Kamala Harris While Others Laugh    

 

Migos on ILoveMakonnen comments: 'We love all people, gay or straight'    

 

 

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Assange Freed, Journalism Dead

The moment so many of us have been advocating for has finally happened. Julian Assange is free. But at what cost? Find out all about why his plea deal was a win for the US government and how it killed journalism in this important episode. RIP. 

 

SOURCES:

 

 

WikiLeaks video 'shows US attack'

 

 

Julian Assange LIVE: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Lands in Canberra | Stella Assange | N18G

 

 

Report: Hillary Clinton considered drone attack on Julian Assange

 

 

Julian Assange leaves jail on his way to enter plea deal with the U.S.

 

 

Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 (1917-1918)

 

 

Plea Agreement

 

 

The injustice of Julian Assange’s guilty plea (OPINION)

 

 

Inside The Assange Plea Deal: Why The US Government Abruptly Ended The Case

 

 

Department of State Daily Press Briefing - June 26, 2024 - 1:15 PM

 

 

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We Need To Talk About Kevin

Let’s talk about Kevin Spacey’s redemption arc, his new vocal supporters, his connection to Ghislaine Maxwell, the new Hollywood sacrifice (Diddy), the new ”her” app and how that went and the Presidential shenanigans.     Join me for a special live stream with friend of the show and a force of nature herself Shelly Olmstead of AM Wakeup. (AM Wakeup)

 

Note: Sorry for the audio issues. I fixed them best I could.

 

SOURCES:

 

Let Me Be Frank

 

KTWK

 

1-800 XMAS

 

Being Frank With Tucker

 

Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations ‘exploded’ his career

 

UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 years

 

Kevin Spacey finally breaks his silence and lashes out at accusers: “I’ve got nothing left to hide!”

 

Kevin Spacey says he's 'enormously pleased' amid support from Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson

 

/slicer-videos/kivi/kevin spacey's brother interview.mp4

 

Simply Simon

 

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seen on video assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016

 

Sean "Diddy" Combs apologizes after video of alleged attack is released

 

Introducing GPT-4o

 

Say hello to GPT-4o

 

Scarlett Johansson Says She Was ‘Shocked’ and ‘Angered’ Over OpenAI’s Use of a Voice That Was ‘Eerily Similar to Mine’

 

International court seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leader Sinwar on war crimes charges

 

 

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The Biometric System

Back with an update on the European vacation, an impromptu reaction to this year's comic (?) at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a Tik-Tok ban summary and more.

 

SOURCES: 

 

Colin Jost complete remarks at 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)

 

TSA BIOMETRICS STRATEGY For Aviation Security & the Passenger Experience

 

What You Should Know About Biometrics and Delta

 

Biden signs a bill that could ban TikTok — after the 2024 election

 

H.R.815 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

 

 

 

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Monthly Update with Elle Latham

Join Elle for an extensive update on Ghislaine Maxwell, social media shenanigans, Ukraine money laundering (again), the "Rust" criminal trials and much more.

 

SOURCES:

 

Ghislaine Maxwell case back in court as she appeals 2021 sex trafficking conviction

 

Faber Report: Likelihood of total TikTok ban

 

 

LIVE: White House holds press briefing | NBC News

 

 

US announces new $300 million military aid package for Ukraine

 

 

Oscars 2024: John Cena in the buff, Emma Stone’s dress and Ryan Gosling as Ken

 

 

Oscars 2024: the full list of winners

 

 

'Rust' Armorer Says She Just 'F****d Up' Whole Career Minutes After Shooting | TMZ

 

 

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting

 

 

VERDICT REACHED: Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting — NM v. Hannah Gutierrez — Day 10

 

 

Alec Baldwin Accuses Prosecutors of Misconduct: 'Rust' Shooting Update

 

 

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial: Who is on the witness list?

 

 

Nigeria, Rwanda use digital ID for social welfare payments

 

 

Ukrainian digital ID app Diia goes open-source

 

 

 

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Super Awkward 2024 SAG Awards Funcast

Here is a deep dive into the 30th Annual SAG Awards with a review of not only the nominees but also the propaganda as well as the shit show Netflix live stream. It's a rare awards edition of the podcast. Strap in! It's gonna be a wild one.

 

 

SOURCE:

 

Alan Ruck grateful ‘nobody was killed’ in multicar crash at Hollywood pizzeria

 

 

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