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And let's just jump into it.
You fake, face-having son of a bitch.
That incredibly weird sentence is actually
at the core of three different stories today.
The first being last week, you might have seen the news
of Bruce Willis sold the rights to his likeness
to the Deepfake company, Deep Cake.
This, he had previously agreed for his space to be used
in just a single commercial the company had made last year.
And many were like, yeah, this new deal,
allowing Deep Cake to seemingly use Bruce Willis
whenever they want to from now on seems to make sense.
We've seen similar deals recently
like James Earl Jones giving the okay for his voice archives
to be used to AI generate the voice of Darth Vader
and the Star Wars franchise.
But in the case of Bruce, I'm talking about this today
because it turns out it's not true.
(buzzer rings)
Fake news.
With both parties publicly denying it.
And so, if you have a friend telling the story
that you now know to be un-not true,
dunk on 'em so hard that they feel so much shame
they start reading past headlines
and researching a little further.
But, bring us to story number two.
There are still controversies around deepfakes,
which isn't surprising
because 99% of the time we see a deepfake,
it's not with the original person's approval.
With YouTube creator, author and do-everything person,
Hank Green tweeting about deepfakes on YouTube,
pointing out that there is a channel out there
that parodies Mark Rober and Nile Red
using AI generated voices and deepfake technology
to put them in comedic situations.
Hank's first point is there are ways
people are going to do this much worse,
more mean spirited and more exploitative.
And two, the the channel in question
recently got a sponsorship
from Mark Rober's main competitor.
Like we talked about last week,
Mark Rober has CrunchLabs, a fantastic thing,
especially if you have kids.
And so, I think rightly, there is a concern
that you have people out there using his image
with thumbnails that obviously bring in his audience.
And not only are they making money,
but they're doing so by promoting someone
that competes with Mark.
But then finally, with story number three,
we got the answer to what happens
when you become massively famous by using a fake face
and then you show your real face
with one of the biggest creators in the world.
Minecraft, YouTuber Dream doing a face reveal
over the weekend after a very interesting social media blitz
from many other top creators
in the spaces face with them posting reactions.
It just generating so much attention
until he finally revealed it
in a live stream to 1.4 million people concurrently.
And as of recording this video,
it's only been 16 hours and it has 19 million views.
And while generally this was a very positive thing,
something that garnered a lot of attention
was the negativity.
Saw a number of reactions and viral posts
making fun of how he looked,
things like he's ugly was trending.
You also had people looking at his face
and saying whether it looked gay or not.
Their words, not mine.
And my reaction to this, maybe I'm gonna sound crazy here
but does everyone know
you don't have to tweet every thought
that you have in your dumb fucking head?
I understand, I'm not gonna say things like
"Does everyone know it's free to be nice?"
It's also free to be mean
and I'll be ruthlessly mean for the right reasons.
But why be so fucking negative
and mean about something so inconsequential?
Like maybe it's just because like I don't follow him.
I'm not like a fan in that way,
but he just looks like a guy.
Because he doesn't match the image in your head
that you made, all of a sudden you gotta be fucking cruel?
But also I feel like I had to remind myself
before I got too worked up.
Like when you're dealing with these kind of numbers, right?
19 actually as I was recording, it's now 20 million people
have seen that video and countless others
on social media platforms are gonna see it in other ways.
When you're dealing with those kind of numbers,
even when there's only a small percentage of assholes,
that's a lot of assholes.
Like even if only 1% of the people that saw this
we're being assholes and we've all been on the internet,
we know the number is not just 1%.
That would be 200,000 people.
Which I guess to say,
because there's so much attention on the people
roasting him on Twitter,
that something can be much smaller
even though it feels much bigger.
But also, fuck those people.
Hey, that's my opinion.
I love your faces and you let me know yours.
And then if you were confused by the statement
it's okay to be mean if you're mean to the right people.
I'm talking about guys like this.
This D bag is apex legend streamer Official Glaucoma
and he's in the news because he was berating his wife
on Twitch again, apparently.
This is my first time learning about him.
Apparently this is not his first run through.
Let's look at the clip in question.
- What were you doing outside?
Were you looting?
- I'm not.
- Sooka, it doesn't take that long!
So you were looting!
But there's enemies inside that they were fighting!
Why are you allowing them to loot?
You just, you keep doing this shit over and over!
You keep just allowing people to loot
and get shit off.
Like I don't get it!
I get if you need an armor swap, get an armor swap.
But you're in there like taking your time.
Like did you forget that they were fighting another enemy?
- I did not loot.
- Sooka, who were they fighting then?
Sooka, who were they fighting?
- I thought that was the last team.
- Sooka, why are you sitting there thinking that?
- I stopped talking to the other guy.
- No Sooka, why Sooka, no, no, no.
Right there!
- Tell me you have a tiny dick
without telling me you have a tiny dick.
Also little fun thing with this story,
when his chat actually called him out
in the live stream for how he was treating his wife,
he had a very interesting comeback.
(laughs)
- I'm not treating my significant other like that.
I treat my wife amazing, thank you very much.
All right, do you want to know more about my wife
and the country she's from
and the how she knows how women are actually treated
compared to, you know the free worlds of, you know,
the Western society?
Why don't you go over to her channel and fucking ask her?
(laughs)
- Yeah, you fucking idiots.
You think I'm a bad guy 'cause I screamed at my wife
for a while?
There are women in other parts of the world
that like they get attacked for, you know,
wearing the wrong clothes.
That is apparently where the bar is.
How has anyone ever let you inside of them?
A wife, who by the way, he's done this too, before.
There was an article at the end of May this year.
One of the worst parts of that article reading,
"The incident takes an even darker turn
"after the streamer tells chat
"that his wife picks at her knuckles until she bleeds
"due to stress, seemingly oblivious to the possibility
"that his behavior could be contributing to that."
But to me, that's not the darkest part
because the article continues.
"The Twitter account of the woman in the video
"is filled with a series of self-blaming tweets
"stating things like it's all my fault.
"And I have shown so much ego and attitude."
How does this monster have an audience?
Yeah, this is just starting to gain traction
as I was filming today.
We'll see what happens from here.
But looking at this, especially as a child
who witnessed domestic violence,
if this is what he does when he knows a fucking camera's on,
I don't know what he's doing when it's off.
And then a 14 year old was denied life-saving medication
due to Arizona's abortion ban.
So last week a judge in Arizona ruled
that an abortion law that is literally from 1864
can take effect in the state,
officially banning almost all abortions
after the 15th week of pregnancy with some exceptions,
like if the person's life is in danger,
but not in the case of rape or incest.
And then, according to reports,
you have this girl whose name is Emma Thompson.
She has debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis
which has kept her in and out of the hospital
for most of her life for years.
Emma has been taking a drug called methotrexate
or MTX to make the disease more manageable
with her mother telling local outlets
that the drug has had an incredible impact
on her daughter's life saying,
"It's her first year and she's in high school
"and it feels like a dream.
"She's not in a wheelchair.
"She has a social life and friends
"for the first time and a life
"all young people should have."
But the thing with MTX is that in higher doses,
it's used to end ectopic pregnancies.
Though incredibly notable here,
child's physician, Dr. Deborah Jane Power said in a tweet
"The dose is so low it would take months
"to collect enough for the purpose of an abortion."
Also telling reporters that while older women in Arizona
have had delays in getting medication
since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,
this was her first pediatric patient
who was denied the essential medication by a pharmacist
and adding, "The pharmacist said the patient is 14.
"So we feel she was worried
"that the patient could be pregnant
"and using methotrexate for abortion purposes.
"Walgreens, the pharmacy that denied the medication,
"also making a statement saying
"that the company's focus is meeting the needs of patients
"but the trigger laws in various states
"require additional steps
"for dispensing certain prescriptions."
You've got a lot of confusion, a lot of fear,
but there is a little bit of good news
if we wanna call it that,
even though this situation shouldn't be happening.
The good news is that Power said
that she fought for the patient
and was eventually able to secure a refill for this month
and has taken other steps telling one outlet
"We've filed complaints with the State Board of Pharmacy."
And adding, "We will notify
"the American College of Rheumatology.
"We will write the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
"Congress and the Senate."
But still, and she's justified here,
she's worried about the future
and the impact Arizona's abortion law
will have on access to essential care.
And unfortunately, it's very likely
we're going to just see more and more of this.
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And then 125 people are now dead
because of this soccer match that happened over the weekend.
It took place Saturday night in Indonesia.
Thousands of people pack into the stadium
to watch two teams play.
The home team loses three to two.
You see fans then pour onto the field, notably most,
if not all, supporting the home team
since the organizer's banned the other team's fans
from attending in an effort to prevent brawls.
But that decision apparently backfired
because instead you just have an entire stadium
full of exclusively one team's fans
and they're furious at their side for losing.
So some reportedly throw bottles
and other objects at the players
and football officials with at least five cop cars
being toppled inside a blaze outside the stadium
which then led to the Riot Police who were there
to begin hitting people with shields
and batons according to eyewitnesses.
Then firing tear gas directly into the crowd
and even into the stands, causing absolute mayhem.
(screaming crowds)
As pure chaos and confusion, as hoards of people,
many of them now blinded by the tear gas,
are desperately going for the exits
with the stampede quickly killing 34 people
either by trampling or suffocation
including two police officers and possibly some children.
But those were just the immediate numbers
with many brutally hurt and rushed to nearby hospitals.
And as patients passed away,
that number reached at least 125 people.
And as many as 300 others sustaining non-fatal injuries.
It's a horrible, horrible tragedy.
And many are now asking who's to blame?
With many right now pointing their finger at the police
because as some human rights groups have pointed out,
tear gas is actually prohibited by FIFA.
Plus, you're supposed to deploy it
to put distance between you and the crowd
and disperse them in an intended direction
not just indiscriminately fire it
into a packed secure location like a football stadium.
But then you also have people pointing fingers
at the event organizers who printed around 42,000 tickets
for a stadium that can only seat 38,000.
You've also got East Java's police chief
defending the use of tear gas, saying,
"We have already done a preventative action
"before finally firing the tear gas
"as fans began to attack the police,
"acting anarchichally and burning vehicles."
Finally, you have the government saying
that they're going to establish a commission to
investigate the incident and promising to identify
the officers at fault within days.
The chief security minister also adding that the cops
suspected of committing wrongful acts of violence
would be criminally charged.
But notably with all this, it is important to note
that this is not new to Indonesia, right?
Dozens of people have died from football-related violence
since the 1990s.
And back in 1964, football referee in Peru
made an unpopular call that caused a riot
killing at least 300.
But of course, with all this, I'd love to hear your thoughts
and I mean, I feel like I'm just still processing it.
The immensity of this tragedy, it's mind boggling.
Also, what's mind boggling is the stupidity
of that crowd control response.
And then you pair that with the insanity of sports fans.
It's just, it's so much pointless death.
And then Ukraine called on Russian troops
to get a tattoo of their name so they can contact
the relatives when they inevitably die.
This comes as Russian forces
are now having to call in airstrikes via social media.
Also, Elon Musk introduces peace plan today
and it very clearly shows that being the richest man
doesn't also mean you are the smartest.
In fact, Ukraine's ambassador to Germany
told him to fuck off
and that no Ukrainian will buy his Tesla crap.
You also had President Zelensky asking,
"Which Elon Musk do you like more?
"One who supports Ukraine or one who supports Russia?"
Also, Estonia called on the West
to not give in to Russia's nuclear blackmail
saying you don't negotiate with terrorists
and Ukraine can't, won't stop
as they continue to liberate cities
in the north and south as they inch closer to her Kherson.
And then the new season of Supreme Court just dropped in.
And I'm excited to see where it goes from here.
This year, of course, there was a casting change.
There's also the question of what's next for the plot.
You know, they left us last season realizing
oh shit, precedent, doesn't matter
and we have a bunch of liars on the court.
Based off the previews, this could be an explosive season.
For the first case the court will hear,
this term involves a major environmental dispute
that will determine the scope of governmental authority
under the Clean Water Act
which is a decision that could have a massive impact
on US water quality at a time
when it feels like there's water crisis
after water crisis due to climate change.
And all this comes amid increasing concerns
about federal inaction regarding climate change,
especially after the Supreme Court significantly
limited the government's power to act in this area
in its last term.
You've also got some of the most anticipated cases
centering around race.
This including a pair of cases
that challenge affirmative action programs
at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
While for more than four decades,
the high court has repeatedly upheld
that race can be a factor in college admissions
to ensure a more equitable student body.
Now with the court's conservative super majority,
it could very well undo 40 years of precedence.
SCOTUS is also set to hear a case
that could significantly undermine key voting protections
for minorities set under the Voting Rights Act.
That case stemming from a lower court's opinion
that invalidated Alabama's congressional map
for violating a provision in the RA
that prohibits voting rules
that discriminate on the basis of race.
And that, after the state drew its maps,
only one out of its seven congressional districts
was majority black.
Which sounds like, okay, whatever.
Until you learn that nearly one in every three
voting age residents in the state are black.
Also in the note of gerrymandering in elections,
the justices will hear a case
that could have a profound impact
on the very nature of American democracy.
That matter, centering around a decision
by the North Carolina Supreme Court
to strike down the Republican drawing congressional map
on the grounds that it amounted to an illegal gerrymander
that violated the state's constitution.
With the North Carolina GOP appealing that decision
to the Supreme Court
and arguing that the US Constitution's election clause
gives state legislatures almost total control
over how federal elections are carried out in their state.
And this is one of the biggest things
to remember from this story.
That is a theory called
independent state legislature doctrine.
And as NPR explains, "That argument,
"in its most extreme form, would mean that no state court
"and no state agency could interfere
"with the state legislature's version of election rules
"regardless of the rules set down
"in the state constitution."
In other words, if the Supreme Court
sides with the North Carolina Republicans,
they would essentially be giving state legislatures
unchecked power on how voting maps are designed
and elections are administrative
which is fucking terrifying.
And while there are a ton
of other very, very significant cases,
and I can't hit on them all,
the last one that I wanna touch on today
could have huge implications for the LGBTQ+ community
and civil rights more broadly.
What we have with this case, you had a web designer
in Colorado who refused to design websites
for same sex couples because she believes
that it violates her right to religious freedom.
That belief, however,
goes against a Colorado non-discrimination law
that bans businesses that provide public services
from denying those services to customers
based on sexual orientation or identity.
And so as a result, you have this woman arguing
that the Colorado law violates her right to free speech
under the First Amendment.
And so if the high court rules and her favor, yes,
it massively undermines protections
for the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado
and likely other states with similar laws.
But many experts say that it could go far beyond that
with one explaining that
if the court holds that this woman is correct in her claim
that there is a free speech right
to selectively choose her customers
based on the messages she wants to endorse,
then under that law, people could deny services
to people of color
because that would be a message of endorsement.
But the main thing with all this,
we have a ton of high stakes cases on the dock at this term
and this all coming at a time
where the legitimacy of the court is being questioned
in a historic way.
And I mean, a new poll found
that the Supreme Court's approval rating
has sunk to a record low.
But that is where that story and actually today's show ends.
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