- 'Sup, you beautiful bastards?
It's Monday, my name's Philip DeFranco.
There's a lot of news that's happened,
so let's just jump into it.
And the first thing that we're gonna talk about today
is this absolutely brutal and horrific attack
that happened over the weekend,
and I don't care if you don't like the guy,
but former Trump attorney, Rudy Giuliani,
was viciously attacked over the weekend
while he was out in public.
And rather than trying to describe what happened,
I'm gonna let Rudy Giuliani speak for himself.
He talked about this, he was outspoken about this attack,
and I'll play it on top of the footage
we now have of the incident.
But I do wanna warn you, if you're with children,
you might want them to leave the room now.
- [Rudy] I come outta the men's room,
a group of people are around me, hugging me, kissing me,
telling me Andrew's great,
and all of a sudden I feel a shot on my back,
like somebody shot me.
I went forward, but luckily I didn't fall down,
lucky I'm a 78-year-old in pretty good shape,
'cause if I wasn't, I'd have hit the ground
and probably cracked my skull.
- Absolutely vicious.
And for the three dense people watching,
obviously I'm joking,
Giuliani obviously over-exaggerating what happened,
but also at the same time,
it's not okay to touch people,
which is why you had people like Hasan Piker writing,
"Every outlet that covered this as a strike, a hit,
a slap, is fucking criminal,
and basically working for Giuliani, by the way."
And then sharing the video and saying,
"This is what every outlet called a strike,
punch or assault yesterday."
But also, I will interject, not technically fake news,
because that guy that some have called it a slap,
some have said it's like a back pat.
The report said that he was actually charged
with second-degree assault.
Though, recent updates say that they were downgraded
to misdemeanor charges of assault in the third degree,
menacing in the third degree,
and harassment in the second degree.
And well, of course with this story,
I'd love to know your thoughts,
I do wanna end on the note of,
obviously, Giuliani is exaggerating like a motherfucker,
like, he's acting like a soccer player that got touched.
But also, probably keep your hands to your fucking self.
I get that lot of people, like myself,
think that Rudy Giuliani is a scumbag,
but you would have a different reaction
if like, someone did this to Nancy Pelosi or an AOC.
Though, and while it's anecdotal,
I will say it's very interesting
that I've seen a number of people who are like,
up in arms about what happened to Rudy Giuliani here,
have among other things mocked and dismissed the idea
that there was violence on January 6th
against all those capital police,
which, quick aside,
there's gonna be a surprise January 6th hearing tomorrow,
but yeah, main point,
keep your hands to your fucking self.
Though, I will say there was an incident that happened
that I don't blame the person for not keeping their hands
to themselves, even though it's illegal,
and I technically could not say that someone should do this.
And before you judge me, let me explain the situation.
So you've got 22-year-old Desean Brown,
who prosecutors allege stabbed his girlfriend to death
back in 2020, and then threw her 3-year-old son
into the Ohio river where he drowned.
The body was reportedly never recovered
and all that was found was a stroller
and a Paw Patrol blanket with blood on it.
So recently, Brown goes to a pretrial hearing
for a motion in his murder case,
and one of the people there is the son's father,
Tonio Hughes.
The video then capturing Hughes' rush
to the front of the courtroom where the defense table is,
and just start pummeling Brown in the side of his head.
And you see him getting subdued by court officers,
but then lunging at Brown again
after getting back on his feet.
With this resulting in him being removed from court,
charged with contempt and given seven days in jail.
While what he did was wrong in the eyes of the law,
if you look on social media,
most people have the dad's back here,
with many suggesting that the officer
should have let him get a few more hits in.
But even if you see the people saying
that he was in the wrong here,
many empathize with the dad,
or saying that they understand it,
but he should have just let the justice system
handle the punishment.
And so with this story,
I wanna pass the question off to you.
Because while the situation is unimaginable,
I think back to something that I said,
I think even before I had kids.
In a similar situation as a parent,
I don't know how you don't do this.
And if I was a betting man,
I think that this father understood
that what he was doing was technically wrong legally,
that he was going to have to pay consequences.
But he saw that as a transaction to be able
to put hands on this fucking monster.
And as a parent, I can't help but understand that.
Then, let's talk about the Supreme Court,
Washington football coach, Joseph Kennedy,
and his relationship with the big G-O-D.
Because if you don't remember him,
he was the guy that lost his job
after praying at the end of games.
He was hired by Bremerton High School back in 2008.
And for years, he would kneel at the 50-yard line
and pray with students often joining him,
and since it's a public school, it didn't want to look
like it was endorsing specific religious views.
So in 2015, they ask him to stop.
He doesn't, and so, eventually,
they put him on paid administrative leave.
And then, Kennedy's response is to not reapply
for a new contract.
Instead, he sues the school district
and takes the case all the way to the Supreme Court,
setting up a legal battle to decide
which constitutional principal takes precedence here:
separation of church and state for a government institution,
or freedom of expression
for an employee of that institution.
And to oversimplify for time,
the school essentially argued that the public nature
of Kennedy's prayers put pressure on the students
to join him, and saying that he was acting
in his capacity as a public employee, not a private citizen.
But, Kennedy's lawyers argue
that such an all-encompassing definition
of his job duties would deny him his right
to self-expression on school grounds.
And as we saw today,
the Supreme Court, split six to three,
ruled in favor of Kennedy,
saying that the Constitution granted him the right to pray
at the 50-yard line at the end of school football games.
And this is very notable,
because it appears that the conservative justices
are kind of throwing out 60 years of history.
And not only did the Court,
back when it had a different makeup in 2019,
not take this case,
the Court generally opposed prayer in public schools,
at least when it was officially required
or part of a formal ceremony.
Like the Supreme Court decision in 2000
that ruled that organized prayers
led by high school students at football games
were unconstitutional.
And so now with this ruling,
you have some attacking it,
saying that it weakens the separation of church and state.
Though, you have some suggesting to use this
as a protest method.
People saying things like,
"Church of Satan will be holding prayer service
at the 50-yard line of your local high school at noon.
Thank you, Supreme Court."
Which I will say it'll be interesting to see
if we see anything happen.
Are people wondering,
are the schools and people that like this decision today,
are they gonna have the same kind of energy
when someone whips out a prayer rug on the 50-yard line?
But, on the other side you have
the likes of Republican Congress member, Ronnie Jackson,
hailing this as a victory for freedom of religion,
as well as Mike Pompeo, Trump's former Secretary of State,
adding, "I'm excited to build on this victory
and continue securing our inalienable right
to religious freedom."
And so with everyone reacting and sounding off here,
I'd love to hear from you
in those comments down below on this.
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Then, with Roe v. Wade being overturned,
despite a healthy majority of Americans
saying that it should be legal all or most of the time,
and in fact, 85% saying that it should be legal
in at least some circumstances,
we saw people voicing their outrage.
With that, of course, including all you beautiful bastards
being a part of that conversation on the Friday PDS,
as well as just so many others over the weekend.
- We must start right now to be relentless,
to restore and guarantee all of our rights here
in the United States of America.
I, myself, when I was about 22 or 23 years old,
was raped while I was living here in New York City.
I had to take a pregnancy test in a public bathroom
in Midtown Manhattan.
And when I sat there, waiting for what the result would be,
all I could think was, thank God I have at least a choice.
- I'm devastated and terrified.
And so many women and so many girls
are going to die because of this.
I wanted to dedicate this next song
to the five members of the Supreme Court
who have showed us that at the end of the day,
they truly don't give a shit about freedom.
(crowd cheers)
- This court has lost legitimacy.
They have burned whatever legitimacy
they may still have had.
- [Philip] With so many women,
including the likes of Taylor Swift,
saying they're absolutely terrified in that this decision
strips away years of fighting for rights,
as well as supporters like Ethan Klein,
adding, "Forced birth is violence,"
while calling out the Justices responsible
for overturning Roe.
And since this massive news came down on Friday,
we've seen abortion providers canceling appointments
out of fear, a surge of demand for abortion pills,
and people like AOC proposing
that the Biden administration start making moves.
- Open abortion clinics on federal lands
in the United States right now!
Right now! (crowd cheers)
- And while it's well known what Biden won't support,
like pushing his party to abolish the filibuster,
or expand the Supreme Court,
you have people waiting to see what he will support
as more and more states impose restrictions
on abortion rights.
And so, I wanna talk about medication.
Because one, at the very least you have Biden saying
he will fight state efforts to ban
the FDA approved abortion pill,
which are approved for use for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy,
with Attorney General, Merrick Garland,
saying in a statement,
"The FDA has approved the use
of the medication Mifepristone."
And saying, "States may not ban it based
on disagreements with the FDA's expert judgment."
So you should definitely expect to see
a massive legal battle play out there.
But, I also wanna talk about medication because two,
while I would never tell you what to do,
especially on a topic like this,
where we don't know what's gonna be legal or not illegal,
I will say that other people have been pointing others
to mayday.health and detailing there,
if you're concerned about if you can get
the abortion pill or not, like if you live in a red state,
and again, I, Philip DeFranco, am not saying
that this is legally safe and sound,
but rather others are noting that you can actually create
a mail forwarding address in a blue state
using a service like iPostal, AnyTime Mailbox or PostScan.
And then, just request abortion pills
to that forwarding address through a telehealth provider
like a Hey Jane, and in five days your medication
would be left at your address in discreet packaging.
But, if you're like, "Phil, that sounds absolutely bonkers."
I will say to you, you can fact check
what these other people are saying
by going to any of the sites I'm mentioning,
by clicking their links in the description down below.
But yeah, very interesting information on something
that is definitely gonna be one of the big battleground,
especially, because the majority of abortions in the U.S.
as of 2020 are actually medication abortions.
Though, our numbers actually pale in comparison
to some European countries where you actually
see numbers around 90% done with pills.
But with this, I do want you to understand
that if Republicans get their way in these midterms,
into a greater degree in 2024, this is just a stop gap.
A temporary fix.
Many Republicans have said their version of like,
what house minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, said.
- As encouraging as today's decision is,
our work is far from done.
- With many saying a number of things
regarding their next big push.
Things like restricting the ability to cross state lines
for a procedure, even wanting a national ban,
even though apparently it was about state's rights.
But honestly, I mean, you look at Clarence Thomas,
like that's not just an opinion.
That is a roadmap for what he wants Republicans to do next.
It is all on the table right now.
And at the meantime, at the state level,
Republicans are moving very quickly
to limit abortion access.
Just since Friday, as of recording,
16 states have banned abortions,
impacting a total of 16 million people.
And this situation is really fluid
because while more and more states are enacting these bans,
there are lots of ongoing legal battles.
Hell, just today, trigger laws in Louisiana and Utah
were temporarily blocked by judges,
but even as litigation plays out,
many other states are also moving forward with restrictions.
Reportedly, five additional states have pre-Roe laws
banning abortion, which could potentially be applied now.
Though, there are disagreements among legal experts
over whether those laws are enforceable.
But some of the states that have these policies
currently being under leadership of democratic governors
who are already working to ensure
that they do not go into effect.
Meanwhile, other states that had laws that were blocked
by courts for violating Roe can now move to enact them,
and already Republican leaders in some states,
including Ohio, Alabama and South Carolina,
are moving quickly to get those orders lifted.
We're also seeing a lot of new Republican legislation
being proposed.
This including the governor of Virginia,
who just hours after Roe was overturned
said that he would propose a 15-week abortion ban.
You've also got governors in Montana, West Virginia
and Nebraska saying that they're talking
to the state legislatures about next steps.
Other leaders have even announced,
or are at least considering convening special sessions
of their state legislatures,
most of which have already adjourned for the year,
but they just wanna impose new abortion restrictions
or overturn protections ASAP.
Meanwhile, on the other side,
we're seeing plenty of leaders working to protect abortion.
This including dozens of prosecutors
in blue cities and states signing a statement
saying they won't prosecute abortion providers or patients,
as well as leaders trying to turn their states
into safe havens.
Like on Friday, for example, we saw the governors
of California, Oregon and Washington,
announce a joint pact to protect patients and providers
from other states with restrictive laws,
as well as refuse to cooperate with extradition requests
or investigations from other states.
But also an important thing to note
is that a number of these things
could change in the coming months,
because we have the midterms coming up.
And you know with everything that we're seeing
at the state level following the overturning of Roe,
it could change election results.
Which I will say, prior to Friday's announcement,
seems very much in favor for Republicans.
For example, the AP found that more than 1 million voters
across 43 states switched to the Republican party
over the past year, while 630,000 became Democrats.
That should absolutely frighten Democrats.
And reportedly, this is happening in red states
and blue states, with notably well-educated swing voters
who had voted for Trump and voted against,
now seemingly going back in favor of the Republicans,
but does everything that we're seeing now raise alarm bells
for Democrats to actually get out and vote again?
And I will say, with that,
it's not a completely universal situation.
We've seen some angry at the Democrats
that are trying to use this as a fundraising opportunity.
- Seen a text message from Joe Biden's campaign yesterday
saying that the Supreme Court
had overturned Roe versus Wade.
And that it was my responsibility to then rush $15
to the Democratic National Party.
And I thought that was absolutely outrageous
because my rights should not be a fundraising point for them
or a campaigning point.
They have had multiple opportunities to codify Roe into law
over the past 20, 30, 40, 50 years,
and they haven't done it.
And if they're gonna keep campaigning on this point,
they should actually do something about it.
- With AOC also sounding off in this video, writing,
"If you are a law maker who,
in the time between the leak and ruling,
spent more manpower on a fundraising plan
than a policy response,
then I highly recommend rethinking your priorities.
Our job right now is to protect people.
Doing so will drive the vote more than browbeating."
- But also, at the same time, according to polling,
it does appear that Roe v. Wade being overturned
is something that's going to get Democrats
to actually show up.
With a CBS News, YouGov poll finding
that 50% of Democrats were more likely to vote
based on the Roe ruling,
while only 20% of Republicans said the same.
And at an NPR PBS NewsHour Marist poll,
78% of Democrats said the Court's decision
makes them more likely to vote this poll.
But what people say and what people do, don't always add up.
So ultimately we'll have to wait to see
what happens in the midterms.
But in the meantime, of course
I'd love to pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts with everything
that's happening right now?
But ultimately, that is where that story
and today's show, ends.
And if you haven't already jumped in,
I'd love to see you in those comments down below,
of course you might even be a part of the show.
Also, if you need more news,
I got you covered right here.
But of course, as always,
my name's Philip DeFranco, you've just been filled in.
I love yo' faces and I'll see you tomorrow.