- Sup you beautiful bastards.
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show,
I wanna preface everything by saying,
do not worry, I'm home today.
Not because I feel sick, but just because I feel lazy.
So back to normal.
With that said, buckle up, hit that like button,
and let's just jump into it.
And now we're gonna start today show off
because the later stories are very, very divisive,
is something that unifies us all, and that is farts.
From the most proper of the proper,
to the nastiest of the nasty, everyone farts.
I guess more specifically, today's show starts
with the question of, do you, or would you fart
in front of your partner or would you hold it
until it became literally a medical issue?
And the reason I ask that
is because a popular Brazilian singer did just that.
with that singer, Pocah, explaining on Instagram Stories
to her nearly 16 million followers,
"I woke up at 5:30 am with severe stomach pains
and ended up in the hospital."
Now, someone that got diagnosed with diverticulitis,
yes, I'm gonna make this my whole personality.
I was like, "Oh, that sounds familiar."
But Pocah then went on to explain
that she had refused to fart in front of her boyfriend
'cause they weren't on those terms yet.
And explaining that when she started having stomach pain
she listened to advice from a TikTok thread
eventually resulting in her having an accumulation
of trapped farts.
Which well, I think that's silly in general,
like if you really didn't wanna do it in front of someone
like couldn't you just go outside or go to another room?
But once again to bring us back to what I said
right at the top, everyone farts.
Like understand this.
And so for this story,
it sent me down the dumbest research rabbit hole
I think I've ever gone down.
For example, I now know that the NHS says that,
everyone farts, some people more than others,
the average is five to 15 times a day.
With Science Focus saying that everyone burps and farts
around 2 1/2 liters of gas per day.
And it's not because you're nasty though,
everyone's a little bit nasty,
but it comes from the air we breathe,
the drinks we have, the bacteria in our digestive system.
Though if you do fart excessively or it changes,
that could be a health problem, so go check that out.
And y'all farts aren't even weird anymore.
You're keeping that stuff inside,
but you got other women like that "90 Day Fiance" star,
and Amouranth selling their farts in a jar.
And honestly y'all, if you fart in front of your guy
and they have some crazy negative reaction, good.
Leave that fucking man-child.
'Cause guess what? Given enough time,
if you stay in this relationship,
at some point, they are gonna realize,
you are a human being that does human things.
And then we've got big news
for all the toddlers who watch the show or none of you.
Because Moderna is seeking approval
for pediatric low dose of its COVID vaccine
specifically for kids aged six months to six years,
with each of the two doses being 25 micrograms
or just 25% of the dosage adults receive.
And the company's saying it will submit a request
for authorization to the FDA in the coming weeks.
And Moderna's CEO, Stephane Bancel saying,
"Given the need for a vaccine against COVID 19
in infants and young children,
we are working with the US FDA and regulators globally
to submit these data as soon as possible."
Also adding that the company has already asked
for emergency use authorization
to vaccinate kids aged six to 11 and updating its submission
for the same in kids aged 12 to 17.
You know, a lot of people have this belief
that children are already protected from COVID
so they don't really need the vaccine,
and that's not totally wrong.
In the United States, just over 1,000 minors have died
from COVID since the pandemic started,
which is awful, but also is very small
compared to a nearly million people
who have died across all age groups.
But health experts generally say
that children should get vaccinated
because they are still at risk
of hospitalization if not death,
and the long term effects of COVID
are still unclear.
So Moderna's research does come as a welcome announcement
for those trying to edge up overall vaccination rates.
And as far as the new data,
it was gathered from 6,700 total children
under the age of six, given the vaccine in a trial,
with them showing what they referred
to as a robust neutralizing antibody response
similar to adults' doses with a favorable safety profile.
With no severe cases reported though,
efficacy against symptomatic infection was 43.7%
in the group under two years old,
and 37.5% in the group from two to five,
which is lower than the numbers
for adult testing before Omicron,
but comparable to the real-world efficacy
among adults after Omicron.
And the timing here is notable because it's coming
just as Stealth Omicron or the BA.2 sub-variant
of regular Omicron is hitting the United States.
Making some wonder whether they can get
their kids vaccinated in time.
Well, right now the CDC is estimating
that Stealth Omicron was responsible for 35%
of new infections reported last week,
a jump from 22% the prior week,
and 16% the week before that.
Though, notably it's even higher
in some regions like the Northeast
where over 1/2 of new cases were Stealth Omicron.
With one of the key differences
of this sub-variant of course being that it's 50 to 60%
more transmissible than regular Omicron,
which itself caused a huge surge
in infections over the winter.
Though, importantly, I do wanna note
it does not yet appear to be deadlier
or more resistant to the vaccine,
leading Dr. Fauci to tell ABC this week on Sunday,
"Bottom line is we will likely see an uptick in cases
as we've seen in the European countries."
Though, adding that it probably won't be a full-blown surge.
Though it will probably disproportionately
affect people along political lines
which tends to be a strong predictor of vaccination.
Data from December, finding that if Democrats
split off into their own country,
they would have one of the world's highest rates
with over 91% of adults getting at least one dose
and only around 60% of Republicans able to say the same.
But honestly, at this point it feels like the entire country
has turned into a white girl in UGGs
because it just can't even regardless of politics.
With similar shares of Republicans, Democrats
and independents saying they were frustrated,
tired and angry in a January poll.
But also in February majorities of all three groups
were saying that the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
And yeah, I mean, hopefully they're right
'cause I can't even either.
I don't wanna go back inside,
I'm getting healthy,
I'm trying to have a daddy DeFranco summer.
Yeah, ultimately I wanna ask y'all,
where are you at with this?
Not with the daddy DeFranco summer,
but rather just this new sub-variant
as well as if you were a parent,
what are your thoughts regarding vaccinating your kids?
And I ask because every poll that I've seen,
it's wildly different when people are talking
about vaccinating themselves versus vaccinating their kids.
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And then let's talk about America's
least controversial topic, abortion.
Once again, Oklahoma is trying to break the mold
of just being North Texas by going one step further
than its Southern neighbor.
With a Republican-controlled house of representatives
passing House Bill 4327,
which would effectively be a near-total ban on abortions
in a 79 to 19 vote, with the only exception
being when the mother's life is in danger.
And just like in Texas, Oklahoma is hoping to con the courts
into thinking this isn't a state enforcing the ban
but rather it's citizens.
Because House Bill 4327 allows private individuals
to sue anyone who, "Aids or abets the performance
or inducement of an abortion."
Or anyone who, "Intends to engage in conduct
described in this act."
With successful litigants entitled
to at least $10,000 in damages.
So from here the law still needs to be passed
by the State Senate, which is also controlled by Republicans
before presumably, being sent
to its Republican governor's desk.
And of course online,
we've seen the exact response you would expect.
Anti-abortion people and groups praising the move,
tweeting things like "The bill is a total abortion ban.
Go Oklahoma."
With people and groups like Planned Parenthood
calling it a grave threat to abortion access
pointing out that it's likely to affect
far more than just Oklahoman's.
Apparently after Texas's law went into effect,
about 1/2 of those seeking abortions in Oklahoma
had Texas zip codes.
With the ACLU also reacting to the law tweeting,
"It's a dark moment for Oklahoman's ability
to control their own bodies and futures.
No one should have to leave their home state
to get the care they need.
For many traveling to another state won't be an option,
forcing them to continue their pregnancies
against their will.
This cruelty will create a ripple effect
felt throughout the region."
However, and this a key thing,
it is unclear how much the ACLU
will be able to fight these laws for the foreseeable future.
With the federal courts, including the US Supreme Court
would only consider one specific challenge to Texas's law
and referred it back down to the State Supreme Court.
Earlier this month, that challenge was struck down
effectively ending any legal challenge to the law.
Yeah, ultimately that is where we are,
more women's rights being stripped away.
And really this is just going to affect
those who don't have money.
Because despite what we're seeing at a state-by-state level,
despite Roe v. Wade potentially being pulled back
by the Supreme Court.
Abortions will continue to happen,
they'll just be reserved
for those who have the monetary ability to have them
or they'll just be dangerous.
But that is just the thought process and opinion
of this monster who believes
that women should have control over their bodies.
And then let's talk about how things are going
with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
who continues to be in the hot seat
amid her Supreme Court justice confirmation hearing.
Now yesterday we saw her getting grilled
by senators about her views, judicial philosophy,
religion, and preference for children's books.
And we'll start with that last one,
because no, it was not a joke.
'Cause Senator Ted Cruz proving once again,
that his intellectual capabilities
are at children's book level one,
questioning Jackson after he singled out this book
"Antiracist Baby."
A book said to be taught to four to seven year olds
at Georgetown Day School
which is a private school where Jackson
serves as a member of the board of trustees.
- There are portions of this book
that I find really quite remarkable.
One portion of the book says,
"Babies are taught to be racist or anti-racist,
there is no neutrality."
Another portion of the book.
They recommend the babies confess when being racist.
Now this is a book that is taught at Georgetown Day School
to students in pre-K through second grade.
So four through seven years old.
Do you agree with this book that is being taught
with kids that babies are racist?
- Senator, I do not believe that any child
should be made to feel as though they are racist
or though they are not valued,
or though they are less than,
that they're victims, that they are oppressors.
I don't believe in any of that.
- With Cruz going on to hammering questions
about critical race theory,
which Jackson rightly points out is largely reserved
for law schools and essentially never taught
in public schools at lower education levels.
Beyond that, Cruz alongside other senators
continue to hammer on Jackson's prior sentencing
when it came to child pornography,
claiming that she consistently
went below sentencing guidelines
or what prosecutors asked for.
Which is something that we talked about somewhat on Monday
when Senator Josh Hawley brought the issue up
before questions even technically began.
But Jackson rebuked that yesterday flatly saying
that nothing could be further from the truth
and that her sentences considered the circumstances
of cases, guidelines, and victim statements.
And if you take the slightest dive into her cases,
it would be no surprise to find that Hawley
and other Republican senators
are trying to cherry-pick cases to highlight.
It's why you have people like Andrew C. McCarthy,
a conservative writer and former federal prosecutor
characterizing Hawley's criticisms
of Judge Jackson as a smear.
With the associated press going through her record
and finding that in essentially every cherry-pick situation
where she gave less than the federal guidelines called for,
it was because the prosecution
or others representing the justice department asked for.
And as Douglas A. Berman,
a law professor at Ohio State University put it,
"If and when we properly contextualize
Judge Jackson's sentencing record
in federal child porn cases, it looks pretty mainstream."
But also, this was just the tip of the iceberg.
You had Senator Marsha Blackburn
for example, having this controversial exchange.
- Can you provide a definition for the word woman?
- Can I provide a definition? No.
- Mm-hmm, yeah.
- I can't.
- You can't?
- Not in this context, I'm not a biology--
- So you believe the meaning of the word woman
is so unclear and controversial
that you can't give me a definition?
- Senator, in my work as a judge,
what I do is I address disputes.
If there's a dispute about a definition,
people make arguments, and I look at the law and I decide.
- With Blackburn going on to say
this proves that Jackson prescribes
to what the right considers far left politics.
And then of course you had Senator Lindsey Graham
firing on multiple fronts.
Having an exchange about Jackson's past working
as a public defender for detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
With her defending her decision to represent them
by pointing out that everyone deserves due process.
Graham also using his time to complain
about the Kavanaugh confirmation,
as well as asking this question.
- On a scale of one to 10,
how faithful would you say you are?
- With Senator John Kennedy also asking
if she had a personal belief about when life began,
to which she responded.
- I don't know. (laughs)
- Ma'am?
- I don't know. - You have a believe?
- I have personal, religious, and otherwise beliefs
that have nothing to do with the law
in terms of when life begins.
- Do you have a personal belief though
about when life begins?
- I have a religious view.
- Religious belief?
- That I set aside when I am ruling on cases.
- Which I mean is really in line with past justices.
The general rule of thumb has been,
I have personal beliefs that don't matter,
the facts of the cases are what matters.
But as far as the Republican line of questioning,
a lot of it feels like it's really just kind of meant
to clip and share on social media
or put on shows like "Hannity" or "Tucker Carlson."
Questions that fuel a culture war
and really don't take aim at her qualifications
because arguably,
she is one of the most qualified candidates
to be on the Supreme Court.
Right, and on the note of people reacting to these clips
and a culture war,
you had people like Hasan piker saying,
"So sad that in the absence of meaningful progressive
economic policy goals, every political topic
is set by reactionary culture war wedge issues
that the GOP can dust off whenever they're bored
of kidnapping the parents of trans kids or whatever."
But also with this, you know,
Jackson wasn't under fire the entire time.
She received a lot of praise from Democrats
who really just gave her softball questions
similar to how we saw Republicans
treat their recent nominees.
But of course, all that said, it's not over yet,
we're going into today, the third day of her hearing.
She's gonna be fielding a lot more questions.
And if it's anything like yesterday,
that could mean another 12 hours.
And really, unless there is some kind of mutiny
in the Democratic Party by the more conservative members,
she is probably going to get through.
Even though it's a 50/50 split,
you have Kamala Harris to break the tie.
As long as Democrats vote along party lines,
you should be good.
However, at the same time, it might not be surprising
if she did peel off some Republican votes.
With her trying to make clear yesterday
that she isn't trying to be a policy-setting judge
telling lawmakers.
- I am acutely aware that as a judge in our system,
I have limited power.
And I am trying in every case, to stay in my lane.
- And on top of that, pointing out that she tries
to figure out what the words mean
as they were intended by the people who wrote them.
- So if it is a statute, for example,
or a provision of the constitution, I'm looking at the text.
The adherence to text is a constraint on my authority.
I'm trying to figure out what those words mean
as they were intended by the people who wrote them.
- Which, for many Republicans
who prefer originalist interpretations
of the law and constitution,
is exactly what they wanna hear.
But for now we have to wait and see
though, I will on a personal note say,
I am very impressed how she is just not taking the bait
and rising above.
You know, ultimately that is where that story
and today's show ends.
And I just wanna say thank you for watching,
and liking and subscribing
for these daily dives into the news.
I like this community that we have.
It makes me feel like maybe common sense
is not fully dead yet.
But on that happy note where I'll leave you
is if you want some more news,
I got you covered right there.
I've actually been posting two videos a day.
Short in the morning, and then actually this full show now.
But with that said, 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.