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Welcome back to the Philip de Franco show,
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And the first thing we're gonna talk about today
is an absolutely crazy story with Brendan Schaub,
as some of you know him as a former UFC star,
others comedian, podcaster.
He's in the news today and he's actually now talked
about this story on his podcast,
right about a week ago, saying that on August 12th,
around 7:00 PM, he was in his car
when he reportedly saw an 18-wheeler
and a mangled 2003 Lincoln that was involved
in a serious accident.
Schaub reportedly saying he saw a child sitting
on top of the vehicle, screaming for assistance.
He pulls over immediately rushing over to the car to help
while then also noting that while he was doing this,
there was a shoeless man running away
from the smashed up car.
When he got into the wreck reportedly
the big rig's gas tank was punctured,
there was gasoline spilling all over the road.
So he acted fast, busting out the window,
removing and rescuing the kids from the car.
And to put it plainly Brendan Schaub is a BAMF from this,
but there's also a really dark and horrifying
and just disgusting aspect to this story.
Brendan explaining that the kid's mom who was sitting
in the front was dead when he arrived.
And as it turns out, it was later found out that
that shoeless man was the 31 year old father of the kids,
who was actually driving the car
with the family inside and has now been charged with murder,
attempted murder, child abuse, assault with a deadly weapon
and resisting arrest according to CBS news.
And according to reports, he was not seriously injured
in the crash, he was combative with cops
and according to law enforcement, he had to be tased.
And with this, the family has started to GofundMe so far,
it's raised over $46,000 but also with that,
the fundraisers profile gives us another heartbreaking
aspect to this story, explaining that the woman who died,
this mother was Aimee Garcia.
She's leaving four beautiful children all under the age
of eight behind, says she was a loving, caring mother
who unfortunately was the victim of domestic violence
for many years and yesterday,
the aggressor fulfilled his objective and entered
the freeway the wrong way intentionally killing her.
Thank God the children are fine, but very traumatized.
And with this story I'm gonna link
to the GofundMe down below,
but I don't even know how to end this story
because obviously one aspect of this is Brendan Schaub
is a BAMF, he is a hero for this,
but also it's ultimately a story
about a woman who has been murdered.
It's a story about four kids who are now orphaned.
It's just stories like this, that,
that break your heart and also kind of break your brain
just trying to even understand that level of a monster.
How is a human capable of doing something like this?
But yeah, that is where this one ends for now.
Then I don't even know how to transition away
from that story.
Then we have other news involving Johnny Depp
and Amber Heard back in the news,
which I will say there's so much to this story of years
and years of legal stuff, accusations, other information,
but the updates a day involves two lawsuits,
whereas the first is a liable lawsuit
that the Johnny Depp filed in the U.K
against the tabloid, The Sun, after the outlet called him
a wife beater, in one of their reports.
Now Depp actually ended up losing that case last year,
then again losing a bid to overturn it earlier this year
with the court saying that The Sun's claim
was "substantially true",
which then brings us to the second case,
which involves an Op-ed that Amber heard wrote
for the Washington Post back in 2018
called "I spoke up against sexual violence -
and faced our culture's wrath."
And while she never specifically mentioned Depp by name,
as she legally could not
due to her ongoing divorce settlement,
people still knew what she was referring to.
She was referring to Johnny Depp
and the domestic abuse allegations from their marriage.
And with that Depp responded
with a $50 million defamation lawsuit in Virginia
and Heard, then not only hit back
with her own $100 million kind of suit,
but also argued the based on the UK's ruling
about the article in The Sun
that this defamation suit involving her Op-ed
should be tossed out, with her legal team arguing
that the U.K's ruling established
that what Heard wrote was true,
that Depp did commit domestic violence, and therefore,
as a matter of law,
Depp cannot prevail on any of his claims and Depp's complain
against Ms. Heard should be dismissed in its entirety.
Which now brings us to today's news,
which is actually a win for Johnny Depp
and it's because a judge in Virginia has now decided
that Depp could continue the lawsuit
and refuted Heard's arguments
as why they should be dismissed,
with the judge essentially writing at these cases
are different and should be treated as such saying,
The Sun's interests were based on whether the statements,
the newspaper published were false.
Defendant, a.k.a Heard's interests relate
to whether the statements she published were false.
Although the claims are similar in the sense
they both relate to claims of abuse
by plaintiff, a.k.a Depp,
the statements being defended in the U.K case
are inherently different than
the statements published by Defendant.
And also adding that Heard wasn't even a party
in the UK case.
It's where Depp's lawyers giving a statement
to Deadline saying, Mr. Depp is most gratified
with the court's decision.
But if you are someone out there that has been hoping
for in quick resolution that's not gonna happen.
This turns into another waiting game
because the matter's not actually set
to even go to trial until 2022.
Then we had an update on the T-Mobile data breach
that we covered earlier this week,
of course, a reports earlier saying that it seem
like maybe a hundred million people's data was out there,
and T-Mobile has now responded,
essentially saying, wait, wait, wait,
it's not a hundred million, that's crazy, it's 47 million.
Reportedly their investigation is still ongoing.
You heard The Verge reporting, the data in the stolen files
contained critical personal information,
including first and last names, dates of birth,
social security numbers, and driver's license/ID numbers.
So you know kind of important information,
especially if you want to steal someone's identity,
but don't worry, according to that same report,
T-Mobile says we will publish a dedicated website
with information for customers later today.
And they're offering two years of free identity protection
services for McAfee.
Also, if you're someone that's like, oh man,
I used to have T-Mobile I don't now, lucky me.
Reportedly, just over 40 million of the accounts in question
are past or prospective customers who have applied
for credit with T-Mobile, so yeah, fun times.
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Then let's talk about this batch of news coming out
of Texas, starting with Gregg Abott, who of course
after pushing for weeks to keep local governments
and school districts from implementing simple
and safe mask mandates, tested positive for COVID 19.
And that was notable for a few reasons.
One Monday night Abbott was seen at a campaign event
where around 100 people attended,
most, if not nearly everyone was nearly maskless,
including Abbott.
Two he had a spokesperson confirming,
that also means that Abbott is now quarantining.
And well Abbott has not publicly changed course
on his position around mask mandates,
he did release a video yesterday,
stressing the importance of getting vaccinated.
- Also want you to know that I have received
the COVID-19 vaccine and then maybe one reason
why I'm really not feeling any symptoms right now.
I have no fever, no aches and pains,
so no other types of symptoms.
- And is reportedly receiving Regeneron's
monoclonal antibody treatment, right.
The same treatment that former president Trump received
last year after he tested positive,
which is also part of the reason why so many people have
been pointing a finger at Abbott,
either this one or this one.
With people pointing out that Abbott is a man
who has already gotten three vaccine shots,
something not readily available
to the general public right now.
He also is getting monoclonal antibodies and he is also
threatening to sue schools that require masks for children
who are too young to be vaccinated
and cannot afford monoclonal antibody treatment.
Which also something FDA is only authorized
for those with high risk,
for progression to severe COVID-19,
all while he's not even showing symptoms right now.
So people are saying it's so obvious that Abbott understands
how scary this is.
Right, and this is also while Texas itself
is not doing well, and new cases
and hospitalizations are skyrocketing.
There's a shortage of ventilators and ICU beds
in many parts of the state.
Hospitals are worried that they're soon not gonna be able
to handle the surge and meanwhile,
deaths are mounting so much that like we talked about,
mortuary trailers have been requested,
yet yesterday you still had attorney general,
Ken Paxton asking the state Supreme court
to ban school districts from imposing mask mandates.
And of note, there are well a number of school districts
are simply in open rebellion,
another has seemingly found a legal loophole
against the ban, with that school district Paris ISD saying
that it's revising it's student dress code
to specifically include masks,
with their district writing, nothing in the governor's
executive order states he has suspended chapter 11
of the Texas education code.
And therefore the board has elected to amend its dress code
consistent with its statutory authority.
To which I imagine any girl that's been pulled out of class
for spaghetti straps was like,
that's what we've been saying, just do that.
But of course it's not just Texas where schools are fighting
to require masks, yesterday we also saw
the Florida Board of Education voting
to sanction two school districts
for defying Governor Ron DeSantis's executive order
banning mask mandates.
However the actual penalties against
those districts have not yet been determined.
Though, in the event that money is taken away
from the districts, the Biden administration
has already suggested that the federal government
will step in to spot the difference.
But whatever the case, in both states,
you have many schools fighting back desperately right now
against their governors' orders,
in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
among a largely unvaccinated population
as in-person classes get underway.
Then with the fall of Afghanistan unfolding this week,
you know, let's talk about one of the main question
that we've seen out there,
which is how do refugees fleeing for their lives actually
get out and where will they go?
And there for many, the first step is to simply go
to the airport in Kabul.
But the problem is there is no simply about it.
The Taliban promised yesterday to provide safe passage
to civilians attempting to flee through the airport.
We've already seen multiple reports
of the Taliban turning away,
pushing back and even beating people that are trying to
cross the checkpoint to the airport.
Though you also have national security advisor,
Jake Sullivan saying that most people
are actually getting through without issue and adding,
"we are taking that up in a channel with the Taliban
and trying to resolve those issues.
And we are concerned about whether that will continue
to unfold in the coming days."
Also notably evacuation flights, like I mentioned yesterday,
resumed at the airport yesterday,
but most Afghans are still going to find themselves unable
to leave the country, with the majority of people
in the country not having passports or visas,
but that said U.S army Major General Henry Taylor
has said that the U.S has a goal of evacuating
5,000 to 9,000 people daily.
Also noting that about 4,000 U.S troops
are currently stationed in Kabul
to help with the evacuation efforts.
Meanwhile, another 2000 will be sent there this week.
However, the clock is ticking for a number of reasons,
but also because president Biden has been adamant about
pulling out all troops by the end of the month.
Also regarding refugees, there've been a question
about how many people are going to be sent to the U.S
as opposed to other countries.
There you have the Pentagon suggesting
that number could be around 22,000.
Though there we've seen progressive politicians
like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders,
and Ilhan Omar, all suggesting or outright stating
that the U.S should accept
every refugee seeking asylum here.
Also you've got people like governor of Utah,
Republican Spencer Cox, saying
that the state is eager to assist with the resettlement
of individuals and families, fleeing Afghanistan.
We've also seen camp McCoy in Wisconsin,
Fort bliss in Texas and Fort Lee in Virginia,
all being listed as potential shelters for those thousands
of refugees, though, of course,
with this we've all seen the rise of anti-refugee sentiment.
But also with everything so up in the air,
we've also seen people outside of the government,
trying to step up to help any way they can
that including Tommy Marcus, who's better known online
as the meme artist Quentin Quarantino.
In fact, Marcus has set up a GoFundMe titled
'FlyAway: Emergency Afghan Rescue Mission',
which has now collected over $5 million
in just under 24 hours, with Marcus is saying,
"we are coming to you in desperation to conduct an emergency
flight rescue of 300 plus Afghan souls.
I've been working alongside humanitarian aid groups,
decorated military veterans and activists
on the ground in Kabul fighting to save people
who otherwise have no chance at survival
in the Taliban occupied Kabul."
And specifically here, Marcus is saying
that he's trying to evacuate people
at imminent risk of being executed by the Taliban,
for example, human rights lawyers,
champions of Women's and LGBTQ plus rights, journalists,
government liaisons, artists, interpreters, et cetera.
Well originally Marcus said 300 people would be distributed
throughout two flights, totaling $550,000,
with that goal now absolutely shattered.
Marcus said yesterday in an update that the planes
are on standby and waiting to head out, saying,
"there are enough people in need
to make many round trips with our two airplanes.
We will continue multiplying as goals are met."
With Marcus adding that any overages
in funds raised beyond flights will be donated
to the International Women's Media Foundation.
And obviously I'm linking to that GoFundMe down below.
But you know, with all of this,
it highlights not only how some people are to flee
Afghanistan, but also the lengths
that people are taking to make sure
that those people get the opportunity.
I think for a lot of people just feels dire and hopeless.
Also on the topic of Afghanistan,
there is a potential reckoning for Joe Biden
around the corner.
Well while president Biden, while he was speaking
to the American people on Monday,
said that all of this unraveled faster than he expected.
And prior to that saying that he found it unlikely
that Kabul would fall quickly.
We've seen some big reports since come out,
including from the New York Times reading,
'intelligence warned of Afghan military collapse,
despite Biden's assurances'.
With The Times reporting the classified assessments
by American spy agencies over the summer painted
an increasingly grim picture of the prospect
of a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
and warned of the rapid collapse of the Afghan military.
Adding the by July many intelligence reports grew
more pessimistic questioning whether
any Afghan security forces would muster serious resistance
and whether the government could hold on
in Kabul, the capital.
With The Wall Street Journal also reporting
on this saying that several administration
and defense officials said Biden's decision
to bring home U.S troops was made
against the recommendations of his top military generals
and many diplomats who warned that hasty withdrawal
would undermine security in Afghanistan.
And the big focus here is on what Biden was saying publicly
because understand intelligence agencies have long predicted
an ultimate Taliban victory,
even before president Donald J. Trump
and Mr. Biden decided to withdraw forces.
What is called into question then once again,
is what Biden was saying publicly, as well as the timeline.
So even after the end of this month,
you should expect this Afghanistan story
to still be in the news with among other things,
national security advisor, Jake Sullivan saying
that they're going to conduct what they refer
to as a "hotwash",
where they look at every aspect of this from top down.
But ultimately with this story
or really anything else has stood out to you today?
I'd love to know your thoughts in those comments down below.
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