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Welcome back to "The Philip DeFranco Show."
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and let's just jump into it.
Dave Chappelle is facing controversy and backlash yet again.
When he hosted "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend,
people going, "Oh, what's he gonna say?"
And the reactions to it, I will say, have been mixed.
On one side, you have people saying,
"Oh my god, Dave Chappelle just hosted a masterclass on
how to navigate a minefield and hit everybody."
But on the other side, you have people saying,
"No, that's not what happened.
He was normalizing antisemitism."
And a link to the monologue down below,
it's right here on YouTube.
But you know, he opens by reading a prepared statement
where he denounces antisemitism.
He's like, "See, Kanye?
That's how you buy yourself some time."
He then goes on to joke about
how Kanye said he was untouchable
and then immediately was touched by Adidas.
- Big deal.
(audience chuckling)
He broke the show business rules.
Is this a rule?
You know, the rules of perception.
If they're Black, then it's a gang.
If they're Italian, it's a mob.
But if they're Jewish, it's a coincidence
and you should never speak about it.
- [Philip] Chappelle also touched on
the backlash Kyrie Irving's been facing over antisemitism
and there hitting on the list of demands
the NBA wanted from him,
which I will say is something that
even people who have been critical of Kyrie
over this whole incident
have said, you know, it seems a bit too much.
Shannon Sharpe's one of
the names and faces that comes to mind here.
And around all this, Chappelle's saying in his monologue:
- I know the Jewish people have been through terrible things
all over the world,
but you can't blame that on Black Americans.
You just can't.
Kyrie Irving's Black ass was nowhere near the Holocaust.
(audience chuckling)
In fact, he's not even certain it existed.
- He then went on to address
people who have argued that Kanye's mental health issues
are no excuse for his words and behavior.
And there Chappelle pushing back saying it is
and also joking about
whether or not Kanye is actually crazy.
- I've been to Hollywood, this was just what I saw.
It's a lot of Jews.
(audience laughing)
Like a lot.
But that doesn't mean anything, you know what I mean?
There's a lot of Black people in Ferguson, Missouri.
Doesn't mean we run the place.
See, if you had some kinda issue, you know what I mean?
You might go out to Hollywood
and you might might start connecting some kind of lines
and you could maybe adopt the delusion that
the Jews run show business.
It's not a crazy thing to think.
But it's a crazy thing to say out loud.
- He goes on to talk about the election, Trump,
and some other things before closing his monologue
by bringing up Kanye again and saying:
- It shouldn't be this scary to talk about anything.
It's making my job incredibly difficult,
and to be honest with you,
I'm getting sick talking to a crowd like this.
I love you to death, and I thank you for your support,
and I hope they don't take anything away from me.
(audience chuckling)
Whoever "they" are.
- Like I said,
there are a lot of different reactions to this.
There was definitely some criticism,
including from Jonathan Greenblatt,
the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, who tweeted,
"You shouldn't expect Dave Chappelle
to serve as society's moral compass,
but disturbing to see NBC SNL
not just normalized but popularized antisemitism.
Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished
at almost every turn?
Why does our trauma trigger applause?"
An NPR critic Eric Deggans adding,
"One of comedy's boldest and most incisive voices
had a chance to lend insight to the long struggle
Black America has had with antisemitism.
But instead his monologue seemed filled with
justification and minimization."
Another is going as far as to call it,
"A meticulous and calculated move
to desensitize the population from antisemitism,
getting society to laugh at Jewish traumas and struggles,
and normalizing historic tropes
by manipulating the average person's pain
and redirecting the reactions onto Jews."
And it seemed like people that had this reaction
were also more concerned about Chappelle
than they were with Kanye.
They're saying things like,
"That's because everyone knows Kanye's nuts,
but Chappelle posits himself as
a teller of difficult truths."
We also had people pushing back against that saying,
"Yeah, there is a difference between Kanye and Chappelle,"
arguing that Kanye is a person that's lashing out
at the Jewish community,
whereas Chappelle is a comedian
that's trying to navigate a sensitive topic,
and with that, push lines.
And that's in addition to arguments that
people are just misunderstanding the jokes,
with people pointing to moments in the monologue
like when he was saying, you know,
"When you see Black people, it's a gang.
When it's Italian people, it's the mafia.
When it's Jewish people, it's just a coincidence,"
saying that the joke is that
all of those are bullshit stereotypes.
That it's outlandish to see a group of similar people
and automatically assume the worst.
But that's why with all that, I wanted to talk about it
and then also pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts regarding Dave Chappelle,
the monologue, and the reactions?
What do you think and feel about this and why?
Because really, depending on where you go
on the internet and social media,
you see very, very different reactions.
And remember, not only are we gonna have
a conversation in the comments,
your comments may show up on the Sunday community show,
which also, if you didn't see yesterday's Sunday show,
I'll link to it in the description down below.
Gave you a 17-minute monster yesterday
and I don't know, it feels good
to have like a fifth video on the channel every week.
And then, there's a new king of YouTube.
Though depending on what numbers you use,
the new king of YouTube is also the current king of YouTube.
What I mean to say is that
in the few hours after I upload this video,
Mr. Beast will become
the most subscribed individual YouTuber on the planet,
passing the man that he fanboyed over for years and years,
PewDiePie.
It's not a massive passing of the torch,
but also, you know, Mr. Beast already is
currently the king of YouTube.
The guy uploaded a video on Saturday,
that thing already has over 34 million views.
But yeah, massive news for the platform
and for one of the future presidents of the United States.
And then we've got Elon Musk and Twitter
against the government,
with Musk yesterday getting into a fight
with Senator Ed Markey
after Marky asked how a Washington Post reporter
was able to make a fake verified account impersonating him.
Musk responding, "Perhaps it's because your real account
sounds like a parody?"
With Markey then hitting back,
"One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree.
Auto safety watchdog NHTSA
is investigating another for killing people.
And you're spending your time picking fights online.
Fix your companies or Congress will."
With all of that in reference to
Twitter possibly violating some FTC rulings
that it's been under since before Musk took over
as well as an investigation into Teslas killing people
with its autodrive feature.
And while Musk of course has his supporters,
a lot of people supported Markey's stance here.
Some also arguing that needlessly antagonizing the guy
who sits on multiple committees that regulate
the industries Musk is in
is probably not a great idea.
Especially after the Democrats
maintained control of the Senate.
Musk has already used the opportunity to
frame investigation into his controversial companies
as possible political abuse.
And his fans are agreeing.
Though you have the likes of Hasan Piker
calling him out on that, tweeting,
"Billionaires are so brazen about being above the law
that they think any matter of warranted congressional action
is considered abuse."
But you also had others saying Markey's tweet
wasn't really a threat, but rather just stating facts.
'Cause it's not unheard of for Congress to intervene
when a company threatens national security
or violates serious consumer safety standards,
both of which Tesla and Twitter have been accused of.
But hey, what are your thoughts?
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And then, drugs are now legal
in a few more places than they previously were,
with Missouri and Maryland legalizing marijuana.
Meanwhile, Arkansas and the Dakotas
exposing themselves as narcs by rejecting legislation.
But some of the biggest drug news
actually came out of Colorado,
with voters there legalizing psilocybin and psilocin,
making it the second state to do so.
And the vote on this was extremely close
with just over 50% of voters agreeing to pass the measure.
And as far as some of the specifics,
people will be able to take these drugs
at state regulated compounds and under licensed supervision.
It also allows the personal production
and consumption of psilocybin at home,
alongside DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline
by people over the age of 21.
Though, key thing,
the biggest thing missing here is retail sales,
which are still banned under the new rules.
Also, other key things.
There's no using it at school or in public or while driving,
which as an advocate and supporter of legalizing psilocybin,
I also agree with.
Also, all this is likely going to
heavily expand research opportunities
as well as let governments look at the large scale impact of
the drug in both a medical setting and
any possible societal impacts.
You know, one of my key takeaways is
I feel like this is kind of a sign that,
just like marijuana,
the US as a whole is quickly changing its attitude
on certain soft drugs.
Because while Colorado the second state to do this,
19 other states have introduced legislation
to try and legalize psilocybin for scientific research,
including some places you wouldn't expect, like Oklahoma.
Over there, it's already passed one chamber of Congress
and it's working its way through the other.
And some states, like Texas,
have already passed similar medical research laws.
And while nothing is guaranteed,
it's starting to feel very much like marijuana,
that it's just a matter of time.
And then, the Dems in Congress not only survived,
but may actually thrive, in a certain way.
If you didn't see, over the weekend
the Democrats secured the Senate, with Democratic senators
Catherine Cortez Masto and Mark Kelly
winning reelections in Nevada and Arizona.
So that means if Raphael Warnock wins
the runoff election in Georgia,
the Democrats will have actually
gone up a seat in the Senate.
While some mouth-flappers out there have said,
"Ah, this means the Democrats don't even need Georgia."
Need I remind you that Joe Manchin is a person that exists.
And as we saw over the last two years of the 50 50 split,
he ends up becoming
pretty much the most important Democrat in the Senate.
But he and Kirsten Sinema have roadblocked
a number of things, with one of the most important things
not being legislation,
but rather Democrats being able to
confirm federal court judges with a simple majority.
And its in addition
to providing power and majority to committees.
So don't get lazy, don't get high on your own supply.
Georgia matters.
And then, as far as the House of Representatives,
as of recording, there is no confirmed majority,
with 19 races still technically up in the air,
but odds are the Republicans
are going to have the majority there.
But even with that majority, it is looking like
it is going to be a very, very narrow one,
which we may see a result
in the more moderate part of the party
fighting with the more Trumpian part,
with the first big showcasing of that likely being
when they pick their leader, right?
The the potential House speaker.
The front runner is expected to be
Congressman Kevin McCarthy.
But it's not a sure thing because
there are some caucuses that are planning to challenge that.
But for now, we'll be waiting and watching.
And then, a new report says that then-President Trump
told his second White House chief of staff John Kelly
over and over that he wanted the IRS
to investigate his political enemies,
with Kelly actually telling the Times,
"We ought to investigate and get the IRS on
former FBI director James Comey
and his deputy Andrew McCabe."
Which I will say is really the least surprising news
you could expect around this.
Though it still serves as a key confirmation,
because as it turns out, after Kelly left,
oh my gosh, so random,
Comey and McCabe were both selected for
a rare, highly-intrusive IRS audit.
And the odds of both of those men
specifically chosen at random
would've been one in 82 million.
So it was an obvious weaponization of the government
on two political enemies
to anyone really with eyes, ears,
and a dollop of common sense.
Oh, and it's believed that Donald Trump is going to announce
that he's running for the presidency on Tuesday.
And then, there's child labor in the Midwest,
with the Department of Labor recently finding that
Packer Sanitation Services Inc., or Packers,
allegedly employed 31 kids as young as 13
for overnight cleaning.
The DOL saying these kids were also
cleaning dangerous equipment with hazardous chemicals
up to six or seven days a week at two facilities
for slaughter and meat packing in Minnesota
and one in Nebraska.
They were also reportedly getting hurt while on the job
with several kids reportedly suffering
chemical burns and other injuries.
But also, a key thing is it's not just in the Midwest.
With the DOL filing a complaint
with the Federal District Court of Nebraska
for a nationwide injunction on Packers,
because according to their complaint,
evidence suggests Packers may have kids working at
400 other locations across the country.
And so the court partially fulfilled the DOL's request
and ordered Packers to, you know, stop employing children
and comply with the investigation.
And that order to comply is a key thing to remember
because the DOL complaint also claims
that Packer's managers have been tampering with evidence
by trying to obstruct
employee interviews conducted with minors
and by hiding or deleting documents, text messages,
and incident reports.
And according to the complaint,
the purpose for the nationwide injunction request
is for the safety of the kids while the DOL investigates.
And, quote, "While Wage and Hour is continuing to
pour over records to identify such children,
it is slow, painstaking work.
Yet, the children working overnight
on the kill floor of these slaughter houses cannot wait."
Now, as far as what Packers has to say for itself,
they deny all of it,
saying in a statement to NBC News they have, quote,
"An absolute company-wide prohibition
against the employment of anyone under the age of 18 and
zero tolerance for any violation of that policy, period."
Also claiming they were surprised by the filing because
they said they've been cooperating with the DOL inquiry
by providing extensive documents and responses.
But hey, as far as what happens from here,
there's a hearing set for later this month
to see if the order against Packers will be
modified, extended, or even just dissolved.
And then, Iran just issued
its first death sentence for a protestor
and many more are now expected to follow.
As we talked about, lawmakers there overwhelmingly voted
in favor of urging the courts
to sentence all protestors to death,
comparing them to Islamic state terrorists,
with this stoking fears that
as many as 15,000 people who have been arrested
during the past two months of protests
since the death of Mahsa Amini
could be executed.
While some argue that
they're almost certainly not going to kill all 15,000,
They have officially charged more than 2,000 so far,
with around 750 being reported on Sunday.
And some of those charges are punishable by death,
including those brought against
the unnamed first person to be sentenced.
They had been accused of
setting fire to a government building,
disturbing public order, assembly,
and conspiracy to commit a crime against national security,
and being an enemy of God and corruption on Earth.
Though you also had five others getting the lighter sentence
of only getting prison terms of five to 10 years
for similar crimes.
Also, when you're a political prisoner in Iran,
that may not necessarily be a much better fate,
since reportedly many arrested
have witnessed beatings, torture, and even rape.
And hey, here's the thing.
I am not the utmost expert
when it comes to the the government in Iran,
but if you really think they will not execute
hundreds if not thousands of people to maintain power,
I really don't think you understand
how fucking evil and corrupt this government is.
Iran is second only to China
in the number of executions each year.
They put at least 314 people to death just last year,
and then ramping that up and killing some 251 people
in the first six months of this year,
according to Amnesty International.
And that's in addition to the government
already showing off its willingness to fucking murder people
because of these protests,
with Iran Human rights saying police have killed
at least 326 people since the unrest began.
So obviously we're going to continue to monitor this story
as well as the sheer courage of these protestors
and we'll keep you up to date.
But that brings us to the end of today's show.
Remember, if you missed the brand new Sunday show,
you can check it out right here,
as well as shorts right here.
But as always, my name's Philip DeFranco
you've just been filled in.
I love your faces and I'll see you tomorrow.