Let's Weekend

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Charlie Kirk shooting, what happened in Nepal, and the birthday card that made the news this week. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at his event at Utah Valley University while answering a question about mass shootings by a shooter about 200 yards awaythe shooter turned himself in after confessing to his dadMSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd was fired after tame comments about Charlie Kirk after he was killed as the most prominent example of overzealous blowback on commentsand others are losing their jobs over social media posts due to GOP snitchesDemocrats made public the birthday card that Trump denied sending to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthdayFormer Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing an election in 2022There was a Colorado high school shooting where a student shot two of his peers before shooting himself to be the only deathProtestors in Nepal got their corrupt prime minister to resign with violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruptionIran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement to pave the way for resuming cooperation on inspecting their nuclear facilitiesSenate Republicans are using the nuclear option to confirm Trump nominees in batchesBLS revises annual hiring numbers up to March 2025 to be 911k jobs lower than previous estimateJapan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is resigningMacron appointed his defense minister as the new prime ministerSouth Korea reached a deal with the US to bring the detained workers home via charter planePoland shot down several Russian drones that violated its airspaceIsrael attacked Hamas leadership in QatarRupert Murdoch reached a deal with his kids to let Lachlan run Fox Corp. while the others are paidParamount condemns Israeli film boycott after 3900 industry names signed the pledgeParamount Skydance owner David Ellison wants to buy Warner Bros. DiscoverySesame Street will be putting hundreds of classic episodes and more content on YouTubeElio will appear on Disney+ September 17The live-action How to Train Your Dragon will be on Peacock October 10Tim Robinson’s new series The Chair Company will debut on HBO and HBO Max October 12We got an official trailer for ChristyWe got an official trailer for Song Sung BlueWe got a teaser trailer for Last Samurai StandingWe got a teaser trailer for The RipWe got a teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Florida potentially ditching vaccine mandates, what happened to Rudy Giuliani, and the plight of the world's largest and oldest iceberg. Trump confirmed that the US struck a Venezuelan ship that was allegedly Tren de Aragua transporting drugs to the US with no evidenceFlorida’s working on ending the vaccine mandate for children to get before entering schoolHundreds of South Koreans were detained in ICE raid on Georgia Hyundai EV factoryDOJ has been considering a gun ban for transgender people that got LGBTQ+ groups and the NRA allied for this one issueScientists tapped fresh water under the ocean as a potential source for water in the futureRIP Graham GreeneTrump moved Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, citing their mail-in ballot supportThe House has a bipartisan bill banning trading stocks, though it’ll likely fail in the SenateNew 250th Anniversary exhibit from the White House and PragerU uses limited history and AIKraft Heinz is splitting up after a decade of being merged togetherRudy Giuliani was badly hurt in car accident after helping a woman in a domestic violence incidentFederal judge is forcing Google to share data with rivals, but not forcing them to sell ChromeFederal jury ordered Google to pay $475 million for improperly snooping on phonesAnthropic will pay authors $1.5 billion in settlement over pirated booked for their AI modelCholera is making a comeback, especially in AfricaThe oldest and largest iceberg in the world will not last for much longerNewsmax sued Fox News over antitrust issues, but the judge shot it down quicklyAmazon’s working on a Life is Strange seriesParamount’s working on a Call of Duty movie after deal with ActivisionWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be in theaters for two weeks starting November 26Netflix’s 2nd season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will debut December 11The Paper was renewed for Season 2 at Peacock just before its debutA date has already been set for Superman’s sequel for 2027We got an official trailer for Helluva Boss on Amazon Prime.We got an official trailer for Marvel ZombiesWe got a teaser trailer for Die My LoveWe got a teaser trailer for New Years RevWe got a teaser trailer for Wuthering Heightsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the shooting in Minnesota, ChatGPT's complicity in a kid's suicide, and what's been going on with Cracker Barrel. Shooter killed two kids and injured 17 other kids and adults at a Catholic school church as they fired blindly through a stained-glass windowMissouri’s the next state looking to redraw their maps to give Trump and the GOP an advantageWhistleblower says a former DOGE official copied the Social Security numbers, names, and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private part of the Agency’s cloud serverFederal appeals court finds that Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but is leaving them in place for now so the Trump admin can appeal to the SCOTUSTrump ended the “de minimus” rule that allowed international shipments under $800 to be duty-free that will cause lots of businesses to stop shipping internationallyICE detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his Baltimore check-inTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagementFederal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed suit against the Trump admin for illegally firing herThe new CDC director was fired less than a month into the jobIowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst is expected to announce that she won’t run for reelection in 2026Kid’s family is suing OpenAI after their son committed suicide with the help of ChatGPTCracker Barrel's reverting to its old logo after a failed rebrand while they figure out what’s nextSpirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the 2nd time in the last yearKPop Demon Hunters lead the box office last weekend with singalong showingsKPop Demon Hunters is the most-watched Netflix movie with 236 million viewsSony and Netflix are working on a deal to make a sequelMortal Kombat 2 was delayed to May 15, 2026We got an official trailer for Alice in Borderland Season 3We got a teaser trailer for Father Mother Sister BrotherWe got a teaser trailer for Return to Silent HillWe got a teaser trailer for Splinter Cell: Deathwatchletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's threats to invade Chicago, Eric Adams' latest controversy involving a bag of chips, and how Texas has brought back permission slips. The FBI searched the home of former Trump adviser John BoltonThe US Government has bought a 10% stake in IntelThe Trump Admin wants Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign over allegations of false statements on mortgage applicationsNY appeals court threw out Trump’s massive financial penalty that a state judge imposed on him for his fraud trialTrump’s threatening to invade Chicago to make it “safer”Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign a weird permission slip the Texas GOP required for her to go home under police escort, so she stayed in the House chamberKilmar Abrego Garcia was finally freed from jail in Tennessee so he could rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trialthe Trump admin wants to deport him to Uganda after refusing a plea dealGood riddance to James DobsonTrump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machinesDHS is threatening to withhold election security funding for states that don’t complyTrump wants all 55 million foreigners with US visas reviewed for any violationsNewsmax is paying $67 million to settle their defamation case from Dominion Voting SystemsEric Adams adviser was caught trying to hand a chip bag with money in it to a journalistAfrican Union is campaigning to get the Mercator map to be swapped with the Equal Earth mapTBN’s countersuing Dr. Phil with accusations of years-long fraudulent schemeWalmart will be raising prices on many of its items due to tariffsWalmart recalled frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contaminationDisney looks to be trying to acquire MLB.TV and a large chunk of MLB games in a new MLB dealDuffer Brothers deal with Paramount is officialApple TV+ is hiking their price by $3 per monthThe Paper will be switching to binge model to release all 10 episodes at launchWB delayed The Cat in the Hat to November 6, 2026A Man on the Inside Season 2 will debut at Netflix on November 20We got an official trailer for AnemoneWe got a teaser trailer for ArcoWe got a teaser trailer for Fallout Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the DC takeover by Trump, the next chance for Infowars to be sold off, and how well a song from Kpop Demon Hunters is doing on the charts. Trump replaced the BLS chief with a conservative economist from the Heritage FoundationTrump’s summit with Putin in Alaska yielded no ceasefire to end Ukraine warbut the Trump admin left behind government papers with details on meetings at the hotelFormer New Mexico Republican candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for his drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakersCalifornia Dems unveiled their new congressional map to counter Texas GOP’s redistricting mapTrump deployed National Guard soldiers to the streets of DCCrime has been down sharply over the past two yearsThey’re doing a lot of sweeps through homeless encampmentsDC’s AG has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the White House’s bid for full controlHe’s threatened to take over Chicago, LA, Baltimore, and OaklandTrump admin is taking 15% of sales of Nvidia’s H20 microchips to ChinaTexas judge has ordered Infowars’ assets to be turned over to a newly-appointed state receiverSCOTUS is allowing Mississippi’s social media law to go into effectThe wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon has been arrested over corruption allegationsFord is retooling its factory in Kentucky to produce a cheaper EV truckHurricane Erin explodes in strenth to become a Category 5 hurricane in the AtlanticNew poll suggests only 54% of Americans are drinking alcohol, the lowest in nearly 70 yearsGolden by HUNTR/X is the first Kpop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the WGA over supposedly writing during the WGA StrikeThe Duffer Brothers are leaving Netflix for a huge deal with ParamountThunderbolts will be available on Disney+ on August 27The Running Man will be releasing a week later on November 14King of the Hill Season 14 hit 4.4 million views in one weekHBO Max is continuing their partnership with GKIDS to add 20 more movies to their serviceWe got an official trailer for SwipedWe got a teaser trailer for Marty SupremeWe got a teaser trailer for One Piece Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Texas Democrats getting out of the state to keep redistricting from happening, MAGA Disney's formation, and the news of Big Balls getting beat up in Disney that's causing the Trump admin to crackdown on DC. RFK Jr pulled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contractsA sergeant at Fort Stewart in Georgia shot five coworkers at the base without killing any of themIsrael approved a plan to take over Gaza City as their war continuesThe US Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to all transgender service members that have served between 15 to 18 years the option to retire earlyTrump wants the 2030 census to exclude anybody living in the country without legal statusTexas Democrats left the state to break quorum to keep the Texas House from being able to pass its new redistricting map that would give the GOP more seats in the House of RepresentativesIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker has helped keep them safeAbbott wants the state Supreme Court to remove them from officeTrump wants the FBI to help Texas get them backMany of them have gone to California to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nancy PelosiRIP Apollo 13 astronaut James LovellThe Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for DCTrump’s NPS will restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike in DCThe State Department wants to require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000Big Balls got beat up in DC and Trump’s mad about itJury has ordered Tesla to pay over $240 million in damages for Autopilot crashThere might be a planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A that’s featured in the Avatar moviesESPN signed a big deal to get WWE’s live PPV events in the US for 2026ESPN is acquiring NFL Network and NFL RedZone while the NFL gets 10% stake of ESPNDisney and Gina Carano have settled their legal disputeDisney’s phasing out the Hulu app to put all of its content on Disney+Disney canceled Goosebumps series for Disney+ after two seasonsNetflix’s Fubar is canceled after two seasonsNetflix is working on a T.J. Hooker reboot filmSony’s working on a Spider-Punk animated movieNeon acquired rights to make an Exit 8 movieHamilton’s coming to theaters on September 5We got an official trailer for The PaperWe got an official trailer for Rental FamilyWe got a teaser trailer for Cold StorageWe got a teaser trailer for Jay Kellyletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's corrupt new federal judge, what Trump wants to spend $200 million on in the White House, and the earthquake that was felt around the Pacific Ocean. The landlord that killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother and was sentenced to decades in prison has died alreadyThe Senate confirmed corrupt Trump lawyer Emil Bove for 3rd circuit appeals courtTariffs are returning once again on August 7 for countries that haven’t made deals with the Trump adminMexico gets a 90 day extension of their previous dealTexas Republicans release their redistricting plan that could add 5 more seats to GOP sideMany people and kids in Gaza are deal with a “worst-case” famine scenario across the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block food from reaching trapped civiliansThere was a shooting at the NFL offices in Manhattan with 4 people dead by a man that believed he was suffering from CTE and wanted his brain studied after he shot himselfScientists in South Africa are fighting poachers by injecting their horns with a radioactive isotopeTrump wants to build a $200 million ballroom in a huge makeover of the White HouseThe Senate confirmed the first CDC director in 70 years without a medical degreeKamala Harris bows out of running for California governor in 2026MTG won’t run in Georgia governor’s race for 2026An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia sent tsunami waves across the Pacific OceanThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down due to Trump’s defundingHappy Gilmore 2 was the biggest Netflix US film opening everWe got an official trailer for Avatar: Fire and AshWe got an official trailer for Eyes of WakandaWe got an official trailer for FixedWe got an official trailer for Peacemaker Season 2We got an official trailer for TwinlessWe got an official trailer for Zootopia 2We got a teaser trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet Academyletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump’s continued battle against the Epstein Files, how South Park is annoying Trump, and a number of notable celebrity deaths from this past week. DNI Tulsi Gabbard released a new report denying that Russia interfered in the 2016 election that prompted Trump to want Obama, Hilary Clinton, & others investigatedColumbia agreed to pay over $220 million in a deal with Trump to restore their federal fundingThe House of Representatives is ending their session early for a month to avoid a vote on the Epstein FilesJudge has denied the release of Epstein grand jury transcripts in FloridaDOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell over potential information she has to offer that could get her a pardon by TrumpAG Pam Bondi told Trump that his name was in the Epstein FilesThe White House wants state GOPs to gerrymander more of their states to ensure they don’t lose the House in 2026, starting with TexasTrump’s EPA is trying to reverse their 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people that is the core of their climate change regulationsThe Macrons are suing Candace Owens over defamation over claiming Brigitte is a manGood Riddance to Hulk HoganRIP Chuck MangioneRIP Ozzy OsbourneRIP Malcolm-Jamal WarnerThe Trump admin released a ton of files on the MLK Jr assassinationArizona woman was sentenced to 8 years in prison as part of a North Korean IT worker schemeFederal regulators are approving Paramount’s $8 billion deal with SkydanceThe White House is feuding with South Park after they featured him as Satan’s loverAmazon’s working on a Wolfenstein series with the Fallout producerNetflix renewed Wednesday for Season 3Coyote vs Acme will debut in theaters on August 28, 2026There’s a new Rick and Morty spinoff coming called President CurtisWe got an official trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2We got an official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesWe got an official trailer for Tron: AresWe got a teaser trailer for Hoppersletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's battle against the Epstein Files, Coldplay revealing a big tech scandal, and what's going on with Lilo & Stitch. There Is No Place for UsTrump tried to tell his base to move on from the Epstein Files and they’re not happy with himHe whined on Truth Social that it’s a hoaxTrump filed a defamation suit over Wall Street Journal story on his ties to EpsteinHe is seeking the release of Epstein grand jury recordsThe Trump admin is withholding $140 million budgeted for public health departments to combat fentanyl overdosesthe White House’s plan is to give out the money in increments instead of a single annual paymentThe Trump admin announced a prisoner swap deal between the US, Venezuela, and El SalvadorCongress has passed their 1st major crypto legislation for the USand they’ve passed Trump’s bill to rescind $9 billion in funds that includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public BroadcastingCBS cancelled Late Show with Stephen Colbert over a “financial decision” and definitely not because of his criticism of Paramount’s settlement with TrumpThe new head of USPS says he’s not interested in privatizing themTrump’s threatening Russia with heavy tariffs and giving weapons to Ukraine if the war doesn’t endSCOTUS rule to allow the Trump admin to keep dismantling the Dept. of EducationTrump’s been floating that he may fire the Federal Reserve chair Jerome PowellTrump has chronic venous insufficiencyThe CEO and CPO of tech company Astronomer were caught cheating at a Coldplay concertPeacock’s raising rates starting on July 23James Gunn revealed on his social media that Supergirl is getting a movie next yearSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse had its 2027 release date delayed by 3 weeksTaika Waititi is directing a new Judge Dredd movieNetflix is working on a live-action Captain Planet and the Planeteers seriesNetflix is working on a live-action Assassin’s Creed seriesAmazon MGM is working on a live-action My Little Pony movieNintendo announced who will play Link and Zelda in their live-action movieLilo & Stitch is the first Hollywood movie to hit $1 billion this yearWe got a teaser trailer for Stranger Things 5We got an official trailer for Mortal Kombat IIletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the awful floods in Texas, the return of Measles as a threat to kids, and the DOJ news about Jeffrey Epstein's client list. Flooding in Texas killed over 100 people with more than 160 people missingfunding issues prevented local siren warning systems from being approvedFEMA’s call centers has tons of firings and expired contracts as people were calling them for assistanceTed Cruz was on vacation in Greece during the floodsTrump’s restarting tariffs with 30% for EU and Mexico on August 1Twitter’s Grok AI went full Nazi before they deleted its worst responsesMeasles cases in the US has hit its highest level in 33 yearsSEC is suing a prominent Georgia Republican over a Ponzi scheme he ran that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 millionCoast Guard rescue swimmer saved more than 165 people during the Texas floodsEl Salvador’s government acknowledged that the US is still in control of migrants sent to CECOTDOJ claims that there’s no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had a client list or blackmailed associatesThe State department is warning diplomats that somebody’s using AI to impersonate Marco RubioNigeria’s government says it will refuse any deportees the Trump admin sends to its countryThe IRS says churches can now endorse political candidatesThe TSA has ended the rule requiring you to remove your shoes at US airport security checkpointsItalian candy giant Ferrero is looking to buy Kellogg for $3.1 billionLegendary Entertainment is looking to acquire Lionsgate Studios after it separated from StarzA24 is bringing Ne Zha 2 to theaters in the US August 22The Paper will debut on Peacock September 4Alice in Borderland Season 3 will debut on Netflix September 25Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 debuts November 4 and was renewed for Season 3Jon M. Chu is directing a Hot Wheels live-action movieNetflix is working on a live-action Solo Leveling seriesLarry David’s working on a new HBO show about American historyHBO Max cancelled DusterWe got a teaser trailer for Long Story ShortWe got an official trailer for King of the Hill Season 14We got an official trailer for Twisted Metal Season 2We got an official trailer for Wednesday Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb funding bill, the new comet visiting our solar system, and the fun time that Dr. Phil is having these days. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill was passed by the Senate and House, so it’s just awaiting Trump to sign itICE will be supercharged with more funding than any other police or military force in the US governmentTrump celebrated by using an antisemitic term about bankers that he claimed he didn’t know was antisemiticArmed man in Idaho created a fire to lure firefighters to a location that he fired upon and killed two of them and injured another before he was found dead later that nightParamount settled with Trump for $16 millionNYT used some dubiously-sourced information from a Columbia hack that originated from a race science Nazi on TwitterPenn announced a deal with the DoE to settle case over transgender athletes like swimmer Lia Thomas to erase records and post apologiesThe DOJ plans to prioritize denaturalization cases to strip Americans of their citizenshipThe Dalai Lama announced that he will reincarnate and have a successor that will be found by his office after his death in spite of what China would like to happenRIP Michael MadsenGood Riddance to Jimmy SwaggartKilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers filed a new doc in his case about the abuse he endured at CECOTSCOTUS will take on a case about whether states can ban transgender girls in sports next termWIsconsin’s Supreme Court ruled that it’s 1849 law does not ban abortionThe killer of 4 Idaho students back in 2022 has plead guilty in plea deal with life sentenceTrump wants to host UFC matches on the White House lawn for America’s 250th birthdayJudge okays sale of 23andMe and its trove of DNA data to a nonprofit led by its founderNASA spotted a new comet flying through our solar system from a distant star systemThe WNBA is expanding to Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from 2028 to 2030Dr. Phil’s cable TV network files for bankruptcy and is suing its former partner TBNNeil Druckmann & Halley Gross are stepping back from The Last of Us show to go to Naughty DogSinners producers says their costumes were purchased from Mavel’s Blade reboot that stalledThere’s going to be a standalone second season of Cyberpunk EdgerunnersWe got a teaser trailer for Troll 2We got an official trailer for Project Hail MaryWe got an official trailer for Sentimental ValueWe got an official trailer for The Cat in the HatWe got an official trailer for The Running Manletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the incredible primary win of Zohran Mamdani, Ron DeSantis' dumb new concentration camp, and the many bad things SCOTUS did. Trump admin bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites late Saturday nightand it doesn’t seem like they obliterated it as Trump claimedTrump claimed there was a ceasefirebut Israel kept attacking Iran right after that announcementRon DeSantis announced his new immigrant detention facility he’s calling Alligator AlcatrazTrump’s Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid changes don’t meet the Senate’s parliamentarian rules as they struggle to find a solution for their differences with the House before the government defaultsZohran Mamdani has won the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor over Andrew CuomoTrump had a meltdown over itThey’re allowing states to prevent Medicaid funds from going to Planned ParenthoodThey’re limiting nationwide injunctions over Trump’s birthright executive orderThey’re upholding a key measure in Obamacare on preventive careThey’re allowing parents the right to keep their kids out of classes w/objectionable materialThey’re upholding the Texas law requiring age verification for porn sitesThey’re upholding a federal program providing subsidized rural internet/phone servicesThey’re blocking a lower court order requiring time for those being deported to contest itThey postponed a Louisiana redistricting case to the next termJudge approves Anthropic’s fair use of paid books for its model, but wants a trial for pirated booksFX is working on a pilot for Very Young Frankenstein with the What We Do in the Shadows crewJohnny Knoxville will host Fox’s Fear Factor rebootAmazon hired Denis Villeneuve to direct their first James Bond filmAaron Sorkin’s directing a sequel to The Social NetworkMatt Reeves has finished his work on the script for The Batman’s sequelDisney’s working on a Lilo & Stitch 2 live-action sequelStephen King’s The Stand is being adapted into a film with Doug Liman as directorPark Chan-wook’s next film “No Other Choice” picked up by NeonWe got a teaser trailer for BugoniaWe got an official trailer for RoofmanWe got an official trailer for SplitsvilleWe got an official trailer for Washington Blackletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb military parade, the heat dome that's making our upcoming week miserable, and SpaceX's new explosion. Vance Boelter shot two Minnesota state reps and their spouses, killing one couple, and was captured after two days on the runUtah Senator Mike Lee joked about the shootings on his Twitter accountTrump’s military parade was a boring, pathetic showSCOTUS upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minorsTrump admin’s SAMHSA is ending the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s live counselors for high risk groups like LGBTQ+ youth and veterans that need to talk to somebodyTrump’s calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 electionFDA approves HIV drug that requires only two injections per year versus the current daily pill optionMahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE detention on bailMuch of the eastern half of the US will be trapped in a heat dome over the next weekTrump will decide on whether the US joins in on Israel’s attacks on Iran “within two weeks”Appeals court sides with Trump on federalizing California’s National Guard troopsTrump signed another EO to delay the sale date for TikTok for another 90 daysTrump announced Trump Mobile phone that’s supposedly US madeKaren Read has been acquitted of her boyfriend’s murderThe new $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and all 50 states has been approvedSpaceX’s latest rocket test immediately exploded on the launchpadKraft Heinz will remove artificial dyes from all of its products like Jell-O and Kool-AidStreaming viewership surpassed cable and broadcast combined for Nielsen for the 1st time in MayBlumhouse acquired the rights to make future Saw films, shows, and other contentJon Bernthal’s Punisher will be in Spider-Man: Brand New DayNetflix is working on a series reboot of Land of the LostSinners will be available to stream on HBO Max July 4Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite will be on Netflix October 24 and theaters before thatWe got an official trailer for The Naked GunWe got an official trailer for The Sandman Season 2We got a teaser trailer for Untamedletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the wild stuff going on in Los Angeles, the awful stuff going on between Israel and Iran, and the deaths of two of music's brightest geniuses. Israel attacked Iran and its nuclear and military sites in TehranProtesters faced off against the LAPD and ICEThe Trump admin got angry and sent the CA National Guard to help themThen the Trump admin brought in some MarinesFederal judge temporarily rules against Trump’s use of National Guard in LAwhich is on hold until a hearing can be held on TuesdaySen. Alex Padilla tried to attend DHS press conference in LA to ask questions, but was detained and removed by securityIsrael seized a boat with Greta Thunberg and others hoping to bring aid to Gaza and have detained the crewRFK Jr. has booted all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee after promising not to do so during his hearingand replaced them with vaccine skepticsRep. McIver has been indicted on federal charges related to that tussle at the NJ ICE facilitySCOTUS unanimously approved family being able to sue federal cops over a wrong house raidRIP Brian WilsonRIP Sly StoneRIP Harris YulinThe NPS is required to post signs inviting feedback about misrepresented negative historyTrump’s EPA plans to repeal all climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plantsElon Musk said some of his posts “went too far” in criticizing TrumpDozens of states are suing to stop the sale of 23andMe’s personal genetic dataWarner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companiesDisney closed their Hulu deal with Comcast for less than NBC Universal wantedDisney and Universal filed suit against Midjourney over copyright infringementThe next adult animation DC Studios show is Mister MiraclePixar announced a new film called GattoPixar has Elemental’s director on Incredibles 3A Minecraft Movie will be available to stream on HBO Max June 20Spaceballs 2 is officially happening with Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis returningWe got an official trailer for Eddingtonletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Elon and Donald's feud, the good news out of South Korea, and the heroic sacrifice of voice actor Jonathan Joss. Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been brought back to the US, but to face smuggling chargesTrump’s bringing back his travel ban for another go around with some exceptionsTrump pardoned a Virginia sheriff that sold badges to businessmen for campaign contributionsHegseth orders the Navy to remove gay rights leader Harvey Milk’s name from a shipNew Zealand’s Parliament suspended 3 lawmakers that performed the Maori haka in protest of a terrible billMan attacked Pro-Israel marchers with molotov cocktailsTrump admin moved to immediately remove his family from the country before a federal judge blocked themJonathan Joss, voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, was killed in a homophobic shooting pushing his husband out of harm’s wayBillion-dollar battery plant halted construction amid the market chaos going on right nowTrump’s reconciliation bill is working its way through the Senate, but will probably changeTrump and Elon are fighting after Elon criticized Trump’s big beautiful billSCOTUS ruled on three notable cases this weekSouth Korea elected liberal Lee Jae-myung after the last president was removed from officeOver 20k people had to be evacuated in Cologne, Germany due to 3 WW2 bombs being foundPrivate lunar lander from Japan crashed into the moon as a mission failureDisney laid off hundreds of people across multiple teamsSnow White will debut on Disney+ June 11Netflix is splitting the final season of Stranger Things into three parts out this holiday seasonWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be out December 12We got a look at Tony Tony Chopper in Netflix’s One Piece series with it getting a 2026 releaseWe got a trailer for Alien: EarthWe got an official trailer for Happy Gilmore 2We got an official trailer for Squid Game: Season 3We got an official trailer for Wicked: For GoodWe got a teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankensteinletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Joni Ernst's awful actions, that wild glacier collapse, and Taylor Swift finally owning all of her own music. The Tate brothers are facing rape and trafficking charges in the UKThe Trump admin canceled a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential like the bird fluTrump reversed Biden’s block of US/Nippon Steel deal to approve itso he now wants to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50%The FBI is reexamining Dobbs opinion leak, the undetonated pipe bombs found on January 5, 2021, and that weird White House cocaine bag caseCamilla, Georgia mayor and two former election officials have been jailed for trying to halt a local election last NovemberIowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst tells townhall constituents that “We are all going to die” in defense of Trump’s Medicaid cutsthen doubled down with sarcastic apology the next dayLouisiana celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls were sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th centuryRIP Alf ClausenThe State Dept has halted scheduling of visa interviews for foreign studentsRubio also wants to aggressively revoke vias for many Chinese studentsTrump pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley, reality show couple convicted of fraudRFK Jr’s MAHA report had many AI-generated sources citedKristi Noem claimed an immigrant threatened Trump’s life and it seems like he was framedPBS sued the Trump White House and NPR did the same Swiss glacier collapsed and buried 90% of an Alpine villageTaylor Swift bought the rights to the recordings of her first six albums so she owns all of her musicLilo & Stitch broke the Memorial Day box office record with a $183 million weekendKing of the Hill revival debuts on August 4 on HuluWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be out on Netflix December 12We got a teaser trailer for The Thursday Murder Clubletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the GOP's dumb reconciliation bill, Trump's continued fight with Harvard, and Joe Biden's cancer announcement. Two Israeli Embassy staffers in DC were killed by a shooterHouse GOP barely passed that massive reconciliation bill to fund Trump’s agendaThe DOJ charged NJ congresswoman LaMonica McIver for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside the ICE facility a few weeks agoNewark mayor Ras Baraka’s case was dropped because they had no evidence of wrongdoingTrump admin is revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll international studentsFederal judge has blocked it for nowUK suspended free trade talks with Israel and announced sanctions over their continued blockade of supplies into GazaRIP George WendtTrump’s meeting with South Africa’s president had him pushing the genocide conspiracySupreme Court blocked the creation of religious charter school in OK with 4-4 deadlockFederal judge blocks Trump admin from shutting down the DOEDOJ made deal with Boeing to drop criminal case over two fatal crashes of 737 MAX jetsFederal judge continues block of DOGE taking over US Institute of PeacePresident Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancerDilbert creator Scott Adams announced that he’s dying of the same cancerRomania picked a Pro-EU centrist over a hard-right nationalist in its presidential electionPresident of CBS resigned as the Trump lawsuit looms over the companyWB Discovery’s credit rating has been cut to junk statusDarren Aronofsky announced a new studio Primordial Soup that focuses on AI-based toolsNetflix stepped in to pick up Sesame Street’s worldwide streaming rightsNetflix has ordered a series adaptation of the upcoming Dan Brown book “The Secret of Secrets”Avengers Doomsday and Secret Wars were delayed to 2026 and 2027Alex Garland will direct the Elden Ring movieAmazon Prime canceled The Wheel of Time after three seasonsWe got an official trailer for Jurassic World RebirthWe got a teaser trailer for Zootopia 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the explicit bribe that Trump is accepting from Qatar, Trump's love of a certain group of immigrants, and how James Comey angered the Trump admin. Due to Georgia’s abortion ban law, a brain-dead woman must be kept alive to give birth to her fetusTrump’s accepting Qatar’s offer to replace Air Force One with a $400 million luxury Boeing 747 jet that he gets to keep after he’s out of officeSomebody tried to car bomb a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, but only killed one person and only damaged their offices while the lab was fineTrump admin made a deal with Mexican cartel leaders to let 17 members of Ovidio Guzman Lopez’s family into the USDems + 5 Republicans block Trump’s reconciliation bill from passing the Budget CommitteeRIP Joe Don BakerUS and China announced a temporary deal to cut tariffs from 145% to 30% for 90 daysJames Comey’s being investigated by DHS/Secret Service over a seashell Instagram postWalmart says that higher prices due to tariffs are coming as soon as later this monthThe FDA is moving to remove prescription fluoride supplements for kids from the marketIndia disputed Trump’s claim his trade talks helped make India/Pakistan’s ceasefire happenHarvard found out that a mislabeled document in their digital archives is an authentic Magna CartaRodrigo Duterte won his mayoral race in his home city of Davao despite being stuck at the HagueA trove of forgotten Nazi documents were found in Argentina’s Supreme Court basementThe man who stabbed Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prisonTwitter’s AI Grok was telling everybody about the white genocide in South Africa that didn’t happenMLB’s commissioner has removed Pete Rose and others from the permanently ineligible listCharter and Cox Communications struck a $21.9 billion merger deal to become a cable giantESPN’s getting a standalone service this fall for $29.99 per monthMax will be renamed HBO Max after two yearsMickey 17 will be available on HBO Max May 23Captain America: Brave New World will be on Disney+ May 28Amazon Prime is getting a Creed spinoff series set in the Delphi GymFallout has been renewed for a Season 3 ahead of Season 2’s premiere in DecemberPeacock’s The Office offshoot “The Paper” will premiere in SeptemberNetflix renewed The Four Seasons for Season 2We got an official trailer for Marvel’s IronheartWe got an official trailer for Nobody 2We got an official trailer for Supermanletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the new Pope from Chicago, what ICE did to the mayor of Newark, and Trump's new dumb idea of the week. Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at ICE detention facility for alleged trespassing as he and two members of Congress were there to inspect and protest the facilityThe USDA and DOGE are demanding that states hand over personal data of food stamp recipients for their nefarious plansThe Trump admin fired the Librarian of Congress via late night email on ThursdayTrump’s new surgeon general pick loves raw milk and has no medical licenseTrump’s new pick for interim US attorney for DC is Fox News’ Jeanine PirroThe World Central Kitchen closes their soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies as Israel’s continued blockade of aid forces them to close downJudge ordered the release of Rumeysa Ozturk from immigration detentionTrump’s EO allowing white Afrikaans South Africans results in the 1st group arriving soonTrump fired all 3 Democrats from the Consumer Product Safety CommissionFedEx board member David Steiner is the new postmaster general of the USPSTrump says he wants to reopen Alcatraz for the “most ruthless and violent” prisonersFEMA’s admin was fired after testifying in Congress that FEMA should not be shut downThe new Pope is American Cardinal Robert Prevost with the name Leo XIVFriedrich Merz was confirmed as German chancellor after a second vote in parliamentGeorgia Governor Brian Kemp said he won’t run for a Senate seat, but for President in 2028Russian probe will be re-entering Earth’s atmosphere after spending decades orbiting EarthThe movie industry was confused by Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on foreign productionsNetflix is pulling Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and another interactive title on May 12The team behind BoJack Horseman’s new show with Netflix will debut August 22We got a teaser trailer for Squid Game: Season 3We got a teaser trailer for Peacemaker Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the awful things Trump's admin continues to do, the good things going on in Canada, and the latest chance you'll have to check out Alfred Hitchcock's movies. Trump admin deported three young children, one with cancer, who are US citizens to Honduras alongside their mothersThe Trump admin wants to cut funding for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for LGBTQ+ youthAmazon Haul was considering listing import tariff charges on some products until Trump complained to Jeff Bezos and he forced them to cancel those plansTrump admin dismissed the scientists working on the National Climate AssessmentTrump’s new EOs want to “unleash high-impact local police forces” on immigrants and criminalsIllinois landlord that killed a Muslim boy and injured his mom in a knife attack hate crime was sentenced to 53 years in prisonMark Carney’s Liberal Party won the federal election in Canada and his Conservative Party opponent Pierre Poilievre lost the election and his seat in ParliamentJudge ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi after he was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his US citizenshipDEA raided a nightclub in Colorado Springs and claimed to capture 114 immigrantsBipartisan bill targeting revenge porn passed through CongressThere’ll be a military parade on Trump’s birthday to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversaryMaine’s legal fight against the Trump admin ended with a settlementFederal judge permanently blocked Trump’s EO targeting the Perkins Coie law firmLindsey Graham asked the enclave to be open-minded about naming Trump the new PopeSCOTUS heard arguments about whether cops can be accountable for wrong house raidsArmy Black Hawk helicopter flew in Reagan Airport airspace, causing flights to abort landingsGermany’s domestic intelligence agency labels AfD party as extremistNetflix is getting a collection of Alfred Hitchcock movies on June 1Natasha Lyonne plans to direct a movie called Uncanny Valley using “Ethical” AIGuy Ritchie will direct Road House 2 with Jake GyllenhaalWe got an official trailer for DusterWe got an official trailer for The Smashing Machineletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS