Let's Weekend

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

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the newest Signal chat scandal, this brewing Ron DeSantis scandal, and how long George Santos is going to be in prison. DOD Sec. Pete Hegseth caught using a 2nd Signal chat for attack plans that included his wife and brother among its membersIt seems like the White House is searching for his replacementThe FBI arrested a Wisconsin judge for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrestICE refused to let Mahmoud Khalil be there for his son’s birth, so his wife had to do it aloneThe El Paso Walmart shooter was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentencesGeorge Santos was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraudHarvard is suing the Trump admin over their freeze of more than $2 billion in grantsPope Francis diedthe day after meeting JD Vance on SundayTrump now claims he has no intention of firing Federal Reserve’s Jerome PowellNIH’s autism study will pull from private medical recordsTrump posted on Truth Social asking Putin to stop his attacks on UkraineTrump admin canceled funding for women’s health study before reversing that decisionElon will spend less time with DOGE as Tesla’s sales and profits plungedOne of the top Dems in the Senate, Illinois’ Dick Durbin, will not seek reelectionGov. Ron DeSantis has a controversy brewing over $10 million of state money funneled to his wifeFyre Festival 2 was canceled with all tickets refunded with the brand now for sale60 Minutes’ top producer has left the show over pressure from Paramount to be Trump friendlySydney Sweeney’s set to star in a Split Fiction film adaptation with John M. Chu directingMichael Bay is set to direct an OutRun film adaptation with Sydney Sweeney producing itMax joins the wave of cracking down on passwords with Extra Member Add-on featureWe got a teaser trailer for MountainheadWe got a teaser trailer for Predator: BadlandsWe got a teaser trailer for Wednesday Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the school shooting you might have missed, the cute colossal squid, and the Maryland Senator that did something amazing we weren't expecting to happen. Two people died and six others are injured after a mass shooting at Florida State UniversitySomebody set fire to the Governor’s Residence that PA Gov Josh Shapiro and his family lived at before getting out safely on Passover in apparent antisemitic attack that the GOP gave no shits aboutthe suspect seemed to be upset about his role in the Gaza warIsrael killed Fatma Hassona and her family with a missile strike on their building shortly before the film she starred in was to debut at CannesBritain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is someone born biologically female in huge blow to the trans communityShortly after DOGE took over the NLRB, they made their computer systems incredibly unsafe that led to suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia almost immediatelyMaryland Senator Chris Van Hollen pledged to go to El Salvador after Trump and El Salvador President Bukele refused to consider bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from CECOT and managed to meet with him to confirm that he’s okay at the momentTrump admin shutters a CDC lab that could’ve helped with an ongoing hepatitis outbreakTrump’s war against Harvard includes freezing $2.2 billion in grants and contractsTrump considers pulling Harvard’s tax exempt status in retaliationTrump admin drafted a memo to Congress to outline its desire to cut NPR/PBS fundingLuigi Mangione was indicted on a few charges as AG Pam Bondi seeks the death penalty for himMarjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall in Acworth, GA featured three arrests and two people tasedA colossal squid was filmed in its natural habitat for the first timeGoogle’s digital ad network was declared an illegal monopolyDisney+ is getting a Darth Maul animated series in 2026Shawn Levy is directing a new Star Wars: Starfighter movie with Ryan Gosling starring for 2027Clueless sequel series with Alician Silverstone is in development at PeacockPeacock’s Poker Face Season 2 begins May 8Netflix’s final two-part season of The Sandman will release on July 3 and July 24Peacock’s Twisted Metal Season 2 begins July 31We got an official trailer for The Fantastic Four: First StepsWe got an official trailer for The Life of ChuckWe got an official trailer for The Rosesletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the chaos of the tariffs rollout and pause, the fun times of seeing how depraved the Trump admin is to deport people wanting a better life, and what the difference is between The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. A lie on Twitter about an interview from a Trump official claiming Trump considering pausing tariffs caused the stock markets to rally for a bit on Monday before the White House corrected it and the markets crashed againThen Trump paused the tariffs for 90 days on Wednesday for every country but China to cause a big reboundbut then they went down again because there’s no trust in Trump’s BSand now some want an inquiry into whether this whole charade was market manipulation to help insider tradersChina raised their tariffs on US goods to 125% after Trump raised tariffs on China to 145%Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump’s tariffsThe Trump IRS finalized a deal to share tax information with ICE to help them find more immigrants in the USTrump admin has added more than 6k living immigrants to the social security deaths list to try to force them to leave the countrySecretary of State Marco Rubio admits that there was no criminal conduct by Mahmoud Khalil, but did say he could be expelled for his beliefsJudge ruled that he can be deportedSupreme Court voted unanimously to order the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El SalvadorFederal judge again ordered the Trump admin to provide her with daily updates on its efforts to bring him backMajor nations have agreed on the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases for international shipping boatsTrump admin backed off of the in-person requirements they announced for Social SecurityWhite House ordered NIH to research trans “regret” and “detransition”RFK Jr claims the HHS will find the cause of autism by SeptemberRFK Jr endorsed the MMR vaccine with the measles outbreak, angering his anti-vax fansThe House passed the SAVE act to require voters to have more than just a driver’s licenseAustralian woman unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic errorBiotech company is trying to bring back the dire wolf from extinctionThe National Recording Registry announced their 25 latest additionsA Minecraft Movie has done incredibly well to become the second biggest movie the yearAmazon’s working on a Carrie seriesAmazon’s developing a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon seriesNetflix landed a Monopoly competition reality showAMC’s new Great American Stories anthology series’ first season will be The Grapes of WrathThe Last of Us was renewed for Season 3 ahead of the premiere of Season 2We got an official trailer for The Phoenician Schemeletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the big tariff wave of news, the latest awful disappearance of a legal American resident, and the signs that a blue wave is on the wave in response to Trump's actions so far. Trump admin disappeared a Maryland man to El Salvador by mistake, but won’t bring him back to the US to his familyFederal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump admin to bring him backTrump unveiled sweeping 10% tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on dozens of nationsleaders around the world are furious at these tariffsmarkets in Europe and Asia fall after Trump’s tariff announcementThe Dow Jones dropped almost 1,700 points during the following dayA number of uninhabited islands are included in Trump’s tariffs targetsthe formula they used to determine tariff amounts has drawn a lot of criticismChina hits back with 34% tariffs on all US goodsDow Jones dropped another 2,200 points on FridayFederal judge has dropped Eric Adams’ corruption caseDemocrat Susan Crawford won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating the Trump-endorsed and Elon-funded Republican to keep the liberal majoritySenator Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record at just over 25 hoursRIP Val KilmerTrump extends the deadline for TikTok to be soldFCC chair opened an investigation into Disney/ABC over DEI practice despite donationTrump says he’s open to running for a third term and that he’s not joking about thatPentagon inspector general is investigating Hegseth’s use of SignalTwo mom House Reps countered the House Speaker’s attempt to stop their proxy voting billTwo Dems lost their elections for heavy GOP districts in Florida, but with much improved marginsSouth Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from officeFrench court has barred Marine Le Pen from public office for five years for embezzlementThere are over 3,000 billionaires now, which is a recordWB completed the sale of Coyote vs Acme to Ketchup EntertainmentFox renewed The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and Bob’s Burgers for four season eachDavid Fincher is directing a “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” follow-up for NetflixSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse got a new release date of June 4, 2027Fubar Season 2 starts on Netflix June 12Sydney Sweeney’s in talks to star in a Gundam live-action movieWe got an official trailer for Phineas and FerbWe got an official trailer for Tron: AresWe got a teaser trailer for The Naked Gunletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the whole Signal war planning chat that leaked in the dumbest way possible, the latest public disappearance of a college student, and what creepy data may be auctioned off to another company soon. Somebody in the Trump admin’s Signal chat where they discussed war plans accidentally invited the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who then reported on what was going on in thereCIA Director and DNI claim they didn’t share classified information in the chatThe Pentagon warned after this leak that Signal is untrustworthy due to hacksJudge James Boasberg is presiding over a case about the admin’s use of Signal for war plan discussionsThe Atlantic published the entire text chat after Trump admin officials denied that classified info was discussedReports found that Signal password leaks included a number of the people involved in the chatOscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers and the IDF kidnapped himbut the IDF released him a day laterAnother immigrant PhD student was kidnapped by plainclothes ICE officials as Rumeysa Ozturk was walking to meet her friends due to an op-ed she wrote for the Tufts university student newspaperSoS Marco Rubio says his dept has revoked hundreds of student visas so farUsha Vance was going to Greenland for their national dog race, but then JD Vance joined her and ruined everything so that it turned into a visit to the US military base insteadhe had a press conference to tell Greenlanders that they’d be better off with the USCanadian PM Mark Carney stands up to the Trump admin as he says they need to dramatically reduce its relationship with the USTrump announced a new 25% tariff on imported cars and car partsAppeals court sides with judge that blocked deportations under the Alien Enemies ActTrump pulls Elise Stefanik’s nom. for UN ambassador due to slim House GOP majorityUSPS head Louis DeJoy has stepped down as DOGE officials threaten the USPS20k people are being laid off from the US Dept. of HHSMia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, passed away on SundayPope Francis has been discharged from the hospital after surviving severe respiratory infections23andMe is filing for bankruptcy and its DNA data will go up for auctionA babysitter checked under the bed for monsters for a kid, but found a man under it insteadNetflix ordered a Scooby-Doo live-action series for eight episodesNintendo’s The Legend of Zelda movie will be out March 26, 2027Sony’s Street Fighter movie was pulled from the scheduleWe got an official trailer for One Battle After Anotherletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the legal battle between a judge and the Trump admin, the very helpful DC police helping DOGE take down another government entity, and something good that may be happening with Coyote vs Acme. Israel declared its ceasefire over as it launched more airstrikes in Gaza to kill hundreds more peoplethey’re also attacking Hezbollah targets in southern LebanonTrump signed an executive order aimed at closing the Dept. of EducationStudent loans will go to the Small Business Administration and special needs concerns to the HHSTrump had hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador, despite court order demanding they stop for nowFederal judge asked for the DOJ to provide a sworn declaration on why they did it anywaythen he asked again for more details in another statement while Trump attacked him on Truth SocialTrump demanded that the judge be impeached before Chief Justice John Roberts stood up for the judgethe judge called the DOJ’s response to his orders “woefully insufficient”and has questioned the use of the Alien Enemies Act for this purposeDOGE were able to enter the US Institute of Peace thanks to the help of the DC police after being denied access for daysThe White House released the last of the JFK assassination files unredacted, which includes hundreds of social security numbers of people that are still aliveUS District judge Ana Reyes blocks Trump’s transgender soldier ban, citing the military’s history of discriminationRIP George ForemanDHS revoked legal protections for over 500k Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, VenezuelansTrump yelled on Truth Social that he could void all of Biden’s pardons because of AutopenThe Pentagon had to restore webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers, and moreCanada and a few EU countries have issued travel advisories for travelers to the USBernie Sanders and AOC are drawing huge crowds for their town halls across the USHarvard is making tuition free for families that make $200k or lessThose two astronauts that were stuck in space for nine months finally returned to EarthScientists find out that exposure to heat can alter your DNA and age you as much as smokingDirector Carl Rinsch has been indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering from NetflixWB may be close to finding a buyer for Coyote vs AcmeA Complete Unknown will be available on Hulu March 27Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars again next yearPixar’s working on Coco 2 for a 2029 releaseWe got an official trailer for BallerinaWe got a teaser trailer for DusterWe got a teaser trailer for Happy Gilmore 2We got a teaser trailer for The Four Seasonsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about citizens being disappeared, a certain VP getting booed at the Kennedy Center, and the silliest major cheating scandal in sports. ICE kidnapped Columbia University student and protestor Mahmoud Khalil without any real chargesDHS official tried to defend the arrest to NPR while not citing a reason for itThe US wants to go after more pro-Palestine immigrant protestorsFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on order of the ICC for crimes against humanity and taken to The Hague over his killing of thousands of peopleTrump’s EPA plans to target more than two dozen rules and policies for what it calls the “most consequential day of deregulation in US history”Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and 9 other Dems voted to help the GOP pass their short-term spending bill to keep the government going that also enables Trump to keep gutting the governmentThe audience at the Kennedy Center for a concert started loudly booing once they saw that JD Vance had entered the hallMark Carney is Canada’s new prime minister and will continue the fight against TrumpGreenland got a bit of a surprise result in their recent election of parties to fight TrumpTrump announced new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum importsEU respondsFederal judge temp. blocks Trump from enforcing EO that targets Perkins Coie law firmTrump’s pick to head the CDC was withdrawn just before his Senate confirmation hearingElon Musk turned the White House into a Tesla dealership for a cheap publicity stuntThere’s a major scandal going on in the sport of ski jumping as Norway’s cheating goes publicNetflix is working on a remake of Stephen King’s CujoSony’s working on a Starship Troopers rebootMufasa: The Lion King is debuting on Disney+ on March 26Babygirl will debut on Max April 25Percy Jackson and the Olympians was renewed for Season 3 ahead of Season 2’s Disney+ debutWe got a teaser trailer for Freakier FridayWe got a teaser trailer for The Life of ChuckWe got a teaser trailer for Poker Face Season 2We got a teaser trailer for Spinal Tap IIWe got an official trailer for F1We got an official trailer for Lilo & StitchWe got an official trailer for The Last of Us Season 2We got an official trailer for The Shroudsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the one notable event from the State of the Union address, SpaceX's latest mishap, and which company will be the next victim of private equity firms. After firing hundreds of CDC employees, some received emails rescinding their firingsNearly 6k USDA workers that were fired have been ordered back to workTrump’s working on an executive order to call on new DOE Sec. Linda McMahon to close the DOEDOD’s DEI purge featured a blanket removal of items with “gay” in the title, like information on the Enola Gay plane and service members with the last name GaySpaceX had another rocket launch explode, causing flights in its debris path in Florida to be delayedAustralian James Harrison, who had a rare antibody in his blood and donated blood over 1k times to save over potentially 2 million babies, has diedRep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber for heckling Trump’s speech that he didn’t have a mandate for his sweeping changesHouse GOP + 10 Dems voted to censure himWalt Disney Animation Studios workers have ratified their first union contractTrump implemented last minute 25% tariffs on Canada/Mexico, plus an increase on ChinaThe US stock markets plunged quickly, wiping out any gains since NovemberChina imposed tariffs of up to 15% on US farm importsTrump gave automakers a one month reprieve from his tariffsTrump then signed an executive order to exempt goods covered by the USMCATrump signed an executive order to establish a government bitcoin reserveEU is proposing a big defense spending package after Trump’s denied support for EU alliesWalgreens has been acquired for a private equity firm for nearly $10 billionCalifornia man was charged after stealing $25k in LEGOScientists start their journey to bring back the Woolly Mammoth by making woolly miceInvestigators figured out the causes of Gene Hackman and his wife’s deathsDisney laid off under 200 people from its TV & ABC News operations, plus shutting down 538Sony’s working on a new Resident Evil reboot movie for 2026letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Trump's continued siding with Russia over Ukraine, his support for Andrew Tate and his brother, and some positive news about that asteroid that had a small chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. DHS released a memo about detaining migrants in US bases across the country to make them internment campsUS voted with Russia and its allies against a UN resolution urging Russia to withdraw from UkraineTrump invited Ukraine president Zelenskyy to the White House to try to humiliate him and side with Russia in front of himWestern allies lined up to pledge continued support for UkraineTrump pulled strings to get Andrew Tate and his brother back to the US while they’re facing rape and trafficking charges in RomaniaTrump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing the transformation of Gaza into Trump GazaIllinois jury finds Chicago landlord guilty of murder and hate charges for killing a 6 year old Palestinian American boy and attacking his momRIP Gene Hackmanthough the cause of his and his wife’s death are still under investigationRIP Michelle TrachtenbergTrump named former Fox News host Dan Bogino as Deputy FBI DirectorTrump’s tariffs for Canada and Mexico will supposedly go into effect on April 2The House GOP barely passed their first reconciliation bill to fund Trump’s plansTrump announced a new green card for rich foreigners called the “gold card”21 DOGE staffers resigned, saying they won’t help dismantle public servicesTrump admin tried a very stupid plan to blame Biden for a $400m Tesla armored car dealJeff Bezos announced new Libertarian focus for the WaPo Opinions section that everybody hatesGermany’s election ended with Friedrich Merz winning as a major loss to the AfD NazisThanks to the private equity firm that owned it, Joann Fabrics will be going out of businessThat asteroid that had a strikingly high chance of hitting the Earth is now at 0% chance to hit usSkype is shutting down in MayAyo Edibiri is set to write the script and star in the live-action A24 Barney movieDisney+ is getting a slimmed-down version of Sportscenter for casual sports fans called SC+Moana 2 will be available on Disney+ March 12Kathleen Kennedy is planning to leave Lucasfilm at the end of 2025We got a teaser trailer for Andor Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Trump admin siding with Russia over its war on Ukraine, Mitch McConnell going away for good soon, and how a plane landed upside down in Toronto. Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with allegedly attempting a coup to overturn the 2022 electionTrump blames the Russian war on Ukraine on Ukraine’s President and calls him a dictatorafter negotiating the end of the war without Ukraine’s presenceThe DOJ expands Trump’s pardons on January 6 defendants to include separate, but related gun chargesSenator Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026Kash Patel confirmed by the Senate 51-49 to head the FBICanada beat the US in overtime to win the NHL’s tense 4 Nations tournament finalsThe USDA fired staffers working on the bird flu, but now wants to hire them backThe IRS is cutting 6k jobs in the middle of tax seasonTrump is hanging a NY Post cover of his mug shot just outside of the Oval OfficeDelta Air Lines jet flipped upside down during landing in Toronto, but everybody survivedArchaeologists in London uncovered a 2k year old Roman town hall during constructionAmazon MGM gains creative control of 007 franchise after longtime producers step backNetflix is investing $1 billion in Mexico’s film industryNetflix is working on an Extraction TV series with Omar Sy as the leadWicked will begin streaming on Peacock March 21The Last of Us Season 2 will debut on HBO April 13We got an official trailer for Cheech & Chong’s Last Movieletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the big oopsie that Elon Musk's team had with the NNSA, the weird way that Fort Liberty was reverted to Fort Bragg, and an asteroid that one might root for in these strange times. The National Park Service erased any mention of transgender people from their website about the Stonewall UprisingTrump admin fired many people at the National Nuclear Security Administration before realizing that they maintained the national’s nuclear stockpileVance went to speak at the Munich Security Conference to tell EU leaders that they’re on their own if they’re not helping the Trump admin and their interestsTulsi Gabbard was confirmed as director of national intelligenceRFK Jr was confirmed as HHS secretary7 NY prosecutors resigned rather than comply with a DOJ request to dismiss their corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric AdamsTrump’s planning a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminumFederal judge temporarily blocked Trump admin’s USAID funding freezeFederal judge is blocking the Trump admin from firing more CFPB workersFederal judges temporarily blocked Trump’s EO to block gender-affirming careFort Bragg sort of gets its old name backSteve Bannon pleaded guilty in We Build the Wall case, but avoids jailtimeTrump admin blocks the AP from covering events for not using “Gulf of America”There’s an asteroid that has a 1 in 47 chance of hitting the Earth in 2032The Goonies is getting a sequel with Steven Spielberg producing itNetflix is working on a live-action Dungeons & Dragons seriesWe got a teaser trailer for Twisted Metal Season 2We got an official trailer for FriendshipWe got an official trailer for O’dessaletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the CIA's big email flub, the sad turn of events for Alex Jones' bankruptcy, and some free movies WB put up on YouTube. Neil Gaiman’s former nanny has filed a lawsuit against him and Amanda Palmer over rape and human trafficking allegationsTrump is essentially shutting down USAID as he has put all non-essential staff on administrative leaveFederal judge has issued a temporary restraining order on these and previous USAID movesNew US AG Pam Bondi launched a “Weaponization Working Group” to review officials who investigated Trump’s crimesThe CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all new hires that have been with the agency for two years or lessNCAA has barred transgender women from participating in women’s sports after Trump’s EOHistoric Black church has been given the “Proud Boys” trademark after the group refused to pay their default judgment of $2.8 millionTrump has put the tariffs on Canada and Mexico on hold for a month after “deals” madeTrump’s suing CBS over their 60 Minutes Kamala Harris episode for $20 billionTrump wants the US to take ownership of the Gaza Strip to redevelop itDonald Trump Jr is under fire in Italy for his hunting party killing a protected duckJudge has denied the Sandy Hook families’ deal for Infowars’ property, calls for new auction100k eggs were stolen in Pennsylvania from a trailerWB has put 31 full movies on its YouTube channels for free without adsLegendary and Hasbro are working on a Magic: The Gathering movie and TV universeHulu’s nearing a pilot order for a sequel series to Buffy the Vampire SlayerWe got an official trailer for Jurassic World RebirthWe got a teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Stepsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the latest awful events of the Trump administration, Neil Gaiman's projects that are getting canceled, and the shockwaves that DeepSeek has created in the western AI industry. There was a fatal plane and helicopter crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport that killed all 67 people involvedwhich Trump blamed on Biden, DEI, & diversity hiringTrump’s placing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico along with 10% on Chinese goods on SaturdayTrump wants to send up to 30,000 criminal migrants to a migrant holding facility in Guantanamo Bay, CubaThe Trump admin halted work for PEPFAR that helped prevent and manage HIV in AfricaThe Trump admin laid off nearly 400 people from the USAID for supposedly not following a “stop-work” orderSouth Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted use of martial lawFederal judge blocked Trump’s federal funding freeze that would’ve stopped all funding for various federal programs, loans, and grantsTrump’s FCC chief is opening an investigation into NPR and PBSDefense Sec. Pete Hegseth ordered investigation into General Mark Milley’s conductMeta settled Trump’s lawsuit against them for banning him in the wake of January 6Trump’s admin offered federal workers a suspicious buyout option to leave on February 6A medical plane crashed in Philadelphia that killed seven and injured 19 othersJim Acosta is leaving CNN after schedule shakeup pushed him out of the daytime scheduleChinese AI DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the AI market with their much cheaper modelDark Horse Comics dropped him after the allegationsCoraline musical has been canceledNetflix’s adaptation of The Sandman will end with its upcoming second seasonNetflix has greenlit a new adaptation of Little House on the PrairieNetflix’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney talk show debuts March 12Squid Game Season 3 will premiere on June 27letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the barrage of executive orders that Trump signed to make Project 2025 a big source of his second term's goals, Elon's obvious Nazi salute, and Trump's stupid pardons for his insurrectionist supporters. If you thought Project 2025 wasn’t Trump’s entire plan, he signed a slew of executive orders on Day 1 and since then covering a variety of topics that is directly from itDOGE got rid of Vivek Ramaswamy before Trump even took officeTrump’s planning a 25% tariff on goods coming from Canada and MexicoHe pardoned all of the 1500+ people charged with crimes in the January 6 insurrectionHe also pardoned Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplaceElon gave the Nazi salute at Trump’s inaugurationFederal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order that tried to get rid of birthright citizenshipA memo sent to OPM workers asking them to narc on coworkers working in secret DEIA positions to a specific email that’s been posted publicly and spammed by the internetA $7.4 billion settlement has been reached between the Sacklers, Perdue Pharma, and State & local governments over their suits in response to the opioid crisisBiden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and others that Trump has threatenedHe also pardoned a handful of others like Marcus GarveyCongress passed the Laken Riley ActTrump signed an EO to release the remaining classified JFK/RFK/MLK assassination recordsTikTok went down for only a short time, but made sure to tell users Trump saved the appNetflix is celebrating its biggest quarterly increase in subscribers with a price hikeConan O’Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for his lifetime achievement in comedyVin Diesel vows to finish shooting for Fast X: Part 2 in LA to help bolster the local economyThe Toxic Avenger reboot will be out in theaters later this yearSonic the Hedgehog 4 will come out in theaters March 19, 2027We got an official trailer for Opusletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the death of David Lynch, John Deere's long-awaited comeuppance, and what to look forward to early on in Trump's second term. John Deere’s facing a federal lawsuit that accuses it of illegally forcing farmers to use only authorized dealers for critical repairs instead of whoever they wantTrump forces flags to be raised for his inauguration in spite of tradition for Jimmy Carter’s deathGreg Abbott’s done the same in TexasSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was finally arrested and investigators are hoping to extend his detentionICE is planning major raids of cities like Chicago for illegal immigrants next weekMultiple women have accused Neil Gaiman of sexual assaultIsrael and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire that could start exchanging hostages on SundayBiden commuted the sentences of nearly 2500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes serving longer sentences than they shouldRIP David LynchRIP Bob UeckerTrump’s moving his inauguration indoors due to the polar vortex that’ll create temps below freezingThe list of bands performing at his inauguration shows how things have changedSCOTUS upholds the TikTok banPeople are protesting by switching to Chinese app RedNoteRudy Giuliani and the two GA election workers have agreed to a settlement to the defamation caseBiden randomly declared the ERA to be the law of the land on Friday and nobody knows what’s upMedicare is targeting another 15 drugs to negotiate lower prices for its patientsSpaceX’s exploded rocket caused flights across the Caribbean to be hastily divertedWalgreens tried to get out of its contract for its terrible smart fridge doors and the vendor retaliatedTrump named Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, & Jon Voight as Special Ambassadors to HollywoodShout! Studios has rescued the Golden Princess library from licensing hellSteamboat Willie’s been adapted for the horror genre as ScreamboatTakeshi Kitano’s new movie Broken Rage will debut on Amazon Prime Video February 13We got an official trailer for Daredevil: Born AgainWe got an official trailer for Until Dawnletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Rudy's bad day in court, the awful changes to moderation at Meta, Trump's lack of consequences from his sentencing, and the awful fires in LA. Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case in GeorgiaMeta is ending fact checking on Facebook to let conservative misinformation flourish on its siteThe wildfires across Southern California have killed 11 people and 180k have evacuated the flames spread by a powerful windstorm across LATrump got sentenced in his NY hush money case with an unconditional discharge with no fines, prison, or any other penaltyAbout 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans won a settlement with the Pentagon over benefits they were denied for yearsCanadian PM Justin Trudeau is resigning, but will still be in office until a replacement is foundBiden used an old law to block drilling for oil in over 625 million acres of US oceanFlorida Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocks the release of Jack Smith’s special counsel reportThe US had their first bird flu death reported in the countryMcDonald’s is revising its DEI practicesVince McMahon got $400k fine to settle SEC’s charges over hush money payments as WWE CEODisney, Fox, and WB Discovery is scrapping their Venu Sports streaming serviceDisney signed a deal to merge Hulu Live with FuboSony announced a Ghosts of Tsushima anime series for Crunchyroll at CESThey’re also working on Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers moviesWe got a teaser trailer for The Last of Us Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the awful attacks across the US on New Year's Day, the death of Jimmy Carter, and the big new Surgeon General warning about alcohol. Man drove through a crowd early on New Year’s Day in the French Quarter in New Orleans to kill 15 people and dozens more injuredFBI confirms that he acted aloneA man set a Cybertruck to explode out front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas with himself as the only person that diedWoman who was hit by a car and shot in the foot during the NO killings was denied a leave of absence from her Amazon job before reversing the decision when the story went viralTrump will finally be sentenced in his NY hush money case on January 10, but it won’t include incarcerationBiden is awarding the Medal of Honor to seven US Army soldiers who served in the Korean and Vietnam warsHe’s awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson for leading the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrectionNC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of murder to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts in officeRIP President Jimmy CarterHouse Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected as Speaker despite some early holdoutsBiden is blocking the $14.9 billion takeover of US Steel by Japan’s NipponUS Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls on Congress to require health warning labels on alcoholA plane crashed on the runaway at a South Korean airport and burst into flames, killing 179 peopleSquid Game Season 2 had 68 million views to make it Netflix’s best debut week everThe Batman 2 was delayed to 2027We got an official trailer for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about a rare kind of school shooting, the charges being levied at Luigi Mangione, and what's going on with bird flu. Three people are dead after school shooting at a christian school in WisconsinLouisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu, and mpox vaccine shotsThe US government nearly had a shutdown as Trump and Elon made threats and demands that lead to funding bills failing until a 3 month stopgap bill was passed without their crapAmazon workers associated with the Teamsters are strikingNew York judge says Trump is not immune from his hush money case convictionGeorgia court blocks Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump’s interference caseABC News settled defamation lawsuit from Trump for $15 million that stunned their journalistsLuigi Mangione is charged with murder as an act of terrorism in the UHC CEO’s deathHe also got a federal murder charge that could mean he gets the death penaltySCOTUS will review the TikTok ban or sale lawthey’ll also review S. Carolina’s defunding of PPUS has their 1st severe case of Bird Flu in Louisiana & CA declares emergency over cow outbreakGermany will get new elections as Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence voteElon endorsed the AfD as he goes full NaziThe FBI is warning Americans to keep their texts secure as Chinese hackers infiltrate telecomsParty City is shutting down abruptly and laying off all of their employees with no severance25 more films have been added to the National Film RegistryDisney cut a trans storyline from Pixar’s “Win or Lose” seriesAmazon Prime Video renewed Secret Level for Season 2Netflix renewed Man on the Inside for Season 2Netflix gets the exclusive US rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup for 2027 and 2031We got a teaser trailer for SupermanWe got an official trailer for Death Of A UnicornWe got an official trailer for Karate Kid: Legendsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about South Korea's president finally getting impeached, the weird drones flying above New Jersey, and the wild things we've learned about the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer. South Korea’s parliament held another impeachment vote for their President and finally voted to impeach him for his emergency martial law stuntAssad fled Syria to asylum in Russia as rebels seize control of the capitalDaniel Penny was acquitted on all charges in his chokehold killing of Jordan NeelyBankruptcy judge rejected The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars companyThe billionaires are donating to Trump’s inauguration fund to get on his good sideFlorida prosecutor is seeking to overturn about 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine that was made by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office around 1990Biden has commuted sentences for 1,500 people and pardoning 39 othersThe UH CEO Killer was caught in Altoona, PA by a tip from a McDonald’s workerHe was not the Marxist hero that people hoped, but was a health insurance victimFBI Director Christopher Wray is planning to resign at the end of the Biden adminRupert Murdoch lost bid to change family trust to give Lachlan full controlFederal and state courts halt the Kroger and Albertsons merger of big grocery store chainsAlbertsons is suing Kroger as the deal has endedThere have been a weird amount of drones flying over New Jersey that has the gov’t investigatingSesame Street is looking for a new deal as Max cancels themDC’s working on a Clayface movieMalcolm in the Middle revival is in the works at Disney+Prison Break reboot got a pilot order at HuluPokemon and Aardman are teaming up for a special projectletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS