- Today we're talking about Colleen Ballinger
sing-songing her way through allegations and backlash, the Supreme Court just
gutted affirmative action, previously unshared horror
stories are being shared for men who got implants that went very wrong, and nursing homes that stole
tens of millions of dollars are being exposed. We're gonna talk about
all that and so much more on today's brand new extra
large "Philip DeFranco Show," your daily dive into the news. So buckle up, hit that like button, a
nd let's just jump into it. Starting with, Colleen Ballinger has
now officially responded to the allegations and the
controversy around her, but she did it in a way I did
not have on my bingo card. I thought since they haven't
responded to media requests, oh, she's going to
continue staying silent, or maybe she'll release
like a text post on Twitter, or maybe she will make a video and she'll speak directly to camera. But she whipped out a ukulele and proceeded to sing-song
her response to everyt
hing, which if you're coming into
this situation kind of blind, I'll link down below to our
previous coverage this week where we kind of just
talk about the highlights. I'll also link to other resources. But it involved accusations
that range from things like, you know, she had a group chat with fans who are mostly young teens where it appeared, among other things, she would ask them questions about sex and discuss her sex life, as well as at live shows, she put young fans in
uncomfortable posit
ions on stage with many saying they felt
used and exploited by her. And so she starts off this
now viral apology by saying... - Even though my team
has strongly advised me to not say what I wanna say, I recently realized that they never said that I couldn't sing what I wanna say. - And in the hook of this song, which, you know, I'll
link to this down below, you can watch it and consume it all, but I'll save you time here. She essentially equated
all the allegations to a toxic gossip train of
mis
information and manipulation, claiming some of the things
said about her were not true, though not really diving
into any specifics on what was false. Though she did address the relationships that she nurtured with young fans. - Many years ago I used
to message my fans, but not in a creepy way like a lot of you are trying to suggest. It was more of a loser kind of way where I was just trying to
be besties with everybody. It's kind of like when you go
to like a family gathering, you know, and the
re's a weird aunt there who keeps coming up to you and going like, "Hey girl, what's the tea?" And you're like, "Ew." - Acknowledging that it was
weird how she would overshare with fans in the group chat, but also saying she didn't
understand the boundaries between fan and friend and adding... ♪ I haven't done that
for years, you see, ♪ ♪ 'Cause I changed my behavior
and I took accountability ♪ - She then went on to
discuss Miranda Sings, saying that the character and her content were always rat
ed as PG13, that it's on her website. So with that, saying it was left to
the discretion of parents as to whether or not their
kids should watch Miranda or attend live shows. Regarding live shows, she
addressed a clip from one show where a teen fan went on
stage to do a yoga bit, but then Miranda spread
the fans' legs open and played a fart noise. But that fan, as we talked
about in the other video, is saying she practically
felt naked on stage because her outfit didn't
have full coverage, so sh
e was worried about what
people could see of her body. When addressing this,
Colleen just simply said... ♪ I'm not a predator, even
though a lot of you think so ♪ ♪ Because five years
ago I made a fart joke ♪ - And with that also saying that of course she's made
mistakes and bad jokes, and she's upset some fans feel betrayed, but she never had bad intentions. And that video was received as you might imagine it was received. I mean, there was some support. The video has 48,000 likes,
but it has b
een widely disliked with, as of recording, 323,000
dislikes on that video. And obviously none of that takes into account the other massive reactions on other social media platforms where these videos are getting
tens of millions of views. And there was a whole range of reasons. You had people saying
they were disappointed, disturbed, disgusted, confused, with people saying, you know,
with how serious this feels, it's weird to respond with kind
of a quirky musical moment. People saying the song i
s embarrassing, and it minimizes the allegations and experiences of these people. Also, Adam McIntyre, a
fan from the group chat who had levied a lot of the accusations, saying the video showed, "exactly the type of evil woman she is," and saying, "everyone meet
the real Colleen Ballinger." Some also pointing to
specific moments in the video, like the the yoga bit fart
joke, arguing that the way that she addressed this
minimized the discomfort that fan felt while exposed on stage. And so we've s
een tons of
people saying this will go down as the worst YouTube apology video ever. Though it's not really an apology video. To me when I watch this, it felt more like someone
that was saying like, "Fuck this whole situation "and fuck people that are a part of it." Especially when you look at moments where she's sing-songing that people don't actually
care about the truth and also ending the video... - What do I know? Fuck me, right? - I also will say, I
agree with people saying this is kind of
the worst way
she could have addressed this because it's such a different and seemingly bizarre way to
respond to what was happening. Like, people who are completely
unaware of this situation prior to watching this
video in the last 24 hours are now sharing this
video 'cause they're like, "You're not gonna believe
why she's singing." It feels like awareness on this
has become 100x what it was prior to the video. And it doesn't help that "Toxic Gossip Train" is
a little bit of an ear worm. ♪ The
toxic gossip train ♪ - It gets a little bit stuck in my head, which would be great for a regular song, but not when it makes you think about the allegations against you. Like, this would be the SNL cold open if the writers strike wasn't happening. With that said, as far as
what happens from here, we're gonna have to wait and see. And in the meantime I'd
love to know your thoughts in those comments down below. And then this story's so awkward. So this guy, Michael, he moves into a new apartment
in San Francisco last year. He meets his neighbor, a
Hindu priest named Jeff. And Jeff tells Michael
about a relief organization that he volunteers for that
provides food, clothing, and other supplies to
poor people in Bangladesh. And so Mike's like, "That sounds cool. "Let me donate some money." And he gives $150 to Jeff's GoFundMe. But shortly afterward, his credit card company flags
a suspiciously large amount of $15,000. Yeah, he donated with a typo. So he frantically calls
GoFundMe and they
promise, "Hey, you're gonna get a refund, "but it's gonna take three
to seven business days." And until then his
absurdly large donation's gonna remain top of the fundraising page. So he's like, "Shit, I gotta call Jeff "and explain the whole situation." But before he can even do that, the Facebook messages start pouring in. He's got the charities
program manager in Bangladesh just floored at this generosity,
thanking him profusely, also sending him picture after picture, literally hundreds of
them, of poor, hungry children
thanking him by name, literally holding signs reading "Michael." Understand they have never
gotten a donation this big before and they can hardly believe his kindness. And so of course you got Michael back in front of his
computer in San Francisco just feeling awful about this
news that he's gotta break. And so once the refund goes through and all that money is all of a sudden not in the hands of Bangladeshis, he ups his original
donation to $1,500 instead. But her
e is the not in any way awkward and awesome end to this story. He tells this incredibly
awkward story on Reddit and it goes viral. And in the span of just a few weeks, people donate more than
$120,000 to the GoFundMe. And that is where the story ends. It's the one good one you get. I know some of you have
watched this show for years, you were expecting another twist. No, that's it. Enjoy this feeling while it lasts. And then these nursing home
owners stole $83 million, and they let their patient
s die. That's what Attorney General Leticia James said of four different nursing homes across the state of New York. All right, let's break it down, 'cause yesterday James filed a lawsuit accusing Centers Health Care and its owners of stealing
Medicaid, Medicare, and other funding meant for patient care, with the specific nursing
homes in question all owned and operated by Centers Health Care and they're located in Queens,
the Bronx, Westchester, and Buffalo. And according to the suit, owners, K
enneth Rozenberg
and Daryl Hagler, along with others, constructed an elaborate
network of companies and fake contracts to pocket $83 million in government funding
over the last decade. And obviously since that money
was going in their pockets, it wasn't being used
to help the residents. So as a result, the nursing
homes were understaffed, and the residents were
facing neglect, degradation, and death, with the AG saying, "They put profit over people
again and again and again "while vulnerable New
Yorkers
were reduced to skeletons." With the lawsuit reportedly
filled with testimonies from residents' families
about their mistreatment at the hands of these nursing homes, including the story of a man whose bedsores turned into
ulcers that ate away at him and he developed sepsis and died, and another horror story from a daughter whose mother failed to
receive a colostomy bag to collect her waste, but
instead was wrapped in a towel that quickly filled with feces. And all four nursing homes ha
ve also received repeat
complaints from residents and families about unsanitary conditions, including about vermin, flies, and the perpetual smell of human waste. Now in response to the filing, a Centers Health Care spokesperson pulled the classic deny, deny, deny, saying in a statement, "Centers Health Care prides itself "on its commitment to patient care. "Centers denies the New York
Attorney General's allegations "wholeheartedly and attempted
to resolve this matter "out of court. "We will fig
ht these spurious claims "with the facts on our side." But for now we're seeing
the attorney general seeking to block the nursing
homes from taking new residents until they get properly staffed, that including filling the positions overseeing the homes'
finances and quality of care. And James is also pushing for the owners to pay back all $83 million stolen and reimburse the AG's
office for the investigation. Notably, this is not an isolated incident with this being the fourth
lawsuit against nu
rsing homes that James has brought in the last year in her battle for nursing home reform. And then earning a few extra
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about dicks, cocks, dongs, schlongs, your pocket
rocket, your pork sword, your meat
popsicle. There are so many names for a penis. But there are a few things
we need to talk about. One, apparently they're getting bigger, with one recent study finding
that today's average penis is 24% longer than it
was three decades ago. But also two, despite that, many men seem to be more
self-conscious these days about their penis than ever. And for decades they've
been trying every method under the sun to make them grow, whether it be fat injections,
inflatable prosthetics, vacuum pumps, ha
nging weights, even snipping the suspensory ligament. But for a long time, all the available procedures
were either ineffective, dangerous, or came with
many potential downsides. That is until Dr. James Elist, a urologist whom TMZ once dubbed... - He's like the Thomas
Edison of penis surgeries. - So when Viagra hit
the market back in 1998, erectile dysfunction didn't always require a surgical fix anymore. So Elist brainstormed other
business opportunities, and what he came up with was the Penuma
. which is short for penis new man, a cosmetic silicone implant
shaped like a hot dog bun that goes just under the skin
to increase penis length, with sizes ranging from
large to extra, extra large. And according to him, it's reversible, so you can always upgrade if
you're still not satisfied. Despite a lot of skepticism
from other physicians that something like
this was even possible, he got FDA approved for
the device back in 2004. And that's because of a legal loophole that allows companies t
o
implant untested products in patients as long as they
can demonstrate the devices are "substantially equivalent to
those already on the market." And Elist made the argument that his silicone block
was comparable to calf and butt implants. And so somehow he convinces the government that his invention was both
novel enough to deserve a patent and not novel enough to
require testing before use. Though also the FDA
did not clearly specify that the device was meant for the penis, instead clearing i
t for "cosmetic correction of
soft tissue deformities." But that said, he makes a
modest living out of his clinic in Beverly Hills, averaging some 100
surgeries a year by 2014. But then in 2016, GQ publishes an article
glamorizing the Penuma, and after that it just takes off, with Elist doing roughly
60 surgeries a month by the end of the year. And so then his company,
International Medical Devices, begins training surgeons
around the country to perform the Penuma operation. You then mix in the
pandemic, business is booming more than ever, with industry advocates guessing that's due to men watching more porn, having more privacy at home
to recover from the surgery, or seeing improvements in the procedure. But, and you've been waiting for it, underneath all that fame and success, some patients start talking about the dark underbelly of Penuma, like this guy named Mick for example. He spoke with a reporter from ProPublica with him saying he consulted with Elist for about five minutes, th
en signing a stack of
consent forms and releases, including one saying the
consultation lasted over an hour and he actually ended
up having his operation that same morning. Then after waking up, he
spent the next five days in a hotel room with his
stuff wrapped in a gauze, with him saying morning
erections were excruciating, sharp jolts seized his
crotch whenever he peed. And when he finally removed the bandage, he was shocked to find the
corners of the implant protruding under the skin like a m
isplaced bone. And so over the next several months, he frantically emailed
Elist saying things like, "It's been about 70 days since surgery, "and yet it feels like a shrimp." As well as, "I'm so
sorry for another email, "but I'm freaking out "about the fact I have zero
sensitivity in my penis," with him a month after that one finally getting ahold of Elist
who told him not to worry, that the numbness would
eventually subside. But Mick understandably has
his doubts at this point. So he Googles "E
list Penuma numb," and he finds hundreds upon
hundreds of horror stories. Now all this said before we go forward, I do wanna warn you that
this next part of the story is as wild as it is disturbing. There may be some vicarious wincing. And that's 'cause I gotta tell you that some of the implants
got infected or detached. Also, others buckled at the corners. Occasionally some of the
protrusions would break through the skin, forming
holes that would fester. Also, one man took a video of the kind o
f snorting
crunch his penis made when air moved through a hole, with the skin between
that hole and a second one eventually eroding so that a
corner of the implant emerged. Also for someone else
with a protruding implant, his girlfriend said that sex felt like someone sticking a
butter knife inside you. A truck driver whose Penuma
dug into his pubic bone said that he felt like a
prisoner in his own body. Another businessman saying, "It makes you look like
you're always semi-erect. "I couldn't le
t my kids sit on my lap. "I couldn't jump on the
trampoline with them. "I even felt like a
pervert hugging my friend." Yet with all that, Elist's company kept
reassuring its patients that they were healing just as expected and in some cases
suggested a larger implant might solve their problems. But many critics of his entire
venture had worn for years that the implant itself is the problem, 'cause it can be tricky
to put in an implant in a place where you
naturally grow and shrink. And when you
put foreign
objects anywhere in the body, the body reacts by
enveloping it in tissue. But in that specific place, it can distort shape and mobility. And then even if you
get the Penuma removed, as many have discovered, it may contract to seal
up the space left behind. And so unsurprisingly, there's
this whole cottage industry that's blown up of plastic
surgeons making a living just treating the victims of
penile implants gone wrong. And one of the most wild things here is that most of these men
actually had at least
an average size penis before their surgery. But because of the cultural
or psychological reasons, they felt self-conscious, and people like Elist
preyed on that feeling, which in case you're wondering, research points to the average
penis being 3.6 inches long when flacid and 5.2 inches when erect, which makes it extra crazy
'cause remember Mick? Mick reportedly was six and a half inches before the procedure, but then after getting
the implant removed, he lost a full inch.
And although luckily most of
his sensation has now returned, it came at the cost of three
years of depression, anger, and half his life savings down the drain. And so that's why with
this whole situation, there are now several lawsuits pending against Elist's company. But he's also successfully
fought off malpractice and product liability
suits ever since the 1990s. And in his defense, Elist argues that most of
his patients leave satisfied, saying what we're seeing
is a minority of people who fa
il to follow post-op instructions and claiming that the
Penuma has vastly improved since the early days, which I'll just say, hey
guys, if you are someone who suffers with anxiety about your penis, please, I just recommend
you go to a therapist before you go to a urologist. Social media and society in
general got people fucked up. Just be careful out there 'cause I mean just covering
this story makes me feel like I got traumatized and I'm not even one of the poor bastards that had to deal with j
ust
everything going wrong. And then Hollywood isn't
the only place dealing with labor issues in film
and TV production right now, with a new report from
The Los Angeles Times highlighting a plethora of issues workers in South Korea are facing, some of which are being underscored by the writers strike here, because as that strike continues, it's prompted Netflix
to turn to South Korea to keep content churning while productions are stalled stateside. And Netflix's choice to
invest in South Korean
content over the last few years has apparently not helped
overall working conditions. First off, we'll start with "Squid Game" because that's a show that
basically everyone knows about 'cause it was such a mega hit, becoming Netflix's most
watch show, making history, getting multiple Emmy wins, which would make you think
the people who made that show, they gotta be raking in that cash, especially since that show alone reportedly increased Netflix's
value by $900 million. But actually according
to The LA Times, the writer and director of that show had to forfeit IP rights in his contract, so he got absolutely no residuals. So he got paid, but he
claims it was just enough to put food on the table, which is also kind of unsurprising as residuals are a major bargaining point for writers here amid the strike. And in South Korea a lot of
the creatives feel the same and are now questioning
Netflix's practices, thinking that no one should
have to accept a deal without residuals. Because even
though "Squid Game"
prompted a wave of creators from the country pitching to Netflix, they have also slowly started to question how sustainable working
for the company is, with one writer telling The Times, "At first it was exciting to think "that people all around the world "would be able to watch my show, "but now I'm thinking so what? "I'm not getting anything out of it." And production workers also have massive issues of their own, with The Times adding that
many crew members argue that expl
oitative labor practices have quietly driven Netflix's
South Korean content boom. Because when making shows in South Korea, Netflix outsources production to local partners in the country. With that, a spokesperson
for Netflix telling The Times that it pays competitive
rates to K-Content creators and its standards meet
or exceed Korean law. But also there several unnamed
sources told the outlet that is not quite the case. Because even before Netflix, productions in South
Korea were working long a
nd crazy schedules with
incredibly fast turnarounds, giving crew barely any money and almost no time to
even sleep between shoots. And while there was a
tragic suicide of a producer back in 2016 prompting some improvements in working conditions, many workers told The Times
that many production companies, including the ones that
Netflix outsources to, do not follow those laws. The Times explaining
that companies find ways to skirt the law by sort
of changing the definition of what it means to be
working. For example, some only count working time as the time the camera's rolling, meaning that staffers have done
full days of prep and set up that are totally unpaid because
those hours don't count, with one producer saying
they had a project where they made $3,400 per month while working around
90 to 100 hours a week. You know, with all this, obviously this is a
story about South Korea, but it's also an
important thing to look at as an example of why collective bargaining and why effective
unions
are so incredibly important. And then Eric Goldstein
got caught accepting bribes that ended up putting metal
in plastic in kids' lunches, because the thing with Eric
is he was a senior official in the New York Department of Education, with him specifically in
charge of the food service for New York City schools, and the owners of SOMMA
Food Group took advantage of Goldstein's position. The food that SOMMA was
providing had some problems, namely foreign objects
in the chicken tender. Speci
fically, students and
staff found pieces of bones, plastic, and even metal in the chicken. When a school staff
member choked on a bone in a supposedly boneless tender, SOMMA's chicken was pulled from the menu. However, one big paycheck
to Goldstein later, and they were back. And it turns out that the same
time that SOMMA was founded, the three owners also
started another company, Range Meats with Goldstein, who notably had a 20% share in the company that was kept secret. And according to prosecu
tors, a quid pro quo agreement went like this. Goldstein promoted SOMMA's
interests and made sure that the Department of
Education purchased from them, and then SOMMA's owners
would invest in Range Meats and pay Goldstein thousands of dollars, with all this leading
to a week's long trial, and the jury coming back yesterday, convicting Goldstein of
conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud, and taking bribes, all of which could land this guy in prison for up to 20 years. And he's not the only one. The ot
her three men were
also convicted of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery. And the US attorney for the
Eastern District of New York calling all this "a textbook
example of choosing greed "over the needs of our schools "and the wellbeing of our children," adding, "Today's verdict
demonstrates the consequences "of corruptly placing personal profit "over the public interest." So the situation is not completely over 'cause Goldstein's attorneys say they plan on appealing the verdict if
the judge does
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hen affirmative action has
officially been struck down, with the Supreme Court ruling that race conscious admissions
are unconstitutional in cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. And the split here is what
you'd expect, six to three. All conservatives voting in favor and all liberals dissented. Also notably here, Justice Ketanji Brown
Jackson recused herself from the Harvard case because she had been on the
school's board of overseers. And while this decision today
is not i
n any way unexpected, it is still massively
consequential, because this ruling will completely change the
admissions process as we know it, forcing both private
and public universities to dramatically transform
the way they select students and build diverse campuses. Because for more than four
decades affirmative action has been a core tenant of higher education and the main tool that colleges and particularly selective
schools have used in the pursuit of a diverse student body. And it's actuall
y one that's
been upheld numerous times by the Supreme Court in the past, including most recently in 2016 with a case involving the
University of Texas at Austin. Though that challenge against UT Austin was struck down four to three because Justice Antonin
Scalia had just died and Justice Kagan was recused. But that said, as far as
the court's decision here, both the Harvard and
UNC cases were brought by the group students for fair admissions, which has led many lawsuits challenging race conscio
us admissions, in fact, including the one the
court rejected back in 2016. In the UNC suit, the plaintiffs accused
the public university of discriminating against
white and Asian applicants by giving unfair preference
to Black, Hispanic, and Native American ones. And arguing that the
race-based admissions process violated the equal protection
clause of the 14th amendment, which prohibits racial discrimination by government institutions including public universities like UNC. Though the Harvard c
ase
was a little bit different because as a private school, Harvard is not bound by the
equal protection clause. Instead there, students
for fair admissions claimed that the university discriminated against Asian-American applicants by limiting the number accepted
using subjective standards to measure personality traits
such as likability, courage, and kindness, with them arguing that violated a section
of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial
discrimination in programs or activities that
receive
any kind of federal funding. And very significantly here before today, both UNC and Harvard
actually beat students for fair admissions and
federal trial courts, with the decision for
Harvard even being upheld by federal appeals court. But this new conservative
Supreme Court did not agree. Chief Justice John Roberts
writing for the majority and saying that students
"must be treated based on his "or her experiences as an individual "not on the basis of race," and adding that both
Harvard
and UNC admissions "lack sufficiently focused "and measurable objectives
warranting the use of race, "unavoidably employ race
in a negative manner, "involve racial stereotyping, "and lack meaningful endpoints." Now notably, Roberts did say
that the court's decision should not prohibit universities from "considering an
applicant's discussion "of how race affected his or her life, "be it through discrimination,
inspiration, or otherwise." But it's also unclear how
exactly they would do that. I mea
n, even in the dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote
that the line seems to imply that universities can consider
race in application essays, which he also condemned as nothing but an attempt
to put lipstick on a pig. Roberts also hit back on
that in his opinion, writing. "Despite the dissent's
assertion to the contrary, "universities may not simply establish "through application essays "or other means the regime
we hold unlawful today." Also, on the note of Sotomayor's
dissent, it wa
s scathing, with the justice who has
said she's an example of affirmative action working, asserting that "the devastating impact "of this decision cannot be
overstated," and continuing, "Today, this court stands in the way "and rolls back decades of precedent "and momentous progress," claiming that the decision
"cements a superficial rule "of colorblindness as a
constitutional principle "in an endemically segregated society "where race has always mattered
and continues to matter," with her going
on to accuse the majority of "further entrenching racial
inequality in education" and arguing that "equal
education opportunity "is a prerequisite to
achieving racial equality "in our nation," with that specifically
pointing out how many leaders in America went to
competitive universities because of affirmative action and adding that the majority "ignores
the dangerous consequences "of an America where its leadership "does not reflect the
diversity of the people." Also, of note here, both
Sotom
ayor and Jackson took issue with the fact the majority
included an exception for military academies in their decision by allowing them to still
practice race conscious selection. And that coming after a debate over whether the military
should keep affirmative action based on the argument that it
would be bad for the military if leadership did not
represent the diversity of rank-and-file troops. While Sotomayor said this was
an arbitrary line to draw, you had Jackson pointing
out the hypocrisy, s
aying, "The court has come to rest
on the bottom line conclusion "that racial diversity in higher education "is only worth potentially
preserving insofar "as it might be needed to
prepare Black Americans "and other underrepresented minorities "for success in the
bunker, not the boardroom." Which one, wow. And two, as far as what happens
from here, it's unclear. We do have some idea from the nine states that have already banned
affirmative action before the decision, with it being found overall t
hat Hispanic and Native American students
were underrepresented in states with bans,
with them also finding that multiple states have
seen declines in Black, Hispanic, and Native American students at their most selective
public universities. While less selective
universities did see a rise in those populations as a result, experts argue that's not the point, saying that the main argument
for affirmative action as it was before today being
that it gives minority students a leg up the most selecti
ve schools. And as one study on the long-term impacts of
the California ban found, Black and Hispanic students who attended less competitive
schools had worse outcomes than those who do, things
like lower graduation rates, graduate school enrollment, and income. But also it's believed that this could go beyond just enrollment. There'd be other parts
of the college ecosystem as well as just out there in the world. It could have an impact on
business' diversity efforts with one expert explaining,
"Although this case deals with education. "it's likely employers are going to have "to reassess their
policies just to make sure "they're handling affirmative
action issues properly." For example, federal
contractors are required to have affirmative action plans. That's almost 100%
gonna be challenged now. It's really less of a question of will there be ripple effects, it's just how many and
how big will they be? And then, one second. Can you hear that? Listen to that. (humming) That's definitel
y not me, but rather the hum of the universe, which on its face may not sound like much, but this marks a major
breakthrough for astrophysics. So for a very long time,
we stupid humans believed that space was just this
big empty container, that time simply moved
forward like a clock. But then Einstein came
along and was like, "Losers. "Space and time are actually
one thing called space time. "And gravity is the
effect of large objects "warping the very fabric of space time," with him adding that
dense objects accelerating through space create gravitational waves that ripple out across the universe. Keep in mind, that was in 1916. We couldn't even confirm
his theory until 2015 when scientists detected
gravitational waves for the first time from two black holes that collided 1.3 billion years ago. But now we know that the
universe is constantly humming with background gravitational waves rolling through the cosmos like an ocean. And that's because for the past 15 years, scientists in Nor
th America,
Europe, India, Australia, and China have been listening
closely to our galaxy using some of the world's
most sensitive telescopes, and specifically listening
to nearly 70 pulsars, a type of neutron star
that emits radio waves in a steady pulse, with the researchers guessing that since gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space time, those distortions would
make the pulsar signals arrive a little later or
earlier than expected. Also, when I say late or early, I'm talk
ing about the
difference of nanoseconds, but our telescopes are
so mind numbingly precise that we can actually detect that. And yesterday, all five research teams published
their independent studies at the same time
announcing that it worked, with one saying, "What we measure is the earth
kind of moving in this sea. "It's bobbing around, and it's
not just bobbing up and down, "it's bobbing in all directions." And while we don't know yet for sure what's causing those waves, the leading theory is
super massive black holes. When two of them orbit each other, they churn up our cosmic
ocean sending ripples across the universe. But we don't actually hear
those individual ripples, rather scientists think
hundreds of thousands or even millions of
ripples all come together to form one giant ripple. So like an intergalactic orchestra. All these super massive
black hole pairings orbit each other to produce a single note. And so in the coming years, researchers are gonna pick apart the data and tr
y to pinpoint specific pairs of super massive black holes
that we couldn't locate before. And they'll do that by listening
for particularly loud ones, which would be closer to earth. And so I'll leave you
with the final question of did you get all that? 'Cause if you didn't, don't worry. I barely do. But it's awesome and scary and beautiful all at the same time. And that is where today's
extra large dive into the news is gonna end. For more news you need to know, I got you covered here in those
links. But that said, my name's Philip DeFranco, you've just been filled in, I love your faces, and
I'll see you Monday.
Comments
Phil with a buzz-cut makes me feel like a newborn who sees their dad shave for the first time and doesn't realize they're the same person.
Anyone who’s close to the age of 30 knows that what she did wasn’t a lapse of judgement. A sexually charged conversation with a minor is disturbing and a character issue. Asking a 15 year old for an ass pic, if they’re a virgin or what their fav position is very deviant. Sending a child a bra, used or not, is mind blowing. Normal 30 year olds don’t engage in those behaviors with minors.
That was not an apology video. That was the most out-of-touch and narcissistic response to legit horrifying allegations.
Here's the facts. Colleen did text groupchats full of minors, talked about very personal things, asked inappropriate questions, had kids reach down her pants during a show, and many people felt exploited by her. She's 36 and any adult should know this is inappropriate. If they can't see what they did was wrong, they are a danger to others.
The fact that a patient could get a surgical implant the same day after a 5 minute consult when it took me 13 years of asking to get sterilized before I was "allowed" to is honestly making me furious.
The only good thing about the Colleen song (I refuse to call that an apology video) is the response to it Adam put out. He took the funniest route he could and went with it. I cannot imagine how much strength and bravery it takes for him to continue doing this, considering he's been dealing with this for 3 whole years.
It feels oddly prophetic that almost every content creator I found grossly annoying when I was younger got outted as a scumbag in one way or another
That donation story was very wholesome, so glad it worked out for everyone involved.
If you’ve ever been on a film set, you know how fucking insane it is to only pay cast/crew when the cameras are rolling — most of the job is prep
Thank you for continuing to report on the Writers' Strike! I recently lost my job because the studios continue to refuse to pay people fairly and work WITH the unions for everyone's best interests -- not just their stake holders.
“My team told me not to talk, but I can sing” Continues on to talk whilst strumming the same chord.
There were tons of adults that were fans of hers that she could have cultivated a relationship with in the DMs, bit she chose tons of kids and teenagers!!! Her choice and she definitely had a choice!!!
Will the real Philip defranco please stand up
That Bangladesh charity story broke my heart, and then built my hopes higher. Watery eyes, thank you for covering this. The internet can be a bane or a savior.
Nursing home negligence killed my grandmother. What was supposed to be physical therapy for a month before coming home turned into a hospice situation. Bedsores and sepsis. She would have turned 90 if that hadn’t happened. That story has my blood BOILING.
As a full-time caregiver for my grandmother with stage 6 dementia, that nursing home scam story is exactly why I am terrified to get her into assisted living, even though she's reaching a point where it's getting difficult to take care of her at home by myself, but she's a bit of a high maintenance little lady, and I just don't trust a facility to treat her with the kindness and care she needs and deserves. We need more safeguards for our seniors, they end up selling off their entire lives just for a few shitty months in assisted living/memory care all too often, and it's not ok.
this man went from telling us about a generous charity donation straight into nursing home theft. I am filled in.
Colleen: “not based on fact and based on rumors” ….there’s literal screenshots of you asking 13 year olds their favorite s*x positions and asking for butt pics from a 14 year old…… and other video evidence of her being creepy towards kids… the audacity
I really wish people would call her response a “response video” instead of an “apology video”
The story about that man Michael donating and reddit and all that had me tearing up, that's so sweet. Awesome story of human kindness