On today’s episode…..The Venice Film Festival needs to chill out with the outlandish standing ovations after every film (00:06:12). Japanese scientists have figured out how to create electronic suits for cockroaches that they now have remote control over (00:46:00). Vermont town is covered in human poop because of some defiant defactors (01:01:31).
☕ Cup of Coffee in the Big Time ☕
(00:06:12) - Venice Film Festival standing ovations are out of control
(00:16:11) - Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, is now the third richest in the world
(00:18:50) - Apple’s big event shows products like the iphone 14
(00:23:00) - The Obama’s official White House portraits were unveiled
(00:26:48) - Foreign govt’s nuclear capability doc was found at Mar-a-Lago
(00:30:30) - Texas judge deems Obamacare HIV prevention drug mandate unlawful
To Infinity and Beyond
(00:36:02) - New UFO pictures discovered from Costa Rica and global nuclear sites
(00:39:55) - New UFO video from Indiana
(00:41:21) - New James Webb pictures from outer space (Tarantula Nebula)
(00:43:10) - New earth like planet LP 890-9c discovered 100 light years away
(00:46:00) - Japanese scientists created robot controlled cock roaches
🌎 TikTok International Moment 🌏
(00:48:50) - Russia - Horny young soldiers fall for a deadly honeypot
(00:53:15) - Thailand - Woman ends up with four eyebrows
(00:55:49) - Bahamas - 58 year old woman snorkeler eaten by shark
This Town is a Real Dump
(01:01:31) - Bolton, Vermont woods sufferers from severe human waste dumper
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