Sup, you beautiful bastards. Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show. Your daily dive into the news. I am not wearing a tie today. Y'all clowning on me too hard? It's the reason why I will never fully develop a massive, massive ego. I've been going to the DNC. And like, actual real-life journalists are like, Hey, you're the reason I'm into this. People that are a part of staff and campaigns like, You're the person that inspired me to get into the political world. And then I come home and I open my, I open the YouTube app and y'all are like, This man looks like a Bible salesman. DeFranco is looking like he's going to give me a great deal on a 2010 Corolla. Would yeah, I would, because I'm a nice guy. And you should take it because it's a reliable vehicle. But you're clowning on me aside.

We got a lot to talk about today, so let's just jump into it. And then while it might sound familiar, this is not old news. This is new news. Romanian police have just conducted fresh raids on Andrew Tate's house. According to Romania's Anti-Organized Crime Agency, these raids were part of the investigations into allegations against the Tate brothers, which included those of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements, and money laundering. A reportedly being dozens of officers searching Tate's property at the edge of Bucharest, and the agency saying that hearings will be held later on at their headquarters. And this is you had Team Tate confirming the raid with her spokesperson saying, Although the allegations in the search warrant are not yet fully clarified, they include suspicions of human trafficking and money laundering. Brothers' legal team is present to ensure that all formalities are carried out correctly. While that statement didn't

address the bit about minors. Tate himself, on the other hand, did, saying on X quote minor. They are talking about is 24 years old. Because she first followed me years ago when she was 17. They say I intended to trafficker even though I literally did nothing to her. And we've been friends for years. Matrix attack. Sent an apparent response to the raid. He said the matrix is real and they have a tried and true playbook. Slander is their number one tool and the process is the punishment. But saying unfortunately for them, good always wins in the end. And adding nine hours into the house search and an armed police officer looks at me apologetically and shrugged his shoulders. He said, quote, you've made somebody very angry. The with all this, I'll say there's not a lot of information available right now. So we're going to have to keep our eyes on this.

especially as we wait to see if there is further explanation about the allegations around children from someone other than Tate himself. So in news that absolutely took over the news cycle today, we got to talk about this super yacht situation. Or with many calling this the new version of the Titanic submersible all over again. Except this time, it wasn't a sub. It was a super yacht. And it's not in the Atlantic, but the Mediterranean. A super yacht anchored off the coast of Sicily on Monday morning, with 22 people on board sleeping inside when disaster struck, officials saying of the ship was hit by a waterspout, basically a tornado that forms over water. While 15 of the passengers were able to safely escape the wreckage in a lifeboat, another was confirmed dead, and six were still missing. That, including British tech tycoon and billionaire Mike Lynch, who's often called Britain's Bill Gates, the others, including Lynch's 18-year-old daughter.

Hannah, Morgan Stanley, international chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, the lawyer, Chris Moore below, along with his wife. Notably, Lynch had brought the lawyers on the yacht to celebrate his acquittal in a fraud case earlier this year in the United States. That having focused on the sale of his software company autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion in 2011. Actually, in a striking coincidence, Lynch's codefendant, Steven Chamberlain, who wasn't on the yacht, was struck and killed by a car in London on Saturday. You know, with this, for the last few days, we've seen this desperate search for survivors. Or as time has passed, more likely bodies. And that made all the more difficult because dive crews were reportedly only able to stay underwater for about 8 to 10 minutes at a time. There have been tons of updates and reporting going back and forth all day.

But now most reports say five of the six bodies have been found. BBC news reporting the search and recovery is scheduled to pick up again tomorrow. Multiple outlets saying they've seen body bags being lifted out. Though right now, no identities have been disclosed. And there you have the BBC explaining that under Italian law, bodies must be formally identified by a family member for deaths to be certified. Once all the victims are officially found and recovered, authorities might conduct a news conference with more official details. Y'all, we got to talk about all the hype and the heated controversy around black myth. Wukong. Cause if you haven't heard, it's considered China's first ever triple A video game and it is taking the industry by storm. Cause while China has definitely dominated the mobile game market for a while now, we've really yet to see them break into consoles and PCs with a heavy hitter of its own. So black myth.

Wukong, developed by Game Science, which is backed by the country's biggest publisher, Tencent, is that game. As far as the content goes, it's an action role-playing adventure loosely inspired by the 16th-century Chinese classical epic Journey to the West. You play as a magical ape that can shapeshift into other animals and human-like characters, fight monsters, and search for all six relics of Wukong, the Monkey King. Right. Naturally, the lead-up to this game was met with tons of excitement inside China itself, one Weibo user speaking for many when they wrote, Written horses in the American West, been a pirate in Europe, a soldier on foreign battlefields, and an assassin in Egypt. Now you can finally return to your homeland and be your own hero. Pre-sales since June, bringing in nearly $60 million, hashtags about the game getting over 2 billion views on Weibo alone. And then when the game actually launched yesterday,

It was even more of a smash hit than expected, with it topping worldwide sales charts on Steam within hours of its release. At its peak on Wednesday, it boasted 2.2 million concurrent players, more than any other game on the platform. I mean, that surpassed even Cyberpunk 2077 to become the most played single-player game ever. None of that even counts the sales from PlayStation, WeGame, or the Epic Games Store. Now with this, while there have been reports of some major bugs and technical issues, including frequent crashes, which the developer says it will fix in upcoming patches, the game has mostly gotten very good reviews, with some like creator Asmongold even going as far as to say, This game's amazing. At this point, I think that it's a nine to a 9.5, and the only reason that it's not higher is that I wish it had more open-world exploration. Because of how good the game is, I'm actually shocked at how good this game is.

Best game of the year. What other game would be game of the year if not this game? Also, Blacksmith Wukong is notable for more reasons than just its success, right? It also marks a historical breakthrough for China's efforts to push back against Euro-American dominance over the global entertainment industry and export its own culture to the rest of the world. With this, we've seen the CCP throwing its weight behind the game, with the state news agency interviewing its developer and writing in an editorial. This breakthrough, the default language of a triple-A game, is no longer English but Chinese, as well as a state-run broadcaster adding. Chinese players in the past have gone through this process of cross-cultural understanding. Now is the turn of overseas players to learn and understand Chinese traditional culture. Some see it as surprising given how hostile the CCP has been toward gaming as a whole over the past several years. I mean, in an effort to clamp down on video game addiction and in-game gambling,

the governments tightly regulated the industry by withholding licenses and delaying permits for commercial exploitation, as well as in 2021. They banned minors from gaming for more than three hours a week, requiring developers to implement age verification measures. So the success of Black Wukong may be a sign that the government is now loosening its grip and letting the industry start to flourish. But that doesn't mean that its grip is loosening over all aspects of the industry. Wrote because in the past few days, some high-profile reviewers, even those outside of China, have complained of censorship. News outlets obtaining a Google Doc provided to them by Hero Games, the Chinese company responsible for black math. Wukong marketing, which outlines do's and don'ts. And this, including stuff like using quote trigger words such as quarantine, isolation, and Covid 19, well as discussing politics, quote, feminist propaganda, and other content.

that instigates negative discourse. Finally here, no discussion of China's gaming industry policies. So in response to this, of course, you had a bunch of reactions with most people outraged, but not surprised since, you know, it's from China. Though here going back to Asmongold, he had more of a nuanced take blaming the country, not the company. It's actually just so they're compliant with the Chinese government, and they don't get the Chinese government on their ass because they're afraid of the government coming in there and basically their. You can complain that the country is oppressive or it's not fair or it shouldn't be like this. But at the end of the day, the reason why they're doing this is because of that country and not necessarily anything else. Then coming at this from a different angle, some more right-leaning people actually supported the censorship and painted it as a reasonable defense against wokeness. Then the controversy doesn't end there either. Right?

Because even before this whole censorship thing, Black Math Wukong, developer Game Science, got hammered for months by accusations of sexism. IGN publishing an investigation back in November that found several social media posts by one of its co-founders that included sexual innuendos. Right. In this after the first teaser for the game, with him writing things like I want to expand my circle and hire more people, get licked until I can't get an erection. End quote. It is my honor to provide you with some comfort in the lower half of your body as well as. Quote I got wet after watching it a couple of times. The pressure in my crotch is immense. Many have reacted to those quotes by disputing the accuracy of the translations and arguing that they may be vulgar, but they're not sexist. But there you have the article going on to detail other evidence of what it calls a culture of sexism in Game Science and the industry at large.

including videos and recruitment posters with crude sexual themes. with, for example, a lead artist and co-founder opining on Weibo about how games made for women and men are completely different due to their biological differences. explaining that I need to put on silk stockings and suspenders to work, brew Chrysanthemum tea, and put a humidifier on his table to make soft and feminine things. and as far as I can tell, Game Science has refused to comment on these reports when asked about them by media outlets. the notably that hasn't stopped others from coming to its defense, including, once again, Asmongold. You can see how this person is trying desperately to avoid a defamation lawsuit plagued by claims of sexism. Some in the game's community, many of whom are women in the eyes of many female gamers. This is the most retarded article I've ever read in my life. accusations aside, controversy or not, black with Wukong is clearly going

to make a hell of a lot of money and make a huge global cultural impact. Notably, their game scientists made clear this is hopefully the first of many more games. It's going to be very interesting to see from here. One, the success of this game, let's say a month, three months from now, well as to what China has to offer to the gaming world from here. Logan Paul and KSI are now facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit. More specifically, Logan Paul and KSI, as Prime Hydration, is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit for breach of contract from food importer Agro Varna. Who claims that Prime and its parent company backed out of a massive contract to buy coconut water concentrates for their products. Aggravated, accusing Prime of failing to pay for shipments, as well as engaging in, quote, willful misrepresentations to paint their products as unsafe in order to get back earlier payments. Right?

According to Agro Varna, Prime started missing payments late last year, but promised the importer that they were working on secure lines of credit to address the problem. The two companies even signed an agreement to extend their partnership until March of 2025. In February, a Prime executive reportedly told Agro Varna that they had fallen into a seasonal lull and sales projections were down, with that saying they were sitting on a lot of inventory and would have to cancel or reduce their orders. Then in July, you had Prime complaining of finding contaminant spots on the coconut powder. I haven't claims are just particles of caramelized coconut that have always been there and are safe for consumption. Still, you had Prime demanding that Agro Varna pay over $3 million for the defective products, which are now near expiration, with now Prime refusing shipments entirely, which Agro says violates their contract. And saying Prime's failure to take care of

their defaulted payments is also, quote, a material breach of the terms. right in the lawsuit, saying that when Prime signed a multi-year contract, they were able to get massive amounts of product to meet the insane demand. now you Bhagavan is saying that it's stuck with its commitments to vendors without a buyer that they've lost out on additional business with their managing partner saying the Prime's actions here have hurt the company immensely because Prime is their biggest client by a lot. adding, we just couldn't tell whether we would be paid. After trying to communicate with them for weeks or months about the quality product they already have. saying they could care less about what we have to say, what they had already committed to in the contract. They were now trying to get out of. so aggravating. And now is asking for a declarative judgment saying their products meet industry standards and that they fulfilled their obligations in the contract with Prime.

well as asking for damages totaling nearly $13 million. All of this notably happening as this is not the worst of Prime's troubles right now. This is just the latest in a string of recent lawsuits, including a $68 million lawsuit from her fresco beverages, also for breach of contract, well as two trademark infringement suits, one from a NASCAR driver and the other from the U.S. Olympic Committee. But for now, with all this, we're gonna have to wait to see how this plays out. Yo. I love food, especially good food from amazing chefs. Thanks to today's sponsor Cook Unity. They provide good meals from great chefs like Jose Garces, created in small batches and micro kitchens across the nation. Know, Cook Unity. They work with top chefs from the likes of Food Network alums, James Beard Award winners, and acclaimed restaurateurs. It's so easy. Meals are chilled, sent fresh, not frozen.

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And then, you know, like I mentioned earlier this week, I am in Chicago for the DNC right now. There are two things that I want to talk about related to that, one short, one longer. The first is related to liars and/or stupid people. Are some people right now lying on my name, saying that I'm getting paid by the DNC to be out here? Is 100% false. That is a lie. We requested for credential access. And that is the only thing they gave us. Booked and paid for my own flight. I booked and paid for my own hotel. Cannot speak to anyone else's experience. But I also know, like, Hassan, they're not going to fucking pay Hassan Piker to come out here. And he's credentialed. Would arguably be one of the dumbest ways for them to spend money. I was watching a bit of a stream last night, and I was like,

There are people saying he was paid to come out here. So he could shit on Obama. While Obama was giving his speech. I just want to say that because two idiots becomes four, becomes eight, becomes 16, becomes 32, becomes 64, becomes 128. Then secondly, regarding the DNC, we are now entering night three. So going into it, I wanted to try to consolidate all the highlights from the first two nights. Because unless you're chronically online or, you know, you're a hardcore Democrat, you probably missed a lot. There's just so much happening that it's hard to keep track of. So. With Monday, of course, one of the biggest moments with Joe Biden passing the torch on to Kamala Harris. He started by taking the stage, embracing his daughter and shedding a few tears. And then after hitting some of his tried and true talking points, you had him hyping up Harris.

MAGA Republicans found out the power of women in 2022. And Donald Trump is going to find out the power of women in 2024. But she'll be a president our children could look up to. She'll be a president respected by world leaders because she already is. She'll be a president we can all be proud of. And she will be a historic president who puts her stamp on America's future. Along with that, you had him reflecting on his career and his decision to step out of the race. Made a lot of mistakes in my career. But I gave my best to you. Been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job, but I love my country more. Notably, he also briefly mentioned what's commonly referred to as the war between Israel and Hamas. Those protesters out in the street, they have a point. A lot of innocent people are being killed, and both sides.

Because while it was much smaller than expected, we saw thousands of pro-Palestine protesters taking to the streets near the convention on Monday, a notably saying it is not a war, it's a genocide. And that the U.S. is helping fund said, in general, things were pretty peaceful. there were reportedly there were also minor clashes with police. And some demonstrators tore down a fence at one point, at least four people got arrested. notably out there, you had creators like Ehsan Piker checking out the protest, screaming himself among the crowds, talking to various demonstrators. then also beyond that. Something that got some traction is that he took aim at Biden's comments about the protests, sharing the clip and writing, Palestinians and Israelis in Gaza are both being killed by the IDF with the missiles we give them. there has on maybe referring to the fact that some of the hostages have been killed.

in IDF attacks, fact, Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza this week. You have Hamas claiming that some were killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes. That said, the Israel Gaza situation is just one issue coming up at the convention. And frankly, it's an issue mostly just being avoided. Another big issue is abortion. And there was a big moment on night one. Was Hadley Duvall taking the stage, with her talking about how she was raped by her stepfather and became pregnant at 12. But thankfully, she was able to get an abortion. In her speech, she emphasized that she couldn't imagine not having a choice. Today, that's the reality for many women and girls across the country. Because of Donald Trump's abortion ban. There, I should say. Trump has said he believes in abortion ban exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Also a key thing is that he's taken credit for overturning Roe v Wade.

he's often tried to just pass the buck on the issue, saying that it should be left to the states. And notably with that, there are now nine states where abortion is banned, with no exceptions for rape or incest. There also wasn't just a focus on abortion bans. A whole far-right conservative agenda was under attack, another big moment being when Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow brought an oversized printed version of project 2025 and went straight into some of its most concerning policies. Whatever you think it might be, it is so much worse. Okay. Right here on page 535, it says, quote, reissued Trump schedule F executive order to permit discharge of non-performing employees. Now, that doesn't sound that scary, right? But here's what it actually means in plain English. If Donald Trump gets back into the White House, he's going to fire civil servants like intelligence officers, engineers, and even federal prosecutors.

if he decides that they don't serve his personal agenda. Then beyond that, we also have to talk about AOC's speech. And I, for one, am tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to let working people out so much as a boost to breathe, trampling on our way of life. There, you had a lot of people saying that her speech sort of marked the arrival of, quote, the new AOC. Because initially, she was sort of on the fringes of the Democratic Party, but she now had a primetime spot at the convention. Having been in the crowd both nights, she got some of the biggest responses from the crowd. Also, another viral night. One moment was when Hillary Clinton took the stage. Some focused on her talking about the significance of having another woman fighting for the White House.

Together, we've put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling. You know what? And the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States. Then also another massive moment that got a lot of people fired up was when she started talking about Trump's criminal history. Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial, and when he woke up, he made his own kind of history. The first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions. With the crowd then chanting lock him up and Clinton without actually egging them on or anything. Couldn't help but crack a smile and nod along a bit. Actually, that whole subject brings us tonight to. Because one of the things has gone viral online is the DNC made a parody law and order trailer around Trump. In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, to investigate crime

and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. This is the story of Donald Trump. Had to take on this case. We need a president who has spent her life prosecuting perpetrators like Donald Trump. with night two easily the biggest two speeches were Barack and Michelle Obama. I mean, you had Michelle saying Harris is one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency. really the part of the blew the roof of the United Center was when she absolutely laid into Donald Trump, her specifically alluding to racist comments that he's made against her and barrack against Harris, or just in general. For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See, his his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happened to be black. want to know. I want to know

who's going to tell him. Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs. then with Brock. He highlighted the parallels between his own campaign back in 2008 and Harris's with him going on to say. we need a president who actually cares about the millions of people all across this country who wake up every single day to do the essential, often thankless work We need a president who will stand up for their right to bargain for better wages and working conditions. And Kamala will be that president. Yes, she can. with that, then going on to chance of yes she can, which is a throwback of Barack's own campaign slogan. and of course, as you might expect, he had more things to say about Donald Trump. Here's a 78 year old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he wrote down his golden escalator nine years ago.

It has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that's actually been getting worse. Now that he's afraid of losing the common. The really viral moment is what Obama said or implied immediately after that. There's the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes. It's all. Also, a big thing that's gotten attention is the fact that Democrats build up not one, but two arenas. Last night, with Harris actually holding a rally in the same Milwaukee venue where Trump accepted the Republican nomination back in July. Notably then also going back to Chicago, another speech that's worth mentioning is that you had former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham saying a few words. And she's actually just one of several Republicans addressing the crowd and endorsing Harris. Though her comments probably raise the most eyebrows. As she noted, she wasn't just a supporter of the former president,

but a true believer and one of his closest advisers. But then also with that claiming that behind closed doors, Trump mocked his supporters as basement dwellers. Saying things like, once he was upset when they visited a hospital and cameras were focused on intensive care unit patients rather than on him. He has no empathy, no morals, and no fidelity to the truth. He used to tell me, it doesn't matter what you say, Stephanie. Say it enough and people will believe you. On the other side of this, you had a Trump campaign spokesperson saying Stephanie Grisham is a stone-cold loser who clearly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome and many other mental issues. She's a liar and a fraud, and it's laughable. She's willing to step behind a podium at the DNC, but was too scared to step behind the podium at the White House. Then also beyond all the speeches, there's been a lot of conversation

about the quote unquote vibes, and specifically with night two, there was a lot of talk about the DNC roll call. You know, that's typically when delegates cast their votes in person as the party's nominee. And it's usually a very, very boring part of the convention. This year, the DNC turned it into a party. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is DJ Cassidy, and I'd like to welcome you all to the Democratic National Convention. Roll call. Now we're going to pass the mic from state to state so that all our voices are heard all around the nation. So, yeah, each state cast its ceremonial vote while DJ Cassidy spun a track for each one. That is, except for my new home state, Georgia. Georgia, how do you cast your vote? Out of nowhere, Little John appeared, and everyone lost their fucking minds. And also, while all of that was a lot of fun

for a lot of people, that the whole celebrity music, pop culture element of support for the Democrats is a big deal. is no offense to Little John. There were people hoping for a bigger star with late yesterday, there being a ton of rumors swirling that Taylor Swift or Beyoncé might make an appearance. actually with that, you had Tony Goldwyn, the actor who's been serving as one of the hosts for the DNC, arguing that an endorsement by either one of them could be significant to her election prospects. but notably, as a recording, these are all just rumors. then finally, regarding the DNC, I want to end this where I started the protests. Right. Because while all this other stuff has happened and that's gotten a lot of the focus, they haven't stopped. in some ways, while they've been underwhelming compared to what was expected, they're also getting a lot of attention. where? Saying things like last night,

They clashed with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate. At this point, it seems like at least a few dozen people have been arrested. Notably, the protests haven't just been happening in the streets; we are seeing things like Stephen Colbert doing a live taping of his show outside the DNC, where you had protesters interrupting during his interview with Nancy Pelosi. There is, for the people at home who can't tell, a protest going on in the audience right now. Hold on, young lady, I can hear you. There's a protest going on right now. We're at actually the commercial break, but the subject is on Israel and Palestine. And if you'll have a seat, we have to go to the commercial break. When we come back, I will ask the next question I had on that subject, if you will listen. Okay. With that, Colbert kept his word, coming back after the break and asking Pelosi this: People are protesting.

Even within the Democratic Party, there's dissension over what is the proper use of American power, especially our projected power overseas, both firm and soft power. If the goal is the peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians, what role does the United States play? With that, it appears online. Each side kind of took what they wanted from that clip. Right. You had some criticizing the protester and some criticizing Pelosi's response, which I'll link to. I'm not going to play. It was political, and it wasn't changing anyone's mind. And it also very obviously wasn't the answer that the protester was looking for, as you can see from the continuing protest out here, that that answer is unsatisfying to some people because they believe that the United States. Hold on a second. Would you like to respond to what they're saying? Well, what I will you listen to her response if she

there with their screaming, I can hear them. But to those who have said the United States should not have any role in supplying Israel arms to kill the people of Gaza. And there you had Pelosi going on to assert Israel's right to defend itself and calling for a two-state solution. So basically, for all the talk about the protest, it doesn't really seem like we're seeing a Democratic policy shift there. With all that said, whether you've been watching the last two nights or you're kind of just getting the highlight breakdown here, of course, I'd love to know your thoughts. Y'all foundational health. That's what I think about when it comes to my body and my mind. And today's PDS sponsor. Momentous. Are respected brands making sure you're getting essential nutrients for foundational health. Right. Momentous creatine, omega-three, and protein taken daily provide essentials the body needs to help function at its best like eating and cognitive function.

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That's live moments. Dot com with code. DeFranco. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. But also no. That is essentially what’s going on with this recent FTC ban. Rick is back in April. The Federal Trade Commission banned noncompete agreements, which, for those who don’t know, are employment contracts that restrict workers from switching to a different employer within the industry. Ends in a 3 to 2 vote. The majority of the commissioners rule that these agreements suppress wages, stifle entrepreneurship, and gum up the labor market, citing a mountain of evidence there. Now you have a federal judge in Texas striking down that ban, saying that the FTC overstepped its authority. And then her 27-page long opinion. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown found that the FTC both did not have the authority to make that decision and also relied on, quote, inconsistent and flawed empirical evidence.

other than going on to say that the agency failed to consider evidence supporting the non-compete clause and offered no alternatives either. Writing. In her opinion, the role of an administrative agency is to do as told by Congress, not to do what the agency thinks it should do. then, in response to Brown's ruling, a spokesperson for the FTC said in an emailed statement, are disappointed by Judge Brown's decision, and we'll keep fighting to stop. Non-compete that restrict the economic liberty of hard-working Americans, hamper economic growth, limit innovation, and depress wages. are seriously considering a potential appeal in today's decision. does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompete through case-by-case enforcement actions. then this is where it gets interesting, right? Because Brown's ruling is the exact opposite of a Pennsylvania judge's ruling last month. with U.S. District Judge Kelly Brisbane Hodge hearing a preliminary injunction request from a Pennsylvania-based tree care company.

and there, she ruled that the FTC was well within its authority to issue this ban. Then also, a federal judge in Florida blocked the FTC's ban last week, but only for one specific case. So with the hot and cold approach that we're seeing from these federal judges, experts are saying that this is likely going to make its way to the Supreme Court. For now, with this ruling from Texas, non-competes are still in effect on the national level. State restrictions on them, like the ones in California, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, those still apply. Know a lot is change. And we're gonna have to see what happens from here. In the meantime, of course, I'd love to know your thoughts, especially if you have experiences with non-compete. Tim Walz is a liar. That is what JD Vance has just claimed, accusing walls of misleading the public about conceiving his children via in-vitro fertilization.

Right. And the accusation seems to be in response to a glamor article where Gwen Walls said that the couple used another type of fertility treatment to help conceive. with Vance saying on Twitter today it came out that Tim Walls had lied about having a family via IVF. Who lies about something like that them, adding in later statements that quote, it's just such a bizarre thing to lie about, right? There's nothing wrong with having a baby through IVF or not having a baby through IVF. Like why lie about it? I just don't understand that. and anyone who's had a friend or themselves on fertility treatment, you know the difference. So that begs the question Did Wiles lie? and well there at the least it seems he misled people earlier this year by saying they used IVF in response to Alabama Supreme Court essentially banning IVF by ruling that embryos should be considered children. Which meant that you couldn't just toss out the embryos.

and in response, Wallace had told his supporters about him and his wife's journey with fertility treatment, saying that he has two beautiful children because of reproductive health care, like IVF. At the time, his campaign also sent out a fundraising email titled Our IVF Journey and shared an article that referenced his family's IVF journey in the headline. And then last month, he told Pod Save America, First of all, it was up to him. I wouldn't have a family because of IVF and the things that we need to do. Reproductive. Then also notably there, just after that sentence, he added context that more clearly suggested that they used IUD, which is another artificial insemination procedure. A key thing is that was also backed up yesterday in the Glamour article. If you don't know, IUI is different from IVF, even if the two do overlap a little, the oversimplified explanation being IVF involves extracting eggs

and introducing sperm outside the body before reintroducing an embryo, whereas II involves introducing sperm closer to the egg within the body via a tube. With those, there are pros and cons to both, which isn't super important for this conversation, but due to Walz's earlier statements, which at the very least implied IVF was being used, Evans was clearly under the impression that was the case. With all this year, the Harris Wall's campaign pushing back, saying that Wall's was using commonly understood shorthand for fertility treatments, then adding the Trump campaign's attacks on Mrs. Walls are just another example of how cruel and out-of-touch Donald Trump and JD Vance are when it comes to women's health care. Then also a key thing here is you had a lot of doctors very understanding of this situation, saying that it is very, very common for people to assume that fertility treatment equals IVF, since it's the one that gets the most screen time.

Then also stepping back regardless of if walls intentionally use the wrong terminate. The situation has just shined a spotlight on what could be a winning issue for Democrats, right? IVF has widespread support across pretty much every American demographic, with only a sizable minority of religious people opposing. There's also a real fear for many that despite Trump saying that he supports IVF, that he'll still bend on the issue due to his connections to things like project 2025, which he's tried to distance himself from, but he has so many connections to. And it wants a biblically based approach to family planning. Well, as there being a fear that he may appoint judges who will also rule that all IVF embryos are children. That could galvanize voters, especially women, to change their vote rather than risk it. Especially when you consider that Democrats are way more clear-cut on this issue when they fully support. I guess to circle back to where we started. What's your take?

Or do you personally care that Walsh said IVF when it appears that he meant IU as much as Vance does? Do you think that Vance is overextending, that he's reaching for outrage, and it's something that actually might bite him in the butt in November? That, my friends, is the end of your Wednesday evening. Thursday morning dive into the news. Just like yesterday, I can already tell tomorrow is going to be another big one. So I just want to say I love your faces. And I'll see you right back here on the channel tomorrow.

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