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In the News
THE DAVE CHAPPELLE CONTROVERSY About 100 protesters showed up recently at Netflix corporate headquarters in Hollywood to protest the streaming Dave Chappelle Netflix special The Closer, primarily because of his comments about the transgender community. They want Netflix to stop airing the special. Should they?
Protesters denounce Netflix over Chappelle transgender comments
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ANTIVAXXER PHIL VALENTINE DEAD OF COVID He knew better than the rest of us. On his blog, he said, "I’m just using common sense. What are my odds of getting COVID? They’re pretty low. What are my odds of dying from COVID if I do get it? Probably way less than one percent." And, poof! Like a miracle, against all odds, he's DEAD! Tom weighs in.
Phil Valentine, a radio host who scoffed at Covid, then urged his followers to get vaccinated, dies.
Phil Valentine, Conservative Radio Host Who Regretted Vaccine Skepticism, Dies of COVID
Phil Valentine's Facebook page
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"I DID MY RESEARCH!" With COVID-19 roaring back due to the deadly Delta variant, Tom tried to convince a vaccine-resistant family member to give in and get the COVID vaccine. It didn't go well.
Front-line workers in Florida say current COVID-19 surge 'feels like it's an impending storm'
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ANTI-VAXXER GETS WORSE; SOCIAL MEDIA WON'T LET TOM SAY THIS so he's saying it on this episode. Hear it in raw terms that would get definitely get Tom banned or suspended if he wrote these words on Facebook or Twitter so he'll say them on this podcast episode instead!
RIGHT-WING ANTIVAX RADIO TALK SHOW HOST IN CRITICAL CONDITION FROM COVID As a longtime radio talk show host, Tom has a lot to say about this.
COVID-infected conservative talk show host sings his parody song "Vaxman" shortly before he knew he would be near death with COVID-19.
Conservative radio host regrets COVID vaccine hesitancy
Phil's brother Mark wants you to know that Phil "regrets not being more vehemently ‘Pro-Vaccine'"
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MASK MANDATE Do you care if the unvaccinated get infected? Tom doesn't!
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HOW TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY: STOP BEING SLUTS! The first child tax credits from President Joe Biden are on their way. CNN says that Biden believes the credits "could change the lives of working-class families". Tom says there's a more economical way to accomplish this.
Biden touts 'historic' effort to reduce child poverty through expanded child tax credit
First child tax credit payments have been sent. Here's what you need to know
California lawmakers approve nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income plan
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CONDOS ARE MORE THAN TERRIBLE INVESTMENTS Did we learn anything from the collapse of the now-imploded Surfside condominium complex? Learn why condos are never a good idea for you.
Inside the Tumultuous Years Before the Florida Condo Collapse
Infighting and Poor Planning Leave Condo Sites in Disrepair
Ex-Maintenance Manager for Surfside Condo That Collapsed Recalls Saltwater Intrusion
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THE TABLES HAVE TURNED AND TOM'S COMING FOR YOU Anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers held us all hostages and made the pandemic lockdown take so much longer than it had to. But now, the vaccinated are immune. And it's the Karens, the Trumpers, the anti-maskers and the anti-vaxxers who are at risk. Payback time!
L.A. County Is Recommending that People Go Back to Wearing Masks Indoors
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LAST YEAR'S GOOD SAMARITANS = THIS YEAR'S MONSTERS Remember all those people posting on social media a year ago about the "new friends" they found at the animal rescue shelter? Tom says they're no heroes. Now that lockdowns are ending, no one is posting about their "new friends" anymore!
Pets adopted during the pandemic are being returned at record numbers: report
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