by Chris SelogyOn this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we see how the GameStop Situation has taken over Wall Street, the new stuff going on with the Biden administration, and the upcoming battle between Godzilla and King Kong.
Editor’s Note: Both of the hosts have new mics, so there may be some audio issues as we try to get the issues ironed out for the next show.
- Intro
- What Are We Up To?
- C: WandaVision, Bob’s Burgers, 13 Sentinels, Auto Chess, Crimsonland, Fortnite, Cyber Shadow
- B: Cyber Shadow, FF7 Remake, anime, books.
- Brandon’s Random Factoid
- Assholes of the Week: The GameStop Wall Street Situation
- Subreddit wallstreetbets gets GameStop stock price to soar after hedge funds short their stock
- Robinhood app stops users from selling GameStop, AMC, and other stocks
- Hedge Fund Billionaire Leon Cooperman got on CNBC to whine about the normies getting in on the action
- US stocks post their worst month since October
- The SEC will be investigating the situation for abusive practices against retail investors
- Anti-vaxxers gathered at Dodger Stadium in LA to block people from getting the vaccine, causing it to be shut down
- Canadian casino exec traveled to a remote community to get the vaccine meant for indigenous people
- Heroes of the Week: Janet Yellen confirmed as first woman as Treasury Secretary
- RIP Larry King, Cloris Leachman, Cicely Tyson
- COVID-19 Dump Truck
- Moderna is making a booster shot for new variants
- Johnson & Johnson has a one-shot vaccine that seems to be good
- South Carolina reports first known US case of South African variant
- Late night freezer failure in Seattle leads to hundreds getting vaccinated
- CA Gov Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders just as the numbers start declining
- NY Gov Cuomo’s allowing restaurants to open up for Valentine’s Day
- Senate voted to confirm that the impeachment trial will continue
- Biden signs EO reversing Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military
- Biden signed four EOs addressing racial inequity
- Anthony Blinken confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
- DOJ launching probe into whether any former/current officials tried to overturn election
- The pipe bombs found near the US Capitol on January 6 were placed the night before
- Biden recommits to getting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill as soon as possible
- Dominion files defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani
- OH Sen. Rob Portman will not be running for reelection in 2022
- Amanda Gorman will be a part of the Super Bowl’s pre-game festivities
- Budweiser won’t be airing an ad during the Super Bowl, but it’s other brands will
- Cloverfield sequel is in the works
- The Snyder Cut of Justice League will be out March 18 on HBO Max
- We got a trailer for Godzilla vs Kong
- Netflix expands their anime slate with Skull Island and Tomb Raider anime series
- Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
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