Let’s Weekend #258 – Dr. Potato Head Seuss

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the latest bad things Texas is doing, the good stuff the House did, and what was announced for Paramount+.

• Intro
• What Are We Up To?
  • T: Spider-Man Homecoming, ACNH, PSO2, Bob’s, Kingdom 2 Crowns, cabinets, The Great North
  • C: The Great North, WandaVision, Madden NFL 21
  • B: Splatoon 2, Ace Combat 7, Ratchet & Clank, recovery.
• Brandon’s Adventures in Covidland
• Assholes of the Week: No charges will be filed against the officers responsible for Daniel Prude’s death
  • The Biden admin has launched airstrikes on Syria last Thursday, targeting facilities near Iraqi border used by Iranian-back militia groups
  • Texas refuses to reverse $16 billion in ERCOT overcharges
  • Texas and Mississippi are lifting COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates
• Heroes of the Week: The House passed the Equality Act to provide protections for LGBTQ people under the Civil Rights Act
  • The House passed the sweeping voting reform For The People Act
  • The House passed a police reform George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
• The US has reached 500k deaths from COVID-19
• Biden says we’ll have enough vaccines for every adult by the end of May
• The House passed Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, but will likely change in Senate
  • $15 minimum wage amendment failed after eight Dems joined GOP to block it
• Tiger Woods survived a horrific crash last Tuesday morning, but suffered serious injuries
• Trump’s tax returns turned over to Manhattan DA after SCOTUS rebuffed his appeal
• US implicated Saudi crown prince MBS in killing of Jamal Khashoggi
• Gov. Cuomo will not be stepping down after harassment allegations surfaced
• Biden admin looking to allow families separated by Trump policies to reunite in US
• Biden called Govs and others looking to lift COVID restrictions so quickly Neanderthals
  • Marco Rubio got offended, Marsha Blackburn says Neanderthal thinking is good
• Dominion Voting Systems is suing MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell for defamation
• Airlines ground dozens of Boeing 777 planes after Denver flight failed, dropped pieces
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises will no longer print copies of six books, sending the GOP off a cliff
• Mr. Potato Head is getting a rebrand with gender neutral Potato Head families
• Canada’s major issue right now is Buttergate as people noticed that their butter is harder
• NASA released footage of the Mars Perseverance rover landing on Mars
• SpaceX’s SN10 Starship had an amazing landing test, blew up several minutes later
• Paramount+ Unveiling
  • The Basics
  • Theatrical movies will be coming to the service 45 days after debut
  • The Halo series jumps from Showtime to Paramount+
  • Rugrats are being revived with the original cast
  • Frasier revival is happening
  • Lots of series based on their old movies
  • Some movies also announced for it
• Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com 

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Let's Weekend #258 - Dr. Potato Head Seuss

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