by Chris SelogyOn this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about midterms that went well for the Democrats, the latest crypto scam, and what people are licking at one National Park.
- Intro
- What Are We Up To?
- C: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Enola Holmes 2, One Piece, Arcade Paradise, Rocket League
- B: Persona 5 Royal, J-metal, cold setting in.
- Brandon’s Random Factoid
- Assholes of the Week: A noose was found at the Obama Presidential Center construction site
- Heroes of the Week: James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to US state legislature
- Maxwell Frost was elected as the first Gen Z member of Congress
- Wes Moore was elected as Maryland’s first black governor and the third in the country
- Maura Healey (Mass) and Tina Kotek (Oregon) are the first out lesbian governors in US history
- Salt Lake City’s city council voted in favor of a project to build a small community for unhoused people
- RIP Kevin Conroy
- 2022 Midterm Elections
- Dems did very well in Governors’ races picking up PA, MD, MA, and are leading in AZ
- The Senate looks to be remaining at 50/50, though the GA race is going to runoff
- The House looks similarly headed to a close stalemate, though races are still in limbo
- California, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont all voted to protect abortion in their states
- Maryland, Missouri voted to allow recreational marijuana
- Election deniers didn’t fare very well, though did better than they deserved
- FTX crypto exchange seeks bankruptcy after DOJ and SEC are investigating fraud claims
- Twitter Blue is taken down as many people used it to impersonate brands and cause chaos
- Large piece of the Space Shuttle Challenger was found in the Atlantic by History Channel crew
- The National Park service is asking people to stop licking toads at an Arizona park
- Studio Ghibli made a Grogu short for Disney+
- Netflix is working on Gears of War movie and animated series
- Henry Cavill is leaving The Witcher series after Season 3, replaced by Liam Hemsworth
- We got a teaser trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin
- We got a clip announcing that Cuphead Part 3 arrives November 18
- We got an official trailer for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- We got an official trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution
- We got an official trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4
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