In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the end of SNAP benefits during the shutdown with a bright light at the end of the tunnel, Amazon’s big layoffs, and monkeys that are on the loose in Mississippi.
- Intro
 - What Are We Up To?
- C: Jurassic World Rebirth, TMNT 1/2, PowerWash Simulator 2, Ball x Pit, PvZ Replanted
 - B: Powerwash Simulator 2, Silent Hill 2 Remake, books, Hazbin Hotel Season 2.
 
 - Brandon’s Random Factoid
 - Assholes of the Week: Nearly 42 million people in the US lose their SNAP benefits today due to the GOP’s continued government shutdown
 - Heroes of the Week: Two federal judges ruled that Trump’s admin must continue to pay for SNAP with emergency reserve funds during the shutdown
 - A few Senate Republicans defected to help the Democrats roll back Trump’s tariffs
 - Federal judge ruled that the FDA violated the law by imposing restrictions on getting mifepristone
 - Federal judge ruled Trump can’t require proof of citizenship on federal voting form
 - King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of his titles and evicts him from the Royal Lodge
 - A bunch of people have been arrested in connection to the Louvre jewel heist
 - 3 research monkeys are still on the loose after the truck carrying them overturned in Mississippi
 - 67 is Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year despite it having no definition
 - Elon Musk launched Grokipedia to compete against Wikipedia
 - NASA had to respond to Kim Kardashian’s claim that the 1969 moon landing didn’t happen
 - Judge ruled against Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media in bankruptcy case
 - Netflix is actively exploring a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
 - Paramount Skydance is doing their first round of layoffs in the wake of the acquisition
 - WB Discovery is working on a Hello Kitty movie for 2028
 - One Piece Season 2 will debut on Netflix March 10
 - King of the Hill has been renewed for Seasons 16 and 17
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