The illusion of "winning"
I was shocked this weekend watching Fox News, Sky News Aus, and even Newsmax folks expressing their euphoria and trying to convince people that the Right, the Good-side, the Truth is winning, pointing to things like CNN finally saying a few negative things about Biden, media finally acknowledging the lab-leak theory, and parents speaking-out against CRT. Well, I hate to break it to ya, a vast majority of people just do not care to follow the news daily, or even weekly and all this so-called “winning” is just a bunch of insignificant things for the long-brainwashed and gaslit populace, and it’s gonna play absolutely zero role in getting people to take the ‘red-pill.’ As I always say - if 2020 didn’t red-pill ya, nothing will! Only some dramatic, hard-hitting, widely-reported events can bring more people under the ‘red-pill’ umbrella, everything else just doesn’t cut it.
This one’s gonna be a relatively short edition. PTGF will be back to its normal length next week.
The big stories
The World laughed at mumbling-bumbling Joe Biden at the G7 and at the much-hyped summit with Putin. Watch
All 50 of the Portland Police Bureau’s highly trained rapid response unit officers resigned this week after the recent indictment of Officer Corey Budworth for allegedly assaulting a photographer during an overnight riot last summer. Details
U.S. to spend $3.2B on antiviral pills for the Wuhan Virus. ETA - End of 2021. Pill > Vax, IMO. Details
Business news
Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo announces $2.5B investment round that includes funding from the parent company Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz and more. Details
Online grocery retailer Boxed to go public via $900M SPAC deal. Details
Washington Prime Group commences voluntary Chapter 11 financial restructuring. Details
Helsinki’s metabolic health monitor Veri raises $4M, aims to put a nutritionist by your side 24/7. Details
Relativity Space announces $650M in funding to build a bigger 3D-printed rocket. Details
Google opens its retail store in New York’s Chelsea neighbourhood. Details
JPMorgan is buying UK robo-advisor Nutmeg to boost overseas retail banking expansion. Details
PetSmart partners with DoorDash for same-day delivery. Details
Andreessen Horowitz launches content site called Future. Details
This week in woke and cancel-culture lunacy
Victoria’s Secret goes full woke. Details
“The racist legacy many birds carry,” reads a real headline from The Washington Post. Watch
Singer Macy Gray says cancel the American Flag. Read about this madness
A black man went on a two-state shooting spree targeting “White males” and the media is being strangely silent on it. Details
You’ve probably watched it by now - Jon Stewart, yes, that Jon Stewart, goes all-in on the Lab-leak theory - Watch
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters rejects Facebook’s request to use a song in an ad, calls Mark Zuckerberg “one of the most powerful idiots in the world.” Details
U.S. Military’s newest required reading is a trash book by trash human, Kendi. Watch Tucker tell the truth
Science & Technology
How does the good-old camera film actually work? Here’s Destin from Smarter Every Day
Check-out the “unpickable lock” video series on Stuff Made Here
Fashion, food, and entertainment
Spotify launches Clubhouse competitor, Greenroom. Details
Warner Music scoops up David Guetta’s catalog for $100M. Details
Wendy’s reveals huge makeover for Rick and Morty Season 5 premiere. Details
Puma and White Castle celebrate the restaurant’s 100th birthday with a collaborative collection. Details
Chinese Shein shoves Amazon out of the top spot for eCommerce app downloads. Details
What’s gaining popularity
Google Search topics with big percentage jumps in search interest last week. Courtesy: Exploding Topics
“Listen Notes” - Google for podcasts.
“Wheat straw plates” - wheat straw is a byproduct of wheat grain production. It’s often destroyed in many parts of the world, but this byproduct is increasingly being used as a premium food grade material.
Chart of the week
Restaurants have come roaring back to life!
Next week calendar
Monday, June 21 - National Selfie Day, Amazon Prime Day kicks off, World Music Day
Tuesday, June 22 - World Rainforest Day
Wednesday, June 23 - Int’l Women in Engineering Day, United Nations Public Service Day
Thursday, June 24 - National Handshake Day, Supermoon, Windows 11 release
Friday, June 25 - Pentagon to release a report on UFOs
Saturday, June 26 - Tour de France begins
Let’s foment a controversy
Keeping this week’s topic the same as last week’s - Should Russia be included back in the G7, making it G8? Keep your responses coming in!
See y’all next week!