"When you villainize people who contest your point, you eventually find yourself surrounded by enemies that you made." Phil - that is one of the best quotes I've heard in quite a while.
Kat Tea Being young, I was fifty fifty. I heard a lot of brain cancer patients who have large portions of their brain removed and they do so well after that I wasn't shocked he did well, but I am glad for it. So many children are born without hands, feet, fingers, this could change a lot of children's lives.
Playing the nazi card, but saying we should honor Assata Shakur for her work in civil rights with regards to race and gender is like saying we should honor the commitment of the medical scientists at Auschwitz towards progressing the research fields of medicine. The ends cannot justify the means if you ever hope to truly have the ethical or moral high ground. Arguably one of the largest figures for the civil rights movement, I believe MLK Jr. achieved so much because he emphasized non-violent protest, civil disobedience and grassroots movements over violence.
James McIlhargey and where would Nelson Mandela fit in your morality scale? From Phil's depiction it sounds like she's pretty bad but it can be complicated so some research is warranted because it sounds like there's more to it.
+Lhorez I'm a bit shamed to say I don't know a lot of his history, something I'll definitely rectify. That said, after a cursory review, I feel like the Umkhonto we Sizwe was not the sort of organization that I could support given their methods - bombings and torture are not appropriate tools. He did serve time for these crimes, he achieved quite a bit from a civil rights standpoint, and his path to violence was not the beginning of his journey but one much much later. Is he an important historical figure? absolutely. Were his goals moral and just? Definitely. Should we hold him in high esteem in the same respect as the twitter user was holding Assata Shakur? I would be hesitant given the violence of his past and I would think his life's work should be considered on the whole. In a comparison between him and Assata, he definitely scores closer to MLK Jr than towards Assata. Mandela never tried to escape his responsibility from what I have gathered so far. Mandela was also fighting a different government in a different culture against a different level of racism. Based on all of this, the best I can say is I think he's done a lot of good with means that were good, but they will and should be tainted by the violence of his past as well. If there are any good recommendations for historical accounts of Mandela that would pass Phil's standards, I'd love to add them to my reading list.
Let us not forget the child donor who died and body/hands were donated to help Zion in this ground breaking surgery. My girlfriend passed away earlier this year and was an organ donor that saved 4 peoples lives. Don't forget the the deceased who made this possible. RIP
I had a similar thought. And the friends and family of that donor, who, like yourself, live with the loss of that donor. My condolences to you and yours, and to them and theirs.
I have the utmost respect for organ donors and I also know how hard it is on the families when the doctors have to take apart a loved one. It is such a conflicting issue and I really respect those who help others after death at the cost of their bodies.
Women's March must have forgotten that when you praise someone, it always come in full package, all in, the good and the evil stuff. In the words of Phil, how can you separate the violence that Shakur has committed with what she did for anti-sexism?
I totally agree. Your good deeds cannot just simply neutralize the wickedness you've done. The mere fact that you can do both, makes me think that your mind is not stable.
It's simple, forget the things of the past. That's how they want us to think. To forget the trooper that was killed. I don't think that would be easy for the family. And besides, Shakur is a fugitive, so it's so foolish to just take it like that. Perhaps is she's still in the prison suffering for her crime, then it would be a bit easier.
That is basically the same thing to do with Hitler, man killed millions of jews and all that. Oh that's ok he was a vegan and helped Germany. Yeah i'm sure we can all agree that is way more important and makes it all better :D.
Thank you for that lovely story Phil about the young boy who got Sepsis. My grandmother nearly died from Sepsis a little over a year ago. She was on life support for two weeks before she could breathe on her own, but was still incredibly weak. It damaged her kidneys and caused her to get Type 1 Diabetes when she previous had Type 2. Luckily she did not have to have any parts of her body removed and has recovered very well. I am so happy to hear that the young boy was able to recover so well and have hands again. Thank you for warming my heart today.
The transplant becoming standardized is SO MUCH MORE MASSIVE than most people probably realize, especially in an era of stem-cell grown replacements where entire organs can be replaced with new, non-donor, "grown" ones. Now what remains to be seen is whether or not the head-transplant in Russia in December is a success.. because if it is, that truly means we're in a completely new era, a golden age of medical innovations.
I don't know anything, but if they are just going to connect tissue and nerves like the hand, would the guy be alright mentally? Is connecting the nerves all it takes to regain consciousness? Would he have the mind of a newborn until he worked to strengthen a connection, like the hands? Is it possible for his body to receive all the signals to keep his body working but nothing else to show he is still there and thinking?
Just a clarification with stem-cells though, in most cases you do need an organ donation. They remove the original donor's cells from an organ (leaving only the extracellular matrix), and repopulate it with the patient's own stem cells. This lowers the risk of organ rejection, but by no means does it eradicate the need for organ donation. Complex, dense organs with high vascular activity (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys) almost always require a donor even for stem-cell infusion. Research extracellular matrix tissue regeneration for more info.
I forgot about the dog. It's so unnatural to see a dog moving it's tongue when it's just a head attached to machines. I wonder how they'll keep this guys brain alive during the transplant. If they use life support machines, wouldn't it get in their way when reattaching everything?
God, that Zion story made me tear up. While you were talking about it Phil, I just thought "okay Phil, this is a goddamn great and happy story, now hit me with the part where he died in a horrible, awful way that will make me question how life is even fair". Thankfully, you didn't! And thankfully, he's living a happy life. Fantastic.
Oh wow, that's amazing! That little boy deserves the world for how much he has survived, and his mother deserves so much as well. I can't imagine the heartache of the parents for having to watch their son being so unhealthy at such a young age, but now it must be incredible to see their son now able to have a healthy and happy life. They deserve so much. Also, I wonder if his hands will grow with him, or if they will forever be the size of a child's hand. Possibly having to get another hand transplant later on.
I feel like now a days everyone's butthurt, whether conservative, liberal, blm, women, men, Religious, not religious, everybody just needs to chill, lol.
This. The political spectrum has become much wider on BOTH sides with people rushing to either end. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here in the middle just wanting all this shit to stop lol.
It seems like anyone who has gone too far to either side of the "left/right" political spectrum, these days, is incapable of admitting any fault in their ideology. Opening your mind to criticism, or at the very least engaging in a debate, is how issues are resolved and compromises are made.
I mean, of course they'll think their ideology is right, why else would they think it. But it's a shame they won't do as much as listen to other people...
Robert Sexton In terms of maternity leave Saudi Arabia is better In terms of almost everything else Saudi Arabia is so much worse She is idiotic in saying that it is "better"
That's what I said and the problem with their maternity leave is that they have to ask permission even to have those jobs, it saddens me as the women's march have picked a sponsor that is so beyond reasonable debate. Honestly I would love to have a sit down debate and walk her through the logic of what she is saying. And actually we need to remove government intervention in all things and foster personal responsibility so that we can really make sense of the "maternity leave issue"
heck, she didn't even choose her own husband!!! a 17 year old having an arranged marriage, in America..? really? and she's a feminist???? lol. The world is crazy.
With living in the Philadelphia area, I have been following Zions story over the year I was so happy to see he got the opportunity to undergo such a complicated procedure to regain some normalcy in life! My cousin was one of the anesthesiologists in his surgery too! It is so amazing how far the medical community has come to change a young life so dramatically!! #KUDOSTO CHOP BTW Phil I am guessing your sympathy hormones for your wife is kicking in!!!! :) Love that you covered this story and was so excited about it!!
Theoretically YES! the new hands should grow with him. They have live blood, tissue, and nerves etc that that will feed off his blood supply and grow with him. Since this a pioneer procedure everything with his recovery will be new founded information to perfect the procedure even further! I actually did ask this question to my cousin a while back :) According to her she said he is doing beautifully in his recovery and getting stronger every day.
I started crying at the end with the little boy I have a 3 year old son and I wouldn't think twice about doing anything I could to save him. I'm on break at work and started balling omg how sweet and how amazing! A double hand transplant and successful is unbelievably incredible!
Thank you for covering that last story Phil. Honestly started crying those damn happy, ugly tears because of his success. It's truly marvelous how far we've come but how much further we can go, and I look forward to a time where no child has to be permanently disfigured or handicapped and can live a long, healthy life
When your story starts with "was pulled over with a fake license, in a car with fake plates, that also happened to be full of illegal weapons, and you shot first, hitting a cop in the shoulder..." there's no coming back from that. Shit's crazy, yo
That boy is so incredible and inspiring. That family is a symbol of what we should all strive to be. Strong, together and full of love. Props to the doctors that had to go home at the end of the night wondering whether their work would better someone or ruin them. Today is a great day. Much love to all of you!
Phil you looked so purely happy about the fact that Zion was able to get a part of himself back, that there was definitive proof that there is good in the world. It made me smile as well and I wish that people could look towards things like this and agree that we need to move forward like this, together, in the right way.
I had the biggest smile on my face when he explained that story. And I automatically said, "WOW!" out loud. It gave me that sort of awe I got when my younger brother and sisters were born. In a sense Zion was reborn, from a part of his mother and a part of someone else.
I was happy and grinning, as well. But mostly relieved. I guess I've become jadedly pessimistic lately because I remembered the story of Zion and his surgery a couple years ago and the only reason I could figure Phil was updating us was because something tragic had happened in the years since. I'm so happy and relieved at this update, both for Zion personally and for this advance in medical science.
Thank you so, so much for ending this video on that hyper-positive note. It started my morning in just the right way. You're right, we need to celebrate these victories for humanity whenever we come across them.
i know everyone is focus on the other stories but it's Zion who got me. Such a strong young man and I'm so happy for him. And such a brave and loving mother he has too. Donating a kidney is no joke. So a big congratulation to the medical team, Zion and his family 💗
I thought for sure there was gonna be a "but" in that last story because of something going wrong, thank god that kid is doing well and was able to get his life back, I love it when Phil throws in one of those feel good stories.
Wow, I am completely blown away with the double hand transplant. I would never imagine to witness something like that in my lifetime. It seems like something straight from a science fiction novel.
I'm happy for it honestly because you have SO!!! Many people stripping away childhoods from innocent children that it's wonderful seeing a child dealt a shitty card get his childhood back
I read an article about how they're developing prosthetic limbs that you can use just as well as normal limbs and be able to feel with them. The health field never ceases to stop blowing me away with how far we've come.
as someone who tries to stay as clear from labels as i can, the woman's march shouldnt be able to cherry pick the good and bad in people, she was a activist convoluted within a group of people who have done bad shit, that is a fact, and it shouldnt just be ignored because it just fits your narritive
That women's march tweet must be the most daft and ridiculous thing I've ever seen. That's the same logic as saying "Yeah of course we condemn what Pablo Escobar did, but ya gotta respect his vision for bringing wealth and happiness to his family!" WTF. The ACTIONS are what matters. Not what a person says, or what their intentions are for.
This might seem like an odd question, but I was wondering, will the hands grow as he grows or will the doctors have to change them again once his body develops more? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but I had to ask.
Here's my uneducated non-researched answer: I think that because it is living tissue, it'll grow at least somewhat normally. At least that's what has happened with less intense transplants i.e. a thumb being replaced by a big toe and the nail still grows.
Yeah.....if your group supports a cop killing, terrorist who was convicted and fled the country chances are I'm not going to supporting you. Also, all the best to Zion and hope everything goes well for him amd his mom.
So if anyone or OP could explain the appeal behind Assata Shakur and why some people support her so hard. I know it sounds insensitive but I thought getting into a mishap with cops wasnt enough for Assata some person to burn at the stake. considering the fued between civil rights activists and the police force in that era. It wasn't untill i looked up the faction she was apart of, and the crimes she's committed where i found why people were opposed to her. I guess im just wondering why she's such a prominent social justice figure. are there not other women who fought against racism and sexism to rally behind who dont hsve such a controversial past? And what has she done in that industry for it to outweigh her domestic terrorism?
"When you villainize people that contest your points, you will eventually find yourself surrounded by enemies *that you made*" Well said, Phil. I agree with Tapper here. I'm not a fan of cops, but shooting them makes you as bad of a person as if you shot anyone else, unless one was trying to rape you or something like that obviously. Celebrating someone who murdered a cop, no matter how you try to justify it, is still celebrating someone who murdered a cop. I hope that doesn't make me "alt-right," because I don't know what I'm supposed to believe if I suddenly become an alt-righter.
JeSSEbism a black man in france this past week was gang raped by a group of cops and they said it happened on "accident." You don't have to listen to me, literally just open your eyes to see the bullshit they get away with constantly. Not to mention the systemic racism and PROVEN connections betweem police departments and KKK circles, not to mention the PROVEN corruption and bribing.
JeSSEbism INDEED! Let just one of these "men" or wo"men" head straight long into the nearest big city with a badge. Or if they like straight long into a province in some far off backwards country with a rifle and helmet to spend a few hours in battle. Both are the same. I know this, you know this the spoiled brats who have been indoctrinated will regret the ideology they hold when...not if, but when, the civil living/civil government bargain is shredded. BTW there are only 2 pages left... From 2,000. So soon, very soon the wheat will be separated.
I see a lot of comments about the women's march issue, but can we all take a moment to think about the happy story: this kid has new hands! New ones!! That he can write stuff with!!! Such a happy story.
Just wait for the day we can simply grow him new ones, it isn't far away. Not to mention printing him new ones. If the existence of the procedure was mind blowing to you, then some of the in-progress things will destroy your head.
I'm Saudi and I live there, we are seeing change, a very good change and progress to become better, Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making great and huge efforts, I can see in just a few years women and men will be given their rights(yes even men too but I acknowledge that women have it worse). The problems we are facing in becoming a more of a developed country is not small at all, some decisions must come in the right time from the King himself so that the ones opposing and the ones calling for such decisions know that this is final and there is no turning back, and once that happens, no one will oppose such decisions. also a bigger problem is a small (but loud) minority of those calling for change are doing it just for the sole purpose of using it against us as a society to demonize us and to make younger generations hate their families and using such horrible cases of domestic violence to back whatever BS they have. We havent been in the best situation, but I do like where we are heading as a country. one change at a time.
Hey champ, thanks for sharing. Out of interest, could you mention what changes are being made in Saudi Arabia please? I can't find much information on the subject.
Duxitisation B think he's referring to society in general, not laws that changed, or something. The newer generation (even in their 30s), are far more open-minded than how they used to be. Again, that's what I think they meant.
Hello Duxitisation, I'll talk about the ones I remember, 1- we started investing in other sources of income other than oil and the growth was bigger than we thought, even salary bonuses are coming back. (the government stopped bonuses and allowances sometime ago to keep the budget stable) 2- a Royal decree was announced to inaugurate new young ministers to take the position of really old ministers, this move itself gave us so much hope because those ministers who happened to be older in age didnt know what citizens needed and to be honest, most were corrupt. 3-before, any one from the royal family or extremely rich was untouchable by law, this is not the case now, just two days ago a young prince committed a few crimes (beating poor people and drinking alcohol) was caught by the police under the order of the King himself. (and there are many cases of rich fucks being caught by the government for the crimes they committed, this would never have happened before) 4- we have a whole new organization that is funded by the government (I guess) and its job is to provide entertainment, we have many social/cultural events now that people can go to and have fun at, also theatre is coming back thankfully and there are endless rumors about Movie Theatres coming. I can talk endlessly but I dont want to waste your time, but I want you to know that I as a middle class citizen, who's in his 20s I can see a brighter future, we are finally moving forward not backwards and for the first time ever in my life I see a Prince on TV talking with high transparency and criticizing our weak points as a country and how we can improve, that is Mohammed bin Salman (the son of the King) its reassuring to be honest.
It's never strange when a group of idiots, lead by idiots do something idiotic. I'm sure the trooper she shot was a racist misogynist, or whatever it is that all white men are purported to be. *Looks at the color of the skin of my hands on the keyboard*. Ahhhhhh, dammit. I'm sure most just noticed two things, she's black and she's a she. That's all that is needed.
Elmithian I was more so speaking on intentionally killing somebody I guess thats on me for not being specific, but accidental manslaughter is just a terrible situation for everybody involved.
manic hispanic I don't believe Columbus should have a holiday after some of the stuff I've learned he's done. But yes you're right a lot of people are celebrated/honored that really shouldn't be
Timestamps for the stories of today... 0:10 - Jake Tapper's story 4:09 - Today's Awesome 5:17 - Woman arrested in Saudi Arabia for her clothing 7:23 - Update on Trump's travel ban 8:38 - Succesful Double-Hand transplant on a child, everything's fine 11:13 - End skit
Saudi Arabia is arresting women for how they dress. Meanwhile the UN elected saudi arabia for their human rights council panel. Think about that for a minute...
China killed over 100 million of its own people. They make Nazi Germany look like Disneyland. How anybody could give China a position in the human rights commission is beyond me. Chinese prison camp Laogai is estimated to have taken over 10 million lives. And guess what western goods were made in these camps.
Hitler (Germany/Austria): around 17 million Stalin (Russia): around 23 million Mao Zedong (china): around 78 million (some sources say more or less) but hey communism ..
its funny how people think the new prince will bring change when his the mastermind for attacking Yemen that resulted in destroying Yemen and killing many innocent lives and resulted in cholera spreed in the population that's taking children lives daily !!! .. and his responsible for the blocking of the Qatari border until they submit to his power !! .. his a new young dictator in the making .
+dennis hans lol, google even changed the definition of 'Dictator' just three months ago to suit the leftist narrative, and demonize right wing, because all the most notorious dictators are from the left.
Philip, you should do a video on the Balloon Boy case. It may be old news, but people have been making videos that show that the dad is the victim of blatant abuse of the "justice" system. It's a very interesting case and I think your opinion would give great exposure to that whole situation.
A guy made his own air baloon for research purposes. it flew off before it should have by accident, and one of his kids claimed to have had seen his little brother in the baloon so everyone panicked. He called the police, news channels and such for help. However the baloon was empty and the police claimed the man had staged the whole thing for puplicity. When he refused to having done so, they even threatened with possibly deporting his japanese wife. In the end he "confessed" to it in order to save his family from a lot of pain. More and more proof of him being innocent has surfaced in recent months, because the police chief has been caught for corruption.
i think its fucking AMAZING the kid may not have legs but now hands make a HUGE difference in life quality. just simply being able to wipe ones ass is something we all tale for granted.
I wonder how he'll grow into them. The extra variable of child to adult devolopment woth transplants is that the kid still has a lot of growing to do. Of course, hope things work well for him. Fuck.. My life is easy and I still suck at it
Phil, awesome story on Zion! I believe it's always great to shine a light on the good and good people of this world! Keep up the great work! - long time subscriber
Wow, I didn't know an operation like that is possible, transplanting 2 hands. Especially after that kid has lived most of his life without hands. That's absolutely amazing.
It's hard to understand disputes and debates now days. Nobody keeps the basics in their story, but Phil you do a great job of clarifying things all the way through. It can be hard to follow because honestly, most journalism is a junk yard.
Excellent job on the Tapper story. I respect and appreciate how you can distill faulty/illogical arguments into their essence. 'I'm not going to cheer 'progress' when the KKK selects a female grand wizard.'
I'm disappointed with the woman's march that they cannot differentiate between what role models for the young people today should be and where the bar currently rests.
she wants sharia law. that is all you need to know. she also expresses the tactics of deceit in radical islam known as "taqqiya" and "kitman". kitman moreso, which is lying by omission to deceive the infadel. she claims, under sharia law, you get no interest on your loans and credit card. yes that's true.... for muslims only. she's obviously trying to appeal to women who use credit cards the most. she's weaseled her way into feminism and she's a dangerous person spreading lies. fuck her
I'm 25 yo Saudi and here's how I see it : common since should be universal regardless of one's religion or belief, but it's been almost 40 years of extreme religious preaching. Most people were too brainwashed to realize or even care , and anyone who spoke out disappeared (think of it as 1984 but with fun capitalism), but thanks to the glory of internet the new generation is saved. Things are changing but it'll take a lot of time and a lot of effort but at least now we have hope, I guess? idk it's fucking weird in here.
+mr19zee I can't begin to express how happy this makes me to hear... We are so used to extreme hate coming out of the middle east its becoming easy for people to want to turn their backs.. Keep fighting for equality and a end of racism and religious controlled states in the Middle East it will do wonders for the whole region. Continue to push for a modern 1st world country with the same rights and freedoms.. You will get nothing but support from white people and asians around the world.. africa less so.. Because they are themselves a way off understanding their own problems. Hopefully it won't take much longer for the youth of the middle east to put everything right and reject the religious zealot control over people, law and politics. Its down to you kids.. We're all waiting for you on the other side. Trust me the whole world wants the middle east to reach 1st world status and equality.. Only the religious zealots in these countries are denying you your possible future free of war and anger.
Im originally from Saudi Arabia and youre right we are definitely seeing positive changes towards a more free society. Its certainly not enough I still need a male guardian's signature to do anything basically but things are changing. My biggest dream is that the next time I go back I can drive myself from the airport. Its sad but true.
Green T I really hope so.. for centuries we've been ruled by 70+ year old men. Hopefully the new young prince can finally turn the country into a liveable one for women
By women's march logic we should be praising Gadaffi for giving Libya free healthcare and free education, or praising hitler for starting a campaign to ban smoking, or maybe we should be praising Ted Bundy for helping people on a suicide hotline for three years
I hate both CNN and Fox for the record. It just seemed like Lemon head and Tapper pissed me off the most. O'Reilly and Meghan Kelly for Fox. They need to bring back celebrity death match just for these news outlets. Anyways I'm just happy when someone famous speaks out against a injustice or wrong doing in the party their affiliated with. Just bc your a dem that doesn't mean you need to agree with everything that BLM is doing. This identity polotics crap weather to a race or party has to stop. Same thing for the reps and Trump.
I think the audience should be the ones to pick the questions for the Friday show. not sure how that would work but I feel like it would keep things more transparent.
Thank god for the amazing surgical team!! It's such a nice warm feeling to hear that there's good out in the world! God bless this child and family! ❤️
Isaiah Patton What the people identifys as Alt-right are saying is, "Stop racism against white people, stop calling white people racist for supporting and taking pride in their cultures and stop the spreading of anti-white propaganda". Tell me what is negative about that
Jake is still a shill. Remember, this is the guy who said on air that he is doing everything to get Hillary elected and that viewing WikiLeaks is a crime.
"Alt-Right" used to be an actual movement, but because of the negative connotation that it now carries with it, "Alt-Right" has now become *nothing but an insult*. You'd be better off in today's world by simply just calling yourself "Far-Right" instead. Anyways, the "Alt-Right" never was much, to be fair. If you consider yourself a member of the "Alt-Right", just drop the label and call yourself "Far-Right" or just simply a "Conservative".
That's not gonna happen any time soon due to Islam. There is no separation of religion and state. This puts women in a lower class and poses women as objects.
Fight against those who do not obey Allah and do not believe in Allah or the Last Day and do not forbid what has been forbidden by Allah and His messenger even if they are of the People of the Book until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued. When your Lord revealed to the angels, ‘Truly I am with you. So, keep firm those who have believed. I will strike terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved. So, strike them at the necks and cut off their fingers. Your women are your fields, so go into your fields whichever way you like . . . . Some of us can see past the bullshit and brainwashing of the Quran and be at peace with others. Stating that Islam does not oppress both non believers and believers is just a lie
You got me crying ugly, happy tears Phil. Thanks for sharing both the good and the bad. Sometimes I avoid the comment section all together, but I couldn't not show my support for the beauty that shines in the world when it does.
I'm really not sure how they can celebrate a convicted murderer who escaped prison... Just seems like the wrong person to celebrate, regardless of skin color or whatever gender they are. And can people please, for the love of god (or whatever you believe in idc), stop calling everyone that hints at disagreement a nazi bigot. Its insanity.
+kem7 Tha God More of us people of color need to speak out against these people... They keep speaking for us as if we're all one big blob... I have suffered no discrimination in my life I have a good job, I had a average education.. I worked hard.. This is possible for every American.. There is no white supremacy.. Its time we stop the racial hatred towards whites that is festering in our communities without proper challenge coming from within.
On Saudi Arabia story: For anyone, who wants to know, why KSA is how it is, you should read "Force and Fanaticism" by Simon Ross Valentine. It's not the first time, when Saudi Arabia released a woman from religious offence, but the simple fact, that it requires international outrage to free someone from religious persecution, is quite terrifying.
bobtron2010 It's probably because international outrage was necessary for her to be freed. Her being freed is good, but being punished for her clothes is ridiculous.
+PeacemakerAI No it's not surprising. They have strict clothing rules which I personally even as a muslim find beyond stupid. But those are their rules as stupid as they are. Break them and you're going to jail. I mean this is not news to her, she knew this. I mean I am glad she's free. But it's like drinking Alcohol in Saudi Arabia even though it's punishable there and complain about going to jail for it. The law is the law, doesn't matter how stupid it is. If you break it you'll have to face the consequences. Again I do not agree with their law and I am glad she's free
Nazi germany was the first country to have any sort of animal rights, hitler loved animals and was a leading role for animal rights, so should we praise him?
MEGABOSSCROSS if more of the left would do the same the right and middle might recognize the difference in the two. Far as I'm concerned though, if they're not condemning this move, they're supporting it. Just like Puerto Ricans, in their parade earlier this year they put an admitted and unapologetic terrorist, convicted of targeting civilian areas at the front of their parade. They knew about it months in advance and could have stopped it, by physical force if necessary, but they didn't. So the Puerto Rican community supports terrorism. The public will not ignore it, or forget it. Control your image, police your own group, or the whole WILL be represented by its most extreme members.
+Floydthefuckbag I'm middle as they come, and wormhat's closer to correct than you are. People who call themselves moderate Left aren't doing anything to remove people who advocate violence, support terrorism, and claim you can't be racist against white people just so they can be racist against white people. I can literally point you to a video where right wing demonstrators police their own demonstration, kicking out a shitposter by physical removal and nearly coming to blows with actual racist groups before forcing them out of the demonstration. There is no videos of this happening with left wing demonstrations and antifa.
I had sepsis and thankfully I did not lose any limbs. By the third day my roommate took me to the hospital where they treated me for 2 weeks and I had a 3 picc lines in me for 60 days where a nurse visited me at home and flushed it and then gave me some more iv medicine 2x a day. I had a bleeding stroke from this but it really did not affect anything as it was a small bleed. I feel for the child and the docs (From the infectious diseases, neuro, and my assigned doc) came in and told my parents I had a 15% chance of making it. 1 Year later I'm cured from being a leftist feminist bernie-bro to waking up to the fact that him and the followers are race-bating sexists 'check your priv' subhumans. The docs did wonders!
The entire time you spoke about Zion I kept praying that the story wouldn't turn from ridiculously happy to horrifically sad. Such an amazing story, we need some great stories and wins like this.
If you hit the Like button on this video you are a confirmed alt-right nazi! DONT DO IT! ITS JUST A FACT!
Happy Wednesday :)
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"When you villainize people who contest your point, you eventually find yourself surrounded by enemies that you made." Phil - that is one of the best quotes I've heard in quite a while.
Michael DeLawter same I wonder if he came upp with that or if it's a quote
I agree that quote is amazing
Put it on a poster!
was not prepared for a happy ending to Zion's story. Thank you so much for sharing.
Go make me some tea Kat.
I can't help but wonder: he's nine, so do his hands grow w him as he gets older or do they stay 9 forever
Kat Tea Being young, I was fifty fifty. I heard a lot of brain cancer patients who have large portions of their brain removed and they do so well after that I wasn't shocked he did well, but I am glad for it. So many children are born without hands, feet, fingers, this could change a lot of children's lives.
Playing the nazi card, but saying we should honor Assata Shakur for her work in civil rights with regards to race and gender is like saying we should honor the commitment of the medical scientists at Auschwitz towards progressing the research fields of medicine. The ends cannot justify the means if you ever hope to truly have the ethical or moral high ground. Arguably one of the largest figures for the civil rights movement, I believe MLK Jr. achieved so much because he emphasized non-violent protest, civil disobedience and grassroots movements over violence.
You can also say Hitler was advancing local ethnic rights. Just not in the way we can find acceptable.
James McIlhargey and where would Nelson Mandela fit in your morality scale? From Phil's depiction it sounds like she's pretty bad but it can be complicated so some research is warranted because it sounds like there's more to it.
@ Dale Gribble reading that statement in your voice is hilarious
+Lhorez I'm a bit shamed to say I don't know a lot of his history, something I'll definitely rectify. That said, after a cursory review, I feel like the Umkhonto we Sizwe was not the sort of organization that I could support given their methods - bombings and torture are not appropriate tools. He did serve time for these crimes, he achieved quite a bit from a civil rights standpoint, and his path to violence was not the beginning of his journey but one much much later.
Is he an important historical figure? absolutely. Were his goals moral and just? Definitely. Should we hold him in high esteem in the same respect as the twitter user was holding Assata Shakur? I would be hesitant given the violence of his past and I would think his life's work should be considered on the whole.
In a comparison between him and Assata, he definitely scores closer to MLK Jr than towards Assata. Mandela never tried to escape his responsibility from what I have gathered so far. Mandela was also fighting a different government in a different culture against a different level of racism. Based on all of this, the best I can say is I think he's done a lot of good with means that were good, but they will and should be tainted by the violence of his past as well.
If there are any good recommendations for historical accounts of Mandela that would pass Phil's standards, I'd love to add them to my reading list.
Thanks Philly as always; during a crappy day, you make me smile
Let us not forget the child donor who died and body/hands were donated to help Zion in this ground breaking surgery. My girlfriend passed away earlier this year and was an organ donor that saved 4 peoples lives. Don't forget the the deceased who made this possible.
RIP
Everything Nick sorry for your loss
Everything Nick 💜💚💜💚👐👐👐
I had a similar thought. And the friends and family of that donor, who, like yourself, live with the loss of that donor. My condolences to you and yours, and to them and theirs.
We don't forget.
I have the utmost respect for organ donors and I also know how hard it is on the families when the doctors have to take apart a loved one. It is such a conflicting issue and I really respect those who help others after death at the cost of their bodies.
Women's March must have forgotten that when you praise someone, it always come in full package, all in, the good and the evil stuff. In the words of Phil, how can you separate the violence that Shakur has committed with what she did for anti-sexism?
Creative North True. I'm a woman but I vehemently disagree with Sarsour and the Women's March on this.
I totally agree. Your good deeds cannot just simply neutralize the wickedness you've done. The mere fact that you can do both, makes me think that your mind is not stable.
Yeah. It's not the same as separating the wheat from the chaff, where you can cook use the wheat and throw the chaff away. It's totally different.
It's simple, forget the things of the past. That's how they want us to think. To forget the trooper that was killed. I don't think that would be easy for the family. And besides, Shakur is a fugitive, so it's so foolish to just take it like that. Perhaps is she's still in the prison suffering for her crime, then it would be a bit easier.
That is basically the same thing to do with Hitler, man killed millions of jews and all that. Oh that's ok he was a vegan and helped Germany. Yeah i'm sure we can all agree that is way more important and makes it all better :D.
Thank you for that lovely story Phil about the young boy who got Sepsis. My grandmother nearly died from Sepsis a little over a year ago. She was on life support for two weeks before she could breathe on her own, but was still incredibly weak. It damaged her kidneys and caused her to get Type 1 Diabetes when she previous had Type 2. Luckily she did not have to have any parts of her body removed and has recovered very well. I am so happy to hear that the young boy was able to recover so well and have hands again. Thank you for warming my heart today.
"if you make people who disagree with you your enemies, you will eventually be sourrounded by enemies you made yourself" Wow. Such a great quote.
The transplant becoming standardized is SO MUCH MORE MASSIVE than most people probably realize, especially in an era of stem-cell grown replacements where entire organs can be replaced with new, non-donor, "grown" ones. Now what remains to be seen is whether or not the head-transplant in Russia in December is a success.. because if it is, that truly means we're in a completely new era, a golden age of medical innovations.
I don't know anything, but if they are just going to connect tissue and nerves like the hand, would the guy be alright mentally? Is connecting the nerves all it takes to regain consciousness? Would he have the mind of a newborn until he worked to strengthen a connection, like the hands? Is it possible for his body to receive all the signals to keep his body working but nothing else to show he is still there and thinking?
Isn't the procedure to be done in Italy by an Italian surgeon to a Russian patient?
Just a clarification with stem-cells though, in most cases you do need an organ donation. They remove the original donor's cells from an organ (leaving only the extracellular matrix), and repopulate it with the patient's own stem cells. This lowers the risk of organ rejection, but by no means does it eradicate the need for organ donation. Complex, dense organs with high vascular activity (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys) almost always require a donor even for stem-cell infusion. Research extracellular matrix tissue regeneration for more info.
I forgot about the dog. It's so unnatural to see a dog moving it's tongue when it's just a head attached to machines. I wonder how they'll keep this guys brain alive during the transplant. If they use life support machines, wouldn't it get in their way when reattaching everything?
God, that Zion story made me tear up. While you were talking about it Phil, I just thought "okay Phil, this is a goddamn great and happy story, now hit me with the part where he died in a horrible, awful way that will make me question how life is even fair". Thankfully, you didn't! And thankfully, he's living a happy life. Fantastic.
Goose Boose I was thinking the same.... Oh no! Not that kid! Was my first thought.
I legitimately was waiting for him to say "two years later Zion died from..."
Oh wow, that's amazing! That little boy deserves the world for how much he has survived, and his mother deserves so much as well. I can't imagine the heartache of the parents for having to watch their son being so unhealthy at such a young age, but now it must be incredible to see their son now able to have a healthy and happy life. They deserve so much. Also, I wonder if his hands will grow with him, or if they will forever be the size of a child's hand. Possibly having to get another hand transplant later on.
I'm arab and her name kills me
Sarsour basically means coacroach 😂😂😂
Lmao I fucking read it again and I got it XD omfg sarsour LMAO!!!! Noooooo! That stuck in my head now XD
It also means pimp in Hebrew :D
Nadav Nevo هههههههههههههههههه
tao ming How fitting. xD
ههههههههههههه😂😂
I feel like now a days everyone's butthurt, whether conservative, liberal, blm, women, men, Religious, not religious, everybody just needs to chill, lol.
Sushi Warlord preach, when your looking in from the outside, everything just seems like a big distraction from something bigger.
This. The political spectrum has become much wider on BOTH sides with people rushing to either end. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here in the middle just wanting all this shit to stop lol.
your life may be perfect, but a lot of people's arent, and through no fault of their own.
Sushi Warlord BLM is a hate-fueled terrorist organization. If course they're butthurt.
I sort of agree with you, but now people tend to write off legitimate criticism as people being 'politically correct'
It seems like anyone who has gone too far to either side of the "left/right" political spectrum, these days, is incapable of admitting any fault in their ideology.
Opening your mind to criticism, or at the very least engaging in a debate, is how issues are resolved and compromises are made.
I mean, of course they'll think their ideology is right, why else would they think it. But it's a shame they won't do as much as listen to other people...
Timothy Macdonald-Morgan better get ready for Ben Shapiro and Cenk debating then
Waboa I wish I could like this comment a thousand times...
I hate CNN but Jake Tapper seems pretty chill.
Sherb13 I've seen him in interviews, mainly with Colbert and yea he seems cool to talk with.
Fatality Shift Idk, Anderson Cooper seems pretty cool.
Arr Ere do you have a source? Or just your confirmation bias?
jake is a satan worshiper
Linda Sarsour says that Saudi Arabia is better for women because they have maternity leave from their jobs they aren't allowed to drive to......
Robert Sexton
In terms of maternity leave Saudi Arabia is better
In terms of almost everything else Saudi Arabia is so much worse
She is idiotic in saying that it is "better"
That's what I said and the problem with their maternity leave is that they have to ask permission even to have those jobs, it saddens me as the women's march have picked a sponsor that is so beyond reasonable debate. Honestly I would love to have a sit down debate and walk her through the logic of what she is saying. And actually we need to remove government intervention in all things and foster personal responsibility so that we can really make sense of the "maternity leave issue"
Why didn't she move there than US?
Don't forget she praised Sharia because you don't have to pay interest on credit cards or something lol...
heck, she didn't even choose her own husband!!! a 17 year old having an arranged marriage, in America..? really? and she's a feminist???? lol. The world is crazy.
With living in the Philadelphia area, I have been following Zions story over the year I was so happy to see he got the opportunity to undergo such a complicated procedure to regain some normalcy in life! My cousin was one of the anesthesiologists in his surgery too! It is so amazing how far the medical community has come to change a young life so dramatically!! #KUDOSTO CHOP BTW Phil I am guessing your sympathy hormones for your wife is kicking in!!!! :) Love that you covered this story and was so excited about it!!
Theoretically YES! the new hands should grow with him. They have live blood, tissue, and nerves etc that that will feed off his blood supply and grow with him. Since this a pioneer procedure everything with his recovery will be new founded information to perfect the procedure even further! I actually did ask this question to my cousin a while back :) According to her she said he is doing beautifully in his recovery and getting stronger every day.
"Lets make mistakes together" is what my parents said before having me
Reece Youhn I'm sure you're more a necessity than you're able to see this second:)
This positivity is beautiful
I started crying at the end with the little boy I have a 3 year old son and I wouldn't think twice about doing anything I could to save him. I'm on break at work and started balling omg how sweet and how amazing! A double hand transplant and successful is unbelievably incredible!
Thank you for covering that last story Phil. Honestly started crying those damn happy, ugly tears because of his success. It's truly marvelous how far we've come but how much further we can go, and I look forward to a time where no child has to be permanently disfigured or handicapped and can live a long, healthy life
When your story starts with "was pulled over with a fake license, in a car with fake plates, that also happened to be full of illegal weapons, and you shot first, hitting a cop in the shoulder..." there's no coming back from that. Shit's crazy, yo
That boy is so incredible and inspiring. That family is a symbol of what we should all strive to be. Strong, together and full of love.
Props to the doctors that had to go home at the end of the night wondering whether their work would better someone or ruin them.
Today is a great day. Much love to all of you!
Phil you looked so purely happy about the fact that Zion was able to get a part of himself back, that there was definitive proof that there is good in the world. It made me smile as well and I wish that people could look towards things like this and agree that we need to move forward like this, together, in the right way.
I had the biggest smile on my face when he explained that story. And I automatically said, "WOW!" out loud. It gave me that sort of awe I got when my younger brother and sisters were born. In a sense Zion was reborn, from a part of his mother and a part of someone else.
i spent most of the story taking in every plus and thinking "heres the but"...glad as hell it never came.
I was happy and grinning, as well. But mostly relieved. I guess I've become jadedly pessimistic lately because I remembered the story of Zion and his surgery a couple years ago and the only reason I could figure Phil was updating us was because something tragic had happened in the years since. I'm so happy and relieved at this update, both for Zion personally and for this advance in medical science.
Thank you so, so much for ending this video on that hyper-positive note. It started my morning in just the right way. You're right, we need to celebrate these victories for humanity whenever we come across them.
That hand transplant is absolutely incredible. I love that the PDS exposes me to wholesome stuff I wouldn't see otherwise.
It's amazing that one man is probably the best and most unbiased news source in the world. I just hope he never sells out.
I've found myself refreshing your page every afternoon waiting for your content. Keep doing what you're doing exactly how you're doing it!
i know everyone is focus on the other stories but it's Zion who got me. Such a strong young man and I'm so happy for him. And such a brave and loving mother he has too. Donating a kidney is no joke. So a big congratulation to the medical team, Zion and his family 💗
As do I . It's refreshing seeing a child gain a piece of not only his body but his life as well back
Thank you for ending the news that way. It's nice to feel okay about the world
I thought for sure there was gonna be a "but" in that last story because of something going wrong, thank god that kid is doing well and was able to get his life back, I love it when Phil throws in one of those feel good stories.
WTF- What's This Friday ikr!!! I was expecting a "unfortunately" and good thing it never came
Me too.
Didn't Sarsour shame a woman who spoke out against FGM, explicitly saying "I want to take her womanhood away"?
Drason Vender that is true.
Yeah she said it to Ayaan hirsi ali.
Yes, and you're commenting on a video about it.
Linda Sarsour is the reason that I didn't participate in the women's march.
Wow, I am completely blown away with the double hand transplant. I would never imagine to witness something like that in my lifetime. It seems like something straight from a science fiction novel.
I feel the exact same way.To say that it is amazing might be the greatest understatement ever. What a great story !!!
I'm happy for it honestly because you have SO!!! Many people stripping away childhoods from innocent children that it's wonderful seeing a child dealt a shitty card get his childhood back
I read an article about how they're developing prosthetic limbs that you can use just as well as normal limbs and be able to feel with them. The health field never ceases to stop blowing me away with how far we've come.
It was so amazing. I hope him and his family live very happy lives :)
Holy fucking shit. The double hand transplant. Nothing else matters. That was absolutely beautiful.
as someone who tries to stay as clear from labels as i can, the woman's march shouldnt be able to cherry pick the good and bad in people, she was a activist convoluted within a group of people who have done bad shit, that is a fact, and it shouldnt just be ignored because it just fits your narritive
Loved the update on Zion. I remember when you talked about it when it happened! People are truly amazing.
The Zion story is beautiful and his attitude and kindness brought a tear to my eye, damn
Giant Douche must take a hell of an emotional story to get a giant douche to feel something
That women's march tweet must be the most daft and ridiculous thing I've ever seen. That's the same logic as saying "Yeah of course we condemn what Pablo Escobar did, but ya gotta respect his vision for bringing wealth and happiness to his family!" WTF. The ACTIONS are what matters. Not what a person says, or what their intentions are for.
+Jay HM actions speak louder than words :)
This might seem like an odd question, but I was wondering, will the hands grow as he grows or will the doctors have to change them again once his body develops more? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but I had to ask.
that's quite a good question, and I imagine they will as they have integrated into his biology.
haha that's intense, I think its a valid question, how amazing is that if it grows, which I think...it must....
Lulu Sapphire I was more confused about his fingernails, and how those would work.
Also with the hair on his hands
Here's my uneducated non-researched answer: I think that because it is living tissue, it'll grow at least somewhat normally. At least that's what has happened with less intense transplants i.e. a thumb being replaced by a big toe and the nail still grows.
What a great episode Philip. You always cover such a great realm of information.
Yeah.....if your group supports a cop killing, terrorist who was convicted and fled the country chances are I'm not going to supporting you.
Also, all the best to Zion and hope everything goes well for him amd his mom.
Yeah but somehow y'all don't talk about how blue lives matter celebrates the death of black ppl #hypocrisy pretty much?
So if anyone or OP could explain the appeal behind Assata Shakur and why some people support her so hard.
I know it sounds insensitive but I thought getting into a mishap with cops wasnt enough for Assata some person to burn at the stake. considering the fued between civil rights activists and the police force in that era.
It wasn't untill i looked up the faction she was apart of, and the crimes she's committed where i found why people were opposed to her.
I guess im just wondering why she's such a prominent social justice figure. are there not other women who fought against racism and sexism to rally behind who dont hsve such a controversial past? And what has she done in that industry for it to outweigh her domestic terrorism?
"When you villainize people that contest your points, you will eventually find yourself surrounded by enemies *that you made*"
Well said, Phil.
I agree with Tapper here. I'm not a fan of cops, but shooting them makes you as bad of a person as if you shot anyone else, unless one was trying to rape you or something like that obviously. Celebrating someone who murdered a cop, no matter how you try to justify it, is still celebrating someone who murdered a cop. I hope that doesn't make me "alt-right," because I don't know what I'm supposed to believe if I suddenly become an alt-righter.
Cool.
JeSSEbism a black man in france this past week was gang raped by a group of cops and they said it happened on "accident." You don't have to listen to me, literally just open your eyes to see the bullshit they get away with constantly. Not to mention the systemic racism and PROVEN connections betweem police departments and KKK circles, not to mention the PROVEN corruption and bribing.
JeSSEbism INDEED! Let just one of these "men" or wo"men" head straight long into the nearest big city with a badge. Or if they like straight long into a province in some far off backwards country with a rifle and helmet to spend a few hours in battle. Both are the same. I know this, you know this the spoiled brats who have been indoctrinated will regret the ideology they hold when...not if, but when, the civil living/civil government bargain is shredded. BTW there are only 2 pages left... From 2,000. So soon, very soon the wheat will be separated.
I'm so glad I don't use twitter it seems like it's filled with garbage
Nina Karakos same.
You just got to sift thought the trash till you find gold.
I feel the same about the comment section on most YT videos
Nina Karakos Well, you fill it with whatever you want, so it's completely up to you to fill your twitter with garbage or not ¯_(ツ)_/¯
good for you. 90% leftists
Linda cockroach ...just translating
Why doesn't it surprise me Linda Sarsour is calling Jake an alt right.
She's just reaching at this point.
I see a lot of comments about the women's march issue, but can we all take a moment to think about the happy story: this kid has new hands! New ones!! That he can write stuff with!!! Such a happy story.
Just wait for the day we can simply grow him new ones, it isn't far away. Not to mention printing him new ones. If the existence of the procedure was mind blowing to you, then some of the in-progress things will destroy your head.
that last story brought a tear to my eyes :')
i kept waiting for the bad news.... so glad there wasn't any.
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Egroj Lig YES!
I'm Saudi and I live there,
we are seeing change, a very good change and progress to become better, Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making great and huge efforts, I can see in just a few years women and men will be given their rights(yes even men too but I acknowledge that women have it worse).
The problems we are facing in becoming a more of a developed country is not small at all, some decisions must come in the right time from the King himself so that the ones opposing and the ones calling for such decisions know that this is final and there is no turning back, and once that happens, no one will oppose such decisions.
also a bigger problem is a small (but loud) minority of those calling for change are doing it just for the sole purpose of using it against us as a society to demonize us and to make younger generations hate their families and using such horrible cases of domestic violence to back whatever BS they have.
We havent been in the best situation, but I do like where we are heading as a country. one change at a time.
Hey champ, thanks for sharing. Out of interest, could you mention what changes are being made in Saudi Arabia please? I can't find much information on the subject.
Duxitisation B think he's referring to society in general, not laws that changed, or something. The newer generation (even in their 30s), are far more open-minded than how they used to be.
Again, that's what I think they meant.
Godspeed, I wish you guys the best.
awesome! wishing you guys luck in transitioning into the new millennium!
Hello Duxitisation,
I'll talk about the ones I remember,
1- we started investing in other sources of income other than oil and the growth was bigger than we thought, even salary bonuses are coming back. (the government stopped bonuses and allowances sometime ago to keep the budget stable)
2- a Royal decree was announced to inaugurate new young ministers to take the position of really old ministers, this move itself gave us so much hope because those ministers who happened to be older in age didnt know what citizens needed and to be honest, most were corrupt.
3-before, any one from the royal family or extremely rich was untouchable by law, this is not the case now,
just two days ago a young prince committed a few crimes (beating poor people and drinking alcohol) was caught by the police under the order of the King himself. (and there are many cases of rich fucks being caught by the government for the crimes they committed, this would never have happened before)
4- we have a whole new organization that is funded by the government (I guess) and its job is to provide entertainment, we have many social/cultural events now that people can go to and have fun at, also theatre is coming back thankfully and there are endless rumors about Movie Theatres coming.
I can talk endlessly but I dont want to waste your time, but I want you to know that I as a middle class citizen, who's in his 20s I can see a brighter future, we are finally moving forward not backwards and for the first time ever in my life I see a Prince on TV talking with high transparency and criticizing our weak points as a country and how we can improve, that is Mohammed bin Salman (the son of the King)
its reassuring to be honest.
Theres plenty of incredible women to honor, strange they chose the one they did
JimTheThird I agree!
It's never strange when a group of idiots, lead by idiots do something idiotic. I'm sure the trooper she shot was a racist misogynist, or whatever it is that all white men are purported to be. *Looks at the color of the skin of my hands on the keyboard*. Ahhhhhh, dammit.
I'm sure most just noticed two things, she's black and she's a she. That's all that is needed.
I can't think of any reason to support somebody who killed an innocent person no matter what they did after that for others.
No Homo What about accidental manslaughter? Yes I am aware that this was not the case with the cop killer. I am more asking in general.
Elmithian I think that would depend on the circumstances
manic hispanic We should not really compare people 400 years ago with morality of now. At least not in a straight line.
Elmithian I was more so speaking on intentionally killing somebody I guess thats on me for not being specific, but accidental manslaughter is just a terrible situation for everybody involved.
manic hispanic I don't believe Columbus should have a holiday after some of the stuff I've learned he's done. But yes you're right a lot of people are celebrated/honored that really shouldn't be
Timestamps for the stories of today...
0:10 - Jake Tapper's story
4:09 - Today's Awesome
5:17 - Woman arrested in Saudi Arabia for her clothing
7:23 - Update on Trump's travel ban
8:38 - Succesful Double-Hand transplant on a child, everything's fine
11:13 - End skit
Thinga Majing I appreciate this tremendously. What the hell Phil!?!?! Why don't you do this!?!?!
Thinga Majing Wow this is amazing. Hella useful, thank you 👏
Thinga Majing or you could just watch the entire video..
Seraphim because he wants people to watch the entire thing.
Thinga Majing you are a hero
Thank you for sharing the win in this video. You're absolutely right. Sometimes we just need the win
Saudi Arabia is arresting women for how they dress. Meanwhile the UN elected saudi arabia for their human rights council panel. Think about that for a minute...
china too, if i am not mistaken
China killed over 100 million of its own people. They make Nazi Germany look like Disneyland. How anybody could give China a position in the human rights commission is beyond me.
Chinese prison camp Laogai is estimated to have taken over 10 million lives. And guess what western goods were made in these camps.
Hitler (Germany/Austria): around 17 million
Stalin (Russia): around 23 million
Mao Zedong (china): around 78 million (some sources say more or less)
but hey communism ..
its funny how people think the new prince will bring change when his the mastermind for attacking Yemen that resulted in destroying Yemen and killing many innocent lives and resulted in cholera spreed in the population that's taking children lives daily !!! .. and his responsible for the blocking of the Qatari border until they submit to his power !! .. his a new young dictator in the making .
+dennis hans
lol, google even changed the definition of 'Dictator' just three months ago to suit the leftist narrative, and demonize right wing, because all the most notorious dictators are from the left.
Philip, you should do a video on the Balloon Boy case. It may be old news, but people have been making videos that show that the dad is the victim of blatant abuse of the "justice" system. It's a very interesting case and I think your opinion would give great exposure to that whole situation.
Balloon boy case?
Balloon boy case?
A guy made his own air baloon for research purposes. it flew off before it should have by accident, and one of his kids claimed to have had seen his little brother in the baloon so everyone panicked. He called the police, news channels and such for help. However the baloon was empty and the police claimed the man had staged the whole thing for puplicity. When he refused to having done so, they even threatened with possibly deporting his japanese wife. In the end he "confessed" to it in order to save his family from a lot of pain. More and more proof of him being innocent has surfaced in recent months, because the police chief has been caught for corruption.
bjdooi if you haven't seen it already, you should watch "The Internet Historian"'s video on the situation
bjdooi ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ do this
as Ants In My Eyes Tony said.
Why so few people talking about the FUCKING HAND TRANSPLANT
i think its fucking AMAZING the kid may not have legs but now hands make a HUGE difference in life quality. just simply being able to wipe ones ass is something we all tale for granted.
Zebra Syndrome where did they get the hands from?
I wonder how he'll grow into them. The extra variable of child to adult devolopment woth transplants is that the kid still has a lot of growing to do. Of course, hope things work well for him. Fuck.. My life is easy and I still suck at it
Honestly. It's really amazing! I thought we weren't that advanced yet to be able to do such things. So this has made me really happy.
It's pretty amazing
Phil, awesome story on Zion! I believe it's always great to shine a light on the good and good people of this world! Keep up the great work! - long time subscriber
Wow, I didn't know an operation like that is possible, transplanting 2 hands. Especially after that kid has lived most of his life without hands. That's absolutely amazing.
I'm still wondering why Defranco hasn't brought up Venezuela??
PostModernSociety because it's been proven to be propaganda
How about you link something about what's happening in Venezuela?
HPTRK Kreed I guess this should do, www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/36319877
Thank you.
I'm from Venezuela and I would be happy to help Philip filter through all the BS news about Venezuela out there.
I actually clicked an ad for you good sir
Guerrilla Gaming Same
It's hard to understand disputes and debates now days. Nobody keeps the basics in their story, but Phil you do a great job of clarifying things all the way through. It can be hard to follow because honestly, most journalism is a junk yard.
Lol "Join the party". Like she's gathering alt-righters and serving drinks and a cheese tray.
Excellent job on the Tapper story. I respect and appreciate how you can distill faulty/illogical arguments into their essence. 'I'm not going to cheer 'progress' when the KKK selects a female grand wizard.'
I'm disappointed with the woman's march that they cannot differentiate between what role models for the young people today should be and where the bar currently rests.
especially when they had such an extensive listing of people they could have chosen to acknowledge...
omg the last story is so beautiful and touching, love it
That moment you don't see the sourcefed hosts and crew modeling the shirts.... sad day
first rule of being an sjw: always double down and never admit you are wrong about anything
Sarsour is literal poison
Guess you can say she's pretty _sour_, huh???
I'm sorry.
Aditya Singh sausour is literally cockroach...
Really... google it!
I just did.....priceless.
the literal translation of sarsour is cockroach
she wants sharia law. that is all you need to know. she also expresses the tactics of deceit in radical islam known as "taqqiya" and "kitman". kitman moreso, which is lying by omission to deceive the infadel. she claims, under sharia law, you get no interest on your loans and credit card. yes that's true.... for muslims only. she's obviously trying to appeal to women who use credit cards the most. she's weaseled her way into feminism and she's a dangerous person spreading lies. fuck her
That last story was so heart-warming, Phil. I wish you could include more stories like that in each show.
I'm 25 yo Saudi and here's how I see it : common since should be universal regardless of one's religion or belief, but it's been almost 40 years of extreme religious preaching. Most people were too brainwashed to realize or even care , and anyone who spoke out disappeared (think of it as 1984 but with fun capitalism), but thanks to the glory of internet the new generation is saved. Things are changing but it'll take a lot of time and a lot of effort but at least now we have hope, I guess? idk it's fucking weird in here.
Yeah I agree change doesn't happen overnight especially not a change this big, but I'm hopeful for the future
+mr19zee I can't begin to express how happy this makes me to hear... We are so used to extreme hate coming out of the middle east its becoming easy for people to want to turn their backs.. Keep fighting for equality and a end of racism and religious controlled states in the Middle East it will do wonders for the whole region. Continue to push for a modern 1st world country with the same rights and freedoms.. You will get nothing but support from white people and asians around the world.. africa less so.. Because they are themselves a way off understanding their own problems. Hopefully it won't take much longer for the youth of the middle east to put everything right and reject the religious zealot control over people, law and politics. Its down to you kids.. We're all waiting for you on the other side. Trust me the whole world wants the middle east to reach 1st world status and equality.. Only the religious zealots in these countries are denying you your possible future free of war and anger.
Im originally from Saudi Arabia and youre right we are definitely seeing positive changes towards a more free society. Its certainly not enough I still need a male guardian's signature to do anything basically but things are changing. My biggest dream is that the next time I go back I can drive myself from the airport. Its sad but true.
I think we might actually drive sooner than we think, the guardianship law however I'm not so sure about
Get this comment featured in Friday's vid please.
Monkeywrench Productions To visit family and friends probably.
MarliesMega visit my family and im in the states with a student visa I dont have many options after I graduate unfortunately
Green T I really hope so.. for centuries we've been ruled by 70+ year old men. Hopefully the new young prince can finally turn the country into a liveable one for women
By women's march logic we should be praising Gadaffi for giving Libya free healthcare and free education, or praising hitler for starting a campaign to ban smoking, or maybe we should be praising Ted Bundy for helping people on a suicide hotline for three years
Plague I praise Stalin for distributing the wealth
It's pretty funny because a lot of people say those things about those leaders, especially Gaddafi.
thank you for ending the video on that happy note. I needed that.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I now have some respect for Jake Tapper. I need to rethink my life.
nathan hensn actually tapper is not bad most of the time
nathan hensn Maybe it's temporary insanity.
good people mess up sometimes, sometimes a bad person does something good u do not need to rethink anything.
I hate both CNN and Fox for the record. It just seemed like Lemon head and Tapper pissed me off the most. O'Reilly and Meghan Kelly for Fox. They need to bring back celebrity death match just for these news outlets. Anyways I'm just happy when someone famous speaks out against a injustice or wrong doing in the party their affiliated with. Just bc your a dem that doesn't mean you need to agree with everything that BLM is doing. This identity polotics crap weather to a race or party has to stop. Same thing for the reps and Trump.
I think the audience should be the ones to pick the questions for the Friday show. not sure how that would work but I feel like it would keep things more transparent.
Michael Baird I'm pretty sure his team and the people working for him pick the Friday Show comments
Grace Davison
either way.
SO HYPED for Rick and Morty!
Chasae same
Thank god for the amazing surgical team!! It's such a nice warm feeling to hear that there's good out in the world! God bless this child and family! ❤️
Hes not alt-right he just calls things as he sees them
Isaiah Patton you get labeled negatively if you speak of something that conflicts their view. youre automatically lower than them
Isaiah Patton What the people identifys as Alt-right are saying is, "Stop racism against white people, stop calling white people racist for supporting and taking pride in their cultures and stop the spreading of anti-white propaganda". Tell me what is negative about that
Calling someone "Alt Right" is the only thing these libtards are capable of.
marty slackjaw Well, only if you are far left.
Jake is still a shill. Remember, this is the guy who said on air that he is doing everything to get Hillary elected and that viewing WikiLeaks is a crime.
That hand transplant is a beautiful thing
Now people are gonna say you are alt-right
He's already on that stupid alt-right watchlist that one guy made. He made a video on it recently
He does lean right though, he posts his videos on an alt-right subreddit.
"Alt-Right" used to be an actual movement, but because of the negative connotation that it now carries with it, "Alt-Right" has now become *nothing but an insult*. You'd be better off in today's world by simply just calling yourself "Far-Right" instead. Anyways, the "Alt-Right" never was much, to be fair. If you consider yourself a member of the "Alt-Right", just drop the label and call yourself "Far-Right" or just simply a "Conservative".
Hahaha "conservatives" are not "far right", my god. Goalposts should not be moved just because trump got in to power.
SkillUp Gaming That's the thing about Alt-Right, we aren't conservatives.
whoah DeFranco! Your commentary on that last story brought a year to my eye. Props for that passion ❤
I, too, hope that Saudi Arabia will continue to make change for the better so that everyone, male and female, can live in proper equal standing.
That's not gonna happen any time soon due to Islam. There is no separation of religion and state. This puts women in a lower class and poses women as objects.
Fight against those who do not obey Allah and do not believe in Allah or the Last Day and do not forbid what has been forbidden by Allah and His messenger even if they are of the People of the Book until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.
When your Lord revealed to the angels, ‘Truly I am with you. So, keep firm those who have believed. I will strike terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved. So, strike them at the necks and cut off their fingers.
Your women are your fields, so go into your fields whichever way you like . . . .
Some of us can see past the bullshit and brainwashing of the Quran and be at peace with others. Stating that Islam does not oppress both non believers and believers is just a lie
Can you please cover the Canada flying to US restrictions?
I just watched Zion's video and man was that inspiring. Zion will grow up to be someone important I'm sure of it.
You got me crying ugly, happy tears Phil. Thanks for sharing both the good and the bad. Sometimes I avoid the comment section all together, but I couldn't not show my support for the beauty that shines in the world when it does.
I'm really not sure how they can celebrate a convicted murderer who escaped prison... Just seems like the wrong person to celebrate, regardless of skin color or whatever gender they are. And can people please, for the love of god (or whatever you believe in idc), stop calling everyone that hints at disagreement a nazi bigot. Its insanity.
That was great phillyd. I would have pressed like 10 times if I could. We need more heart felt stories. Thank you for sharing
Let's just jump into it!
The most unbiased and best news is on youtube. That should tell you something.
this is one of the best episode of your show, love from Indonesia.
"AnY cRiTiCisM oF mE aNd mY dAnGeRoUs ViEws iS hAtE sPeEcH"
"EvErYoNe iS aN aLt RiGhT NAzI"
There is a hole. Go to it. Both of you.
+kem7 Tha God More of us people of color need to speak out against these people... They keep speaking for us as if we're all one big blob... I have suffered no discrimination in my life I have a good job, I had a average education.. I worked hard.. This is possible for every American.. There is no white supremacy.. Its time we stop the racial hatred towards whites that is festering in our communities without proper challenge coming from within.
On Saudi Arabia story: For anyone, who wants to know, why KSA is how it is, you should read "Force and Fanaticism" by Simon Ross Valentine. It's not the first time, when Saudi Arabia released a woman from religious offence, but the simple fact, that it requires international outrage to free someone from religious persecution, is quite terrifying.
So are you saying that it was bad for her release or the mere fact the whole world decided to step in was bad or am i completly confused ?
bobtron2010 It's probably because international outrage was necessary for her to be freed. Her being freed is good, but being punished for her clothes is ridiculous.
+PeacemakerAI No it's not surprising. They have strict clothing rules which I personally even as a muslim find beyond stupid. But those are their rules as stupid as they are. Break them and you're going to jail. I mean this is not news to her, she knew this. I mean I am glad she's free. But it's like drinking Alcohol in Saudi Arabia even though it's punishable there and complain about going to jail for it.
The law is the law, doesn't matter how stupid it is. If you break it you'll have to face the consequences.
Again I do not agree with their law and I am glad she's free
Never thought I'd say this, but good for you Jake Tapper
Thank you for sharing that last story... Warmed my heart
I'm so happy and excited for Zion. He has his life back and I'm so happy for him. Things like this make the world seem a little less dark
Nazi germany was the first country to have any sort of animal rights, hitler loved animals and was a leading role for animal rights, so should we praise him?
Nigel Thornberry you're wrong but still I see what you were trying to say...
Yes
No one ever talks about the great things he did, like killing his self.
yes
john rambo lol
That boy is amazing, i never heard of him until now but it just makes me so happy that something like this happened :)
As a young Saudi Man, I hope this is a sign of change and progress, I do feel that the country is slightly more liberal than it used to be.
Props to Jake for taking on the extreme left
The thing is, they aren't even the extreme left. They are something completely different.
MEGABOSSCROSS if more of the left would do the same the right and middle might recognize the difference in the two. Far as I'm concerned though, if they're not condemning this move, they're supporting it. Just like Puerto Ricans, in their parade earlier this year they put an admitted and unapologetic terrorist, convicted of targeting civilian areas at the front of their parade. They knew about it months in advance and could have stopped it, by physical force if necessary, but they didn't. So the Puerto Rican community supports terrorism. The public will not ignore it, or forget it. Control your image, police your own group, or the whole WILL be represented by its most extreme members.
They are left and they are extreme.
"Everybody on the left is extreme." If you think that, you are the extreme right, and you're just as stupid as the people you criticize.
+Floydthefuckbag I'm middle as they come, and wormhat's closer to correct than you are. People who call themselves moderate Left aren't doing anything to remove people who advocate violence, support terrorism, and claim you can't be racist against white people just so they can be racist against white people. I can literally point you to a video where right wing demonstrators police their own demonstration, kicking out a shitposter by physical removal and nearly coming to blows with actual racist groups before forcing them out of the demonstration. There is no videos of this happening with left wing demonstrations and antifa.
Oh Phill, one does not simply 'try' Rick and morty, one experiences it.
Cookiopuss Ps woah just like acid
The story about Zion makes me cry for the hopefulness that our world has
rapp560 same here, a story that actually made me feel happy for someone
I had sepsis and thankfully I did not lose any limbs. By the third day my roommate took me to the hospital where they treated me for 2 weeks and I had a 3 picc lines in me for 60 days where a nurse visited me at home and flushed it and then gave me some more iv medicine 2x a day. I had a bleeding stroke from this but it really did not affect anything as it was a small bleed. I feel for the child and the docs (From the infectious diseases, neuro, and my assigned doc) came in and told my parents I had a 15% chance of making it. 1 Year later I'm cured from being a leftist feminist bernie-bro to waking up to the fact that him and the followers are race-bating sexists 'check your priv' subhumans. The docs did wonders!
The entire time you spoke about Zion I kept praying that the story wouldn't turn from ridiculously happy to horrifically sad. Such an amazing story, we need some great stories and wins like this.