As someone who works in a grocery store stocking shelves, if a vendor comes into the store and helps stock your shelves for you, its never an inconvenience, in fact, giving them access to the product saves time AND effort. Outside vendors are appreciated for the work that they do in helping stores.
Yes!! I'm a vendor, and none of the CEOs for the companies I've worked for would EVER get in a Walmart to find the root cause like that. I'm actually pretty impressed with Mr. Beast by this one
My daughter’s wonderful wife had a bad experience over the Holidays in Atlanta, Ga. They have been together 21 years this year and while at a large mall, SHE went to use the women’s bathroom. She was born female, she doesn’t try and pass as male, she just has a more masculine appearance. The police were called, tracked them down in a different store, police demanded she identify her “real” gender…they weren’t even going to accept her drivers license ..until my daughter showed up and began causing a scene. The GOOD thing, the crowd that gathered were mostly on their side. But police took both of their names to “check them out”. They even accused my daughter of being on alcohol or other substances…she hasn’t had a drink or any other substances in probably 20yrs and they’re both health nuts. In fact, my daughter was the main model for a certain gym around the country-for over 10yrs! 🙄. They’re continuing to look over their shoulders though because police took their names.
Sad how I can't help but feel how bad such actions are going to make a person feel ugly. Because that's basically what they're saying. You're so ugly must be a man. I have a daughter, so I can understand them not wanting a male in the bathroom, like they're not going to want a single dad in the woman's bathroom with their toddler daughter regardless of reason. Messed up times this happens to people.
File a complaint with the PD. What those cops did was a violation of APD policy. They need to be reprimanded, but it can't happen if you don't she doesn't file the complaint. If nothing happens from that, contact a lawyer and the ACLU. Make the cops scared of them, instead of the other way around.
This is literally always how it goes. I don't know very many trans friends who have had a bathroom interactions but I have actual friends that have. This stuff scares trans women but it doesn't affect them as much it makes people think of that dumb man in a dress trope which is so far from the truth of trans people. When will people realize that you should support trans people and if you want to protect kids then monitor all the cis, straight, men in your life since statistically they're 80% likely to be the one committing crimes against kids. Source: I'm trans and have been dealing with this bullshit for over a decade.
As a first year teacher, I'm astounded at what districts will do to keep a good image. My district has tried to sweep two lawsuits under the rug THIS YEAR, and there have been other instances where they clearly aren't giving us enough information about certain scenarios. Hell, I had kids openly discussing a fight they were gonna have in my class, I reported it to my admins, and then as far as I know, nothing came of it. Teachers want desperately for schools to be a safe haven for kids, but until schools and districts start taking accountability for their own issues, it won't happen.
That sounds like a bad district. I've worked in six different districts in three different states and while three were bad, three were amazing (I'm currently in an amazing one and plan to stay here til retirement). The three that were bad were very corrupt schools at the threat of closing because of how badly run they were and for horrendous school scores also. One actually got audited because many of the staff were "double dipping" with extra funds (for example, the pe teacher mowed the lawn during his work day and would put in a time sheet to get paid for it when we had maintenance on shift to do it. Another teacher "chaperoned" kids at a game while also working the concession stand and put in a time sheet to get paid for both things). A lot of schools are corrupt but if you can find a good school with minimal to no corruption, stay there. Safety is my school's biggest priority and we take every threat seriously. We rarely have fights anymore in our school.
When you're a first year employee you often won't get the best place to work right off the bat, so I'd say if you're unhappy to look elsewhere if you can. If they're going to cover up lawsuits (believe me I work in three different places that did that) they're certainly not going to protect you if you need it.
Whenever I hear stories about the unfair representation of events in Gaza, I'm reminded of a TikTok I saw recently of a young Jewish woman reminding everyone that hating the Israeli government's treatment of the conflict is not antisemitic. She said that she empathizes with the plight of the Muslims more in this conflict, as she sees the stories her grandparents told her of WWII playing out in front of her at the expense of the Muslim communities both in the warzones and around the world. Sometimes, it feels like some people are afraid to call out bad behaviour in certain groups, due to the thought of being labeled "anti-whatever". Victims are victims. Regardless of race, religion, gender, creed or any other label. These victims of war deserve the same respect in reporting, regardless of what side of the fight you personally stand. Especially in the case of citizens. They didn't ask for any of this.
I think the biggest difference between the deaths on either side are that the Hamas attacks were specifically targeting civilians, hence they were massacred.
@@loudemopsychic that's where you lose the debate. You can argue they are targeting anyone who MAY he hamas without due course. But not specifically civilians
@loudemopsychic no they're not, hamas is using human shields (which they have a proven track record of doing) and are now firing upon aid transports to facilitate the suffering of their own people. You really need to do some research, history didn't start in 1948.
An interesting and important factor in Nex's death is that because they were Choctaw and the death occurred in the Cherokee Nation, the Federal government has jurisdiction to prosecute due to the Major Crimes Act (even in spite of the grant of jurisdiction to the state under the case Castro-Huerta) even if they wouldn't otherwise have a basis for jurisdiction. So hate crime charges are still on the table, just brought under federal law. And because of the McGirt decision, the feds got additional resources in Oklahoma.
I don’t think the family is actually on the tribal rolls, so there’s no guarantee that their Native heritage is anything besides a family anecdote. I had this happen when my family claimed Cherokee heritage but was not on the rolls. I was receiving tutoring in elementary school, and once my parents were asked for tribal documents which they didn’t have. Later DNA tests proved pretty completely it was just a family anecdote. A lot of people from Oklahoma have this family story, OK is proud of its native heritage despite the crappy way they treat the tribes.
@@AmyHoward13 the comment you are responding to is more about jurisdiction than DNA. The commenter was saying the crime took place on tribal land which may allow for federal intervention based on the legal precedent.
Prior to my aunt's cancer diagnosis, she was a product restocker at a logistics company, and went to maybe 10-20 grocery stores in the area to stock certain products and manage placement. Its fairly common for larger brands to do this. The store employees really don't have time to micromanage each special brand, so its best to have someone work in tandem with them.
I was thinking the same thing. If Mr. Beast wants his stuff guaranteed on the shelves, he could hire restockers like the way companies like Coke and Lays does. Everyone at one time or another has had an interaction with these people asking, "Do you know where-" And with them finishing, "Sorry, I don't work here. I just restock (brand name)." With them usually pointing out the logo on their shirt. I understand that Mr. Beast is no where near as big as Coke but if he wants his products on the shelves all the time, it might be worth his company's time to invest on hiring restockers otherwise, he is going to have to rely on the store's restockers. And they're busy.
This is true even for Wal-Mart where the candy bars in question are sold. A lot of the time you do see product vendors from soda to chip vendors restocking the shelves where their product is. A lot of the time larger brands will also make deals with the stores for shelf placement to be at eye-level to hopefully be seen and purchased over their competitors.
@@mekkio77 Maybe that's what he realized when he did this. Maybe he will consider having dedicated employees to restock his stuff instead of relying on stores in doing it. Want your specific product to always have stock? Have people hired specifically to do that. Simple.
Yeah, I know Pepsi, Coke, and Frito Lay, anf others all send their own vendors to the stores to stocks the shelves themselves. That way they can directly manage product, track sales figures, and ensure availability. Only thing unusual in this situation is that the CEO showed up to do the minimum wage work instead of sending someone else.
I graduated from Owasso High School & while what happened to Nex is sickening, I’m not surprised. From personal experience, the higher ups couldn’t care less about bullying, especially bullying towards LGBTQIA+ kids. They play obvious favoritism towards the straight, white, rich, athletic, christian kids & disregard everyone else. As much as I want Nex’s story to be a wake up call to the Owass parents & school staff, christian right-wing beliefs are so deeply rooted in this town, I don’t think they’re going to change. Rest in power, Nex. You deserved so much better.
@AmenahBestVldeosEver I'm sorry you hate yourself so much you have to lash out at people who are happy with themselves. I hope one day you learn to love yourself so you can grow up and not feel the need to take your self hate out on others.
@AmenahBestVldeosEver awww poor baby do you need your diaper changed? Is that why you're so cranky? This is why you should be in bed and not playing with grown ups. Now run along and give your iPad to your mommy or daddy.
We have REALLY stretched our definition of bullying these days. I'm sorry, but if something has escalated to the point of such intense violence that it's fatal, then we left the realm of bullying a long time ago. That's just organized crime at that point, plan and simple. Bullying is giving someone an undesirable nickname and pranking them regularly, not beating them to death.
That's exactly what 'bullying' has always been. You clearly were only name-called in school, not truly bullied. You think homosexuals during the aids epidemic were just name called??
Organised crime doesn't sound like the right fit, but I think hate crime perfectly describes it. There's no reason for things to ever go that far unless you hate them, and there's no deep reasons for hatred amongst teenagers so it's almost always based on race/gender/sexuality/religion etc.
As someone who has been following the Israel-Palestine news since October…yeah. I was reading an article referring to a 5 year old Palestinian girl as a “young woman”. The coverage of the war on Gaza by major outlets have been insane to say the least and it breaks my heart.
The passive voice and general dismissal of the extreme number of deaths has made me very disillusioned with mainstream media. Don't even get me started on the Australian mainstream - they've been just as bad as the US and it's infuriating.
It's always so shocking when someone would come on and would explain how several of their family members had died in the bombings, but instead of sympathy they got "but do you condem Hamas?" The implications in my eyes is that Hamas was to blame and there for that family member if they do not condem them. That, or the implication is that the deaths of Israelis were more tragic and more important, so all Palestinians must mourn the Israeli first before their own family. It's so sick, these people are treated like they aren't human.
Agreed. And don’t get me started on iirc the goddamn New York Times referring to Palestinian children as “minors” in a headline. Bc Palestinians can only be minors, women, or Hamas, I guess.
I’ve been waiting for somebody to provide actual data about the bias in media coverage of the genocide in Palestine since it started. It was incredibly eye opening for me to see how disgustingly dehumanizing media outlets I thought I could somewhat trust were and continue to be toward Palestinians.
They are being treated and discussed differently because they ARE. Not because of bias in the news. Because Israel isn't SLAUGHTERING Palestinians. More kids have died in Palestine than in other wars because they have a vastly disproportionate number of children. But one side intentionally slaughtered the other side. And on the other hand you have the devastating effects of war. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. On all sides. But the method, intention and acts ARENT equivalent. And we have evidence that many of the "reporters" and "aid workers" who have been killed have in fact either NOT actually been reporters or aid workers or they have, but also were Hamas. And unlike any other war or conflict, there is no separation between combatant and innocent life. Hamas has now stated that over 6 thousand of the dead were Hamas combatants although we know its much higher. Also, we know that one third of all the missiles and projectiles Hamas uses fall on their own land killing many of their own. And there are video after video of Hamas shooting their own citizens for either evacuating to safety (cant be used as human shields if they leave) or for trying to reach the aid that the terrorists are keeping for themselves. So once you factor out the THOUSANDS of deaths of Hamas terrorists and the THOUSANDS killed by Hamas themselves, the number of dead at the hands of Israel is actually a fraction of the total (if you believe the total that is being reported by the terrorist organization themselves. So yes, they are discussed differently and reported differently than other conflicts because it is unlike other conflicts. Hospitals used as safe spaces for the combatants? War crime. But Israel is still blamed. Hamas not wearing uniforms or military gear and hiding among civilians? War crime. But lets blame Israel.
It's actually insane but most Muslims Americans are accustomed to it by now, growing up in post 9/11 it's was always clear there was a bias against us. I've been verbally assaulted many times even though I was 2 when it happened, yet somehow toddler me was conspiring with them.
I'm not a supporter of "Fake News"; but I definitely understand the bias' existence in media coverage. I saw the serious struggle in Palestine when viewing videos of children being treated on the hospital floor by medical staff. It's an example of the sheer volume of bomb victims. Not enough rooms nor beds.
It made me so sad to hear the grandmother talking about Nex’s hopes and dreams. And this is a story that made the news, I can only imagine how many kids could have had bright futures but because of not only others but a system that seems to be against them, now they’ll never have that chance. R.I.P. Nex.
Completely unrelated but answering to the Mr Beast story: I can’t believe there is any controversy. He helped stock some shelves and that’s it. Doesn’t seem like a bad thing to do. In terms of taste, I once blind tasted his original feastable and it was alright, I’m really curious to taste the new one!
@@noway377 there was more than one story in the news that Phil gave meaning it’s not unrelated and these were the two I wanted to talk about the most, that’s why I split them into separate comments and even added “completely unrelated”. I felt sad about the first story which is why I typed up my comment as soon as it finished and then when I saw the rest of Phil’s episode, I wanted to talk about the Mr Beast situation. Regardless of your (and possibly many others) views on influencers, it doesn’t take away from me being able to have an opinion and be able to leave a comment. Also, I’m not sure where you saw a complaint. I literally just said that I couldn’t believe there was a controversy when all that I felt Jimmy was doing was stocking some chocolate. Sure some people will look at him doing that the wrong way, but is there truly anything wrong with it?
Right? What’s the point of those resource officers and counselors and teachers having authority in the first place if none will bother to help kids? Not even incidents like this, but when’s the last time you heard any kid getting real help and support? To my experience, it’s always both kids getting punished and the harms continue regardless how severe that harm is
Until you do defend yourself, then it's defcon 5 because when the big kid gets violent hes just a bully but when the smaller kid defends himself, hes a potential school shooter. They prefer you not stand up for yourself. Too bad for them.
@@banquetoftheleviathan1404 ya. I got five day suspension for defending myself after someone tried to kick me down the stairs. Granted I dented a radiator with his face, but he started it!
Having stocked at Walmart, the candy aisle was the last priority and everyone hated stocking that aisle. Kids (and probably adults) fuck it up so bad you have to fix everything before you can even begin to put anything away, and the candy pallets are like 9 feet tall.
I did marketing for a while and every time I showed up as a vendor to stock product the employees were always thrilled they didn't have to do it themselves. I did magazines, books, candy, and cards in various stores including Walmart.
@@lilykep Where the hell have you been I've been having to stop candy for like 2 years and clean up all them d*** empty boxes and all those kid messes were the f*** y** been my man been hiding for me you come to my store
@@kateajurors8640The company I worked for went under and I decided not to hire on with the new company cause they sucked. Sorry for your suffering tho, I feel it for real. Working Candy in Home Depot was my least favorite activity.
Didn't have that issue here in Canada. The overnight folks stocked it. And the aisles weren't anywhere as bad as what you're describing. Whenever we did have to stock it during the day it was really easy and quick. Just open one side of the box and slide it on the shelf. Sucks that your store was a mess
@@C0ffeeGremlinis it a normal sized Wal-Mart, or one of the bigger ones? That can make a huge difference. The smaller stores tend to be neater, and it really depends on the assistant manager in charge of the night stockers. It could also just be that famous Canadian niceness too. I used to be a night stocker at one of the larger stores and fuck me, that place was hell. I stocked the soup, condiments, granola, and coffee/tea. Someone once left fucking SHRIMP on the shelf, shoved behind all the jars of sauce. It was horrible. Moldy bread, melted ice-cream, customers would just leave anything on any shelf if they decided not to buy it. Also, Fun fact: Most Wal-Mart music is on a one hour loop, and the playlist depends on your manager. So if you work an 8 hour night shift you'll hear all the songs about 8 times. To this very day, I am triggered by the song "Piano Man". All I can feel is rage 🤣
Working in the grocery industry... we literally have reps whose sole job is to go to every store to check the stock and shelves to make sure our products are out there and then stock themselves or get the stores to stock the items. This is the bare minimum for any company that is in grocery stores.
I’m also in the industry but “bare minimum” for any product is quite the exaggeration. For big boys with tons of products like PepsiCo or FritoLay absolutely, but in the world of grocery, Mr Beasts bars are still peons compared to these multi billion dollar giants. It doesn’t make economic sense to hire merchandisers until they’ve reached a certain point.
I was not in the grocery industry but had a job in beauty where we had merchandisers or reps that did literally that. Their whole job was to travel the country, go to stores and inspect whether the visual merchandising was OK and if the stocks were replenished. Some people....
I merchandised for Frito Lay & totally second this. I now freelance merchandise via an app- and I’ve seen feastables on the app with a lower payout than I felt was worth it for the work it was asking for, so I hope he winds up actually hiring merchandisers or upping his payouts so people do take the jobs. But I know he probably wasn’t out there telling Walmart employees to stock his product more.
Yeah, British ex retail manager. We called them brand ambassadors, but they were common for large brands/brands that could afford them. Annoying in the moment... yes. Realistically, they're harmless and actually improving store availability, checking accurate pricing, and improving the customer experience. They'd always help restock, so additional free labour to replen something you were going to have to replen at some point anyway. Also, if a popular brand for kids, it's worth restocking as the number of queries you'd get would end up being just as disruptive.
Likely the fight isn't the cause and the massive amount of drugs the guys takes to force an natural change at such a delicate age is the cauae. There's a fight every hour of everyday im HS and a healthy person dying a week later doesn't just happen. You know what does happen complications from such serious procedures. This isn't about right or wrong in this dudes choice rather a child just hitting puberty using chemicals meant to castrate felons and counteract every naturally occurring change the boys going thru. If u think u are a girl why would u need to do this u can wait ur already beleive it nothing gonna change letting u atleast become stable physically and emotionally then take all the drugs u want. This boy dying had nothing to do with the fight the fight just gives it a narrative to exploit this person' and their issues to drain every dollar from the community that thinks the world's after them. U don't need to go shit in a girl's room the schools already had to spend enough time dealing with ur drama get in ur car go home come back. Ur in a underage girl's bathroom as a boy taking a man crap and everything else gross guys do going thru puberty. Maybe the girls were lucky none were alone cause juat like always it be hidden due to a narrative he same way its being exploited as one. Kid had problems his grandma had to adopt him who knows what he really needed the attention for
Thank you for talking about the bias in mainstream reporting on gaza. It's eye opening to realize just how much of the older generation gets their entire worldview from print/cable news.
Thank you so much for talking about Nex, Phil. We’re burying our babies because of the same people screaming “protect our kids”. That school is coving their ass now.
@@IAmAQueenCryAbtItcool. Do you want a reaction? Because we’re not giving it to you. Rest in peace Nex. This country will continue to progress in your name. Fly high angel🕊️🕊️🕊️
Blows my mind how as a society we put in "power" people that do the opposite of what we ask. and we just sit back and say "omg thats insane" then go about our day till it happens again tomorrow.
@@Omni0404his political career is more important than the safety of trans folks. /S Fuck him and any other politician or public figure that puts their career/bank account above human lives.
And yet voter turnout is still woeful. Despite younger people being so engaged with politics online it doesn’t translate to the polls, hoping people learn sooner rather than later that tweets don’t matter if you don’t do the work.
Should also be noted that Phil’s coverage of the war had also been lacking. He parroted many of the unsubstantiated claims made by the IDF during the early months of the war, and did not either critically examine them when they were made, nor walk them back when they have been proven to be lies. 40 beheaded babies, mass rape, and the massacres at the music festival have turned out to either be outright lies or far more complicated than initially publicized.
@@b0r3d0n1ine had to stop watching for a while during the early months of the war. Was incredibly frustrating. Very disappointed he did not even acknowledge his participation in this trend.
I studied journalism in college. For an assignment, we did presentations on bias in media. I chose pro Israel bias; I went through several headlines and articles, similar to the Intercept's investigation, to highlight the glaring tendency to dehumanize, erase, or even equate Palestinians with terrorists. I talked about how this has been going on for decades, showing examples. I showed a video from a professional journalist from Al Jazeera discussing it , which further highlighted the difference in how Palestinian journalosts reported vs Western journalists. I ended by showing an interview where a Palestinian journalist and poet was trying to tall about the violence he and his family have endured due to Israeli attacks (such as mosques during Ramadan) but he kept getting interrupted to talk about Hamas or how he felt about Israelis. Later, I would be told that a classmate reported feeling unsafe and accused me of spreading propoganda. For trying to highlight anti Palestinian bias. Traditional media's got a chokehold not only on how people get the news or how it's reported but also how young journalists are taught to report on these topics.
Quatar state media is propaganda thats hilairiouse you call youself a journo . One of thier reporter was on the back of a bike taking a hostage with a grendae in his hand
Im australian, and 8 years ago, when I was 15 and in high school, my school had two teens come out as trans. They weren't in my grade but even still my grade had a small assembly where the teachers gave us a brief summary of what it meant to be trans and informed us of their new names so as not to use their deadnames. Whilst you still had the usual kids who didn't understand or were just straight up discriminatory, there were a lot more kids who went "oh I understand now, cool", and that was it. It saddens me to think that even something as simple as support from the school could have saved Nex's life. My thoughts are with their loved ones❤️
It does break my heart as someone who lives here. I went to college where teachers asked our pronouns and no one rolled their eyes. I'm not trans but it felt like a nice place to start. I understand it is change but it's not that big of a change. Someone else told them it was a bigger deal than it needed to be
@@ItsCamille735It’s insane. The amount of unwarranted hate thrown towards trans people in this country is entirely the fault of far-right misinformation and fear mongering. What’s even more infuriating about these situations is that the same people who cry about “MUH constitution! Muh freedom of speech!” collectively all conveniently forget that “freedom of expression” is also a part of freedom of speech. Outwardly expressing the gender you identify as is 100% freedom of expression, so these people are just being fascists because to them freedom of speech is when I can say and do what I want without consequences, but no one else can.
As a former Owasso High School student, I found myself contemplating my time there and remembering that a lot of stuff at that school wasn’t in the best interest of children, and what we encountered when issues arose was just bandaid solutions with little to no thought of long term issues. When it came to student safety, it was what was easier for teachers and staff, not what was safest for the students. I truly hope Nex is resting easy now but there are a lot of people who need to be held accountable for the negligent response to the fight that caused this
@@keithwalker3989 I’m from 14, I can only imagine, it’s just sad because of how hard they try to pride themselves on these programs that perform well but just distract everyone from all of the real problems going on at the school directly affecting the students.
@@conormurphy4328 yeah it’s a pretty blanket issue across most schools, never once did I say or propose that Owasso would be exempt from this, I simply can confirm the issue exists there from the standpoint of an alumnus
most of what phil said was baseless conjecture, clickbait and speculation. We don't know anything about the Nex story yet, but he's going to get those clicks.
@@daviddowney717 they died on the 8th and their grandmother and several personal witnesses of the events have all described exactly what happened. Even the statement the school gave trying Ryu DESPERATELY tone down the situation admitted that they recommended one student to the hosiptal from that "fight" and numerous sources have stated the three girls who attacked them got Detention while Nex was Suspended for two weeks. We know fucking plenty, a child is dead. Where is your respect for their life?
@kittinthecreator5790 probably using his respect for life to read the autopsy report which was released about 30 minutes after Phil's show. It states unequivocally trauma did not cause the dearh of nex. If you respect life you care about what caused it to end not just how it can be used as a political cudgel. The student was not killed as part of a bullying incident, we also don't have statements from the other students as far as I could find them. Law said nex couldn't use that bathroom, I disagree with that law but it's the law. Again doesn't excuse the bullying incident, but it does explain the suspension.
Sixteen. This case is so tragic and heartbreaking because of how common it is, more common than we expect. Nobody deserves to die that young. I can’t fathom hating someone so much you lead them to their death. Rest easy, Nex. Your suffering is mercifully over.
Phil, you gotta cover the story about Brockton, Massachusetts and how the school committee has asked for national guard to come help. It is absolutely related to first story. So sad for that child and so furious about the lack of discipline for these bullies in every classroom terrorizing the good students.
Living in a town near Brockton, I'm surprised this isn't bigger news. Other than local news, the only other place I've heard it is 98.5 The Sports Hub lol.
Just googled it Student demographics - %60 = black - %20 = Hispanics - %10 = White ........I am not surpized! Students of color are literally the worst! I am ashamed of being part of that demographic
15:11 one thing you have not covered about the Kansas City parade shooting is the fact that one of the people who were charged that day, simply picked up the firearm that was dropped when one shooter was tackled. Then handed the gun to the officer that showed up but because he was a felon he couldn’t legally touch the firearm and now has a firearms charge. This man literally picked up a firearm so that all the kids that were around wouldn’t pick it up or someone else pick it up and start shooting it to an officer as soon as the officer showed up and he was charged ….
What the actually hell?!!?? Get this, I didn't actually know felons couldn't have guns, I never paid any attention, until one night my brother shot himself in the leg on accident, with a harbored felon's gun, that my mother kept for a friend's partner. Highly illegal, but I also have no fucking clue who to contact.
I know other people this has happened to and it is horrible that there are no exceptions to the rules when they are trying to do the right thing. It is a shame.
This is exactly why my brother refuses to help except from a distance, like calling for help. He is so cautious about not returning to prison, and imagining this scenario happening to him makes me furious. That man absolutely should not be charged!
PLEASE let me know the source, I am genuinely interested in hearing more but haven’t heard anything of this sort from anything else and would love to spread this sort of info if it can be corroborated
While working in PR I noticed how the same story in print had a more inclusive and thoughtful headline online - print called Madonna old while online called her aging gracefully or along those lines. This is an obvious example of how editors cater to their perceived audience so while sad I am not surprised that traditional media still does this
@@Gnomezonbacon closing yourself off from one type of media or another only puts you at the mercy of whatever you do consume. I’d say pay attention to everything and then make your own conclusions about what is credible and what is not. And in PR yeah you’d have to read everything if that was the meaning behind your question
Hi Phil, I’m a registered nurse. I’ve only been a nurse for a little less than 2 years. But one of the things that has been stressed to me over and over by college professors, doctors, and more experienced rns is to not mess around with head injuries. If a student hits their head, they should be sent to the hospital for imaging AT MINIMUM. Nex was a minor. And the article you cited states they hit their head. I had to pause the video right then and there to comment. I would like to hear from the school nurse and the ER staff that assessed Nex to see what they have to say. Something doesn’t seem right. When any RN or doctor hears anything that indicates any harm came to a person’s head, bells should go off in their head and they should investigate more. What seems like a minor bump to the head could actually turn into a brain bleed. Maybe not. But there is no definitive way to know until imaging is done to rule it out. One of my professors said something that has stuck with me over the years: Time is (brain) tissue. That typically relates to a stroke. But there’s always the possibility that Nex died from a hemorrhagic stroke related to a brain bleed that was caused by them hitting their head. That’s my 2 cents
Yes, the school medical people deserve scrutiny. Nex was taken to the hospital also. And that brings up questions. Did they miss something? And what kind of care did Nex get there? I recently was at the hospital ER for what turned out to be not serious, temporary vertigo. I'm a trans guy and asked that my current name and pronouns be added to my file. They couldn't do it electronically but put a post it note on the file. All very polite. The intake person then regaled me with a 5 min story about an upset trans woman, misgendering her constantly and even referring to her as "one of them." And several times reassuring me that "you're one of the good ones." And through it all I grit my teeth and nodded and just stayed quiet. Because anything else and I'm just putting my own health in danger. I've had a few situations of blatant transphobia in the medical system. I question the quality of care I might receive, or not receive, and not even know it. Am I saying that Nex received inadequate care at any or every level due to being non-binary? No. But it's a question worth asking and I hope people do.
I agree with this, my mom would always assume the worst when we hit our heads (we played sports growing up) and she always would say she would rather overreact vs not reacting at all. Concussion deaths happen so often, I'm surprised the school didn't so anything AND that the hospital let them go without imaging.
From what I've heard, Nex was held down and had their head slammed against the floor at least once if not multiple times. This was a brutal attack, not an accidental injury. The school is absolutely liable for not only how they handled this incident, but the preceding bullying that lead up to this tragedy. We can't know the cause of death for certain until the autopsy reports are made public, but a brain bleed is what I suspect as well.
I have MINIMUM experience working in the inpatient physical therapy side of multiple hospitals and even I know with head injuries a lot of the time you keep them for overnight observation. I also want to know what the hospital reports say.
When I worked in a retail warehouse, it was commonplace for brand representatives to come in multiple times a week to help sell/restock/inform us about their product. Depending on the size of the store restocking, a popular item is something that should be done each day or multiple times a day if necessary. It really lays on the shoulders of the company and their standards, but also the department managers stander’s standards. Merchandisers do this all the time, all day. To have days where none were sold because of unavailability is an oversight that is cool to see him care about fixing. I just hope no one got in trouble for the ordeal.
Yeah, I was gonna say something similar: I used to work for a guy who delivered bread to various grocery stores. I would, twice a week, go to a few stores near where I lived and that he delivered to and restock the shelves; this way, he could have those days off without worrying about cutting into his profits. Makes me think that if Jimmy wants to market his candy, he should probably hire people to go to various stores and restock shelves/ displays.
Yes this, I did receiving at a box store and worked with all the brand reps. Especially if there was a promo, they'd be in there multiple times a day and could bring in more product way easier than distribution centers could.
This happened in 2022 to a kpop band. For some reason, their albums never made it out to the floor despite there being boxes of them in the back. And it was a widespread issue all over the US. it's probably because the distribution label didn't invest in any company reps to ensure proper stocking.
There’s hatred for rich people even if they’re good. Remember the submarine accident a young child died in that thing and people were having a joy from it even far as downloading Iron lung to recreate the scenario much to the creator discomfort. It should be made clear that being rich isn’t bad its how got it and how moral and ethical was it. There still people who made money without doing immoral and unethical practices while paying and treating their employees right. And there are other times people just inherit the money which may or may not be immoral and unethical gained by the original but we shouldn’t believe it by default that is bad without evidence. False rumours and misinformation can ruin lives. Not all people are Jeff Bezos (intentional spelling)
@@patrickiamonfire965 cool story, but what's this got to do with anything said here? Doesn't seem like any of us are vilifying Jimmy, or any other rich person here.
I live in the area near Owasso, and it's well known the school/cops there downplay any incidents and try to get away with not reporting them if at all possible. Suspending victims of bullying is super common as well. Stitt, and our education superintendent, both decided they want to use their positions to push the most extreme views possible to audition for national republican offices. Their constant anti trans, anti lgbtq+, anti immigrant, anti poor rhetoric is absolutely responsible for a rise in hate crimes in the state towards many groups. They just shrug it off because they're "protecting kids and families" from the hypothetical dangers they made up in their heads.
Yeah, any reasonable person knows that they're just trying to cover their ass, it's what administrations do you know. I think most victims of bullying know how it goes.
my high school also suspended the victims of bullying as opposed to the perpetrators. i’m just glad that none of my trans friends had this kinda problem bc i may have had charges against me by the end of it
@@rileyfuckingrifleWhen I was pushed to the brink and beat myself up when no one wanted to fight me. I was recorded and out on the internet. Punching myself in the face, headbutting a metal door, headbutting my football helmet and a few other things. My coach found out. He went to the player who recorded it, forced him to delete it from RUclips, his phone and called his mother to have him remove any and all files regarding the incident. Then suspended him from a couple games. I miss that man. First two time winner of Mr. West Virginia. He was once in the runnings to become a pitcher for the Boston Red Socks. He was also a great leader. Only one other coach earned my upmost respect (I respect all but those that earn my top most level are those that have shown great compassion). The other coach knew I was concussed. I was swapping emotions after a game. He came over looked at my eyes, shook his head, and grabbed my hand. I was in tears, and was losing it. He never told a soul that I was concussed. He just made sure I had an easy couple weeks of practice. The head coach also made the entire team run all practice when he found out. Those two coaches I talked about the one that comforted me, Wales in that day, looked at my coach and asked, "What are we doing today coach?" His response was "We're gonna run." OC: After that? HC: Run Some more. OC: what about after that? HC: Run some more. Eventually the other coach asked my head coach why, and he explained it to him. The other coach was mad and made them run a county fair drill non stop for an hour. County fair drills are where we swap stations and do different types of running. Snake drills on a hill, crawls through pads, high knees/wind sprints, hitting the pad, running 300 yard striders, etc. in other words a bad time.
The KC Parade shooting is probably the single greatest counter example to one of the most common claims made about guns. This is the "good guy with a gun" approach in action. It doesn't minimize damage. It maximizes collateral damage. My heart goes out to the family of the woman who was killed and everyone else who was wounded.
100% it does and its what I tell people who give that as a reason for guns. I get guns i grew up around them. I even am ok with some gun ownership for hunting or sport shooting but with reasonable limits ex no need for easily made almost automatic rifles with 100 round drums etc. But the current climate in the US or this good guy with a gun narrative is just such a pathetic and terrible logic gun nuts have. In multiple cases the "good guy with a gun" ends up dead, or is part of the damage done, or does nothing in so many of the cases they exist in.
@@zazuchseems I'm going to be following you around and debunking your CNN ladened bullshit. One, your whole first paragraph is your opinion and in no way reflects the 2A and all of its contexts. You even mentioned hunting, which is the epitome of gun grabber bullshit in that it has nothing to do with 2A rights. Two, I already debunked your good guy with a gun bullshit in another post, but to address your disdain for gun ownership as a whole, self defense usage vastly outweighs illegal actions.. Average 11-12k murders versus over 2 million instances of self defense... Go ahead and look it up, the FBI and DOJ back those numbers. So people are using guns as intended way more than not.
Honestly thank you Phil. The amount of coverage on the conflict is abysmal especially considering the UN is completely outraged by the actions of Israel as well as the diplomatic immunity that the U.S. gives that country
@@TheDragonian00 No. There was a terrorist attack initiated by the Palestinian terror organization, Hamas, on Oct 7. They targeted not only civilians, but even tourists at a music festival. I know you must consume a cesnored, safe-spaced narrative, but try to keep up.
As a nonbinary adult who was once a scared, closeted nonbinary teen, the story about Nex brought me to tears. All these people preach "Pro Life! Pro Life!" But what about our lives? I hope the school actually faces consequences for this, as well as the student bullies, and that Oklahoma can do the right thing and treat this like it is, a hate crime
You can honestly say what they really are, which is Pro birth. I’ve seen very little evidence to suggest that they care about any child after they’re born other than the rich pretty ones.
I don't understand what non binary is, does that all encompass everything other then male or female? I apologize for my ignorance but it would appear i get different results on Google
As an American who worked and lived in the Middle East for many years, the bias to how Palestine/Israel is discussed in the US is so jarring when you step outside. There is no denying that there are concerted efforts to create a specific narrative-but it’s also important to note that the other side of this narrative isn’t just from social media. It’s the stance of the United Nations and most of its human rights agencies. It’s the perspective of most states besides the US and Western Europe. The perspective of most independent human rights and humanitarian organizations. As individuals, we should look to these institutions for information if we believe in objective principles of human rights, international law/humanitarian and human rights law. Many governments have personal and structural financial interests in Israel (and lots and lots of other countries) which biases their political narrative. I always try to think about the mandate or interests of my source-a government may say their primary concern is human rights, but it will almost always be economic/financial; media have investors and owners with political interests and bias; international human rights/advocacy organizations SHOULD be loyal to their principles above states/politics (not always but it’s your best shot).
@@BringBackCyParkVendingMachines most likely they are left leaning, its social/political suicide for a right leaning person to not blindly support Israel
We need more of what Intercept is doing, everywhere. Holding media accountable is becoming more and more necessary, with literal lives dependent on fair reporting.
I live in Tulsa and I can say this much, the school handled it horribly and I hope the kids that hurt Nex are charged. Assault is assault and I hope to see justice for Nex. Also it’s a really unfortunate epidemic for all the schools in this area, when I was in high school (I went to another large high school in the area) there was so much bullying and so many fights but the school did nothing at all. I hope to see some changes in the schools here. Rest easy Nex
I go to a high school in Maryland that has been in hot water since like last yr when a kid threatened death on a disabled student. And I swear to God our principal cared more about hiding what happened and not addressing it rather than addressing it and fixing it.
@@Anubis_-vc7fcwelcome to the world. When you are younger you also expect a company HR to protect employees, nope, their overriding goal is to keep things quiet and protect managers. Its sad that the only way to force justice is to crowd source it and pile on social pressure. This wont get better after school, your scummy principle is not a ‘bad apple’.
Look don’t get me wrong the students actions are bad, but plenty of fights have happened for hundreds of years primarily to men and resulted in much more severe beatings. The only reason you care is that the person who happened to be beaten is NB and died. Seems kinda tone deaf to me
@@zzipkis "The only reason you care is because a member of a constantly berated and looked down on marginalized group was hate-crimed." Uh, yeah. Don't whataboutism this one, maybe?
@@zzipkis the kid was NB in a region that recently had the stochastic terrorist who sic’d a harassment campaign on the school appointed to their state’s achool board. Stop trying to downplay things.
I'm glad this story has been covered by someone with a larger audience, because people are not talking about Nex Benedict enough. As a transgender man, this story (and all the countless others) makes me scared for my future in the US. There's been a disappointing lack of reporting all around (official news, online news accounts, supposed "activists" and "allies," etc.) on Nex Benedict's beating and subsequent death. In the articles I did see, key details were left out (like actual witness statements from Nex's best friend, who was present), there was blatant misgendering & deadnaming, and some obvious biases in the articles (specifically the local ones). It definitely makes me wonder: "If Nex was a cisgender child who was, instead, gay or bisexual, would this be covered more?" In an episode that also discusses media bias, I think it's an interesting question. I've noticed repeatedly that large news outlets are more likely to cover LGB hate crimes, and fewer stories about trans people. Between the laws Oklahoma has removed/enacted against trans people, the school system's hate-motivated choices in board members, the fact that there was reportedly a crowd of students present but no one did anything for TWO MINUTES while a child's head was being smashed into concrete (reported by a witness) by one of the perpetrators, and then the total failure to ensure student safety (calling an ambulance) on the school's part, it's safe to say more people are at fault than not for this child's death. I somehow doubt any of them will be held accountable, though. The school system is trying to play that two minutes isn't a long time, and I beg everyone to remember that, more than once, people have been KILLED simply by one punch. I think it's clear to anyone familiar with the way LGBT+ deaths (especially minors, and ESPECIALLY trans people) are treated: this story isn't going to end in justice. They're already trying to play the George Floyd card (unrelated health issue my ass) and with all the prejudice against trans people in Oklahoma, I don't trust the police to carry out this investigation in an unbiased manner. I'll wait to be surprised. Rest in peace, Nex. I, and so many others, will never forget. I am sorry if the tone of this comment is off somehow, but this story has hit way too close to home for me this time.
I completely, wholeheartedly agree with what you've said here. Your comment is well-written and the tone doesn't feel off, in my opinion. We're exhausted and heartbroken and angry. Stay safe
Dude, this is one of the most accepting nations on the planet. Please don’t be so dramatic. You are lucky to be here given your situation to be frank. We have work to do, but don’t drag the country as if it’s backwards or something. This is a very big change to expect society to go through in a short period of time.
@JoeyBoBoey "You're lucky enough to live in a country that doesn't legalize murder against you, even if a popular political candidate literally says to his freak audience you need to be eradicated!" Hey Joe, thanks for your comment. If you're not trans, I don't want to hear it. Yall love to talk about shit you *have never* and *will never* experience as if it's anything you can have a valid opinion on. Trans people are being assaulted, raped, beaten, and murdered at a rate higher than anyone in the LGBT+ community, and we're expected to "calm down" and "be less dramatic" because the US is "better?" So what amount of murder becomes okay to you? Insane. Just come out and say you don't think we're human like so many others, because that's what your comment certainly implies. I deserve to be "dramatic." A child is DEAD because of government enabling. The country is trying to make my existence illegal. Don't tell me what to be angry about.
@@Botothe.e I would challenge the assertion of the US as "one of the most accepting nations on the planet." We don't even make the top 25 in the LGBTQ World Equality Index. And let's not forget all of the anti-LGBTQ and especially anti-trans legislation that's been introduced and passed over the last few years. Please don't minimize what we're going through.
@@Botothe.e yeah, it’s so much to ask for people to NOT beat a nonbinary kid to death in a school bathroom. Sheesh, the alphabet mafia sure is entitled to expect queer children to be able to go through public school without being murdered by classmates whose parents brainwashed them to believing that queer people are all mentally ill pedophilloic sinners. 🙄
A little over a decade ago when I was still in college, I took an International Relations class. We went over a ton of stuff and I learned way more in that class than I think I realized at the time, but we focused a large chunk of time to Isreal and Palestine because my teacher used to lead peace efforts in the region. He used to be a journalist who'd do high-risk stuff like getting interviews with the Taliban, but his time in the West Bank really impacted him and he went back all the time to try to help. He told us stories from the elderly in the region about how, before WW2, there were some Jewish people living down there who were treated like neighbors and family by the Palestinians. How being pushed out of their homes to make room for foreign strangers messed with a lot of people's heads and seeded anti-Jewish sentiments, and how there were modern-day efforts to try to get the two sides to talk to each other like this hotline Israelis could call to be connected to a Palestinian and get to know each other. And ever since, I kept an eye on the conflict. Most of my family was just, "Well, I don't know the first thing about politics," so there wasn't really pushback on me having any kind of view or stance, but that changed very suddenly over the last few months. Half of my family is now very pro-Israel and when I try to tell them they need to look into the issue more, they tell me that I'm "brainwashed by social media". The other half is pro-Palestine and while most of them are being chill, some are starting to post suspiciously worded memes that are anti-semetic and when I try to point out that they're driving wildly off path, now I'm told that I "don't have the real facts". And I'm just sitting out here, the only one who's cared at all for all this time, being pushed out of the discussion.
It's far too easy to dehumanize people in this kind of climate. I can understand people who have lost loved ones or who have suffered first hand over generations, but the way people who are unrelated have taken this war as a go-ahead to engage in antisemitism and/or islamophobia is disturbing. Times of war and atrocities are when people are most in need of humanity and compassion.
Only they have the 'real facts' that they got from some crazy person in their basement babbling about random crap that pops into their head on the internet. If that person identifies as something they like, (political party, religion etc.) they listen only to them and don't study anything outside of that.
Regarding the journalism story, I've noticed the discrepancy from the very beginning. I follow Al Jazeera, NPR, CNN, and the Guardian on Instagram. The only news source that gives any real updates from the Palestinian side is Al Jazeera. It's left me rather disappointed in other news sources, especially NPR. It's also left a huge difference in opinion between my dad and I. I remember telling him about the hospital raids that have left so many dead and he was like if something of that magnitude occurred, NPR would've reported on it which they did not.
I think a thing to remember is western media outlets have a vetting process for their information and proper channels that information must come through. That more so seems to be the issue than unwilling bias. Israel is killing journalists (whether accidentally/collaterally or intentionally), so official western media just has a blind spot for that coverage. That report even admitted that they intentionally excluded OP-Eds, which plenty do cover the Palestinian side of the war. So let's not act like that report isn't selecting and crafting their own statistics to craft their narrative. Spotting tactics like that takes media literacy tho and not just taking news and reports at face value. I'm speculating here. But I imagine most know about how it is from both sides and yet still continue support for Israel. And some people just can't handle that others would still remain unchanged in the face of that information. So they obviously must just be uninformed because the media isn't covering it.
Anytime it's brought up my dad's claiming hamas is killing all their people and I need to be careful with what I believe. For fuck sake it has to end. The poor people of Gaza have lost enough!!
@@lisahoeppner6440 sacrificing is a more accurate way of describing it. But I have a serious question for everyone that thinks this is as simple as Israel just has to stop their current assault/occupation. Over half of the Gazan population are minors. Hamas has been in total control of Gaza since 2006. Israel has also cut them off from the outside world for as long as well. So the entire youth of Gaza only knows Hamas indoctrination. And Israel certainly isn't helping their case currently to try to win the Palestinians over from Hamas. So realistically, what is there to be done about that? Leaving things as they are they can only get worse. Say for the sake of argument Israel can wipe out Hamas with no more civilian casualties, and the Palestinian Authority gets control and jurisdiction again. How do we actually deal with reintegrating those indoctrinated youth back into society at large at that scale?
I rarely comment on anything but just wanted to pop in to thank you so much (and “pray” to the algorithm gawds) for covering the media bias with regard to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The Intercept does amazing, in-depth work and I’ve been aware of this for a while through other independent sources. People need to know so thank you!!
Phil and the media is lying to you. The death toll in Gaza are numbers reported by Hamas. Hamas are lying terrorist, when their rocket hit their own Hospital parking lot, they immediately said it was IDF that did it and that over 500 people died when reality it was 10 people who died at it was Hamas who did it to themselves! So the fact that Phil the Shill is saying the media is lying being pro Israel, only a moron would believe that.
I was a night crew worker and then a stockman at Walmart I can tell you that any stock in the back will often be forgotten. Not because of the people stocking the shelves but because Walmart is a 7-day-a-week input of inventory. Every single day a new truck (maybe 2 or more) comes in and often management is only concerned with stocking the new. Old inventory that can't be shelved ends up in the back and is lost in the shuffle. When you have 25-50 pallets of stock on the floor going in the back and filling out that inventory just isn't in your head. I don't blame Jimmy, this is a failure of Walmart's management (executive) design. There is a reason that many companies that distribute food products have their own merchandisers come in to face and restock inventory because the regular employees can't hope to keep up.
I deliver to Walmarts and other stores like Costco, wegmans, Foodlion. The biggest problem and difference is manpower. They don't pay enough to keep people there and the work them to death. The difference between the way Costco treats their employees compared to Walmart is heartbreaking.
The problem is indeed manpower, these stores do not have enough money to employ the needed people and instead have to get people that are young work part time have disabilities so they get paid by government aid so the store itself doesn't have to pay the full pay check. That was me when I worked in a supermarket. Also you get free work from High Schools 2-4 people at all times which the store do not pay a cent for. when we get all the new product up on the shelves you go through the old stock and put stuff up from that and when time runs out you go home and the people who work nights usually 2-5 depending on different reasons. They do not have time to put things on the shelves. Retail workers get worked way too hard and the reason people don't work in such places very long is because they stop caring about doing a good job so it's better to hire new people every 2 years or less. People start stocking shelves from the front instead of from the back so stuff goes out of date sitting in the back and they start working slow and slacking off. Unless you get a full time position, long time part timers stop caring about doing a good job when they realize they will never go anywhere. It's a very shitty system and I am sure in the states it probably works the same way.
Thank you for covering Nex’s story. As a therapist and social worker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I don’t know what to say. My heart breaks. Tulsa area is more progressive than the rest of Oklahoma, but we still have so much work to do. I want so badly to leave Oklahoma due to our leadership in this state, but I feel that it’s my duty to stay for my clients and community. I will advocate for justice.
Great, I`ll advocate for justice too. But it sounds like you just want YOUR justice, as there is so much work to do to get the world the way YOU want it, regardless of other opinions. Got it.
As a fellow queer okie, my heart breaks for Nex. The way politicians like Ryan Walters and Kevin Stitt continue to target the LGBTQ+ community is sickening. I love my home state but I continue to be disappointed again and again.
I live in Owasso, and I went to the high school Nex went to when I was their age. I was shocked and stunned when the news broke. There's definitely fault by those from the governor and state superintendent. I imagine the authorities due have the names of those who assaulted Nex, but I don't know if they will ever release the names due to the ages. There are some rumors that some of them were 18, but those are just rumors right now. I miss when people talked about Owasso just because it was Garth Brooks lives, I don't want my town to be known for this, but here we are. Thank you for talking about Nex.
The death of Nex is heartbreaking but whats truly disgusting is how chaya raichik is claiming harassment and threats bc of this child's death. Lady, you caused her death. Your stochastic terrorism casued the death of a straight A student. I wish her(chaya raichik) no peaceful life or peaceful outcomes in anything.
I’ve been reporting the disgusting spam comments trying to rage bait people into going to their channels. Please just report the comments and don’t click on them
When you feed the beast and it bites back, it's your fault for feeding the beast. She knows she enables the harassment campaigns and she's lucky she's just getting threats, unlike Nex who is dead now
little insight into a grocery store backroom. Whenever a new product is brought in, the shelf plan needs to be altered. In most chains this is done at the cooperate level. What happens from there is the product comes in before the spot is made on the shelf, and is put aside as new product or NOF (not on file). Afterwards depending on how many items are going in, the pricing department or a 3rd party company will come in and move the product around to the new spot and if they can find it in the backroom, stock the new product. That's the tricky bit, most of the time the NOF spot isn't well kept and sometimes the new product simply gets put away with the run of the mill overstock. Or if whoever does the shelf reset never looks for the product in the back, nobody else is going to go dig it out because we don't notice what's on those pallets, most things take months to get to the shelf due to the planning. Remember he specified he went to stores with 0 sales, those were never put on the shelf for sale. Mr. Beast isn't the bad guy. He was just a smaller businessman wanting to make sure his product was out there. We have a ton of local/small business items on our shelves and nobody would bat an eye if one of them came into make sure their product was on shelves. And yes compared to Mars and Hershey, even Mr. Beast is TINY. TL;DR Things get missed when putting new products into a shelf plan. It's fine that he came in to check on his items, that's what any small business would do, and he was right to do it as it was never put up. -From your friendly neighborhood Grocery stocker P.S. if you care about people being paid properly try to shop union. UFCW
I've heard a number of times the position that "having more people with guns makes people more safe"...except when people draw and start firing in a crowd because someone else is shooting. Given there are already more guns than poeple in the US, how many guns does it take before that "more safe" point arrives? So far it doesn't seem that approach is working.
I currently go to owasso high school, the school hasn’t even publicly acknowledged it, no moment or silence or anything. I feel like they tried their hardest to keep this under wraps. Now our school district is getting shooting and bomb threats. We have state troopers local PD and Swat Team at my highschool. It feels like a ticking time bomb. I also knew who nex was not personally they would appear in my 4th hour spanish class midway through and sit or talk with my teacher. They seemed like a very kind and quiet person, the type who wouldn’t get into trouble. Rest in peace Nex, sorry you had to die for a bullying incident that people can’t accept others because they aren’t “normal” in their eyes.
As a previous GM of a retail store, we were visited by representatives of brands fairly regularly to make sure stuff was setup properly on shelf. Though, in our case, it was mostly making sure that all signage was up to date and the latest models of stuff was display rather than old ones, I can see the same happening in a market that sells food. My favorite representatives were the ones who brought us donuts 🙂
What happened to Nex is both heartbreaking and terrifying. I’m disgusted that people literally try to harm one each other over differences. They were 16 and being themselves and got brutally bullied, attacked and ultimately killed for just trying to live in their truth. Those students who beat Nex to death should be jailed for the rest of their lives as their consequence for their actions.
What if it turns out their death was actually unrelated to the, essentially, attempted lynching? Freak fluke accidents causing sudden spontaneous death are a real phenomenon. They were discharged from the hospital after being thoroughly examined. So ultimately the hospital is liable for this more so than the perpetrators, from how I figure it as objectively as I can.
My question about the parade shooting is: why did a bunch of people pull out their guns and start shooting wildly? Were all of them trying to be the mythical "good guy with a gun" or something? The US sounds more and more like an SNL sketch by the day.
@@zazuchThe FBI found that over 60% of public shootings not inside of a federal gun-free zone (school, hospital, etc.) have been stopped or prevented by the proverbial good guy with a gun. That's more than half, so yes, they are in fact more helpful than harmful.
@@EvanDizasterous or here me out. If we just had some sensible gun laws you wouldnt need a "good guy" with a gun if there was even less bad guys with guns ;) Also every good guy with a gun can turn to a bad guy real quick this is the problem. Or they turn into a dead good guy with a gun. Fact is MORE guns into this already volatile situation isn't the rational or logical solution you all seem to think it is. I like guns, I get their purpose and fun around them. But the current mindset of gun culture in this country isnt the way it should be.
@@zazuch @zazuch if you were correct, then after Bruen.. And after more and more states enacted constitutional carry.. Gun violence would be on the rise. You guys said it'd be the wild west. What happened? As of q4 2023, overall gun violence has dropped. There was, however, an increase in self defense shootings in places like Philly where it was near impossible to obtain a CCW. We already have over 30,000 gun laws on the books. What "sensible gun legislation" would have prevented this shooting? Everyone involved weren't allowed to own guns, two of them being kids. Yet here we are. What part of criminals not giving a fuck about your gun laws aren't the left grasping here?
WOW, I live in Owasso, Oklahoma and I heard about this case but didn't know it happened here...it just said Oklahoma 😢 it's so sad and terrible how Owasso High School handled this 😡🤬😡
@@billyford2262why are you even tacitly defending bullying? No seriously why are you even attempting to defend the girls that attacked Nex? The official autopsy report is not released yet and I will NEVER trust what a police department has to say about what happened.
My parents and grandparents trusted printed news and televised news basically explicitly. It's wild because they were/are wholly convinced that the internet is the best place for misinformation (which is certainly not untrue), but they're so dismissive of news from the internet or alternate sources that they would write everything off from anywhere except the media they knew from 20+ years prior. It was and still is insanely difficult to convince them of what's actually going on, or what's fake vs. real because they just eat up what they're fed. Which is still so baffling to me, since they're normally very analytical and intelligent people in other facets of life.
Yes! My parents used to do that too. I'd tell them something and they'd ask where I got that information. If I said 'the internet' they'd roll their eyes and be like 'well that's all fake.' Now though, since they can go to sites that are super biased and incredibly conspiratorial (we don't use google we use this instead, we don't use youtube we use this, we don't use twitter we use this) NOW they trust the info they get. It's so frustrating.
@@sunnyandthechlo Oh, that blows. My parents don't really use the internet for much more than email, taxes, and funny youtube videos, luckily. They hate social media, so at least we can avoid that dumpster fire. But still, having my grandmother rant about some political thing she has completely backwards thanks to Fox or CNN is really annoying. So we're in the same boat for sure.
Nex's death is a tragedy and many of Oklahoma's state officials absolutely have blood on their hands. Dehumanizing and demonizing rhetoric from the top is taken as marching orders at the bottom.
Thank you Phil for covering the Intercept report about Gaza. They were able to quantify what some of us have been seeing the entire time. This is Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent in action. The media coverage is strongly affecting the perspectives of their viewers.
As a trans teacher with a few trans student, Nex’s death hit terrifyingly close to home. I spent an extra hour after school holding space for my trans students to cry and vent about their own fears. In general, there is a lot of concern going into this election year not only for trans rights but trans safety. RIP Nex
They`re not even hiding their expectation some of the world has to be trans...well of course a trans teacher just so happens to have trans students! LIke a Jehovah`s Witness teacher just happens to have a few Jehovah`s Witness students...pure coincidence.@@FatButDisease
I'm in a discord server with a queer person who graduated from there and they're beating themselves up for telling people like Nex that its a safe place
@@erinphillips3489 Sad reality of the world is that LGBTQ is getting enough backlash that it could still be a safe space compared to other alternatives.
Big ups to The Intercept for using data to show media bias. Ground News and AllSides are pretty good at aggregating what's in the headlines too. People need to see this stuff. Thanks for sharing
thank you for covering the israeli bias in western media. i'm just so exhausted and i feel so fucking beat down, and i know I'm not alone, it seems like everyone who is vocal about the genocide in palestine is immediately discredited and dehumanized... I first became vocal about palestine in 2012ish, I actually wrote into your show about some activism I was doing in hopes you would boost it, but you publicly stated a few days later that you did not want the heat (basically). there's such a massive organized campaign to derail conversation "do you condemn hamas tho? what about the israeli babies? you are an antisemite" it's legitimately so exhausting to speak publicly about it. so thank you for covering this topic...
RIP Nex. I can’t tell you how loud I gasped when you suggested they died from their injuries bc my first thought was “dang another trans kid lost to sui****”. I feel like it hits harder knowing they wanted to keep trying, they wanted to live. And from the sounds of it they wanted to protect other trans children. You don’t know me, but I will never forget you, Nex.
Why is it that there isn't more news channels like you. You are hands down the best source for a news outlet. I don't know what we would do without you, thank you!!!
@@billyford2262so call him out. Correct him. Message him. He has corrected himself when evidence has been provided. Let him know. He even had a text line. Provide proof he got it wrong with evidence.
Thanks for bringing up the disproportionate media coverage of Gaza. It's extremely important for people to understand what's really going on there. FREE PALESTINE! 🇵🇸
Working in Retail this is literally common for representatives to come in and check on their product, But the Owner of the company himself coming in is insanely respectable!
Your lack of understanding of using singular they isn't cute, it's pathetic. This is how far our nation has fallen, that the usage of a word that's existed for literal centuries is being mocked by people who can't pass an advanced lit exam. A child is dead, you ghoul. Focus on that. @@Doo_Doo_Patrol
A child is dead because of hate and bigotry. Full stop. How the fuck are we still this backwards as a nation? Why the fuck do people care SO MUCH about what is in another person's pants? ffs let people just live their lives.
In regards to the mr beast story, as someone who worked at walmart they have systems in place where it knows how many of an item fits on a shelf and creates a "pick list" to pick those items when so many are sold. There are dozens of reasons it could have been empty. People stealing, people trolling and hiding merchandise, or someone recently came and bought them all. The pick list isn't generated every few minutes. When I worked it was more like every 6 hours or so. Lots of companies have people come in and stock their own products at walmarts like coke, Pepsi, frito lay. So him coming in and doing it would not have affected a workers day at all.
In some cases he went in and it was just that the bars where sitting in their original shipping packing in the back and just flat out never got stocked where they where suppose to be. I dont think he was to shocked of being sold out(which he did find in some places). But was imho rightfully a bit annoyed of them just sitting in the back for days never being put out.
Rest in Power Nex. As a trans person who was bullied through all of elementary and high school and never felt they could come out when they were younger, I hope they actually hold these bullies accountable.
So you weren`t bullied for being trans then, if you hadn`t come out. And bullied in elementary school? Wow, that must have been tough, give us an example of being bullied in elementary school. Don`t be so vague...it`s the only way to work together for a better, bullying-free world.
For mr beast, he needs to hire reps like Lay's does to rotate and pull stock. In his defense, I worked at Costco for a while and companies would contract endcaps we had to make sure those were out and had stock. Those display cases are similar for normal retail, the stores get them and they are required to have them up for certain amount of time.
it’s insane to think this happened. i live in owasso right by the high school and i just drove by a bunch of students holding signs as justice for nex. what a loss 💔
I hate all the news reporting it was a "fight" and the "death" of Nex. No, 3 bullies beat her in the bathroom giving her injuries that led to her death. It was a beating, not a fight. It was murder
I used to be a merchandiser and my job was to go in on behalf of both the companies and the stores corporate HQ in order to make sure the product got on the shelves so it can be sold and I had store managers yell at me among other things but the employees loved me because I didn't just order them to put out the product, I helped stock the shelves and everything
It's a good thing the body cam footage and facts are coming out about Nex. It's sad when anyone passes especially someone so young but it's good to get the facts straight. The media spun this one really hard and that's the real hate crime.
As someone from Owasso class 09, this is the best, unbiased, non local news update on Nex Benedict. Thank you for that. There's a lot of emotion driven exaggeration going on and believe me, I get it! This is an absolute tragedy and nothing will bring Nex back and there's blööd on many hands and at upsettingly high levels of authority. I'm queer af in a very rural area these days and was in the closet all through school in a class of 700ish. I'm fing furious and I hope beyond hope that this opens eyes that you can't say you wanna save the kids but actively harm trans kids with these laws. Simply unacceptable. Trans kids: we see you, you are loved, and you matter. Have hope and know that you're not alone. We've got to do better and VOTE!!
UPDATE: Nex was the one who instigated the fight by throwing water on one of the girls (which by legal definition is assault). In response, the girl grabbed Nex's hair. Nex then threw that girl into a hand-dryer, and that started the full on fight. Also, as the autopsy has shown, Nex committed suicide. I used to like DeFranco, but he doesn't care about waiting for facts anymore, and simply wants that clickbait for views. Sad.
The autopsy of an officially discredited ME office in one of the most bigoted towns in one of the most bigoted states both well known for their history of creating cover-ups?
I'm so glad there was a study done to compare the coverage in Gaza. While I sat here horrified seeing the reality of what's going on, understanding the historical contexts of everything that led to October 7th I found myself constantly wondering if I'm missing something important, because the media I was consuming seemed to be painting a different story. I feel relieved to know that I wasnt going crazy that I wasn't somehow too far gone to see the "truth" that mainstream media was putting out, but there really was an inherent bias in the coverage. It's such a disservice to both sides when media that is meant to present a neutral reporting starts to let their personal opinions seep through
It is tragic for both sides. The fact remains, Hamas initiated this current conflict with an act of terror. Don't complain when there are brutal consequences to such terror. Were you this confused when the disgraced Harvard president made her insensitive anti-semitic remarks!? Anti-semitic bias in the establishments is real.
@@funkspinna okay but i never said anything about hamas not being brutal in their onslaught. if anything this reporting is saying that thats all world media is focusing on. nothing before nothing after. personally, im not one to side behind tit for tat, but by your own logic, then what did israel expect after years of oppression and occupation? but thats not right either is it? its not about who started it or how they started it or how anyone continues it, its about the people suffering through it through no fault of their own. babies and young children and innocent civilians can and should complain because they shouldnt have any consequences from terrors NOT commited by them. and anyone who says they should is on the side of collective punishment, and has completely lost the plot.
Thats a He. Or at the very least, a They. And no, we don't know this. The OMEO has not been a credible association or up to national standards for 15 years.
It's like how Alexei Navalny died from "sudden death sydrome"... the fact he was imprisioned as a political prisoner and his body was full of brusies had "nothing to do with it". And the Russian Propeganda and the coverage of Nex's murder are both originating from the same political idealogy... "conservativism" aka... fascism. Coming from the same people who saw George Floyd get unalived on video by a police officer who was convicted and sent to prison for it, who claim it was actually a fentanyl-caused unalivement.
As someone who just left working at Walgreens because of poor management and understaffing, extra vendors coming in (if they come in) is normal, but the vendors are rarely helpful (at this store at least). It’s very possible that this store is an outlier due to its distance from other stores.
As someone who works in a grocery store stocking shelves, if a vendor comes into the store and helps stock your shelves for you, its never an inconvenience, in fact, giving them access to the product saves time AND effort. Outside vendors are appreciated for the work that they do in helping stores.
Exactly! Plus I’d be stoked lol even if I didn’t know who they were
Worked as a vendor and every store I went into was *thrilled* I was there because it meant freeing up space in their stockroom.
when I worked at Walmart my favorite person to see was the woman who stocked frito-lays 🥲she'd help me pick groceries and use her ladder 💪
If Mr beast showed and your not getting a crazy prize, I'd be a little disappointed
Yes!! I'm a vendor, and none of the CEOs for the companies I've worked for would EVER get in a Walmart to find the root cause like that. I'm actually pretty impressed with Mr. Beast by this one
My daughter’s wonderful wife had a bad experience over the Holidays in Atlanta, Ga. They have been together 21 years this year and while at a large mall, SHE went to use the women’s bathroom. She was born female, she doesn’t try and pass as male, she just has a more masculine appearance. The police were called, tracked them down in a different store, police demanded she identify her “real” gender…they weren’t even going to accept her drivers license ..until my daughter showed up and began causing a scene. The GOOD thing, the crowd that gathered were mostly on their side. But police took both of their names to “check them out”. They even accused my daughter of being on alcohol or other substances…she hasn’t had a drink or any other substances in probably 20yrs and they’re both health nuts. In fact, my daughter was the main model for a certain gym around the country-for over 10yrs! 🙄. They’re continuing to look over their shoulders though because police took their names.
Sad how I can't help but feel how bad such actions are going to make a person feel ugly.
Because that's basically what they're saying. You're so ugly must be a man.
I have a daughter, so I can understand them not wanting a male in the bathroom, like they're not going to want a single dad in the woman's bathroom with their toddler daughter regardless of reason.
Messed up times this happens to people.
Sorry to hear that she went though that, though it's hardly shocking with the rhetoric being pushed by far right outlets.
File a complaint with the PD. What those cops did was a violation of APD policy. They need to be reprimanded, but it can't happen if you don't she doesn't file the complaint. If nothing happens from that, contact a lawyer and the ACLU. Make the cops scared of them, instead of the other way around.
This is literally always how it goes. I don't know very many trans friends who have had a bathroom interactions but I have actual friends that have. This stuff scares trans women but it doesn't affect them as much it makes people think of that dumb man in a dress trope which is so far from the truth of trans people. When will people realize that you should support trans people and if you want to protect kids then monitor all the cis, straight, men in your life since statistically they're 80% likely to be the one committing crimes against kids.
Source: I'm trans and have been dealing with this bullshit for over a decade.
Holy shit!
As a first year teacher, I'm astounded at what districts will do to keep a good image. My district has tried to sweep two lawsuits under the rug THIS YEAR, and there have been other instances where they clearly aren't giving us enough information about certain scenarios. Hell, I had kids openly discussing a fight they were gonna have in my class, I reported it to my admins, and then as far as I know, nothing came of it. Teachers want desperately for schools to be a safe haven for kids, but until schools and districts start taking accountability for their own issues, it won't happen.
What sort of lawsuits? No specific details or your state, just curious about the nature.
That sounds like a bad district. I've worked in six different districts in three different states and while three were bad, three were amazing (I'm currently in an amazing one and plan to stay here til retirement). The three that were bad were very corrupt schools at the threat of closing because of how badly run they were and for horrendous school scores also. One actually got audited because many of the staff were "double dipping" with extra funds (for example, the pe teacher mowed the lawn during his work day and would put in a time sheet to get paid for it when we had maintenance on shift to do it. Another teacher "chaperoned" kids at a game while also working the concession stand and put in a time sheet to get paid for both things). A lot of schools are corrupt but if you can find a good school with minimal to no corruption, stay there. Safety is my school's biggest priority and we take every threat seriously. We rarely have fights anymore in our school.
When you're a first year employee you often won't get the best place to work right off the bat, so I'd say if you're unhappy to look elsewhere if you can. If they're going to cover up lawsuits (believe me I work in three different places that did that) they're certainly not going to protect you if you need it.
Whenever I hear stories about the unfair representation of events in Gaza, I'm reminded of a TikTok I saw recently of a young Jewish woman reminding everyone that hating the Israeli government's treatment of the conflict is not antisemitic.
She said that she empathizes with the plight of the Muslims more in this conflict, as she sees the stories her grandparents told her of WWII playing out in front of her at the expense of the Muslim communities both in the warzones and around the world.
Sometimes, it feels like some people are afraid to call out bad behaviour in certain groups, due to the thought of being labeled "anti-whatever".
Victims are victims. Regardless of race, religion, gender, creed or any other label. These victims of war deserve the same respect in reporting, regardless of what side of the fight you personally stand. Especially in the case of citizens. They didn't ask for any of this.
I think the biggest difference between the deaths on either side are that the Hamas attacks were specifically targeting civilians, hence they were massacred.
@@PaulFilmer the Israeli government is also specifically targeting civilians
@@loudemopsychic that's where you lose the debate. You can argue they are targeting anyone who MAY he hamas without due course. But not specifically civilians
@loudemopsychic no they're not, hamas is using human shields (which they have a proven track record of doing) and are now firing upon aid transports to facilitate the suffering of their own people.
You really need to do some research, history didn't start in 1948.
targeting those pesky, clever hamas that hide in schools and under hospitals - "cant catch us!" they say. Isreal : "not fair!"@@PaulFilmer
An interesting and important factor in Nex's death is that because they were Choctaw and the death occurred in the Cherokee Nation, the Federal government has jurisdiction to prosecute due to the Major Crimes Act (even in spite of the grant of jurisdiction to the state under the case Castro-Huerta) even if they wouldn't otherwise have a basis for jurisdiction. So hate crime charges are still on the table, just brought under federal law. And because of the McGirt decision, the feds got additional resources in Oklahoma.
Thank you for mentioning that, I never knew. I only learned about the situation from a video by the NY Post and this.
Thanks for mentioning this, very interesting!
I don’t think the family is actually on the tribal rolls, so there’s no guarantee that their Native heritage is anything besides a family anecdote. I had this happen when my family claimed Cherokee heritage but was not on the rolls. I was receiving tutoring in elementary school, and once my parents were asked for tribal documents which they didn’t have. Later DNA tests proved pretty completely it was just a family anecdote. A lot of people from Oklahoma have this family story, OK is proud of its native heritage despite the crappy way they treat the tribes.
@@AmyHoward13 the comment you are responding to is more about jurisdiction than DNA. The commenter was saying the crime took place on tribal land which may allow for federal intervention based on the legal precedent.
Child endangerment should also be on the table.
Prior to my aunt's cancer diagnosis, she was a product restocker at a logistics company, and went to maybe 10-20 grocery stores in the area to stock certain products and manage placement. Its fairly common for larger brands to do this. The store employees really don't have time to micromanage each special brand, so its best to have someone work in tandem with them.
I was thinking the same thing. If Mr. Beast wants his stuff guaranteed on the shelves, he could hire restockers like the way companies like Coke and Lays does. Everyone at one time or another has had an interaction with these people asking, "Do you know where-" And with them finishing, "Sorry, I don't work here. I just restock (brand name)." With them usually pointing out the logo on their shirt. I understand that Mr. Beast is no where near as big as Coke but if he wants his products on the shelves all the time, it might be worth his company's time to invest on hiring restockers otherwise, he is going to have to rely on the store's restockers. And they're busy.
This is true even for Wal-Mart where the candy bars in question are sold. A lot of the time you do see product vendors from soda to chip vendors restocking the shelves where their product is. A lot of the time larger brands will also make deals with the stores for shelf placement to be at eye-level to hopefully be seen and purchased over their competitors.
@@mekkio77 Maybe that's what he realized when he did this. Maybe he will consider having dedicated employees to restock his stuff instead of relying on stores in doing it. Want your specific product to always have stock? Have people hired specifically to do that. Simple.
Yeah, I know Pepsi, Coke, and Frito Lay, anf others all send their own vendors to the stores to stocks the shelves themselves. That way they can directly manage product, track sales figures, and ensure availability. Only thing unusual in this situation is that the CEO showed up to do the minimum wage work instead of sending someone else.
I graduated from Owasso High School & while what happened to Nex is sickening, I’m not surprised. From personal experience, the higher ups couldn’t care less about bullying, especially bullying towards LGBTQIA+ kids. They play obvious favoritism towards the straight, white, rich, athletic, christian kids & disregard everyone else. As much as I want Nex’s story to be a wake up call to the Owass parents & school staff, christian right-wing beliefs are so deeply rooted in this town, I don’t think they’re going to change. Rest in power, Nex. You deserved so much better.
@AmenahBestVldeosEver I'm sorry you hate yourself so much you have to lash out at people who are happy with themselves. I hope one day you learn to love yourself so you can grow up and not feel the need to take your self hate out on others.
@AmenahBestVldeosEver You and your friends are nothing to brag about, js.
do us all a favor and go play in traffic@AmenahBestVldeosEver
Good guy with a gun? Huh…
@AmenahBestVldeosEver awww poor baby do you need your diaper changed? Is that why you're so cranky? This is why you should be in bed and not playing with grown ups. Now run along and give your iPad to your mommy or daddy.
We have REALLY stretched our definition of bullying these days. I'm sorry, but if something has escalated to the point of such intense violence that it's fatal, then we left the realm of bullying a long time ago. That's just organized crime at that point, plan and simple. Bullying is giving someone an undesirable nickname and pranking them regularly, not beating them to death.
Exactly!
That's exactly what 'bullying' has always been. You clearly were only name-called in school, not truly bullied. You think homosexuals during the aids epidemic were just name called??
100% agree💯kids today are evil and show no remorse
Organised crime doesn't sound like the right fit, but I think hate crime perfectly describes it. There's no reason for things to ever go that far unless you hate them, and there's no deep reasons for hatred amongst teenagers so it's almost always based on race/gender/sexuality/religion etc.
@@patientking3005 It's not "kids today." This has been happening for years. Their grandparents probably felt and did the same.
As someone who has been following the Israel-Palestine news since October…yeah. I was reading an article referring to a 5 year old Palestinian girl as a “young woman”. The coverage of the war on Gaza by major outlets have been insane to say the least and it breaks my heart.
Thank you for the comment
The passive voice and general dismissal of the extreme number of deaths has made me very disillusioned with mainstream media. Don't even get me started on the Australian mainstream - they've been just as bad as the US and it's infuriating.
It's always so shocking when someone would come on and would explain how several of their family members had died in the bombings, but instead of sympathy they got "but do you condem Hamas?" The implications in my eyes is that Hamas was to blame and there for that family member if they do not condem them. That, or the implication is that the deaths of Israelis were more tragic and more important, so all Palestinians must mourn the Israeli first before their own family.
It's so sick, these people are treated like they aren't human.
Agreed. And don’t get me started on iirc the goddamn New York Times referring to Palestinian children as “minors” in a headline. Bc Palestinians can only be minors, women, or Hamas, I guess.
it's deeply frustrating... i completely agree
I’ve been waiting for somebody to provide actual data about the bias in media coverage of the genocide in Palestine since it started. It was incredibly eye opening for me to see how disgustingly dehumanizing media outlets I thought I could somewhat trust were and continue to be toward Palestinians.
They are being treated and discussed differently because they ARE. Not because of bias in the news.
Because Israel isn't SLAUGHTERING Palestinians. More kids have died in Palestine than in other wars because they have a vastly disproportionate number of children. But one side intentionally slaughtered the other side. And on the other hand you have the devastating effects of war. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. On all sides. But the method, intention and acts ARENT equivalent.
And we have evidence that many of the "reporters" and "aid workers" who have been killed have in fact either NOT actually been reporters or aid workers or they have, but also were Hamas.
And unlike any other war or conflict, there is no separation between combatant and innocent life. Hamas has now stated that over 6 thousand of the dead were Hamas combatants although we know its much higher.
Also, we know that one third of all the missiles and projectiles Hamas uses fall on their own land killing many of their own. And there are video after video of Hamas shooting their own citizens for either evacuating to safety (cant be used as human shields if they leave) or for trying to reach the aid that the terrorists are keeping for themselves. So once you factor out the THOUSANDS of deaths of Hamas terrorists and the THOUSANDS killed by Hamas themselves, the number of dead at the hands of Israel is actually a fraction of the total (if you believe the total that is being reported by the terrorist organization themselves.
So yes, they are discussed differently and reported differently than other conflicts because it is unlike other conflicts. Hospitals used as safe spaces for the combatants? War crime. But Israel is still blamed. Hamas not wearing uniforms or military gear and hiding among civilians? War crime. But lets blame Israel.
It's actually insane but most Muslims Americans are accustomed to it by now, growing up in post 9/11 it's was always clear there was a bias against us. I've been verbally assaulted many times even though I was 2 when it happened, yet somehow toddler me was conspiring with them.
I'm not a supporter of "Fake News"; but I definitely understand the bias' existence in media coverage. I saw the serious struggle in Palestine when viewing videos of children being treated on the hospital floor by medical staff. It's an example of the sheer volume of bomb victims. Not enough rooms nor beds.
@@i_alam As a fellow American, I am sorry. :(.
It made me so sad to hear the grandmother talking about Nex’s hopes and dreams. And this is a story that made the news, I can only imagine how many kids could have had bright futures but because of not only others but a system that seems to be against them, now they’ll never have that chance. R.I.P. Nex.
Completely unrelated but answering to the Mr Beast story:
I can’t believe there is any controversy. He helped stock some shelves and that’s it. Doesn’t seem like a bad thing to do. In terms of taste, I once blind tasted his original feastable and it was alright, I’m really curious to taste the new one!
@@noway377 there was more than one story in the news that Phil gave meaning it’s not unrelated and these were the two I wanted to talk about the most, that’s why I split them into separate comments and even added “completely unrelated”. I felt sad about the first story which is why I typed up my comment as soon as it finished and then when I saw the rest of Phil’s episode, I wanted to talk about the Mr Beast situation. Regardless of your (and possibly many others) views on influencers, it doesn’t take away from me being able to have an opinion and be able to leave a comment.
Also, I’m not sure where you saw a complaint. I literally just said that I couldn’t believe there was a controversy when all that I felt Jimmy was doing was stocking some chocolate. Sure some people will look at him doing that the wrong way, but is there truly anything wrong with it?
Gotta love how the policy for most schools is "we are a lawless wasteland, get over it"
Right? What’s the point of those resource officers and counselors and teachers having authority in the first place if none will bother to help kids? Not even incidents like this, but when’s the last time you heard any kid getting real help and support? To my experience, it’s always both kids getting punished and the harms continue regardless how severe that harm is
@@heath6802 my counselor tried to help me. Poor guy, his mind wasn't up to the challenge of dealing with me.
Until you do defend yourself, then it's defcon 5 because when the big kid gets violent hes just a bully but when the smaller kid defends himself, hes a potential school shooter. They prefer you not stand up for yourself. Too bad for them.
@@banquetoftheleviathan1404 ya. I got five day suspension for defending myself after someone tried to kick me down the stairs. Granted I dented a radiator with his face, but he started it!
While also having zero tolerance. Lawless wasteland and also if you defend yourself, you're getting expelled too.
Having stocked at Walmart, the candy aisle was the last priority and everyone hated stocking that aisle. Kids (and probably adults) fuck it up so bad you have to fix everything before you can even begin to put anything away, and the candy pallets are like 9 feet tall.
I did marketing for a while and every time I showed up as a vendor to stock product the employees were always thrilled they didn't have to do it themselves. I did magazines, books, candy, and cards in various stores including Walmart.
@@lilykep Where the hell have you been I've been having to stop candy for like 2 years and clean up all them d*** empty boxes and all those kid messes were the f*** y** been my man been hiding for me you come to my store
@@kateajurors8640The company I worked for went under and I decided not to hire on with the new company cause they sucked. Sorry for your suffering tho, I feel it for real. Working Candy in Home Depot was my least favorite activity.
Didn't have that issue here in Canada. The overnight folks stocked it. And the aisles weren't anywhere as bad as what you're describing. Whenever we did have to stock it during the day it was really easy and quick. Just open one side of the box and slide it on the shelf. Sucks that your store was a mess
@@C0ffeeGremlinis it a normal sized Wal-Mart, or one of the bigger ones? That can make a huge difference. The smaller stores tend to be neater, and it really depends on the assistant manager in charge of the night stockers. It could also just be that famous Canadian niceness too.
I used to be a night stocker at one of the larger stores and fuck me, that place was hell. I stocked the soup, condiments, granola, and coffee/tea. Someone once left fucking SHRIMP on the shelf, shoved behind all the jars of sauce. It was horrible. Moldy bread, melted ice-cream, customers would just leave anything on any shelf if they decided not to buy it.
Also, Fun fact: Most Wal-Mart music is on a one hour loop, and the playlist depends on your manager. So if you work an 8 hour night shift you'll hear all the songs about 8 times. To this very day, I am triggered by the song "Piano Man". All I can feel is rage 🤣
Working in the grocery industry... we literally have reps whose sole job is to go to every store to check the stock and shelves to make sure our products are out there and then stock themselves or get the stores to stock the items. This is the bare minimum for any company that is in grocery stores.
I’m also in the industry but “bare minimum” for any product is quite the exaggeration. For big boys with tons of products like PepsiCo or FritoLay absolutely, but in the world of grocery, Mr Beasts bars are still peons compared to these multi billion dollar giants. It doesn’t make economic sense to hire merchandisers until they’ve reached a certain point.
I was not in the grocery industry but had a job in beauty where we had merchandisers or reps that did literally that. Their whole job was to travel the country, go to stores and inspect whether the visual merchandising was OK and if the stocks were replenished. Some people....
I merchandised for Frito Lay & totally second this. I now freelance merchandise via an app- and I’ve seen feastables on the app with a lower payout than I felt was worth it for the work it was asking for, so I hope he winds up actually hiring merchandisers or upping his payouts so people do take the jobs. But I know he probably wasn’t out there telling Walmart employees to stock his product more.
Yeah, British ex retail manager. We called them brand ambassadors, but they were common for large brands/brands that could afford them. Annoying in the moment... yes. Realistically, they're harmless and actually improving store availability, checking accurate pricing, and improving the customer experience.
They'd always help restock, so additional free labour to replen something you were going to have to replen at some point anyway. Also, if a popular brand for kids, it's worth restocking as the number of queries you'd get would end up being just as disruptive.
Nex’s death feels like manslaughter at the lightest. Those three girls who attacked them made sure it wasn’t a fight
Likely will be manslaughter though I think the hospital holds much of the blame for failing to diagnose the head trauma
Likely the fight isn't the cause and the massive amount of drugs the guys takes to force an natural change at such a delicate age is the cauae. There's a fight every hour of everyday im HS and a healthy person dying a week later doesn't just happen. You know what does happen complications from such serious procedures. This isn't about right or wrong in this dudes choice rather a child just hitting puberty using chemicals meant to castrate felons and counteract every naturally occurring change the boys going thru. If u think u are a girl why would u need to do this u can wait ur already beleive it nothing gonna change letting u atleast become stable physically and emotionally then take all the drugs u want. This boy dying had nothing to do with the fight the fight just gives it a narrative to exploit this person' and their issues to drain every dollar from the community that thinks the world's after them. U don't need to go shit in a girl's room the schools already had to spend enough time dealing with ur drama get in ur car go home come back. Ur in a underage girl's bathroom as a boy taking a man crap and everything else gross guys do going thru puberty. Maybe the girls were lucky none were alone cause juat like always it be hidden due to a narrative he same way its being exploited as one. Kid had problems his grandma had to adopt him who knows what he really needed the attention for
@AmenahBestVldeosEver anyone with a conscious. A child was beaten and killed and anyone with any shred of humanity can see why that’s wrong
@@ritchier3346skill issue. Next time she shouldn’t be non binary
the anime l0li profile pics defending this incident is such a self-report
Thank you for talking about the bias in mainstream reporting on gaza. It's eye opening to realize just how much of the older generation gets their entire worldview from print/cable news.
It's either that or breitbart/Twitter bot reports.
Thank you so much for talking about Nex, Phil. We’re burying our babies because of the same people screaming “protect our kids”. That school is coving their ass now.
I made a hilarious meme about the Nex situation 😂
@@IAmAQueenCryAbtItcool. Do you want a reaction? Because we’re not giving it to you. Rest in peace Nex. This country will continue to progress in your name. Fly high angel🕊️🕊️🕊️
Like usual, it's, "Protect the children*"
*Terms and conditions apply. Not all children will qualify for protection.
good on you if gender is ones whole life this is bound to happen@@IAmAQueenCryAbtIt
For real. The same people screaming "protect our kids" are seemingly okay with non cisgender kids being murdered. It's fuckin gross
Blows my mind how as a society we put in "power" people that do the opposite of what we ask. and we just sit back and say "omg thats insane" then go about our day till it happens again tomorrow.
Welcome to life and two party democracy
I live in a red state with a blue Governor, so any time anti-trans legislation hits his desk he has to sign it or possibly lose re-election.
@@Omni0404his political career is more important than the safety of trans folks. /S
Fuck him and any other politician or public figure that puts their career/bank account above human lives.
I was just thinking this
And yet voter turnout is still woeful. Despite younger people being so engaged with politics online it doesn’t translate to the polls, hoping people learn sooner rather than later that tweets don’t matter if you don’t do the work.
The segment breaking down the media coverage of Gaza was extremely well done
It kept making my jaw drop each time. I was blown away at how naked it was
Should also be noted that Phil’s coverage of the war had also been lacking. He parroted many of the unsubstantiated claims made by the IDF during the early months of the war, and did not either critically examine them when they were made, nor walk them back when they have been proven to be lies. 40 beheaded babies, mass rape, and the massacres at the music festival have turned out to either be outright lies or far more complicated than initially publicized.
I’m so confused on the so situation but Phil always make it clearer
@@jimmytyson6726 Phil was DEFINITELY guilty of the same thing he's reporting.
@@b0r3d0n1ine had to stop watching for a while during the early months of the war. Was incredibly frustrating. Very disappointed he did not even acknowledge his participation in this trend.
I studied journalism in college. For an assignment, we did presentations on bias in media. I chose pro Israel bias; I went through several headlines and articles, similar to the Intercept's investigation, to highlight the glaring tendency to dehumanize, erase, or even equate Palestinians with terrorists. I talked about how this has been going on for decades, showing examples. I showed a video from a professional journalist from Al Jazeera discussing it , which further highlighted the difference in how Palestinian journalosts reported vs Western journalists. I ended by showing an interview where a Palestinian journalist and poet was trying to tall about the violence he and his family have endured due to Israeli attacks (such as mosques during Ramadan) but he kept getting interrupted to talk about Hamas or how he felt about Israelis. Later, I would be told that a classmate reported feeling unsafe and accused me of spreading propoganda. For trying to highlight anti Palestinian bias. Traditional media's got a chokehold not only on how people get the news or how it's reported but also how young journalists are taught to report on these topics.
You’re doing important work.
Goodness that is absurd, can’t even have a nuance academic conversation without being perceived as a threat because of criticizing Israel.
lmao theres no surprise there, is there?
Quatar state media is propaganda thats hilairiouse you call youself a journo . One of thier reporter was on the back of a bike taking a hostage with a grendae in his hand
@@Snake369 ?
Im australian, and 8 years ago, when I was 15 and in high school, my school had two teens come out as trans. They weren't in my grade but even still my grade had a small assembly where the teachers gave us a brief summary of what it meant to be trans and informed us of their new names so as not to use their deadnames. Whilst you still had the usual kids who didn't understand or were just straight up discriminatory, there were a lot more kids who went "oh I understand now, cool", and that was it. It saddens me to think that even something as simple as support from the school could have saved Nex's life. My thoughts are with their loved ones❤️
It does break my heart as someone who lives here. I went to college where teachers asked our pronouns and no one rolled their eyes. I'm not trans but it felt like a nice place to start. I understand it is change but it's not that big of a change. Someone else told them it was a bigger deal than it needed to be
I made a hilarious meme about the Nex situation 😂
Most Americans in dumb south states support this. Unfortunately they don’t care ab anyone but themselvesz
I’m Aussie too and it baffles me that my catholic high school was more accepting of trans kids in the 2010s than American public schools are now.
@@ItsCamille735It’s insane. The amount of unwarranted hate thrown towards trans people in this country is entirely the fault of far-right misinformation and fear mongering.
What’s even more infuriating about these situations is that the same people who cry about “MUH constitution! Muh freedom of speech!” collectively all conveniently forget that “freedom of expression” is also a part of freedom of speech. Outwardly expressing the gender you identify as is 100% freedom of expression, so these people are just being fascists because to them freedom of speech is when I can say and do what I want without consequences, but no one else can.
As a former Owasso High School student, I found myself contemplating my time there and remembering that a lot of stuff at that school wasn’t in the best interest of children, and what we encountered when issues arose was just bandaid solutions with little to no thought of long term issues. When it came to student safety, it was what was easier for teachers and staff, not what was safest for the students. I truly hope Nex is resting easy now but there are a lot of people who need to be held accountable for the negligent response to the fight that caused this
Class of 04 here. Ohs was a rough time. Being the only black kid until HS was rough.
I’m pretty sure that’s most schools tbh
@@keithwalker3989 I’m from 14, I can only imagine, it’s just sad because of how hard they try to pride themselves on these programs that perform well but just distract everyone from all of the real problems going on at the school directly affecting the students.
@@conormurphy4328 yeah it’s a pretty blanket issue across most schools, never once did I say or propose that Owasso would be exempt from this, I simply can confirm the issue exists there from the standpoint of an alumnus
wow....I live like 20 miles away from there and you literally told us more info on this than our local news has. (the Nex story)
most of what phil said was baseless conjecture, clickbait and speculation. We don't know anything about the Nex story yet, but he's going to get those clicks.
@@daviddowney717 they died on the 8th and their grandmother and several personal witnesses of the events have all described exactly what happened. Even the statement the school gave trying Ryu DESPERATELY tone down the situation admitted that they recommended one student to the hosiptal from that "fight" and numerous sources have stated the three girls who attacked them got Detention while Nex was Suspended for two weeks. We know fucking plenty, a child is dead. Where is your respect for their life?
@@daviddowney717I'm curious how you feel about non-binary people.
@kittinthecreator5790 probably using his respect for life to read the autopsy report which was released about 30 minutes after Phil's show. It states unequivocally trauma did not cause the dearh of nex. If you respect life you care about what caused it to end not just how it can be used as a political cudgel.
The student was not killed as part of a bullying incident, we also don't have statements from the other students as far as I could find them.
Law said nex couldn't use that bathroom, I disagree with that law but it's the law. Again doesn't excuse the bullying incident, but it does explain the suspension.
@@daviddowney717 Should we assume you're one of those using this murder to further your hateful ideas?
Sixteen. This case is so tragic and heartbreaking because of how common it is, more common than we expect. Nobody deserves to die that young. I can’t fathom hating someone so much you lead them to their death. Rest easy, Nex. Your suffering is mercifully over.
I made a hilarious meme about the Nex situation 😂
@@mariomario1462a 16 yr old is a child, hope this helps
@@mariomario146216 is still a child. And even if they were an adult, no one deserves to die for simply identifying a certain way
Well 50% they would have offed themselves anyways, who cares
@@keko7198 Gee I sure wonder why suicide rates are so high
Phil, you gotta cover the story about Brockton, Massachusetts and how the school committee has asked for national guard to come help. It is absolutely related to first story. So sad for that child and so furious about the lack of discipline for these bullies in every classroom terrorizing the good students.
Living in a town near Brockton, I'm surprised this isn't bigger news. Other than local news, the only other place I've heard it is 98.5 The Sports Hub lol.
I'm about to go look this up. After going through the other comments, my expectations are pretty low.
Wtf is going on with these kids?! Like seriously, why even have traditional school when bullying has only gotten worse
Just googled it
Student demographics
- %60 = black
- %20 = Hispanics
- %10 = White
........I am not surpized! Students of color are literally the worst! I am ashamed of being part of that demographic
feels more and more like a generation thing, the z and alpha just aren't able to handle stress anymore like old ones were@@ll2323
15:11 one thing you have not covered about the Kansas City parade shooting is the fact that one of the people who were charged that day, simply picked up the firearm that was dropped when one shooter was tackled. Then handed the gun to the officer that showed up but because he was a felon he couldn’t legally touch the firearm and now has a firearms charge.
This man literally picked up a firearm so that all the kids that were around wouldn’t pick it up or someone else pick it up and start shooting it to an officer as soon as the officer showed up and he was charged ….
What the actually hell?!!??
Get this, I didn't actually know felons couldn't have guns, I never paid any attention, until one night my brother shot himself in the leg on accident, with a harbored felon's gun, that my mother kept for a friend's partner. Highly illegal, but I also have no fucking clue who to contact.
I know other people this has happened to and it is horrible that there are no exceptions to the rules when they are trying to do the right thing. It is a shame.
This is exactly why my brother refuses to help except from a distance, like calling for help. He is so cautious about not returning to prison, and imagining this scenario happening to him makes me furious. That man absolutely should not be charged!
PLEASE let me know the source, I am genuinely interested in hearing more but haven’t heard anything of this sort from anything else and would love to spread this sort of info if it can be corroborated
While working in PR I noticed how the same story in print had a more inclusive and thoughtful headline online - print called Madonna old while online called her aging gracefully or along those lines. This is an obvious example of how editors cater to their perceived audience so while sad I am not surprised that traditional media still does this
It's the same traditional media that categorically refuses to call terrorism, terrorism.
Sorry they aren't biased enough to your perceived reality.
@@chaosking911 You guys actually listen to what they say at all?
madonna stuns in new selfie
@@Gnomezonbacon closing yourself off from one type of media or another only puts you at the mercy of whatever you do consume. I’d say pay attention to everything and then make your own conclusions about what is credible and what is not. And in PR yeah you’d have to read everything if that was the meaning behind your question
That’s really interesting! Especially because the online version is the one that will be used for quotes/information for ticktok/youtube.
Hi Phil, I’m a registered nurse. I’ve only been a nurse for a little less than 2 years. But one of the things that has been stressed to me over and over by college professors, doctors, and more experienced rns is to not mess around with head injuries. If a student hits their head, they should be sent to the hospital for imaging AT MINIMUM. Nex was a minor. And the article you cited states they hit their head. I had to pause the video right then and there to comment. I would like to hear from the school nurse and the ER staff that assessed Nex to see what they have to say. Something doesn’t seem right. When any RN or doctor hears anything that indicates any harm came to a person’s head, bells should go off in their head and they should investigate more. What seems like a minor bump to the head could actually turn into a brain bleed. Maybe not. But there is no definitive way to know until imaging is done to rule it out. One of my professors said something that has stuck with me over the years: Time is (brain) tissue. That typically relates to a stroke. But there’s always the possibility that Nex died from a hemorrhagic stroke related to a brain bleed that was caused by them hitting their head. That’s my 2 cents
Yes, the school medical people deserve scrutiny. Nex was taken to the hospital also. And that brings up questions. Did they miss something? And what kind of care did Nex get there?
I recently was at the hospital ER for what turned out to be not serious, temporary vertigo. I'm a trans guy and asked that my current name and pronouns be added to my file. They couldn't do it electronically but put a post it note on the file. All very polite. The intake person then regaled me with a 5 min story about an upset trans woman, misgendering her constantly and even referring to her as "one of them." And several times reassuring me that "you're one of the good ones."
And through it all I grit my teeth and nodded and just stayed quiet. Because anything else and I'm just putting my own health in danger. I've had a few situations of blatant transphobia in the medical system. I question the quality of care I might receive, or not receive, and not even know it.
Am I saying that Nex received inadequate care at any or every level due to being non-binary? No. But it's a question worth asking and I hope people do.
I agree with this, my mom would always assume the worst when we hit our heads (we played sports growing up) and she always would say she would rather overreact vs not reacting at all. Concussion deaths happen so often, I'm surprised the school didn't so anything AND that the hospital let them go without imaging.
My mom doesn't trust nurses since Yolanda Salvador killed Selena
From what I've heard, Nex was held down and had their head slammed against the floor at least once if not multiple times. This was a brutal attack, not an accidental injury. The school is absolutely liable for not only how they handled this incident, but the preceding bullying that lead up to this tragedy.
We can't know the cause of death for certain until the autopsy reports are made public, but a brain bleed is what I suspect as well.
I have MINIMUM experience working in the inpatient physical therapy side of multiple hospitals and even I know with head injuries a lot of the time you keep them for overnight observation. I also want to know what the hospital reports say.
When I worked in a retail warehouse, it was commonplace for brand representatives to come in multiple times a week to help sell/restock/inform us about their product. Depending on the size of the store restocking, a popular item is something that should be done each day or multiple times a day if necessary. It really lays on the shoulders of the company and their standards, but also the department managers stander’s standards. Merchandisers do this all the time, all day. To have days where none were sold because of unavailability is an oversight that is cool to see him care about fixing. I just hope no one got in trouble for the ordeal.
Yeah, I was gonna say something similar: I used to work for a guy who delivered bread to various grocery stores. I would, twice a week, go to a few stores near where I lived and that he delivered to and restock the shelves; this way, he could have those days off without worrying about cutting into his profits.
Makes me think that if Jimmy wants to market his candy, he should probably hire people to go to various stores and restock shelves/ displays.
Yes this, I did receiving at a box store and worked with all the brand reps. Especially if there was a promo, they'd be in there multiple times a day and could bring in more product way easier than distribution centers could.
This happened in 2022 to a kpop band. For some reason, their albums never made it out to the floor despite there being boxes of them in the back. And it was a widespread issue all over the US. it's probably because the distribution label didn't invest in any company reps to ensure proper stocking.
There’s hatred for rich people even if they’re good. Remember the submarine accident a young child died in that thing and people were having a joy from it even far as downloading Iron lung to recreate the scenario much to the creator discomfort.
It should be made clear that being rich isn’t bad its how got it and how moral and ethical was it. There still people who made money without doing immoral and unethical practices while paying and treating their employees right. And there are other times people just inherit the money which may or may not be immoral and unethical gained by the original but we shouldn’t believe it by default that is bad without evidence. False rumours and misinformation can ruin lives.
Not all people are Jeff Bezos (intentional spelling)
@@patrickiamonfire965 cool story, but what's this got to do with anything said here? Doesn't seem like any of us are vilifying Jimmy, or any other rich person here.
I live in the area near Owasso, and it's well known the school/cops there downplay any incidents and try to get away with not reporting them if at all possible. Suspending victims of bullying is super common as well.
Stitt, and our education superintendent, both decided they want to use their positions to push the most extreme views possible to audition for national republican offices. Their constant anti trans, anti lgbtq+, anti immigrant, anti poor rhetoric is absolutely responsible for a rise in hate crimes in the state towards many groups.
They just shrug it off because they're "protecting kids and families" from the hypothetical dangers they made up in their heads.
Yeah, any reasonable person knows that they're just trying to cover their ass, it's what administrations do you know. I think most victims of bullying know how it goes.
my high school also suspended the victims of bullying as opposed to the perpetrators. i’m just glad that none of my trans friends had this kinda problem bc i may have had charges against me by the end of it
@@rileyfuckingrifleWhen I was pushed to the brink and beat myself up when no one wanted to fight me. I was recorded and out on the internet. Punching myself in the face, headbutting a metal door, headbutting my football helmet and a few other things. My coach found out. He went to the player who recorded it, forced him to delete it from RUclips, his phone and called his mother to have him remove any and all files regarding the incident. Then suspended him from a couple games. I miss that man. First two time winner of Mr. West Virginia. He was once in the runnings to become a pitcher for the Boston Red Socks. He was also a great leader. Only one other coach earned my upmost respect (I respect all but those that earn my top most level are those that have shown great compassion). The other coach knew I was concussed. I was swapping emotions after a game. He came over looked at my eyes, shook his head, and grabbed my hand. I was in tears, and was losing it. He never told a soul that I was concussed. He just made sure I had an easy couple weeks of practice. The head coach also made the entire team run all practice when he found out. Those two coaches I talked about the one that comforted me, Wales in that day, looked at my coach and asked, "What are we doing today coach?" His response was "We're gonna run." OC: After that? HC: Run Some more. OC: what about after that? HC: Run some more. Eventually the other coach asked my head coach why, and he explained it to him. The other coach was mad and made them run a county fair drill non stop for an hour. County fair drills are where we swap stations and do different types of running. Snake drills on a hill, crawls through pads, high knees/wind sprints, hitting the pad, running 300 yard striders, etc. in other words a bad time.
@@nyahtonks3914 Nex got a 14 day suspension after her being beaten, the 3 cunts that murdered her did not face any suspension.
The KC Parade shooting is probably the single greatest counter example to one of the most common claims made about guns. This is the "good guy with a gun" approach in action. It doesn't minimize damage. It maximizes collateral damage. My heart goes out to the family of the woman who was killed and everyone else who was wounded.
100% it does and its what I tell people who give that as a reason for guns. I get guns i grew up around them. I even am ok with some gun ownership for hunting or sport shooting but with reasonable limits ex no need for easily made almost automatic rifles with 100 round drums etc. But the current climate in the US or this good guy with a gun narrative is just such a pathetic and terrible logic gun nuts have. In multiple cases the "good guy with a gun" ends up dead, or is part of the damage done, or does nothing in so many of the cases they exist in.
@@zazuchseems I'm going to be following you around and debunking your CNN ladened bullshit.
One, your whole first paragraph is your opinion and in no way reflects the 2A and all of its contexts. You even mentioned hunting, which is the epitome of gun grabber bullshit in that it has nothing to do with 2A rights.
Two, I already debunked your good guy with a gun bullshit in another post, but to address your disdain for gun ownership as a whole, self defense usage vastly outweighs illegal actions.. Average 11-12k murders versus over 2 million instances of self defense... Go ahead and look it up, the FBI and DOJ back those numbers. So people are using guns as intended way more than not.
Except they were all gang members and criminals who legally cannot posses guns but hey, you do you and believe your bullshit.
Honestly thank you Phil. The amount of coverage on the conflict is abysmal especially considering the UN is completely outraged by the actions of Israel as well as the diplomatic immunity that the U.S. gives that country
Yet somehow, a so historically antisemitic counsel, STILL won't call Israel's actions genocide. Makes you wonder, maybe it isn't.
If only people were as outraged at the act of terror that started this current conflict.
@@funkspinnayou mean the displacement of Palestinians in 1947 ?
@@TheDragonian00 No. There was a terrorist attack initiated by the Palestinian terror organization, Hamas, on Oct 7. They targeted not only civilians, but even tourists at a music festival. I know you must consume a cesnored, safe-spaced narrative, but try to keep up.
@@funkspinnaI get that but haven’t they don’t enough? It’s like beating a dead horse at this point.
As a nonbinary adult who was once a scared, closeted nonbinary teen, the story about Nex brought me to tears. All these people preach "Pro Life! Pro Life!" But what about our lives? I hope the school actually faces consequences for this, as well as the student bullies, and that Oklahoma can do the right thing and treat this like it is, a hate crime
I'm here for you.
You can honestly say what they really are, which is Pro birth. I’ve seen very little evidence to suggest that they care about any child after they’re born other than the rich pretty ones.
@@brandonkennedy4160
Another shining example of the hypocrisy of the extreme pro life folks.
I don't understand what non binary is, does that all encompass everything other then male or female? I apologize for my ignorance but it would appear i get different results on Google
@@Pr0toPoTaT0
In simple terms, a non binary person is someone who does not identify as exclusively a man or a woman.
As an American who worked and lived in the Middle East for many years, the bias to how Palestine/Israel is discussed in the US is so jarring when you step outside. There is no denying that there are concerted efforts to create a specific narrative-but it’s also important to note that the other side of this narrative isn’t just from social media. It’s the stance of the United Nations and most of its human rights agencies. It’s the perspective of most states besides the US and Western Europe. The perspective of most independent human rights and humanitarian organizations. As individuals, we should look to these institutions for information if we believe in objective principles of human rights, international law/humanitarian and human rights law. Many governments have personal and structural financial interests in Israel (and lots and lots of other countries) which biases their political narrative. I always try to think about the mandate or interests of my source-a government may say their primary concern is human rights, but it will almost always be economic/financial; media have investors and owners with political interests and bias; international human rights/advocacy organizations SHOULD be loyal to their principles above states/politics (not always but it’s your best shot).
Where do you lean
@@BringBackCyParkVendingMachines most likely they are left leaning, its social/political suicide for a right leaning person to not blindly support Israel
Well said
@ansionnachbeagrioga5260massive respect for the Irish
We need more of what Intercept is doing, everywhere. Holding media accountable is becoming more and more necessary, with literal lives dependent on fair reporting.
I live in Tulsa and I can say this much, the school handled it horribly and I hope the kids that hurt Nex are charged. Assault is assault and I hope to see justice for Nex. Also it’s a really unfortunate epidemic for all the schools in this area, when I was in high school (I went to another large high school in the area) there was so much bullying and so many fights but the school did nothing at all. I hope to see some changes in the schools here. Rest easy Nex
I go to a high school in Maryland that has been in hot water since like last yr when a kid threatened death on a disabled student. And I swear to God our principal cared more about hiding what happened and not addressing it rather than addressing it and fixing it.
@@Anubis_-vc7fcwelcome to the world.
When you are younger you also expect a company HR to protect employees, nope, their overriding goal is to keep things quiet and protect managers. Its sad that the only way to force justice is to crowd source it and pile on social pressure.
This wont get better after school, your scummy principle is not a ‘bad apple’.
Look don’t get me wrong the students actions are bad, but plenty of fights have happened for hundreds of years primarily to men and resulted in much more severe beatings. The only reason you care is that the person who happened to be beaten is NB and died.
Seems kinda tone deaf to me
@@zzipkis "The only reason you care is because a member of a constantly berated and looked down on marginalized group was hate-crimed." Uh, yeah. Don't whataboutism this one, maybe?
@@zzipkis the kid was NB in a region that recently had the stochastic terrorist who sic’d a harassment campaign on the school appointed to their state’s achool board. Stop trying to downplay things.
I'm glad this story has been covered by someone with a larger audience, because people are not talking about Nex Benedict enough. As a transgender man, this story (and all the countless others) makes me scared for my future in the US.
There's been a disappointing lack of reporting all around (official news, online news accounts, supposed "activists" and "allies," etc.) on Nex Benedict's beating and subsequent death. In the articles I did see, key details were left out (like actual witness statements from Nex's best friend, who was present), there was blatant misgendering & deadnaming, and some obvious biases in the articles (specifically the local ones). It definitely makes me wonder: "If Nex was a cisgender child who was, instead, gay or bisexual, would this be covered more?" In an episode that also discusses media bias, I think it's an interesting question. I've noticed repeatedly that large news outlets are more likely to cover LGB hate crimes, and fewer stories about trans people.
Between the laws Oklahoma has removed/enacted against trans people, the school system's hate-motivated choices in board members, the fact that there was reportedly a crowd of students present but no one did anything for TWO MINUTES while a child's head was being smashed into concrete (reported by a witness) by one of the perpetrators, and then the total failure to ensure student safety (calling an ambulance) on the school's part, it's safe to say more people are at fault than not for this child's death. I somehow doubt any of them will be held accountable, though. The school system is trying to play that two minutes isn't a long time, and I beg everyone to remember that, more than once, people have been KILLED simply by one punch.
I think it's clear to anyone familiar with the way LGBT+ deaths (especially minors, and ESPECIALLY trans people) are treated: this story isn't going to end in justice. They're already trying to play the George Floyd card (unrelated health issue my ass) and with all the prejudice against trans people in Oklahoma, I don't trust the police to carry out this investigation in an unbiased manner. I'll wait to be surprised.
Rest in peace, Nex. I, and so many others, will never forget.
I am sorry if the tone of this comment is off somehow, but this story has hit way too close to home for me this time.
I completely, wholeheartedly agree with what you've said here. Your comment is well-written and the tone doesn't feel off, in my opinion. We're exhausted and heartbroken and angry. Stay safe
Dude, this is one of the most accepting nations on the planet. Please don’t be so dramatic. You are lucky to be here given your situation to be frank. We have work to do, but don’t drag the country as if it’s backwards or something. This is a very big change to expect society to go through in a short period of time.
@JoeyBoBoey "You're lucky enough to live in a country that doesn't legalize murder against you, even if a popular political candidate literally says to his freak audience you need to be eradicated!" Hey Joe, thanks for your comment. If you're not trans, I don't want to hear it. Yall love to talk about shit you *have never* and *will never* experience as if it's anything you can have a valid opinion on. Trans people are being assaulted, raped, beaten, and murdered at a rate higher than anyone in the LGBT+ community, and we're expected to "calm down" and "be less dramatic" because the US is "better?" So what amount of murder becomes okay to you? Insane. Just come out and say you don't think we're human like so many others, because that's what your comment certainly implies.
I deserve to be "dramatic." A child is DEAD because of government enabling. The country is trying to make my existence illegal. Don't tell me what to be angry about.
@@Botothe.e I would challenge the assertion of the US as "one of the most accepting nations on the planet." We don't even make the top 25 in the LGBTQ World Equality Index.
And let's not forget all of the anti-LGBTQ and especially anti-trans legislation that's been introduced and passed over the last few years. Please don't minimize what we're going through.
@@Botothe.e yeah, it’s so much to ask for people to NOT beat a nonbinary kid to death in a school bathroom. Sheesh, the alphabet mafia sure is entitled to expect queer children to be able to go through public school without being murdered by classmates whose parents brainwashed them to believing that queer people are all mentally ill pedophilloic sinners. 🙄
A little over a decade ago when I was still in college, I took an International Relations class. We went over a ton of stuff and I learned way more in that class than I think I realized at the time, but we focused a large chunk of time to Isreal and Palestine because my teacher used to lead peace efforts in the region. He used to be a journalist who'd do high-risk stuff like getting interviews with the Taliban, but his time in the West Bank really impacted him and he went back all the time to try to help. He told us stories from the elderly in the region about how, before WW2, there were some Jewish people living down there who were treated like neighbors and family by the Palestinians. How being pushed out of their homes to make room for foreign strangers messed with a lot of people's heads and seeded anti-Jewish sentiments, and how there were modern-day efforts to try to get the two sides to talk to each other like this hotline Israelis could call to be connected to a Palestinian and get to know each other.
And ever since, I kept an eye on the conflict. Most of my family was just, "Well, I don't know the first thing about politics," so there wasn't really pushback on me having any kind of view or stance, but that changed very suddenly over the last few months. Half of my family is now very pro-Israel and when I try to tell them they need to look into the issue more, they tell me that I'm "brainwashed by social media". The other half is pro-Palestine and while most of them are being chill, some are starting to post suspiciously worded memes that are anti-semetic and when I try to point out that they're driving wildly off path, now I'm told that I "don't have the real facts". And I'm just sitting out here, the only one who's cared at all for all this time, being pushed out of the discussion.
It's far too easy to dehumanize people in this kind of climate. I can understand people who have lost loved ones or who have suffered first hand over generations, but the way people who are unrelated have taken this war as a go-ahead to engage in antisemitism and/or islamophobia is disturbing.
Times of war and atrocities are when people are most in need of humanity and compassion.
So ironic that they’re accusing YOU of being brainwashed by social media
Palestinians think they’re owed complete justice and Israelis are unwilling to handle the cost that comes with peace
Also watch Bandar bin Sultan’s (the Saudi ambassador to the US) interview with al Arabiyyah to understand how horrible the Palestinian leadership is
Only they have the 'real facts' that they got from some crazy person in their basement babbling about random crap that pops into their head on the internet. If that person identifies as something they like, (political party, religion etc.) they listen only to them and don't study anything outside of that.
Rest in peace Nex ❤
@Bliipear yes you can rest in it
Regarding the journalism story, I've noticed the discrepancy from the very beginning. I follow Al Jazeera, NPR, CNN, and the Guardian on Instagram. The only news source that gives any real updates from the Palestinian side is Al Jazeera. It's left me rather disappointed in other news sources, especially NPR. It's also left a huge difference in opinion between my dad and I. I remember telling him about the hospital raids that have left so many dead and he was like if something of that magnitude occurred, NPR would've reported on it which they did not.
Yeah, well America is allied to Israel and the U.S media is owned by one company. And it seems like they're Democrat.
I think a thing to remember is western media outlets have a vetting process for their information and proper channels that information must come through. That more so seems to be the issue than unwilling bias. Israel is killing journalists (whether accidentally/collaterally or intentionally), so official western media just has a blind spot for that coverage. That report even admitted that they intentionally excluded OP-Eds, which plenty do cover the Palestinian side of the war. So let's not act like that report isn't selecting and crafting their own statistics to craft their narrative. Spotting tactics like that takes media literacy tho and not just taking news and reports at face value.
I'm speculating here. But I imagine most know about how it is from both sides and yet still continue support for Israel. And some people just can't handle that others would still remain unchanged in the face of that information. So they obviously must just be uninformed because the media isn't covering it.
If anyone's looking for any relevant news sources, I'd recommend Democracy Now and Owen Jones.
Anytime it's brought up my dad's claiming hamas is killing all their people and I need to be careful with what I believe. For fuck sake it has to end. The poor people of Gaza have lost enough!!
@@lisahoeppner6440 sacrificing is a more accurate way of describing it. But I have a serious question for everyone that thinks this is as simple as Israel just has to stop their current assault/occupation.
Over half of the Gazan population are minors. Hamas has been in total control of Gaza since 2006. Israel has also cut them off from the outside world for as long as well. So the entire youth of Gaza only knows Hamas indoctrination. And Israel certainly isn't helping their case currently to try to win the Palestinians over from Hamas. So realistically, what is there to be done about that? Leaving things as they are they can only get worse. Say for the sake of argument Israel can wipe out Hamas with no more civilian casualties, and the Palestinian Authority gets control and jurisdiction again. How do we actually deal with reintegrating those indoctrinated youth back into society at large at that scale?
I rarely comment on anything but just wanted to pop in to thank you so much (and “pray” to the algorithm gawds) for covering the media bias with regard to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The Intercept does amazing, in-depth work and I’ve been aware of this for a while through other independent sources. People need to know so thank you!!
Phil and the media is lying to you. The death toll in Gaza are numbers reported by Hamas. Hamas are lying terrorist, when their rocket hit their own Hospital parking lot, they immediately said it was IDF that did it and that over 500 people died when reality it was 10 people who died at it was Hamas who did it to themselves! So the fact that Phil the Shill is saying the media is lying being pro Israel, only a moron would believe that.
I was a night crew worker and then a stockman at Walmart I can tell you that any stock in the back will often be forgotten. Not because of the people stocking the shelves but because Walmart is a 7-day-a-week input of inventory. Every single day a new truck (maybe 2 or more) comes in and often management is only concerned with stocking the new. Old inventory that can't be shelved ends up in the back and is lost in the shuffle. When you have 25-50 pallets of stock on the floor going in the back and filling out that inventory just isn't in your head.
I don't blame Jimmy, this is a failure of Walmart's management (executive) design. There is a reason that many companies that distribute food products have their own merchandisers come in to face and restock inventory because the regular employees can't hope to keep up.
I deliver to Walmarts and other stores like Costco, wegmans, Foodlion. The biggest problem and difference is manpower. They don't pay enough to keep people there and the work them to death. The difference between the way Costco treats their employees compared to Walmart is heartbreaking.
The problem is indeed manpower, these stores do not have enough money to employ the needed people and instead have to get people that are young work part time have disabilities so they get paid by government aid so the store itself doesn't have to pay the full pay check. That was me when I worked in a supermarket.
Also you get free work from High Schools 2-4 people at all times which the store do not pay a cent for.
when we get all the new product up on the shelves you go through the old stock and put stuff up from that and when time runs out you go home and the people who work nights usually 2-5 depending on different reasons. They do not have time to put things on the shelves. Retail workers get worked way too hard and the reason people don't work in such places very long is because they stop caring about doing a good job so it's better to hire new people every 2 years or less.
People start stocking shelves from the front instead of from the back so stuff goes out of date sitting in the back and they start working slow and slacking off.
Unless you get a full time position, long time part timers stop caring about doing a good job when they realize they will never go anywhere.
It's a very shitty system and I am sure in the states it probably works the same way.
@@GLUFSAREN oh they have the money. 2023 walmart profit was 147.5 billion.
Thank you for covering Nex’s story. As a therapist and social worker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I don’t know what to say. My heart breaks. Tulsa area is more progressive than the rest of Oklahoma, but we still have so much work to do. I want so badly to leave Oklahoma due to our leadership in this state, but I feel that it’s my duty to stay for my clients and community. I will advocate for justice.
Great, I`ll advocate for justice too. But it sounds like you just want YOUR justice, as there is so much work to do to get the world the way YOU want it, regardless of other opinions. Got it.
@@barryledgister4496 so you like it when children die? Gotcha
@@barryledgister4496 sounds like you got triggered over trans activism like a baby ass
As a fellow queer okie, my heart breaks for Nex. The way politicians like Ryan Walters and Kevin Stitt continue to target the LGBTQ+ community is sickening. I love my home state but I continue to be disappointed again and again.
Bro all they did was ban biological men from competing against women and their restrooms that’s not targeting that’s looking for girls
Honestly if I weren't in the country I am, or married and a parent I'd be the next Guy Fawkes.
“Okie”?
What does that mean?
I live in Owasso, and I went to the high school Nex went to when I was their age. I was shocked and stunned when the news broke. There's definitely fault by those from the governor and state superintendent. I imagine the authorities due have the names of those who assaulted Nex, but I don't know if they will ever release the names due to the ages. There are some rumors that some of them were 18, but those are just rumors right now. I miss when people talked about Owasso just because it was Garth Brooks lives, I don't want my town to be known for this, but here we are. Thank you for talking about Nex.
Womp womp Nex Daheriviid it
I made a hilarious meme about the Nex situation 😂
@@IAmAQueenCryAbtItI’m sure you find your ticket to hell very humorous
As usual, The Intercept nails it. It's good to know that there are still journalists practicing journalism in 2024.
RIP Nex Benedict, it's a shame that the world loses those who are themselves authentically. Rest easy kiddo.
Yes!! RIP Nex. I went to a vigil and it was really upsetting. There was a slideshow of pictures and Nex looked so happy in all of them :(
@Bliipear aren’t you too young to have a yt account
@Bliipearhe was neither grown nor a woman. An underage non-binary child.
@Bliipear and you're a child
The death of Nex is heartbreaking but whats truly disgusting is how chaya raichik is claiming harassment and threats bc of this child's death. Lady, you caused her death. Your stochastic terrorism casued the death of a straight A student. I wish her(chaya raichik) no peaceful life or peaceful outcomes in anything.
I’ve been reporting the disgusting spam comments trying to rage bait people into going to their channels. Please just report the comments and don’t click on them
@@Nevertoleaveyap yap yap. Yapping.
When you feed the beast and it bites back, it's your fault for feeding the beast.
She knows she enables the harassment campaigns and she's lucky she's just getting threats, unlike Nex who is dead now
@@NevertoleaveI second that
little insight into a grocery store backroom.
Whenever a new product is brought in, the shelf plan needs to be altered. In most chains this is done at the cooperate level. What happens from there is the product comes in before the spot is made on the shelf, and is put aside as new product or NOF (not on file). Afterwards depending on how many items are going in, the pricing department or a 3rd party company will come in and move the product around to the new spot and if they can find it in the backroom, stock the new product.
That's the tricky bit, most of the time the NOF spot isn't well kept and sometimes the new product simply gets put away with the run of the mill overstock. Or if whoever does the shelf reset never looks for the product in the back, nobody else is going to go dig it out because we don't notice what's on those pallets, most things take months to get to the shelf due to the planning. Remember he specified he went to stores with 0 sales, those were never put on the shelf for sale.
Mr. Beast isn't the bad guy. He was just a smaller businessman wanting to make sure his product was out there. We have a ton of local/small business items on our shelves and nobody would bat an eye if one of them came into make sure their product was on shelves. And yes compared to Mars and Hershey, even Mr. Beast is TINY.
TL;DR
Things get missed when putting new products into a shelf plan. It's fine that he came in to check on his items, that's what any small business would do, and he was right to do it as it was never put up.
-From your friendly neighborhood Grocery stocker
P.S. if you care about people being paid properly try to shop union. UFCW
I've heard a number of times the position that "having more people with guns makes people more safe"...except when people draw and start firing in a crowd because someone else is shooting. Given there are already more guns than poeple in the US, how many guns does it take before that "more safe" point arrives? So far it doesn't seem that approach is working.
I currently go to owasso high school, the school hasn’t even publicly acknowledged it, no moment or silence or anything. I feel like they tried their hardest to keep this under wraps. Now our school district is getting shooting and bomb threats. We have state troopers local PD and Swat Team at my highschool. It feels like a ticking time bomb. I also knew who nex was not personally they would appear in my 4th hour spanish class midway through and sit or talk with my teacher. They seemed like a very kind and quiet person, the type who wouldn’t get into trouble. Rest in peace Nex, sorry you had to die for a bullying incident that people can’t accept others because they aren’t “normal” in their eyes.
The 3 girls who beat nex’s skull are baddies 💅💅💅💅💅💅
@@ErmithOhright wing fools
As a previous GM of a retail store, we were visited by representatives of brands fairly regularly to make sure stuff was setup properly on shelf. Though, in our case, it was mostly making sure that all signage was up to date and the latest models of stuff was display rather than old ones, I can see the same happening in a market that sells food. My favorite representatives were the ones who brought us donuts 🙂
What happened to Nex is both heartbreaking and terrifying. I’m disgusted that people literally try to harm one each other over differences. They were 16 and being themselves and got brutally bullied, attacked and ultimately killed for just trying to live in their truth. Those students who beat Nex to death should be jailed for the rest of their lives as their consequence for their actions.
What if it turns out their death was actually unrelated to the, essentially, attempted lynching? Freak fluke accidents causing sudden spontaneous death are a real phenomenon. They were discharged from the hospital after being thoroughly examined. So ultimately the hospital is liable for this more so than the perpetrators, from how I figure it as objectively as I can.
Thank you for finally discussing that piece from The Intercept.
My question about the parade shooting is: why did a bunch of people pull out their guns and start shooting wildly? Were all of them trying to be the mythical "good guy with a gun" or something?
The US sounds more and more like an SNL sketch by the day.
yes they where trying to be that, and proves that more often then not a "good guy with a gun" doesnt in fact help.
They were trying to jump into a fight to help their friends
@@zazuchThe FBI found that over 60% of public shootings not inside of a federal gun-free zone (school, hospital, etc.) have been stopped or prevented by the proverbial good guy with a gun. That's more than half, so yes, they are in fact more helpful than harmful.
@@EvanDizasterous or here me out. If we just had some sensible gun laws you wouldnt need a "good guy" with a gun if there was even less bad guys with guns ;) Also every good guy with a gun can turn to a bad guy real quick this is the problem. Or they turn into a dead good guy with a gun. Fact is MORE guns into this already volatile situation isn't the rational or logical solution you all seem to think it is. I like guns, I get their purpose and fun around them. But the current mindset of gun culture in this country isnt the way it should be.
@@zazuch @zazuch if you were correct, then after Bruen.. And after more and more states enacted constitutional carry.. Gun violence would be on the rise. You guys said it'd be the wild west. What happened? As of q4 2023, overall gun violence has dropped. There was, however, an increase in self defense shootings in places like Philly where it was near impossible to obtain a CCW.
We already have over 30,000 gun laws on the books. What "sensible gun legislation" would have prevented this shooting? Everyone involved weren't allowed to own guns, two of them being kids. Yet here we are. What part of criminals not giving a fuck about your gun laws aren't the left grasping here?
WOW, I live in Owasso, Oklahoma and I heard about this case but didn't know it happened here...it just said Oklahoma 😢 it's so sad and terrible how Owasso High School handled this 😡🤬😡
Actually the death is complete unrelated to the fight and we all knew that by yesterday.
@@billyford2262 Nex literally had head injuries from the fight and the next day said they had a headache before passing out
@@billyford2262why are you even tacitly defending bullying?
No seriously why are you even attempting to defend the girls that attacked Nex?
The official autopsy report is not released yet and I will NEVER trust what a police department has to say about what happened.
My parents and grandparents trusted printed news and televised news basically explicitly. It's wild because they were/are wholly convinced that the internet is the best place for misinformation (which is certainly not untrue), but they're so dismissive of news from the internet or alternate sources that they would write everything off from anywhere except the media they knew from 20+ years prior.
It was and still is insanely difficult to convince them of what's actually going on, or what's fake vs. real because they just eat up what they're fed.
Which is still so baffling to me, since they're normally very analytical and intelligent people in other facets of life.
Yes! My parents used to do that too. I'd tell them something and they'd ask where I got that information. If I said 'the internet' they'd roll their eyes and be like 'well that's all fake.' Now though, since they can go to sites that are super biased and incredibly conspiratorial (we don't use google we use this instead, we don't use youtube we use this, we don't use twitter we use this) NOW they trust the info they get. It's so frustrating.
@@sunnyandthechlo Oh, that blows.
My parents don't really use the internet for much more than email, taxes, and funny youtube videos, luckily. They hate social media, so at least we can avoid that dumpster fire.
But still, having my grandmother rant about some political thing she has completely backwards thanks to Fox or CNN is really annoying. So we're in the same boat for sure.
Nex's death is a tragedy and many of Oklahoma's state officials absolutely have blood on their hands. Dehumanizing and demonizing rhetoric from the top is taken as marching orders at the bottom.
Can you PLEASE link the articles in the description so i can actually read these articles myself?!
Thank you Phil for covering the Intercept report about Gaza. They were able to quantify what some of us have been seeing the entire time. This is Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent in action. The media coverage is strongly affecting the perspectives of their viewers.
As a trans teacher with a few trans student, Nex’s death hit terrifyingly close to home. I spent an extra hour after school holding space for my trans students to cry and vent about their own fears. In general, there is a lot of concern going into this election year not only for trans rights but trans safety. RIP Nex
That fact you happen to have a few trans students is concerning
They`re not even hiding their expectation some of the world has to be trans...well of course a trans teacher just so happens to have trans students! LIke a Jehovah`s Witness teacher just happens to have a few Jehovah`s Witness students...pure coincidence.@@FatButDisease
@@FatButDisease why? At least they’re allowed around children.
I graduated from Owasso and cannot believe this happened, when I went there this never would have happened. This is absolutely horrible.
I'm in a discord server with a queer person who graduated from there and they're beating themselves up for telling people like Nex that its a safe place
@@erinphillips3489 Sad reality of the world is that LGBTQ is getting enough backlash that it could still be a safe space compared to other alternatives.
Thank you for covering the Nex story. 😢 tragic death due to an environment of hate in OK
I'm 55 and I watch you, TikTok and read the NYT & WaPo. It's important to get your news from different sources.
Big ups to The Intercept for using data to show media bias. Ground News and AllSides are pretty good at aggregating what's in the headlines too. People need to see this stuff. Thanks for sharing
I have no words for Nex's story. Just enrages me so much.
thank you for covering the israeli bias in western media. i'm just so exhausted and i feel so fucking beat down, and i know I'm not alone, it seems like everyone who is vocal about the genocide in palestine is immediately discredited and dehumanized... I first became vocal about palestine in 2012ish, I actually wrote into your show about some activism I was doing in hopes you would boost it, but you publicly stated a few days later that you did not want the heat (basically).
there's such a massive organized campaign to derail conversation "do you condemn hamas tho? what about the israeli babies? you are an antisemite" it's legitimately so exhausting to speak publicly about it. so thank you for covering this topic...
The intercept segment was eye opening, thank you!
RIP Nex. I can’t tell you how loud I gasped when you suggested they died from their injuries bc my first thought was “dang another trans kid lost to sui****”. I feel like it hits harder knowing they wanted to keep trying, they wanted to live. And from the sounds of it they wanted to protect other trans children. You don’t know me, but I will never forget you, Nex.
Thank you for talking about Nex. I appreciate this coverage so much
@AmenahBestVldeosEverI hope you have the day you deserve ❤
Nex was a girl. “N O N B l N A R Y” not a thing
@@IAmAQueenCryAbtIt Nex was nonbinary. You are an animal.
@@IAmAQueenCryAbtIt except it is a thing and denying it doesn't make it not a thing 🙄
Nex died the day after being beat, and they can’t confirm if one has to do with the other…come on! This is ridiculous! #JusticeForNex
Why is it that there isn't more news channels like you. You are hands down the best source for a news outlet. I don't know what we would do without you, thank you!!!
Turns out he lied about nex. So now what u gonna say
@@billyford2262so call him out. Correct him. Message him. He has corrected himself when evidence has been provided. Let him know. He even had a text line. Provide proof he got it wrong with evidence.
Thanks for bringing up the disproportionate media coverage of Gaza. It's extremely important for people to understand what's really going on there. FREE PALESTINE! 🇵🇸
Working in Retail this is literally common for representatives to come in and check on their product, But the Owner of the company himself coming in is insanely respectable!
Thank you for covering the Nex Benedict story. They deserve to get justice and we need to do better by lgbtqia+ students, especially in Oklahoma.
They? More than one person was beat?
Your lack of understanding of using singular they isn't cute, it's pathetic. This is how far our nation has fallen, that the usage of a word that's existed for literal centuries is being mocked by people who can't pass an advanced lit exam. A child is dead, you ghoul. Focus on that. @@Doo_Doo_Patrol
@@Doo_Doo_Patrol I know odds are you're just a troll but Nex Benedict used they/them pronouns.
Not a troll, and using plural pronouns for a singular individual is just illiterate. It makes nonsense of writing. So, whatever.@@Alren-ki
A child is dead because of hate and bigotry. Full stop.
How the fuck are we still this backwards as a nation? Why the fuck do people care SO MUCH about what is in another person's pants? ffs let people just live their lives.
In regards to the mr beast story, as someone who worked at walmart they have systems in place where it knows how many of an item fits on a shelf and creates a "pick list" to pick those items when so many are sold. There are dozens of reasons it could have been empty. People stealing, people trolling and hiding merchandise, or someone recently came and bought them all. The pick list isn't generated every few minutes. When I worked it was more like every 6 hours or so. Lots of companies have people come in and stock their own products at walmarts like coke, Pepsi, frito lay. So him coming in and doing it would not have affected a workers day at all.
In some cases he went in and it was just that the bars where sitting in their original shipping packing in the back and just flat out never got stocked where they where suppose to be. I dont think he was to shocked of being sold out(which he did find in some places). But was imho rightfully a bit annoyed of them just sitting in the back for days never being put out.
Rest in Power Nex. As a trans person who was bullied through all of elementary and high school and never felt they could come out when they were younger, I hope they actually hold these bullies accountable.
So you weren`t bullied for being trans then, if you hadn`t come out. And bullied in elementary school? Wow, that must have been tough, give us an example of being bullied in elementary school. Don`t be so vague...it`s the only way to work together for a better, bullying-free world.
@@barryledgister4496 a good step in the right direction is for you to delete your account
For mr beast, he needs to hire reps like Lay's does to rotate and pull stock. In his defense, I worked at Costco for a while and companies would contract endcaps we had to make sure those were out and had stock. Those display cases are similar for normal retail, the stores get them and they are required to have them up for certain amount of time.
it’s insane to think this happened. i live in owasso right by the high school and i just drove by a bunch of students holding signs as justice for nex. what a loss 💔
Thank you for not revealing Nex's birthname
Two head injuries (ex concussions) within a short period of time can absolutely cause death.
I hate all the news reporting it was a "fight" and the "death" of Nex. No, 3 bullies beat her in the bathroom giving her injuries that led to her death. It was a beating, not a fight. It was murder
yes.
I used to be a merchandiser and my job was to go in on behalf of both the companies and the stores corporate HQ in order to make sure the product got on the shelves so it can be sold and I had store managers yell at me among other things but the employees loved me because I didn't just order them to put out the product, I helped stock the shelves and everything
Whether or not Nex was a victim of a hate crime, they were still assaulted and the perpetrators should be charged as such.
Yes!!
Except Nex started the fight apparently, so should she as the perpetrator be charged?
@@andymeier7708 hearsay from bigot monster children and police with no evidence to back it up try again?
Nex Benedict was a young woman who was a victim of gender ideology. Facts!
Triggered by victims?
Definitely triggered by victims 😂
It's a good thing the body cam footage and facts are coming out about Nex. It's sad when anyone passes especially someone so young but it's good to get the facts straight. The media spun this one really hard and that's the real hate crime.
They were trying for a LGBT George Floyd
As someone from Owasso class 09, this is the best, unbiased, non local news update on Nex Benedict. Thank you for that. There's a lot of emotion driven exaggeration going on and believe me, I get it! This is an absolute tragedy and nothing will bring Nex back and there's blööd on many hands and at upsettingly high levels of authority. I'm queer af in a very rural area these days and was in the closet all through school in a class of 700ish. I'm fing furious and I hope beyond hope that this opens eyes that you can't say you wanna save the kids but actively harm trans kids with these laws. Simply unacceptable. Trans kids: we see you, you are loved, and you matter. Have hope and know that you're not alone. We've got to do better and VOTE!!
Lies everywhere, this should stop
UPDATE: Nex was the one who instigated the fight by throwing water on one of the girls (which by legal definition is assault). In response, the girl grabbed Nex's hair. Nex then threw that girl into a hand-dryer, and that started the full on fight. Also, as the autopsy has shown, Nex committed suicide.
I used to like DeFranco, but he doesn't care about waiting for facts anymore, and simply wants that clickbait for views. Sad.
The autopsy of an officially discredited ME office in one of the most bigoted towns in one of the most bigoted states both well known for their history of creating cover-ups?
@@Super-BallSharpit wasnt a coverup died on anti depressants
Thanks again Phil, for saying nothing of value
I'm so glad there was a study done to compare the coverage in Gaza. While I sat here horrified seeing the reality of what's going on, understanding the historical contexts of everything that led to October 7th I found myself constantly wondering if I'm missing something important, because the media I was consuming seemed to be painting a different story. I feel relieved to know that I wasnt going crazy that I wasn't somehow too far gone to see the "truth" that mainstream media was putting out, but there really was an inherent bias in the coverage. It's such a disservice to both sides when media that is meant to present a neutral reporting starts to let their personal opinions seep through
It is tragic for both sides. The fact remains, Hamas initiated this current conflict with an act of terror. Don't complain when there are brutal consequences to such terror. Were you this confused when the disgraced Harvard president made her insensitive anti-semitic remarks!? Anti-semitic bias in the establishments is real.
@@funkspinna okay but i never said anything about hamas not being brutal in their onslaught. if anything this reporting is saying that thats all world media is focusing on. nothing before nothing after. personally, im not one to side behind tit for tat, but by your own logic, then what did israel expect after years of oppression and occupation? but thats not right either is it? its not about who started it or how they started it or how anyone continues it, its about the people suffering through it through no fault of their own. babies and young children and innocent civilians can and should complain because they shouldnt have any consequences from terrors NOT commited by them. and anyone who says they should is on the side of collective punishment, and has completely lost the plot.
@@meineandi Agreed about the innocents. Free Palestine...from Hamas.
@@funkspinna bro... what even
@@meineandi You just assumed my gender. How dare you. LOL
Fake news. She was the bully. She ODed.
Nex killed herself, update the title
You know he'll just delete this
Thats a He. Or at the very least, a They. And no, we don't know this. The OMEO has not been a credible association or up to national standards for 15 years.
Propaganda. Youve fallen so far from fair journalism.
He’s been far left for years now. It was kinda sad, he wasn’t unbiased for a bit then around 2016 he drifted into the cesspool.
Thank you for covering the story about Nex. I live in Tulsa and it’s sad how little coverage it’s getting locally other than locals spreading the word
I didn’t see ANY injuries in the body cam footage. She died from drug overdose. Please stop
crazy how injuries to the back of the head don’t show up on a video that only shows their face.
@@babs_babscrazy what the autopsy said 🤡
And you're a physician?
@@babs_babs y'all and your conspiracies 😂
@@malasc12 what conspiracy theory? that’s publicly available info
I feel so bad for her parents. They lost their daughter twice.😢
😂
She died from an overdose
It's like how Alexei Navalny died from "sudden death sydrome"... the fact he was imprisioned as a political prisoner and his body was full of brusies had "nothing to do with it".
And the Russian Propeganda and the coverage of Nex's murder are both originating from the same political idealogy... "conservativism" aka... fascism.
Coming from the same people who saw George Floyd get unalived on video by a police officer who was convicted and sent to prison for it, who claim it was actually a fentanyl-caused unalivement.
As someone who just left working at Walgreens because of poor management and understaffing, extra vendors coming in (if they come in) is normal, but the vendors are rarely helpful (at this store at least). It’s very possible that this store is an outlier due to its distance from other stores.