Colleen Ballinger Responds to Allegations with Ukelele Song, Affirmative Action is Dead, & More News

- Today we're talking about Colleen Ballinger singing through accusations and backlash, the Supreme Court just eliminated

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action

, previously unshared horror stories are being shared about men getting implants that went very wrong and nursing homes being robbed dozens. millions of dollars are being exposed. We'll talk about all that and

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on today's extra-large new "Philip DeFranco Show," your daily dive into the

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. So buckle up, hit the like button and let's jump into it. For starters, Colleen Ballinger has officially responded to the

allegations

and controversy surrounding her, but she did so in a way that I didn't have on my bingo card.

I thought since they haven't responded to media requests, oh, she'll stay silent, or maybe she'll post it as a text post on Twitter, or maybe she'll make a video and talk directly to the camera. But she pulled out a ukulele and proceeded to sing her response to everything, which, if you're in this situation a little blind, I'll link below to our previous coverage this week, where we just talked about reflexes. I will also link to other resources. But it involved accusations ranging from things like, you know, she had a group chat with fans who are mostly young teenagers where she seemed to, among other things, ask them questions about sex and talk about her sex life, as well as on En live shows, she put young fans in uncomfortable positions on stage and many said they felt used and exploited by her.

And then she begins this now viral apology by saying... - Although my team strongly advised me not to say what I want to say, I recently realized that they never said I couldn't sing what I want to say. - And in the hook of this

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, which, you know, I'll link to this below, you can watch it and consume it all, but I'll save you time here. She basically compared all the accusations to a toxic gossip train of misinformation and manipulation, claiming that some of the things being said about her were not true, although she didn't really delve into any details about what was false.

Although she did address the relationships she cultivated with her young fans. -Many years ago she used to message my fans, but not in a creepy way like many of you try to suggest. It was

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of a loser kind of way where he was just trying to be everyone's best friend. It's like when you go to a family gathering, you know, and there's this weird aunt who comes up to you and says, "Hey girl, what's tea?" And you say, "Ew." - Acknowledging that it was strange how I shared too much with fans in the group chat, but also saying that I didn't understand the boundaries between fan and friend and adding... ♪ I haven't done that in years, you see, ♪ ♪ Because I changed my behavior and I took responsibility ♪ - He then went on to talk about Miranda Sings, saying that the character and her content were always rated PG13, which is on her website.

So, with that being said, it was up to the parents' discretion whether or not her children should watch Miranda or attend live shows. Regarding the live shows, she addressed a clip from a show where a teenage fan came on stage to do some yoga, but then she Miranda spread the fans' legs and made a fart sound at them. But that fan, as we talked about in the other video, says that she practically felt naked on stage because her outfit didn't have full coverage, so she was worried about what people would see of her body. Addressing this, Colleen simply said... ♪ I'm not a predator, even though many of you think I am ♪ ♪ Because five years ago I made a fart joke ♪ - And with that I also say, of course, she did it. mistakes and bad jokes, and it bothers her that some fans feel betrayed, but she never had bad intentions.

And that video was received as you can imagine. I mean, there was some support. The video has 48,000 likes, but they haven't liked it much; At the time of recording, that video had 323,000 dislikes. And obviously none of that takes into account the other massive re

action

s on other social media platforms where these videos get tens of millions of views. And there were a whole series of reasons. There were people saying that she was disappointed, disturbed, upset, confused, and people were saying, you know, as serious as this feels, it's strange to respond with a quirky musical moment. People say the

song

is embarrassing and minimizes the accusations and experiences of these people.

Additionally, Adam McIntyre, a group chat fan who had made many accusations, said the video showed "exactly the kind of evil woman she is" and said, "Everyone meet the real Colleen Ballinger." Some also point to specific moments in the video, such as the yoga fart joke, arguing that the way she approached this minimized the discomfort the fan felt while he was exposed on stage. And that's why we've seen tons of people saying that this will be considered the worst YouTube apology video of all time. Although it's not really an apology video. To me, when I saw this, it felt more like someone was saying, "Fuck this whole situation, and screw the people who are a part of it." Especially when you look at the moments where she sings songs that people don't listen.

I really care about the truth and also finishing the video... - What do I know? Fuck me, right? - I will also say that I agree with people who say this is the worst way there could be addressed this because it is such a different and seemingly strange way to respond to what was happening. For example, people who were completely unaware of this situation before watching this video in the last 24 hours are now sharing this video because they say: "You are not I'm going to believe why he's singing." It feels like awareness about this has increased 100x what it was before the video.

And it doesn't help that "Toxic Gossip Train" is a bit of an earworm. ♪ Toxic Gossip Train ♪ - It gets a little stuck in my head, which would be great for a normal song, but not when it makes you think about the accusations against you. For example, this would be SNL open if the writers' strike wasn't happening. That said, as for what happens from here, we'll have to wait and see. And in the meantime, I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. And then this story is so uncomfortable. So this guy Michael moved into a new apartment in San Francisco last year.

He meets his neighbor, a Hindu priest named Jeff. And Jeff tells Michael about a relief organization he volunteers with that provides food, clothing, and other supplies to the poor in Bangladesh. So Mike says, "That sounds great. "Let me donate some money." And he donates $150 to Jeff's GoFundMe. But soon after, his credit card company flags a suspiciously large amount of $15,000. Yes, he donated with a typo. So you frantically call GoFundMe and they promise, "Hey, you'll get a refund," but it will take three to seven business days. And until then your absurdly large donation will still be at the top of the fundraising page.

So he says, "Shit, I have to call Jeff and explain the whole situation to him." But before he can do that, the Facebook messages start arriving. He has the charity's program manager in Bangladesh surprised by this generosity and thanking him. profusely, also sending him photo after photo, literally hundreds of them, of poor, hungry children thanking him by name, literally holding signs that said "Michael." Understand that you have never received such a large donation before and you can hardly believe his kindness. And then, of course, Michael was back in front of his computer in San Francisco feeling really bad about this

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he has to break.

And once the refund is made and all that money is suddenly no longer in the hands of the Bangladeshis, instead he increases his original donation to $1,500. But here is the not at all strange and incredible ending of this story. He tells this incredibly uncomfortable story on Reddit and it goes viral. And in the span of just a few weeks, people are donating more than $120,000 to the GoFundMe. And that's where the story ends. It's the only good one you get. I know some of you have watched this show for years and were hoping for another twist. No, that's it.

Enjoy this feeling while it lasts. And then these nursing home owners stole $83 million and let their patients die. That's what Attorney General Leticia James said about four different nursing homes across New York State. Alright, let's break it down, because yesterday James filed a lawsuit accusing Centers Health Care and its owners of stealing Medicaid, Medicare and other funds intended for patient care, and the specific nursing homes in question are all owned by Centers Health and operated by them. Care and are located in Queens, the Bronx, Westchester and Buffalo. And according to the lawsuit, owners Kenneth Rozenberg and Daryl Hagler, along with others, built an elaborate network of phony companies and contracts to pocket $83 million in government funding over the past decade.

And obviously, since that money was going into their pockets, it wasn't being used to help the residents. As a result, nursing homes were understaffed and residents faced neglect, degradation and death, with the attorney general saying, "They put profits before people again and again" while vulnerable New Yorkers were left reduced to skeletons. With the lawsuit allegedly filled with testimony from residents' families about mistreatment at the hands of these nursing homes, including the story of a man whose ulcers turned into ulcers that ate away at him and he developed sepsis and died, and another horror story of a daughter whose mother was not given a colostomy bag to collect her waste, but was instead wrapped in a towel that quickly filled with feces.

And the four nursing homes have also received repeated complaints from residents and families about unsanitary conditions, including vermin. Now, in response to the filing, a spokesperson for Centers Health Care used the classic deny, deny, deny, saying in a statement: "Centers Health Care is proud" of its commitment to patient care. "Centers denies the New York Attorney General's

allegations

"wholeheartedly and attempted to resolve this matter "out of court." "We will fight these spurious claims "with the facts on our side." But for now we are seeing the attorney general trying to block nursing homes from accepting new residents until they are adequately staffed, including filling the positions they supervise. the homes' finances and quality of care.

And James is also pushing for the owners to return the stolen $83 million and reimburse the attorney general's office for the investigation. Notably, this is not an isolated incident, as it's the fourth nursing home lawsuit James has filed in the last year in his battle for nursing home reform. And then make a few extra bucks by doing nothing. Is that possible? Well, Honey Gain , the sponsor of today's show, made passive income a reality. What, how, what? Yes, you simply download, install the app on your device and let it run in the background to earn a passive income.

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And for decades they have been trying every possible method to make them grow, whether it be fat injections, inflatable prostheses, vacuum pumps, hanging weights and even cutting the suspensory ligament. But for a long time, all available procedures were ineffective, dangerous or presentedmany potential disadvantages. That was until Dr. James Elist, a urologist whom TMZ once dubbed... - He's like the Thomas Edison of penis surgeries. - So when Viagra hit the market in 1998, erectile dysfunction no longer always required a surgical solution. Then Elist thought about other business opportunities and what came to mind was Penuma. which is short for new man penis, a silicone cosmetic implant shaped like a hot dog bun that is placed just under the skin to increase penis length, with sizes ranging from large to extra, extra large.

And according to him, it's reversible, so you can always upgrade if you're still not satisfied. Despite great skepticism from other doctors that something like this was possible, he got the device approved by the FDA in 2004. And that's because of a legal loophole that allows companies to implant untested products in patients as long as they can demonstrate that the devices are "substantially equivalent to those already on the market." And Elist argued that his silicone block was comparable to calf and buttock implants. And so, somehow, he convinces the government that his invention was novel enough to merit a patent and not novel enough to require testing before use.

Although the FDA also did not clearly specify that the device was intended for the penis, instead it was authorized for the "cosmetic correction of soft tissue deformities." But that being said, he makes a modest living from his clinic in Beverly Hills, averaging about 100 surgeries a year in 2014. But then in 2016, GQ publishes an article glamorizing Penuma, and after that, just takes off, with Elist doing roughly 60 surgeries a month by the end of the year. And then his company, International Medical Devices, begins training surgeons across the country to perform the Penuma operation. Then you add the pandemic, business is booming more than ever, and industry advocates assume that's because men are watching more porn, having more privacy at home recovering from surgery, or seeing improvements in the procedure. .

But, and you've been waiting for it, underneath all that fame and success, some patients start talking about the darker side of Penuma, like this guy named Mick, for example. He spoke to a ProPublica reporter and said he consulted with Elist for about five minutes, then signed a stack of consent and release forms, including one that said the consultation lasted more than an hour and that he did, in fact, end up having surgery. that same morning. Then, after waking up, he spent the next five days in a hotel room with his things wrapped in gauze, saying that his morning erections were unbearable and that strong jolts took over his crotch every time he urinated.

And when he finally removed the bandage, he was shocked to discover that the corners of the implant were protruding under the skin like a misplaced bone. And so, for the next few months, he frantically emailed Elist saying things like, "It's been about 70 days since your surgery,' and yet you feel like a shrimp." Plus, "I'm so sorry you got another email." ". but I'm going crazy "over the fact that I have no feeling in my penis," and he, a month after that, finally contacted Elist, who told him not to worry, that the numbness would eventually go away.

But Mick understandably has his doubts at this point. So he Googles "Elist Penuma numb" and finds hundreds and hundreds of horror stories. With all that said, before we go any further, I want to warn you that the next part of the story is as wild as "It's disturbing. There may be some indirect grimacing. And that's because I have to tell you that some of the implants became infected or dislodged. Additionally, others turned corners. From time to time, some of the bumps would poke through the skin, forming holes that furthermore, one man took a video of the kind of crunchy snort his penis made when air moved through a hole, with the skin between that hole and a second eventually eroding so that a corner of the implant emerged.

Also for someone with a protruding implant, his girlfriend said sex felt like someone sticking a butter knife inside you. A truck driver whose Penuma stuck in his pubic bone said he felt like a prisoner of his own body. Another businessman said, "It makes you look like you're always semi-erect." "I couldn't let my kids sit on my lap." He couldn't jump with them on the trampoline. I even felt like a pervert hugging my friend." However, Elist's company continued to assure its patients that they were healing as expected and, in some cases, suggested a larger implant might solve their problems.

But many Critics throughout his company had argued for years that the implant itself is the problem, because it can be difficult to place an implant in a place where it naturally grows and shrinks. And when foreign objects are placed anywhere in the body , the body reacts by wrapping them in tissue, but in that specific place, it can distort the shape and mobility, and then, even if the Penuma is removed, as many have discovered, it can contract to seal the space left behind. And, as it was As you might expect, there's this whole cottage industry of plastic surgeons who make a living simply treating victims of penile implants gone wrong.

And one of the craziest things here is that most of these men actually had at least one average size penis before surgery. But due to cultural or psychological reasons, they felt self-conscious, and people like Elist took advantage of that feeling, which in case you were wondering, research shows that the average penis is 3.6 inches long when flaccid and 5 .2 inches when erect. Which makes it even crazier because remember Mick? Mick was reportedly six and a half inches tall before the procedure, but after the implant was removed, he lost a full inch. And while thankfully most of his feelings have now returned, it cost him three years of depression, anger, and half of his life savings down the drain.

And that is why with this whole situation, there are now several lawsuits pending against Elist's company. But he has also successfully fought malpractice and product liability lawsuits since the 1990s. And in his defense, Elist argues that the majority of his patients leave satisfied, saying that what we're seeing is a minority of people who don't follow post-op instructions and stating that Penuma has improved tremendously since the early days, which I believe. I'll just say, hey guys, if you're someone who suffers from penis anxiety, please, I recommend you go to a therapist before you go to a urologist.

Social media and society in general screwed people over. Just be careful because just covering this story makes me feel like I'm traumatized and I'm not even one of those poor bastards who had to deal with it all going wrong. Additionally, Hollywood isn't the only place dealing with labor issues in film and television production right now, as a new report from the Los Angeles Times highlights a host of issues facing workers in South Korea, some of which are being highlighted by the Writers strike here, because as that strike continues, it has led Netflix to turn to South Korea to keep content moving while productions are stalled in the United States.

And Netflix's decision to invest in South Korean content in recent years apparently hasn't helped overall working conditions. First of all, we'll start with "Squid Game" because it's a show that basically everyone knows because it was a huge hit, it became the most watched show on Netflix, it made history, it won multiple Emmy Awards, which would make you think that The people who made that show must be making that money, especially since that show alone supposedly increased the value of Netflix by $900 million. But in reality, according to The LA Times, the writer and director of that show had to give up intellectual property rights in his contract, so he got absolutely no residuals.

So he was paid, but he claims it was enough to put food on the table, which is also not surprising since waste is a major bargaining point for writers here amid the strike. And in South Korea many creatives feel the same way and are now questioning Netflix's practices, thinking that no one should have to accept a zero-waste deal. Because even though "The Squid Game" sparked a wave of the country's creators flocking to Netflix, they also slowly began to question how sustainable it is to work for the company, with one writer telling The Times: " "At first it was exciting to think." that people all over the world "could watch my show", but now I'm thinking so what? "I don't get anything out of this." And production workers have their own huge problems, too, with The Times adding that many crew members argue that exploitative labor practices have quietly fueled the rise of Netflix content in South Korea.

Because when making shows in South Korea, Netflix outsources production to local partners in the country. That said, a Netflix spokesperson told The Times that it pays competitive rates to K content creators and that its standards meet or exceed Korean law. But several anonymous sources also told the outlet that that is not entirely the case. Because even before Netflix, productions in South Korea had crazy long schedules with incredibly fast turnaround times, giving the crew barely any money and almost no time to sleep between filming. And although there was a tragic suicide by a producer in 2016, which led to some improvements in working conditions, many workers told The Times that many production companies, including those to which Netflix outsources, do not follow those laws.

The Times explains that companies find ways to get around the law by changing the definition of what it means to work. For example, some only count work time as time the camera is rolling, meaning the crew has done full days of prep and editing that are unpaid because those hours don't count, and one producer said he had a project in which he made $3,400 per month while working 90 to 100 hours a week. You know, with all of this, obviously this is a story about South Korea, but it's also important to look at it as an example of why collective bargaining and effective unions are so incredibly important.

And then Eric Goldstein was caught taking bribes that ended up putting metal in plastic in kids' lunches, because the problem with Eric is that he was a high-ranking official at the New York Department of Education, and he was specifically in charge of food service. from New York. York City Schools and the owners of SOMMA Food Group took advantage of Goldstein's position. The food provided by SOMMA had some problems, particularly foreign objects in the chicken fillet. Specifically, students and staff found pieces of bones, plastic, and even metal in the chicken. When a school staff member choked on a bone from a supposedly boneless dish, SOMMA's chicken was removed from the menu.

However, after a big paycheck for Goldstein, they returned. And it turns out that at the same time SOMMA was founded, the three owners also founded another company, Range Meats, with Goldstein having a 20% stake in the company that was kept secret. And according to prosecutors, it was a quid pro quo agreement. Goldstein promoted SOMMA's interests and made sure the Department of Education bought them out, and then the owners of SOMMA would invest in Range Meats and pay Goldstein thousands of dollars, and all of this led to a week-long trial, and The jury returned yesterday, convicting Goldstein of conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud and accepting bribes, all of which could put this guy in prison for up to 20 years.

And he's not the only one. The other three men were also convicted of conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery. And the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York called all of this "a textbook example of choosing greed "over the needs of our schools" and the well-being of our children," adding: "The verdict today demonstrates the consequences of "corruptly placing profit" above the public interest. So the situation is not completely over because Goldstein's lawyers say they plan to appeal the verdict if the judge does not acquit him. And then you beautiful bastards have heard me say this before, but sometimes watching the news raises my cortisol levels and few things really help me relax after the show like a cup of tea.

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affirmative

action has officially been repealed, with the Supreme Court ruling that race-based admissions are unconstitutional in cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. And the split here is what you'd expect: six to three. All conservatives voted in favor and all liberals dissented. Also of note is that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself from the Harvard case because she had been on the school's board of supervisors. And while this decision today is by no means unexpected, it still has enormous consequences, because this ruling will completely change the admissions process as we know it, forcing public and private universities to dramatically transform the way they select students. students and build diverse campuses. .

Because for more than four decades affirmative action has been a central element of higher education and the main tool that universities and particularly selective schools have used in the search for a diverse student body. And it's actually one that has been upheld numerous times by the Supreme Court in the past, including most recently in 2016 with a case involving the University of Texas at Austin. Although that challenge against UT Austin was overturned four to three because Justice Antonin Scalia had just died and Justice Kagan was recused. But that said, as far as the court's decision here is concerned, both the Harvard and UNC cases were brought by students in the fair admissions group, which has given rise to many lawsuits challenging fairness-conscious admissions. race, including one that the court rejected in 2016.

In the UNC lawsuit, plaintiffs accused the public university of discriminating against white and Asian applicants by giving unfair preference to blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans. And arguing that the race-based admissions process violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits racial discrimination by government institutions, including public universities like UNC. Although Harvard's case was a little different because, as a private school, Harvard is not subject to the equal protection clause. Instead, Students for Fair Admissions claimed that the university discriminated against Asian American applicants by limiting the number accepted using subjective standards to measure personality traits such as agreeableness, courage and kindness, and argued that this violated a section of the Act.

Civil rights. , which prohibits racial discrimination in programs or activities that receive any type of federal funding. And very significantly here before today, both UNC and Harvard defeated the students in fair admissions and in federal lower courts, and Harvard's decision was even upheld by a federal appeals court. But this new conservative Supreme Court disagreed. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, says that students "should be treated based on their" experiences as individuals "not on the basis of their race," adding that both admissions to Harvard and to UNC "lack a sufficiently focused" and measurable approach. Goals that justify the use of race "inevitably use race in a negative way," involve racial stereotypes, "and lack meaningful end goals." In particular, Roberts said the court's decision should not prohibit colleges from "considering an applicant's discussion" about how race affected his or her life, "whether through discrimination, inspiration or otherwise." But it's also unclear exactly how they would do it.

I mean, even in the dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the line seems to imply that colleges can consider race in application essays, which she also condemned as nothing more than an attempt to put lipstick on a pig. . Roberts also responded to that, in his opinion, by writing. "Despite the dissenters' claim to the contrary, 'universities cannot simply establish 'through application essays' or other means the regime we today consider illegal." Furthermore, as for Sotomayor's dissent, it was scathing, with the judge who has said she is an example of how affirmative action works, stating that "the devastating impact" of this decision cannot be underestimated," and continuing, "Today, this court stands in the way" and rolls back decades of precedents "and momentous advances," stating that the decision "consolidates a superficial norm" of colorblindness as a constitutional principle "in an endemically segregated society "where race has always mattered and continues to matter," and then accused the majority of "still entrenching more racial inequality in education" and arguing that "equality of educational opportunity" is a prerequisite for achieving racial equality "in our nation", specifically pointing out how many leaders in America went to competitive universities because of affirmative action and adding that the majority "ignores the dangerous consequences" of a United States where its leadership "does not reflect the diversity of the people." Additionally, it is noteworthy that both Sotomayor and Jackson took issue with the fact that the majority included an exception for military academies in their decision allowing them to continue to practice racially conscious. selection.

And that's after a debate over whether the military should keep affirmative action based on the argument that it would be bad for the military if leadership didn't represent the diversity of rank-and-file troops. While Sotomayor said this was an arbitrary line, Jackson pointed out the hypocrisy, saying, "The court has reached the fundamental conclusion" that "racial diversity in higher education is only worth potentially preserving to the extent that "Black Americans" and other underrepresented minorities "might need to be prepared for success in the bunker, not the boardroom." Which, wow. And second, as to what happens from here, it's not there. sure.

We have some idea of ​​the nine states that already banned affirmative action before the decision, and they found that overall Hispanic and Native American students were underrepresented in the states with bans, and they also found that several states have seen declines in the number of black, Hispanic and Native American students at its most selective public universities. While less selective universities saw an increase in those populations as a result, experts argue that is not the point, saying that the main argument in favor of the Affirmative action as it was before today is that it gives minority students an advantage in more selective schools.

And as a study on the long-term impacts of California's ban found, black and Hispanic students who attended less competitive schools did worse than those who did, things like graduation rates, graduate school enrollment, and earnings. Lower. But it is also believed that this could go beyond simple registration. There would be other parts of the university ecosystem and also in the world. It could have an impact on companies' diversity efforts, as one expert explained: "Even though this case is about education," employers will likely have to "reevaluate their policies just to make sure" they are handling action issues. appropriately affirmative. "For example, federal contractors are required to have affirmative action plans.

That's almost 100% going to be questioned now. It's really not so much a question of whether there will be domino effects, but rather how many and how big they will be. .And then, wait a second. Can you hear that? Listen to it. (humming) It's definitely not me, but rather the hum of the universe, which at first glance may not seem like much, but this marks a major breakthrough for astrophysics. So For a long time, we stupid humans believed that space was just a big empty container, that time just moved like a clock. But then Einstein came along and said, "Losers." "Space and time They are actually a thing called space-time. "And gravity is the effect of large objects "warping the very fabric of space-time," adding that dense objects accelerating through space create gravitational waves that spread throughout the universe.

Note that was in 1916. We couldn't even confirm his theory until 2015, when scientists first detected gravitational waves from two black holes that collided 1.3 billion years ago. But now we know that the universe is constantly humming with background gravitational waves that They move through the cosmos like an ocean. And that's because for the past 15 years, scientists in North America, Europe, India, Australia and China have been listening closely to our galaxy using some of the most sensitive telescopes in the world, and specifically listening to nearly 70 pulsars, a type of neutron star that emits radio waves in a constant pulse, and the researchers hypothesize that since gravitational waves stretch and compress the fabric of space-time, those distortions would make the pulsar's signals They arrive a little later or earlier than expected.

Also, when I say sooner or later, I mean the difference of nanoseconds, but our telescopes are so amazingly precise that we can actually detect that. And yesterday, all five research teams published their independent studies at the same time announcing that it worked, and one of them said: "What we measure is the way the Earth moves in this sea." downwards, "swings in all directions." And although we still don't know for sure what is causing these waves, the leading theory is that of supermassive black holes. When two of them orbit each other, they stir up our cosmic ocean and cause ripples throughout the universe.

But we don't actually hear those individual waves. Instead, scientists believe that hundreds of thousands or even millions of waves come together to form one giant wave. It's like an intergalactic orchestra. All of these pairs of supermassive black holes orbit each other to produce a single note. And so, in the coming years, researchers will separate the data and try to identify specific pairs of supermassive black holes that we couldn't locate before. And they will do so by listening for particularly noisy ones, which would be closer to Earth. And so I leave you with the final question: did you get all of that?

Because if you didn't, don't worry. I barely do it. But it's amazing, scary and beautiful at the same time. And that's where today's big dive into the news will end. For more news you need to know, I cover it here in those links. But with that being said, my name is Philip DeFranco, they just informed you, I love your faces and I'll see you on Monday.