On today’s episode… a man in Utah takes multiple allegedly gay men hostage at gunpoint after he wrongfully accuses them of stealing his raccoon; Plus – Anne Heche, Alex Jones, IRA, Impossible Sausage at Cracker Barrel, Coral Reef Recovery, Sausage Suns, and MUCH more…

(00:00:00) – Timestamps

☕ Cup of Coffee in the Big Time ☕

(00:07:30) – Joke of the Day: Illinois Governorship

(00:08:20) – Britney’s sons with K-Fed don’t want to see Britney, allegedly

(00:13:35) – Anne Heche smashed into a house while HAMMERED

(00:19:20) – Alex Jones gets slammed with huge punitive damages by the court

🥛 Cream of the Crop 🥛
(00:23:20) – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Passes the Senate to Fund Green Energy and the IRS for the Biggest Amounts Ever

(00:32:30) – Utah Man (very high) takes multiple men hostage over alleged stolen raccoon

(00:40:30) – Montana New Construction Home becomes Overrun with Cattle

🌎 TikTok International Moment 🌏

(00:43:15) – South Africa – Orcas feasting on Great Whites in Cape Town

(00:46:05) – Australia – Great Barrier Reef is Larger than it’s Been in 36 Years after Constant Warnings that it would Die of Climate Change

(00:48:40) – Paris – Scientist Trolls Telescope Lovers with Chorizo

(00:51:10) – Cracker Barrel Announces Addition of “Impossible Sausage” and people are MAD

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