An executive for a large number of franchised Apleebee’s restaurants sent an email to managers bragging about how with gas prices and inflation high they could now easily lower employee wages because people are desperate (00:34:24). Joe Biden ended his trip to Europe with an impassioned speech in Ukraine where he went off script at the end saying we need to get Putin out of power (00:21:28). (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:05:28) - Fun Fact:The largest pool in the world is at a resort in Santiago, Chile. The San Alfonso del Mar Swimming Pool which is over 20 acres and cost 2 billion dollars (00:06:30) - Holidays: Respect Your Cat Day (00:07:17) - Today in History: 1774 - Britain passed the Coercive Acts on the colonies (00:07:45) - The Oscars were on Sunday Night (00:09:50) - Taylor Hawkins the drummer for the Foo Fighters passed away in Columbia over the weekend (00:14:16) - Crypto is all the way back. Bitcoin is way up and there is hype for Ethereum and Ethereum 2.0 (00:17:44) - Don Lemon was trending for images of him reporting in Ukraine in front of a fire that had some internet detectives wrongfully saying Lemon was in front of a green screen (00:21:28) - Cream of the Crop: Biden’s speech in Poland ends with him calling for the ousting of Putin Eating Good in the Neighborhood (00:34:24) - An executive for a number of franchised Applebees sent an email to managers that was leaked where he suggested since gas prices are high and inflation is up they can cut wages for their desperate employees Tik Tok International Moment (00:54:15) - China - Man bitten by venomous snake in wine bottle (00:59:15) - Afghanistan - Taliban not letting women board flights alone These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Bird Dogs - Get the world’s most comfortable shorts and pants and a free whistle football with code HARD NEWS at https://www.birddogs.com Sunday - Get the best lawn in your neighborhood. Full-season plans start at just $129, and you can get 20% off at checkout when you visit https://www.getsunday.com/factor20 Black Buffalo - 21 or over and want the best alternative high quality chewing tobacco? Head to https://www.blackbuffalo.com and use promo code HARDFACTOR at checkout for 25% off your first order Noom Mood - Take control of your mental health and manage your stress and anxiety. Worry less and feel happier. Sign up for your trial at https://www.noom.com/hardfactor Go to store.hardfactor.com and patreon.com/hardfactor to support the pod with incredible merch and bonus podcasts Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to hardfactorvoicemail@gmail.com, and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Other Places to Listen: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Lots More... The World's Premiere Explicit Daily News Podcast SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: http://smarturl.it/HardFactor CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND MERCH: http://www.HardFactor.com JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY http://www.Patreon.com/HardFactor ______________________________________________ Hard Factor A quick 40ish minute daily news suppository for people who think cable anchors don't scream at each other enough. Designed to give you just enough information to make you sound knowledgeable at the water cooler, but not knowledgeable enough to put you on a government no-fly list. Buy Hard Factor Merchandise: http://www.hardfactor.com Follow @HardFactorNews: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hardfactornews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hardfactornews Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hardfactornews Follow @HardFactorMark Insta: http://www.instagram.com/hardfactormark Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hardfactormark Follow @HardFactorPat Insta: http://www.instagram.com/pclassidy Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hardfactorpat Follow @HardFactorWes Insta: http://www.instagram.com/hardfactorwes Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hardfactorwes Follow @HardFactorWill Insta: http://www.instagram.com/hardfactorwill Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hardfactorwill ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlCGajcP5k

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