Episode Details

An unexpected litmus test of whether someone is a true racist has emerged and it will certainly have a lot of “social progressives” taking a long hard look in the mirror. A new study finds that white people who use the “yellow” or “default” thumb-emoji skin color may be deeply intolerant and hateful, and may not even know it (00:56:37). Also the biggest headlines from around the internet, AND, at the end of the show, a live-on-air reveal of the Grand Prize for the #HardFactorSentMe McDonald’s Menu Hack Contest, sent from Ronald McDonald himself. (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:05:00) - Fun Fact: Bruno Mars has “Gone Diamond” 5 Times (00:06:31) - Holidays: Cream Cheese Brownie Day (00:07:42) - This Day in History: Poet Aleksandr Pushkin Lost a Duel to a Frenchmen Who Insulted his Wife (00:12:36) - Trending Mentions: Snoop Dog Buys Death Row Records (00:15:08) - #3 - Ohio Town Mayor Warns of Slippery Slope From Ice Fishing to Prostitution (00:18:56) - #2 - Marjorie Taylor Green Fights Back Against the Gazpacho Police (00:21:50) - #1 - Adidas Tit Tweet Corrupts Countless Young Minds (00:32:56) - Commanders First Week: Terrible & Touchy TikTok International Moment Which One’s Worse (00:46:43) - Italy - The Least Liked Lady in Italy (00:51:55) - Pakistan - Woman Would Try Anything For Fertility, Even a Nail In the Head (00:56:37) - You Might Be a Racist if You Use This Thumb Emoji Color These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: 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... Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Follow @HardFactorNews on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook

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