2025.08.04: War Of The Worst

Burnie and Ashley discuss angry X’ers, Grok disciples, the life Twitter chose, dumb debates, War of the Worlds, Madame Web, Spider Man’s costume reveal, ninja sword bans, barely legal bans, and unintended consequences.
  
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Remember the Twitter War

• Why Twitter Bots Could Tank Elon Musk Buyout, Explained – Business Insider
• What is Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ and what is it supposed to do? | Social Media News | Al Jazeera
• Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete $44bn deal

Fantastic Box Office

• Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop
• ‘Fantastic Four’ wins big with $40 million, while ‘Bad Guys 2’ steals second from ‘Naked Gun’ in box-office shake-up

The Marvel Diet

• Marvel’s Benedict Cumberbatch Talks ‘Horrific Eating’ Needed for Doctor Strange
• Benedict Cumberbatch remembers…–Ruthie’s Table 4 – Apple Podcasts

Spider-man Teaser

• SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day Teaser Reveals Spidey’s New Suit – ComicBook.com

K-pop Demon Hunters Supremacy

• Netflix’s Best 2025 Animated Movie Broke A Huge Record For The Service
• Top 10 Movies and Shows on Netflix: Week of July 21 2025 – Netflix Tudum

War of the Worlds

• War of the Worlds (2025) | Rotten Tomatoes
• War of the Worlds: Ice Cube’s Remake Dominating Prime Video Proves Hate Watch Exists 

Ninja Sword Ban

• U.K. ninja sword ban: 1,000 weapons surrended amid knife crime

Barely Legal

• UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs | Pornography | The Guardian
• Rumor: Australia Bans Porn With Small-Breasted Women
• China calls OnlyFans a corrupt western disease and blocks access nationwide – Citizen Watch Report