On Today’s Episode of Hard Factor... The US Olympic team and it’s stars are off to a tough start with the US men’s basketball team and the US women’s soccer team underperforming expectations and Simone Biles withdrawing from competition to take care of her mental health. In great news a French man built his disabled son a robotic body suit allowing him to walk. The DOJ sold POS Martin Shkreli's sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. An angry mob stoned a man to death who shot up a backyard party and the vigilante mob in Forth Worth, Texas. (00:00:00) - Timestamps (00:08:00) - Cup of Coffee in the Big Time - Holidays (00:10:01) - Today In History & Honorable Mention Stories (00:13:48) - #5 Sports: Blake Bortles gone in GB, Strasgberg having neck and nerve surgery, MLB trade, and Flerry traded to Blackhawks (00:14:37) - #4 George P Bush who claimed he was the one Bush who Trump liked did not get a Trump endorsement despite making koozies that gave off a different vibe (00:17:57) - #3 RIP to Joey Jordison former drummer of Slipknot (00:19:13) - #2 US Olympic woes with the US women’s team tying and Simone Biles out of team competition (00:26:35) - #1 Masks are back according to the CDC and Biden administration (00:32:28) - DOJ dealing with a few cases recently like seizing the Gilgamesh Dream Tablets from Hobby Lobby who bought them in 2014 from an auction house and selling the rare Wu Tang Clan album solely owned by criminal and pharma bro Martin Shkreli to cover his debt (00:41:25) - TikTok International Moment (™) (00:41:50) - #1 French man and father built his disabled son a robotic suit to allow him to walk (00:46:11) - #2 In Japan a ton of dogs pissed on the same giant light pole in the city to the point of they eroded the medal and it fell down in the street (00:49:17) - #3 There are child gamers that refuse to leave a gaming cafe in the Philippines even with significant flooding everywhere including waist deep in the cafe (00:55:27) - Sad incident in Fort Worth Texas on Monday night when a backyard gathering led to a mass shooting and the people being shot at chased the shooter and stoned him to death These stories, and much more, are brought to you by our incredible sponsors… Wordtune - http://wordtune.com/HardFactor to try the best AI writing assistant on the market for FREE Freshly - http://freshly.com/HardFactor to get $40 off your first 2 orders of incredibly delicious pre-made meals Manscaped - http://manscaped.com - Promo Code: HARDFACTOR for 20% off and Free Shipping on the best pube trimmer known to man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices