215: Minnie Mouse Would Do A Better Job

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🗓️ 21 December 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss Fani Willis’ disqualification from prosecuting the case against Trump, his settlement with ABC for defamation, the targeting of pollster Ann Selzer, and if 1st Amendment protections should apply. Then, the #Sisters cover the state and federal charges against Luigi Mangione, his eligibility for the death penalty, potential mitigating factors in the case, and the deterrent effect of his prosecution. They also explain the tension between free speech and national security in TikTok’s battle to avoid its upcoming ban in the United States.

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0:00.0	The days are shorter, but our to-do lists aren't.
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0:35.1	Welcome back to hashtag sisters-in-law with Joyce Vance, Kimberly Atkins Store, Jill Wine Banks, and me, Barb McQuade.
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0:53.7	Now let's get on with the show where today we'll be discussing the disqualification of Fannie Willis,
0:59.5	state and federal charges against Luigi Mangione, and TikTok in the Supreme Court.
1:05.6	But first, with the holidays coming up, I wanted to ask you guys, let me put it this way.
1:11.6	What is your relationship with holiday music and holiday movies?
1:18.0	Me, I can't get enough of these, you know,
1:20.1	Hallmark Christmas movies.
1:21.6	I love to have them on in the background while I'm wrapping gifts.
1:24.4	I'm especially a sucker for anything involving time travel or ghosts of
1:31.2	Christmas, you know, past type of stuff. I love those. Listeners, if you have any recommendations for me,
1:36.4	please send them to us on blue sky or threads. How about you, Jill? Do you have a relationship with
1:43.4	holiday music or movies or anything like that?
1:46.2	So I would say that anything sung by Ele Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra would be on my list of favorites.
1:54.3	Most Christmas music is so hackneyed. It sounds like elevator music for the most part.
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