8.13.25 Washington Wednesday with Hunter Baker, Australia’s censorship, and a break from screen time

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, D.C. policing, Texas Democrats, and New York’s mayoral race; on World Tour, Australia’ online censorship; and a call for digital detox. Plus, the end of AOL dial-up, Josh Reavis on a lesson learned, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from WatersEdge Kingdom Investments — personal investments that build churches. 5.05% APY on a three-month term. WatersEdge.com/invesWatersEdge Kingdom Investments - WatersEdge securities are subject to certain risk factors as described in our Offering Circular and are not FDIC or SIPC insured. This is not an offer to sell or solicit securities. WatersEdge offers and sells securities only where authorized; this offering is made solely by our Offering Circular.From Covenant College. Rigorous academics, grounded in Reformed theology, lived out in Christ-centered community. covenant.edu/WORLDAnd from Dordt University, where pre-med students gain knowledge through undergraduate research and hone skills through hands-on simulations. Dordt.edu

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today, risking socialism in New York, drawing lines in Texas and cracking down on crime in D.C. Can that work?
0:14.2	We don't want to be left holding the bag when 1,000 National Guardsmen and 500 federal officers move on.
0:21.6	All those stories ahead today on Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker is standing by.
0:26.6	Also today, world tour an update on the fight against social media censorship in Australia.
0:32.6	And speaking of social media, a different kind of fight, the fight for your kids' attention.
0:46.5	It's Wednesday, August 13th.
0:49.0	This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:53.0	I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:54.0	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.4	Up next, Kent Coveington with today's news. Federal authorities have wasted no time taking charge in
1:04.9	Washington, D.C. Today will mark the second full day since President Trump declared a public safety
1:10.4	emergency in the nation's capital and placed D.C. Metro Police under federal control.
1:15.6	Attorney General Pam Bondi told federal agents overseeing the effort.
1:19.0	We're a team. We're in this together. This is our home, all of our homes, and we're here to make it safer.
1:25.5	And thank you for what you do for our country.
1:29.3	Metro Police now report through the Justice Department chain of command
1:33.3	and nearly 900 federal law enforcement officers from the FBI,
1:37.3	DEA and other agencies were embedded into citywide operations.
1:41.3	DEA administrator and acting DC police chief Terry police chief, Terry Cole, says so far,
1:46.7	we've had 60 arrests that are very impactful. We've taken 17 firearms off the streets.
1:53.0	Hundreds of National Guardsmen are also serving in a support role. Democratic D.C. Mayor,
1:57.9	Muriel Bowser, has criticized the takeover calling it unnecessary.
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