Ballot Cleanser
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 29 October 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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COVID-19 numbers are up in the US, with more than 500,000 new cases over the past week. Trouble spots include El Paso, TX, where hospitals are stretched to capacity, plus the Dakotas, Wisconsin, and Montana. Europe is also seeing numbers spike, leading some countries to re-implement national shutdowns.
There are five days until election day, so we’re continuing to review notable ballot initiatives. Today, we discuss Utah and Nebraska amendments that would outlaw slavery as punishment for crimes, a Florida amendment that would raise the minimum wage, and more.
And in headlines: tens of thousands protested a new abortion law in Poland, tech CEOs testify about content moderation, a look at how swordfish stab.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, October 29th. I'm Achila Hughes. |
| 0:08.7 | And I'm Gideon Ressike and this is what a day where we are almost ready to reveal the rogue |
| 0:13.1 | member of Wad who goes by anonymous. |
| 0:15.9 | Yeah, I mean they texted me who it was so like any minute I could tell you guys, but |
| 0:20.8 | I'm excited for you guys to find out. |
| 0:23.3 | Yeah, I mean we have like a whole special thing set up for it, but like |
| 0:27.7 | if we have to say we can... |
| 0:28.8 | It's Gideon. |
| 0:29.6 | Yes, yes we. |
| 0:37.8 | On today's show more state ballot measures you need to know about than some headlines. |
| 0:42.0 | But first the latest. |
| 0:43.6 | Just look at what happened last night in Omaha after Trump, after the Trump rally ended. |
| 0:50.1 | Hundreds of people including old Americans and children were stranded in sub-zero |
| 0:54.4 | freezing temperatures for hours. |
| 0:56.7 | Several folks ended up in the hospital. |
| 0:59.2 | It's an image that captures President Trump's whole approach to this crisis. |
| 1:03.6 | He takes a lot of big pronouncements and he makes a lot of big pronouncements, |
| 1:07.6 | but they don't hold up. |
| 1:09.3 | He gets his photo up and then he gets out. |
| 1:12.0 | He leaves everyone else to suffer the consequence of his failure to make a responsible plan. |
| 1:18.7 | Yeah, damn. |
| 1:20.0 | Well, that was Joe Biden talking about a recent Trump event in Omaha where thousands of |
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