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Democracy Now! 2023-08-22 Tuesday

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Democracy Now!

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for August 22, 2023; “Notorious”: Inside the Fulton County Jail, Where Trump Will Surrender & 15 Prisoners Died Last Year; Meet George Chidi, the Journalist Subpoenaed for Uncovering Secret Meeting of Fake Trump Electors; Vijay Prashad on BRICS & Why Global South Cooperation Is Key to Dismantling Unjust World Order; In Major Win for Indigenous Rights, Ecuador Votes to Ban Oil Drilling in Protected Amazon Lands

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0:00.0

From New York, this is Democracy Now.

0:18.9

Donald Trump is going to be in Atlanta sometime in the next few days for his arrangement and

0:24.3

a mug shot. And he's out. He'll be out on $200,000 of the bond, which is great for him because

0:31.7

he's got the money. But a lot of people in this town can't make a $5,000 bond. It's some of

0:37.7

the dying jail because of it. Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 in Georgia, where he

0:44.1

faces charges for running a criminal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election. He'll surrender

0:49.8

Thursday. We'll speak to Atlanta reporter George Chitty, who is subpoena to testify to the

0:56.0

Fountain County grand jury about stumbling on a meeting of fake electors and being thrown out.

1:02.4

Then to South Africa, where a major summit of the BRICS nations is getting underway.

1:08.1

This BRICS summit is particularly important as it is being held as the world is confronted by

1:16.1

fundamental challenges that are bound to determine the course of international events for years to

1:23.4

come. And then to Ecuador, where voters have passed in historic referendum to block oil extraction

1:30.3

in Amazon's East Sinny National Park. Communities are a community that has their suffering from the oil

1:36.6

industry since before I was even born. And that is the reality of many, many in the dinners and

1:43.1

Amazonian communities in Ecuador and in the other Amazonian countries. We'll speak with Ecuador

1:51.0

and indigenous leader Elena Polenga, all that and more coming up.

2:01.9

Welcome to Demoferci now. Demoferci now.org the Warren Peace Report. I made me goodman.

2:07.5

President Biden visited the fire devastated Hawaiian island of Maui Monday, pledging federal

2:13.7

support for rebuilding efforts. Biden visit came as the death toll from this month's fire in the

2:18.0

historic town of Lahaina rose to 115 with more than 800 people still missing.

2:24.3

But I also want all of you to know the country should grieve with you, stands with you,

2:29.1

and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild and respect culture and traditions

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