DeSantis Defunds DEI
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🗓️ 16 May 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
As debt limit negotiations continue between Republicans and the Biden Administration, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeated her warning that the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills as early as June 1st. And if a deal isn’t reached before then to avoid default, it could have catastrophic consequences for the global economy.
Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that defunds diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities in the state. DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president, has previously criticized such programs as being “woke indoctrination.”
And in headlines: a man armed with a metal baseball bat attacked two staffers at a Virginia Congressman’s office, Vice Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Martha Stewart became the oldest model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue.
Show Notes:
- Vox: Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained – https://tinyurl.com/588u67we
- L.A. Times: Making tamales with Gloria Molina and other stories – https://tinyurl.com/3buyb586
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, May 16th. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm Priyanka Eribindy. |
| 0:05.0 | And I'm Trayvell Anderson, and this is What A Day, |
| 0:08.0 | which will remain spoiler free for all of our succession fans out there. |
| 0:12.3 | Yeah, it sounds like all of the bad parts of the last three years got squeezed into one hour. |
| 0:18.3 | I don't watch succession. |
| 0:19.6 | I feel like a win for me. |
| 0:21.6 | I don't know. |
| 0:22.3 | Is that why everyone is talking about Wasabi and Le Croix? |
| 0:25.8 | I'm still too afraid to ask. |
| 0:31.0 | On today's show, a man armed with a metal baseball bat attacked two staffers at a Virginia Congressman's office. |
| 0:38.0 | Plus, Martha Stewart has returned to her modeling roots. |
| 0:43.0 | Absolutely, but first, an update on the ongoing drama regarding the US's debt limit. |
| 0:49.0 | For weeks, we've told y'all that the country is in danger of defaulting on its bills, |
| 0:53.0 | if the limit isn't increased. |
| 0:56.0 | And we've also mentioned the battle between Republicans and the Biden administration about it all. |
| 1:01.0 | Well, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is once again repeating her warning |
| 1:05.0 | that the US government could run out of money as early as June 1st. |
| 1:09.0 | But now she has also shortened the potential buffer period after that date from weeks to days. |
| 1:15.0 | And just to be clear, June 1st is 16 days away, so time is definitely of the essence. |
| 1:22.0 | Okay, so don't really like that the buffer period is getting cut here. |
| 1:25.0 | Thought we maybe had a little bit of time. |
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