Friday, February 18th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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President Biden is still warning that Russia will attack in the next several days, as Kamala Harris prepares to head to the Munich Security Conference later this week. Next, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump are all required to testify under oath in NY’s investigation into the Trump Organization. And according to a new (and disappointing) report from the Pentagon, reported sexual assaults at US military academics increased significantly in the past school year. Then, we cover why Texas is suing the Biden Administration, a quick update from yesterday's Bob Saget story, and why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating over 350 complaints into Tesla vehicles. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: "Moscow presses demands to block Ukraine from NATO" CBS News: "Harris to go to Munich, as U.S. says there are up to 7,000 more Russian troops at Ukraine border" BCC: "Judge rules Donald Trump must testify in New York investigation" AP News: "Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies" Axios: "Texas sues Biden admin in bid to overturn public transit mask mandate" NPR: "A Florida judge temporarily blocks release of Bob Saget's autopsy records" Washington Post: "Tesla ‘phantom braking’ issue is focus of federal safety probe after owners bombard government website with complaints" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, February 18th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.4	by Betcha's media.
0:08.8	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by ExpressVPN.
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0:20.2	We have made it to Friday without a Russian invasion of Ukraine, but President Biden is
0:24.8	still warning that Russia will attack in the next several days, which after almost
0:29.6	three weeks of these warnings is starting to feel a little bit like the boy who cried
0:33.3	war.
0:34.3	However, there have been reports that Ukrainian separatists, which are basically pro-Russian
0:38.8	military units that the Ukrainian government technically designates as terrorists.
0:43.7	So they apparently blew a hole in a building that housed a kindergarten, and in that three
0:48.4	adults suffered concussions, although no children were reported injured, though there has
0:52.9	not been a formal invasion from Russia itself yet.
0:56.4	Meanwhile, Vice President Kamal Harris, a name that I definitely haven't uttered in
1:00.6	several episodes now that I think about it, is headed to the Munich Security Conference,
1:05.5	where she will meet with Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky, and the new German Chancellor
1:09.7	on the block, Olaf Schultz, as well as the Secretary of NATO and leaders of Estonia,
1:14.5	Latvia, and Lithuania.
1:16.4	So basically, Russia has thousands of troops on Ukraine's border, and the U.S. has its
1:20.6	secret weapon, former California Attorney General Kamal Harris.
1:25.2	Why does it feel like Kamal's stretch assignments at work constantly involve getting thrust into
1:30.3	a dumpster fire?
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