Friday, January 21st. 2022

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🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Let’s start with a returning segment, “Democracy Watch.” Then, we spend the rest of the episode covering Britney Spears’ dad allegedly spying on her, the return of USC frat parties (under certain conditions), and Pope Emeritus Benedict’s failure to act against abusive priests. Finally, we discuss the coordinated effort on Twitter to spread hate about Meghan Markle. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: CNN: “Senate Democrats suffer defeat on voting rights after vote to change rules fails” CNN: “GOP gubernatorial candidate David Perdue calls for new election police unit in Georgia” NBC: “Jan. 6 committee asks Ivanka Trump to give voluntary testimony” The Hill: “Former FBI agent says Britney Spears’s father spied on her during conservatorship” Daily Beast: “USC Fraternities Allowed to Party Again if They Hire Security for Bedrooms to Prevent Rape” Washington Post: “Pope Benedict accused of wrongdoing in Munich abuse report” The Cut: “There Really Is a Coordinated Online Attack on Meghan Markle” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, January 21st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:07.8	by Batch's media.
0:09.3	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Harper Wilde.
0:12.9	Harper Wilde makes bras that put comfort first.
0:18.4	Let's start today with some democracy watch stories.
0:21.2	Predictably, the voting rights bill failed in the Senate.
0:24.6	Democrats tried to change the filibuster rule, but were met with opposition from dynamic
0:28.4	duo Manchin and Sinema.
0:30.6	After the vote, Mitch McConnell said that Republicans would continue to uphold the filibuster
0:34.2	next time they're in control of the Senate.
0:36.2	And if Mitch McConnell is known for anything, it's keeping his word.
0:41.7	Republican candidate for governor of Georgia and ex-Senator David Perdue called for the
0:46.0	creation of an election police unit in Georgia.
0:49.3	An idea he actually adopted from Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
0:53.0	The unit would be charged with enforcing election laws, investigating election crimes
0:56.8	in fraud, and arresting those who commit these offenses.
1:00.2	But the worst part is that they would independently audit the results before election certification.
1:05.7	Just a quick reminder that a major election offense in Georgia right now is handing people
1:09.7	who are in line to vote a bottle of water.
1:14.8	And lastly on democracy watch, we have the January 6th House Committee requesting that
1:18.9	Ivanka Trump voluntarily testify to the committee.
1:22.2	Right, I'm sure.
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