If Only Ted Cruz Cared About This Constituent Who Almost Died

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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4.6 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Texas woman Amanda Zurawski ripped into Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, her state Senators, and other Republicans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last Wednesday, verbally holding them to account for their role in the abortion policies in the state that almost killed her. Hosts of The New Abnormal politics podcast, Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, got to unpack her testimony in this bonus episode of the show, and they had a lot to say, too. The hosts also listen to more clips and make fun of other Republicans, including Sen. Ron Johnson who they listen to making the most idiotic case for climate change that they’ve ever heard. Plus! Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, chats with Andy about whether or not individual states can really ban TikTok, if a ban would actually protect against China getting Americans’ information, and one particular piece of legislation that could turn the private conversations you have online into not-so-private ones.

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0:00.0	News of the global climate crisis can leave us feeling helpless.
0:04.8	Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, leaving us paralyzed when we need to act.
0:10.8	This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change.
0:15.8	Did you know global efforts to repair the ozone layer are on cost to succeed according
0:20.4	to the UN?
0:21.6	Facing out ozone-depleting chemicals will ensure protection from harmful rays across
0:26.6	much of the world by 2040.
0:29.2	If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, EONNEXT have created a range of resources
0:34.4	such as guided meditations.
0:36.6	Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app.
0:39.4	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN HLN Guy and current cable news conscientious
0:47.8	objector.
0:48.8	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:51.9	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist, but today I'm an unapologetic
0:57.6	woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
1:01.0	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the
1:04.7	rails.
1:05.7	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
1:09.6	people in politics, media and beyond.
1:12.3	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal and hopefully
1:17.7	even make you laugh through the tears.
1:19.7	Hello and welcome to another bonus episode of the new abnormal.
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