Monday, December 19th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Attorney General Garland instructed prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. Trump calls on his supporters to stand down on any McCarthy opposition. The Jan. 6 committee’s final public meeting is today at 1PM Eastern. Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, is now under intense scrutiny after the FTX debacle. Finally for today, Nurses in the U.K. strike for the first time, seeking higher pay. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: CNN: Attorney General Garland instructs prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine CNN: Trump calls on his supporters to stand down on McCarthy opposition PBS: How to watch the Jan. 6 committee’s final public meeting Business Insider: Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, is now under intense scrutiny after the FTX debacle. Here are 5 things you need to know. NY Times: Nurses in U.K. Strike for First Time, Seeking Higher Pay Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, December 19th, and you're listening to Morning Announcements, presented
0:07.6	by Betches Media.
0:09.0	I'm Elise Morales, in for CME Sage, and this episode is brought to you by Lomi.
0:14.5	Lomi is a countertop, electric composter that turns scraps into dirt in under four
0:19.5	hours.
0:20.5	Food waste is gross, Lomi is your solution.
0:27.8	On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new guidance eliminating the disparity
0:32.5	in federal sentencing between crack and powder cocaine.
0:36.3	Previous guidance punished crack more harshly than cocaine at a disparity of 18 to 1 despite
0:41.6	the fact that they are the same drug, a policy which has been pinpointed as a major cause
0:46.5	of the racial disparity in the American prison system today.
0:50.4	So it looks like Merrick Garland has finally read some of the articles I keep DMing him.
0:57.8	Former President Donald Trump defended would be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the
1:04.9	weekend, saying that the five Republican holdouts that are refusing to support McCarthy's
1:09.8	bid to be Speaker of the House next year are playing a very dangerous game.
1:14.5	Aww, it's like my Mima always said, failed to hold someone responsible for a coup once,
1:20.4	and you've got a friend for life.
1:27.6	Speaking of the coup, the House January 6th Committee is holding its final public hearing
1:32.2	today at 1 p.m. Eastern and will release its final report in full on Wednesday.
1:38.4	Though no one on the committee has said so explicitly, it seems like they will recommend
1:43.2	criminal charges against former President Trump.
1:46.5	But then again, who even knows what seems likely anymore, right?
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