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Morning Announcements

Monday, January 17th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start this week with some concerning news out of Texas. Next we move to a decision right out of the Supreme Court regarding the status of vaccine mandates. Then, we share a January 6th update, before revisiting the deal with Trump wanting to buy Greenland. We discuss a problematic story out of a Mississippi middle school and why they were planning to offer shapewear to girls dealing with “body image” issues. Lastly, we cover why Kim Kardashian is getting sued and an update on Novak Djokovic. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Reuters: “FBI storms Texas synagogue to release hostages, gunman dead” NY Times: “Businesses are whipsawed again as the Supreme Court blocks OSHA’s vaccine mandate” NY Times: “Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Arrested in Jan. 6 Inquiry” Reuters: “Denmark accuses Russia, China, Iran of espionage threat” Today: “Mississippi middle school offers girls shapewear to address ‘body image’ concerns” BBC News: “Kim Kardashian sued in crypto ‘pump and dump’ case” BBC News: “Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, January 17th, it's Martin Luther King Day, and you're listening to

0:07.6

the Morning Announcements presented by Betcha's media.

0:10.4

I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Harper Wilde.

0:14.2

Harper Wilde makes bras that put comfort first.

0:17.3

Unfortunately, we have to start the week with some very scary news out of Texas.

0:23.6

No, it is not more abortion news or the failing power grid, but a hostage situation at a

0:28.8

synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday, during a morning Shabbat service.

0:33.7

A gunman who was a British national entered the synagogue and took four hostages, including

0:38.6

the congregation's rabbi.

0:40.3

It took nearly 10 hours amidst a sand off with law enforcement for all the hostages to

0:44.4

be freed after FBI negotiators and SWAT teams were sent in.

0:48.2

The Shabbat service was being live streamed on Facebook, so the gunman could be heard

0:51.9

having a phone call during it, where he said that he demanded to speak to his sister who

0:55.8

was being held in federal prison in the Fort Worth area.

0:58.8

He could be heard talking about religion and his sister being freed, saying that he did

1:02.6

not want to see anyone hurt and that he believed he was going to die.

1:06.5

He himself was pronounced out at the scene, and thankfully there were no other injuries

1:10.2

or casualties.

1:13.7

The Supreme Court dropped another decision late last week regarding the status of vaccine

1:17.8

mandates.

1:18.8

The Court struck down the Biden administration's mandate that employees of large companies

1:22.3

either need to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, which had been scheduled to

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