Monday, January 31st, 2022

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let’s start this week with Democracy Watch, kicking off with Donald Trump’s recent rally, Sen. Susan Collin’s “unlikely” plan to back a Trump 2024 presidential bid, and Joni Mitchell’s plans to join Neil Young’s protest over Spotify. Next, we discuss a story about a Florida teen who was denied abortion care due to her GPA. Meanwhile, two nurses on Long Island were arrested for running a $1.5 million dollar scam selling counterfeit vaccination cards. Finally, Rafael Nadal won the Australian Open yesterday, making this his 21st grand slam title. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NBC News: “Trump suggests he might pardon Jan. 6 defendants if he returns to White House” Business Insider: “GOP Sen. Susan Collins says it’s unlikely she will back a Trump 2024 presidential bid because there are ‘many other qualified candidates’” NY Times: “Joni Mitchell Plans to Follow Neil Young Off Spotify, Citing ‘Lies’” Washington Post: “How hard is it to get a court-approved abortion? For one teen, it came down to GPA” Daily Beast: “Two Long Island Nurses Accused of Making $1.5M From Fake Vax Cards” NY Times: “Rafael Nadal Wins the Australian Open, His 21st Grand Slam Title” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, January 31st, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.8	by Betcha's media.
0:09.0	I'm Sammy Sage.
0:10.8	We're starting today with Democracy Watch.
0:14.2	I absolutely hate to be reporting on this, but I just think it can't be ignored for the
0:18.0	sake of, you know, reporting the news.
0:20.5	Donald Trump held a rally on Saturday night in Houston, Texas, where he said that he would
0:24.6	consider pardoning defendants who were part of the January 6th insurrection.
0:29.5	Obviously, the crowd went wild.
0:32.6	Then following the rally, yesterday morning, Senator Susan Collins went on ABC's Sunday
0:37.4	show and said that she would not rule out supporting former President Trump in 2024,
0:43.0	but that her support would be unlikely given the many other qualified candidates.
0:48.0	No word on which qualified candidate she was referring to.
0:51.6	But isn't it amazing how Susan Collins is that unique person who can expressly say
0:56.1	something is unlikely?
0:57.9	But everyone listening knows that it actually means it's extremely likely.
1:03.2	Remember on Friday when we reported that Neil Young pulled his music off Spotify in protest
1:08.0	of the platform continuing to host COVID disinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast?
1:13.0	Well now, his longtime friend, Joni Mitchell, has followed suit, as has Brunei Brown, who
1:17.7	has said that she will stop releasing podcasts.
1:20.6	In response, Spotify released a statement that they will now be adding content advisories
1:24.4	to every podcast episode that includes a discussion about COVID-19.
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