Monday, July 8th, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, a plan by the Heritage Foundation to reshape American society under a second Trump administration, following public backlash. He also suggested changing election dates and supported imprisoning political opponents, while the private prison conglomerate GEO Group heavily backed his campaign. In international news, Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed reducing Western influence at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting. In the UK, Keir Starmer became Prime Minister after Labour's victory, and France's left-wing coalition prevented far-right gains in parliamentary elections. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's presidential election, advocating dialogue with adversaries. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to the presidential race, dismissing the need for a cognitive test. Lastly, the EPA fined General Motors $146 million for excess emissions, highlighting the importance of regulatory oversight. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Trump tries to distance himself from Project 2025 plan CNN: Trump amplifies posts calling for televised military tribunal for Liz Cheney Citizens For Ethics: Private prison behemoth is first corporation to max out to Trump NBC News: Putin and Xi meet at Central Asian summit aimed at countering U.S. NBC News: Keir Starmer confirmed as Britain's new prime minister after Labour Party’s decisive win BBC: French turnout high as far right aims for power in key vote CNN: Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote CBS News: Biden tells ABC News debate was a "bad episode," doesn't agree to independent neurological exam Politico: Warner organizing discussion for Senate Democrats to assess Biden's path forward - Live Updates WA Post: General Motors to pay nearly $146 million for excess car emissions Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, July 8th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:05.7	Betches Media.
0:06.7	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown
0:11.2	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:14.2	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government. Today's
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0:51.0	The only blessing to greet us this morning is that this show is never going to be more than 10 minutes long.
0:56.0	So that's all the time I have to tell you about this weekend, which was an unmitigated chit show,
1:00.0	except in Europe, which is giving us a few glimmers of hope.
1:04.7	We're starting on Donald's Cooby, which has finally made its way off the show and
1:08.7	become the talk of the town.
1:10.6	You've all heard me talk about Project 2025, the nearly 1,000 page plan for how to remake
1:15.4	American society under a second Trump administration, put forth by the Heritage Foundation
1:20.1	with help from many of his own former administration officials.
1:23.0	Well, apparently, the details within Project 2025 went wide last week,
1:28.0	partly thanks to the Supreme Court's Project 2025 aligned rulings,
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