Naked Ballots & Afraid
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
America has passed the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths in the COVID-19 crisis, which was made far worse by Trump’s abjectly poor leadership. The FDA is expected to roll out new, more rigorous standards for approving the coronavirus vaccines following concerns that Trump would try to push out an unsafe drug.
As the election approaches, there have been a deluge of legal cases seeking to address how people can vote during the pandemic. We discuss legal battles in four swing states: North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
And in headlines: a Black man in Wisconsin is suing police after being held at gunpoint in his own home, the Trump administration tries to re-impose UN sanctions on Iran against the UN’s will, and millions of dollars in mask fines for NFL coaches.
Show links:
"They're called 'naked ballots': Here's why they could play a pivotal role in the election"
Info & volunteer opportunities in Pennsylvania:
https://votesaveamerica.com/state/pennsylvania/
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, September 23rd. I'm Achilles Hughes. |
| 0:08.4 | And I'm Gideon Resseck and this is what a day where we are sad to announce that Mitt Romney is no longer part of the resistance. |
| 0:13.6 | See, I always thought it was weird when we started including him because he has villain hair and like that is a red flag. |
| 0:20.4 | He does. Although Gavin Newsom has villain hair too. Just... |
| 0:24.2 | Well... |
| 0:24.7 | ...sadly facts, putting... |
| 0:25.7 | I mean... |
| 0:30.1 | ... |
| 0:35.0 | On stage show some updates on voting in key states and what the hell are naked ballots than some headlines. |
| 0:40.5 | Voters' oppressions can't work if you double check your registration, make a plan to vote, get all the info you need on votes in America. |
| 0:48.0 | It can't work if you decide that you are determined to vote. |
| 0:52.0 | That's how you beat voter suppression. Show up. |
| 0:54.0 | So vote. Do it. |
| 0:56.0 | Yeah. Vote. Do it. |
| 0:59.0 | That was Kindle Jenner talking to Cricket's very own John Favreau about getting registered to vote. |
| 1:04.0 | John, we absolutely stand. We'll get back to voting in a moment. But first the latest. |
| 1:09.0 | According to official estimates, America has passed the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths in the COVID-19 crisis. |
| 1:15.0 | The true number is likely much higher as testing at the beginning of the pandemic lagged. |
| 1:19.0 | And even now as testing has ramped up, we're still only doing 16% of the recommended testing. |
| 1:24.0 | And we got here for several reasons. |
| 1:26.0 | The biggest of which being the absolutely abominable response from the Trump administration. |
| 1:30.0 | Donald Trump consistently and intentionally downplayed the severity of the virus, |
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