Naughty List: Russia, China, Texas Redistricting

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🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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First up: President Biden and Vladimir Putin had an awkward Zoom this week to discuss the growing tension at the border of Ukraine. But just like any convo you’ve had with a friend slash enemy, this one… didn’t solve much. Next: Speaking of US frenemies, this week Biden bucked the social norms by RSVPing ‘no’ to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics… as did Canada, the UK and Australia. ICYMI: We’ve got the latest on the Department of Justice suing Texas over its redistricting maps, new data about teens’ mental health, and Angela Merkel’s auf wiedersehen after 16 years as German Chancellor. Then: It’s looking more likely that SCOTUS might overturn Roe v. Wade next year. We’ll talk to two experts about how access to abortion affects our finances, our health and our mental wellbeing. Finally: Art Basel just wrapped in Miami, with a new addition this year: NFTs. We’ll ask one art reporter what this new convergence of art and tech means for the future of the art market. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Dr. Marta Perez, assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine Caitlin Myers, economics professor, Middlebury College Anna Brady, art markets editor, the Art Newspaper Want more Skimm? Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long. Additional help from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Schemes.
0:03.3	President Biden is kind of playing Santa this year because he's riding up his naughty
0:07.6	list and spoiler, it's long.
0:10.4	First, he stood up to Russia's president Vladimir Putin.
0:13.6	Well, actually he sat down because it was a Zoom call.
0:16.9	But it's safe to say that conversation wasn't about spreading holiday cheer.
0:21.0	Thousands of Russian troops are mobilized on the border with Ukraine.
0:24.4	US intelligence officials believe Russia is planning a swift military offensive.
0:29.0	Biden also had to tell China they were getting a lump of coal because the US government
0:33.9	is planning to RSVP know to the Winter Olympics.
0:37.8	And then later in our show, I think we've taken abortion access for granted.
0:43.8	For most of our lives.
0:45.3	A week after the Supreme Court heard the most consequential abortion case in years, we're
0:50.2	still trying to understand the future of abortion rights in this country.
0:54.0	And now having or not having access to abortion care is a huge deal for our health and our finances.
1:00.8	We're here to make you smarter.
1:02.2	And the news less overwhelming.
1:04.2	I'm Alex Carr.
1:05.7	Let's skim this.
1:10.1	On Tuesday, President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a pretty awkward video call.
1:16.3	For Putin, this meeting could have been an email, but it still had to happen.
1:21.0	That's because Putin has started to send tens of thousands of troops to the Russia-Ukraine
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