The Tragic Kingdom Of Ron DeSantis
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What A Day
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🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
The GOP-led Florida state legislature gave the final stamps of approval to a pair of proposals on Thursday. The first redraws Florida’s Congressional voting map in a way that would eliminate two majority Black districts. The other revokes Disney Corporation’s special tax status around Disney World.
In headlines: The U.S. will provide $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, the Supreme Court ruled that residents of Puerto Rico aren’t eligible for some federal aid programs, and CNN+ announced its closure.
We also talk with Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt, the hosts of Crooked’s “Hot Take,” to discuss how Earth Day got away from its origins in protest and activism.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, April 22nd. I'm Trevell Anderson. |
| 0:09.0 | And I'm Erin Ryan and this is what a day where we're cutting down on our carbon footprint |
| 0:14.0 | by continuing to work from home no matter what anyone tells us. |
| 0:17.6 | Yeah, in honor of Earth Day, I am staging a sit-in on my couch. |
| 0:23.5 | And my butt sends solidarity from my couch. |
| 0:31.2 | On today's show, the hosts of Crookets Hot Take are fed up with the greenwashing of Earth Day. |
| 0:36.6 | I would love to see Earth Day become a day of massive protest versus a day of massive consumption. |
| 0:43.2 | Plus, CNN Plus is getting subtracted from existence. |
| 0:47.2 | But first, we're talking about Florida once again due to their governor's nut job |
| 0:51.0 | and history on Thursday, the GOP led Florida State Legislature gave their final stamps |
| 0:57.2 | of approval to a pair of proposals. |
| 0:59.4 | The first redraws Florida's Congressional voting map in a way that would eliminate two |
| 1:03.6 | majority black districts and lock in a Republican supermajority for their congressional delegation. |
| 1:09.8 | All signs point to this being very bad. |
| 1:12.2 | The other revokes Disney Corporation's special tax status in the state. |
| 1:16.4 | The effects of this one are a little less clear, but it's fair to say that Republican |
| 1:19.6 | elected officials using the power of the state to retaliate against a private business |
| 1:24.4 | that didn't break any laws, probably sets a bad precedent. |
| 1:28.2 | Both proposals are now headed to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk. |
| 1:31.6 | He's expected to sign them because they were his idea. |
| 1:34.9 | Of course, they were. |
| 1:36.8 | And of course, it is a whole bunch of foolishness and absurd. |
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