Thursday, February 10th, 2022

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 10 February 2022

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Summary

Let's start off with another Russia-Ukraine crisis update, before getting to some of the biggest stock traders in Congress of 2021. Up next, the National Archives and Records Administration has asked the Justice Department to examine Donald Trump’s handling of White House records. Then, we unpack some alarming allegations about Rudy Giuliani following the 2020 presidential election, and what the "dont say gay" bill could mean for schools in Florida. Finally, let's end with a recall announcement (and why you might might to park your car outside if you own a Hyundai or Kia). Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: "U.S. military prepares plans to help evacuating Americans once they cross into Poland should Russia attack Ukraine" Market Watch: "U.S. lawmakers traded an estimated $355 million of stock last year. These were the biggest buyers and sellers" NY Times: "Stock Trading Ban for Lawmakers Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill" Washington Post: "National Archives asks Justice Dept. to investigate Trump's handling of White House records" Washington Post: "Giuliani asked Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump team" Tampa Bay Times: "Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bills, explained" CNN: "Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, February 10th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:07.3	by Betcha's media.
0:08.8	I'm Sammy Sage.
0:12.1	Before we start today's episode, I would like to quickly issue a correction on the Canadian
0:15.8	Freedom Convoy story yesterday.
0:17.6	I said that the protesters were 91% vaccinated, when that statistic actually applies to Canadian
0:23.2	truckers broadly, not solely to the protesters.
0:26.6	But I guess now we know exactly where to find that 9%.
0:31.2	I know that yesterday's Russian Ukraine headline was that Putin had told Emmanuel Macron that
0:35.1	they would not further escalate the crisis.
0:37.6	But today we have news that the top Russian military commanders flew into Belarus for a massive
0:42.0	joint military exercise.
0:44.0	Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov made a statement yesterday that, quote, Russia and Belarus
0:48.8	having countered unprecedented threats, the nature and perhaps concentration of which
0:52.8	are, unfortunately, much larger and much more dangerous than before.
0:57.2	And with that sentence, it seems like he is using the conventions of Donald Trump's
1:00.8	syntax.
1:01.8	Russia has now amassed 140,000 military troops in the region, and it appears that Google
1:07.0	Translate let Macron down yesterday.
1:11.6	Now we have Capitol Hill's version of trying to figure out how Carrie Bradshaw could possibly
1:15.5	afford a walking closet, while Vogue was paying her only $2.50 award.
1:20.6	Maybe you couldn't help but wonder how members of Congress, who salary, legally cannot be
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