Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today marks one year since President Joe Biden’s inauguration, so let’s unpack what happened during his anniversary conference. The administration also announced that they will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free starting next week. Then, we discuss the anti-critical race theory bill that was just passed in Florida, before moving to the Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s request to block the release of White House records. To close the show, we cover Puerto Rico's bankruptcy plan and Starbucks’ decision to drop its employee vaccination and testing requirements. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: “Joe Biden Live Updates” AP News: “Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week” CBS: “Florida bill would bar businesses and schools from making anyone “feel discomfort” or “guilt” about race” Axios: “Federal judge approves Puerto Rico’s plan to cut debt by 80%” Salon: “Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas signs letter against Jan. 6 committee” Axios: “Federal judge approves Puerto Rico’s plan to cut debt by 80%” Axios: “Starbucks drops worker vaccine or test requirement after SCOTUS ruling” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, January 20th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.5	by Betcha's Media.
0:09.0	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Harper Wilde.
0:12.7	Harper Wilde makes bras that put comfort first.
0:18.5	Today is the anniversary of President Joe Biden's inauguration, and we celebrated the eve
0:22.9	of that with a speech on a formal news conference.
0:26.2	He of course reminded us of the administration's accomplishments, like getting all Americans
0:30.2	who believe in science vaccinated, and bipartisan infrastructure bill passed, while he admitted
0:35.2	that they will likely have to break up components of his bill back better agenda into smaller
0:39.0	pieces of legislation, which is a crushing blow largely to the climate and everyone who
0:43.8	lives among it, mostly.
0:45.9	He also said that he expects Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, and that the US response
0:50.3	depends what he does, but it will be met with a swift, severe, and united response
0:54.5	from the United States and our allies.
0:56.9	If only our trillions of dollars in military spending were a match for Putin's massively
1:01.2	fragile ego.
1:03.9	The administration also announced yesterday that they will begin making 400 million and
1:07.9	95 masks available for free to US residents starting next week, and they will come out
1:12.6	of the government's stockpile.
1:14.6	The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across
1:18.2	the country.
1:19.8	But after the announcement, I couldn't help but wonder.
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