Thursday, January 27th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be retiring after more than 27 years on the court. Next, we discuss Gov. Glen Youngkin’s continued efforts to promote anti-masking, another update on Russia and Ukraine, and why Neil Young’s music will be taken down on Spotify. Lastly, today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and in honor of it, you can listen to today's Betches Sup episode featuring Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter to learn about his story of survival. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: “Live Updates: Breyer to Retire, Setting Up Battle for Supreme Court Seat” AP News: “At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick” Washington Post: “Youngkin urges calm on his call for a ban on mask mandates but also stokes division” NPR: “The U.S. says it will stand firm against major Russian demands as tension rises” CNBC: “Spotify is reportedly taking down Neil Young’s music on Joe Rogan podcast objections” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, January 27th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.6	by Batches Media.
0:08.8	I'm Sammy Sage.
0:11.9	The big headline yesterday was that 83-year-old Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will
0:16.3	be retiring.
0:17.6	This will give Biden the chance to make good on his campaign promise that if a vacancy
0:21.2	came up, he would appoint a black woman to the court.
0:24.5	Three names that have frequently been mentioned as potential picks are U.S. Circuit Judge
0:28.3	Katanji Brown-Jackson, U.S. District Judge James L. Childs, and California Supreme Court
0:33.4	Justice, Leandra Krueger.
0:35.4	Personally, I'm just excited for a confirmation hearing that doesn't require me to learn what
0:39.2	boofing is.
0:42.8	Big week for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
0:45.6	After his new executive order getting rid of mask mandates in an interview yesterday, he
0:49.6	promoted a statewide tip line for parents so that they can report any school officials
0:54.3	that they find to be behaving objectionably, including teaching divisive subjects like critical
0:59.3	race theory and the history of systemic racism.
1:02.2	My guess is that slavery is probably off the table too.
1:05.6	Wouldn't it be a shame if thousands of people, like all the Morning Announcements listeners,
1:09.6	reached out to that tip line and reported the governor for behaving objectionably by promoting
1:13.4	anti-masking and revisionist history?
1:16.2	You can email helpeducationatgovernor.virginia.gov and you don't even have to pick up the phone.
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