Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today's headlines: A new NBC poll has found that 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue, while Anthony Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government. Multiple Arkansas officers have been suspended after a video was posted that shows them beating a suspect during an arrest, while a Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. Finally, Singapore has put an end to its gay sex ban, and Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to seek a release for Brittney Griner. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NBC: NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue Washington Post: Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government Washington Post: Arkansas officers suspended after video shows beating during arrest CNN: Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition ABC: End of Singapore's gay sex ban is small step in Asia-Pacific NBC: Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, August 23rd, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:06.0	by Betches Media.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and The Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:11.2	of headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:15.5	show there is, or government.
0:18.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Best Fiends.
0:20.4	Best Fiends is a free-to-download mobile puzzle game with thousands of exciting levels for
0:24.4	new adventures and challenges every time you play.
0:31.0	We're starting today with a new poll from NBC News that somewhat answers a pressing
0:35.3	question I hear all the time, which is, are the January 6th hearings going to make a difference?
0:40.7	And does anyone care about all these Trump investigations?
0:43.9	The latest poll found that when asked about the midterm elections, concerns about threats
0:47.6	to democracy have overtaken cost of living, jobs in the economy, and immigration as the
0:52.9	top issue that voters believe is most important.
0:56.0	The same poll found that 57% of Americans think that the various investigations into the
1:00.5	alleged wrongdoings by Trump should continue.
1:03.8	And unsurprisingly, the results clearly indicate that Americans are not particularly happy.
1:09.0	75% of voters think the country is headed in the wrong direction, 58 say that America's
1:13.7	best years are behind it, and 61% say that they're willing to carry a protest signed
1:18.9	for a day because they're so upset.
1:21.4	But no additional data was provided on whether they would still carry the sign if they were
1:25.0	forbidden from posting it on Instagram after.
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