Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 - Habba booted; Trump’s MRI mystery; FBI’s Patel probe; Costco vs Trump tariffs; Schumer’s bomb threats; Smartphones = bad for kids

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Trump’s personal lawyer Alina Habba just got bounced by the 3rd Circuit as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, because—surprise!—she was never legally appointed in the first place. Meanwhile, Trump picked a fight with Tim Walz, accidentally revealed he got an MRI, then insisted he has no idea what body part it scanned… but definitely not his brain because he “aced” a cognitive test. His doctor then released a memo assuring us his MRI was “pretty normal,” which is exactly what you’d say if it wasn’t. Trump is also defending Pete Hegseth, who’s accused of war crimes after reportedly ordering a second strike on survivors of a boat attack. House Democrats are digging into FBI Director Kash Patel for allegedly using government jets as his personal Vegas shuttle to visit his girlfriend (and let her take joyrides too). In totally normal news, the administration is also taking an equity stake—yes, equity—in a new chip startup founded by Intel’s former CEO, while Costco is suing to get refunds on tariffs that were apparently collected illegally. Additionally, three of Chuck Schumer’s offices got MAGA-themed bomb threats. And finally, new research says giving kids smartphones before age 12 dramatically increases their risks of depression, obesity, and terrible sleep. A separate study found that even a one-week social media detox noticeably improves mental health. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules PBS: Trump says he’ll release MRI results but doesn’t know what part of his body was scanned WaPo: White House says Trump got MRI for ‘preventive’ cardiovascular check-up Axios: Trump backs Hegseth as Congress plans boat strike review Axios: House Democrats investigate Kash Patel's use of FBI jet WSJ: Trump Administration to Take Equity Stake in Former Intel CEO’s Chip Startup NBC News: Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs Axios: Multiple bomb threats at Schumer's New York offices Axios: Smartphones at age 12 linked to worse health Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, December 2nd, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.4	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and The Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines
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0:55.3	President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Alina Haba, has been disqualified by the Third
1:00.3	Circuit Court of Appeals from serving as the top prosecutor in New Jersey, despite the
1:04.7	administration's multiple attempts to keep her in the job, filing bullshit cases as she does.
1:10.4	Their reasoning is not because she's a joke of an attorney, though.
1:13.5	It's because she was not legitimately appointed in the first place.
1:17.1	For context, the administration's cases that she brought against James Comey and Letitia James
1:21.7	have already been dismissed because she is not a legitimately appointed federal attorney.
1:26.9	I actually kind of consider
1:28.2	us lucky that they're not better at this shit.
1:31.3	The next story is brought to you by the consequences of yet another one of Donald
1:37.0	Trump's truth's social posts, if you can believe it. After he called Tim Walls a retard this
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