Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, News, News Commentary, Daily News

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🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today's headlines: A massive 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early yesterday morning, which was followed 12 hours later by an aftershock that measured 7.5. George Santos is facing yet another issue before the House Ethics Committee, that being a letter sent to the committee by one of Santos’s former volunteers Derek Myers, alleging Santos of sexual harassment and use of volunteer labor. A bill introduced yesterday in the Florida state legislature seeks to give Governor Ron DeSantis control over the board of the special governing district where Walt Disney World operates. A prominent neo-Nazi and his girlfriend were charged yesterday for plotting an attack on the Maryland power grid. Finally for today, President Biden is giving the state of the union address tonight at 9pm eastern time Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: BBC: Turkey earthquake: Death toll could increase eight-fold, WHO says TPM: Leaked Audio And Staff Dispute Show Chaos Inside George Santos’ Office NY Times: George Santos Is Accused of Sexual Harassment in His Capitol Office AP News: DeSantis expected to control Disney district governing board White House.Gov: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, February 7th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.0	by Betches Media.
0:07.0	On your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the
0:11.2	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:15.5	show there is.
0:16.8	Our government.
0:17.8	This episode is brought to you by DeLune.
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0:24.4	health.
0:25.4	So you can get through a leap, you need naturally, and start feeling like your best self.
0:30.0	A massive 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey in Syria early yesterday morning, which was followed
0:42.2	12 hours later by an aftershock that measured 7.5.
0:46.4	For comparison, that's similar to the deadliest earthquake ever in the U.S., which leveled
0:51.0	80% of San Francisco in 1906.
0:54.3	So far, the death toll stands at 4,300 lives, though the World Health Organization has
0:58.6	estimated that number could increase eightfold.
1:01.8	There are at least 10,000 people involved in certain rescue efforts, and several countries
1:06.2	including the U.S. have committed to sending resources.
1:09.7	This also comes at a particularly bad time geopolitically, given that Turkey is currently
1:14.3	home to 3.6 million Syrian refugees, living amidst an infrastructure that is already extremely
1:20.4	fragile.
1:21.4	It's also a bad time weather-wise, as the region is experiencing severe weather in the
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