Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We begin today with what’s happening between OANN and DirecTV. Next, we have an update in the hostage situation in Colleyville, Texas. Then, we discuss Tonga’s volcanic eruption, a concerning discovery from Microsoft, and the Senate’s debate on voting rights legislation. To close the show, let's finish off with some Omnicron headlines. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Axios: “DirecTV to remove conservative news network OANN” CNN: “The FBI is investigating the Texas hostage standoff as a ‘terrorism-related’ incident, the agency says” NY Times: “Officials Investigating Synagogue Attacker’s Link to 2010 Terror Case” BBC: “Tonga tsunami: Anxious wait for news after Tonga cut off” AP News: “Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks” NY Times: “Senate Democrats Press Ahead With Debate on Voting Rights Bill” AP News: “Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron” NPR: “In Greece, unvaccinated people ages 60 and up now face monthly fines” Washington Post: “China halts Winter Olympics ticket sales as omicron arrives in Beijing” Axios: “CDC director says COVID-19 messaging should have been clearer” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, January 18th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.8	by Betches Media.
0:09.3	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Harper Wilde.
0:13.1	Harper Wilde makes bras that put comfort first.
0:18.4	One of the upsides of capitalism is that if you piss off enough people, they will get
0:22.2	back at you by coming for your money.
0:24.1	And sometimes, if people come for enough money, companies might actually listen.
0:28.8	On that note, Direct TV, which is owned by AT&T, announced that it will no longer carry
0:33.6	the channel OANN after its contract expires, in light of the misinformation that is spread
0:38.6	on the network.
0:39.8	This will be a massive blow to OANN's business as the majority of its revenue comes from
0:44.0	its distribution contracts with AT&T.
0:47.0	We are changing the world one canceled cell phone provider at a time.
0:52.7	Next we have updates from the hostage situation at the synagogue in Colleville, Texas.
0:57.3	The FBI is currently investigating the incident as a terrorism-related matter through the joint
1:01.7	terrorism task force, and we've learned more about how the incident unfolded.
1:06.2	The hostage taker apparently knocked on the door to the synagogue, and the rabbi welcomed
1:09.9	him in and made him tea, thinking that he was not suspicious and welcomed him to stay.
1:15.3	That is until the rabbi had his back turned during a prayer, and he heard the click of
1:19.2	his gun, which began the hostage situation.
1:22.3	Fortunately, the rabbi had taken active shooter training courses in the past, and knew
1:26.2	how to handle the situation, to the extent that one can know how to handle such a situation.
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