Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today's headlines: Early voting for the midterms started in Georgia on Monday, and a record number of voters showed up for the first day of in-person voting. Biden announced yesterday that the White House would send a bill to codify abortion to the House, to be signed around the 50th anniversary of Roe on January 22nd, 2023. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that China is speeding up its plans to try to seize Taiwan. A new study on Environmental Pollution has attempted to quantify the carbon emissions from California’s wildfires, and the damage they’re causing. Finally for today, millions of Americans can now legally purchase hearing aids over the counter for significantly less than before. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: The Hill: Georgia smashes record for early voting Axios: Biden plots his first piece of post-midterms legislation: codifying Roe Washington Post: China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,’ Blinken says Axios: California's climate goals are going up in smoke: study CNBC: Hearing aids are now available over the counter at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Best Buy 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 Wednesday, October 19th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.5	by Betcha's Media.
0:08.0	On your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown of the headlines
0:12.6	that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show there is.
0:17.2	Our government.
0:18.2	This episode is brought to you by Uncommon Goods.
0:20.8	If you're on a mission to be the best gift giver ever this holiday season, Uncommon Goods
0:24.9	makes it easy to find remarkable and truly original gifts for everyone.
0:34.0	Early voting for the midterm started in Georgia on Monday, and a record number of voters showed
0:38.3	up for the first day of in-person voting, beating the 2018 midterm numbers by close to
0:43.2	double, and only about 5,000 valid shy of the first day of voting in the 2020 presidential
0:48.6	election.
0:49.6	Early voting in Georgia will continue through November 4th.
0:53.0	Let's hope the sequel to Georgia Sage's Democracy is as good as the original.
1:02.4	Just in time for election season.
1:04.6	Biden is doing the political equivalent of dangling a chocolate bar in our faces while
1:08.5	we're running on the treadmill.
1:09.9	Yesterday, he announced that the White House would send a bill to codify the right to an abortion
1:14.0	to Congress to be signed around the 50th anniversary of row on January 22nd, 2023.
1:20.5	He's not the date, this is real guys.
1:22.6	But only if Democrats can maintain control of the House and elect senators who will vote
1:27.0	to end the filibuster to pass the bill.
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