Thursday, April 25th, 2024

This episode covers a range of important political and social issues including government legislations, international conflicts, and public safety measures.

1. Significant foreign aid package passed by Congress for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
2. The ongoing controversy and potential sale of TikTok due to legislative actions.
3. Judicial proceedings concerning the 2020 election results and associated indictments.
4. Supreme Court's debate over the intersection of state abortion laws and federal emergency care requirements.
5. Public safety and consumer protection measures discussed include gun laws in schools and new airline refund regulations.

1: Foreign Aid and TikTok Ban

This chapter discusses the recent legislative actions affecting international relations and digital privacy. Sami Sage: "Congress voting to pass $95 billion in foreign aid... TikTok has up to a year to secure a sale."

2: Hostage Situation and Middle East Politics

A look into the complexities of international negotiations and hostage situations. Sami Sage: "Hamas released a video... kidnapped on October 7."

3: 2020 Election Indictments

Analysis of legal repercussions for those attempting to overturn election results. Sami Sage: "A grand jury in Arizona indicted 18 people... related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 election."

4: Supreme Court Deliberations

Coverage of the Supreme Court arguments on Idaho's abortion law versus federal emergency care requirements. Sami Sage: "The Supreme Court heard oral arguments... emergency medical care can require an abortion."

5: Public Safety and Consumer Protection

Discussions on gun laws in schools and new airline refund policies. Sami Sage: "The Tennessee legislature passed a law... allows teachers to carry concealed handguns."

1. Stay informed about your state's legislation on public safety and how it might affect your community.
2. Consider the implications of digital privacy laws and corporate ownership on your data security.
3. Engage with local and national elections to understand the impact of political actions on judicial processes.
4. Know your rights and protections under federal laws, especially in emergency medical situations.
5. Review and understand consumer rights regarding travel plans and ensure you are adequately compensated for service disruptions.

Today’s Headlines: Congress passed a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, along with a TikTok ban, allowing TikTok up to a year to secure a sale to an American company. Hamas released a video of an Israeli-American hostage, increasing pressure for negotiations. In Arizona, a grand jury indicted 18 people, including Trump affiliates, for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Idaho's abortion ban vs. federal emergency care law, showing a divided stance. Tennessee passed a law permitting concealed handguns for teachers, and the Department of Transportation issued new rules mandating automatic flight refunds. Lastly, bird flu concerns arose after FDA detection in milk samples, leading to new regulations for dairy cow transportation.

People

Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Bars Epstein, Kelly Ward, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito

Companies

ByteDance, TikTok

Content Warnings:

None

Sami Sage

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There are a lot of headlines flying today, so we are starting where we left off yesterday, with Congress voting to pass $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as the sneaky little TikTok ban. Under the legislation that passed, TikTok has up to a year to secure a sale to an american company from its current owner, ByteDance. In the wake of the bill passing, the chinese government has already signaled that it intends to block any forced sale of TikTok. Also, even if it is sold, its possible that ByteDance could dilute the effect of the sale by not including the ip for the algorithm within the deal. And that would be a shame, because the last thing we need is yet another Instagram app.

Hamas released a video yesterday of a 23 year old israeli american hostage who was among those kidnapped on October 7. The video did not have a date, but showed him missing a hand. This has been released following weeks of pressure from the qatari government to provide proof of life, as the qatari prime minister has expressed that Hamas and Israel are not acting as if they want to seriously reach a deal and make necessary compromises. Well, well, well. Obviously, a grand jury in Arizona indicted 18 people yesterday on felony charges related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

Seven of the indicted individuals were attorneys or aides affiliated with Donald's 2020 campaign, including vip's such as Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, and bars Epstein, as well as eleven Arizona Republicans who signed on to be part of Trump's slate of fake electors. These individuals included the former Republican Party state chair for Arizona, Kelly Ward, two Arizona state senators, and a GOP national committee member. Trump himself was not charged, but he was described in the indictment as an unindicted co conspirator. If that's not already some sort of presidential immunity, I don't know what is.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday over whether Idaho's near total abortion ban should supersede a federal law which requires that all patients in the US have access to emergency care, regardless of their ability to pay for those services. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor act, often referred to as emtala, is not even specifically a law about abortion treatment, rather about all types of emergency care. But in many cases, emergency medical care can require an abortion. The tenor of arguments yesterday seem to indicate that the supremes are divided on the issue, while Justice Sotomayor actually read into the record a series of individual cases of people who would have died if they had not received an emergency abortion under Emtala, on the other hand, some of the justices appeared skeptical that there is actually a conflict between the Idaho ban and Amtala in practice, and who would know better than Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, right the Tennessee legislature passed a law on Tuesday that allows teachers and school staff to carry concealed handguns in public schools whose administrators have agreed to allow it. Under the new law, the identities of school staff who sign up to carry guns will only be known to those who approve participants.

But parents wont know if their school opted to allow concealed carry or whether their own childs teacher has a gun in the classroom. Teachers who wish to carry a gun will be required to have a permit, undergo a background check and a mental health evaluation, and take 40 hours of training annually. Also, if anything were to go wrong, who could fathom it? The carrying teachers would be the ones who are liable, but school districts and law enforcement agencies would be immune from damages. You know who wouldnt be immune from damages though?

Whoever gets shot.

The Department of Transportation has issued new rules that will require airlines to give you an automatic refund inclusive of taxes and fees if your flight is canceled or significantly delayed, as well as if your checked bags are delayed. The definition of significantly delayed was previously leapt up to the discretion of the airlines, like the ones who charge you $100 for three extra pounds either way. Now the new rules define it as 3 hours for a domestic flight and 6 hours for an international one. Airlines will no longer be permitted to provide refunds in the form of vouchers, and they must be automatically issued within seven days in order to save customers the hassle of completing a claims process and calling customer service or dealing with a chatbot. Airlines will also be required to disclose all junk fees upfront, including possible added costs for seat selection when they advertise ticket fares.

Amanda Duberman

I think for their next rule, they. Should require them to add a giant stop sign next to the fair when your flight is going to be on a Boeing 737.

Sami Sage

For our final story, it's possible that you may have missed it, but bird. Flu is on the rise among livestock. In the US, and health officials are concerned about a potential species jump to humans not to trigger any memories. This announcement comes a day after the. FDA reported trace amounts of the bird flu had been detected in pasteurized milk.

Amanda Duberman

Samples, though they said that based on. The current information, the commercial milk supply. Is currently safe as the pasteurization process. Is effective against bird flus. So far, bird flu has been detected in dairy herds in eight states, so as a preventative measure, the Biden administration said yesterday that it will require that all dairy cows receive negative flu tests before they can be transported over state lines.

Sami Sage

If that fails, well just add some bleach and sunlight to the milk supply.

Amanda Duberman

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I'm Sammy Sage and now you know what the fuck is going on.

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