Episode Details

Today's headlines: Arizona’s Maricopa County has voted to certify the 2022 election over GOP objections. Former Trump advisor and purveyor of alternative facts, Kellyanne Conway sat for a deposition with the House January 6th committee for almost five hours yesterday without invoking the 5th amendment. Security has tightened in China after multiple widespread Covid protests. More than 2 million people in Houston Texas are currently under a boil water notice as of yesterday after a power outage at a purification plant. Five police officers in Connecticut were each charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty misdemeanors for their treatment of a Black man named Randy Cox in June of 2022. Finally for today, New news suggests Twitter is considering pulling twitter out of the App Store as a result of the false and dangerous content that Elon is now allowing, and even encouraging, on the platform. 

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• The Hill: Arizona’s Maricopa County votes to certify 2022 election over GOP objections
• AP News: GOP-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify election
• NBC: Kellyanne Conway meets with Jan. 6 committee for nearly 5 hours
• BBC: Security tightened in China after widespread Covid protests
• NY Times: Protest in Xinjiang Against Lockdown After Fire Kills 10
• AP News: Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston
• Washington Post: Elon Musk says Apple threatened to remove Twitter from App Store
• Bloomberg: FTX US Donated $1 Million to a Super-PAC Aligned With Mitch McConnell in October

Host: Sami Sage

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz

Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson

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