Episode Details

Today starts with a trio of stories out of Russia, including a newly seized super yacht, a call for Putin to face consequences, and a pair of kremlin-friendly leaders getting reelected. Then, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination is officially going to the Senate for a vote. Next, the CDC announced it’s getting a complete overhaul, and the UN released another depressing climate report. Then to close things out, a story about Amazon and their plans to block certain keywords on their employees’ internal messaging app, plus a major purchase for Elon Musk.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• NY Times: Images of Russian Atrocities Push West Toward Tougher Sanctions
• NPR: Pro-Putin leaders in Hungary and Serbia win reelection as Europe grapples with war
• Daily Beast: Justice Department Seizes Its First Russian Superyacht
• Axios: Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination will move forward despite tied panel vote
• Washington Post: CDC, under fire for covid response, announces plans to revamp agency
• Washington Post: The world is running out of options to hit climate goals, U.N. report shows
• The Intercept: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like "Union"...
• NPR: Elon Musk just became Twitter's largest shareholder

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