Beth is filling in for Sarah today and covering: - developments in Ukraine  (NBC News) - the fallout from ending the mask mandate (ABC News) - student loan developments (Reuters) - the status and effects of marijuana legalization (USA Today and Cato Institute) - a Stanford study indicating that life might be possible on a moon of Jupiter  (Nature)  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Beth is filling in for Sarah today and covering: - <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-putin-eastern-offensive-battle-donbas-rcna24939" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">developments in Ukraine </a> (NBC News) - <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/confusion-anger-elation-demise-travel-mask-mandate-divides/story?id=84167392" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the fallout from ending the mask mandate</a> (ABC News) - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-forgives-40000-student-loans-provides-aid-millions-more-2022-04-19/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=daily-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">student loan developments</a> (Reuters) - the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/20/states-with-legal-weed-recreational/7371071001/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">status</a> and <a href="https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/effect-state-marijuana-legalizations-2021-update#conclusion" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">effects</a> of marijuana legalization (USA Today and Cato Institute) - <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29458-3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">a Stanford study indicating that life might be possible on a moon of Jupiter </a> (Nature)  <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

April 20, 2022 - It's 4/20; I don't make the rules 

China’s Third-Quarter Economic Growth Slows Sharply to 4.9% - WSJ China denies testing nuclear-capable hypersonic missile - BBC News China developer Evergrande: debt crisis, bond default and investor risks Supreme Court reaffirms police protection by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine targeted in protests - The Washington Post SEC report on GameStop saga declines to rule on causes of trade restrictions - MarketWatch Trump Sues to Block Release of White House Papers to Jan. 6 Inquiry - The New York Times Gov. Northam, leader of Virginia’s fight against pandemic, has had ‘long COVID’ for a year - The Virginian-Pilot Kanye West legally changes name to Ye - CNN My shirt from yesterday was many-years-old H&amp;M so no link for that! However, here is the link to the Princess Diana dupe-sweatshirt I'm wearing today!American Eagle 💄 Buxom Dolly Fever  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-third-quarter-economic-growth-slows-sharply-to-4-9-11634522925?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">China’s Third-Quarter Economic Growth Slows Sharply to 4.9% - WSJ</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58953352" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">China denies testing nuclear-capable hypersonic missile - BBC News</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/china-developer-evergrande-debt-crisis-bond-default-and-investor-risks.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">China developer Evergrande: debt crisis, bond default and investor risks</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-qualified-immunity-police/2021/10/18/071d8f80-3035-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Supreme Court reaffirms police protection by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine targeted in protests - The Washington Post</a> <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-report-on-gamestop-saga-declines-to-rule-on-causes-of-trade-restrictions-11634589248" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SEC report on GameStop saga declines to rule on causes of trade restrictions - MarketWatch</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/trump-lawsuit-capitol-riot.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump Sues to Block Release of White House Papers to Jan. 6 Inquiry - The New York Times</a> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/news/health/vp-nw-coronavirus-northam-long-covid-20211017-zcx4uy7ojvbltc5nv7mnmzo5e4-story.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gov. Northam, leader of Virginia’s fight against pandemic, has had ‘long COVID’ for a year - The Virginian-Pilot</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/entertainment/kanye-west-ye-intl-scli/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kanye West legally changes name to Ye - CNN</a> My shirt from yesterday was many-years-old H&amp;M so no link for that! However, here is the link to the Princess Diana dupe-sweatshirt I'm wearing today!<a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/1b8ol/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">American Eagle</a> 💄 <a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/166bj/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Buxom Dolly Fever</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 19, 2021 News Brief

Sarah read Stephanie Grisham's book, I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House and is reporting back for the rest of us. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah read Stephanie Grisham's book, I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House and is reporting back for the rest of us. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 18, 2021

Colin Powell Dies at 84 From Covid-19 Complications - The New York Times Haiti kidnapping: 400 Mawozo gang behind abduction of 17 US and Canadian missionaries, security source says - CNN Sir David Amess stabbing: What we know so far - BBC News U.S. Pledges to Pay Family of Those Killed in Botched Kabul Drone Strike - The New York Times Superman’s New Motto Revealed at DC FanDome | DC I'm giving my book report on Stephanie Grisham's new memoir tonight on the Nightly Nuance!💄 L’Oreal  Spiced Cider   Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/colin-powell-dead.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Colin Powell Dies at 84 From Covid-19 Complications - The New York Times</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/americas/haiti-american-missionary-400-mawozo-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Haiti kidnapping: 400 Mawozo gang behind abduction of 17 US and Canadian missionaries, security source says - CNN</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58922522" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sir David Amess stabbing: What we know so far - BBC News</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/us/politics/kabul-drone-strike-victims-payment.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">U.S. Pledges to Pay Family of Those Killed in Botched Kabul Drone Strike - The New York Times</a> <a href="https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/10/16/superman%E2%80%99s-new-motto-revealed-at-dc-fandome" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Superman’s New Motto Revealed at DC FanDome | DC</a> I'm giving my book report on Stephanie Grisham's new memoir tonight on the Nightly Nuance!💄<a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/16kr1/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> L’Oreal  Spiced Cider </a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 18, 2021 News Brief

We're together talking about the latest Focus Group podcast, surveys, electoral coverage, and all manner of spicy takes, as we do on Thursdays. Be warned: this is an explicit episode. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're together talking about the latest Focus Group podcast, surveys, electoral coverage, and all manner of spicy takes, as we do on Thursdays. Be warned: this is an explicit episode. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 14, 2021

Biden tries to tame inflation by having LA port open 24/7 Merck pill a ‘great hope for the future’ White House tells states to prepare for Covid vaccinations in young children International community strikes a ground-breaking tax deal for the digital age - OECD 9/11 TRAIL - September 11 National Memorial Trail Newsom signs law to return Bruce's Beach to descendants Timothée as Willy Wonka! 💄 MAC Dare You  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-los-angeles-health-48ff262b882a37308e4a3f15934b2ee4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Biden tries to tame inflation by having LA port open 24/7</a> <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/merck-pill-a-great-hope-for-the-future-212446975.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Merck pill a ‘great hope for the future’</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-tells-states-prepare-covid-vaccinations-young-children-n1281384" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">White House tells states to prepare for Covid vaccinations in young children</a> <a href="https://www.oecd.org/tax/international-community-strikes-a-ground-breaking-tax-deal-for-the-digital-age.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">International community strikes a ground-breaking tax deal for the digital age - OECD</a> <a href="https://www.911trail.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">9/11 TRAIL - September 11 National Memorial Trail</a> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-30/newsom-signs-law-to-return-bruces-beach-black-family" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Newsom signs law to return Bruce's Beach to descendants</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/starkerwiitch/status/1447285430777438209?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Timothée as Willy Wonka!</a> 💄 <a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/167ae/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MAC Dare You</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 14, 2021 News Brief

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to talk about why and how Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are holding back our national security apparatus.Every new president has to appoint about 4,000 people to various government positions. The Senate has to confirm about 1,200 of those appointments. This number has grown, and the efficiency of administrations and the Senate has decreased over time. It’s a problem that was identified in stark terms by the 9/11 commission report in 2004. The 9/11 commission identified the lack of key national security officials in place as one of America’s vulnerabilities.On September 11, 2001, only 57% of key national security appointments were confirmed.On September 11, 2021, only about 25% of key national security appointments were confirmed.Let’s discuss.Resources:Unconfirmed: Why Reducing the Number Of Senate-confirmed Positions Can Make Government More Effective • Center for Presidential TransitionBiden administration political appointees: Who is filling key roles - Washington PostTracking President Joe Biden's Cabinet and appointeesThe U.S. Doesn’t Need So Many Political AppointeesSenators slow Biden with holds at Pentagon, StateTexas hold ’em: Biden aides push Cruz to lift ‘death grip’ on nomineesTed Cruz Is Blocking Biden NomineesOpinion | How Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and an irrational system make us more vulnerable to the next 9/11 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to talk about why and how Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are holding back our national security apparatus.Every new president has to appoint about 4,000 people to various government positions. The Senate has to confirm about 1,200 of those appointments. This number has grown, and the efficiency of administrations and the Senate has decreased over time. It’s a problem that was identified in stark terms by the 9/11 commission report in 2004. The 9/11 commission identified the lack of key national security officials in place as one of America’s vulnerabilities.On September 11, 2001, only 57% of key national security appointments were confirmed.On September 11, 2021, only about 25% of key national security appointments were confirmed.Let’s discuss.Resources:<a href="https://presidentialtransition.org/publications/unconfirmed-reducing-number-senate-confirmed-positions/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Unconfirmed: Why Reducing the Number Of Senate-confirmed Positions Can Make Government More Effective • Center for Presidential Transition</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2020/biden-appointee-tracker/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Biden administration political appointees: Who is filling key roles - Washington Post</a><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/tracking-president-joe-bidens-cabinet-and-appointees/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tracking President Joe Biden's Cabinet and appointees</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-us-doesnt-need-so-many-political-appointees/2021/10/05/a943e370-25dd-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The U.S. Doesn’t Need So Many Political Appointees</a><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/572672-senators-slow-biden-with-holds-at-pentagon-state" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Senators slow Biden with holds at Pentagon, State</a><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/10/biden-cruz-death-grip-nominees-503272" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Texas hold ’em: Biden aides push Cruz to lift ‘death grip’ on nominees</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/us/politics/senate-confirmation-cruz-nominations.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ted Cruz Is Blocking Biden Nominees</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/20/how-josh-hawley-ted-cruz-an-irrational-system-make-us-more-vulnerable-next-911/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Opinion | How Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and an irrational system make us more vulnerable to the next 9/11</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 13, 2021

Griffin joins Sarah to talk about his dress code activism.  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Griffin joins Sarah to talk about his dress code activism.  <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 13, 2021 News Brief

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to continue discussing social media by looking at a shareholder lawsuit against Facebook. The lawsuit claims that Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are operating Facebook with their personal interests in mind more than the interests of shareholders. It's a bit of a hall of mirrors, and I think it provokes good questions about how and when and why and by whom large tech companies should be regulated and managed.If you'd like to read the (213 page!) complaint, here it is. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to continue discussing social media by looking at a shareholder lawsuit against Facebook. The lawsuit claims that Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are operating Facebook with their personal interests in mind more than the interests of shareholders. It's a bit of a hall of mirrors, and I think it provokes good questions about how and when and why and by whom large tech companies should be regulated and managed.If you'd like to read the (213 page!) complaint, <a href="https://655e71e2-f98d-40e9-822b-081bc894b6af.filesusr.com/ugd/372b91_5161b452eff04e14bccbb7b7f33b40ab.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here it is</a>. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 12, 2021

Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded Jon Gruden Resigns After Homophobic and Mysogynistic Comments - The New York Times Cowin data show Covid vaccinations have picked up in rural India — Quartz India More than 100 Haitians found in trailer in Guatemala as desperate efforts to reach U.S. continue  - The Washington Post 💄 L’Oreal  Spiced Cider   Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-travel-airlines-2a099f47993c0833c8a7104e1e46af0d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jon Gruden Resigns After Homophobic and Mysogynistic Comments - The New York Times</a> <a href="https://qz.com/india/2057695/cowin-data-show-covid-vaccinations-have-picked-up-in-rural-india/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cowin data show Covid vaccinations have picked up in rural India — Quartz India</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/10/guatemala-migrants-haiti-smuggling-shipping-containers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">More than 100 Haitians found in trailer in Guatemala as desperate efforts to reach U.S. continue  - The Washington Post</a> 💄 <a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/16kr1/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">L’Oreal  Spiced Cider </a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 12, 2021 News Brief

Pantsuit Politics is a podcast and community dedicated to real conversations that help us understand politics, democracy, and the news while still treating each other like thoughtful human beings. This is about more than politics; this is about how to live your values in all aspects of your life. Hosts Sarah and Beth are mothers with law degrees and business experience living in Kentucky. We lead our listeners through conversations about how we can all be better citizens.Pantsuit Politics Premium subscribers receive access to Monday-Thursday episodes of both Good Morning and More to Say. Sarah’s 5-10 minute Good Morning gives you the headlines for the day, while Beth’s 10-20 minute More to Say dives deep on a policy issue, SCOTUS case, or news story. These quick podcasts will keep you informed on the issues of the day with the grace and nuance you love in the main podcast. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, my friends. Today is National Coming Out Day. We're commemorating this date by learning more about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, its repeal, and the government's efforts to make up for a century of discrimination against LGBTQ+ service members.I'm going to use some language in this Nightly Nuance that I do not use in my life--I want to balance my sincere desire to create this Nightly Nuance with love and care for everyone with my sincere desire to grapple honestly with our history and to provide as complete and accurate a picture as I can. I also want you to know that I briefly mention sexual assault around the 10- minute mark.Resources: Tenth anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (VAntage Point) LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Have New Chance For Full Benefits (NPR) Once Banned, Then Silenced: How Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Affected LGBT Military (History) Decade after 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal, a 'hurtful' legacy remains (NBC News) Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military (AP News) The Awkward Clinton-Era Debate Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (The Atlantic) John McCain's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Last Stand (The Atlantic) A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects (The Washington Post) 10 Years After Don't Ask, Don't Tell Was Repealed, the Military Reckons with Past Discrimination (Miltary.com) So, Your Kid Just Came Out to You…Here’s What to Say (Well + Good) Celebrate National Coming Out Day with HRC! (Human Rights Campaign) Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, my friends. Today is National Coming Out Day. We're commemorating this date by learning more about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, its repeal, and the government's efforts to make up for a century of discrimination against LGBTQ+ service members.I'm going to use some language in this Nightly Nuance that I do not use in my life--I want to balance my sincere desire to create this Nightly Nuance with love and care for everyone with my sincere desire to grapple honestly with our history and to provide as complete and accurate a picture as I can. I also want you to know that I briefly mention sexual assault around the 10- minute mark.Resources:<ul> <li><a href="https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/94920/tenth-anniversary-of-the-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tenth anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell</a> (VAntage Point)</li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039337461/lgbtq-vets-discharged-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-have-new-chance-for-full-benefits" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Have New Chance For Full Benefits</a> (NPR)</li> <li><a href="https://www.history.com/news/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-compromise" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Once Banned, Then Silenced: How Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Affected LGBT Military</a> (History)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/decade-after-don-t-ask-don-t-tell-repeal-hurtful-n1252104" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Decade after 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal, a 'hurtful' legacy remains</a> (NBC News)</li> <li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-reverse-ban-transgender-military-f0ace4f9866e0ca0df021eba75b3af20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military</a> (AP News)</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/the-awkward-clinton-era-debate-over-dont-ask-dont-tell/381374/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Awkward Clinton-Era Debate Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'</a> (The Atlantic)</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/12/john-mccains-dont-ask-dont-tell-last-stand/68243/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">John McCain's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Last Stand</a> (The Atlantic)</li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/09/23/dont-ask-dont-tell-lgbtq-vetarans/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects</a> (The Washington Post)</li> <li><a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/20/10-years-after-dont-ask-dont-tell-was-repealed-military-reckons-past-discrimination.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10 Years After Don't Ask, Don't Tell Was Repealed, the Military Reckons with Past Discrimination</a> (<a href="http://Miltary.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miltary.com</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.wellandgood.com/how-respond-your-child-coming-out/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">So, Your Kid Just Came Out to You…Here’s What to Say</a> (Well + Good)</li> <li><a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/national-coming-out-day" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Celebrate National Coming Out Day with HRC!</a> (Human Rights Campaign)</li></ul> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 11, 2021

Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? Dr. Fauci weighs in September jobs report shows unemployed are still struggling with child care and reluctant to return to low-paying jobs - The Washington Post Ex-Navy nuclear engineer and his wife arrested on espionage charges : NPR Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 Sunday flights LOFT Houndstooth Boyfriend Blazer 💄 Anastasia Trust Issues  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmyULVX5vx0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? Dr. Fauci weighs in</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/08/september-jobs-report-takeaway/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">September jobs report shows unemployed are still struggling with child care and reluctant to return to low-paying jobs - The Washington Post</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/10/1044883780/nuclear-engineer-navy-and-wife-arrested-espionage-charges" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ex-Navy nuclear engineer and his wife arrested on espionage charges : NPR</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-travel-8abd4e0541a0a2d6d58f99cc62209a37" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 Sunday flights</a> <a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/1b0nb/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LOFT Houndstooth Boyfriend Blazer</a> 💄 <a href="https://go.magik.ly/ml/1a92k/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Anastasia Trust Issues</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 11, 2021 News Brief

Sarah and Beth discuss the surprising news that Mitch McConnell blinked over the debt ceiling. They also share what will be coming here in the next few weeks. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah and Beth discuss the surprising news that Mitch McConnell blinked over the debt ceiling. They also share what will be coming here in the next few weeks. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 7, 2021

It's Thursday and Alise is back with your news brief this morning.RESOURCES: A ‘Historic Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O. (The New York Times) The Nobel Prize for Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (The New York Times) Independent group claims it solved the mystery behind the identity of the Zodiac Killer as law enforcement investigates (CNN) After 51 years, the Zodiac Killer's cipher has been solved by amateur codebreakers (CNN) A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law (NPR) Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Thursday and Alise is back with your news brief this morning.RESOURCES:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/health/malaria-vaccine-who.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A ‘Historic Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.</a> (The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2021/gurnah/facts/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Nobel Prize for Literature</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/books/nobel-prize-literature-abdulrazak-gurnah.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature</a> (The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/us/zodiac-killer-identity-law-enforcement-investigation/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Independent group claims it solved the mystery behind the identity of the Zodiac Killer as law enforcement investigates</a> (CNN)</li> <li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/us/zodiac-killer-cypher-340-code-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">After 51 years, the Zodiac Killer's cipher has been solved by amateur codebreakers</a> (CNN)</li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1040221171/a-u-s-judge-blocks-enforcement-of-texas-controversial-new-abortion-law" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law</a> (NPR)</li></ul> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

News Brief - October 7, 2021 (audio)

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to talk about the debt ceiling and the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin. Because this is complicated, I'm just going to give you allllll my notes today. Hope it's helpful! -bWhat’s going on with the debt ceiling crisis? From NY Mag: “Congressional Republicans are on the brink of throwing the US economy into a brutal recession, triggering a global financial panic, and vandalizing the foundations of American geopolitical power — all for the sake of gaining fodder for disingenuous midterm attack ads. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, are on the brink of doing the very same things, just to preempt those 30-second spots (and thus force Republicans to hit them with slightly different disingenuous ads). This may sound like the synopsis of some tedious, Aaron Sorkin - helmed political satire. But it’s a straightforward description of the debt-ceiling standoff in Washington, DC today.”How does our debt work today? First, let’s just think about how the United States of America, as a country, spends money. Congress has to pass laws that authorize the government getting money (through taxes) and spending it. Congress also has to vote on whether to allow the Treasury to borrow funds needed to cover the gap between revenue and spending. That’s not a constitutional requirement. It’s one that Congress wrote into our law — Congress set a limit by statute on how much debt the government can hold, and so Congress has to raise the debt ceiling whenever the spending that it, Congress, authorized, exceeds this limit. This originated from convenience. Previously, Congress had to vote every time the government needed to issue debt. In 1917, Congress passed a debt ceiling to make it easier for Treasury to issue debt without getting Congress’s permission. Setting some limitation on that power is supposed to preserve the power of the purse stays with Congress instead of shifting to the Treasury Department. Since 1960, Congress has voted to raise the debt ceiling 80 times. Let’s think about what it means for the US government to borrow money. It doesn’t take out a loan the way that you or I might. It issues debt — meaning, it sells paper. This paper can take lots of forms — bills, bonds, notes — but it all amounts to an IOU from the United States government. And people buy that paper from the Government because an IOU from the US government to pay back an amount of money with interest is seen as the safest, most stable investment in the world. The US Bureau of Fiscal Service keeps records of who bought this paper and handles paying people back on the appropriate schedule. If the government can’t keep issuing debt in order to bring in the cash it needs to operate normally — including making scheduled payments on those IOUs, which is what we mean by “default”, a whole bunch of bad things could happen: The payments the government normally makes to citizens could stop. Think social security, the child tax credit, payments to military members and veterans and postal workers and federal employees The government’s credit could be downgraded, which would probably cause interest rates to go up, which would make it more expensive for everyone else to borrow money. If the risk of holding IOUs from the US government has gone up, the risk of holding IOUs from anyone else would probably go up, too. It might also mean that everyone has trouble borrowing money for a while — Wall Street’s trading systems aren’t really set up to sort out US treasuries that the government has defaulted on from those it hasn’t, so all of the buying and selling that happens of those securities could come to a halt, which could bring a lot of other lending to a halt. It helps me to think about this a little bit like the supply chain — when one piece shifts, everything around it shifts, too—to different degrees. Confidence would probably fall, which could result in problems in the stock market, which hurts 401ks and other investments. It’s important to remember that a lot of US debt is held by American citizens. I grew up hearing about the national debt as like a loan that China gave us and the conversation always sounded like China could come repossess our country like a car. That’s not how it works. The majority of US debt is held by, wait for it, the Social Security Trust fund. AKA our retirement funds, AKA taxpayers. Remember how we talked about accounting games with social security meaning that the cash we pay in doesn’t get paid out directly? Mmhmmm. And there are other government agencies who have borrowed money from each other and hold onto government-backed securities. Of the debt held outside the US government, foreign governments own only 1/3 of it. The rest is US banks and investors, the Federal Reserve, state and local governments, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and savings bonds. Of the 28.4 ish trillion dollars of debt issued right now, China only owns 1.06 trillion. That’s not nothing, but it’s not the nightmare scenario that I grew up hearing about. Japan actually owns more of our debt than China. The government could stop funding FEMA and public health initiatives around Covid 19 and programs that provide food for kids. As with all things that involve economics, we really don’t know what will happen because it all ultimately depends on human behavior, but people who study these things tend to agree with the New York Magazine description I read at the beginning — that this would be very, very bad and worse than a government shutdown.When do we hit the debt ceiling? Technically, we already did on August 1, but the Treasury has done some accounting wizardry to keep going. Janet Yellen is saying, “we’re going to be all out of ideas by October 18.” Right now, the federal debt is around 28.43 trillion. The current debt ceiling is 28.4 trillion. That is so much money, right? And often countries racking up debt will see people lose their faith in the countries. That’s what all money is about — am I confident that something backs this up? Do I believe you will repay your IOU with the interest you’re promising? Even though the US just keeps accumulating debt, we’re seeing our cost to borrow money falling. Investors still believe in the US economy and our country’s ability to make its interest payments. Raising the debt ceiling does not allow the government to spend more money. It is entirely about paying for programs and obligations that have already been committed to.So…what is the problem? Democrats can’t raise the debt ceiling through ordinary legislation, because Republicans are filibustering it. Why? Just because. Just because. Because they don’t want to be associated with raising the debt ceiling, because they want to cut ads against Democrats for spending money and they are counting on the public not to understand what the debt ceiling means. I wish there were something I could say here that sounds less cynical, but…they are saying all of the quiet parts out loud and betting that everyone will be too confused to care. So Democrats have to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation, and they don’t want to. Why? Because they don’t. It’s complicated, sure, but they could do it and they don’t want to. They are furious that they’ve cooperated on the debt ceiling under Republican controlled Senates with Republican presidents and aren’t getting the same courtesy.What would minting a trillion dollar coin mean? How does this work? Minting the coin would not raise the debt ceiling. Only congress could do that. Minting the coin, proponents of this idea argue, would allow Treasury to keep spending money without additional borrowing. This idea has been around since 2011, when a blogger named Carlos Mucha writing as “beowulf” floated it as a debt ceiling work around. It is legal for the Secretary of the Treasury to issue platinum coins “in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.” We probably have this provision so that the Secretary of the Treasury can celebrate certain people or events. But the law doesn’t restrict this power to just commemorations. — this has been legal since 1995 after a lobbying effort from coin collectors. Everyone has lobbyists! The US Mint already produces a one-ounce Platinum Eagle and could quickly change the mold to create a 1 trillion coin. The coin could then be deposited at the New York Fed via a quick helicopter rider. The trouble isn’t minting the coin. It’s spending it. Platinum coins are numismatic — they are rare and collectible . They’re investments, not actual money. They’re not meant to go into circulation. They’re made from valuable metals and are often sold for a higher value than they’re actually worth. So, is there a coin collector somewhere who is going to pay about $1 trillion for this platinum coin? I mean, I guess we shouldn’t rule it out but I’m not super comfortable with that as the direction for ensuring that the government continues to operate normally. Proponents think the that Federal Reserve could just purchase the coin from the Treasury, but the Federal Reserve doesn’t have authority to buy coins directly from the Treasury. It can only buy government bonds in the open market. That’s because the Federal Reserve isn’t supposed to issue money to finance government spending. Would minting a coin cause inflation? Proponents say no because it isn’t paying for new spending — it’s preserving the status quo spending that Congress has authorized. It’s just keeping up with debt obligations.Where’s the administration on this? Jen Psaki said that the administration has looked at the option of minting a coin to avoid the debt limit but doesn’t see it as a viable option. The administration believes that congress must act. Janet Yellen said that’s a Gimmick that comprises the independence of the Federal Reserve and would damage trust in both Congress and the administration to pay the country’s bills. She says the Federal Reserve cannot just print money to cover deficits that Congress is unwilling to cover. It conflates monetary policy and fiscal policy. Paul Krugman is a proponent of minting a trillion dollar coin, even though he agrees with Janet Yellen that it’s a gimmick. His point is, is it a silly gimmick? Sure, who cares? The stakes here are really high and republicans aren’t even pretending to be serious legislative partners acting in the country’s best interest. He even says, it might be found to be illegal by a court. Who cares? It could buy some time. For some proponents, the gimmick is the point. You have a whole lot of people screaming from the rooftops that the economic policies we’ve been taking as gospel for a few decades are made up, and why not just show that they’re made upWhat happens now? Some softening around the Republican position - Lindsay Graham said to Politico that he doesn’t want to put the nation’s credit at risk. “I mean, I’m not going to be a complete asshole about it. But I’m going to make them take some tough votes.” Potential to do a filibuster carve-outResources:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/biden-coin-democrat-republican-debt-limit.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.com/trillion-dollar-coin-minted-within-hours-potential-emergency-decision-yellen-2021-10https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yellen-says-debt-ceiling-hike-utterly-essential-opposes-platinum-coin-gimmick-2021-10-05/https://abc7chicago.com/us-debt-ceiling-national-what-is-the-social-security/11075115/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/business/dealbook/debt-limit-default.htmlhttps://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/debt-ceiling-mint-the-coin-explained.html Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello, my friends. Today, I want to talk about the debt ceiling and the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin. Because this is complicated, I'm just going to give you allllll my notes today. Hope it's helpful! -bWhat’s going on with the debt ceiling crisis?<ul> <li>From NY Mag: “Congressional Republicans are on the brink of throwing the US economy into a brutal recession, triggering a global financial panic, and vandalizing the foundations of American geopolitical power — all for the sake of gaining fodder for disingenuous midterm attack ads. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, are on the brink of doing the very same things, just to preempt those 30-second spots (and thus force Republicans to hit them with slightly different disingenuous ads). This may sound like the synopsis of some tedious, Aaron Sorkin - helmed political satire. But it’s a straightforward description of the debt-ceiling standoff in Washington, DC today.”</li></ul>How does our debt work today?<ul> <li>First, let’s just think about how the United States of America, as a country, spends money. Congress has to pass laws that authorize the government getting money (through taxes) and spending it.</li> <li>Congress also has to vote on whether to allow the Treasury to borrow funds needed to cover the gap between revenue and spending. That’s not a constitutional requirement. It’s one that Congress wrote into our law — Congress set a limit by statute on how much debt the government can hold, and so Congress has to raise the debt ceiling whenever the spending that it, Congress, authorized, exceeds this limit. This originated from convenience. Previously, Congress had to vote every time the government needed to issue debt. In 1917, Congress passed a debt ceiling to make it easier for Treasury to issue debt without getting Congress’s permission. Setting some limitation on that power is supposed to preserve the power of the purse stays with Congress instead of shifting to the Treasury Department. Since 1960, Congress has voted to raise the debt ceiling 80 times.</li> <li>Let’s think about what it means for the US government to borrow money. It doesn’t take out a loan the way that you or I might. It issues debt — meaning, it sells paper. This paper can take lots of forms — bills, bonds, notes — but it all amounts to an IOU from the United States government. And people buy that paper from the Government because an IOU from the US government to pay back an amount of money with interest is seen as the safest, most stable investment in the world. The US Bureau of Fiscal Service keeps records of who bought this paper and handles paying people back on the appropriate schedule.</li> <li>If the government can’t keep issuing debt in order to bring in the cash it needs to operate normally — including making scheduled payments on those IOUs, which is what we mean by “default”, a whole bunch of bad things could happen:</li> <li>The payments the government normally makes to citizens could stop. Think social security, the child tax credit, payments to military members and veterans and postal workers and federal employees</li> <li>The government’s credit could be downgraded, which would probably cause interest rates to go up, which would make it more expensive for everyone else to borrow money. If the risk of holding IOUs from the US government has gone up, the risk of holding IOUs from anyone else would probably go up, too. It might also mean that everyone has trouble borrowing money for a while — Wall Street’s trading systems aren’t really set up to sort out US treasuries that the government has defaulted on from those it hasn’t, so all of the buying and selling that happens of those securities could come to a halt, which could bring a lot of other lending to a halt. It helps me to think about this a little bit like the supply chain — when one piece shifts, everything around it shifts, too—to different degrees.</li> <li>Confidence would probably fall, which could result in problems in the stock market, which hurts 401ks and other investments.</li> <li>It’s important to remember that a lot of US debt is held by American citizens. I grew up hearing about the national debt as like a loan that China gave us and the conversation always sounded like China could come repossess our country like a car. That’s not how it works. The majority of US debt is held by, wait for it, the Social Security Trust fund. AKA our retirement funds, AKA taxpayers. Remember how we talked about accounting games with social security meaning that the cash we pay in doesn’t get paid out directly? Mmhmmm. And there are other government agencies who have borrowed money from each other and hold onto government-backed securities.</li> <li>Of the debt held outside the US government, foreign governments own only 1/3 of it. The rest is US banks and investors, the Federal Reserve, state and local governments, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and savings bonds. Of the 28.4 ish trillion dollars of debt issued right now, China only owns 1.06 trillion. That’s not nothing, but it’s not the nightmare scenario that I grew up hearing about. Japan actually owns more of our debt than China.</li> <li>The government could stop funding FEMA and public health initiatives around Covid 19 and programs that provide food for kids.</li> <li>As with all things that involve economics, we really don’t know what will happen because it all ultimately depends on human behavior, but people who study these things tend to agree with the New York Magazine description I read at the beginning — that this would be very, very bad and worse than a government shutdown.</li></ul>When do we hit the debt ceiling?<ul> <li>Technically, we already did on August 1, but the Treasury has done some accounting wizardry to keep going. Janet Yellen is saying, “we’re going to be all out of ideas by October 18.”</li> <li>Right now, the federal debt is around 28.43 trillion. The current debt ceiling is 28.4 trillion. That is so much money, right? And often countries racking up debt will see people lose their faith in the countries. That’s what all money is about — am I confident that something backs this up? Do I believe you will repay your IOU with the interest you’re promising? Even though the US just keeps accumulating debt, we’re seeing our cost to borrow money falling. Investors still believe in the US economy and our country’s ability to make its interest payments.</li> <li>Raising the debt ceiling does not allow the government to spend more money. It is entirely about paying for programs and obligations that have already been committed to.</li></ul>So…what is the problem?<ul> <li>Democrats can’t raise the debt ceiling through ordinary legislation, because Republicans are filibustering it.</li> <li>Why? Just because.</li> <li>Just because. Because they don’t want to be associated with raising the debt ceiling, because they want to cut ads against Democrats for spending money and they are counting on the public not to understand what the debt ceiling means. I wish there were something I could say here that sounds less cynical, but…they are saying all of the quiet parts out loud and betting that everyone will be too confused to care.</li> <li>So Democrats have to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation, and they don’t want to. Why? Because they don’t. It’s complicated, sure, but they could do it and they don’t want to. They are furious that they’ve cooperated on the debt ceiling under Republican controlled Senates with Republican presidents and aren’t getting the same courtesy.</li></ul>What would minting a trillion dollar coin mean?<ul> <li>How does this work? Minting the coin would not raise the debt ceiling. Only congress could do that. Minting the coin, proponents of this idea argue, would allow Treasury to keep spending money without additional borrowing.</li> <li>This idea has been around since 2011, when a blogger named Carlos Mucha writing as “beowulf” floated it as a debt ceiling work around.</li> <li>It is legal for the Secretary of the Treasury to issue platinum coins “in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.” We probably have this provision so that the Secretary of the Treasury can celebrate certain people or events. But the law doesn’t restrict this power to just commemorations. — this has been legal since 1995 after a lobbying effort from coin collectors. Everyone has lobbyists!</li> <li>The US Mint already produces a one-ounce Platinum Eagle and could quickly change the mold to create a 1 trillion coin. The coin could then be deposited at the New York Fed via a quick helicopter rider.</li> <li>The trouble isn’t minting the coin. It’s spending it. Platinum coins are numismatic — they are rare and collectible . They’re investments, not actual money. They’re not meant to go into circulation. They’re made from valuable metals and are often sold for a higher value than they’re actually worth. So, is there a coin collector somewhere who is going to pay about $1 trillion for this platinum coin? I mean, I guess we shouldn’t rule it out but I’m not super comfortable with that as the direction for ensuring that the government continues to operate normally.</li> <li>Proponents think the that Federal Reserve could just purchase the coin from the Treasury, but the Federal Reserve doesn’t have authority to buy coins directly from the Treasury. It can only buy government bonds in the open market. That’s because the Federal Reserve isn’t supposed to issue money to finance government spending.</li> <li>Would minting a coin cause inflation? Proponents say no because it isn’t paying for new spending — it’s preserving the status quo spending that Congress has authorized. It’s just keeping up with debt obligations.</li></ul>Where’s the administration on this?<ul> <li>Jen Psaki said that the administration has looked at the option of minting a coin to avoid the debt limit but doesn’t see it as a viable option. The administration believes that congress must act.</li> <li>Janet Yellen said that’s a Gimmick that comprises the independence of the Federal Reserve and would damage trust in both Congress and the administration to pay the country’s bills. She says the Federal Reserve cannot just print money to cover deficits that Congress is unwilling to cover. It conflates monetary policy and fiscal policy.</li> <li>Paul Krugman is a proponent of minting a trillion dollar coin, even though he agrees with Janet Yellen that it’s a gimmick. His point is, is it a silly gimmick? Sure, who cares? The stakes here are really high and republicans aren’t even pretending to be serious legislative partners acting in the country’s best interest. He even says, it might be found to be illegal by a court. Who cares? It could buy some time.</li> <li>For some proponents, the gimmick is the point. You have a whole lot of people screaming from the rooftops that the economic policies we’ve been taking as gospel for a few decades are made up, and why not just show that they’re made up</li></ul>What happens now?<ul> <li>Some softening around the Republican position - Lindsay Graham said to Politico that he doesn’t want to put the nation’s credit at risk. “I mean, I’m not going to be a complete asshole about it. But I’m going to make them take some tough votes.”</li> <li>Potential to do a filibuster carve-out</li></ul>Resources:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/biden-coin-democrat-republican-debt-limit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/biden-coin-democrat-republican-debt-limit.html</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trillion-dollar-coin-minted-within-hours-potential-emergency-decision-yellen-2021-10" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/trillion-dollar-coin-minted-within-hours-potential-emergency-decision-yellen-2021-10</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yellen-says-debt-ceiling-hike-utterly-essential-opposes-platinum-coin-gimmick-2021-10-05/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yellen-says-debt-ceiling-hike-utterly-essential-opposes-platinum-coin-gimmick-2021-10-05/</a><a href="https://abc7chicago.com/us-debt-ceiling-national-what-is-the-social-security/11075115/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://abc7chicago.com/us-debt-ceiling-national-what-is-the-social-security/11075115/</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/business/dealbook/debt-limit-default.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/business/dealbook/debt-limit-default.html</a><a href="https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124</a><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/debt-ceiling-mint-the-coin-explained.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/debt-ceiling-mint-the-coin-explained.html</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 6, 2021

Alise is filling in on the News Brief this morning and covering today's headlines. RESOURCES:Up First (NPR)Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation (60 Minutes)Facebook's perfect storm (Axios)The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies (The Daily, The New York Times)A 13-inch tear in a pipe was likely the source of a California oil spill. Here's how it may have gotten there (CNN)US Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (CNN)Evan McMullin announces Utah Senate bid (Politico) Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alise is filling in on the News Brief this morning and covering today's headlines. RESOURCES:<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Up First</a> (NPR)<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-misinformation-public-60-minutes-2021-10-03/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation</a> (60 Minutes)<a href="https://www.axios.com/facebooks-perfect-storm-whistleblower-outage-0e142a5b-8f21-49bc-a72d-b9e723f82184.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook's perfect storm</a> (Axios)<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/podcasts/the-daily/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies</a> (The Daily, The New York Times)<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/us/california-oil-spill-wednesday/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A 13-inch tear in a pipe was likely the source of a California oil spill. Here's how it may have gotten there</a> (CNN)<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/politics/public-service-loan-forgiveness-program-overhaul/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">US Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program</a> (CNN)<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/05/evan-mcmullin-utah-senate-bid-515129" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Evan McMullin announces Utah Senate bid</a> (Politico) <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

News Brief - October 6, 2021 (audio)

Tonight, Beth is talking about domestic extremism. RESOURCES: Threats to the Homeland: Evaluating the Landscape 20 Years After 9/11 (FBI) FBI director says Afghanistan withdrawal raises concern of terror groups rebuilding (The Washington Post) Today’s Headlines and Commentary (Lawfare) Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, Beth is talking about domestic extremism. RESOURCES:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/threats-to-the-homeland-evaluating-the-landscape-20-years-after-911-wray-092121" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Threats to the Homeland: Evaluating the Landscape 20 Years After 9/11</a> (FBI)</li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-afghanistan-qaeda-isis/2021/09/22/d7c3bc02-1bba-11ec-8380-5fbadbc43ef8_story.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FBI director says Afghanistan withdrawal raises concern of terror groups rebuilding </a>(The Washington Post)</li> <li><a href="https://www.lawfareblog.com/todays-headlines-and-commentary-2414" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Today’s Headlines and Commentary</a> (Lawfare)</li></ul> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 5, 2021

Good morning! We're going around the world today, including the internet:Oil spill in CaliforniaIndia to pay Covid-19 victims' families China Flying War Planes over Taiwan Facebook outage Henrietta Lacks' estate sues biotech company Hope you find today's new podcast valuable. I'm talking about the FBI's efforts to investigate terrorism on the Nightly Nuance. Have the best Tuesday available! -bPS Sorry this is going up so late! Technical difficulties! Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good morning! We're going around the world today, including the internet:<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/04/massive-oil-spill-off-california-reported-friday-reports-show-but-risk-public-wasnt-told/5993850001/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Oil spill in California</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/asia/india-coronavirus-death-compensation-intl/index.html?utm_term=16334306806653ff03ad3bf6c&amp;utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Tuesday%2C+October+5%2C+2021&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=emdYg%2F2X1nKzGWVMRmVll3ux7a5megXdf15y8%2FN67L3gQ1TCQQBkWrrdIHyqp2X6&amp;bt_ts=1633430680668" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">India to pay Covid-19 victims' families </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/world/asia/china-taiwan-flights-airspace.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">China Flying War Planes over Taiwan </a><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/05/facebook-says-sorry-for-mass-outage-and-reveals-why-it-happened.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook outage </a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/henrietta-lacks-cells-estate-sues-thermo-fisher/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Henrietta Lacks' estate sues biotech company </a>Hope you find today's new podcast valuable. I'm talking about the FBI's efforts to investigate terrorism on the Nightly Nuance. Have the best Tuesday available! -bPS Sorry this is going up so late! Technical difficulties! <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 5, 2021 News Brief (audio)

We shared a few bits of Beth's conversation with Katharine Vollmer on Friday's episode about the supply chain, but the full thing is too good and too helpful not to share. So here it is!  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We shared a few bits of Beth's conversation with Katharine Vollmer on Friday's episode about the supply chain, but the full thing is too good and too helpful not to share. So here it is!  <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Nightly Nuance - October 4, 2021

Good morning. I'm filling in today for Sarah as she enjoys fall break with her family and friends. Today, we're thinking about transparency and exposure:Congressional negotiations on spendingSupreme Court begins a new term The Pandora PapersFacebook whistleblower Miya Marcano On the Nightly Nuance, we're sharing the full conversation I had with Katherine Vollmer about the grocery supply chain. I learned SO much from Katherine and hope you will, too.Thanks for being here. Have the best Monday available. -b Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good morning. I'm filling in today for Sarah as she enjoys fall break with her family and friends. Today, we're thinking about transparency and exposure:<a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/10-4-2021/deadline-halloween/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Congressional negotiations on spending</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/back-black-us-supreme-court-returns-covid-19-telework-2021-10-04/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Supreme Court begins a new term </a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/03/1042894671/the-pandora-papers-facebook-whistleblower-biden-to-reveal-china-trade-war-plan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Pandora Papers</a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-misinformation-public-60-minutes-2021-10-03/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook whistleblower </a><a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/officials-give-update-after-miya-marcano-found-dead/37841879" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Miya Marcano </a>On the Nightly Nuance, we're sharing the full conversation I had with Katherine Vollmer about the grocery supply chain. I learned SO much from Katherine and hope you will, too.Thanks for being here. Have the best Monday available. -b <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/787593" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

October 4, 2021 News Brief (audio)

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