Friday, February 24th, 2023

Today's headlines: Representative Jamie Raskin is calling for a congressional investigation into the $2 billion dollar investment that a Saudi fund made in Jared Kushner’s private equity fund. The Tennessee state assembly voted to pass legislation which bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, as well as drag show bans yesterday. The Florida senate has proposed a new bill that would impose at least $35-thousand dollars in damages against anyone who accuses someone else of engaging in discrimination. A new report released by the Anti-Defamation League found that every ideologically driven mass killing in 2022 was committed by right-wing extremists. The European Commission announced yesterday that they’re banning TikTok from corporate and personal devices in the European Commission. Finally for today, A nonprofit research group called Reset has studied accounts that frequently push Kremlin propaganda and found that they all pay for the Twitter verification system. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: MSNBC: Raskin calls for investigation into Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi deal AP News: Trans youth care ban headed to Tennessee governor’s desk AP News: Bill that would restrict drag shows passes Tennessee Senate Florida Senate: HB 991: Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses Above The Law: FL Takes A Swing At Reporters, Knocks Out First Amendment Axios: All U.S. extremist mass killings in 2022 linked to far right, report says Euractiv: European Commission bans TikTok from corporate devices Washington Post: Russian propagandists are buying Twitter blue-check verifications 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