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Show Notes
Yesterday the FDA finally approved both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots. On Tuesday night, the January 6th bipartisan House committee voted unanimously in favor of contempt-of-Congress charges against Steve Bannon. Moving to our next story, Republicans in the Senate unanimously blocked yet another piece of voting rights legislation called the Freedom to Vote Act. Meanwhile, Manchin has reportedly told associates that he is considering leaving the Democratic Party if they don’t agree to his demands to cut the infrastructure bill. Then, we cover some murder stories before closing with the Netflix employee walkout over Dave Chapelle's transgender comments in his comedy special.
Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:
- Washington Post: "FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original dose"
- Reuters: "U.S. House committee backs contempt charge against Trump aide Bannon"
- NY Times: "Senate Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Leaving Its Fate in Doubt"
- Mother Jones: "Manchin Tells Associates He’s Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan"
- CBS News: "Manslaughter conviction of 21-year-old Oklahoma woman who suffered miscarriage sparks outcry"
- Washington Post: "Gunman in Parkland school shooting pleads guilty to murdering 17 people"
- NPR: "Potential human remains and items belonging to Brian Laundrie are found in Florida"
- AP News: "Chapelle special spurs Netflix walkout; ‘Trans lives matter’"
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