Friday, December 16th, 2022

Today's headlines: Elon Musk has started banning critical journalists from Twitter, specifically those that write on him. The senate has passed a stopgap bill to avert the government shutdown at the end of the week. Aaron Dean, the killer of Atatiana Jefferson, has officially been convicted of manslaughter. Trump announced he’d be selling NFT trading cards depicting him as a superhero, an astronaut, an Old West sheriff, and a Top Gun fighter pilot. Finally for this week, three men who were part of the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were sentenced Thursday. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Verge: Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter / The reporters have tweeted about his private jet recently. CNN: Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown at end of the week Guardian: Ex-Texas officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting Atatiana Jefferson NY Times: Trump Sells a New Image as the Hero of $99 Trading Cards CNN: Three militia members sentenced in plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Whitmer  Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson