Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

Yesterday Mitch McConnell spoke out against the Republican National Committee’s censure of representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. Next, we have an update on the so called Freedom Convoy protests in Canada, before getting to a summary of the joint press conference regarding Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, multiple states have announced this week that they will be rolling back mask mandates. Then, we discuss Peloton’s own CEO stepping down (and also laying off 2,800 employees in the process). We share another interesting resignation, then close with why a pub that claims to be England’s oldest could close its doors because of COVID. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NBC News: “McConnell calls Jan. 6 a ‘violent insurrection,’ breaking with RNC” Washington Post: “Ambassador Bridge blocked in Canada Freedom Convoy trucker protest” AP News: “Macron: Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis” NY Times: “New York joins several other U.S. states in rolling back mask mandates as infections fall” Axios: “Peloton CEO John Foley stepping down” Axios: “Biden science adviser Eric Lander resigns after violating workplace policy” NPR: “A pub that claims to be England’s oldest could close its doors because of COVID”