The Pour Over Today - Political Interviews, Protests at Kellogg, China’s Taiwan Drills, & More | 10.18.24

Episode Date: October 18, 2024

Today, we’re talking about VP Harris and former President Trump’s Fox News appearances; protests over Kellogg using artificial dyes; China simulating a blockade on Taiwan; and other top news for Friday, October 18th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Cru: give.cru.org/tpo Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside The Bible Study: https://links.thepourover.org/TheBibleStudy Politics for People Who Hate Politics: https://links.thepourover.org/PoliticsForPeopleWhoHatePolitics Keola Fit: https://links.thepourover.org/KeolaFit_Pod Compelled Podcast: https://links.thepourover.org/Compelled Dwell Differently: https://links.thepourover.org/DwellDifferently Nothing Left Unsaid Podcast: https://linktr.ee/tgnlu CCCU: https://www.mycccu.com/tpobonus Courage for Life Study Bibles: links.thepourover.org/CFL_Podcast_0901 Grace Bible for Kids: https://links.thepourover.org/GraceBibleforKids The Daily Walk Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/DailyWalk

Today, we're talking about VP Harris and former President Trump's Fox News appearances, protests over Kellogg using artificial dyes, China simulating a blockade on Taiwan, and other top news for Friday, October 18th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poor over today. Here's the quote of the day, One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated. Thomas More. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Only 18 more days of election ads. Pause for Lamaze breathing.

On Wednesday, Fox aired a town hall with former President Trump before an all-female audience, where he answered questions on crime, the economy, and abortion. He promised to expand child tax credits, defended the overturning of Roe v. Wade, called Republicans the party for IVF, and warned of the enemy within, Democrats. Later, VP Harris and Fox's Brett Baier talked over one another during a heated 26-minute interview. She was pressed on border security and crime, which she blamed on Trump's opposition to a bipartisan border security bill, and broke a little with her current boss saying,

My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency. Reactions were predictably partisan. Republicans called it a train wreck, while Democrats called it a master class. It's easy to only show compassion for people who vote like you, but Christians don't have the privilege of stopping there. We're called to love everyone.

That means loving people that you believe have unloving beliefs slash stances. 1 Corinthians 13 4-6 says Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth. Two major food manufacturers are cooking up some headlines. Tuesday, protesters gathered outside Kellogg's headquarters armed with a 400,000 signature petition to demand that Kellogg cut the chemicals. Kellogg has started dying fruit loops, which are apparently colorless in nature, with fruit and vegetable juice in other countries, but has kept artificial dyes in the states despite

pledging to remove them from their ingredient bushel by 2018. Activists say there's evidence that the artificial ingredients can cause behavioral problems in children. Kellogg maintains that its foods are safe. Meanwhile, PepsiCo is responding to slumping sales by adding chips back into their Tostitos and Ruffles bags. It's face backlash for shrinkflation, putting fewer chips in bags for the same price. Now, it'll offer bonus bags with 20% more chips for the same price as the Arier bags. Here's a verse to consider whether your bags of chips are full or empty. Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, yet I celebrate in the Lord.

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord my Lord is my strength. He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on the mountain heights. Habakkuk 3, 17-19 China staged record war games around Taiwan on Monday. Taiwan, an island democracy China has long claimed as its own and threatened to take by force, celebrated National Day last week, during which the Taiwanese president reaffirmed his commitment to

resist annexation. Four days later, China's military simulated a blockade of Taiwan surrounding the island with 153 aircraft plus more than 25 aircraft carriers and ships. The large-scale drills were meant to warn against separatist acts, demonstrating China's ability to choke access to food and fuel, as well as block Taiwan's allies from coming to its aid. Then Wednesday, China's President Xi made a rare visit to the Chinese island facing Taiwan, where he encouraged officials to bolster the national identity of Taiwan's compatriots. Taiwan says the Red Dragon's flex backfired, only making the international community more

supportive of Taiwan. There may be good reasons to be worried about the future of your community or the global one. God does not promise good days, but He does promise His presence and a great eternity with Him. Stay focused on Him. It changes everything. 2 Corinthians 4, 16-18 says, Therefore we do not give up, for our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable

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before the fatal incident. The 31-year-old's death sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans, some of whom gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel to sing his songs. friends, some of whom gathered outside the Kassaser Hotel to sing his songs. Israel has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Three Hamas militants were killed in a heavy gun battle in Gaza Wednesday, one of whom was tentatively identified as Sinwar, the architect of October 7th. Israel then used dental records and fingerprints it had on file from Seinoor's time in an Israeli prison he was released in a 2011 prison swap to confirm. Prosecutors are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Mendoza

brothers who were sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting their parents 28 years ago. The 53 and 56-year-old men's family rallied at an LA courthouse to advocate for their release. A Netflix series has public opinion on the brothers' side, and they're cautiously optimistic about resentencing. The NFL has unanimously approved Tom Brady's bid to buy a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, which means the GOAT quarterback-turned-Fox announcer is committed to retirement for real.

Players can't be owners. The team, which has been haunted by Brady since the Patriots' win in 2002's famous Tuck rule game, hopes he'll help choose and mentor future QBs. Italy has expanded its opposition to surrogacy. After a seven-hour debate, the Senate voted 84 to 58 to officially criminalize Italian citizens leaving the country to have children through a surrogate. Violators face up to two years in prison. The Vatican has strongly opposed surrogacy in Italy and abroad. Same-sex advocates have criticized

any ban on surrogacy as discriminatory. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a 5-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We appreciate your support and hope you have a great weekend. We'll see you on Monday. What if you could boost your savings while advancing the gospel?

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