The Pour Over Today - Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Episode Date: August 9, 2023

Today, we’re talking about a new group on strike in Los Angeles, a special election in Ohio, the latest in Trump’s legal cases, and other top news for Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Sponsored by LMNT

Today we're talking about a new group on strike in Los Angeles, a special election in Ohio, the latest on Trump's legal cases, and other top news for Wednesday, August 9th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day. Take time to see the quiet miracles that seek no attention. John O'Donohue. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Picket sales are booming in Los Angeles. Striking Hollywood actors and writers were joined by 10,000

Los Angeles city workers, from lifeguards to sanitation workers, who walked off the job yesterday for just one day. They allege the city is engaging in unfair labor practices, while Mayor Karen Bass says the city has been bargaining in good faith with the union since January. This is on top of the intermittent strikes from hotel workers, which have turned violent, according to one union. Hotel workers are looking for higher wages and improved working conditions, even using Taylor Swift's current six-show stint in LA to bring attention to their plight. The writer's strike has reached its fourth month,

and reports indicate that Friday's negotiations may have moved the two sides even further apart. Jesus showed compassion when people expected rejection, gentleness when people expected anger, and love when people expected hate. Whether you're negotiating labor deals or discussing smaller topics, be imitators of Christ. Philippians 2 verses 3-4 say, Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others. Buckeye voters showed up in groves to vote in a special election yesterday. The only question on the ballot, how to handle future ballots. Voters voted yes or no on Ohio Issue 1, a measure proposing the following.

1. State constitutional amendments require a 60% yay vote, increased from a simple majority, to pass. amendments require a 60% yay vote, increased from a simple majority, to pass. And two, amendments meet signature thresholds in all 88 counties, up from 44, for ballot inclusion without the previous 10-day grace period allowed to meet thresholds. Advocates say these measures would protect the state's constitution from special interests. Critics said it's an attempt to limit voters' power before a vote in November on adding abortion protection into the state's constitution. Voters rejected the measure 58% to 41%, keeping the current process for passing constitutional amendments in Ohio the same. Here's a verse to consider when faced with a decision, whether in an election or in your daily life. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1 verse 5.

Former President Trump's legal team is sparring with special counsel Jack Smith's request for a protective order in the January 6th case. The order would restrict public discussions about the case, and Smith's team says it's necessary to make sure the case is not tried in the media rather than in the courtroom. Trump's team argued that anything too restrictive would infringe on Trump's First Amendment rights and restrict his ability to campaign for president. In other Trump legal news, the judge in the classified documents case asked the DOJ to explain its continued use of an out-of-state grand jury and denied its request for sealed filings.

A judge dismissed Trump's defamation counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll, and law enforcement has closed roads and increased security around Georgia's Fulton County Courthouse ahead of a possible indictment against Trump. The confidence that our eternity is secure, regardless of what happens on Earth, should color our every interaction, giving us peace and allowing us to speak on worldly topics in ways that would be acceptable to God. Psalm 19 verse 14 says, May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

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It's truly risk-free, so find the link in our show notes and try it today. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Ukrainian security forces say they foiled an assassination attempt against President Zelensky. A woman was arrested red-handed for gathering intel on the location of Ukraine's arms depots and Zelensky's travel itineraries, seemingly to provide information to Russia on potential airstrike targets. If found guilty, she faces up to 12 years in prison. Americans have swiped or inserted or tapped themselves into $1 trillion of credit card debt. After paying down debts during the pandemic, credit card balances have risen for five consecutive quarters alongside rising inflation and interest rates.

In other bad personal finance news, there was a 36% quarter-over-quarter surge in Americans making hardship withdrawals from their 401k accounts. surge in Americans making hardship withdrawals from their 401k accounts. Over 3,000 U.S. Marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East to climb aboard commercial ships and deter harassment from Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, an important oil chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Iran reportedly seized two merchant ships in May and attempted to seize two commercial oil tankers in July. The American Red Cross is lifting its lifetime blood donor ban on men who have had sex with men, which has been in place since the AIDS epidemic of the mid-1980s. Effective immediately, the Red Cross will assess donor eligibility based on individual risk factors and will ask

the same eligibility questions regardless of gender or sexual orientation. The 99-year-old trucking company Yellow won't make its 100th birthday. The discount trucking giant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to a litany of issues. $1.5 billion in debt, battles with the Teamsters union,

and colorblindness. Its logo is orange, not yellow. All 30,000 employees will be laid off as it winds down operations. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5-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 we hope you have a great day. We'll see you on Friday.