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Sunday, October 17, 2021The article I used for this episode is from USA Today, but it's behind a paywall. I used the following article so people would be able to follow along on their end, though there appear to be several errors with the text. You definitely get the general sentiment, however:https://whatsnew2day.com/hours-of-my-life-ill-never-get-back-as-offices-reopen-workers-resist-reducing-commuter-traffic/When Wendy White, 57, quit her job in March, a major reason her company’s employees insisted on returning to the office amid a pandemic. White, the single mother of an 11-year-old son, had no childcare options and was afraid to take public transportation as COVID-19 spread.Here's the full article on Yahoo:https://news.yahoo.com/hours-life-im-never-going-200725342.html

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Saturday, October 16, 2021https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046393733/texas-abortion-law-justice-department-supreme-courtThe Justice Department wants the high court to put the restrictive law on hold during ongoing legal challenges. The U.S. government says the legislation is unconstitutional.https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/abortion-common-experience-us-women-despite-dramatic-declines-ratesNearly one in four women in the United States (23.7%) will have an abortion by age 45, according to a new analysis by Guttmacher Institute researchers Rachel Jones and Jenna Jerman, just published in the American Journal of Public Health. By age 20, 4.6% of women will have had an abortion, and 19% will have done so by age 30.

Friday, September 15, 2021https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-senate-bill-transgender-sports-senate/ The controversial bill will head to Governor Greg Abbott's desk if the state house approves an amendment to the legislation's terminology

Friday, October 15, 2021

Friday, October 15, 20921Been having a lot of fun with these types of shows as I continue to test out the new Wisdom social audio app. Got some great questions in this episode that I don't normally get the chance to answer, including about how the Stereo app makes it really hard to use anything other than your phone's mic because of all the built-in audio processing they use.

Friday, October 15, 2021https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58875152Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.

Thursday, October 14, 2021https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbusA growing movement recasts Oct. 11 as a day to appreciate the diversity and history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.https://thehill.com/homenews/house/576260-gop-lawmakers-introduce-measure-in-support-of-columbus-day-amid-push-forA pair of House Republicans introduced a measure in support of the federally recognized Columbus Day holiday amid efforts largely on the left to promote Indigenous Peoples Day instead.https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/11/us/indigenous-peoples-day-2021-states-trnd/index.htmlHere's a list of states that have chosen to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, as well as some places that don't observe the holiday at all.

Thursday, October 14, 2021https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-police-union-head-urges-cops-defy-covid-vaccine-mandate-rcna3007Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara vowed to take Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration to court if it tries to enforce the mandate.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/02/police-firefighters-resist-vaccination/When the coronavirus vaccines were first rolled out, the national Fraternal Order of Police went to the federal government, pleading for law enforcement officers to have “expedited access” to the shots. Police, the group wrote, needed the vaccines “to keep them, and the public with whom they interact, safe from infection.”https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-delta-vaccinated-idUSL2N2OD2CJSocial media posts have claimed that those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are more six times more likely to die from being infected by variants than those who have not been inoculated.

Thursday, October 14, 2021https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/william-shatner-blue-origin-space-flight/The 90-year-old "Star Trek" actor set a record as the oldest person to fly in space with a 10-minute ride aboard Jeff Bezos' rocket.