Morning Wire - Monday Afternoon Update | 12.5.22

Episode Date: December 5, 2022

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, December 5th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. The Georgia Senate runoff election will be held tomorrow between incumbent Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker. Early voting has shattered even more records as more than 1.8 million people have already voted. Polls indicate that the race is still neck and neck. On Monday, the Supreme Court began oral arguments in 303 creative, versus Alanis, a case which revolves around the Colorado designer Lori Smith, who's challenging the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. Smith is fighting for the right to create messages consistent with her religious beliefs and to publish those beliefs on her website. The case

could have far-reaching implications for freedom of religion and speech. Here's Justice Samuel Alito questioning Colorado's solicitor general about the specifics of the law. Do you think it's fair to equate opposition to same-sex marriage with opposition to interracial marriage? Yes, because in how the law applies, not in discussion with folks,

because of course, honorable people have different views on this issue. The Biden administration announced Friday that it will lift the public health emergency declaration for monkey pox after a precipitous decline

in new cases. The declaration was issued in August and is set to expire at the end of January. Republican members of the House are reportedly creating legislation that would ban federal workers from using TikTok. Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher introduced legislation last month for an outright ban of the app in the U.S.

In a recent interview, Gallagher called the social platform digital fentanyl. It is a weapon that it can use to track your location to collect data on your keystrokes, which they can compile into a dossier they could use against you to blackmail you in the future. Researchers have created a simulated wormhole using a quantum computer, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. The simulation suggests that the popular sci-fi concept could become a reality, but I'm still skeptical. In international news, Iran has reportedly abolished its morality police after months of nationwide protests following the death of 22-year-old Masa Amini,

who was arrested for not properly wearing the hijab. Some reports, though, push back and say that the agency has not. ceased operations. The Taylor Swift tour drama continues as fans are now suing live nation entertainment for breach of contract and fraud following the presale fiasco for her eras tour. And Bob McGrath, one of the four original hosts of Sesame Street when it premiered in 1969, died on Sunday at the age of 90. Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com and for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day. Listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.

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