The Pour Over Today - AWS Outage, Ruling on National Guard in Portland, U.S. Leaders in Israel, & More | 10.22.25

Episode Date: October 22, 2025

Today, we’re talking about Tuesday’s massive internet outage; an appeals court allowing President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland; U.S. leaders in Israel to shore up a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire; and other top news for Wednesday, October 22nd. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Join over 1.5 million readers with our free newsletter here Looking to support us? You can choose to pay here Check out our sponsors! We actually use and enjoy every single one. Cru Surfshark Holy Post CCCU Upside HelloFresh Mosh LMNT Theology in the Raw Safe House Project A Place For You Practicing Life Together Not Just Sunday Podcast Quince Courage for Life Study Bible She Reads Truth

Today's episode is brought to you by our lead sponsor, Safe House Project. Hey, this is Zan at the Porover. And this is Joe at the Porover. Today, we're talking about Tuesday's massive internet outage, an appeals court allowing President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland. You asked leaders in Israel to shore up a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and other top news for Wednesday, October 22nd. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's your quote of the day. The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out. Billy Sunday. Let's get started with some espresso shots. The internet had a costly hiccup Monday. In Amazon Web Services, aka A.W. Outage around 3 a.m. knocked out a good chunk of the web, including Amazon, Snapchat, Venmo,

Roblox, and even deltas and United's airline reservation systems. AWS powers roughly one-third of the internet, making it the world's largest cloud provider followed by Microsoft and Google. The glitch, which was traced to AWS's DNS, which stands for domain name system, in its northern Virginia data center, left at least 2,500 companies offline and is estimated to cost hundreds of billions of dollars globally. The disruption took most of the day to fully resolve. Amazon says no cyber attack was involved, just an internal network monitoring misfire. Experts say the outage underscores how reliant the Internet has become on a few giants.

When one cloud sneezes, much of the web catches a cold. Here's a verse to consider when outages leave you frustrated. A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness. Proverbs 14 verse 29. Last month, the commander-in-chief deployed National Guardsmen to Portland amid protests at an ice facility downtown. A Trump-appointed judge temporarily blocked the deployment, saying the quote, generally peaceful protests could be handled by regular law enforcement. But on Monday, an appellate court overturned the temporary restraining order. The two-to-one majority,

both Trump appointees, said the president's orders were. justified because protests created a, quote, inability to enforce immigration law. The dissenting judge, a Clinton appointee, said the deployment is, quote, not merely absurd, but dangerous. More appeals are expected. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has agreed to review a case on whether drug users can possess guns, which is currently illegal. A lower court ruled that they can unless they are under the influence, aka past drug use doesn't negate someone's Second Amendment rights. It's profoundly good news that justice is ultimately in God's hands because he sees all,

doesn't play favorites, and always gets justice just right. Commit justice into God's hands. Pray with us. Heavenly Father, give President Trump, local officials, and judges wisdom and humility to pursue the common good. Strengthen officers to walk in righteousness and courage. Make the courts impartial and discerning as they respond to legal challenges. Embolden me to protect the rights of my vulnerable neighbors. And position your people as beacons of peace and hope amid political turban.

oil. U.S. leaders are huddling in Israel to stabilize Gaza's tottering truce. On Sunday, Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza on Israel's side of the ceasefire line. Israel responded with strikes against Gaza, killing dozens. Calm was restored by Monday, and Uncle Sam dispatched Vice President J.D. Vance alongside Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff and White House advisor Jared Kushner, the peace plans architects, to shore up the ceasefire and push Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to start long-term peace negotiations. Vance says Hamas is now 40 decentralized cells,

and the truce will involve, quote, fits and starts. Hamas's delegation in Egypt is reportedly in talks to, quote, unify the Palestinian factions. President Trump warned that Hamas will be, quote, eradicated if they don't behave. Israel and Hamas reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire. War is a heavy burden that highlights our world's need for restoration. Jesus came to bear that burden of sin, lighten our load, and restore our world. Pray that the Middle East would experience that restoration and glorify the Messiah Jesus. Matthew 11 verses 28 through 30 says,

Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Human trafficking isn't just an over-there problem. It's happening right here in the U.S.

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when a child is ready to escape, and your gift makes sure they don't. Give a child the way out. Go to safehouseproject.org or check the link in the show notes to give now. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. France is still searching for four suspects in Sunday's broad daylight Louvre heist. Thieves used a vehicle-mounted lift and power tools to nab some of France's crown jewels in a

heist that went down faster than a live performance of oceans. Think Hillsong, not Clooney. Officials suspect the quote, experienced thieves were hired by a criminal group. The Louvre reopens today. America's heading down under for rare earth minerals. The U.S. in Australia announced a framework for an $8.5 billion critical minerals deal Monday,

aimed at countering China's corner on the rare earth market. It currently controls 70% of rare earths and 90% of their processing. Rare earth minerals are found in products from computer chips to cars. Uncle Sam's donning his hard hat and safety goggles. Construction crews began tearing down the east wing of the White House Monday to make room for President Trump's planned 90,000 square foot ballroom, inspired by his gold-trimmed Mar-a-Lago venue. The privately funded edition, estimated to cost $250 million,

replaces First Lady's staff offices, a theater, and a visitor's entrance. The Big Week sports fans, the Toronto Blue Jays are headed to their first world series since 1993, where they'll face the defending champs the L.A. Dodgers starting Friday. Meanwhile, the NBA tipped off last night with two matchups, Rockets v. Thunder and Warriors v. Lakers, marking the league's long-awaited return to NBC after 20-plus years off the network. Kids are smashing more Reese's pumpkins

thanks to a roughly 40% drop in peanut allergies in the last 10 years. A decrease credited to a 2015 trial, which found that exposing babies to peanuts early and often reduced allergy risk by over 80%. Parents are now encouraged to feed their kids' peanuts as early as four months. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPOFam. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review.

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