The Pour Over Today - Friday, January 20, 2023

Episode Date: January 20, 2023

Today we’re talking about the US debt ceiling, Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge, a dismal business update, and other top news for Friday, January 20th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Sponsored by GEM

Today, we're talking about the U.S. debt ceiling, Alec Baldwin's manslaughter charge, a dismal business update, and other top news for Friday, January 20th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day. The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie, one word of truth outweighs the world. Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Let's get started with some espresso

shots. Yesterday, Uncle Sam maxed out his credit card. In explain it like I'm five terms, the U.S. spends more money than it makes, so it borrows money to pay the bills. Congress set the IOU limit to $31.4 trillion, which was met yesterday. Now, the Treasury Department must use extraordinary measures to avoid default. Those measures include moving money between agencies to pay bills as they become due, suspending some ongoing investments like retired postal workers' health plans, and checking White House couch cushions for coins, maybe. Treasury Secretary Yellen says these maneuvers should last until June-ish, but the only lasting solution is for Congress to raise or suspend the

debt limit. And there's a stalemate. Some House Republicans are demanding spending cuts be agreed to first, but the White House says there's no negotiating over the debt ceiling. Jesus showed compassion when people expected rejection, gentleness when people expected anger, and love when people expected hate. Whether you're discussing debt ceilings in D.C. or something more mundane, be imitators of Christ.

1 Corinthians 16, verse 14 says, do everything in love. Actor Alec Baldwin will be criminally charged by New Mexico prosecutors for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Helena Hutchins on the set of the film Rust. Baldwin and the movie's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, each will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. If found guilty of all charges, they could face up to five years in prison. manslaughter. If found guilty of all charges, they could face up to five years in prison. Baldwin accidentally shot and killed Hutchins on October 21st, 2021, when a gun filled with live bullets instead of blanks was discharged during a rehearsal. The movie's director, Joel Sousa, was also injured by the bullet, but later recovered. Baldwin said he didn't

pull the trigger, but an FBI forensic report said that the gun could not have been fired without the trigger being pulled. The promise of heaven does not remove the pains of this world, but it does give us hope, strength, and peace during tragedies. Join us in praying for hope, strength, and peace for everyone involved, including the families of Helena Hutchins, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and Alec Baldwin. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. Grief, their eyes. Death will be no more.

Grief, crying, and pain will be no more. Because the previous things have passed away. Revelation 21.4 Microsoft announced it's laying off 10,000 employees. The latest weight loss news from the tech sector. The move will cut $2.5 billion in costs over 12 months while reducing the headcount by 5%. Microsoft's cuts mimic Alphabet, Amazon, and Salesforce, all of which shed significant employee poundage recently. Separately, Amazon's smile is frowning. The tech giant is ending the program that gave a portion

of shoppers spending to the charity of their choice, saying donations were spread too thin. They're focusing charitable efforts with the goal of make meaningful change. Similarly, no party hat emoji for Party City, which announced its filing for bankruptcy in response to growing competition, increased costs, and $1.67 billion in debt. Crypto leader Genesis is also expected to file bankruptcy this week as FTX's collapse continues its unhappy ripple effect. Our hope is never contingent on an economic outcome. It's much more secure than that. Regardless of whether things get worse or better during your lifetime, everything eventually ends well for followers of Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy,

he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 3 through 4. Today's episode is sponsored by GEM. You know when you go to the store, see those super healthy power foods, chia seeds, ashwagandha, probiotics, algae, etc, and then just end up buying ingredients for nachos again? Well, now there's Jem, a whole food vitamin. Instead of trying to catch up on all those missed vitamins and minerals with pills that are often nonsense than truth, Jem makes it easy to just start eating those healthy superfoods. Yes, eating. There's nothing in jam other than real food with nutrients that you chew, swallow, and digest.

Now's a great time to try it. TPO listeners get 50% off for a limited time. Happy chewing. Check out the link in the show notes. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, one of only two world leaders to have given birth while in office, announced she's resigning in February, saying she lacks enough in the tank to do the job justice.

Ardern, who was facing low approval ratings ahead of October's general election, also announced plans to get married to her partner, Clark Gayford. A helicopter crash near Kiev killed over a dozen people on Wednesday, including Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastirsky and three children. The cause of the crash is unknown. Separately, Ukraine believes Moscow is brewing up a new offensive, saying Russia has amassed some 200,000 troops for another go at Kiev. Officials are opening a civil rights investigation after the traffic stop of 29-year-old Tyree Nichols ended in his hospitalization and later

death. Police say Nichols was stopped for reckless driving, which led to a confrontation with officers. On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, family members gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum to protest the slow release of information. On Thursday, the State Department launched a new program to allow everyday citizens to sponsor refugees. It's a role previously filled by non-profits, but now five or more Americans can form their own group to help refugees resettle in the U.S. The first phase of the program will start in the first half of 2023. The first phase of the program will start in the first half of 2023. Though she didn't quite reach Methuselah's record of 969 years old,

Sister André, the world's oldest person, passed away at 118 years old on Tuesday in southern France. Before becoming a nun, she looked after children during World War II and spent 28 years in a hospital caring for orphans and the elderly. She lived through 18 French presidents and 10 popes. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify,

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