The Pour Over Today - Friday, January 28, 2022

Episode Date: January 28, 2022

Biden gets to make his first Supreme Court nomination, Spotify chooses Joe Rogan, big economic news causes the stock market to keep swinging, and other top news for Friday, January 28th. Stay informed, while remaining focused on Christ, with The Pour Over.Sponsored by GEM. TPO listeners get 30% off with code TPO30:https://links.thepourover.org/dailygem_01_28Check out Tesla's humanoid robot:https://links.thepourover.org/3IN2NGr

Biden gets to make his first Supreme Court nomination, Spotify chooses Joe Rogan, big economic news causes the stock market to keep swinging, and other top news for Friday, January 28th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day, pray as though everything depended on God, work as though everything depended on you. St. Augustine. depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. St. Augustine.

Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of June. And if you're like the 98% of Americans who don't know who that is, we're here to help. Breyer is a Supreme Court justice and part of the high court's liberal minority. Appointed in 1994 by Bill Clinton, Breyer has faced pressure from progressives to hang up his robe so that Democrats can confirm his successor before they potentially lose their Senate majority later this year. Yesterday, President Biden reaffirmed his campaign promise to nominate a black woman to the Supremes, calling the representation long overdue. While replacing a left-leaning justice with another left-leaning justice won't change the court's ideological makeup,

lifetime appointments mean a new justice is always significant. Democrats have the opportunity to replace an 83-year-old with someone who can serve for decades. The Supreme Court has great power to make change, but as Christians, our hope is never contingent on a court ruling or a justice's interpretation of the law. It's much more secure than that. For you are my hope, Lord God, my confidence from my youth. Psalm 71 5. Multiple waves of COVID meant economic growth was inconsistent last year,

but overall it was strong. Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported the U.S. economy grew 5.7% in 2021, the most since 1984. That was one of the many data points that investors are digesting. The Federal Reserve announced plans to remove the training wheels and begin steadily increasing interest rates in March. Tesla announced its profit jumped 87% to $5.5 billion. But the stock dropped 11% based on Elon Musk's concerns that supply chain issues will persist. Or maybe because Tesla might be prioritizing a humanoid robot over new cars. If you want to see pictures of the robot, click the link in our show notes.

And also Apple beat expectations and said that their supply chain woes are improving. The amount of big and sometimes conflicting news has made for an unusually bumpy week in the stock market. Here's a verse to consider if your mood starts swinging with stock market. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18.2. If you want to listen to Neil Young, you'll have to dig out your CDs or reactivate your title subscription. On Tuesday, the folk rock singer told Spotify that they needed to choose between him and Joe Rogan, whom Young accuses of spreading false information about vaccines.

Spoiler alert, Spotify chose Rogan and removed Young's discography. The controversy stems from Rogan hosting recently banned from Twitter virologist Dr. Robert Malone in an episode that prompted over a thousand doctors to request that Spotify establish a clear policy on misinformation. The streaming platform said that it already has clear policies and has removed over 20,000 podcasts related to COVID, but that they must balance freedom for creators. And there's also the economic side. Spotify paid $100 million for exclusive rights to the Joe Rogan experience

back in 2020, and it is their number one podcast. Culturally hot topics like misinformation and cancel culture frequently make people think, speak, and act poorly, which includes us. We can respect others and represent God better if we're quick to listen and slow to speak. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness. James 1, 19-20. Today's podcast is brought to you by GEM. You know when you go to the store and see all those super healthy power foods like chia seeds, ashwagandha, probiotics, algae, you know, et cetera, and then you just end up buying ingredients for nachos again?

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If you're in that area, please stay safe. Pencils down. The U.S. provided a written response to Russia, denying their core demand that NATO promise to never allow Ukraine to join their ranks but allowing room for negotiation on things like arms control. A Kremlin spokesperson said the reply didn't give much reason for optimism. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2022 roster, including David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Conspicuously absent from the list was Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. It was

both superstars' final year of eligibility, but they were passed over for their use of steroids. There's actually two Omicrons, BA1 and BA2, and BA2 just arrived in the United States. But it seems like that's okay. This cousin to the original Omicron now accounts for 50% of cases in some countries, like South Africa, and there's no evidence yet that it's meaningfully more transmissible or severe. Big Ben Roethlisberger is hanging up his helmet after 18 seasons and two Super Bowl wins with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Meanwhile, the Saints joined the head coachless hunt this week as Sean Payton announced he was stepping away, but not retiring, after 16 years with the franchise. Well, that's all we have for

today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're thinking, wow, I just love this podcast and I want to see this reach more Christians, here's a breakdown on how you can best support us. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. We do actually read all of them and take them to heart. Like this review from a username Holden, succinct, clear, and helpful. A balanced approach to sharing the news that can so easily be loaded with bias and agendas. I love that it's brief, clear, and not fluffed up. It is also cool that relevant scriptures are quoted to contrast with sometimes bleak news. Holden, thanks so much for taking the time out of your day to submit a review.

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