The Pour Over Today - Monday, July 10, 2023

Episode Date: July 10, 2023

Today, we’re talking about a mid economy, controversial weapons developments, more on the new Threads app, and other top news for Monday, July 10th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over.

Today we're talking about amid economy, controversial weapons developments, more on the new Threads app, and other top news for Monday, July 10th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the verse of the week. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15, verse 1. Let's start with some espresso shots. The U.S. jobs market got another report card. This one reads,

Sometimes struggles to meet expectations. Employers added 209,000 jobs in June, less than the expected 240,000. This continues a 30-month streak of job growth but is also the fewest number of jobs added during that streak. Here's some other stats. Unemployment fell from 3.7% to 3.6%. Prime age labor participation, the amount of people ages 24 to 54 who are working, rose to 84.5%, the highest level in 21 years, and wages increased 4.4% from a year ago. Investors are worried the room temperature report was still warm enough for the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates again later this month. The stock market closed down around 1% last week. Too often we let eternally insignificant things like the ups and downs of the stock market

or strength of the economy control our mood and behavior. Seeking to steward money well is a good thing, but our hope is in Christ, not our finances. Psalm 145 verse 13 says, The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his actions. in all his words and gracious in all his actions. The United States officially has no chemical weapons stockpiled. The last of the U.S.'s stock of 30,000 tons of chemical agents, like mustard gas, was destroyed in Kentucky last week, fulfilling a 1997 treaty. The milestone marks the closing of a chapter of warfare that dates back to World War I. Speaking of dangerous weapons, President Biden announced Friday that the U.S. would provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, bombs that disperse smaller bomblets and have been banned by over 100

nations. The ban, which is recognized by two-thirds of NATO countries, is due to a high dud rate. A percentage of them don't initially detonate, potentially triggering and harming civilians years later. Germany, the UK, and Spain have come out against the decision which Biden has defended, saying that Ukraine is running out of ammunition. Pray for the peaceful end to all conflicts worldwide. Even as we wait for God's kingdom to come in full for the day when, as Micah says, no one will train for war any longer. Micah 4, verse 3 says, They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

Twitter's got a new app on its tail, Feathers. Despite being the new social media kid in town, Zuckerberg's Twitter alternative, Threads, scored twice as many initial downloads than Pokemon Go and Call of Duty Mobile, the previous record holders for biggest app launch. Zuck announced that more than 70 million people have made accounts as of Friday and promised to build out the app quickly. It's currently a bit threadbare, with minimal features and no ads. Broadly speaking, Threads is pulling in a very general audience while Twitter attracts a more news-focused crowd. Whichever microblogging app gets your thumbs-up emoji,

consider that it may be legally binding. A Saskatchewan farmer responded to a contract with a texted thumbs-up instead of a signature, and a Canadian judge told him, sorry, but that's binding. Here's a verse to consider no matter what social media site you're scrolling. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. and it really helps us out. If you're still not sure that we're your cup of tea or coffee, then email us feedback at news at the pour over dot org. That's N-E-W-S at the pour over dot org. We'd love to improve and earn your five star review. Thanks for your time. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign raised $3 million in the final three days of the second quarter. The 69-year-old remains a long shot in the Democratic primary against President Biden, but Kennedy is polling around 15% of Democrat primary voters, a historically impressive number against a sitting president of the same party. Big Brother is baking baguettes.

A new French law will allow police to remotely activate cell phone cameras and microphones to gather info on some suspected criminals. Critics say it's permission to snoop and too large of a violation of privacy. Advocates say it will rarely be used and could help catch dangerous criminals. Swifties were enchanted by T-Swizzle's Friday release of Speak Now, Taylor's version, which became the most streamed country album in a single day ever and the most streamed album of 2023. The release includes six previously unreleased songs and inspired changes to her blockbuster Eros tour, the debut of a new purple dress and addition of a new song to the setlist.

President Biden Air Force One'd off to Europe yesterday to bolster international support for Ukraine. The president will meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III in the UK before heading to a NATO summit in Lithuania, followed by a trip to Helsinki to say welcome to Finland as the newest member of NATO. Watch out for rubble in the Netherlands. The Dutch government has collapsed. For 18 months, the Netherlands have been ruled by a four-party coalition, but the coalition has fractured over insurmountable differences on immigration policy.

Prime Minister Mark Ruda tendered his resignation to King Willem-Alexander in The Hague on Saturday, and new elections are expected in November. 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, give us a follow give us a five-star rating and drop a review.

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