Today's headlines: Hurricane Ian hit southwestern Florida as a category 4 storm near Cayo Costa, knocking out the power of over 1.8 million people and leaving people trapped in flooded homes. Universities and colleges in Idaho are warning staffers not to refer students to abortion providers or tell them how to get emergency contraception. The founder of the Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes, along with 4 other members of the extremist group, have just begun their trial for seditious conspiracy. The US embassy in Moscow is encouraging Americans with dual citizenship to leave immediately, or else they could be drafted by Putin’s mandatory military conscription order. Finally for this week, the Senate is enacting an attempt to protect the 2024 election through the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

NY Times: Live Updates: Hurricane Ian Takes Aim at Florida After Leaving Cuba in the Dark

PBS: Idaho universities disallow abortion, contraception referrals for students

Washington Post: Jury selection underway in Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial

New York Times: Latest U.S. Military Package for Ukraine Suggests Shift in Focus to Long, Open-Ended War

Washington Post: The crumbling GOP opposition to electoral count reform bill


Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson