This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Links to this weeks stories :

00:05 Inauguration

• 25,000 soldiers present 
• No Donald Trump, breaking with 100’s precedent, Biden called it “good”
• Pence will be there 
• Covid-19 Protocols will be in place 

02:00 Planned Executive Actions

• Canceling of the Keystone Pipeline 
• Rescind Travel Ban 
• Rejoin Paris Accords 
• National Mask Mandate 

09:05 Trump’s Impeachment 

• Referendum on him ever holding office again 
• Facing opposition from Lindsey Graham and other republicans 
• Mitch McConnell shows little fervor in defending him

12:30 International 

• Alexei Navanly returns home to Moscow, after 5 months in exile. Returning from Germany he was arrested by the state police
• Secretary Pompeo designates Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, despite evidence