Show Notes
President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the U.S. and China navigate tensions over trade, artificial intelligence, national security, and global competition.
On today’s 10 Minute Drill, Ohio Senator Jon Husted joins us to discuss the Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation aimed at preventing families and small businesses from footing the bill for electricity infrastructure needed to support large data centers. The bill passed the House 417-3 before a Senate Democrat objected to its consideration by unanimous consent. Husted also breaks down the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a voluntary agreement involving more than 300 organizations across the power sector.
Then, we head to Greenfield, Massachusetts, where a lesbian bar’s decision to make masks optional has sparked a bizarre internal controversy. Last Ditch Bar previously required patrons to wear KN-95 masks, but its decision to relax the policy triggered a fierce debate over accessibility, ableism, and the future of the bar.
And somehow, the story gets even stranger: a three-and-a-half-hour community meeting spiraled into heated disagreements over the mask policy.All that and more on today’s 10 Minute Drill.
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Previewing Xi’s Visit
1:11 - Introduction to Senator Husted
2:46 - Senator Husted Joins the Show!
12:54 - Craziest Story of the Year
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