Elon’s Email Power Grab, What to Do & Why to Have Joy: Calm News with Jessica Yellin

Elon’s Email Power Grab, What to Do & Why to Have Joy: Calm News with Jessica Yellin 

Award-winning journalist, Jessica Yellin, breaks down the latest news unfolding in the US and world. Today, Amanda and Jessica discuss Elon Musk’s unprecedented power grab—and what it means for democracy, national security, and your everyday life, as well as Germany’s recent elections, the relationship between the US, Ukraine, and Russia, and a little good news about a recent medical discovery to restore our faith in humanity.

-The new demand from Musk that panicked federal employees—and why some consider it a national security crisis

-What members of Congress are (and aren’t) doing to stop DOGE

-Two urgent actions you can take today to hold government officials accountable 

-Why joy is a powerful tool of resistance and how to find some today 

On Jessica: Jessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a pioneering, Webby award-winning independent news brand. Over 1M+ subscribers and followers across Instagram and other digital media rely on Jessica and News Not Noise to understand what matters, which experts to trust, and to manage their “information overload.” She is the former chief White House correspondent for CNN and an Emmy and Gracie Award-winning political correspondent for ABC, MSNBC, and CNN. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @JessicaYellin. You can also find the News Not Noise Newsletter on Substack.

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