Topics Discussed:

• Democratic Primary (01:30)
• Natural Disasters Around the World (07:54)
• CLEAN Future Act (09:29)
• Iran (13:06)
• Afghanistan Deaths (19:47)
• Taiwanese Election (20:45)
• China and Trade (22:08)
• Compliments: Tom Donahue & Eitan Hersh (22:56)
• Senate Impeachment Rules (27:27)
• Outside of Politics (46:13)

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Episode Resources:

• Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change (Eitan Hersh)
• Veronika Cardigan pattern (Ravelry) 
• The Chickpea Bowl (The Lazy Genius)

News of the Week

• iran-protests-rage-day-200113142114027.html"> 'Clerics get lost!': Iran protests rage on for a third day (Al-Jazeera)
• Al-Asad base had minutes' notice before the Iranian rockets came crashing down in an hour-long barrage (The Washington Post)
• Iranians protest for the third day over downed airliner amid reports of gunfire by security forces (The Washington Post)
• suleimani-explanations.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> The Trump Administration’s Fluctuating Explanations for the Suleimani Strike (The New York Times)
• plane-protests.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> Iran Cracks Down as Protests Over Downing of Airliner Grow (The New York Times)
• 2 Soldiers killed in Afghanistan from Virginia, Illinois (Associated Press)
• JetBlue plans to go completely carbon neutral on all U.S. flights (The Washington Post) 
• democrats-climate-change-legislation-b7df7a26-cf49-44dd-a177-4612002775e5.html"> House Democrats' climate bill aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (Axios)

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