We Can Do Hard Things
What is Elon Musk Doing to America Today & What Can You Do About it? Calm News with Jessica Yellin
19 Feb 2025
What is Elon Musk Doing to America Today & What Can You Do About It? Calm News with Jessica Yellin Award-winning journalist, Jessica Yellien, is back to walk us through what's going on right now in our country, and call our attention to very serious developments. We also discuss two things you can do to protect democracy and one thing you can do to protect yourself. -The three main theories on why DOGE and Elon Musk are ruthlessly breaking down our government organizations -The reason why all the people on the left (from moderates to the most liberal) must come together right now -Two actionable ways to protect our country and the one way to protect yourself financially today -The government officials who are standing up for Democracy and how to best support them 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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hi, welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. Today we have a conversation, an episode of calm news, but I will tell you right off the bat that I'm not feeling super calm this morning. We have some really, really serious, important things to talk to you about today.
As you well know, our dear friend Jessica Yellen is here with us to talk us through what's going on right now in this moment in our country, which is very difficult. serious. We are going to get through this together. We are going to, as my sister told me this morning, we're going to not turn away from this, but we're also not going to leave you with it, with nothing to do.
We are going to take in what's happening in the country. We are going to metabolize it, process it, and give us all something to do so we do not feel helpless because we are not helpless. And if we believe we are, then we are. If we believe we aren't, then we aren't. So we will give you something to do after you take in this news.
Jessica and Amanda and I had a plan yesterday of what to talk about today. And then Jessica texted us this morning and said what we have to talk about today, what's happening right now. ist of maximum importance and we have to change course and talk about the breaking news.
I'm going to have us do one breath before we go into the news. Jessica tells us four in, five hold, eight out. Okay. Hold. Exhale.
So, Jessica. Amanda, is there anything you want to say before we start?
Okay. Let's go to Jessica. Okay. Go ahead, Jessica. May I just say hi? Oh, hi. You look fantastic today. I dig your straight hair. I just need one human moment before we jump into all this.
Is that okay? Jessica, the worse the news gets, the more straight You'll see my hair because I like to wake up and control what I can control. Right? I completely get it.
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