InfoFlow Episode 8.050 – 11/21/22
| [Infoflow intro] + [pledge of allegiance] |
| SUSAE: Welcome back to Infoflow, Blazers. Today is Monday, November 21st. I’m SUSAE. |
| BINTOU: And I’m BINTOU. DC has sued the Washington Commanders for the second time in eight days. This lawsuit is related to the handling of money from ticket revenue. The city claims that the team held over $200,000 in unreturned security deposits from season ticket holders, sometimes keeping the money for decades. The team has denied all allegations. |
| SUSAE: Another wave of resignations at Twitter happened last week after Elon Musk sent an email to the company telling employees to expect long hours at high intensity if they decided to keep their jobs. A company engineer said that resignations have hit key parts of their engineering operation, while Musk has reportedly asked top engineers who opted to resign to stay on. |
| BINTOU: Prosecutors in Guatemala have found over 1,000 artifacts in the home of an American couple accused of smuggling historical relics. The Americans have said that they thought the pieces were reproductions bought legally. The Guatemalan government believes the majority of artifacts found were authentic. |
| SUSAE: And now, let’s take a look at a situation across the world. |
| Iran protest |
| SUSAE: Thanks blazers! |
| BINTOU: This year, Blair Hacks is hosting Blair Hacks Mini ‘22 in collaboration with Poolesville Hacks! Blair Hacks Mini is a free day-long hackathon event that will take place on December 10, 2022, from 10:30 to 5:30 at the Rockville Memorial Library. High school students from around the county are invited to collaborate to build apps, games, and hardware. Activities include hands-on coding, tech workshops, and games. No experience is necessary! Visit mini.blarihack.com to register, and contact team@blairhacks.com with any questions. |
| SUSAE: And now let’s go to Mary, Sam, and Abdul to hear about a yearbook fundraiser. |
| MARY: Hi I’m Mary, I’m the business executive for Blairs yearbook ABDUL: Hi I’m Abdul SAM: Hi I’m Sam, Blazers please come out and support Blair’s yearbook ABDUL: We will be hosting an all-day fundraiser at the MOD Pizza in downtown Silver Spring on November 21st MARY: Please remember to tell the cashier you are purchasing to support Blair’s yearbook fundraiser or show our flyer which can be found on our Instagram at mbhs.silverlogueSAM: Thank you |
| SUSAE: Thanks guys! Make sure to go support yearbook. |
| BINTOU: Do you have old shoes taking up space in your house? The Blair Dance Crew is partnering with GotSneakers and is taking sneaker donations for the month of November. When the sneakers are sent, the organization will recycle and reuse the old shoes so that they are kept out of landfills. Please donate your shoes to one of the boxes found around the school, or to portable 6. |
| SUSAE: And that’s all for today’s show! Check out our website at bnconline.net to submit any announcements, and follow us @bnc_blair on instagram, and @bncblair on tiktok and on twitter. Have a magnificent Monday and we’ll see you next time, Blazers! |
| [Infoflow outro] |
