This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss the ominous juxtaposition of Trump sending National Guard troops and Marines to quell mostly peaceful protests in LA with his impending military parade in DC, RFK Jr. firing the entire CDC vaccine advisory board and what this means for the future of vaccines, and a unanimous Supreme Court decision that makes it easier to win “reverse discrimination” cases.
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Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
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Juliette Kayyem for The Atlantic: Trump’s Gross Misuse of the National Guard
Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He’s Actually a Weak Man
Karen Garcia, Howard Blume, Nathan Solis and James Queally for Los Angeles Times: All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids
Matthias Gafni for the San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos
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Steve Beynon for Military.com: Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump’s LA Crackdown Aren’t Getting Paid Yet
Ellen Mitchell for The Hill: Marines deployed near LA have not completed training on use of force, nonlethal weapons
Jonathan Vigliotti for CBS News: L.A. police chief: National Guard focused on immigration agenda, not helping with protests (video 3:15)
John Dickerson for CBS Evening News: Extended interview: Border czar Tom Homan on Los Angeles immigration protests (video 2:51)
PBS News Hour: Trump’s remarks at Fort Bragg blur line between military and partisan politics
CBS News: Watch California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s full speech on federal response to L.A. protests (video 8:38)
The Editorial Board for The Washington Post: RFK Jr.’s purge is about reducing access to vaccines
Will Stone and Pien Huang for NPR: RFK Jr. names new slate of vaccine advisers after purging CDC panel
STAT staff for STAT: A closer look at the new members of the CDC vaccine advisory panel
David French for The New York Times: Justice Jackson Just Helped Reset the D.E.I. Debate
Emma Camp for Reason: Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms That There Is No ‘Good’ Discrimination
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: David Marchese for the New York Times: The Interview: Ocean Vuong Was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life; Ocean Vuong for the New York Times (Opinion): My Brother’s Keeper.
John: The University of Cambridge: Medieval Murder Maps; podcast series: Medieval Murders.
Juliette: Graham Dunbar for the Associated Press: What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games; Chelsea Jones for CBS News Miami: Will ICE agents be at Miami’s FIFA Club World Cup games? Sheriff Cordero-Stutz responds after deleted CBP post.
Listener chatter from Katie Johnston in Bangor, Northern Ireland: Sophie Hardach for the BBC: How the humble chestnut traced the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss favorite dark comedy drama Hacks, which tackles the relationship between two women of differing generations and clashing opinions with witty banter and emotional richness.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with author Susan Dominus about her new book, The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success.
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Research by Emily Ditto
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