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The Old Economy Is Dead
Cosmopolitanism feat. Andrew
The Canadian Election: NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #14
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The Old Economy Is Dead
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trans-pacific-blank-sailings-soar-as-ocean-shipments-plunge
https://gcaptain.com/massive-surge-in-transpacific-blank-sailings-amid-u-s-china-trade-tensions/
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-cargo-faces-22b-revenue-hit-when-china-tariff-exemption-ends
The Canadian Election: NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2025/results/#/all-parties
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4jd39g8y1o
https://abacusdata.ca/2025-federal-election-final-poll-of-campaign/
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #14
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg/
https://bsky.app/profile/jameeljaffer.bsky.social/post/3lnxyq7teck2e
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/29/trump-border-militar-zone-migrants-charges/
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lnxqhgvlzs2a
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/04/border-patrol-injunction/
https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/UFW%20v%20Noem%20PI%20CLASS%20CERT%20RULING_04.29.pdf
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=35bc713ede854401a475cb9957dd2765
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An exhibition at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta celebrates the work of the Indigenous Group of Seven, influential Indigenous artists who, over a period of decades, pushed a new definition of Native art in Canada. We’ll also highlight exhibitions honoring contemporary and up-and-coming Native American artists including the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture exhibition, "Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art", and the Institute of American Indian Art’s annual showcase of work by the visual arts graduating class. The gang discuss the arrests of two judges, a flurry of executive orders further weaponizing police and the justice system, plus an update on tariffs and immigration.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg/
https://bsky.app/profile/jameeljaffer.bsky.social/post/3lnxyq7teck2e
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/29/trump-border-militar-zone-migrants-charges/
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lnxqhgvlzs2a
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/04/border-patrol-injunction/
https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/UFW%20v%20Noem%20PI%20CLASS%20CERT%20RULING_04.29.pdf
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=35bc713ede854401a475cb9957dd2765
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Among the 168 people killed in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City was Raymond Lee Johnson (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma). He was volunteering with the Older Native American Program at the time and was heavily involved in education and other issues important to Native people. Cherokee Ballard was a television news anchor and reporter who covered the aftermath and the subsequent trials. And FBI special agent Walter Lamar was on the scene that day helping rescue survivors. He was also part of the FBI's investigation into the bombing. We'll hear stories about how the bombing affected the city with one of the highest percentages of Native citizens in the nation. Inspired by an Opening Arguments episode during the heartbeat bills, Dr. Nathan Thompson and soon-to-be-Dr. Rachel Feltman embarked on research where they collated "facts" from abortion legislation across the country and examined its medical/anatomical accuracy and misleadingness. Their work was published (read it here!) in the February 2025 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health!
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