Sam Quinones, author of The Least Of Us: True Tales Of America And Hope In The Time Of Fentanyl And Meth, says that these new drugs are exponentially more potent and dangerous than anything that came before. Also, Congressman-elect George Santos seems to be some guy named George Santos, but that's about it. Plus a study on discrimination at AirBnB shows a much stronger sign of progress than the headlines would suggest.

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