Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including the latest on the Russia-Ukraine-US love triangle, good news in environmental science, a profile of our new star, Gavin Newsom, and the lates on Gaza.

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⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j1ve817o⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglxlx5vldo⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/politics/europe-trump-zelensky-putin.html⁠

⁠https://www.axios.com/2025/08/17/russia-ukraine-trump-peace-summit⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/european-leaders-white-house-meeting-zelenskyy-trump-d7b082bae4136ef8932e16ac2d166303⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/trump-putin-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-d0ad768453210db23fe4b108f7b87135⁠

⁠https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-08-18-25?t=1755547587355⁠

⁠https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202504601⁠

⁠https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-transform-forever-chemicals-in-water-into-fluoride-with-new-process https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2018wx3zlgo.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvmmr154v2o.amp⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-california-governor-president-2028-moderate-7dfb281af0674e8b09304de94a6a8868⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/newsom-covid-california-00114888⁠

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom

⁠https://www.nga.org/governor/gavin-newsom/ ⁠