Objection to the Rule

Reese and Jasmin discuss David Simon's poor driving record, both in NYC and Baltimore, 6 police officers in Mississippi pleading guilty to torturing 2 Black men, Mexico's president asking why criticism he faces from his female opponent isn't considered 'gender violence' and 50 years of hip-hop music and culture.

Jasmin, Matthew and Janet discuss the homophobic killing of Black gay dancer O'Shae Sibley in Brooklyn, the potential of lab grown meat, and how the overheating of the oceans due to climate change is killing coral.

Jasmin and Janet discuss an antisemitic hate crime at a yoga studio in Sheepshead Bay, a disturbing rise in lyme disease cases across the United States, a string of Qur'an burnings in Sweden and Denmark, and the untimely death of Irish singer-songwriter and activist Shuhada' Sadaqat (née Sinéad O'Connor).

Reese and Jasmin talk about the arrest of architect Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Serial Killer (LISK), the military budget passed by the House GOP which included anti-LGBTQIA+ and other bigoted provisions, and the harsh treatment of Black migrants and citizens in Tunisia.

Alyssa, Jasmin and Reese talk about a judge blocking the minimum wage increase for delivery drivers, PFAS aka 'forever chemicals' found in almost half of US tap water, a gas leak kills 17 in South Africa, and trauma-informed design for homeless shelters.

Reese and Jasmin discuss Keechant Sewell, the first female NYPD commissioner, stepping down, Carlishia Hood's lawsuit against the city of Chicago, widespread protests in France following the police murder of teenager Nahel M. who was of North African descent, and Yale's degree granting program for incarcerated people.

Jasmin, Reese, and Alyssa discuss how candidates endorsed by right wing reactionary group PLACE won 40% of Community Education Council seats in NYC, the tragic death of Tori Bowie and Black maternal mortality. an Antiguan LGBTQ+ activist challenges his country's anti-sodomy law and wins, and a surprise Supreme Court decision that upholds part of the Voting Rights Act.

Jasmin, Reese, Alyssa and Matthew talk about a federal monitor's assessment of deaths and violence at Rikers Island, a white woman's arrest for shooting and killing her Black neighbor after harassing the victim's children, a controversial new French language law in Quebec, and a public school in Bed-Stuy that embraces lessons on race, bias, and identity.

Reese and Jasmin talk about the NYPD and Georgia law enforcement bringing domestic terrorism charges against protesters, the discovery of 45 bags of human remains in Mexico, and a 101 year-old veteran getting to walk in a graduation ceremony 80 years after completing his degree.

Jasmin and Reese discuss Mayor Adams' attempts to limit NYC's right to shelter laws, a Black child is shot by police in Mississippi after calling 911, German police crack down hard on climate activists, and vertical gardens in Compton, CA.