Objection to the Rule

Janet, Jasmin and Reese talk about the New York City police commissioner burying NYPD brutality cases, the plans to purge federal workers not politically aligned with Trump should he win the 2024 election, and President Ruto of Kenya agreeing to back off on tax hikes following widespread youth-led protests.

Matthew and Jasmin discuss a proposed mask ban on NYC subways, the US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pills, and a Florida jury finding Chiquita Banana liable for extrajudicial killings in Colombia.

Janet, Jasmin and Reese talk about a Brooklyn school winning an exemption from a new city-wide mandated literacy curriculum, former President Trump found guilty on 34 federal charges, and Mexico on the verge of electing a woman president, a first in North America.

Jasmin and Matthew talk about India's election, the dangers of qualified immunity per a US federal judge, and an non profit called The Birthday Party Project that helps kids in shelters celebrate their birthdays.

Reese, Jasmin and Matthew discuss leaked chats showing wealthy Americans encouraging Mayor Adams to send police after Columbia protesters, and anti-mask bill advancing in North Carolina, and France's attempts to suppress an uprising of the native Kanak population of New Caledonia.

Matthew and Jasmin talk about the NYPD crackdown on the Gaza solidarity student encampment at CUNY City College, the possible undercounting of human cases of bird flu (H5N1) in the US and the popularity of raw milk influencers during the bird flu outbreak, and the devastating consequences of extreme heat in Southeast Asia.

Matthew and Jasmin discuss Columbia's crackdown of the student-led Pro-Palestine encampment on campus, the US Supreme Court allowing a lower court ruling to stand which threatens the rights of protest organizers, Nestlé adding extra sugar to baby formula and cereals sold in the Global South, and the origins of 4/20.