This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong in the chaotic aftermath. Then we talk with the Times reporter Teddy Schleifer from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about the wave of Silicon Valley billionaires stepping up to back Trump. And finally, we talk to The Times’s Styles reporter Callie Holtermann about facial fitness gum, a “jawmaxxing” product targeted at teen boys online.

Guests:

• Theodore Schleifer, New York Times reporter
• Callie Holtermann, New York Times reporter

Additional Reading:

• An Assassination Attempt for the Social Media Age
• How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
• Why Are Gen Z Boys Chewing on Rock-Hard Gum?

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