The Doomscroll News Report

First, Amanda and Hanna take a look at yet another youth protest that has broken out in Madagascar, and how it both reflects and differs from similar situations covered on Doomscroll this year. Then, looking at changes in the Israel-Palestine situation now that the war has passed the two-year mark, including brand new news, fresh off the presses about the new ceasefire deal, and which parts have been accepted.

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Madagascar Protests: 1. Madagascar’s president dismisses cabinet as blackout protests turn deadly (rfI staff, Radio France Internationale), 2. Madagascar president who took power in coup accuses protesters of trying to trigger another one (Rachael Savage, The Guardian), 3. Madagascar president plans ‘national dialogue’ as protesters declare ultimatum (Lovasoa Rabery, Reuters)

Israel-Palestine two-year review: 1. Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers (Marium Ali, Alia Chughtai, and Muhammet Okur, Al Jazeera), 2. Gaza war in maps and satellite images (The Visual Journalism Team, BBC)

Ceasefire plans and concessions: 1. Gaza live: Israeli security cabinet to meet on Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal (Reuters), 2. Hamas says it agrees to release Israeli hostages but seeks changes to US Gaza peace plan (Kathryn Armstrong, BBC), 3. Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary (Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, and Wafaa Shurafa, AP)

Hanna and Amanda talk about the United States government shutdown and what's at stake, plus Russia's recent activities not just in Ukraine but also in other nearby countries.

This week, Amanda and Hanna touch on the freedom of speech meltdown that happened in the U.S. following in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination. Then Amanda sits down with Michael Geier, the cinematographer for one of Taiwan's most successful documentaries to-date, "Invisible Nation" (or 看不見國家), to discuss the role of entertainment, and especially film, in informing a more engaged public.

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The Kimmel Show ups and downs: 1. Jimmy Kimmel to return after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments (Nardine Saad, BBC), 2. Missed Kimmel’s return? Here’s a transcript of the monologue (Luciana Lopez, CNN), 3. Kimmel pulls no punches as he sends defiant message to Trump (Ian Youngs, BBC), 4. Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is an alarming new low for the US culture wars (Jesse Hssengar, The Guardian)

Hanna and Amanda talk about the youth uprisings in Nepal and Indonesia and ways in which Gen Z protesters have and haven't succeeded in changing the world.

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Nepal: 1. Nepal prime minister quits after deaths at protests sparked by social media ban (Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu, The Guardian), 2. Nepal appoints its first female PM after historic week of deadly protests (Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu, The Guardian), 3. Sushila Karki: How Gen Z protestors chose Nepal’s first woman prime minister on Discord (Vishwam Sankaran, Independent)

Indonesia: 1. How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia (Gavin Butler, BBC), 2. How Gen Z-led protests are rattling governments across Asia (NBC News)

This week, Amanda is back in the driver's seat and covering a topic she and co-host Hanna have been looking forward to for a long time-- The results of the first anti-trust lawsuit against Google (even if they're disappointed by the results). Then they update on a topic they are both much less excited about, updates of Israel's attack in Qatar and the invasion of Palestine in-general.

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Google lawsuit: 1. A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means (Lily Jamali, BBC), 2. The landmark Google antitrust ruling ( Rachael Abrams and David McCabe, The NYT “The Daily” Podcast)

Updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict: 1. UN experts call for immediate dismantling of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (UN press release), 2. Israel attacks Sanaa, al-Jawf in latest strikes on Houthis (Reuters), 3. Israel orders full evacuation of Gaza City, as Netanyahu warns 'this is only the beginning (CNN)

Israel bombs Qatar: 1. Israel Bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar (Tommy Vietor, Ben Rhodes, “Pod Save the World” podcast), 2. What do we know about the Israeli strike in Qatar ( Fiona Nimoni, BBC), 3.Trump says strike in Doha ‘does not advance Israel or America’s goals’ ( Nadine Yousif, BBC), 4. Maps: Israel has attacked 6 countries in the last 72 hours (Marium Ali and Alia Chughtai, Al Jazeera)

About the state of journalism in Palestine: 1. Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him (Mostafa Salem , CNN), 2. Anas al-Sharif among four Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza (Al Jazeera staff, Al Jazeera)

Hosts Hanna Bilinski and Amanda Stephens are finally in the same room together again and are discussing reunions and first-time unions of another sort. They discuss how India cozying up to China may or may not be the beginning of a "new world order" and what reasons U.S. President Donald Trump may have for reversing course (haha) and allowing Chinese foreign excange students back into the country.

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This week, Hanna has invited boss lady Iris back into the studio to discuss the other side of the argument when it comes to nuclear power in Taiwan, plus the tricky matter of nuclear disarmament among the world's three biggest nuclear powers. Iris also shares a piece of her mind regarding gender representation in the newly reshuffled Cabinet.

Hanna invites former Rti host turned TaiwanPlus reporter Chris Gorin back to the studio to talk about Taiwan's future in AI and what the outlook is for the Ukraine war.

Hanna brings Joey Chou back on to get his opinion on the ongoing tariff drama, the way Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is manuevering in the midst of it, and what's to be done about wildfires.

With Amanda away on a much needed vacation, Hanna brings Fil onto the show to talk Europe and his home country of Slovakia and to muse about whether the historic natural disasters that hit Russia recently feels like foreshadowing.

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Taiwan and the EU: 1)

Slovakian elections: 1)

Russian earthquake: 1)