The episode covers a series of breaking news developments involving U.S. trade tensions with Canada, military activity near Taiwan, ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation case, and a landmark Meta trial over child safety, while also teasing a political podcast s
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