258 - Stay Strawpped

Meta pirated books for its AI. Trump is sending immigrants to Guantanamo. The Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop their case against Eric Adams. Trump bans plastic straws. RFK is coming for your SSRIs. And Worcester becomes a sanctuary city for trans people.    https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/worcester-massachusetts-becomes-sanctuary-city-trans-people-council-vo-rcna192022   https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/02/13/nazi-flags-can-fly-utah-school-not/   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/   https://grist.org/accountability/exxon-plastics-plant-point-comfort-texas/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants   https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-us-attorney-0395055315864924a3a5cc9a808f76fd   https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/economy/plastic-paper-straws-trump?cid=ios_app   https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump?cid=ios_app    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-goes-after-antidepressants-claiming-threat-to-americans?srsltid=AfmBOopisPR5DYWZ8ZT9TsGOQEapK1rOVqm3OjuTcnpU0LyiGueLoHFI   https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/02/heres-whos-running-new-york-city-mayor-2025/401994/