Japanese DLP snap election success, Ring doorbell camera surveillance

Hosts Hanna and Amanda discuss the Japanese snap election that may have just enabled Prime Minister Takaichi to get back her army, and how a superbowl commercial outed police access to private cameras. Heck, we may even just discuss the Superbowl itself, just a little bit. Read along with us! Japan's snap election: 1. Why Takaichi would call a snap election (Michael MacArthur Bosack, Japan Times), 2. Japan’s Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory (Yumi Asada and Lex Harvey, CNN), 3. Japan’s snap election victory likely to encourage LDP party to bolder action: analyst (Rti) Ring security cameras and surveillance: 1. The Most Effective Super Bowl Ads Of 2026 (Charles Taylor, Forbes), 2. Amazon Ring security cameras moving deeper into law enforcement with Flock Safety, Axon deals (Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC), 3. Ring Denies Rumors That Its Footage Is Used by ICE. Here’s What to Know. ( Jon Chase, NYT Wirecutter), 4. Ring Super Bowl commercial: Why 2026 ad is receiving backlash from fans over creepy concept (Morgan Moriarty, The Sporting News), 5. Crime rates fell across US cities in 2025 (Amanda Watford, Stateline)