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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 13 MIN

The lawsuit that could permanently change your social-media feed

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Meta is back in court, facing allegations from four states that Instagram and Facebook are designed to hook kids and harm their mental health. Gerrit De Vynck of the Washington Post breaks down the case. A Florida primary is testing how redistricting has reshaped Black political power. Claire Heddles of the Miami Herald explains why Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s run in a historically Black district has divided Democrats. Airlines are pushing back against ICE’s growing presence at their gates. The Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Tangel details how a wave of arrests is creating new tensions. Plus, Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial was postponed indefinitely, why school-vaccine exemptions are up, and how ice-cream makers are adapting to the GLP-1 era. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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