The MAHA Surgeon General Nominee

The new American pope is here, Trump is fast-tracking white South African refugees, the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial has begun, and Erin and Alyssa are here to break it down. They also do a deep dive into wellness influencer Casey Means, who might just be the next U.S. surgeon general. They wrap up with a conversation about Karoline Leavitt’s super mom status and Adidas’ new down syndrome accessible shoe program.

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“She Was Tearful About It”: The Nuances of Casey Means’s Medical Exit and Antiestablishment Origins (Vanity Fair 5/9)

Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general (The Guardian 5/11)

How a post #MeToo law opened the floodgates for allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs (NPR 5/7)

The trial of Sean Combs: What you need to know (NPR 5/12) 

Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition (LA Times 5/11)

Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US (AP News 5/12)

Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message (Al Jazeera 5/11)

Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison (BBC 5/12)