Trump grows increasingly agitated as Epstein files inch toward public release, Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the latest Republican to wobble on loyalty, and new visa data shows some foreigners being denied entry to the U.S. for… being obese?? Meanwhile, a new AI study finds large language models occasionally breaking bad, Democrats gear up for insurgent primaries over the shutdown betrayal, and New York restaurants are outsourcing cashiers to the Philippines to dodge fair-wage standards. DeRay interviews author and Harvard professor Brandon Terry about his book Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement.

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The Fried Chicken Is in New York. The Cashier Is in the Philippines.

Why AI Breaks Bad

Democratic Insurgents Are Ready to Run on Shutdown Betrayal

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Government shutdown chaos deepens as hosts debate the fate of the 'Blue Wave', the DOJ targets judges with immigrant defense backgrounds, LAPD ignores City budget hiring more officers than it can afford, and Outkast finally gets their flowers at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. DeRay interviews journalist Brian Goldstone about his new book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America.

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The LAPD is hiring more officers than it can pay for

Fired judges more likely to have a past in immigrant defense

Outkast Honored at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction

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A wave of layoffs hit Corporate America as the federal shutdown drags on, a drug bribery sting in Mississippi exposes 14 police officers among the 20 arrested, Trump’s White House denounces a Drexciya-inspired Smithsonian exhibit, and new research shows foodborne UTIs disproportionately impact low-income communities. DeRay interviews the team behind the new HBO Max documentary The Alabama Solution: directors Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman, and producer Beth Shelburne.

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Fourteen police officers among 20 arrested in Mississippi drug bribery sting

Trump's White House denounces Drexciya-inspired Smithsonian exhibit

Urinary tract infections linked to contaminated meat in new study

Know Your Rights - Immigration Resources

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Millions brace for food stamp losses as the federal shutdown drags on, Steve Bannon pushes Trump’s fantasy of a 2028 presidency, Eric Adams calls Andrew Cuomo 'snake and a liar' then endorses him for NYC Mayor, George Santos pens jailhouse blog ahead of pardon, the NBA faces a Mafia-backed betting scandal, and Angela Rye/Joe Budden conflict sparks debate over “elitism” in Black media.

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Santos From Behind Bars: Solitary Confinement

Millions may lose SNAP food stamp benefits if shutdown continues

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

Food Assistance Resources

Find your local food bank.

Find your local community fridge.

Find your local food pantry.

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It’s chaos, capitalism, and counterprogramming this week: Katie Porter’s office implodes, Turning Point USA takes its culture wars to the Super Bowl, a billion-dollar political betting platform blurs the line between democracy and data, and a Philly creative turns her home into resistance art. DeRay interviews LaShawn Harris, author of Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City.

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Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counter programming

First she turned her Philly living room into a record store. Then it became an art installation at DesignPhiladelphia.

He upended political polling by creating the billion-dollar betting platform Polymarket. But is it legal?

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From ICE terrorizing Chicago to Apple deleting ICE-tracking apps under Trump pressure, the saga continues. The Root boasts new Black ownership, Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates debate Charlie Kirk’s legacy, Georgia’s Supreme Court sides with Black landowners, and Bari Weiss brings “free speech” to CBS News.

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Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount acquires The Free Press

Africa Launches Its Own Internet System, Breaking Free from Western Control

Georgia Supreme Court backs Black landowners in zoning fight

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in Response to Trump Pressure Campaign

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U.S. officials cover up a “secret cemetery” of 230 Black boys, Trump to attend a gathering of top generals, Solange Knowles launches a free radical library, and the legacy of Assata Shakur takes center stage while Kamala Harris hits the book-tour circuit to mixed reviews.

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230 dead Black boys. A 'secret cemetery. Officials knew, and didn't act.

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans
Solange Knowles is launching a free radical library.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s show gets the axe then reinstated, AOC eyes her next big political move, Trump’s Education Department pushes white-washed civics lessons, the U.S. strikes an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, and Kansas City community fights to rescue a Black book archive.

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Trump Ed Dept. Partners With Right-Groups to Spread White-Washed Civics Lessons in ‘Schools Across the Nation’

Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

Community wants to save 20,000 books after Black bookstore shuts down

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