The gang discuss the short lived career of Press Sec Katie Zacharia, an anti-trans op in Texas, Trump’s new “Women’s Health Task Force,” the Alberta secession referendum, Elon Musk cutting Starlink speed in Ukraine, and protests in France, Albania, Indonesia, and Italy.

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