258 - Stay Strawpped

Meta pirated books for its AI. Trump is sending immigrants to Guantanamo. The Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop their case against Eric Adams. Trump bans plastic straws. RFK is coming for your SSRIs. And Worcester becomes a sanctuary city for trans people. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/worcester-massachusetts-becomes-sanctuary-city-trans-people-council-vo-rcna192022

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/02/13/nazi-flags-can-fly-utah-school-not/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/

https://grist.org/accountability/exxon-plastics-plant-point-comfort-texas/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-us-attorney-0395055315864924a3a5cc9a808f76fd

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/economy/plastic-paper-straws-trump?cid=ios_app

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump?cid=ios_app 

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-goes-after-antidepressants-claiming-threat-to-americans?srsltid=AfmBOopisPR5DYWZ8ZT9TsGOQEapK1rOVqm3OjuTcnpU0LyiGueLoHFI

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/02/heres-whos-running-new-york-city-mayor-2025/401994/