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The gang discuss the batch of recent Supreme Court rulings from birthright citizenship and mail in voting, the president's ability to end Temporary Protected Status and fire independent agency heads, and the strengthening of gun rights and digital privacy rights.
Sources:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges

https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html
https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/
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Andrew and James discuss the strike of London dockworkers in 1889 and the solidarity and support it received.
Sources:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike
https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/
https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6
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Mia is joined by writer Vicky Osterweil to discuss the rollercoaster of the Korean stock market and how it’s gambling all the way down
Sources:
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6
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James is joined by Elia Ayoub to talk about how British media framing paved the way to a Pogrom in Northern Ireland.
Sources:
https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks
https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/
https://eliaayoub.com/

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Margaret reads you two stories and a poem from an anthology of young, Palestinian authors
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