Host Jacqueline Keeler returns to the airwaves after a week at the University of Minnesota’s Holding Our Ground symposium. This hour, we explore the common thread of accountability—or the lack thereof—shaping our world in real-time.
We begin with a report from the frontlines of identity and history. Jacqueline shares insights from Minneapolis on archival sovereignty.
Then, we shift to the escalating domestic crisis at our airports. With the DHS funding stalemate entering its 41st day, TSA call-out rates have topped 40%. We discuss S. 4123, the "End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act," and Delta Air Lines’ decision to strip "VIP perks" from lawmakers. Is it time for Congress to stand in the same four-hour lines they’ve created for the public?
In the second half of the hour: We look at the global "Truth Gap." As the IRGC imposes a "toll booth" regime in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing vessels to pay millions for safe passage, our allies are hitting an oil cliff. With Australia down to its last 30 days of fuel and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni scouting for LNG in Africa, we analyze the decoupling of the global energy grid.
Finally, we address the startling intelligence schism in Washington. Why is the DNI refusing to back the White House’s nuclear assessments? And in a rare win for the public, we celebrate the $6 million verdict against Meta and Google for "addiction by design."
Join us for a deep dive into who is responsible for the systems we live in—and who is paying the price when they fail.
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