Episode notes
President Trump deploys National Guard troops and 700 Marines to quell LA riots sparked by ICE raids, as Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom, who’s suing Trump, are accused of letting the city burn. The FBI hunts a cinderblock-throwing rioter, while claims of staged unrest swirl. Another Chinese researcher is arrested for smuggling biological materials, fueling bioterror fears. California’s 2.7M undocumented immigrants, including 951,000 in LA County, cost billions annually for Medi-Cal ($9.5B) and education ($2B+), rooted in the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling. RFK Jr. fires all CDC vaccine panel experts, and MTG pushes to reopen mental hospitals. Amazon’s $20B data center plan, Russia’s Kyiv assault, and U.S.-China trade talks add to global tensions, with the $36.9T national debt.