12/13/2024 - Weekly Wrap Up

Summary

In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie discusses significant global and domestic issues, including the recent overthrow of the al-Assad regime in Syria, the broken U.S. healthcare system, racial dynamics in public safety, the influence of Trump on American politics, challenges to diversity in education, and the legacy of Nikki Giovanni. He emphasizes the importance of understanding historical context and the need for social justice and reform in various sectors.

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Syria

• With al-Assad Gone, Syrians Seek Answers in an Underground Jail

• Live Updates: Joyous Syrians Overflow Mosques for 1st Friday Prayers Since al-Assad’s Fall

• Russia packing up military equipment in Syria, satellite imagery shows

• UN Chief Warns of Israel's Syria Invasion and Land Seizures

Incoming Administration

• Christopher Wray’s Resignation

• Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine

• Six Childhood Scourges We’ve Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccines

• Trump Transition Live Updates: OpenAI Chief Joins Other Tech Firms in Donating to Inauguration

• Tech moguls court Trump with Mar-a-Lago meetings and $1 million donations

• Energized by next Trump term, red states move agendas further right

Domestic News

• Air Force Academy Sued Over Race-Based Admissions Policy

• Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

• Jordan Neely’s father distraught after Daniel Penny acquitted in son’s death: ‘It hurts … system is rigged’

• Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81