Weekly Wrap Up - August 29, 2025

Summary

This week, Eddie reflects on personal experiences and broader societal issues, including gun violence, public grief, the sickness of the nation, public health crises, the death of expertise, and the ongoing threats to voting rights. He emphasizes the need for collective grieving and action to address these pressing issues, urging listeners to recognize the interconnectedness of personal and national trauma.

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• Catholic Church Shooting in Minneapolis Kills 2 Children

• Flags at half-staff in Kentucky to honor Minneapolis school shooting victims

• Minneapolis Community Mourns School Shooting Victims

• Minneapolis grieves for young shooting victims as police investigate motive

• CDC Director to Resign in Wake of Controversy Over Vaccine Advice

• A new podcast episode from The Daily about CDC vaccine Daskalakis

• Perspective: The Biden administration's CDC director pick is a disaster for public health

• Political news - Today's latest updates

• Former Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Administration Over Her Ouster

• FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter

• Trump's pick to lead statistics bureau was a contributer to Project 2025

• White House fires US envoy to Iran after he refuses to resign

• Indiana redistricting: How the White House and JD Vance influenced the state's new maps

• JD Vance persuades Indiana GOP lawmakers on redistricting at D.C. meeting

• Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander

• Louisiana’s top redistricting official sued over new map

• Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat