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Oct 2025

1h 7m

With Liberty & Justice for Some

About this episode

From ICE terrorizing Chicago to Apple deleting ICE-tracking apps under Trump pressure, the saga continues. The Root boasts new Black ownership, Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates debate Charlie Kirk’s legacy, Georgia’s Supreme Court sides with Black landowners, and Bari Weiss brings “free speech” to CBS News.

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Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount acquires The Free Press

Africa Launches Its Own Internet System, Breaking Free from Western Control

Georgia Supreme Court backs Black landowners in zoning fight

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in Response to Trump Pressure Campaign

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