Ep.269 - Diane Abbott & Operation Legacy

In a week where:

1. Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation.
2. Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremonies.
3. US DOJ file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.
4. Video emerges of quadriplegic Neuralink patient playing Chess with his mind.
5. Over 140 people are killed at a concert in Moscow.

In Politics: (6:29) So now that the Hester/Abbott news cycle inevitably died out already, here I am going to talk about it now but at least its in a way different from the others. (Article by Maya McFarlane)

In Health: (20:15) I haven't talked about the NHS in a while, so let's talk about privatisation once again! (Article By David Oliver)

In History: (35:03) I haven't talked about the UK's colonial past in a while, so let's talk about Operation Legacy. (Article By Audra Diptée)

Lastly, in Tech: (49:31) Adding onto last week's all-Tech episode, I wanted to broach one more side of what is wrong about our modern life. And that's Social Media NOT being the reason why the internet sucks! (Article By Ian Bogost)

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