War Crimes, Christian Nationalism, and the 25th Amendment

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<p>Even though the Supreme Court took a break from hearing oral arguments, there was still plenty of legal news breaking every day. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews">Katie Phang</a> joins Leah to recap that news, including Trump's threats against Iran, the overt Christian nationalist rhetoric coming from the Secretary of Defense, and a disturbing case that SCOTUS decided <em>not</em> to hear. Then, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilyinyourphone/">Emily Amick</a><em>,</em> joins Leah to talk all things 25th Amendment-- where it came from, why we probably won't see it invoked here and now, and why we should keep talking about it anyways.</p><p>Favorite things:</p></div><ul>

<li>Leah: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/democracy-in-retrograde-how-to-make-changes-big-and-small-in-our-country-and-in-our-lives-emily-amick/e3758f2959e47970?ean=9781668053485&amp;next=t"><em>Democracy in Retrograde</em></a> by Sami Sage and Emily Amick; “<a href="https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/219-drunks-lampposts-and-the-birthright">Drunks, Lampposts, and the Birthright Citizenship Case</a>” by Steve Vladeck; Levain Bakery’s <a href="https://levainbakery.com/products/carrot-cake-cookie?srsltid=AfmBOopnzaogwEaqQcvpxmfJgOQU_ODcP4uIat_fitEQYh7TRlROtK1H">carrot cake cookie</a>

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<li>Katie: her dog <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katiephang/p/DW8_eHxEdvv/?hl=en">Lucky</a>

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<li><p>Emily: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/strangers-a-memoir-of-marriage-belle-burden/9576dba8b9d3ce7d?ean=9780593733318&amp;next=t"><em>Strangers</em></a><em> </em>by Belle Burden; Smitten Kitchen’s <a href="https://smittenkitchen.com/2021/06/zucchini-butter-spaghetti/">zucchini butter spaghetti</a>; meet-ups with the EYP community </p></li>

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