The West Is On Fire

<p>A whistleblower told Congress that the Department of Homeland Security is trying to <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/whistleblower-complaint-border-threats-congress">manipulate intelligence reports</a> to match Trump’s beliefs. More than <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/weekly-unemployment-filings-remain-elevated-884000/story?id=72923291">29 million people</a> are receiving unemployment benefits in the US. Niecy Nash’s love is the <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/marissamuller/niecy-nash-on-her-sexuality-and-wife">very queer story</a> we need right now. Facebook is rolling back the clock to 2004 as it launches “<a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/introducing-facebook-campus/">Facebook Campus</a>.” And with the western US on fire, we thought it was a good idea to talk with <a href="https://www.propublica.org/people/elizabeth-weil">ProPublica reporter Liz Weil</a> about how years of bad decisions and climate change combined to make things in California apocalyptic.</p><br><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>