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HEADLINES: Fines, Vaccines, and a Trillion-Dollar Trade Machine

HEADLINES: Fines, Vaccines, and a Trillion-Dollar Trade Machine

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(0:00) Pre-Show

(0:59) Open

(2:09) Computer Science Education Week

(2:51) cj's week: KFC: Kids, Football, and Cookies

(6:38) Jeff's Week: Hoosiers!

(10:33) Headline: Europe cracks down: Twitter fined $140M for Breaking Digital Services Act Rules

(15:35) Headline: More Troubling Changes Come to The Food & Drug Administration

(18:37) Headline: A Fentanyl Vaccine is About to Get Its First Major Test

(22:46) Headline: China's $1 Trillion Trade Shock: Global Exports Surge Amid U.S. Dive

(25:31) Mr. Clean Hates Dirt!


This week, the world’s institutions are… not okay.


The EU slaps Twitter with a €120 million fine - the first ever under the Digital Services Act, prompting Elon Musk to respond with the maturity of a man yelling at a cloud.


Meanwhile, 12 former FDA commissioners unite to condemn a rogue internal memo that rewrites vaccine policy based on feelings and vibes. The boys also dive into the first human trial of a fentanyl vaccine that could reshape overdose prevention.


And finally, China detonates the global economic leaderboard with a historic $1 trillion trade surplus, redefining global manufacturing power while hollowing out domestic demand.


It’s regulatory chaos, medical whiplash, biotech moonshots, and seismic geopolitical math - all wrapped into one delightfully unhinged episode of Nonsense.


Elon Musk’s X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules


X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million | The Verge


12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid - Ars Technica


A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test | WIRED


China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion as its exports surge


Vintage Mr. Clean Commercial from the 1960s | TikTok


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