Following Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will be retiring, Biden shared his plan to announce the new nominee by the end of February. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy expanded 5.7% in 2021 (the largest surge since 1984). We discuss why Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ has been banned in a Tennessee school district, and the discovery of 93 possible burial sites neat a former Canada residential school. Finally we wrap with the upcoming fringe movement in Ottowa, and the recent Sarah Palin spottings in NYC (despite testing positive for COVID).

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

Washington Post: “Supreme Court Justice Breyer announces retirement: Live Updates”

AP News: “US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession”

AP News: “Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district”

Washington Post: “Indigenous community finds 93 possible burial sites near former Canada residential school”

Global News: “‘Fringe minority’ in truck convoy with ‘unacceptable views’ don’t represent Canadians: Trudeau”

Washington Post: “Sarah Palin, unvaccinated and having tested positive, again dines out, flouting NYC health measures”