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It didn’t take long for Elon Musk’s stated vision for Twitter—a “digital town square” where all legal speech flows freely—to run head long into reality. Namely, the fact that many citizens of that town square want to share inaccurate, racist or violent ideas.

Yoel Roth used to lead the team that set the rules for what was allowed on Twitter, and aimed to keep users safe. Not long after Musk took over the company, Roth quit.

In an interview, he explains why he left and what he thinks is ahead for the company.

This episode also features reporting from NPR’s Shannon Bond.

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The protests in China may have been silenced, for now. But could this be the start of a new political awakening among young people in the country?

Host Juana Summers talks to Yangyang Cheng, a Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center, and Professor Mary Gallagher, who directs the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan about why this is happening now.

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The advocacy group Human Rights Campaign reports that in the past year, more than 300 bills targeting LGBTQ rights have been introduced by state legislatures around the U.S.

A recent NPR analysis shows that about 15% of those bills were signed into a law.

NPR’s Melissa Block breaks down the current landscape of anti-LGBTQ legislation.

At the same time, a record number of openly LGBTQ candidates were elected to public office across the nation this year. We hear from two just-elected state representatives: Zooey Zephyr, the first out trans lawmaker elected to office in Montana, and New Hampshire’s James Roesener, the first out trans man ever elected to a state legislature.

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Russian attacks have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian energy and heating infrastructure, threatening to leave millions vulnerable to the approaching bitter cold of winter.

Winter will also force both sides to change their tactics on the war’s frontlines. NPR’s Nathan Rott reports on what leafless trees and frozen fields mean for the battlefield.

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Christina Zielke went to an ER in Ohio bleeding profusely while experiencing a miscarriage. This was in early September, before the state’s 6-week abortion ban was put on hold by a judge. What happened to her next is an example of how new state abortion laws can affect medical care in emergency situations.

Doctors who run afoul of these laws face the threat of felony charges, prison time and the loss of their medical license.

NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that some doctors are asking themselves a tough question: when they are forced to choose between their ethical obligations to patients and the law, should they defy the law?

Selena’s story about Zielke is part of NPR’s series, Days & Weeks, documenting how new abortion laws are affecting people’s lives.

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For over a year, we’ve been working on a series of stories on climate migration that spans thousands of miles and multiple continents.

Our team of journalists saw firsthand how climate change is making places like Senegal less habitable. They saw how that’s pushing some people to places like Morocco, where they cross international borders in search of a better life. And how that migration is driving a rise in far-right politics in wealthier countries, like Spain.

We’re pulling back the curtain with a conversation about some of the moments that will stick with them, to give you a sense of life in the places they visited and take you across the world through your ears.

Hear and read the rest of our series on climate migration and the far-right.

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Every time stand-up comic Dave Chappelle gets in front of a mic, he seems to reignite a debate over when, or whether, a comedian can go too far. Chappelle has been heavily criticized for jokes about gay people and the trans community. Most recently the comedian came under fire while hosting SNL. During his monologue, he made comments that critics say elevated longstanding, prejudiced tropes against Jewish people.

Can a joke become harmful, can comedy cross the line? Who decides what happens when that line is crossed?

NPR’s Eric Deggans speaks with Roy Wood Jr, a comedian and correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, and Jenny Hagel, a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and head writer for the Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock.

There are two tiny patches of Spain on the African continent. One is a city called Melilla that’s surrounded by Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea.

The European Union has spent billions to keep migrants from sub-Saharan Africa from crossing the border between Morocco and the Spanish city.

This episode, we look at what that means for the people who make it through and for the city they arrive in.

This story is part of an NPR series on climate migration and the far-right.

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As people across the U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy their long holiday weekend, Consider This provides listeners with a list of TV shows and movies to binge over the holiday weekend.

One of them is the HBO breakout hit The White Lotus, featuring Michael Imperioli in a lead role for season two of the show.

Viewers might best remember Imperioli for his previous role as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos.

NPR’s Erika Ryan takes a deeper look at the arc of Imperioli’s career.

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Hospitals around the country are overwhelmed, but this time it’s not just with COVID.

Cases of the flu and RSV are also spiking earlier this year.

We hear from a pediatrician in Seattle who says it is the worst season she’s seen in her 16-year career.

And NPR’s Rob Stein reports on what infectious disease specialists recommend to stay healthy this season.

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