It's hard to remember now, but the internet used to be fun.

I can't believe how easy it is to surf the net.

Surf's up!

On Longshadow, breaking the internet, we'll trace how a tool that once fueled democracy...

Opposition activists organized the march on Facebook...

...became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.

You're watching the unraveling of our democracy right now.

From Longlead and PRX, this is Longshadow, breaking the internet.

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In India, monsoon season is no longer what it used to be.

We are having long dry spells and then suddenly short spells of heavy rains.

That's making the deluge more dangerous. I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Wurman today. What communities there are doing to be resilient?

Also, with more countries saying

they want to recognize a Palestinian state, we look at an old idea making a comeback, the two-state

solution. What this approach does is say, hey, we recognize that Israel, Palestine, is the

homeland to both peoples. Plus, a giant insect discovered in Australia, swimmers breaking world records and in Cambodia.

The rats are trained to smell the explosives.

Bomb sniffing rats.

All that and more today, here on the world.

This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for making it here today.

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