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I'm Beatrice Souther Bolton and I'm here today with my co-host, Artie Verkan.

Hello.

And we have a very special episode today, one that we've been working on for a while.

This is 2025 Year of Health Fascism and the Anti-State State.

I'll let Artie take it away.

The last year has been emblematic of what we could call a eugenic turn.

You see it in pop culture.

Janes are passed down from parents to offspring,

often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color.

My jeans are blue.

Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.

You see it in industry.

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