Syria’s Collapse, Israel’s Delight

Political Gabfest

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Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fall of the al-Assad dictatorship in Syria with Steven A. Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations; the killing of a health insurance CEO and the acquittal for the death of a troubled man; and the future of American birthright citizenship. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss President Joe Biden’s clemency for nearly 1,500 Americans and pardons for 39 more. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Stephanie Gorton about her new book, The Icon & the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Disclosure in Podcast Description: A Bond Account is a self-directed brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Deposits into this account are used to purchase 10 investment-grade and high-yield bonds. As of 9/26/24, the average, annualized yield to worst (YTW) across the Bond Account is greater than 6%. A bond’s yield is a function of its market price, which can fluctuate; therefore, a bond’s YTW is not “locked in” until the bond is purchased, and your yield at time of purchase may be different from the yield shown here. The “locked in” YTW is not guaranteed; you may receive less than the YTW of the bonds in the Bond Account if you sell any of the bonds before maturity or if the issuer defaults on the bond. Public Investing charges a markup on each bond trade. See our Fee Schedule. Bond Accounts are not recommendations of individual bonds or default allocations. The bonds in the Bond Account have not been selected based on your needs or risk profile. See https://public.com/disclosures/bond-account to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this late political gap fest.
0:06.2	If somebody sets a foot, just a foot, one foot, you don't need to earn a land.
0:11.8	Congratulations, you are now a citizen of the United States of America.
0:15.6	Yes, we're going to end that.
0:18.0	December 12th, 2024, the Syria the serious collapse Israel's Delight Edition.
0:23.7	I am David Plotz of CityCast from Washington, D.C., from New Haven, Connecticut via Yale
0:30.3	University of Law School in the New York Times Magazine, Emily Bazelon.
0:33.1	Hello.
0:33.7	Hey, David.
0:34.3	Hey, John.
0:35.3	From CBS News in New York City, John Bigerson. Hello, John. Hello, David. Hi, Emily. This week on the Gab Fest, the stunning collapse of the Assad government in Syria, we'll talk to Stephen Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations about what will come next. Then the assassination of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, and the upswell of rage against healthcare companies that has followed it.
0:59.6	Then could Trump actually get rid of birthright citizenship?
1:04.0	Plus, we will have cocktail chatter.
1:06.2	Also, we've got a job available, dear listeners.
1:10.5	Our beloved researcher, Julie Hogan, is moving on after two incredible years here, and we need someone to succeed her. So if you're interested in being our researcher, it's a part-time job about 15 to 20 hours a week. You need to be available on Thursday mornings, EST, and most of the work goes
1:29.9	on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please send a resume and a letter to GabFest at Slate.com. And we've had people,
1:36.8	we've had people early in their careers, we've had people late in their careers, we've had
1:41.0	students, we've had people who are part-time availability, all kinds of people work in this role.
1:47.3	So please email us at GabFest at slate.com with a resume and a letter if you're interested in being our researcher.
1:54.3	It's a really fun role.
1:56.3	This episode of the GabFest is brought you by NRDC.
2:00.3	The Natural Resources Defense Council,
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