The problem with Clarence Thomas’ luxe vacays
Make Me Smart
Marketplace
4.6 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
A ProPublica investigation found that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly been taking luxury vacations on a billionaire Republican donor’s dime for more than two decades. We’ll explain why these undisclosed gifts could be a serious ethical breach. Plus, guest host Sabri Ben-Achour, our resident plant expert, shares news of a rare corpse flower bloom in New York City. And, a Lizzo cameo.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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- “Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor” from ProPublica
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- “Airbus to Double Production in China as It Moves Ahead With New Orders” from The New York Times
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- “Corpse flower blooms at New York Botanical Garden” from CBS News
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- “Lizzo ‘Cried All Day’ After Nabbing ‘The Mandalorian’ Role” from Billboard
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