Fed Sounds Alarm Over Trumponomics - The Thursday AM Quickie 5/8/25

Under pressure, Sotheby’s Hong Kong has indefinitely "postponed" the sale of gems looted from the Buddha's grave over 100 years ago in British-controlled northern India. Which means that for now, the sacred relics remain the property of Chris Peppe, the little-known Hollywood filmmaker who inherited them. Maybe just donate them, bro? - Corey

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5/8: The guest will be Georgetown University professor Irfan Nooruddin, discussing the escalation tensions between India and Pakistan.

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Today you'll read about the mass arrests last night of pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University, the dumbfounding verdict in the Tyre Nichols murder trial, and the sad statement from Sesame Street on Donald Trump's cuts to PBS.

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