Russian Plague and Putin's Prisons
Summary
Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes analyze a global surge in right-wing politics, focusing on Brazil’s election where Flavio Bolsonaro leads the runoff against Lula, signaling a potential threat to the Amazon and democratic institutions. The hosts also discuss political turmoil in Spain and France, driven by housing crises and student protests, alongside a separatist victory in Quebec. They cover the arrest of a former German intelligence chief for espionage and examine reports of a pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, critiquing the Trump administration’s dismissive response to potential biosecur…
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