TJ Walker recaps the most-discussed stories from the week and what they reveal about power, media incentives, and public trust: court pushback on federal city deployments, the Minnesota viral-video controversy and its real-world consequences, a Reuters update on the DOJ’s Epstein document review timeline, a January 6 pipe-bomb development that punctures conspiracy narratives, and new research on why talking while driving is more dangerous than listening.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:31 Troops-in-cities blocked by courts
10:21 Minnesota controversy and policy fallout
16:04 DOJ Epstein files delay, Reuters report
28:14 Jan. 6 pipe-bomb development
33:09 Podcasts vs hands-free calls while driving