I'm planning the next few months of Study Notes episodes, so I want to know what you want to know.

Is there anything you or your students need a 101 on?

Something you've just always wanted to know but felt too silly to ask?

That's what study notes is for!

All suggestions welcome :)

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From now on, you can see badges next to other members' names, so if you get a bit of FOMO, all you have to do is jump in and participate.

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Breaking news! Thoughts and reaction?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglzrvyrz3o

BBC NewsTrump says Press Secretary Leavitt to leave postLeavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.

This is your weekly CTA to ask a question, leave a comment, or vent your frustration, to be read out on the podcast.

I'm recording tomorrow with Corbin Trent - former comms guy for AOC and Bernie Sanders who now runs his own substack.

Our main story this week - unless something huge drops between now and tomorrow afternoon - will be the Meta fine, and the responsibility of social networks to protect children from harmful content.

On today's In the Making, I'm joined by Sian Round to discuss Todd Blanche, the UFC and climate funding. Listen now! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-the-making-putting-the-odd-in-todd-blanche/id1690975615?i=1000780156772

A race to keep your eyes on. I'm particularly interested to see how much Trump tries to leverage Islamophobia to derail his campaign. Thoughts?

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-primary-senate-elsayed-stevens-60c79349b60ffbf24a34d60b76e130ed

AP NewsHow Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate raceAbdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.

I was feeling a little under the weather yesterday, so I've had to postpone the usual Tuesday episode to Wednesday. I know you're all waiting with bated breath...

He did receive the Fifa Peace Prize. Who else could bring peace and unity to world football like DJT?

Ted Cruz's trying-not-to-laugh face is priceless.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8eUMVKo/

I like to think SOTUS appears quite a slick production, and for the most it is, which I'm super proud of.

But this evening I've just realised I made a really silly scheduling error.

This week I released an episode on The Beatles with Brian Ward. But I was actually supposed to release an episode on the UN.

Why is this mistake so silly?

Because Tuesday was the anniversary of the day the US ratified the UN charter.

So consider this a spoiler for you all 😆 next Tuesday I will be publishing an episode on the UN with Thomas Weiss. Put it in your diaries!

Here's me looking unimpressed with myself 🔽

France made some shady remarks about the US and authoritarianism, and America didn't like it 😂

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87nj3w9gxjo

BBC NewsUS walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarksThe row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.

Today, Florida becomes the first state in a decade to carry out two executions in a single day. One of those people is an octogenarian - only the second time in modern US history an individual over 80 has been executed.

What are your thoughts on the death penalty?

https://apnews.com/article/florida-execution-duckett-occhicone-4c313a84631ad20a62998f7dd061dbcf

AP NewsSecond octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a dayFlorida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day.

I'll be recording another episode of In the Making tomorrow with the wonderful Andrew Moran, and we want your questions, thoughts, and opinions on US news!

Is Trump pushing your buttons?
Are you getting midterm fever?

Do you just want to get something off your chest?

Submit your views in the comments and we'll read them out on the show.

The democrats have just announced that Jackson will be their nominee for Senate, replacing the disgraced Graham Platner. Thoughts?

Iowa gonna be maaaad... https://apnews.com/article/democrats-presidential-nominating-calendar-2028-b3d153a33e39bd9e5ebcce3c58e9e84c

PhD opportunity (fully funded) working with Prof. Mike Collins and Dr. Maeve Ryan across English and War Studies at King's College London.

withhttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/funding/funding-opportunities/crsw-ahrc-doctoral-studentship-narratives-of-enslavement-and-their-legacies

People are talking too much about the War, so it's time to crack out the classics. Epstein Files, anyone? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj61j6l08o

BBC NewsUS hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffsImposed citing forced labour concerns, the levies replace a temporary global duty brought in after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs in February.

Continuing our Presidential series on Study Notes with number eight, Martin Van Buren. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/study-notes-the-presidents-martin-van-buren-1837-1841/id1690975615?i=1000778116288