HEADLINES: Fines, Vaccines, and a Trillion-Dollar Trade Machine

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(2:09) Computer Science Education Week


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(6:38) Jeff's Week: Hoosiers!


(10:33) Headline: Europe cracks down: Twitter fined $140M for Breaking Digital Services Act Rules


(15:35) Headline: More Troubling Changes Come to The Food & Drug Administration


(18:37) Headline: A Fentanyl Vaccine is About to Get Its First Major Test


(22:46) Headline: China's $1 Trillion Trade Shock: Global Exports Surge Amid U.S. Dive


(25:31) Mr. Clean Hates Dirt!






This week, the world’s institutions are… not okay.






The EU slaps Twitter with a €120 million fine - the first ever under the Digital Services Act, prompting Elon Musk to respond with the maturity of a man yelling at a cloud.






Meanwhile, 12 former FDA commissioners unite to condemn a rogue internal memo that rewrites vaccine policy based on feelings and vibes. The boys also dive into the first human trial of a fentanyl vaccine that could reshape overdose prevention.






And finally, China detonates the global economic leaderboard with a historic $1 trillion trade surplus, redefining global manufacturing power while hollowing out domestic demand.






It’s regulatory chaos, medical whiplash, biotech moonshots, and seismic geopolitical math - all wrapped into one delightfully unhinged episode of Nonsense.






Elon Musk’s X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules  (https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/busine...)






X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million | The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/news/839742/...)






12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid - Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/1...)






A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test | WIRED (https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/...)






China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion as its exports surge (https://apnews.com/article/china-trad...)






Vintage Mr. Clean Commercial from the 1960s | TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@vintage.ads/v...)



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