June 2021

The June 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Silby and Ian give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss the Israel/Palestine conflict, the CDC easing mask mandates, anti-trans legislation, and the run of no-hitters in baseball this year

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Silby discussed: 

• Russian hackers launch major cyberattack through U.S. aid agency’s email system, Microsoft says

  • The Best Password Managers for 2021

  • Check your password

  • WaPo: Zombie-like cicadas strive to mate despite losing the necessary parts

  • Tensions Among Democrats Grow Over Israel as the Left Defends Palestinians

  • ‘From Ferguson to Palestine’: How Black Lives Matter changed the U.S. debate on the Mideast

  • Why Hamas Keeps Fighting, and Losing

  • ‘Who’s out protecting us?’: Spate of anti-Jewish attacks in the U.S. draws calls for more forceful response

  • As Israel’s Dependence on U.S. Shrinks, So Does U.S. Leverage

  • For Trump, Hamas and Bibi, It Is Always Jan. 6

  • The dueling histories in the debate over ‘historic Palestine’

  • Boston Globe: Ed Markey faces backlash from young progressives over Israel statement

  • WaPo: Analysis | The Israeli-Palestinian conflict won’t be the same again

  • Reuters: Israel and Hamas agree Gaza truce, Biden pledges assistance

  • Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year

  • These stores, restaurants and parks are relaxing their mask policies.

  • The Conversation: Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?

  • NPR: Too soon? The CDC Relaxes Mask Guidance For Fully Vaccinated : Short Wave

  • NYT: The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.

  • MIT.edu: Leaving our mark: US Carbon footprint

  • Insider.com: Every Anti-Trans Bill US Lawmakers Introduced This Year

  • NPR: 'It's Specifically Cruel': Multiple Anti-Trans Bills Considered In Tennessee

  • Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation - Freedom for All AmericansFreedom for All Americans

  • British Journal of Medicine: Testosterone and Transgender Athletic Performance : Finding a path for inclusion for transgender athletes | BJSM blog - social media's leading SEM voice

  • Other countries should learn from a transgender verdict in England

  • The fight for the future of transgender athletes

  • Trans medicine gets entangled in America’s culture wars

  • MLB to alter baseballs for '21 season

  • MLB's analytics revolution led to more home runs — but it's striking out with many who love the game

  • Baseball has become a pitchers’ game, and MLB needs to fix that

  • MLB.com: Cubs use pickle to steal a run | 05/27/2021

  • There have been 6 no-hitters in MLB so far in 2021. So what? They’re rare, celebrate them!

  • WaPo: After 1968’s ‘Year of the Pitcher,’ MLB lowered the mound. Now, the league could do it again.

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