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A man has been charged after peaceful protestors in Boulder, Colorado were attacked with a makeshift flame thrower. The man was heard shouting, "free Palestine" as he was led away by police.
Martha Kelner is joined by David Blevins to discuss the rise in antisemitism in the United States, and discuss why Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden's immigration policies for allowing the man, who is an Egyptian national, to remain in the US after his visa expired.
And, Martha has been speaking to people on both sides of a row surrounding a 16-year-old trans athlete that has caused the Trump administration to threaten to withhold federal funding from the state of California.
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