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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most of us can only wonder what goes on in U.S. national security leaders’ group chats, but The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t have to. Last week, Goldberg was accidentally included in a Signal group chat with high-ranking members of the Donald Trump administration, in which they discussed imminent war operations. Yes, this actually happened. Plus, the whopping $2.1 billion verdict you might’ve missed over Roundup weed killer. And, we smile over what’s happened since congestion pricing went into effect in Manhattan — all while dropping some Latin vocab.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here’s everything we talked about today:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=GuFjynUPlQ-zrcYq6zj49A2BiU_Ms6VVJ5YvexSGNEk&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share"&gt;“The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans”&lt;/a&gt; by The Atlantic &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-22/bayer-hit-with-2-billion-roundup-verdict-in-us-state-of-georgia?sref=yaJhKSOh"&gt;“Bayer Drops After $2 Billion Verdict in Latest Roundup Trial”&lt;/a&gt; from Bloomberg &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/third-circuit-rules-failure-to-warn-claims-preempted-by-fifra/"&gt;“Third Circuit Rules Failure to Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA”&lt;/a&gt; from the National Agricultural Law Center &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/entertainment/denzel-washington-and-jake-gyllenhaal-othello/index.html"&gt;“Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal break Broadway box office records with ‘Othello’”&lt;/a&gt; by CNN &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion-pricing-is-a-policy-miracle"&gt;“Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle”&lt;/a&gt; by Better Cities via Substack&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The Trump administration’s big group chat fail

MAR 24, 202514 MIN
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The Trump administration’s big group chat fail

MAR 24, 202514 MIN

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<p></p><br/><p>Most of us can only wonder what goes on in U.S. national security leaders’ group chats, but The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t have to. Last week, Goldberg was accidentally included in a Signal group chat with high-ranking members of the Donald Trump administration, in which they discussed imminent war operations. Yes, this actually happened. Plus, the whopping $2.1 billion verdict you might’ve missed over Roundup weed killer. And, we smile over what’s happened since congestion pricing went into effect in Manhattan — all while dropping some Latin vocab.</p><br/><p>Here’s everything we talked about today:</p><br/><ul><br/><li><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=GuFjynUPlQ-zrcYq6zj49A2BiU_Ms6VVJ5YvexSGNEk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share">“The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans”</a> by The Atlantic </p></li><br/><li><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-22/bayer-hit-with-2-billion-roundup-verdict-in-us-state-of-georgia?sref=yaJhKSOh">“Bayer Drops After $2 Billion Verdict in Latest Roundup Trial”</a> from Bloomberg </p></li><br/><li><p><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/third-circuit-rules-failure-to-warn-claims-preempted-by-fifra/">“Third Circuit Rules Failure to Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA”</a> from the National Agricultural Law Center </p></li><br/><li><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/entertainment/denzel-washington-and-jake-gyllenhaal-othello/index.html">“Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal break Broadway box office records with ‘Othello’”</a> by CNN </p></li><br/><li><p><a href="https://bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion-pricing-is-a-policy-miracle">“Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle”</a> by Better Cities via Substack</p></li><br/><br/></ul><br/><br/><p></p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.</p><br/><p></p>