This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how a narrow Supreme Court majority used aesthetic standing to greenlight Trump's ballroom construction, why bond yields are rising around the world and how that impacts everyone with guest <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/jason-furman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Furman</a>, and how the extradition showdown between Texas and Minnesota over an ICE officer involved in a shooting betrays fraying relations among the states.Here are this week’s chatters:&nbsp;Emily: <a href="https://thursd.com/articles/should-you-cut-flower-stems-underwater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Does Cutting Flower Stems Underwater Really Help?</a>; Rachel Feltman for The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/03/how-to-keep-fresh-cut-flowers-from-dying-with-science/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to keep fresh cut flowers from dying (with science)</a>&nbsp;John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Volokhonsky-Translation-Classics/dp/0679734503/tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crime and Punishment</a> by Fyodor Dostoevsky; <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/line_of_duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Line of Duty</a> on Rotten Tomatoes; The Economist: <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/12/08/what-democrats-and-republicans-can-learn-from-raphael-warnock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Democrats—and Republicans—can learn from Raphael Warnock</a>; Lia Picard for Huffpost: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/health-benefits-leftovers-for-breakfast_l_609a9029e4b0daf2b5993415" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hidden Health Benefits Of Eating Leftovers For Breakfast</a>&nbsp;David: Simon Ducroquet and John Ismay for The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/02/us/iran-war-us-navy-carriers-supply.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Logistics Nightmare Facing U.S. Warships</a>; <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70285747?source=35&fromWatch=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Last Ship</a> on Netflix&nbsp;Listener chatter from Daniela Koontz in Houston, Texas: <a href="https://anthropeum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropeum</a>&nbsp;For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss Army secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation as the latest high-level Army official to run afoul of Pete Hegseth, whether Hegseth is capable of leading the military through a moment of real strain, and the increasing leaks from inside the Pentagon.&nbsp;In the latest <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/gabfestreads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gabfest Reads</a>, David Plotz talks with John Lanchester about his new novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Look-What-You-Made-Me/dp/1324131349/tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Look What You Made Me Do</a>, a darkly funny psychological thriller about two couples in modern-day London whose lives collide in a story of infidelity, obsession, and revenge. The book explores the performance of niceness, class, intergenerational frictions and how technology makes vengeance not just possible but almost exceedingly easy in the modern age.&nbsp;Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)&nbsp;Podcast production by Nina Porzucki&nbsp;Research by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">show pages here</a>.&nbsp;Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-gabfest/id158004641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts </a>and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2oXS9kkKiXdkkCYB3YfqYZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Or visit <a href="http://slate.com/gabfestplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/gabfestplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.&nbsp;Find out more about <a href="http://secretfortdc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy,</a> the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow@SlateGabfest on X / <a href="https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest</a>Slate Political Gabfest on Facebook / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/</a>Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="https://slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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