Erin and Alyssa break down the legal saga unfolding between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the misconduct that happened on the set of It Ends With Us and the smear campaign that followed. They also discuss a historic breakthrough in the fight against medical debt, Meta’s twisted new hate speech policies, and how Democrats should deal with conservative BS in 2025.

‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (NY Times 12/21)

A Timeline of Blake Lively’s Legal Dispute With Justin Baldoni (Vogue 1/2)

Gillibrand to head Senate Democrats’ campaign arm (The Hill 1/6)

Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule (The 19th 12/7)

For Harris, an Awkward Election Task: Certifying the Vote She Lost (NYT 1/6)

Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women ‘property’ and transgender people ‘freaks’ (The Independent 1/7)