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There’s a lot of news to cover today, so pull up a seat. We’ll talk about some of the recent state legislation in Florida and Texas targeting LGBTQ families and the European Union’s plan to end its reliance on Russian gas. Also, inflation is coming for your bag of chips, but not the way you might think. And dear listener, make sure you listen to today’s Make Me Smile for a big announcement we’re excited to share!

Here is everything we talked about on the show today:

• How companies are hiding inflation without charging you more from Quartz


• ‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler Mistaken for Bank Robber from The New York Times


• Ukraine Update: EU Eyes Ending Russian Energy Reliance from Bloomberg


• Texas family of trans child who dined with Ken Paxton facing abuse investigation from The 19th


• Ken Paxton aims for Texas Supreme Court to decide if gender-affirming care is child abuse from KUT


• Disney Censors Same-Sex Affection in Pixar Films, Say Employees from Variety


• Florida legislature passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools from The Washington Post

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