In Wake of Shooting, Conversation Around Guns Ratchets Up

After a tragedy like the one in Uvalde the conversation on guns ratchets up and people demand action, unfortunately not much ever gets accomplished.  This time a small group of bipartisan senators are trying to find common ground wherever they can, most likely on federal red flag laws which would keep guns out of the hands of people who could be a danger to others.  Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for why you shouldn’t get your hopes up, a new CBO report that says high inflation will be around into next year, and some more takeaways from primary contests around the country as we make our way to the midterms.

Next, we’ll tell you about the ‘E-pimps’ of OnlyFans.  Most people think that when you go onto the site and subscribe to a content creator you are actually dealing with that person directly.  While that might be true in a lot of cases, some accounts are being managed by marketing agencies who handle every aspect of running an account.  Everything from marketing on social media, writing their daily posts, and chatting with subscribers and selling personalized content.  The chatters in particular, are sometimes outsourced from places like the Philippines.  Ezra Marcus, contributor to the NY Times, joins us for what to know.

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