Met Gala Recap: Blake Lively Settlement, No ICE OUT Pins, & Rep. Salinas on RFK Jr.'s SSRI Crackdown and AI Data Centers

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The episode recaps the Met Gala 2026 and discusses various cultural and political topics including Blake Lively's settlement and AI data centers in Oregon.

Met Gala 2026 recap: not one ICE OUT pin on the red carpet. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on Blake Lively's 2006 dress the day after her Justin Baldoni settlement, Lauren Sanchez's Madame X look and why she'll never be timeless, Chase Infiniti as best dressed of the night, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy, Kendall and Kylie, Sarah Paulson's dollar bill moment, and why the Met Museum is quietly trying to move away from Bezos by 2028. Plus: the Hip & Humble sweatshirt saga — Meredith reached out to the Salt Lake City airport store that both Mike Vrabel and Jen Vrabel visited after the affair photos dropped, and they sent her the actual sweatshirts. Then Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-6) on Oregon's 100+ AI data centers, why rural communities aren't as desperate for tech jobs as Amazon thinks, a coming wildfire crisis, and RFK Jr.'s SSRI crackdown — and why as a member of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus she is not having it. Plus: Meredith on Each Step Home, the nonprofit putting funds into Dilley detainees' commissary accounts — because the water there isn't drinkable and costs $30 a case. Topics: Met Gala 2026 recap, Blake Lively Justin Baldoni settlement, ICE OUT pin Met Gala, Lauren…

People in this episode

Hosts: Meredith Lynch, Rebecca Sananès

Guest: Andrea Salinas

Topics covered

• Met Gala 2026 recap
• Blake Lively Justin Baldoni settlement
• RFK Jr. SSRI crackdown
• Oregon AI data centers
• Dilley detention commissary

Keywords

• Met Gala
• Blake Lively
• RFK Jr.
• AI data centers
• Dilley detention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Each Step Home, Salt Lake City airport, Amazon, Met Museum

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