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[00:00] Jonah Klein: From Neural Newscast, this is Buzz, tracking what's trending and why it matters.
[00:07] Lila Grant: Welcome to Buzz.
[00:11] Lila Grant: I'm Lila Grant, tracking the trending signals you need to know.
[00:15] Jonah Klein: And I am Jonah Klein.
[00:17] Jonah Klein: We're jumping straight into some heavy breaking news that has taken over X this morning.
[00:22] Lila Grant: The feed is currently flooded with footage from the Pokemon Center in Sunshine City,
[00:28] Lila Grant: Ike Bukuro.
[00:30] Lila Grant: A female store employee was reportedly stabbed by a man who then turned the knife on himself.
[00:36] Jonah Klein: Wait, what? It's incredibly distressing, Lila.
[00:40] Jonah Klein: One on-scene video has already pulled in over 4.3 million views in just an hour.
[00:46] Jonah Klein: Multiple reports came in about a man running wild at one of Tokyo's biggest tourist spots.
[00:52] Lila Grant: Those the victim and the attacker are reportedly unconscious.
[00:56] Lila Grant: Seeing something this violent happen at a place that's usually a symbol of fun and fandom,
[01:03] Lila Grant: it's just left the internet in total shock.
[01:06] Jonah Klein: The hashtags, Pakasin and Iki Bukero, are trending globally as people try to make sense of the chaos.
[01:13] Jonah Klein: It's a stark reminder of how quickly a viral moment can turn from a vacation clip to a breaking tragedy.
[01:20] Lila Grant: While we watch that develop, we have to talk about the massive shift in geopolitical tension.
[01:26] Lila Grant: Axios is reporting that the Pentagon is currently developing final blow military options against Iran.
[01:34] Jonah Klein: And the scale of this is huge, Lila.
[01:36] Jonah Klein: We're talking about options that could include ground forces and a massive bombing campaign.
[01:42] Lila Grant: This isn't happening in a vacuum.
[01:44] Lila Grant: President Trump's five-day pause on strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure
[01:49] Lila Grant: is set to expire in exactly 48 hours.
[01:53] Jonah Klein: And so far, there has been zero word on an extension.
[01:57] Jonah Klein: It feels like the air is getting very thin in the Middle East right now,
[02:01] Jonah Klein: and the markets on X are definitely reflecting that anxiety.
[02:05] Lila Grant: Meanwhile, back at home, the domestic political pressure is hitting a boiling point.
[02:12] Lila Grant: Trump is calling on Senate leader Thune and the GOP to nuke the filibuster to pass the
[02:18] Lila Grant: SAVE America Act.
[02:19] Jonah Klein: He's been very vocal about it, Lila.
[02:22] Jonah Klein: He wants to bypass that 60-vote threshold to reopen the DHS in airports.
[02:28] Jonah Klein: He essentially asked, when is enough enough for Republican senators?
[02:32] Lila Grant: The video of those comments is already ripping through political circles.
[02:37] Lila Grant: It's a high-stakes move that would fundamentally change how the Senate operates just to get this specific act through.
[02:44] Jonah Klein: It's definitely a pivot from the usual legislative slog, but let's shift gears slightly to something the Internet is actually celebrating today.
[02:53] Lila Grant: Um, yes, we need a bit of a palate cleanser.
[02:57] Lila Grant: J-pop fans are absolutely losing it over King and Prince.
[03:02] Jonah Klein: They held their stage greeting for the new movie Oni No Hanayome or Ghost Bride, which stars Nagase Ren.
[03:10] Jonah Klein: It officially hits theaters tomorrow.
[03:12] Lila Grant: The official posts from the group hit 12,000 likes in less than an hour.
[03:18] Lila Grant: The hype for this box office release is massive, Jonah.
[03:21] Lila Grant: If you follow J-pop culture at all, your timeline is likely just photos of Nagase Ren right now.
[03:28] Jonah Klein: It's a huge moment for the group and their fans.
[03:31] Jonah Klein: Whether it's high-stakes politics or global pop culture,
[03:35] Jonah Klein: the digital pulse never slows down.
[03:37] Lila Grant: That's the latest for now.
[03:39] Lila Grant: I'm Lila Grant.
[03:41] Jonah Klein: And I'm Jonah Klein.
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[03:57] Jonah Klein: tracking what's trending and why it matters.