# BONUS: Infiltration of a sacred system: China and US elections, plus the truth on the bridge to Canada and what it's like to get the diarrhea parasite

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Podcast: [Wiggins America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wiggins-america-6693392)
Published: 2026-07-17T17:50:11+00:00
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We bring you all the important news this week, including the re-opening of the bridge between the U.S. and Canada and what the GOP had to do to make it happen. Plus, a real-life story about eating tacos and getting the worst parasite of summer, and why the SAVE Act is so important.

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