Abolish ICE? Abolish borders, No prisons? The co-chair of the DSA speaks to us about what the party really stands for and whether they can persuade undecided Americans to vote for them.

The Democratic Socialists of America can count some of the country’s most high-profile politicians in its ranks, such as Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Until recently, the organisation had only a few thousand members and sat on the fringes of US politics.

But since the rise of Donald Trump and opponents like Bernie Sanders, the DSA has grown into a nationwide force that’s turning the Democratic Party on its head as it prepares to choose a new leader for the party ahead of the 2028 presidential election.

In today’s episode, Justin speaks to the DSA’s national co-chair Ashik Siddique about their vision for the country, including on housing, healthcare as well as Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. What do they really stand for, and could they one day end up taking over the Democratic Party?

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Counterfeit products are being harder to spot and easier to find.

Online fakes and so-called dupes can sit just a few taps or clicks away from the real thing.

But while the products might give themselves away, the people selling them are harder to catch.

BBC Tech Now’s Ammie Sekhon explores the tech being deployed by one firm in Edinburgh, Scotland, to identify and remove counterfeit products online.

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Following an emergency court hearing on Wednesday, Christa Pike’s lawyers said preserving evidence from her failed execution was just the first step in a long legal battle after the 50-year-old death row inmate survived an execution attempt last week.

The judge ordered the state to preserve a broad range of physical evidence such as IVs and syringes – as well as all communications and surveillance video.

Her lawyers said it was necessary for transparency – and that the public should not simply take the state’s word about what happened.

The night before Pike woke up and began speaking, her lawyers said they believed she was brain dead and were told life support would be removed the next day.

She woke up “angry and confused”, they said, asking “where am I?”.

Her recovery, they added, will be a long road. It’s unclear if she’ll regain function of her arms which they say are extremely swollen.

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At a recent Meta product launch, Mark Zuckerberg promised that the company’s smart glasses would give wearers “new superpowers”, but what are they?

Amid criticisms of its privacy and child protection policies, Meta is betting big on smart glasses as a way to restyle the company’s image, but they too have caused controversy – dubbed by critics ‘pervert glasses’ because they have been used to film women without their knowledge.
So why are Meta and other big tech firms investing billions in this tech? Who is it for? Lily Jamali, the BBC’s North America technology correspondent, joins us to explain.
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0:00 Why have tech companies invested so much money in smart glasses?
1:12 Introduction to Lily Jamali
1:47 Why have Meta glasses picked up the nickname ‘pervert glasses’?
4:22 How do these smart glasses work?
5:49 What is Lily’s experience in using them?
9:21 What is Meta’s policy on privacy?
13:10 What was the level of excitement in the room at Meta Connect 2026?
15:27 Who are the customers of Meta’s smart glasses?
18:17 Will Google glass re-emerge?
21:18 How will this compare to the Metaverse?
23:20 What makes tech companies think the public are ready for smart glasses?

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There were more attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz last week than any week since the Iran war began – that’s according to the Reuters news agency.

Meanwhile the UN warns that in Yemen 200,000 people have been displaced by fighting – this as Houthi rebels there claim a series of attack on Saudi targets – including firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh airport.

All this on the date, October 7th the third anniversary of the deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel.

We examine how far the roots of the Iran War can be traced back to that event.

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