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This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times to discuss the absence and silence of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, school absenteeism with Alec MacGillis of ProPublica, and Donald Trump’s claim of absolute presidential immunity.  Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Politico: Austin’s hospital debacle: A timeline of eventsFred Kaplan for Slate: Why the Secretary of Defense’s Mysterious Disappearance Means He Needs to GoMax Boot for The Washington Post: Lloyd Austin doesn’t deserve to be the piñata of the day in WashingtonMajor General Patrick S. Ryder, Department of Defense Press SecretaryAlec MacGillis for ProPublica and The New Yorker: Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education CrisisJay Greene, Ph.D. and Jonathan Butcher for The Heritage Foundation: The Alarming Rise in Teacher AbsenteeismNatalie Kitroeff and Adam Liptak for The New York Times Daily podcast: Trump’s Case for Total ImmunityBill Rankin and Katherine Landergan for The Atlan