diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst
index 883ab6b99d..abfdc01d56 100644
--- a/RELEASE.rst
+++ b/RELEASE.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+Version 0.71.3
+--------------
+
+- Fix error pages after swap to runtime env vars (#3448)
+- add scm as synonym to search (#3449)
+- remove duplicate resource task (#3436)
+- fix: add link to the creation page of article and news (#3430)
+- Remove video shorts app (Phase 2) (#3385)
+
 Version 0.71.1 (Released June 08, 2026)
 --------------
 
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/Articles/ArticleListingPage.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/Articles/ArticleListingPage.tsx
index df312e0f7b..ddcc08ccde 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/Articles/ArticleListingPage.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/Articles/ArticleListingPage.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import type { WebsiteContent } from "api/v1"
 import { LocalDate } from "ol-utilities"
 import { useWebsiteContentList } from "api/hooks/website_content"
 import { extractArticleContent } from "@/common/websiteContentUtils"
-import { articleView } from "@/common/urls"
+import { articleView, websiteContentCreateView } from "@/common/urls"
+import { Permission, useUserHasPermission } from "api/hooks/user"
+import { ButtonLink } from "@mitodl/smoot-design"
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10
 const MAX_PAGE = 50
@@ -223,6 +225,10 @@ const BannerGridContainer = styled.div`
   max-width: 842px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 64px 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
 
   ${theme.breakpoints.down("sm")} {
     max-width: 100%;
@@ -299,6 +305,10 @@ const BannerSection = styled.div`
   background: ${theme.custom.colors.white};
   border-bottom: 1px solid ${theme.custom.colors.lightGray2};
 `
+const NewArticleLink = styled(ButtonLink)`
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: end;
+`
 
 const EmptyState = styled.div`
   display: flex;
@@ -319,7 +329,6 @@ const EmptyState = styled.div`
 
 const BannerTitle = styled(Typography)`
   color: ${theme.custom.colors.black};
-  margin-top: 8px;
   ${theme.breakpoints.down("md")} {
     ${{ ...theme.typography.h2 }}
   }
@@ -329,16 +338,6 @@ const BannerTitle = styled(Typography)`
   }
 ` as typeof Typography
 
-const BannerDescription = styled(Typography)`
-  color: ${theme.custom.colors.black};
-  margin-top: 16px;
-  font-size: 20px;
-  line-height: 32px;
-  ${theme.breakpoints.down("sm")} {
-    ${{ ...theme.typography.body2 }}
-  }
-`
-
 const BreadcrumbBar = styled.div(({ theme }) => ({
   width: "100%",
   padding: "18px 0 2px 0",
@@ -418,6 +417,8 @@ const ArticleListingPage: React.FC = () => {
   const parsedPage = Number.parseInt(searchParams.get("page") ?? "1", 10)
   const page = Number.isFinite(parsedPage) && parsedPage > 0 ? parsedPage : 1
 
+  const isArticleEditor = useUserHasPermission(Permission.ArticleEditor)
+
   const { data: articles, isLoading } = useWebsiteContentList({
     limit: PAGE_SIZE,
     offset: (page - 1) * PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -454,11 +455,16 @@ const ArticleListingPage: React.FC = () => {
             <BannerTitle component="h1" variant="h1">
               Articles
             </BannerTitle>
-            <BannerDescription variant="body1">
-              Dive into articles covering emerging technologies, global
-              challenges, and creative thinking. Stay connected with the latest
-              insights and discoveries from MIT.
-            </BannerDescription>
+            {isArticleEditor && (
+              <NewArticleLink
+                variant="primary"
+                href={websiteContentCreateView("article")}
+              >
+                <Typography variant="body1" color="white">
+                  New Article
+                </Typography>
+              </NewArticleLink>
+            )}
           </BannerGridContainer>
         </Container>
       </BannerSection>
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsBanner.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsBanner.tsx
index cf3acc519f..422e912143 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsBanner.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsBanner.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import {
   Breadcrumbs,
   BannerBackground,
 } from "ol-components"
+import { ButtonLink } from "@mitodl/smoot-design"
+import { Permission, useUserHasPermission } from "api/hooks/user"
+import { websiteContentCreateView } from "@/common/urls"
 
 export const DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_URL =
   "/images/backgrounds/backgroung_steps.jpg"
@@ -30,7 +33,17 @@ const BannerSection = styled(BannerBackground)`
     z-index: 2;
   }
 `
-
+const NewArticleLink = styled(ButtonLink)`
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: end;
+`
+const InfoContainer = styled.div`
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 16px;
+`
 const BannerTitle = styled(Typography)`
   color: ${theme.custom.colors.white};
   margin-top: 8px;
@@ -65,6 +78,7 @@ const NewsBanner: React.FC<NewsBannerProps> = ({
   backgroundUrl = DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_URL,
   className,
 }) => {
+  const isArticleEditor = useUserHasPermission(Permission.ArticleEditor)
   return (
     <BannerSection
       className={className}
@@ -78,10 +92,22 @@ const NewsBanner: React.FC<NewsBannerProps> = ({
           ancestors={[{ href: "/", label: "Home" }]}
           current={currentBreadcrumb}
         />
-        <BannerTitle component="h1" variant="h1">
-          {title}
-        </BannerTitle>
-        <BannerDescription variant="body1">{description}</BannerDescription>
+        <InfoContainer>
+          <div>
+            <BannerTitle component="h1" variant="h1">
+              {title}
+            </BannerTitle>
+            <BannerDescription variant="body1">{description}</BannerDescription>
+          </div>
+          {isArticleEditor && (
+            <NewArticleLink
+              variant="tertiary"
+              href={websiteContentCreateView("news")}
+            >
+              <Typography variant="body1">Add news</Typography>
+            </NewArticleLink>
+          )}
+        </InfoContainer>
       </Container>
     </BannerSection>
   )
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsListingPage.test.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsListingPage.test.tsx
index ef1140b62e..400b7ff894 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsListingPage.test.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app-pages/News/NewsListingPage.test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe("NewsListingPage", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockedUseFeatureFlagEnabled.mockReturnValue(true)
     mockedUseFeatureFlagsLoaded.mockReturnValue(true)
+    setMockResponse.get(urls.userMe.get(), { is_authenticated: false })
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -82,6 +83,34 @@ describe("NewsListingPage", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test("shows 'Add news' button in banner when user is an article editor", async () => {
+    setMockResponse.get(urls.userMe.get(), {
+      is_authenticated: true,
+      is_article_editor: true,
+    })
+    setupAPI(21)
+    renderWithProviders(<NewsListingPage />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole("link", { name: /add news/i }),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("hides 'Add news' button in banner when user is not an article editor", async () => {
+    setupAPI(21)
+    renderWithProviders(<NewsListingPage />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("progressbar")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole("link", { name: /add news/i }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   test("displays News images when available", async () => {
     const news = setupAPI(21)
     renderWithProviders(<NewsListingPage />)
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app/components/PublicEnvScript.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app/components/PublicEnvScript.tsx
index 8709bdbfe1..c7139b46e8 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app/components/PublicEnvScript.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app/components/PublicEnvScript.tsx
@@ -18,19 +18,16 @@
  */
 import React from "react"
 import { connection } from "next/server"
+import { publicEnvObject } from "@/env"
 
 export async function PublicEnvScript() {
   // `connection()` opts this route out of static prerendering so that
   // process.env is read fresh on every request (not baked at build time).
   await connection()
 
-  const publicEnv = Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(process.env).filter(([k]) => k.startsWith("NEXT_PUBLIC_")),
-  )
-
   // Escape `<` to prevent a value like `</script><script>...` from breaking
   // out of the script tag.
-  const json = JSON.stringify(publicEnv).replace(/</g, "\\u003c")
+  const json = JSON.stringify(publicEnvObject()).replace(/</g, "\\u003c")
 
   return (
     <script dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: `window.__ENV=${json};` }} />
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app/global-error.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app/global-error.tsx
index 299175dbcb..fdc54d3de0 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app/global-error.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app/global-error.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  *  - does NOT use root layout (since error occurred there!)
  *  - therefore, must define its own HTML tags and providers
  *    Must define its own HTML tag
+ *  - root layout metadata still emits here, so the x-public-env <meta> and env()
+ *    usually work (also how Sentry inits) — but prefer env() over requiredEnv()
+ *    in this subtree; there's no boundary below to catch a throw.
  *  - NOT used in development mode
  *
  * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/routing/error-handling#handling-errors-in-root-layouts
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
index e952b67382..d5e6d624ce 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
 import React from "react"
 import Providers from "./providers"
 import { PublicEnvScript } from "./components/PublicEnvScript"
-import { env } from "@/env"
+import { env, publicEnvObject } from "@/env"
 
 import "./GlobalStyles"
+import { Metadata } from "next"
 
 const NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN = env("NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN")
 
 /**
- * As part of the root layout, this metadata object is site-wide defaults
+ * Site-wide metadata defaults plus an x-public-env meta tag carrying all
+ * NEXT_PUBLIC_* values as JSON. NOTES:
+ *  1. This delivery mechanism for NEXT_PUBLIC_* facilitates runtime env vars (not buildtime)
+ *  2. Delivery via metadata works even when errors are thrown server-side,
+ *     in which case React SSR is aborted and rendering falls back to a client-side render
+ *  3. Available to synchronous scripts below <meta x-public-env> or async scripts
+ *     above it, as long as this tag is delivered in the same HTML chunk as the async
+ *     scripts above it. (In practice, this is true for metadata + HTML content
+ *     down to the first suspense boundary.)
  */
-export const metadata = {
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
   metadataBase: NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN ? new URL(NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN) : null,
+  // raw JSON is fine: the attribute is HTML-escaped when rendered and
+  // getAttribute() returns it decoded, so JSON.parse round-trips.
+  other: { "x-public-env": JSON.stringify(publicEnvObject()) },
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/env.test.ts b/frontends/main/src/env.test.ts
index 62833fa3b7..4f1fbc49d9 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/env.test.ts
+++ b/frontends/main/src/env.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { env, requiredEnv } from "@/env"
+import { env, requiredEnv, fullEnv } from "@/env"
 
 test("env() reads from window.__ENV", () => {
   window.__ENV = { NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: "https://example.test" }
@@ -6,6 +6,58 @@ test("env() reads from window.__ENV", () => {
   delete window.__ENV
 })
 
+test("env() falls back to the x-public-env <meta> when window.__ENV is unset", () => {
+  // Error/not-found pages are client-rendered shells where PublicEnvScript never
+  // runs; env() must read the value from the <meta> the root layout emits.
+  const meta = document.createElement("meta")
+  meta.setAttribute("name", "x-public-env")
+  meta.setAttribute(
+    "content",
+    JSON.stringify({ NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: "https://meta.test" }),
+  )
+  document.head.appendChild(meta)
+
+  expect(env("NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN")).toBe("https://meta.test")
+  // cached so later reads skip the DOM query
+  expect(window.__ENV).toEqual({ NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: "https://meta.test" })
+
+  meta.remove()
+  delete window.__ENV
+})
+
+test("env() ignores a malformed x-public-env <meta> and does not throw", () => {
+  const meta = document.createElement("meta")
+  meta.setAttribute("name", "x-public-env")
+  meta.setAttribute("content", "{not valid json")
+  document.head.appendChild(meta)
+
+  expect(() => env("NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN")).not.toThrow()
+  expect(window.__ENV).toBeUndefined()
+
+  meta.remove()
+})
+
+test("fullEnv() returns the full map, bootstrapping from the <meta> like env()", () => {
+  const meta = document.createElement("meta")
+  meta.setAttribute("name", "x-public-env")
+  meta.setAttribute(
+    "content",
+    JSON.stringify({
+      NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: "https://meta.test",
+      NEXT_PUBLIC_FEATURE_demo: "True",
+    }),
+  )
+  document.head.appendChild(meta)
+
+  expect(fullEnv()).toEqual({
+    NEXT_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: "https://meta.test",
+    NEXT_PUBLIC_FEATURE_demo: "True",
+  })
+
+  meta.remove()
+  delete window.__ENV
+})
+
 /*
  * Compile-time regression guard for env.ts's schema-derived key unions. Never
  * runs; enforced by `yarn typecheck`. If a yup/TS change breaks the InferType
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/env.ts b/frontends/main/src/env.ts
index 5183cfcdb2..fef24b0586 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/env.ts
+++ b/frontends/main/src/env.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ type RequiredPublicEnvVar = Extract<
   `NEXT_PUBLIC_${string}`
 >
 
+// Populate window.__ENV from the x-public-env <meta> on first read. Error/
+// not-found pages are a client-rendered shell where PublicEnvScript never runs,
+// so window.__ENV is otherwise unset there. Shared by env() and fullEnv().
+const bootstrapClientEnv = (): void => {
+  if (window.__ENV) return
+  const content = document
+    .querySelector('meta[name="x-public-env"]')
+    ?.getAttribute("content")
+  if (content) {
+    try {
+      window.__ENV = JSON.parse(content)
+    } catch {
+      /* malformed; leave unset and fall through to process.env */
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the value of an environment variable at runtime.
  * NOTES:
@@ -54,12 +71,11 @@ type RequiredPublicEnvVar = Extract<
  */
 export const env = (key: PublicEnvVar): string | undefined => {
   if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-    // Browser: read from server-injected window.__ENV. Fall back to process.env
-    // only when a `process` global actually exists (jsdom/test environments that
-    // set process.env directly). Webpack provides no `process` global for
-    // dynamic `process.env[key]` access, so an unguarded read would throw
-    // `ReferenceError: process is not defined` for any key absent from __ENV
-    // (e.g. an optional NEXT_PUBLIC_* var unset in the pod).
+    bootstrapClientEnv()
+    // Fall back to process.env only when a `process` global exists (jsdom/test
+    // environments that set it directly). Webpack provides no `process` global,
+    // so an unguarded read would throw ReferenceError for any key absent from
+    // __ENV (e.g. an optional NEXT_PUBLIC_* var unset in the pod).
     return (
       window.__ENV?.[key] ??
       (typeof process !== "undefined" ? process.env[key] : undefined)
@@ -70,6 +86,19 @@ export const env = (key: PublicEnvVar): string | undefined => {
   return process.env[key]
 }
 
+/**
+ * The full { NEXT_PUBLIC_*: value } map (vs env()'s single key). Uses the same
+ * client bootstrap as env() — window.__ENV, populated from the x-public-env
+ * <meta> if needed; on the server reads process.env.
+ */
+export const fullEnv = (): Record<string, string | undefined> => {
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    bootstrapClientEnv()
+    return window.__ENV ?? {}
+  }
+  return publicEnvObject()
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the value of a required environment variable at runtime.
  * NOTES:
@@ -82,3 +111,12 @@ export const requiredEnv = (key: RequiredPublicEnvVar): string => {
   invariant(value, `${key} must be defined`)
   return value
 }
+
+/**
+ * Server-side { NEXT_PUBLIC_*: value } map from process.env. Shared by
+ * PublicEnvScript and the x-public-env <meta> so the two can't drift.
+ */
+export const publicEnvObject = (): Record<string, string | undefined> =>
+  Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(process.env).filter(([k]) => k.startsWith("NEXT_PUBLIC_")),
+  )
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/ConfiguredPostHogProvider/ConfiguredPostHogProvider.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/ConfiguredPostHogProvider/ConfiguredPostHogProvider.tsx
index 30545360c3..6c31af20fc 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/ConfiguredPostHogProvider/ConfiguredPostHogProvider.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/ConfiguredPostHogProvider/ConfiguredPostHogProvider.tsx
@@ -3,22 +3,20 @@ import posthog from "posthog-js"
 import { PostHogProvider, usePostHog } from "posthog-js/react"
 import { useUserMe } from "api/hooks/user"
 import { INTERNAL_BOOTSTRAPPING_FLAG } from "@/common/feature_flags"
-import { env } from "@/env"
+import { env, fullEnv } from "@/env"
 
 /**
- * Compute PostHog bootstrap feature flags from window.__ENV at runtime.
- * Previously this was computed at build time from process.env in next.config.js
- * (as FEATURE_FLAGS), but that approach bakes empty values when the Docker
- * image is built in CI without per-environment values. Reading from
- * window.__ENV gives the correct per-env flags injected by PublicEnvScript.
+ * Compute PostHog bootstrap feature flags from the runtime env (fullEnv()).
+ * Previously computed at build time from process.env in next.config.js, which
+ * bakes empty values when the image is built in CI without per-env values.
  */
 const getBootstrapFeatureFlags = (): Record<
   string,
   boolean | string
 > | null => {
   if (typeof window === "undefined") return null
-  const envSource = window.__ENV ?? {}
-  const prefix = envSource["NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_FEATURE_PREFIX"] ?? "FEATURE_"
+  const prefix = env("NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_FEATURE_PREFIX") ?? "FEATURE_"
+  const envSource = fullEnv()
   const fullPrefix = `NEXT_PUBLIC_${prefix}`
   const flags: Record<string, boolean | string> = {}
 
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/Header.test.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/Header.test.tsx
index 36c404e59e..6633465e77 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/Header.test.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/Header.test.tsx
@@ -148,4 +148,31 @@ describe("UserMenu", () => {
     })
     expect(link).toBe(null)
   })
+
+  test("Article editors see 'Article' and 'News' links in the user menu", async () => {
+    setMockResponse.get(urls.userMe.get(), {
+      is_authenticated: true,
+      is_article_editor: true,
+    })
+    renderWithProviders(<Header />)
+    const menu = await findUserMenu()
+
+    const articleLink = within(menu).getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Article" })
+    expect(articleLink).toHaveAttribute("href", "/website_content/article/new")
+
+    const newsLink = within(menu).getByRole("menuitem", { name: "News" })
+    expect(newsLink).toHaveAttribute("href", "/website_content/news/new")
+  })
+
+  test("Users WITHOUT ArticleEditor permission do not see 'Article' or 'News' links", async () => {
+    setMockResponse.get(urls.userMe.get(), {
+      is_authenticated: true,
+      is_article_editor: false,
+    })
+    renderWithProviders(<Header />)
+    const menu = await findUserMenu()
+
+    expect(within(menu).queryByRole("menuitem", { name: "Article" })).toBe(null)
+    expect(within(menu).queryByRole("menuitem", { name: "News" })).toBe(null)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/UserMenu.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/UserMenu.tsx
index 0c25aa1113..fa0a558695 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/UserMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/Header/UserMenu.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "@remixicon/react"
 import { useUserMe, User } from "api/hooks/user"
 import MITLogoLink from "@/components/MITLogoLink/MITLogoLink"
+import { websiteContentCreateView } from "@/common/urls"
 
 const FlexContainer = styled.div({
   display: "flex",
@@ -158,6 +159,18 @@ const UserMenu: React.FC<UserMenuProps> = ({ variant }) => {
       allow: !!user?.is_learning_path_editor,
       href: urls.LEARNINGPATH_LISTING,
     },
+    {
+      label: "Article",
+      key: "articles",
+      allow: !!user?.is_article_editor,
+      href: websiteContentCreateView("article"),
+    },
+    {
+      label: "News",
+      key: "news",
+      allow: !!user?.is_article_editor,
+      href: websiteContentCreateView("news"),
+    },
     {
       label: "Log Out",
       key: "logout",
diff --git a/learning_resources/tasks.py b/learning_resources/tasks.py
index 8d42d0088b..9944b60c8a 100644
--- a/learning_resources/tasks.py
+++ b/learning_resources/tasks.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from celery.exceptions import Ignore
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import OperationalError
-from django.db.models import Count, Q
+from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from learning_resources.constants import LearningResourceType
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 )
 from learning_resources_search.constants import (
     CONTENT_FILE_TYPE,
-    COURSE_TYPE,
     SEARCH_CONN_EXCEPTIONS,
 )
 from learning_resources_search.exceptions import RetryError
@@ -65,36 +64,6 @@
 CLEANUP_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS = (*SEARCH_CONN_EXCEPTIONS, OperationalError)
 
 
-@app.task(bind=True)
-def remove_duplicate_resources(self):
-    """Remove duplicate unpublished resources"""
-    from vector_search.tasks import generate_embeddings
-
-    duplicates = (
-        LearningResource.objects.values("readable_id")
-        .annotate(count_id=Count("id"))
-        .filter(count_id__gt=1)
-    )
-    embed_tasks = []
-    for duplicate in duplicates:
-        unpublished_resources = LearningResource.objects.filter(
-            readable_id=duplicate["readable_id"],
-            published=False,
-        ).values_list("id", flat=True)
-        published_resources = list(
-            LearningResource.objects.filter(
-                readable_id=duplicate["readable_id"],
-                published=True,
-            ).values_list("id", flat=True)
-        )
-        # keep the most recently created resource, delete the rest
-        LearningResource.objects.filter(id__in=unpublished_resources).delete()
-        embed_tasks.append(
-            generate_embeddings.si(published_resources, COURSE_TYPE, overwrite=True)
-        )
-    self.replace(celery.chain(*embed_tasks))
-
-
 @app.task
 def update_next_start_date_and_prices():
     """Update expired next start dates and prices"""
diff --git a/learning_resources/tasks_test.py b/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
index 9191a70aae..0797411892 100644
--- a/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
+++ b/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from learning_resources.factories import (
     ContentFileFactory,
     LearningResourceFactory,
-    LearningResourcePlatformFactory,
     LearningResourceRunFactory,
 )
 from learning_resources.models import ContentFile, LearningResource
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
     get_youtube_data,
     get_youtube_transcripts,
     marketing_page_for_resources,
-    remove_duplicate_resources,
     scrape_marketing_pages,
     sync_canvas_courses,
     update_next_start_date_and_prices,
@@ -839,37 +837,6 @@ def test_sync_canvas_courses(settings, mocker, django_assert_num_queries, canvas
         assert mock_ingest_course.call_count == 2
 
 
-def test_remove_duplicate_resources(mocker, mocked_celery):
-    """
-    Test that remove_duplicate_resources removes duplicate unpublished resources
-    while keeping the most recently created resource.
-    """
-    duplicate_id = "duplicate_id"
-
-    for platform_type in [PlatformType.edx, PlatformType.xpro, PlatformType.youtube]:
-        LearningResourceFactory.create(
-            readable_id=duplicate_id,
-            published=False,
-            platform=LearningResourcePlatformFactory.create(code=platform_type.name),
-        )
-
-    published_reasource = LearningResourceFactory.create(
-        readable_id=duplicate_id,
-        published=True,
-        platform=LearningResourcePlatformFactory.create(
-            code=platform_type.mitxonline.name
-        ),
-    )
-    generate_embeddings_mock = mocker.patch(
-        "vector_search.tasks.generate_embeddings", autospec=True
-    )
-    assert LearningResource.objects.filter(readable_id=duplicate_id).count() == 4
-    with pytest.raises(mocked_celery.replace_exception_class):
-        remove_duplicate_resources()
-    assert generate_embeddings_mock.mock_calls[0].args[0] == [published_reasource.id]
-    assert LearningResource.objects.filter(readable_id=duplicate_id).count() == 1
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("etl_source", "archive_path", "overwrite"),
     [
diff --git a/learning_resources_search/constants.py b/learning_resources_search/constants.py
index e902d9da6c..2ee3d09440 100644
--- a/learning_resources_search/constants.py
+++ b/learning_resources_search/constants.py
@@ -513,4 +513,5 @@ class FilterConfig:
     "natural language processing, nlp",
     "large language model, llm",
     "micromasters, micro masters",
+    "scm, supply chain management",
 ]
diff --git a/main/settings.py b/main/settings.py
index b5b82d027e..fbdea2f6b8 100644
--- a/main/settings.py
+++ b/main/settings.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 from main.settings_pluggy import *  # noqa: F403
 from openapi.settings_spectacular import open_spectacular_settings
 
-VERSION = "0.71.1"
+VERSION = "0.71.3"
 
 log = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
     "testimonials",
     "data_fixtures",
     "vector_search",
-    "video_shorts",
     "ol_hubspot",
     "mitol.scim.apps.ScimApp",
     "health_check",
diff --git a/main/settings_celery.py b/main/settings_celery.py
index 292f4a177d..870d54e55b 100644
--- a/main/settings_celery.py
+++ b/main/settings_celery.py
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@
                 "SCRAPE_MARKETING_PAGES_SCHEDULE_SECONDS", 60 * 60 * 12
             ),  # default is every 12 hours
         },
-        "remove-duplicate-courses-every-6-hours": {
-            "task": "learning_resources.tasks.remove_duplicate_resources",
-            "schedule": crontab(minute=0, hour=9),  # 5:00am EST
-        },
         "daily_embed_new_learning_resources": {
             "task": "vector_search.tasks.embed_new_learning_resources",
             "schedule": get_int(
diff --git a/video_shorts/__init__.py b/video_shorts/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/video_shorts/migrations/0001_initial.py b/video_shorts/migrations/0001_initial.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3c7ce28e..0000000000
--- a/video_shorts/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.25 on 2025-10-22 18:36
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    initial = True
-
-    dependencies = []
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.CreateModel(
-            name="VideoShort",
-            fields=[
-                ("created_on", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, db_index=True)),
-                ("updated_on", models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
-                (
-                    "youtube_id",
-                    models.CharField(max_length=20, primary_key=True, serialize=False),
-                ),
-                ("title", models.CharField(max_length=255)),
-                ("description", models.TextField(blank=True)),
-                ("published_at", models.DateTimeField()),
-                ("thumbnail_height", models.IntegerField()),
-                ("thumbnail_width", models.IntegerField()),
-                ("thumbnail_url", models.CharField()),
-                ("video_url", models.CharField()),
-            ],
-            options={
-                "abstract": False,
-            },
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/video_shorts/migrations/0002_multi_thumbnails.py b/video_shorts/migrations/0002_multi_thumbnails.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6eb8929423..0000000000
--- a/video_shorts/migrations/0002_multi_thumbnails.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.26 on 2026-01-07 18:37
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("video_shorts", "0001_initial"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.RenameField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            old_name="youtube_id",
-            new_name="video_id",
-        ),
-        migrations.RemoveField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="description",
-        ),
-        migrations.RemoveField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="thumbnail_height",
-        ),
-        migrations.RemoveField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="thumbnail_url",
-        ),
-        migrations.RemoveField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="thumbnail_width",
-        ),
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="thumbnail_small_url",
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True),
-        ),
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="thumbnail_large_url",
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True),
-        ),
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="videoshort",
-            name="video_url",
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/video_shorts/migrations/0003_delete_videoshort.py b/video_shorts/migrations/0003_delete_videoshort.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a0fe59990..0000000000
--- a/video_shorts/migrations/0003_delete_videoshort.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.28 on 2026-05-28
-
-from django.db import migrations
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("video_shorts", "0002_multi_thumbnails"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.DeleteModel(
-            name="VideoShort",
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/video_shorts/migrations/__init__.py b/video_shorts/migrations/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/video_shorts/models.py b/video_shorts/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a560d79857..0000000000
--- a/video_shorts/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""Migration-only app stub for the retired video_shorts app."""
diff --git a/video_shorts/tasks.py b/video_shorts/tasks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f276698534..0000000000
--- a/video_shorts/tasks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-"""Task shims for the retired video_shorts app."""
-
-import logging
-
-from main.celery import app
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-@app.task
-def delete_video_short_from_s3(video_url: str) -> None:
-    """No-op compatibility shim for queued tasks from the retired app."""
-    log.info("Skipping video short S3 deletion for retired app: %s", video_url)