Make Robots Not War

Geoffrey was in town to record the Waking Up With Sam Harris Podcast, after the show we asked if he wanted to talk with us. He's best known for his books The Mating Mind (2001), Mating Intelligence (2008), Spent (2009), and Mate (2015). His website is www.primalpoly.com where you can find more info on him or if you wish to follow him on Twitter, his handle is @primalpoly We cover a wide range of topics including freedom of/from association, effective altruism and art, enjoy.

Our conversation with TC Smythe, on being a secularist who is pursuing a career in Hospice care. https://www.twitter.com/AnnikaSkywalker https://gab.ai/AnnikaSkywalker https://www.makersupport.com/AnnikaSkywalker https://www.minds.com/annikaskywalker Steam: AnnikaSkywalker iTunes Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-robots-not-war/id1263282132 Podcast Channel: http://www.youtube.com/makerobotsnotwar Discord Server: https://discord.gg/23AU5ns

YouTube recently announced changes to it's monetization system that strips all monetization tools and features from channels that have fewer than one-thousand subscribers, and four-thousand hours of watch time, making it more difficult for smaller content creators to make money doing what they love. The changes highlight the necessity to develop alternative means for creators to monetize. Today we're speaking with Conner Douglass, founder and CEO of MakerSupport, a crowdsourcing platform dedicated to helping content creators do exactly that. Conner is a 21-year-old software engineer from Indiana. He interned at Apple and Google before starting MakerSupport. http://www.makersupport.com Annika's referral link: https://www.makersupport.com/AnnikaSkywalker/?rc=annika

Today we're talking about a deeply troubling issue in the Magic the Gathering community that has had some promising developments recently, thanks to the efforts of today's guest. According to NicheGamer, Jeremy Hambly is a polarizing figure who has a well deserved reputation for being an asshole. He’s loud, he’s opinionated and he doesn’t care who approves. With more than 180,000 YouTube subscribers he runs the channels UnSleevedMedia and TheQuartering. Count Dankula THOT Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1g83R7EGI Unsleeved Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnsleevedMedia Unsleeved Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIIeZClsD9f0KlRsT1CBpDw TheQuartering Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheQuartering TheQuartering Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwE_ODI1YTbdjkzuSi1Nag

President Trump sets the entire political and media world alight with remarks on immigration, a mother tells everyone to get a grip on a controversial hoodie, and New Netflix degeneracy. Trump's Comments: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-risks-staff-departures-jeopardizes-immigration-deal-with-shithole-comments/article/2645819 Executive Branch on Immigration: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/immigrationlaw/chapter2.html Controversial Hoodie: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5257715/Mother-H-M-race-row-child-model-speaks-out.html H&M Stores Trashed: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5265633/H-M-store-trashed-coolest-monkey-jungle-row.html Netflix Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS08cWZrlQA& Jay Leno: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/jay-leno-glad-hes-done-with-late-night-its-all-dep/ Motorhead's Eddie Clarke Passes Away:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/motorhead-guitarist-fast-eddie-clarke-dead-at-67-w515327

An academic conference calls for an end to free speech protections, a long-time messaging service says goodbye, and a Tennessee woman breaks a childbirth record. Sources: "Conference calls for ban on 'anti-sharia laws,' 'hate speech'" https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10286 "AIM is officially dead" https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/15/aim-is-officially-dead/ "'SHE'S OUR SNOW BABY' World first as baby is born from an embryo frozen 25 YEARS ago – and her mum is only 26" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5178810/world-first-as-baby-is-born-from-an-embryo-frozen-25-years-ago-and-her-mum-is-only-26/ Regarding the Kraut Discord doxing server leaks, and possible involvement of Kilroy organizer: https://twitter.com/BravingRuin/status/942598495210561537 http://www.kilroyevent.com/ Shout out to TheBurgerkreig, with whom we'll speak Dec. 28 2017 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBurgerkrieg Annika on Gab: https://gab.ai/annikaskywalker Annika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnikaSkywalker Jacob on Gab: https://gab.ai/DigitalHeretic Jacob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Digital_Heretic

An investigation uncovers many children seeking asylum in Sweden are older than they claim. Philadelphia business owners face criticism for taking protective measures in high-crime areas. And an adult film star pressured into sex commits suicide. "Pro-Gay Online Hate Machine Leads to Suicide of Porn Actress": https://www.dangerous.com/37985/porn-star-august-ames-may-have-killed-herself-over-twitter-bullying/ Mister Metokur's Video on August Ames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPI9Mk17OAs "Sweden child migrant tests 'reveal many adults": http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42234585 "Barrier windows in Philly beer delis: Symbols of safety or distrust?": http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/beer-delis-plexiglass-windows-council-bill-20171130.html

Another round of male-bashing continues in the media, why criticizing in science isn't harassment, and another botched story on President Trump. Geek Questioner Podcast With Charlie Hoover  

A former Hillary Clinton campaign operative really, really, really wants you to elect women, a female Newsweek columnist is disappointed to learn people turned on by men still want them to be men, and a Swedish comedian is starting a music festival which will exclude them entirely.

Why women might be less likely to be given CPR, Marie Claire wants to know why Taylor Swift isn’t part of the Resistance, and Poland celebrates 99 years of Independence.

We went to a flash mob Veterans Day parade in Houston, TX and decided to chat about what symbolism means to us, Jacob being a military veteran, Annika as an immigrant.

Today we speak with a former director of a local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about last week’s terror attack in Manhattan, why he left that organization and more. Babak's website: http://www.babakdarvish.com/ Babak on Twitter: @babakdarvish More to read: https://www.malanational.org/bobby-darvish-rebuking-victimhood-narrative/ http://www.makerobotsnotwar.com Twitter: @makerobots Annika on Twitter: @AnnikaSkywalker Jacob on Twitter: @Digital_Heretic Babak Darvish is an Iranian-American activist, columnist, commentator, and technology specialist. He is a political centrist, advocate of democracy and an advocate of the plural “perennial philosophy” interpretation of Islam. Babak is the CEO of Lycan group and was the Executive Director of CAIR Columbus from 2009-2010. He co-founded the Muslim Forum of Utah in 2003 and ran it until 2007. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Information Technology and Web Management. He is well known in the technology world as being a guru of Business Analysis and Business Intelligence focusing on Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Organized Crime, and Anti-Terror Finance. His employers have included J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, BB&T Bank, Cisco Systems, Non-Profit Groups, and Government Agencies. He is also an alumni of the FBI Citizen's Academy (FBICA). He has been a sought after Consultant in the fields of Technology, History, Culture, Religion, Politics, Languages, and Government Relations. Babak is fluent in English and Persian. He was born in Tehran, Iran into aristocracy, however moved to the USA when he was one year of age with his parents and rose in the USA. He studied Islamic history, culture, and law from a number of Sunni, Shia, and Sufi scholars such as Sidi Muhammad of the Shadhili Sufi Order, which he has been a Murid of since 2006. He has lived and travelled in North America, Europe, and Asia. You can contact him or book an interview by visiting his blog at: http://www.babakdarvish.com His writings can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_2?ie=UTF8&text=Babak%20Darvish&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Babak%20Darvish&sort=relevancerank

It’s Halloween and today we speak with one of the most terrifying creatures to stalk the political landscape, a young black conservative. Kenny on Twitter Kenny on YouTube (go watch and show him some love by subscribing, commenting and voting on his brand-new presence over there) As always, you can find us at: www.makerobotsnotwar.com Twitter is @makerobots

Today on Make Robots Not War, Colin Kaepernick takes his feud with the NFL to a new level, Apple’s diversity chief makes an amazing apology, and Australian sports almost take a turn for the absurd.     The time Adele was a ringer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXjxWaQs9o&t=   Jewel singing karaoke undercover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmv1VhrtYRo 

A judgement against WBAI adds to the financial woes of the Pacifica foundation, California makes a shocking change to the law with regard to HIV, and the national anthem protests threaten to turn the NFL into the No Fun League for good.

Late Sunday night a man in Las Vegas shot dead 59 people, and injured nearly 530 more at the Route 91 country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort and casino during the closing performance of Jason Aldean. The shooter was 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, retired accountant, and high-stakes gambler who was found dead by police after he shot himself as they approached. Police found 23 firearms in the including at least one modified to be capable of automatic fire. The incident surpassed the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history. We discuss this act of evil and the ongoing developments of the case. 

We speak with Larry Winters, who was selected to replace Dr. Obidike Kamau as KPFT's Interim General Manager by Bill Crosier, Pacifica Foundation Interim Executive Director. 

In this edition of Make Robots, Not War: Crisis At KPFT, we speak with Ted Weisgal, chair of KPFT's Local Station Board who backs the efforts to return Dr. Obidike Kamau to the position of Interim General Manager of the Pacifica affiliate in Houston. 

In this edition of Make Robots, Not War: Crisis At KPFT, we speak with Dr. Obidike Kamau, former KPFT Interim General Manager whose removal from that post after 90 days touched off a firestorm which has bitterly divided the KPFT community. 

In this edition of Make Robots, Not War: Crisis At KPFT, we speak with Nick Economides, Treasurer of KPFT's Local Station Board about the financial situation the Houston affiliate of Pacifica is in.

In this edition of Make Robots, Not War: Crisis At KPFT, we speak with Bill Crosier, Pacifica Foundation's current Interim Executive Director whose decision to remove KPFT's Interim General Manager Dr. Obidike Kamau set the KPFT community ablaze. 

In the second edition of Make Robots, Not War: Crisis At KPFT, we speak with T.C. Smythe, former Local Station Board Member whose history on the LSB as well as her background in business might offer some insight into KPFT's problems.  

KPFT Houston, the little radio station that could has stood as a cultural icon of Houston for nearly half a century against a changing media landscape and dwindling listener-subscribers.  Today the 47-year-old station faces a new crisis in a long string of which have plagued the Pacifica network for decades and threatens to take them off the air, this time for good. On the 14th of July, former interim General Manager Dr. Obidike Kamau was terminated by Pacifica Foundation’s Interim Executive Director Bill Crosier after only 90 days on the job, which set the KPFT community ablaze. Crosier cites severe, even existentially threatening financial difficulties as the cause for relieving Dr. Kamau from his position which he held for less than three months.Those in support of Dr. Kamau’s reinstatement however claim racism is the primary motivation for his removal. The Pacifica Foundation owns KPFT and, as of this recording, carries as much as $7 million in debt. What we have in store for you is a series of interviews myself and Annika O’Brien conducted over the past few weeks with a few people who captured our interest with regard to the crisis at KPFT. We did not intend for this to be a comprehensive set of interviews, but did want to talk to a number of people with something of an inside view of the station, historical perspectives, as well as those at the middle of this crisis and to give them the opportunity to say their piece. We’ll almost certainly follow up as time passes and this story develops, but for now we begin with Doyle Odom, former afternoon engineer, with whom I worked on KPFT News, and who is the current host of KPFT’s Radioactive, which airs Monday nights from ten-P-M to midnight. We turn to him for one inside perspective on the Crisis at KPFT.

Today on Make Robots Not War, we speak to a man who might be at risk of political violence because of a medical condition, and what he’s doing to address it after Charlottesville. Kyle Broussard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirtuousSkinhed www.makerobotsnotwar.com for social media, feel free to reach out to us on Twitter @MakeRobots

Today on Make Robots Not War, a meltdown at Google over someone who dared to step outside an ideological echo chamber.

Today on Make Robots Not War, a U-S company offers to implant microchips -- for its employees. President Donald Trump sets the internet on fire with an announcement about transgender people serving in the U-S armed forces, and the Trump administration cracks down on one of the most vicious criminal gangs in the country.

In a brief aside, Annika and Jacob riff on a Twitter thread that helps explain how progressive-left activists hijack discussions regarding the issues of the day by contorting language and epistemology to to suit their ideological needs. Read along at: https://twitter.com/M_Methuselah/status/885460266510635010 Make Robots, Not War: makerobotsnotwar.com Annika O'Brien: annikaobrien.com Jacob Santillan: digitalheretic.org

In Make Robots, Not War #3, we examine parenting practices some might think questionable, and biomedical company Theranos is looking to lease sections of its headquarters. Our own Annika O'Brien digs into the troubled company as a serial entrepreneur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos Find us on social media: Make Robots, Not War: makerobotsnotwar.com Annika O'Brien: annikaobrien.com Jacob Santillan: digitalheretic.org

Today on Make Robots Not War, we share a video from the 1990’s featuring Peter Thiel that might resonate with those concerned with the state of higher education in the current year. And after being denied visas, a high school robotics team from The Gambia are being allowed to compete here in the United States. Make Robots, Not War: makerobotsnotwar.com Annika O'Brien: annikaobrien.com Jacob Santillan: digitalheretic.org

In part 2 of our Inaugural Episode of Make Robots, Not War I am joined again by Jacob Santillan of Digital Heretic for a multi-faceted discussion on immigration and American patriotism as an immigrant. Swedish Love Letter to America: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449201/swedish-love-letter-america Bill Gates on migrants: https://www.rt.com/news/395356-migrants-overwhelm-europe-gates/ Gates Foundation: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Health/Malaria Rent Control in Sweden: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/why-stockholm-housing-rules-rent-control-flat Immigration Gumballs: https://vimeo.com/8223000 High Cost of Resettling Refugees: https://cis.org/High-Cost-Resettling-Middle-Eastern-Refugees Switzerland Village Fined: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/30/swiss-village-chooses-to-pay-200000-fine-instead-of-accepting-10/ German Girl vs Migrants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGfP8CyJAhg& Swedish Music Festival: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/swedish-music-festival-go-women-only-following-string-sexual/

On Jul. 1 first a few hundred self-styled patriots gathered in Austin’s Wooldridge Square for the 1776 Freedom March where organizers with Texans United for America rallied attendees ahead of Independence Day and marched on the capital to promote American exceptionalism and values. The Facebook event post states “In 1776, we the people of the United States of America declared our Independence. On July 1st 2017, we will celebrate not only our Independence, but our return to American Exceptionalism by marching forward for America First! We March for America, for Freedom, for Liberty and Justice. Bring Your Flags, bring your Patriotism, as we stand up and march to the capital in support of our country and its return to greatness.” Among the speakers were Joe "Rambo" Biggs of Borderland Alternative Media, Kyle Chapman, known as Based Stickman of Battle of Berkeley fame, Augustus Invictus of The Revolutionary Conservative, independent conservative media figure Outlaw Morgan of outlawmorgan.com, and Joseph Offutt of Unity Force One. Jacob Santillan from Digital Heretic and I went to this event. Here is our take featuring remarks by Augustus Invictus.

Don't let your memes be dreams, folks! Jacob Santillan from Digital Heretic joins me to rant about CNN. Annika O'Brien: https://www.youtube.com/user/AnnikaSkywalkr jacob Santillan: https://digitalheretic.org/