Your hosts Wesley Fenza, Eneasz Brodski, and David Spearman discuss the week's news.
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News Links:Klimar Abrego Garcia is coming home!Sadly, the Iranian talks were canceledPossibly damaged centrifugesThursday before attacks IAEA says Iran in violation of nuclear obligations, and Iran announced it would make a new enrichment facilityUkraine hit the Kerch Strait Bridge with UUSAssassination of Minnesota lawmakerIn the UK, there's a tradition of letting the party of any lawmaker killed in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election.Elon apologized to TrumpTrump memo says to stop immigration enforcement against agriculture, restaurants, and hotelsTruth Social postTrump EO: repeal ban on supersonic flight!Trump EO: investigate Biden's mental stateRFK fired the entire CDC vaccine advisory committeeHalf of new appointees are anti-vaxxersJim O'Niell confirmed as deputy director of HHSAmes v. Ohio Dept of Youth ServicesWest Taiwan is doing gain of function research… IN SPAAAAAAAAAACE!Disney and Universal are suing AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringementyou can build a place to live in the Bay area for $42k! (just not legally)Happy News!Canada getting cheaper semaglutide soonContact lenses give humans a limited ability to see InfraredNuclues Embryo is advertising full genetic screening for IVFFederal judge approved a $2.8B settlement that allows colleges to pay student athletes directly for the first time and grants back pay to athletes who were barred from payments (back to 2016)It's very likely that we're now able to provide people with organ transplants from pigs. Doctors implanted a 62 yr old with a pig's kidney that had been given 69 edits to beGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes and Eneasz are joined by Steven, with a short appearance from Sammy to keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Rightwing populist wins Polish presidential electionTariffs (finally) struck down by federal courtTrump taking steel tariff from 25% to 50%, but approving Nippon Steel dealTrump EO: pause on student visasAlso wants to “aggressively revoke” Chinese student visasMeanwhile, a Federal Court blocked Trump's order to deny Harvard student visasSCOTUS: deadlocked 4-4 over whether you can exclude religious schools from public fundingSCOTUS curtails NEPA a bit more in an oil-shipping caseTwo Israeli embassy staff (a young couple) shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington DCA man throwing molotov cocktails and using make-shift flamethrower injures 8 at a gathering in Boulder in support of Israeli hostagesEmil Bove nominated to Third CircuitElon is leaving DOGEHe's not happy with the “big beautiful” budget bill“Take It Down Act” passeshttps://rachelshu.com/Happy News!Penny is finally dead!!Badass doctor gives established medical science a middle finger/shrug of indifference to invent a novel way to remove a chordoma from a 19 year old's brain stem.(second source)Every agency has 365 days to list out all the regulations that have a criminal penalty and then that report has to be made public and must be updated annually.First Personalized CRISPR Therapy for 9 month old treats a rare genetic disorder!Rapid bedside test predicts sepsis with over 90 percent accuracy (Nature article link)Sesame Street will continue to air on Netflix (and on PBS/PBS Kids)Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Eneasz is absent today, to Kelsey Piper joins Wes and David to keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!Followups:The biggest terrorist attack on India soil since 2008 by Pakistani funded terroristsFederal judge says Trump can deport illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act, but must give 21-day notice and opportunity for hearingDifferent judge said Trump can't deport illegal aliens to countries where they aren't citizens without due processSCOTUS also halted some deportationsNew News:China tariffs lowered to 30%Trump even more openly taking bribesWe're accepting white refugees!Deputy Secretary of State: exception to asylum pause for people if they “did not pose any challenge to our national security and that they can be assimilated easily into our country"African National Congress: “No section of our society is hounded, persecuted, or subject to discrimination”Trump EO: pharma companies must sell drugs at “most favored nation” pricingTrump EO: “it is the policy of the United States to ensure the total elimination of [assorted drug cartels]'s presence in the United States, and their ability to threaten the territory.”Strikes by assorted federal law enforcement agencies against cartel bases in Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Montana.FDA doing an investigation into ingestible fluoride supplements with the goal of banning themFDA: “Ingested fluoride has been shown to alter the gut microbiomeJoe Biden diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancerMoody's downgraded US credit rating to Aa1Trump agreed to a ceasefire with the HouthisNo ceasefire with IsraelHappy News!We've transmuted lead into gold!Germany backing off its anti-nuclear energy policy to strengthen ties with FranceSupport AskWho Casts AI!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Harvard sued Trump administration over funding withdrawalUkraine did a minerals deal!Mike Waltz demoted to UN ambassadorTrump did a takesies-backsies on the whole deporting students thing12 states sue Trump administration over 'illegal tariffs'Senate almost voted to rescind the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 that gives the president the power to set tariffsFBI filed criminal complaint against a judge for trying to help an illegal alien escapeEntire Iberian peninsula experienced a blackoutOklahoma's new social studies curriculum requires students to learn that the 2020 election was stolenGDP growth going negativeLiberal party had a huge comeback in CanadaAustralia tooDavid's War Corner:New War Just Dropped! Indo-Pakistan Cold War maybe going hot.New Defense Funding Packet Dropped!Petit Morts:Elon Musk says he's stepping back from DOGENorth Korea confirms troops fighting in RussiaA federal judge ruled that President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members violated due processa city called StarbaseHappy News!Prohibiting the FDA from regulating e-cigarettes reduced smoking attributable mortality by nearly 10% on average each year from 2011-2019USDA approves gene-edited pigsHemophilia B has been essentially cured in humans“I am typing this with my brain”Man who lets snakes bite him (over 200 times, almost died a few times, presumably for the high) is now the source of a potent antivenomsmall molecule inhibitor neutralizes 19 of the most dangerous venoms and is called first step to universal antivenom.We have self-driving commercial freight between Dallas and Houston!Troop DeploymentsEneasz - Rationalist Trifecta is here! Come see me at LessOnline and/or Manifest and/or VibeCampGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Wisconsin “partial veto” upheldTrump did the math wrong. The China tariff is 145%According to WSJ (WSJ), someone distracted pro-tariff advisor NavarroEveryone is insider tradingThere are a bunch of exceptions for tech products, but not inputs to tech productsChina is suspending critical mineral exportsChina is strengthening alliances w SE Asia and reaching out to EuropeBritish Steel thingCalifornia sued the Trump administration, alleging that use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs is unlawfulSCOTUS told Trump to bring back at least one guy in El Salvador jailBukele says he's not going to “smuggle a terrorist into the United States”Trump thinks SCOTUS ruled in his favorhe should have been deported due to multiple domestic violence restraining ordersSen. Chris Van Hollen flew down to El Salvador to meet with him personallySCOTUS: no more El Salvador removals while case in pendingWe're deporting all the smart peopleEU gives staff 'burner phones, laptops' for US visitsTrump EO: do more coal mining on federal lands!4chan is deadAlso, the PopeTrump sent Harvard a ridiculous list of demands, and they refusedThere is now a portal for deregulation suggestionsThe White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretaryUK Supreme Court: trans women aren't biological womenPA governor's mansion set on fire while he & fam slept inside it.Hilarious newsa German man was jogging in a park when he spotted a dead body. The German police called in homicide, cadaver dogs, morticians, etc. and investigated for five hours before they discovered the “dead body” was, in fact, a sex doll.Judge denies qualified immunity to police officers who argued they had arguable probable cause to believe a driver was stonedDirector Kratsios of the office of Science and Technology Policy: “Our technologies allow us to manipulate time and space.”Happy News!Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy found chemicals associated with life in alien planet's atmosphere.OpenPhil donates $500k to save Tuberculosis vaccine study at HarvardScientists in Pennsylvania have created an antiviral chewing gumTroop DeploymentWes - Cowboy Chords by the Fine VintagesGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:At least one person deported had no criminal record or tattoos, and was here on a legal asylum claimOther people taken for random tattoosTariffs on everyone except Russia & North KoreaThey didn't even use the formula right“Critical Trade Theory”Kelsy Piper demonstrates how adults would approach tariffsStocks jumped massively on fake news of tarriff delay, Trump says lolno, stocks back downChina responds with 34% tariffVietnam offers to remove all tarriffsNetanyahu vowed to eliminate Israel's trade deficitEO: proof of citizenship required to vote in federal electionsTrump fired a federal prosecutor who was prosecuting one of his wealthy donorsPeter Marks forced out of FDA(by RFK?)Seems like it was because RFK hates vaccinesTrump fired the head of the NSA because Laura Loomer told him toSays he won't rule out running for a 3rd termHundreds of palestinians protest against Hamas in Gaza.Hamas forcibly disperses them, only tortured to death a few.Le Pen used $4.5M of EU funds to pay her party's political staffClaims this is lawfareProtestors rally in support in ParisIsrael just announced “expanding operations” to seize “extensive territory”Putin is drafting 160,000 new soldiers“Black babies do better with black doctors” was a lieQuote: “I'd rather not focus on this. If we're telling the story from the perspective of saving black infants this undermines the narrative.”Cory Booker sets a record for talking a lot in the SenateState Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin and Florida retain status quo of D/R splitAI-2027 is the latest in the AI Essay MetaHappy News!Chinese autonomous passenger drones (driverless flying taxis)AquaDream, the world's first fully underwater theme park. roller coasters beneath the waves, drift past glowing jellyfish, dodge sharks, and even race dolphins. No word on if they've discovered a magic-power-granting insanity-drug. From the video game “Don't Create BioShock”A woman with complete paralysis and zero vocal function just regained the ability to speak at ~conversational speed. Fancy Nature Article here, twitter thread breakdown hereDirewolves are back!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Kelsey Piper and friends dug deep into PEPFAR effectivenessThe astronauts stranded on the ISS are back safe. And they were greeted back to Earth by a pod of dolphins!Federal government awards contract for our angry triangle to BoeingICE rounded up a bunch of Venezuelans and flew them to prison in VenezuelaRoberts responds in a public statementVance is explicitly promoting defiance of the courtsChief Justice Roberts's 2024 year-end report calls it out directly.Green Card Holder Who Has Been in US for 50 Years Detained for weeks.Canadian held for two weeks in prison for document snafuEO Abolishing DoEd.What the DoEd actually does:Bad news on the economyRFK is trying to remove cell phones from schoolsGaza war back onBombed the s**t out of the Houthis, Iran disavows, Trump doesn't buy itSecDef was discussing the plan on Signal with a reporterRussia & Ukraine agreed not to damage energy infrastructureRussia immediately attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructureSubscriber request: NYU was hackedEducation Department investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over racial preferencesColumbia University has agreed to a list of demands in return for negotiations to reinstate its $400m Columbia said it expelled, suspended, or temporarily revoked degrees from some students who seized a building during campus protests last springGreenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damagesHappy News!Prisoners in solitary confinement given VRTaiwan signed a deal to invest $44 billion in Alaskan LNG infrastructureMIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapyMexican government found a swarm of giraffes in the state bordering El PasoBYD (china) unveiled a new battery and charging system that it says can provide 249 miles of range with a five-minute chargeIdaho cuts regulations by 25% in four years by implementing Zero-Based RegulationUtah just passed a permitting reform lawTroop DeploymentDavid - If you liked The Dragon's Banker, you should read Oathbreakers AnonymousEneasz - How To Believe False ThingsWes - Men and women are different, but not that differentGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Making nuclear fusers is a DIY thing for tech people, but you can kill yourselfDoJ dismissed police/fire cases against Durham, Maryland, and South BendPEPFAR is not, in fact, backIt's effectiveness is probably overstated, but still substantialRFK says you should maybe, perhaps, consider getting the MMR vaccineTexas measles outbreak now has 29 hospitalizations and 1 deathKash Patel in as director of the ATF.25% tariffs went into effect on Mexico & CanadaExemptions for car makers. Also all USMCA-compliant goodsOntario put 25% surcharge on electricity sales to U.S.They backed down 20 minutes agoTrump: our tariffs will increase by however much you tariff us!Some Canada and Mexico tariffs paused, then more pausedTrump says we're increasing Canadian steel tariff to 50% and will increase tariff on cars April 2nd.Trump wants to sell green (“gold”) cards for $5 millionICE arrested a grad student Palestinian activist on a green cardVolokh: it's unclear if they can actually do thisBeing held in Louisiana.“Antisemitism Task Force” cut $400 million from Columbia universityAdministration revoked Chevron's license to pump oil in VenezuelaTrump EO: law firm that represented Hilary Clinton in 2016 loses security clearances, contracts, and access to federal buildings (like courts!)Trump DoJ dropped civil fraud charges against Justin Sun after he invested $75mil in Trump's shitcoinBitcoin lost value immediately after announcing Bitcoin ReserveThe CDC is doing a study on vaccines & autism. JFCAutism diagnoses have probably been rising because of incentives, not because of vaccinesduring state of union Rep Al Green was so disruptive he was escorted out by the sergeant-at-arms.Twitter is currently getting DDOS'd apparentlyArmed gunman arrested outside the White HouseSCOTUS: Trump must pay USAID contractors who completed work before EO was issuedSCOTUS: San Francisco can s**t all over the ocean and the EPA can't stop themVirologists found a coronavirus in bats that can spread to humans and did experiments with it in a lab that doesn't have good biosafety protocols. This year.Emergent Misalignment. Training an AI to write intentional vulnerable code will make it broadly evil across many domains!“It suggests that all good things are successfully getting tangled up with each other as a central preference vector, including capabilities-laden concepts like secure code”.See Zvi for a comprehensive postPoland planning to give military training to every adult male, wants an army of 500,000 (currently 200,000) and announces plans to develop a nuclear arsenal.Zelenski s**t the bed and torpedoed Ukrainian relations with the Trump adminA Nordic company refused to sell fuel to an American navy submarine, which is a decision you sure could make.US cut off intelligence sharing (satellite surveillance) with UkraineLast year US fit Ukrainian F-16s with EW pods (radar jammers). They require regular updates to remain useful, Trump is cancelling them (French fighter jets to step in)Europe is realizing US can just stop supporting the weapons they buythe Ukrainians threw a box of bees into a Russian bunker to clear it.The South Korean fighters bombed Seoul (by accident)Syria erupts in conflictKurdish break-away section of Syria agrees to reintegrate into SyriaHappy News!Sick video https://x.com/Firefly_Space/status/1898033592191582430Colorado Gov Polis moving to abolish 2-staircase requirement for midrise buildings.We have a new mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancerChildren with autosomal recessive deafness 9 were given single shots of a new gene therapy in each ear, and after just a month, they were able to hear. (ht Cremieux)Covid killed Influenza B!Sweep The Leg Johnny!! Martial Arts instructor chases down purse-snatcher, kicks him in the leg, recovers purse.42-yr-old lady with black belt attacks a man robbing a gas station, kicks him in the leg, he flees.Troop DeploymentEneasz - Folks are sleeping on married peopleGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Ziz arrested with accomplices (WSJ here)Big EO on shrinking federal workforceBird flu researchersNuclear weapon safety peopleFAA “probationary” technicians and engineersMost “probationary” positions across all the govtThey are barely saving anything and making up numbersElon on Saturday: what would you say you do here?Big EO on cutting regulationsHegseth is trying to cut 8% of military budget each year for next five yearsTrump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, + chief naval officer and vice chief of staff of air force.Trump justice department dismissed Eric Adams indictmentHagan Scotten, got two Bronze stars in Iraq - “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”Judge canceled April trial but left charges intactMitch McConnell was the only vote against RFK and GabbardKash Patel confirmed as FBI directorTrump defunded Consumer Financial Protection BureauNIH caps “indirect costs” at 15%Trump is trying to kill NYC congestion pricingAlso posted thisUtah banned public sector unions from collectively bargainingHanania: “Conspiracies against the taxpayer no longer allowed in Utah”Largest measles outbreak in 30 years in TexasGerman snap elections big win for center-rightMicrosoft's Majorana 1 chip includes eight quantum bitsSam Altman gearing up for biggest theft in historyMusk offers nearly $100B for OpenAI, rejectedVance speaks at AI Summit - full speed ahead and F safetyTrump Attacked Zelesky and blamed him for starting the warDemanding 50% of Ukraine's mineral depositsWants Russia back in the G7Happy News!Bay Area startup working on gene-edited super babies! (also interview with lead at TBC)Michael Jordan Opens 4th Health Clinic in Home State of North Carolina.Baby humpback whale gets stranded on a beach, pushed back out by everyone around.Woman in flipped, burning truck rescued by those nearby.Brickworkers teach their friend how to read every day during their lunch breakTroop DeploymentEneasz - Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one's happening near you? Fill this out!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Walking 4 days for PEPFAR treatmentCounterFAA authorized mystery dronesTrump turned the government off and back onOnly 1% took the Musk buyoutCanada's border security measure was announced in DecemberUSPS stopped deliveries from China for 1 day.Reciprocal tariffs announced, 25% on steel & aluminumTrump possibly terminating USAIDthis is pretty bad, but I'm against Hostage PuppiesNational Science Foundation laying off 25% to 50% of staffTrump EO: create a sovereign wealth fundWith what surplus?? Or are we just nationalizing industries?Trump cut funding to UN Human Rights Council and UNRWAOrder imposes sanctions on ICCTrump wants to take over GazaNo one wants Gazans, “worst nightmare”Egypt is hosting emergency Arab summitTrump signed EO saying he'll deport non-citizens who took part in Gaza protestsTrump is housing migrants at Guantanemo BayEO states Title IX must separate by biological sexElon Musk + staff gain access to Treasury payment system.5 days later judge blocks access. ordered the destruction of any downloaded information.Some public derisions about some of DOGE staff being young?Fight-For-25 vibesThe CIA sent an unclassified email to the White House listing the first name and last initial of all new hires in the last two yearsDNC elected new leadership including David Hogg as vice chairTracingWoodgrains article on FAA hiring scandalIraqi man who burned Quran at a protest in Sweden in 2023 shot deadMan in Manchester (England) arrested for… burning a Quran.Do we need another Everyone Draw Muhammad Day?Anthropic really does give the promised money to charities.A young man slowly builds credibility with an AI to convince it to help him build a nuclear fusor$Trump and $Melania memecoinsDJT stock still at $6.5 billion market capHappy News!Czech beavers built a dam before government could even apply for permitsWe have laser guns!HELIOS - “High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance”We have a treatment for prion diseases!Dog treats made from cultured meat available in UKChemical building blocks of life and a history of saltwater on samples returned to Earth from the asteroid Bennufirst new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years. Non-opiod!Shortage of IV fluids for animals in Australia addressed by vet asking for discarded half-full bags from blood donation centersNo more pennies!Troop DeploymentEneasz - That Ol' Comfy RacismGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Newsome made it illegal to offer to buy fire-damaged properties at market ratesHawaii did that after their devastating fires 18 months ago and were stopped via lawsuits brought by the Sierra Club and ACLUBiden ShenanigansClaims the Equal Rights Amendment passedBiden pardoned his shady family members, Fauci, Milley, and Jan. 6 committee on the way outCommuted sentences of 2,500 more nonviolent offendersSEC is suing Elon Musk for fake reasonsCeasefire in GazaTrump Executive ordersRevoked 78 Biden EO'sBio sex only on federal documentsNo more DEI programs for feds or contractorsrepealed EO 11246, the “origins of woke” oneDEI grifters put on paid leave alreadyTerminated birthright citizenship??A judge has already blocked it - “blatantly unconstitutional”Declared emergency at Southern borderBuild! The! Wall!Also directs military to enforce border controlAlso paused refugee programAlso deny funding to sanctuary cities and deport illegal migrantsSpeaking of which - Houthis too!GULF OF AMERICA!CO state gov fucked Mt Evans in 2023Freeze on all new regulationsDOGE neutered?Declared a “national energy emergency”But also suspended offshore wind projectsThen added solar on federal landsRevoked EO allowing CEQ to make rules (previously suspended by DC Circuit)Made Architecture Great AgainWithdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement and WHOPardon for all Jan. 6th riotersAnd Ross Ulbricht, the Dread Pirate RobertsNo more remote work :(Also hiring freezeAlso reclassified “policy-influencing” positions as Schedule FRevoked security clearance for everyone who said Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformationOther Trump stuffHegseth confirmed 51-50Trump reinstated ban on money going to foreign NGOs that perform or promote abortionsState Department put “freeze” on all foreign aidhalted PEPFAR program and President's Malaria InitiativeTrump fired 18 inspectors generalEuros refloating the idea of putting boots on the ground in UkraineTik Tok Ban?SCOTUS ruled 9-0 that the ban is ConstitutionalTrump EO says not to enforce law for 75 daysColombia wouldn't let 2 planes of deportees to land, Trump threatened universal 25% tariffs, Colombia yielded.OpenAI announces $500B AI infrastructure projectDeepSeek - Chinese AI company - releases a competitor to ChatGPT.Nvidia down 17% in one day, many other tech stocks also down.Local violent deathcult ups their body count by 2The Vietnamese Communist Party adopts Mileism as national policyHappy News!Justice Department is going to stop suing police departments for having standards!Rents in Austin are 8% less this year, third year in a row, and still going down :)FDA approves new depression treatment - ketamine-based nasal spray68yr old today healthier and more generally capable than 62yr old of a decade ago.Truck Driver - Timothy VanNostrand - Intervenes in Highway Shootout, prevents shooter from escapingOlympic Kite Surfer Saves Drowning Woman, with videoTroop DeploymentEneasz - The Patriarchy is run by women, and Barbie knows itGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Early signs look like congestion pricing is reducing traffic in ManhattanTrump sentenced to “unconditional discharge”Dockworkers union has a tentative dealFIRE to defend pollster in Trump lawsuit over outlier election pollSome accounts criticized H1B visas and Elon retaliated by removing their verificationAt least 24 people killed in LA firesOver 12,000 homes and businesses burnedNewsome executive order waives CEQA and Coastal Act requirements for rebuildingThere will be no post-blitz boomMayor of LA ensures very little rebuilding will happenThe state of California got 6 month's advance warning from the best risk-assessment professionalsEvery time an insurance company wants to raise rates for automobiles or homes, they have to have a public hearing and an elected insurance commissioner has to approve.1600 policies cancelled in the Palisades over the summer (major devastation area).FAIR testified it only had about $385 million, LA fires could have up to $24B of exposureNewsome bans insurance companies from not renewing policiesBiden blocked sale of US Steel to Nippon SteelBlinken, Yellen, and many other advisors against the blockNippon Steel and US Steel filing suit to challengeFederal judge found that requiring teachers to use preferred pronouns violates 1AAlso struck down the Biden administration's unconstitutional Title IX rulesTrudeau is donezoCFPB banned medical debt from lowering credit scoresMeta going based for Trump yearsFired chief diversity officer, ended diversity goals, stopped prioritizing minority-owned businessesRemoved tampons from mens bathroomsThe Sadam Statues are falling - HananiaPretty good Nate Silver piece on thisTik Tok is probably going to shut down on January 19thNews You Can Ignore“Grooming Gangs”?. (counter: Free Press?)Elon Musk bought his Path of Exile account and his ranking in Diablo 4 is out of under 1000 players (Trace called it)Happy News!Amazon moving forward with WarHammer 40K series starring and lead by Henry Cavil.WarHammer is For RomanticsUS govt funding bird flu vaccine research and stocking up on vaccinesThe Bukele Administration has turned the country from the most murderous in Latin America to the safestWeather nerds found out where the water went during California's drought!Minnesota Summer Camp for HIV-Positive Kids Closes Down–Because There Aren't Any MoreScientists drilled a 1.2M year old ice core out of AntarcticaTroop DeploymentEneasz - I have just released a short story collection titled Dear GromGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Biden commuted sentences of 37/40 federal death row inmatesJimmy Carter diedABC New settled Trump defamation case for $15 millionSeems like a payoff (though Politico writer disagrees)Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for ‘election interference'Teamsters union hit Amazon with a strike during christmas peak season because they hate joy and jesusIran is shutting down.Half of Iran's industrial capacity halted.Big ol' spat over H1B Visas, including Musk saying he will go to war over it and telling people to f**k themselves in the face.various proposed reformsPorn will be blocked in 13 statesRepublican Rep. Kay Granger moved to an assisted-living facility months ago and stopped casting votesRussia shot down Santa, also an Azerbaijani passenger plane.The USS Gettysburg shot down an F-16. The pilot was recovered safely.Happy News!Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into humanParker Solar Probe survives, sends back dataMagnus Carlsen quits tournament over jeansGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Daniel Penny acquittedAlso, possible shenanigans by the judge???UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned downEventually found at McDonalds with the murder weapon, fakeIDs, and a handwritten confessionShooter posted on reddit raving about how the back surgery he got completely freed him from painCEO helped keep thousands of hospitals and healthcare providers open during the pandemicThis was elf-on-hobbit violence (Scott Greer)Best article on tpot so farUnpopular South Korean president declared martial lawMP's stormed parliament building, broke door and windows, and got 192/300 insidechief of the Army Special Warfare Command defied an order from then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to drag out lawmakersEx-defense minister tries to kill himself after arrest.President impeachedDC is suing Amazon for shipping too slow to black zip codesTERF Island denies trans kids lifesaving healthcare!Boeing guilty plea in plane crash rejected by judge due to concerns over wokeism!Syrian navy wiped out by IsraelDemilitarized buffer zone near Golan Heights taken by the IDF due to concerns that the revolutionary government won't uphold existing agreementsRojava off the top rope cripples a bunch of Turkish-backed military's vehiclesAlso, war crimesSyria's new leader might be kinda based?The leader goes by the name Abu Muhammad al-JolaniSays they will protect rights of women & minorities and renounce terrorismAnnounced “free-market model to attract investment”Hamas to allow Israeli forces to remain in Gaza as part of ceasefireSpeed RoundMysterious drones sighted over military installations and infrastructure in NJ.Wray announced he'll resignTrump came out against port automationFrench Govt collapsesRomanian election annulled because too many people on tiktokChina bans exports of Gallium and Germanium to USAnesthesiologists have insanely good PRpublic outrage leads Anthem to reverse policyTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing a New York doctor of prescribing abortion drugs to a Texas resident in violation of state lawIn latest safety tests, o1 attempts to exfiltrate itself so it can continue its objective and lies about doing so but only in 2-5% of cases!Happy News!Google unveils new quantum chipTroop DeploymentEneasz - A friend wrote about her experience with her abortion, it's harrowing and beautiful and I criedGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Wes was right! Biden pardoned HunterEducation secretary getting TombstonedFBI investigating numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointeesTrump threatens 25% tariffs on Canada and MexicoTrump is already laying the groundwork to say “mission accomplished”Sinaloa Cartel announces it will kill anyone who makes - or uses as an adulterant - fentanyl for sale in the US.The Government is coming for the money appsBiden DoJ trying to force Google to sell Chrome browserHezbollah only ceased fire long enough to eat lunch and reload. Who could possibly have seen this coming.Ceasefire precipitated a reignition of the Syrian Civil WarAnd Assad fled to Russia.Russia struck Ukraine with multiple ICBM's… or maybe MRBM's with MIRV's… which did nothing.US gives permission for Ukraine to strike in Russia with long range misslesUS gives "non-persistent" anti-personnel mines to UkraineNetanyahu indicted by International Criminal CourtNinety-seven trucks lost and their drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload their aid after crossing into GazaUN has now paused aidGeorgia is now on day 4 of riots and govt resignationsAustralian Parliament bans social media for under-16sHead of Adani Group - Indian multinational conglomerate - and 7 others indicted in US court for bribes of Indian officials of over $250MSouth Korea opens a rooftop Starbucks with a bunch of those quarter-operated binoculars so people can gawk at North Korea.Happy News!orcas have been seen wearing salmon as hats!Australian man holding on to impenetrable rock for a decade finds out it's a metoriteWalmart rolls back DEI, will no longer discriminate based on race and sex!First new treatment in 50 years for asthma!New carbon capture method just droppedCanadian woman saves boy from drowning in ice waterA hiker has been found after being missing for 50 days in a park in British ColombiaTroop DeploymentsDavid - The Dragon's BankerEneasz - Lightcone, the folks running LessWrong.com and Lighthaven, are in fundraiser mode.Wes - Everything is non-binaryGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Polymarket whale-bet explained!Interesting analysisLol, it's back down nowIndictments against Trump will be dismissed, Jack Smith to resign Trump says he'll close the Department of EducationWill ease restrictions on self-driving carsTrump already making appointmentsPharma & biotech stocks immediately fellTrump made him eat McDonaldsTwo days later the House Ethics Committee was going to release a report about his behaviorIt was going to include testimony from a woman who said Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17Republicans chose John Thune as Majority LeaderDC Circuit found CEQ has no rulemaking authorityThere's currently a case pending before SCOTUS involving the same issueFBI raided the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan Jewish soccer fans attacked in AmsterdamUS said it will not limit arms transfers to Israel a month after warning IsraelBaguette News! Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettesUS authorizes unlimited use of long-range munitions against targets in Russian territoryRussia threatens “escalation” again, 5 more times this year and we get a free coffeeHappy News!Lost Vonnegut Board Game is now availableNotre Dame's bells tolled for the first time in years last weekGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:the Philly DA is suing Elon Musk for running an illegal lotteryAstronauts stranded on ISS finally returned to earth by SpaceXCommittee for a Responsible Budget released their analysis of Trump and Harris' effect on the national debtChina is hacking Trump and Harris comms.Washington Post declined to endorse anyoneLost 10% of digital subscribers in one day (250k)SCOTUS permitted Virginia to purge voter rolls of noncitizens a week before election dayAI News:News Corp sued Perplexity AI alleging plagiarismThe ComplaintA production company for Blade Runner 2049 has sued TeslaWhite House orders US security agencies to step up AI useWar News:Israel launched Operation Days of Repentance which apparently destroyed a significant portion of Iran's air defense network, which they called the greatest in the world… with aircraft.Russia levies fine against Google for censoring state media. The fine is larger than the entire world's GDP for all of human history, 2*10^36 Rubles. Large puberty blocker study unpublished because it shows no benefitNYT articleBiden apologizes for Native American boarding schoolsHappy News!SF subways see 15% drop in crime by enforcing fares!David: A guy in Prospera is building the Cyberpunk futurePrediction markets allowed by appeals court Egypt is malaria free! (3rd country after Moroco and UAE)McDonald's McFlurry machine manufacturer, Taylor, gets hit with a regulatory action granting right of repair to their customers. Poland's GDP per capital is almost equal to Japan after just 35 years, and still highest growth rate in europeScientists carry on 20 minute conversation with humpback whaleGuy who edited babies isn't sorryDoggo chillin with bearsTroop DeploymentEneasz - Significant Digits audiocast is hereWes - Vote for Kamala HarrisGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:DoJ is suing South Bend, INSouth Bend says they're going to fight itDurham, NC's fire department did a b******t consent decree over “discriminatory” test“Vance Dossier” finally published, and censored by Ex-TwitterCuba without power four days in a rowPolymarket is 60/40 TrumpDemocrats are claiming that it's market manipulated by overseas crypto accountsDeepfake video posted accusing Tim Walz of sexual assaultVance: I wouldn't have certified the election because tech companies censored the Hunter Biden laptop storySinwar killed by a random grunt.Office building in Prospera forcefully closed by Roatan governmentCalifornia Coastal Commission denies launches to SpaceX for Musk's unfavorable opinionsMusk giving away $1M daily to swing state voter that signs a PAC pledge FTC Click-to-Cancel RuleHappy News!SpaceX lands Super Heavy booster on the first try "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order" to be founded in AlbaniaJean Hebert hired by US Department of Health and Human Services to reverse brain tissue damage and degradation (by injecting embryonic cells) with the eventual goal of literally permanently reversing aging of the brain.McDonald's Press ReleaseGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra and Down At McDonnelzzz by the Electric Six This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and (eventually) David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:A year after treatment with stem cells, a 25yr old woman that had type 1 diabetes is producing her own insulin Giant Sheep Cloner gets $24k fine and 6 monthsHarris: nuke the filibuster to protect abortionMark Robinson, the NC Republican Senate Candidate, is real weirdNYC Mayor Eric Adams indictedLots of NYC corruption, follows fire chiefs, police commissioner AI News:Gavin Newsome vetoed SB 1047OpenAI is going for-profit, more top talent leaves including last of the original boardRaised 6.6B in latest round, investors can pull that money back if they don't transition to for-profit within 2 yearsDavid's war corner:Israel took out leader of Hezbollah, and three of his successors, none of which lasted more than 36 hoursIsrael launched ground offensive into LebanonAlso hit a shipment of Russian weapons very close to a Russian baseIran launched 180 missiles at IsraelHead of Iranian counter-mossad unit was a mossad agentUS strikes Houthi strongholds in Yemen to protect shipping in Red Sea after Houthis resume attacking USN vessels in Red Sea (15 targets)China: nuclear sub sank during construction, tested ICBMChina hacks US federal wiretapping network, in some vague way. Feds ain't talking, but broadband providers breached in a way that targeted wire-tapping requests. Reminder that building backdoors into encryption or tech means creating that door for anyone dedicated enough to unlock it.Longshoremen are striking because f**k you“In today's world I'll cripple you. I will cripple you and you have no idea what that means."Maryland Police paid out $2.75 million in back pay for having standardsThe test was pathetically easy and focused on police workHappy News!Thailand first in South East Asia to recognise same-sex marriageFirst new schizophrenia drug in 70 years!Russian F16 buzzes US fighter jetNew Mozart piece foundHemophilia B cured (70% improvement) with a single-course gene therapy, approved by FDA!Twitter is right, you can land a plane if you gotta, as anon lady proves“Poopa Scoopa Luca” 6yr old boy runs his own business to adopt a kittyGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Honesty researcher Francesca Gino fabricated data, took the bloggers who revealed it to court. Judge dismissed the suit33 bomb threats in Springfield since the debate Harris is now 53% in Nate Silver's modelAnother chucklefuck tried to take a shot at Trump, this time at a golf courseLeft a letter offering a $150k bounty on whoever finished the jobFlorida will be doing its own independent criminal investigation, apparently.Trump: cap credit card interest rates at 10%!Trump has a platform now!Teamsters decided not to endorseHezbollah and Israel are exchanging fire. Almost no one wants to call it war thoughHezbollah pagers got blow'd upCommentary: this was impressiveThen walkie-talkies and kornets anti-tank munitions!UN urges deescalation because of course they did. Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar possibly killed, possibly by IsraelUkraine hit a major ammo dump in Russia. Russia pulled elite troops off the line in the East to try to block the Kursk incursionRussia apparently tried to test-fire a nuclear-capable ICBM. It exploded in the silo. Four top ISIS leaders killed in Iraq in a joint strikeUK judge held business must give equal pay for “equal” workChina's VC sector has collapsedXi stated years ago that US-style consumer-facing tech companies are net harmful Meta to ban RT, other Russian state-run media outlets globallyNLRB forced Starbucks to reopen 2 stores and give everyone back payBoeing union wants 40% pay raise, pensions, and demands Boeing makes next plane in Washington state rather than South CarolinaBoeing has offered 30% and $6k “incentive”.NYT union wants goodies GPT-o1 did some hackingpage 10 of system cardSignificant human evolution in the last 10000 yearsStereotype threat is the latest psych phenomenon to fail to replicateFed cut rates by .5%Internal SCOTUS communications leakedHappy News!Neuralink Blindsight device given “breakthrough” designation by FDAYou can get passports online now!Three Mile Island nuke plant reopening to power Microsoft AI!FDA allows Apple to turn on software that makes AirPods into hearing aidsChina almost lands reusable rocket.SpaceX completes first all-civilian space walk!Also tested new space suit.New startup to build giant gun to send stuff to space comes out of stealthFood coloring Yellow Dye #5 makes skin transparent!New Jersey rocker Bon Jovi talks a woman off a bridgeFrom Hanania: “The Electoral College Is Anti-Democracy in a Bad WayGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:UCLA can't allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for rightful presidentHe's now fled to SpainRussian court sentenced a US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison for “treason” tied to a $51 donation to a charity supporting Ukraine6 days of anti-Netanyahu protests in IsraelUS DOJ announced terrorism charges against six senior leaders of HamasTelegram ends end-to-end encryption optionElection NewsJack Smith filed a new indictment against Trump for election fraudHe also appealed the dismissal of the classified docs caseTrump's sentencing delayed until after the electionVance says Trump will veto a national abortion banTrump said he doesn't support Florida's 6-week ban, but won't vote to overturn itTrump says he'll ask Elon Musk to lead government efficiency commission if he wins electionDick Cheney endorsed HarrisGrandpa BUFF releases campaign platformSocial Media NewsBrazil going full censorship. Banned ex-Twitter after Elon refused to censor certain accounts for “misinformation”Starlink isn't complying with the order and is now being threatenedThird Circuit ruled Tik Tok is liable for algorithmic recommendations Zuck says Facebook was pressured into doing censorship in 2020 and 2021Russia was secretly funding some well-known right-wing influencersAustralian judge ruled that women's groups must allow trans womenGrover told the court that she would not address Tickle as “Ms”Blocked and Reported on Tickle v. GiggleGermany accuses Poland of sabotaging investigation into Nord Stream PipelineGermany to close land borders due to “irregular migration, threats from Islamist terrorism, and cross-border crime”.Sixteen Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over a new policy that seeks to enable spouses of US citizens (who do not have legal status) to apply for permanent residency without leaving the USUS Citizen (F, 26 yr old) killed in West Bank during IDF's 9-day operation there. Hundreds of thousands of AI songs listened to by thousands of bots = $10M profitInvestigation into TicketMaster because dynamic pricing is maybe illegal in UK? Mpox is spreading. Go get your Monkey Pox vaccineHappy News!Argentina - Since Millei's repeal of rent control laws took effect on December 29, the supply of rental housing in Buenos Aires has jumped by nearly 200%, and rents lowered in some casesIsrael, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses for Gaza polio vaccinations of 640K childrenTeslas in Sentry Mode help solve crimes2x annual antibiotics in young children reduced mortality by 13% in sub-Saharan Africa researchers found a protein – called DdrC (for DNA Damage Repair Protein C) - with an unprecedented ability to repair DNA damageBryan Hance runs Bike IndexTroop DeploymentDavid - Xiaomara Castro hasn't only tried to f**k over ProsperaOur interview with Jorge, the Mayor of ProsperaEneasz - Condolences to the People of Carbon County, WyomingWes - On-demand entertainment is good for kidsGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Eneasz is at Burning Man, so Wes and David are joined by Regan Arntz-Gray to keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communityRegan's SubstackMoral Mayhem podcastRegan on ex-TwitterSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Injunction issued against noncompete banRFK Jr. dropped out and endorsed TrumpTrump's email hackedTrump and Harris both want to eliminate taxes on tipsHarris wants to ban “price gouging” by grocery storesProfit margins are around 2%Ukraine launches Three Day Special Military Operation to denazify Russia Israel launches preemptive strike on HezbollahFDA denied approval for MDMA to treat PTSDMacaroon refuses to cede power to the New Popular Front governmentTelegram CEO arrested by FranceBiden Admin negotiated lower prices for 10 common medications under MedicareUAW suing Trump and Musk for threatening union organizersFederal Judge held that ban on machineguns is unconstitutionalHappy News!USA won the olympics!NASA finally tapping in Elon to rescue astronauts trapped on ISS.Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:There was a Biden vs Lettuce! The Lettuce won.CrowdStrike Falcon is endpoint monitoring software. (doesn't just protect from malicious code, also tracks assets). Reminder: Any time you have auto-update enabled for anything, you have installed a free backdoorThe UBI experiment actually showed a lot of major upsides! Increased entrepreneurship, people held out longer for better jobs (which contributed to the lower employment number!), young people got more edu and single parents did more child raising, people were able to leave abusive relationships. Looking at naive averages isn't that useful. (also AskWhoCastsAI is one of my fav podcasts)The World Central Kitchen fuckup has been investigated. “An Australian review into the deaths said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) decided to launch missiles at the convoy after mistakenly believing it was being hijacked by Hamas”Leaked Zoom recording of white house staff & DNC discussing how to best censor reports of Biden's mental decline. Most interesting part is how polite the threats are. Stuff like ‘you say you're reducing disinformation, but it looks like this disinformation about Biden's decline is still up on facebook. I'm not sure that's what reduction looks like'. Feels like Reality Is Becoming Impossible To SatirizeUS recognizes challenger as winner as riots continue in Venezuela Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed by detonating a bomb planted in advance in his bedroom at the Iranian government official residenceIran vows major counterstrikes on the 12thHamas names a top architect of the Oct 7 terror rampage as new leader Hezbollah top commander Fouad Shukur (behind recent rocket attack in Isreal) killed by airstrike in Lebanontop Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif killed in GazaDays of riots in Britain. Backlash against immigration and perceived rise in crime. Best way to fix that is always beating up innocent minorities and destroying local businesses.Walz!Google lost antitrust suitTwitter files antitrust lawsuit against GARM. Sounds like BS lawsuit, but GARM does legit threaten corps that advertise on media outlets that they want to destroy with standard “shame if your store burned down” mob tactics. Much like patent trolls what they do is legal but should get them jail/confiscation/blinding. Russian prisoner exchange. The tween & teen kids of a spy couple discover they're Russian on the flight over to Russia.MegaQuake advisory in Japan In Bangladesh a government job quota system favoring the in-group sparked weeks of deadly riots (after over a decade of ratcheting authoritarianism and economic issues). Finally the prime minister fled the country after protestors stormed her residence, the president dissolved parliament, and the military is forming an interim govt.BAGUETTE NEWS! Frenchman's Giant Baguette is his undoing at the pole vault. (is offered $250k porn deal??) Joins acapella group.More top people leave Open AI - cofounder John Schulman leaves to join Anthropic, president Greg Brockman takes extended leave of absence, a VP resigns.accused 9/11 mastermind and two others gitmo got a plea deal, next day it was rescindedHappy News!“bridge editing” papers published in Nature promise more precise gene editing than CRISPR with fewer errors and disruptions.Nanofiber molecules cause human cartilage to begin regeneration process, which humans can't do in adulthood. Could lead to actual joint repair/regrowth. So far only on cell samples, not in humans.Texas Heart Institute implants the first Total Artificial Heart. Made of titanium and don't require anti-rejection medications. Uses rotary blood pump with a single moving part that utilizes a magnetically levitated rotor to greatly reduce friction and wear. Increases blood flow with demand to up to 12L/minute, allowing patients to exercise! Was only a place-holder for this surgery, but meant for long-term eventually. 3500 people on heart transplant list ATM.Australia begins campaign to eradicate peanut allergyTroop DeploymentEneasz - Kamala Harris is The Mask That SmilesWes - Don't be a Baby About the ElectionGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Shelby County Board of Education has agreed to commit to fair and equal treatment for all organizations moving forward and pay over $15,000 in attorneys' fees and costsMost of our initial reporting on Trump shooting was right!Kamala is Brat. CrowdStrike outageJD Vance did not f**k a couch stop saying that Maduro “won” Venezuela electionExit polls suggest shenanigansLots of protests He's decided to declare war on… Elon MuskMenedez will resign next monthBiden, who is still president, proposed term limits for SCOTUSElon says he's moving SpaceX HQ and Twitter HQ to TexasGavin Newsome issued executive order for cities to remove homeless encampmentsDark Oxygen?? UBI study publishedOlympic freak out about Opening Ceremonies try finding the video now!The Operatic Metal performance was SICK AS FUUUUUUCK!!!! :DHappy News!cave on the moon found suppressing an inflammation boosting gene increased mice lifespans by 25% Matt Dawson amputates finger to play at Olympics70 yr old man goes into diabetic coma while driving 70mph, 10yr old grandson pulls truck over Troop DeploymentEneasz - Extending Childhood into Adulthood is bad actuallyGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Ilya Sutskever has started his own AI company the Mona art museum trollsAlec Baldwin case dismissed due to prosecutorial misconductTrump shootingTrump says his convention speech will be focused on “unity”Biden gave RFK Jr. secret service protectionJoe holds a 1 hour news conferenceBiden opponents “standing down” because of “fragile political moment”JD VanceRepublicans released a platformJudge Cannon dismissed classified documents caseCenter and Left coordinated to beat far-right in France if Macron had given them time to squabble they probably would have fallen apartThey got 37% of the vote but 25% of parliamentGot 10% more votes than NFP (far left) but 20% less seats15% more votes than Macron's centrist, but slightly less seats. They seem to be having trouble picking a PMAstronauts that were supposed to be on ISS for a week are stuck there until August (Feb??) because Boeing can't make things that work anymore. Russia and N Korea ally against “aggression”Ukraine war pushing the frontier of autonomous military weaponsYouTube video on LAWSHappy News!THEY RELEASED THE GENE DRIVE!US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine for bird fluTroop DeploymentEneasz - The shot of a lifetime takes a lifetime Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Eneasz Was Wrong! #1 Market Cap is MicroSoftStarship 4 launched!Has WWIII started? Maybe, tbh.Gaza pier being dismantled, maybe not being resinstalled?NewsTime Magazine released a cover that just says Panic Even NYT editorial board admits Biden must goReceipts for people who liedNate Silver had Trump as 2:1 to win the election BEFORE the shitshowSCOTUS NewsThe President is Above The Law“Obstruction of Official Proceeding” requires interference with evidence?Chevron is deadSEC can't impose penalties without right to jury trialWife-beaters can be disarmedGrants Pass can kick out homelessSuit about government pressure on social media dismissed due to standing
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Appeals court paused Georgia case to decide if Fani Willis needs to be disqualifiedJudge Cannon paused classified documents caseHunter Biden found guilty of being on drugsJoe won't pardon or commuteRepublicans blocked bill giving federal right to contraceptionAlso IVFChina is up to something on the far side of the moonNY Governor “paused” NYC congestion pricing system before going into effectU.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAIBump stocks are back!Mifepristone case tossed on standing groundsThe EU had European Parliament elections on June 9thMacron dissolved the National Assembly and called for new snap elections in France. Says he wants the people to be ruled by who they actually want to be ruled byIsraeli special forces conducted a raid into Gaza which rescued four hostagesThe hostages in question were held in the home of a Palestinian journalistRussia pins ruble to the Chinese yuanBenny Gantz resigns from Israeli war cabinet Netanyahu then disbands the war cabinet.FDA Announce Federal Multi-Agency Task Force to Curb the Distribution and Sale of Illegal E-CigarettesThe Guardian ran a laughably inaccurate article about ManifestGood dating site on Manifund! Italian court finds Amanda Knox guilty of slanderHappy News!Vibecamp was awesome!Tesla shareholders vote to reinstate Elon Musk's $56 billion pay packageAmerica beat Pakistan at a game we don't even playApple is integrating OpenAI's LLMs with SiriUS Violent Crime down 15% in Q1 of 2024!Port of Baltimore reopened!Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday evening to pass major legislation designed to reverse the American nuclear industry's decades-long decline and launch a reactor-building spreeOzempic fixes your kidneys too!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Eneasz is too cool to be on the podcast this week, so Yassine Meskhout joined Wes and David to keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Gaza pier is already broken EV sales have plateaued at around 7% of all auto salesBiden executive order on immigrationJustice Alito has been flying insurrectionist flagsSouth Korea used balloons to drop propaganda leaflets over North Korea. North Korea retaliates by dropping animal and human s**t, and other garbage on South KoreaHouthis claim to have Touched The Boat. The Ike's captain says that's garbage and that he's getting lunchRussia has been striking Ukrainian cities with artillery based inside Russia. NATO responds by allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with NATO-provided weaponsThis resulted in the loss of 1270 Russian troops in 24 hours according to the British MoD, the deadliest 24 hours of the war so far. The PLAN has encircled Taiwan in the name of “military exercises” and also as “punishment” for Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan in her official capacityThe unlawful government of the West Taiwan Breakaway Region has also rolled back erosion mitigation measures implemented under Jiang Zemin to try to reach food self-sufficencyUS aid to Gaza is piling up in Egypt, since the pier is gone. Egypt declines to let trucks across the Gaza border.ICC prosecutor is requesting an arrest warrant for NetanyahuOpenAI stole ScarJo's voice?Greenpeace successfully sued to stop golden rice being grown in the Philippines SCOTUS: racial gerrymanders are cool nowHappy News!Cure for deafness?A woman (Georgia Laurie) saved her twin sister by punching a crocodileCome to Vibecamp!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Democrats saved Mike JohnsonNow they're all indignant that he's defending TrumpJoe Biden is saving us from the scourge of low pricesHe mocked Trump for doing the same thing NYT poll: Biden is losing in 5-of-6 swing statesTwo debates!Ukraine has started bombarding airfields in occupied CrimeaAlso, Russian oil refineries and fuel storage.the US has completed construction of their pier on Gaza for bringing in aid.Awww, the other two dropped outGovernment to Ban All US Election BettingIranian President died in helicopter crashOpenAI exodusAlso the most draconian non-disparagement b******t ever seen outside of TikTokGoogle Cloud deleted Unisuper's entire account and all dataAlabama Mercedez-Benz workers voted down unionHappy News!Jury found expulsion of students for “blackface” was baseless and malicious and has fined the school $1M. :)Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwichesNASA engineers publish a paper with the design for a warp driveBlue Origin is flying again after 2 years!Troop DeploymentsGet You A Woman That Likes MenDate Wes! or read his eroticaMaryzoso on Ex-TwitterSex Coaching from MaryzosoGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Biden campaign will continue to use TikTokWorld Central Kitchen resumed aid in GazaHamas attacks humanitarian pier off Gaza coast during constructionErez Crossing between Gaza and Israel (destroyed by Hamas on Oct 7) was reopened by Israel to allow aid trucks through. Hamas immediately hijacked itIsrael shuts down Al-JazeeraJewish Columbia University student filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the school MondayYassine says it looks goodat UCLA a Jewish girl was beaten until hospitalized by protestors. Persian Jews then attacked the protest encampment in retaliationHouse anti-anti-semitism billRussian Defence Minister arrested on corruption chargesPoland announces local name for the F-35 program. Trump might get some form of immunity??Is it legal to ban homeless?Florida outlaws the manufacture and distribution of lab-grown meatFCC restores net neutrality rules, and votes 3-2 to reclassify broadband as a public utility. Happy News!Biden descheduling weed!Voyager 1 fixed! SpaceX announces commercial flights starting later this year!NASA invents an ion engine which can reach escape velocity???Trump flip-flopped on mail-in voting! He's for it now!New FTC rule: noncompetes are bannedSurprising “photomolecular effect” discovered by MITgroup of motorists driving by a car on fire save a man from burning alive inside itTroop DeploymentEneasz - Stop trying to put price-ceilings on things! It never works! Instead, GO SEE LOCAL BANDS.Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communityNote: Eneasz recorded himself on the wrong mic this episode, so his audio quality is terrible. Everyone yell at him!Support us on Substack!News discussed:Assassinated Iranian general at the embassy involved in 'planning and execution' of October 7 massacreThe armorer for the film “Rust” was sentenced to 18 monthsNewsIran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel but didn't kill anyone House passed a bunch of billsFISA cleared Senate filibuster by one vote, signed into lawZvi is not happy about itSpecial treatment for members of Congress??Tiktok saleBiden rolls back Title IX reformsUSAF tests AI-piloted F-16, reports sufficiently skillful flying to shoot down manned fighters.Cass report on child transgender healthcare in Britain releasedFHI shut down at Oxford.Uri Berliner, senior editor at NPR, says stuff that anyone listening to NPR has known for yearsHappy News!Colorado lets group houses and poly families legally buy housing!Bone marrow transplants are way easier these daysBoy Finds Rare Gold Roman Bracelet in a Field Where it Was Lying for 2,000 YearsLots of good boys adopted when one school decides to find a way to make kids want to run Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:IDF hits 3 world central kitchen cars, kills 7paxlovid doesn't make a difference if you're fully vaxxed :(Florida abortion ban upheld, but ballot measure also approvedabortion banned in Arizona for any reason other than to save the mother's lifeTrump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too farYassine is no longer whiteDid your eyes sustain permanent damage?Student loan forgiveness is back on the menu, boys!European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland “had failed to comply with its duties” to combat climate change and meet emissions targets, which violates women's rights?Meta, Google, and Intel are all unveiling custom new AI chipsudio is legit amazeballsThe Fooming Shoggoths have a couple bangersBrazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon MuskHarvard removes book bound in human skinHappy News!synchron is a neurolink rivalLumina Probiotic is available for preorder!first AI tool that can diagnose sepsisrobot dog averts bloodshedSesame Street Robot Dog songTroop DeploymentEneasz - Death Is Bad on LiesGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She's Suing for DiscriminationIsrael plans 1km wide (.6mile) buffer zone around entirety of gaza (pic)Chuck Schumer called for elections in IsraelCAR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma (a brain cancer) a big success in clinical trialsTruth Social went public, somehow valued at $5 billionTrump gets special treatment againTrump predicted a “bloodbath” (for the auto industry?) if he's not electedEPAs new fleet standards will “require” at least 56% of new vehicles to be electric by 2032Congress passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill and now the nutball caucus is trying to remove the speaker againLyft and Uber pull out of Minneapolis after legislature mandates higher payNational Association of Realtors lawsuit settlement will end 6% commission system?Supreme Court to rule on abortion drug mifepristone this summerMusk Compensation. Judge ruled that this is too much profit, and also Musk would have done the work anyway, and also the board was too close to Musk so the contract was a collaborative process rather than a true negotiation, and that stockholders don't know what's best for themFed officials penciled in three quarter-percentage point cuts by the end of 2024Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Massive Franken-Sheep With Cloned Animal PartsHappy News!Gene-editted pig kidney transplanted into humanFederal judiciary finally banned judge shoppingNew York Disbars Infamous Copyright TrollHigh Schooler Achyuta Rajaram wins Regeneron science and math competition A pill that kills ticks!women taking Ozempic getting pregnant despite using birth control and/or experiencing fertility issuesAustin build so much housing that housing ACTUALLY GOT CHEAPER!Troop DeploymentEneasz - Housespouse is the greatest and best job in the worldGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Alabama passed a law protecting IVF providers from liabilityAnti-abortion groups are not happy about itPutin threatens nukes if western troops used, againSCOTUS voted 9-0 to allow Trump on the BallotBiden gave a big speech and didn't sound too old!Congress swamped with calls to not ban TikTok after TikTok mobilized users with easy “call now” button. Trump flipped flopped and is pro-TikTok now after meeting with a big TikTok investorWendy's introduces dynamic pricingElon Musk is suing OpenAI for not being open enough and being too much AIElon TweetsUS evacuates Haitian embassy staff amid gang violenceOregon re-criminalized drugs after downtown turned into a nightmareGaza Ministry of Health blatantly fakes casualty numbersSpanish soldiers change genderClaude 3 gets ~60% accuracy on GPQAneedle-in-the-haystack evalHumanoid robot startup Figure AI valued at $2.6B as Bezos, OpenAI, Nvidia invest $675MHappy News!Sacramento eliminated exclusionary zoningFrance makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitutionDetroit is considering Georgist land value taxes!CDC's new COVID guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnessesFDA approves a drug for frostbiteGarbage collectors came across a fire. 49yo Steve Whitehouse climbed up to a 2nd-floor balcony three times to rescue a man, a woman, and their dog, before firefighters arrived.Zvi: “We Can't Help But Notice” AI postAnthropic postGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:The Hugo Committee itself was responsible for the censorship, doing it voluntarily and preemptively!Intuitive Machines is now the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon.Phil Metzger describes: Imagine you built an experimental payload and it is going on a test ride to the Moon. Then the spacecraft engineers ask if they can use your *payload* to *navigate* for *lunar landing*, something never planned for, and they write a software patch in lunar orbit, and it WORKS Sweden's bid to join NATO has been officially ratified. The Baltic is officially Lake NATONavalny killed in prisonAlso Russia is going to nuke us from spaaaaaace!2 yr anniversary of invasionTrump business fraud verdict: $355 million!Trump: “it's a form of Navalny”Netanyahu's proposed Gaza plan allows Israeli military freedom of action in Gaza, and establishes a buffer zone.Egypt is building a border wall w Gaza. no word on if they'll make the Gazans pay for itIsrael launched strikes in Lebanon in response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah Alabama made IVF illegal in its borders.(e)Clinics are closingAir Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline's chatbotNikki Haley got 40% of the vote in South CarolinaGoogle's new AI “Gemini” had its image-generation turned off due to unexpected results. Yishan argues this is AI misalignment, but Days argues this is intentional and the only “unexpected” part was the backlashHappy News!Greece legalises same-sex marriageGuatemala did a reverse Jan 6th!World's largest supply of lithium found beneath California's Salton Sea. Could meet America's demand for decades to come (at current rates?). AND discovery of 2.34 billion metric tons of rare-earth elements near Wheatland, Wyo., is estimated to be the richest in the worldUPSIDE Foods, the first lab to get FDA approval for commercial production of lab-grown meat, has announced construction of their first laboratory, starting with a focus on chicken production.Chris Anderson describes it as “DELICIOUS. Succulent, moist, the right texture. Chicken as it should be.”program launching this month allocated 250,000 Swiss francs, or roughly $285,000 US, to pay reviewers to find mistakes in influential scientific papers Scott Alexander gives Bet On Love team permission to do Unsong MusicalEneasz - Luck is Other People's WorkGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Natural Gas Ban doesn't apply to countries that we have Free Trade Agreements with They've now read several pages of the Pompeii scrollsGwern saw this coming.DC Circuit says Trump isn't immune from prosecutionHamas data center found under UNRWA headquartersRepublicans failed to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas FAA practiced racial discrimination in hiring for ~10 yearsNIkki Haley lost to “None of the Above” in Nevada primaryBiden absolutely crushed it in South Carolina. Poor Dean Phillips
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:SCOTUS voted 5-4 to say Texas needs to let in the fedsTexas is… not complying?Canadian highest court held that invoking of Emergency Act during trucker protest was unlawfulApple to have 3rd-party app stores!Hong Kong court orders liquidation of Evergrande (only HK parts tho)Iran-backed drone strike in Jordan injures 40 US soldiers, kills 3International Criminal Court ruled mostly in favor of Israel?Funding pulled for UNRWA after allegations that 12 of their employees participated in 10/7 attacksUS plus 8 other countriesLeaked Israeli dossier accuses 190 employees being operatives of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic JihadTrump ordered to pay $83 million for defaming E. Jean CarrollMitch McConnell outright said they don't want to solve any border issues before the electionBiden says he would shut down the border '“right now”Biden “pauses” LNG exports.Fani Willis is sleeping with her special prosecutor?Georgia is trying to empower its oversight boardArticles of impeachment introducedDana-Farber Cancer Institute - a top cancer research institute, affiliate of Harvard Medical School, retracts 6 studies and investigating 31 more for copy-pasted graphs fraud.Ohio law requires mental health providers to get permission from at least one parent before diagnosing a minor with gender-issues, and disallows blockers, hormones, and surgery even with parental consentHugo Awards for SF lit, held in China this year, censored by CCCP to no one's surprise (they started the fuckery in 2018)Happy News!NASA's Mars helicopter flew 14x further than planned, lasted 3 yearsJapan is on the moon!Astrobotic lunar lander didn't quite make it, but they learned a lot. Intuitive Machines is trying next monthExperimental gene therapy gave a deaf 11 yr old hearing for the first timeThe nation's largest solar energy and storage project came online in California last week, offering 875 megawatt-hours of solar capacity, and 3 gigawatt-hours of storage.CAR T cells - genetically engineered T cells - have been used to fight blood cancers for a while. In mice they are slowing aging when altered to eliminate senescent cellsHusky digs up gas leak, potentially saves the blocktwo teen girls in canada rescue british couple pulled out by riptideGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Claudine Gay resignedThe IRS will waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes Texas seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, prevent Border Patrol agents from entering the areaMilei repeals housing regulation “Rental Law.” 1 month later Buenos Aires apartments double, rents down 20%US and UK launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, in response to their attacks on shippingThe Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq stock indices closed up 14%, 24%, and 43%, respectively, for 2023Congress agreed on a budget deal that's basically what they agreed to during the debt ceiling negotiationsTrump promised to pardon Jan. 6 riotersTrump makes fun of Nikky Halley for not saying the Civil War was about slavery Trump will not be allowed to make his own closing argument Wayne LaPierre resigned as head of NRAISIS suicide bombers responsible for two explosions in IranISIS condems Hamas for sacraficing the people of Gaza for Iran's “regional project” (and bombs Hamas)The Islamic Fatwah Council found Hamas to be a Human Rights violator, issued a fatwah900 Post Office managers wrongly convicted of theft/fraud over 14 year span due to faulty computer systemTwo Chinese labs working on replicating LK-99 appear to have found a room-temperature superconductor.Bill Ackman's wife is accused of plagiarism. In retaliation Ackman will investigate all current MIT faculty members, President, other officers of the Corporation, and its board members for plagiarism.“the plagiarism issue seems more like busting Al Capone for tax evasion.Does Chris Rufo have a Harvard degree?"corruption inside China's Rocket Force and throughout the nation's defense industrial base is so extensive that US officials now believe Xi is less likely to contemplate major military action in the coming years than would otherwise have been the case..."Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'Mexican Cartels use drones to kill 30 people, first hit of its kindRegulators ordered U.S. airlines to temporarily stop using some Boeing 737 Max 9 planesMost High-Cost Borrowers (payday loans) don't understand basic financial conceptsMedicare capped Insulin at $35/month. Some plans are choosing not to cover insulins with higher manufacturing costU.S. is experiencing a police hiring crisis NCAA is seemingly embracing Name Image and Likeness CollectivesWilliam Penn's statue remains on his homeWe can make dishwasher that work well again! SEC approved Bitcoin ETFHappy News!Swedish scientists found yields could be increased by running an electrical current through plants' rootsUT botonists found that exposure to etheline gas increases yields and stress tolerance in crops.NASA exploratory research grant funds a project to investigate ways to keep hydrogen at liquid temperatures in cislunar space.On Dec 21 a 13 yr old finally beat Tetris, a world first Same project funding a way to use swarms of laser-propelled one-gram probes to get to Proxima Centauri (and back(? But also !) in 8 years.In-womb surgery allows girl to walkCops charge up 5 floors of fire to carry out ninety-year olds from burning buildingHero dad saves woman and baby from car swept up in floodEneasz has a new story coming soonRory Stewart walked across Afghanistan in winter, accidentally discovered a lost city along the way, Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Claudine Gay resignedTrump kicked off the Maine ballot NYT sued OpenAICongress only passed 27 bills last year Israel uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza CityThey are also withdrawing troops Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group's military wing, killed in a drone strike in Beirut Israel Supreme Court struck down the judicial reform lawDenmark has a woke king after old queen abdicatesLink for a general update to the Red Sea situationUS Navy sunk three of four small boats from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels A trade group for social media companies sued Utah over laws prohibiting minors from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parentChinese professor used AI to write a science fiction “novel” that won a national competition.66-year-old dude stabs South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neckThe IRS will waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes Eneasz's story about AI and fanficHappy News!“Steamboat Willie” is out of copyright after 96 MFin' years. AI was trained on experimental data and used to identify chemical substructures that underlie selective antibiotic activity. This led to the discovery of a new structural class of antibioticsa protein antibody that reduces the number of inflammation-causing immune cells has been developed, treats asthmaFeng Zhou at NYU created tiny DNA robots. It can reproduce itselfMicrosoft is training a custom, narrow-focus LLM specifically on the regulatory process for small nuclear plantsUber Driver Returns $8,000 to Teen Who Left the Christmas Cash in His CarArmy veteran Juan Serrano in Virginia jumped 50 feet off a bridge to save a suicidal teenTroop DeploymentDavid - Scott Alexander's dadpostEneasz - Societies will collapse under war and bloodshed/ school makes kids suicidalWes - Against CommitmentGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Guyana & Venezuela both pledged not to use forceThe likely first longevity drug is based on sketchy science.Colorado Supreme Court banned Trump's name from the ballotMore trouble in the SuezIvy league presidents are terrible at PRBeff Jezos doxxed by ForbesEpic Games v. Google found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly.Texas makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, enabling state police to arrest suspectsTexas Supreme Court ruled that “good faith belief” of doctor is not enough for exception to abortion banGiuliani ordered to pay $148M for spreading lies about Georgia election workersBiden Administration announced it is setting new policy that will allow it to seize patents for medicines developed with government funding if it believes their prices are too high.House formally approves Biden impeachment inquiryHappy News!a specially trained LLM asked to write short computer programs that can generate solutions to a particular mathematical problem outdoes human mathematiciansTesla drops a demo video of Optimus Gen2The FDA approved two sickle cell disease treatments, including its first-ever approval of a therapy that uses the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPRTroop DeploymentsSpirituality Takes TimeTracingWoodgrains' post about Nonlinear and Lightcone Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
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Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!Sam Altman is back at OpenAI!Not fake news - future news! George Santos actually expelled this timeScientists got a whole-ass Earth-plant to grow in lunar regolithGaza pause didn't last long, but the original 4 days were extended to 63 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 dronesNew war just dropped!? Red Venezuela v. Guyana (v. Brazil?)The Hague ruled that this is b******tGuyana Analysis Thread!Binance CEO "CZ" steps down, pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering violationsBad news: abortion bans workTwo senators introduce “The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act” which would ban gas-operated firearms… and also non-gas-operated semi-auto firearms. Expert on guns: “Now you're just lying”More Ukraine funding probably not comingJohn Cornyn: “I think there's a misunderstanding on the part of Senator Schumer and some of our Democratic friends,” Cornyn said. “This is not a traditional negotiation, where we expect to come up with a bipartisan compromise on the border. This is a price that has to be paid in order to get the supplemental.”The House has already passed an immigration bill that make asylum much less generousHappy News!Life-extension drug approved for phase 2 trials (but drug is for dogs)University of Washington researchers developed deep-learning algorithms for noise canceling headphones such that wearers can pick which sounds they want to hear, and which to blockVideo demoDoritos SilentEleos Health, a company developing a “tool that can run in the background of mental health sessions and uses voice AI capabilities to analyze it and give insights and information about the patient”All 41 Workers Rescued From Collapsed Tunnel in India Himalayas After 17 Days TrappedJapan has a new island!Badass footageA team of YouTubers, engineers, and ranchers found how much horsepower a horse can pullGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindkiller.substack.comWes, David, and Eneasz invite Yassine Meskhout onto the podcast to discuss his recent Substack post about the Israel-Palestine situation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindkiller.substack.comWes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:George Santos wasn't actually expelled, they just triedAnd they're trying againSpaceX gets FAA approval for second Starship test launchSAG Strike is over! The AI provisions of the dealSama kicked …
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News Links:SBF guilty on all chargesWe have a speaker of the house!He doesn't have a bank account?!?First bill passed: $14 billion in aid for Israel plus $14 billion in cuts for IRSBiden Executive Order on AIZvi agrees that it is mostly a prelude to actions to be taken in a few yearsProminent AI Scientists from China and the West Propose Joint Strategy to Mitigate Risks from AI Israel NewsHouthi Rebels in Yemen are launching missiles at IsraelHezbollah and Israel firing rockets at each other in LebanonChinese companies removed Israel from their mapsHalf of The Kids Today think Hamas was justifiedOne of the founders of the Democratic Socialists of America resigned over the Hamas supportcommies supporting a final solutionanti lgbt, black Hebrews, shocked pikachuFearless Fund sued by same group that got rid of formal discrimination in university admissionsEVs are getting harder to sellHappy News!AI reads words on Pompeii scroll, makes John Lennon sound good, gets people jobsAlmost 900 school districts are giving kids 3-day weekends!Missouri poll found 69% of parents approved, but (naturally) press coverage has been uniformly negativeU.S. economy grew almost 5% in the third quarterNew fish just droppedNew Silkworm just dropped - Adding spider DNA to silkworms creates silk stronger than KevlarTeenagers who came across an empty candy bucket refilled it with their own candyEneasz - Don't Trans Me BroGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying $1.1BCaroline Ellison of FTX admits on the stand that Sam bribed Chinese officials with $100M to unfreeze their assets, purposely tried to scam Saudi investors in the final days of FTX, & intentionally tried to sic regulators on Binance to destroy his competition.The NYT issued a mea culpa for its coverage of the destroyed hospitalA US Navy warship shot down several cruise missiles and drones launched from Yemenmia khalifa plus many others cancelledan intrepid 25-year-old Israeli woman saved an entire kibbutz from harm by leading a group of residents to kill more than two dozen advancing terroristsTexas fortifies border with New Mexico with concertina wireGag issue ordered for TrumpA group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-MeterHappy News!over the past two decades increased globalization has resulted in higher wages, safer workplaces, and less child labor, and it has happened the fastest in the countries that have opened the most and are most integrated in global supply chainsBay Area high school grad (with a 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scored 1590 out of 1600 on SATs) rejected by 16 colleges - hired by Google! Eleven of the 271 recipients of the Thiel Fellowship have founded unicorns so far!!Troop DeploymentsEneasz - Gender is personality (or maybe more accurately, personality-tropes)Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Azerbaijan wonThe Free Press says this is Israel's 9/11They randomly massacred a music festival, taken many hostages“Declare a humanitarian interest in liberating Gaza from Hamas' theocratic military dictatorship”Madmen march in support of murder-rapeUS shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of troops Turkey has been striking Kurdish separatistsNew Tinder $500-a-month plan Trump org found guilty of fraud, lost its business licenseCowards refuse to recognize artAlabama has a new voting mapAnthropic - patterns of neuron activations map to “Features” which separately represent thingsAnthropic CEO and Co-Founder says there's a 75-90% chance that humanity won't be wiped out by AIs!Walmart says users of weight loss drugs are buying less foodWood structure aged 476,000 yrs old foundFDA Delenda Est!! Why won't you let old people be happy??Happy News!Air taxis in 2025?!?Nobel Prizes awarded last weekGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:FAA is “optimistic [about issuing a license] sometime next month" for Starship's second launchGovernment shutdown impending this weekendNew war just dropped between Armenia and AzerbaijanBiden impeachment inquiry announcedDemocratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey being indicted on bribery chargesKen Paxton acquitted Writers strike is over!Various old people who don't know how AI works are suing OpenAI for writing fanfic when prompted to write fanficThe Marines, uh, kinda lost an F35Amazon invests up to $4 billion in AnthropicHappy News!JWST finds evidence of a molecule only produced in nature by phytoplankton on an exoplanetUS Copyright office continues to hold that AI Art is not copyrightableGavin Newsome vetoed a bill to require drivers in autonomous trucksCavities have been cured!!!They Got the Lead Out of Turmeric! (in Bangladesh)Palisades Nuclear Plant to (probably) reopenChatGPT diagnosed a 7yr olds tethered cord syndrome after 17 doctors failed toTurns out there's an assload of lithium in Nevada, which is a good step 1 to getting Chinese slave labor out of the green tech market* E - Possibly largest lithium deposit in the world discovered on Nevada/Oregon border. Mining to begin in 2026. But Holy?* E - NASA's first asteroid samples from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday* David: Probably the West Desert, where I go shooting!* E - Dude jumps in river to save drowning child, doesn't remove shoes!* Troop Deployment* David - CHARGE $85 FOR VIDEO GAMES YOU A******S* Eneasz - Controlled Misery can make you strongerGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Intuitive Machines, the company behind the private moon lander, released a video of a test-fire of its landing enginesFifth Circuit injunction preventing government from censoring social mediaFifth Circuit also reversed lower court and upheld Texas law forbidding viewpoint discrimination by social media companiesSpaceX is ready for another test launch of Starship, but the FAA is dragging their feet on approval.Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years in prisonPutin and Erdogan met to try to revive grain dealBritish company FruitCast uses AI to count, weigh, and evaluate ripeness of millions of berries per dayFlorida State University professor Eric Stewart, a celebrated criminologist, is kicked out of FSU under allegations of fraud. Six major studies often cited as proof of systemic racism have been retracted. A collaborator blew a whistle a few years ago when a study with 500 participants was published as having over 1100 participantsHappy News!NY and LA school districts considering teaching kids to use ChatGPT to enhance learning rather than banning itUniversity of Tokyo researching a muon-based GPS replacement, which would work deep underground and underwater.Chinese air pollution down over 40% in a decade, life expectancy is up 2-6 years in cities.Ozempic can maybe completely remove the need for insulin in type 1 diabetics!? Research ongoingHuman-sized Legos make real buildings!!! German company Polaris has successfully test flown a scaled-down unmanned model of Aurora, a hypersonic/suborbital jet capable of delivering payloads to orbitThe Mars Society announced the creation of the Mars Technology Institute, whose purpose is to develop the technologies required to settle MarsA proof-of-concept device on Perseverance has generated enough oxygen to keep a small dog alive for 10 hoursUN Diplomat crowd-funds $144M to drain an abandoned oil tanker of over 1M barrels of crude and scupper the ship (Yemen couldn't do it cuz they're doing a civil war), prevented an eventual massive catastropheTroop DeploymentsScott Alexander 4 prezRIP Van Aaron HughesFootball now with AI-powered commentaryGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes and David are joined by Jamiel to keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Prighozin, Utkin, and more or less all Wagner head honchos dead after a Wagner-owned private plane was shot downChinese real-estate company Evergrande files for bankruptcy… in US court.Fourth (and final?) Trump indictment!Abortion is illegal in South Carolina againDoJ files charges against Elon Musk for illegal discrimination against refugees, despite this making no senseFifth Circuit upheld Mifepriston ban, but stayed order pending SCOTUS reviewHappy News!Meta has developed an open source GitHub Copilot competitorNew startup Rainmaker wants to make it rainIntuitive Machines' lunar lander slated to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 15 November.Quantum superchemistry. What is it? Why is it cool? Idk, but sounds super cool!AI (the kind Eneasz wants to stop) used to allow ALS patients to communicate at 80 WPM using brain interfaceTech investors are trying to make a new city in an otherwise-empty part of SFBAGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what's going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Coroner's report (Cu2S (known impurity in LK-99) has a first-order phase transition around 378 K accompanied by a large resistivity drop)Index of replication attemptsIsraeli Knesset banned “reasonableness” standard, but nothing further yetClarence Thomas is even more corruptReason on common misconceptions about Trump indictmentJack Smith has Trump's Twitter DMsOhio rejected Republican attempt to rig referendumsEcuadorian presidential candidate running on anti-organized crime & corruption assassinated at rally. Gunman dead.DeSantis proposes making student loan debt dischargable via bankruptcyOpenAI and many others are bottlenecked by lack of GPUs right nowRichard Hahahania not canceled by HuffPoEneasz - Anti-tech is necessarily pro-slaveryHappy News!Cure for cancer???Cultured Meat approved for sale in US US suicide rate down to 1960's levelsNet result cutting 35% of the climate impact of commercial flights if implemented!US carbon-per-capita down to WW1 levelsRobotor, the automated chisel. Users feed data, it makes detailed marble and stone sculptures. CA approves robot taxi (of the four accidents reported, all of them are fake news)Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we'll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe
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