Podcasts about Bureaucracy

The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The American public was never given the full picture. Official language softened the enemy. Bureaucracies preferred vague terms to hard truths. That made the country slower to understand the threat and easier to manipulate. When governments hide the nature of an adversary, they also weaken the public will needed to confront it...

Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time―and How to Fix It (Ecco, 2026), looks at the data on the amount of time Americans spend filling out paperwork and following up it to access things they are entitled to—and what could lessen the burden. Photo: Bundles of old files in an old filing cabinet in the attic of the Entiat National Fish Hatchery in Washington in the United States. (Photo by Julia Pinnix/USFWS via Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Find us at www.crisisinvesting.com  Find Bill at https://substack.com/@cgpodcast  The U.S. Military Is a Trillion-Dollar Paper Tiger—Drones, Carriers, and Strategic Failure The hosts interview retired U.S. Army officer and military historian Bill Buppert, fellow at the Libertarian Institute and host of the Chasing Ghosts podcast, about U.S. military shortcomings and strategic failures since 1945. Buppert argues the Pentagon fields expensive "exquisite platforms" that are unfit for 21st-century peer conflict, citing lost influence in the Middle East and Africa and recurring defeats or stalemates in Iraq and Afghanistan. He critiques procurement and consolidation after the 1993 "Last Supper," and highlights troubled systems including the Zumwalt, Littoral Combat Ship, Ford-class EMALS, aircraft carriers, and the F-35's low readiness rates. He emphasizes the revolution of cheap FPV/UAV warfare, salvo competition in air defense, depleted munitions stockpiles (including Stingers), limited U.S. homeland missile defense, and vulnerabilities such as container-launched drones. The conversation also covers Ukraine's prospects against Russia, NATO red lines, Iran's terrain and history, and the importance of considering moral injury in war. 00:00 Meet Bill Buppert 01:52 Paper Tiger Pentagon 04:56 Iraq War Blowback 06:24 Rakes and Stupidity 10:22 Bureaucracy and Budgets 12:05 Navy Procurement Fails 14:05 Carrier and EMALS Risks 18:49 Drones Change Warfare 24:13 Defense Industry Monopoly 27:20 Salvo Competition IAMD 31:46 Carriers vs China Math 36:28 F-35 Readiness Disaster 39:56 Homeland Missile Defense Limits 42:58 Smuggled Nukes and Drones 44:22 Homeland Attack Scenarios 46:06 Civil Defense Blind Spot 47:12 Empire Mindset and 9/11 48:25 Bring Policy Home 51:14 Bureaucracy and Defense Waste 53:07 Drones Change Warfare 54:43 Why COIN Fails 56:58 Ukraine Forecast and NATO 59:57 Iran Nukes and Regional Power 01:08:09 Homeschooling and Trades 01:11:29 Iran Terrain and History 01:14:12 Moral Injury and Farewell

Join our community. Text "freedom" to (202) 918-5348  In this episode of American Potential, host David From welcomes back nurse practitioner Amy Siple for an incredible update on her fight against the Kansas Board of Nursing—and the major reforms that followed. After missing a licensing deadline while caring for her husband during his cancer battle, Amy faced disciplinary action that could have damaged a career spanning more than 30 years. Instead of accepting it, she fought back. What began as one nurse challenging the system uncovered similar stories across Kansas, including nurses whose careers and livelihoods were devastated by minor licensing and paperwork mistakes. Now, that fight has produced real results. Kansas lawmakers passed reforms separating licensing mistakes from professional discipline, requiring the removal of qualifying nurses from disciplinary databases, changing how the nursing board operates, and creating a fund for nurses harmed by past actions. Amy also shares how her own case was ultimately vacated and how another major reform gives Kansans a fairer opportunity to challenge government agencies in court. It's a remarkable story of what can happen when one person refuses to back down—and how one fight against government bureaucracy could help thousands of nurses in Kansas and inspire reforms across the country.

David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, a platform built around a simple idea: give people the tools and incentives to create together. In this short conversation we discuss how a health decision saved his son's life and how it changed how he eats, why bureaucracy compounds unless you actively destroy it, monitoring your mind before making decisions, and why the best products often improve by removing complexity. It's time to listen and learn. ------ Chapters: (0:00) How Keto Can Help Treat Bipolar Symptoms (2:38) Connection Between Physical and Mental Health (3:58) Current Metabolic Routine (4:40) How Your Metabolic State Affects Decision Making (5:48) The Signs of a Great Product (6:32) Bureaucracy is the Enemy of Progress (ALT: Why You Need to Destroy Bureaucracy) (7:20) Giving Feedback that Actually Motivates (7:50) The Key to Feedback is Tone (8:44) The Email You Should Never Send (9:53) Patterns in Bad Decision Making (10:38) Principles of Good Decision Making (11:19) Mental Models for Problem Solving (11:56) The Gaming World Said the Avatar Was a Disaster. He Didn't Listen. (ALT: Why the Gaming World Hated the First Avatar) (12:58) When Instinct and Data Disagree (14:12) Roblox's Magic Decision Making Quadrant (14:38) Inner Monologue of the Best CEOs (15:36) Manufacturing Threats to Achieve Alpha (16:08) Mistakes in Roblox History (18:30) Biggest Generated Universe in World (19:33) Roblox Community's Pushback on New Avatars (20:20) Capital Allocation Strategy (22:28) Building Incentives on Early Roblox (24:31) Early Disagreements on API (26:18) How Erik Cassel Supercharged Roblox (27:05) The Economic Model that Almost Ruined Roblox (31:43) How Robux Works (32:22) Robux as Future Digital Currency (33:34) What True Focus Looks Like (35:14) How Roblox Uses AI (36:11) Age Ban and Verification Policy (38:29) Is Age Verification Slowing Growth at Roblox? (38:56) Positioning and Optionality for Long Term Growth (39:43) The Future of Immersive Gaming (42:51) Reaction to Ready Player One (43:48) Advice For To a 16-Year-Old Wanting to Start a Company ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ ------ Follow David: X: https://x.com/DavidBaszucki ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +Applovin: Launch your first AppLovin campaign and grow your business: https://applovin.com/shane +Matic: the robot vacuum that does it all—grab yourself a year of free bags here. ⁠http://maticrobots.com/shaneparrish⁠ +HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/tkp +LMNT: My go-to zero sugar electrolytes — get a free LMNT Sample Pack here: https://DrinkLMNT.com/TKP NOTE: This episode discusses health and medical topics for informational purposes only. Shane and his guest are not medical professionals, and nothing in this conversation should be considered medical advice. Please do your own research and consult a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions about your health. NOTE: Shane and guests may hold positions in assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this conversation should be considered investment advice, financial guidance, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Always do your own due diligence or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anish Acharya is joined by Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, for a conversation about how AI is rewriting the startup playbook, why founders should be more ambitious than ever, and what two decades of Silicon Valley booms, busts, and missed opportunities have taught Garry about building what's next. Garry reflects on turning down an early opportunity to join Palantir, why chasing what's "hot" is often the wrong strategy, and why the best ideas tend to begin with people pursuing strange, earnest obsessions outside the mainstream. They also explore how AI changes the economics of company building, why traditional SaaS may be losing its advantage, and how tiny teams equipped with hundreds of agents can build businesses at a scale that once required entire organizations. The conversation goes deeper into agentic companies, taste and agency, why "a markdown file is an employee," and how AI could remove layers of bureaucracy that have historically limited organizations. Garry and Anish also discuss the future of consumer AI, the coming "harness wars," why AI adoption may take longer than Silicon Valley expects, and what the next generation of founders can build with intelligence that was unimaginable just a few years ago.   Resources: Follow Garry Tan on X: https://x.com/garrytan Follow Anish Acharya on X: https://x.com/illscience Follow Y Combinator on X: https://x.com/ycombinator Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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If you work with an agency, there are a few things you usually only learn once the campaign is already running. In this special in-person episode, Michael sits down with Belkins Managing Director Alex Sribnyi to talk about what actually happens behind the scenes of B2B lead generation: why some agency-client relationships work, why others fall apart, what companies often misunderstand about outbound, and how the role of an SDR is changing. Alex has spent more than 10 years in the industry, managed hundreds of SDRs and Account Managers, and worked across thousands of B2B client strategies. So this conversation goes well beyond theory. Michael and Alex get into:

How do you lead 16 agencies and serve 8.2 million people without losing sight of the individual? NYC's Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Helen Arteaga shows what happens when a leader moves beyond the binary of efficiency vs. compassion, using data and local insights to get both right. In this episode, you'll learn: Why a structured system for serving people from birth through end-of-life means better, consistent care. How to use neighborhood-level data and geographic targeting to serve people before they hit crisis. How to get the right processes in place before feeding data to an AI. The importance of early intervention with babies and children. Why ensuring equal access to good care is so personal for DM Arteaga, and how she honors her father's legacy by doing so. Guest: New York City's Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Helen Arteaga Listener Survey: bit.ly/datasmartpod Music credit: Summer-Man by Ketsa About Data-Smart City Solutions Data-Smart City Solutions, housed at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, is working to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. We seek to promote the combination of integrated, cross-agency data with community data to better discover and preemptively address civic problems. To learn more visit us online and follow us on LinkedIn.

Oil is a psychological event, and nobody experienced it as one. For ten thousand years, every household chose nightly between eating its oil and burning it for light. Petroleum ended the choice, and this episode is about what winning did to us. Part two of the Parachute Problem finishes Nolan's Odyssey first: the Sea Peoples as the empire's own veterans, Odysseus bringing Troy's tactics home, Athena's amnesia as national dissociation, the war with no ledger. Then the substance: what crude oil actually is, why America has not built a major refinery since 1977, oil and light as interchangeable words in scripture, Christ as an oil word, the 1973 embargo and the inward turn, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as an unconscious dug into salt, Carbon Democracy, and the question nobody will ask: are we going into a dark age. The Bronze Age left the answer baked into clay, and the only thing that crossed the last dark age was a poem carried between people. Free resources: gettherapybirmingham.com. Support the show with code TAPROOT at Hardy Nutritionals.   oil psychology, petroculture, peak oil, why no new refineries, oil refinery shortage, US refinery 1977, crude oil explained, sweet vs sour crude, 1973 oil embargo, Strategic Petroleum Reserve salt caverns, Carbon Democracy Timothy Mitchell, Bronze Age collapse, Sea Peoples, Odyssey ending explained, Christopher Nolan Odyssey analysis, xenia law of Zeus, Linear B, dark age, Great Endarkenment, energy unconscious, Bataille expenditure, empty self psychology, Jungian psychology, oil and light Bible, Taproot Therapy  

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.Welcome back to another episode of Venture Unlocked, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the business of venture capital.In this episode, I sit down with Aditya Agarwal of South Park Commons (SPC) to trace his journey from being one of the earliest employees at Facebook, becoming CTO at Dropbox, and then the inspiration of creating South Park Commons from his living room. The firm just announced a $575MM IV, it's largest fund to date. We discuss his decision-making at key career forks including his learnings working with Mark Zuckerberg, the power of surrounding yourself with exceptional people, and the five founder traits SPC relentlessly optimizes for. We also covered what it means to invest at the -1 to zero stage, and his view on the current state of venture capital.Thanks for listening to another episode of Venture Unlocked. I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Aditya. If you'd like to get Venture Unlocked content straight to your inbox, go to ventureunlocked.substack.com and sign up, or head over to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe. Thanks again for listening.Aditya Agarwal is a General Partner at South Park Commons and a longtime technology leader and entrepreneur. He previously served as CTO and VP of Engineering at Dropbox, where he scaled the engineering organization from 25 to more than 1,000 people. Before Dropbox, Aditya was one of Facebook's earliest engineers, helping build foundational products including News Feed, Search, and Messenger before becoming the company's first Director of Product Engineering. Today, he invests in and advises early-stage startups, drawing on decades of experience building some of Silicon Valley's most influential technology companies.Topics in this conversation include:* Choosing Oracle Over Bridgewater (2:31)* First Impressions of Mark Zuckerberg and Early Facebook (6:02)* Lessons From Oracle on Talent Density and Bureaucracy (9:38)* Five Founder Traits SPC Looks For (13:14)* Growing the SPC Community and Early Angel Checks (22:33)* AI, ChatGPT, and Rethinking Fund Size (35:15)* Investing Ahead of the Curve in AI and Robotics (39:11)* Aiming for 5x Net Per Fund (41:04)* AI Compared to Railroads and Heavy Capex (46:07)* AI's High Usefulness Floor and Mass Adoption (49:10)* Concerns Around Hyperscaler Capex and Hiccups (52:01)* Closing Reflections and Takeaways (54:38)Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you'd like to be considered as a guest or have someone you'd like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on X. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.com

The FDA rejected MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD after the best trial results ever recorded for the disorder, because the patients could tell they were on the drug. That decision is the cleanest proof of the psycho-history series thesis: we have turned science into a ritual, and the ritual now outranks the truth. This episode covers the 2024 FDA decision, why the placebo effect is actually the ritual of care working, why noticing may be the mechanism of action psychology cannot admit, the fake Nobel Prize in economics, Porter's Trust in Numbers, the invalid DSM, Wampold's missing active ingredient, and how institutions develop defenses exactly like people do. Then Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the IMAX projectors nobody can build anymore, and what it means that we can no longer build the things we know we need. Part one of two. Part two: oil. MDMA FDA decision, MDMA therapy PTSD, FDA rejects MDMA, psychedelic therapy, randomized controlled trial problems, placebo effect explained, placebo studies, open label placebo, evidence based practice criticism, DSM not valid, STAR-D study, Nobel Prize economics fake, Hayek Pretence of Knowledge, Theodore Porter Trust in Numbers, Bruce Wampold common factors, psychotherapy research, Christopher Nolan Odyssey, Odyssey IMAX 70mm, IMAX film projector, Bronze Age collapse, psycho-history, Jungian psychology, depth psychology, Taproot Therapy   Free resources: gettherapybirmingham.com. Support the show with code TAPROOT at Hardy Nutritionals.

Put on your summer best and board a ferry to New England’s hottest tourist destination! It’s time for us to discuss “Widow’s Bay,” a funny horror story about the mayor and other denizens of a cursed island. Of course there’s a creepy clown, and a slasher, and a dark secret that goes back centuries. Of course Stephen Root is wild-eyed! Once you visit Widow’s Bay, you’ll never want to leave… which is good, because you might not be able to. Jason Snell with Annette Wierstra, Tony Sindelar and Monty Ashley.

Put on your summer best and board a ferry to New England’s hottest tourist destination! It’s time for us to discuss “Widow’s Bay,” a funny horror story about the mayor and other denizens of a cursed island. Of course there’s a creepy clown, and a slasher, and a dark secret that goes back centuries. Of course Stephen Root is wild-eyed! Once you visit Widow’s Bay, you’ll never want to leave… which is good, because you might not be able to. Jason Snell with Annette Wierstra, Tony Sindelar and Monty Ashley.

This week we look at the craziness going on in some of the worlds top universities - including the Ceuta invasion; Country of the Week - South Korea;  The Oxford Union Islam debate; Humza Yousaf on Islamic dominance;  Police and Schools encourage Isalmism;  Boy George supports Israel;  The Walter Mitty world of Prof Jason Arday;  Left Wing Terrorism;  Women v. Men in sport; the death of Bill Oddie;  Fauci's silence; Bill Anderson on Bureaucracy; Feedback and The Final Word - Matthew 12:36-37 - and Johnny Cash's most important song.  with music from The Proclaimers; Johnny Cash; Supertramp; Boy George; BTS; The Blues Band; Coldplay

"Government isn't changed by policies. Government is changed by people." Episode Chapters [00:03:04] Why bureaucracy exists and what it was designed to accomplish [00:07:38] Five practical ways to move ideas forward in large organizations [00:10:19] Why reaching a decision maker is often the biggest obstacle [00:11:03] How leaders can empower employees to accomplish more [00:15:27] Why parks must think beyond today and plan for future generations [00:20:21] Finding the people who influence decision makers Phil Gaines returns to the Park Leaders Show for a discussion with Jody Maberry on one of the biggest challenges facing park leaders: getting things done in a bureaucracy. Phil explains why government was intentionally designed to move deliberately and how leaders can successfully navigate that reality. He shares five practical strategies for advancing ideas, including thinking strategically, understanding organizational systems, using visuals, finding champions, and reaching decision makers. The conversation also explores how leaders can build cultures that empower employees, encourage innovation, and move important initiatives forward for the benefit of future generations. Resources www.parkleaders.com https://parkleaders.com/about/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theparkleaders/  

In this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast, host Mark Ledlow continues his conversation with captive insurance and risk-management expert Kyle Sweet about protecting businesses, family offices, and generational wealth in an increasingly unpredictable world.Kyle explains how captive insurance can help business owners gain greater control over risk, reduce dependence on the commercial insurance market, and potentially transform an uncontrollable expense into a financial asset. He also discusses how family offices can preserve wealth by diversifying investments, involving qualified experts, maintaining responsible governance, and preparing future generations to become capable stewards rather than dependent beneficiaries.The conversation also explores the growing security challenges facing high-net-worth families and businesses. Mark and Kyle discuss continuous threat assessments, AI-generated reputational attacks, economic disruption, and the importance of combining security, insurance, and enterprise risk management. Kyle emphasizes that tomorrow's risks require agile professionals who can anticipate second-, third-, and fourth-order consequences before the damage occurs. Learn about all this and more in this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast.KEY TAKEAWAYSCaptive insurance can transform risk management from an expense into a financial asset.Business owners can operate more like family offices without immediately selling their companies.Generational wealth should produce capable heirs, not dependent beneficiaries.Family-office decisions should never be controlled by one dominant personality.Diversification and expert guidance help protect wealth from poor investment decisions.Money does not eliminate risk. It creates new personal, financial, security, and reputational exposure.Security assessments must be continuous because threats evolve constantly.AI can create fake images, emails, receipts, and political associations that damage a company's reputation.Security professionals should participate in broader enterprise risk and captive-insurance discussions.Agile and independent teams are often better positioned to anticipate emerging threats than large bureaucratic organizations.QUOTES “Money does not insulate them from risk. It creates infinitely more types of risk.”“This is not your trust fund. This is a family fund.”“You want your heirs to give more than they take.”“You don't get security one time and then think you're good.”“There's nothing more intimate with somebody than their money.”“You can't do that unless you have an assessment.”“This is an injury that you don't even know you're being cut until you've bled out.”“Bureaucracy kills innovation.”“Innovation comes from people who are nimble, agile, and can change on a dime.”“What we know today will be a completely different thing tomorrow.”Get to know more about Kyle Sweet through the link/s below.https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-sweet-08b97173/To hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen on major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.

The non-profit Disclosure Foundation, chaired by former federal official Christopher Mellon, has released a new document that calls for the establishment of a task force designed to ensure the government is prepared to deal with the potential fallout UFO disclosure could have on the public.Links/Sources:A National Preparedness Framework for the Human Consequences of Disclosure | Disclosure FoundationDisclosure Foundation on X: "

The non-profit Disclosure Foundation, chaired by former federal official Christopher Mellon, has released a new document that calls for the establishment of a task force designed to ensure the government is prepared to deal with the potential fallout UFO disclosure could have on the public.Links/Sources:A National Preparedness Framework for the Human Consequences of Disclosure | Disclosure FoundationDisclosure Foundation on X: "

Social Security Commissioner and IRS Commissioner Frank Bisignano joins Lisa Boothe for an in-depth conversation about modernizing America's largest government agencies, eliminating fraud, and bringing private-sector innovation to Washington. Drawing on decades of leadership at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, First Data, and Fiserv, Bisignano explains why he left the corporate world to serve in the Trump administration, how technology is transforming Social Security, and what Americans should know about the future of Trump Accounts for children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent go full members-only to break down what 2026 is shaping up to look like for the Air Force—no press releases, no sugarcoating. From the F-47 and collaborative combat aircraft to B-21 delays, A-10 politics, pilot manning, maintenance reality, and why bureaucracy keeps kneecapping readiness, this episode is a blunt assessment of where things are actually headed. They dig into recruiting momentum, training pipeline friction, Special Warfare course structure, and why talent management—not slogans—is the real force multiplier. If you want optimism backed by realism, this is the conversation.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Ones Ready intro and why 2026 matters 01:10 Why predictions beat wishful thinking 02:40 F-47, NGAD, and contractor reality 04:45 Aircraft costs, delays, and maintenance truth 07:30 Pilots vs managers and broken talent models 10:20 Bureaucracy, sorties, and credibility 13:40 A-10, E-7, and budget knife fights 16:55 Drones, CCAs, and the future fight 20:30 Space vs airborne command and control 24:45 Recruiting momentum and readiness strain 30:10 Special Warfare pipeline friction 34:40 What's actually trending positive in 2026 38:30 Final thoughts for the year ahead

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Data innovation isn't about buying better tools. As Dallas and Cleveland show, it's about how leaders listen, support risk-taking, and work alongside agencies. The result? A culture where innovation thrives, and scales. Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Brita Andercheck, Chief Data Officer in Dallas, and Liz Crowe, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer in Cleveland, about how they drive transformative change across city governments. From reporting structures to how you listen to agencies to going out into the field yourself, they share the unglamorous work that actually drives transformation. In this episode, you'll learn: How to strike the balance between centralization and decentralization Why a problem-first approach beats technology-first Why data teams should measure their ROI The importance of collaboration and relationships How to create psychological safety so teams "fail smart" Guest: Dr. Brita Andercheck – Chief Data Officer and Director of the Office of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, city of Dallas Dr. Liz Crowe – Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, city of Cleveland Listener Survey: bit.ly/datasmartpod Music credit: Summer-Man by Ketsa About Data-Smart City Solutions Data-Smart City Solutions, housed at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, is working to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. We seek to promote the combination of integrated, cross-agency data with community data to better discover and preemptively address civic problems. To learn more visit us online and follow us on LinkedIn.

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The release of Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries gives Todd an opportunity to revisit the government's pandemic response and the lessons Americans should carry forward. Todd argues that early uncertainty may have justified caution, but not years of mandates, shifting claims, economic disruption, and pressure on constitutional liberties. He reviews reported diary entries about Fauci's relationship with President Trump, his growing celebrity, and internal discussions surrounding COVID's possible origins, while recalling public claims about distancing, masks, vaccines, and ivermectin that shaped the national debate. The episode then connects those concerns to a broader warning about unelected power. Drawing on a report about CIA whistleblower James E. Erdman III, Todd discusses allegations that intelligence officials sometimes view themselves as the “adults in the room” who may restrain elected leaders. His central argument is that a permanent bureaucracy cannot become a fourth branch of government, insulated from presidential authority and public accountability. The answer, he says, is truth, constitutional limits, and sustained scrutiny of institutions that exercise power over American life.

The release of Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries gives Todd an opportunity to revisit the government's pandemic response and the lessons Americans should carry forward. Todd argues that early uncertainty may have justified caution, but not years of mandates, shifting claims, economic disruption, and pressure on constitutional liberties. He reviews reported diary entries about Fauci's relationship with President Trump, his growing celebrity, and internal discussions surrounding COVID's possible origins, while recalling public claims about distancing, masks, vaccines, and ivermectin that shaped the national debate. The episode then connects those concerns to a broader warning about unelected power. Drawing on a report about CIA whistleblower James E. Erdman III, Todd discusses allegations that intelligence officials sometimes view themselves as the “adults in the room” who may restrain elected leaders. His central argument is that a permanent bureaucracy cannot become a fourth branch of government, insulated from presidential authority and public accountability. The answer, he says, is truth, constitutional limits, and sustained scrutiny of institutions that exercise power over American life.

The release of Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries gives Todd an opportunity to revisit the government's pandemic response and the lessons Americans should carry forward. Todd argues that early uncertainty may have justified caution, but not years of mandates, shifting claims, economic disruption, and pressure on constitutional liberties. He reviews reported diary entries about Fauci's relationship with President Trump, his growing celebrity, and internal discussions surrounding COVID's possible origins, while recalling public claims about distancing, masks, vaccines, and ivermectin that shaped the national debate. The episode then connects those concerns to a broader warning about unelected power. Drawing on a report about CIA whistleblower James E. Erdman III, Todd discusses allegations that intelligence officials sometimes view themselves as the “adults in the room” who may restrain elected leaders. His central argument is that a permanent bureaucracy cannot become a fourth branch of government, insulated from presidential authority and public accountability. The answer, he says, is truth, constitutional limits, and sustained scrutiny of institutions that exercise power over American life.

The release of Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries gives Todd an opportunity to revisit the government's pandemic response and the lessons Americans should carry forward. Todd argues that early uncertainty may have justified caution, but not years of mandates, shifting claims, economic disruption, and pressure on constitutional liberties. He reviews reported diary entries about Fauci's relationship with President Trump, his growing celebrity, and internal discussions surrounding COVID's possible origins, while recalling public claims about distancing, masks, vaccines, and ivermectin that shaped the national debate. The episode then connects those concerns to a broader warning about unelected power. Drawing on a report about CIA whistleblower James E. Erdman III, Todd discusses allegations that intelligence officials sometimes view themselves as the “adults in the room” who may restrain elected leaders. His central argument is that a permanent bureaucracy cannot become a fourth branch of government, insulated from presidential authority and public accountability. The answer, he says, is truth, constitutional limits, and sustained scrutiny of institutions that exercise power over American life.

People on Clare County Council's housing waiting list are not asking for perfection – they are asking for a front door they can call their own.   That is the message from Aontú representative for Clare, June Dillon, who has called on Clare County Council to dramatically speed up the refurbishment of its vacant housing stock, arguing that unnecessary bureaucracy is prolonging the housing crisis for thousands of local people.   Clare County Council has 257 people on their waiting list over 7 years for housing with the national average re-let time for a social house by a local authority being approximately 35 weeks.     Derrrick Lynch spoke with Aontú representative for Clare June Dillon, followed by Cllr Tony O'Brien.  Photo (c) Clare County Council

Who actually governs America? Has the administrative state accumulated so much power that it now operates beyond the constitutional authority granted by the American people through their elected representatives? In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano examines newly declassified intelligence records, the Floris email, and FBI documents released by Senator Chuck Grassley. These revelations raise serious constitutional questions about whether unelected bureaucrats manipulated intelligence, suppressed critical information, and increasingly viewed themselves as independent from the elected officials they are supposed to serve. This episode examines the administrative state, the Intelligence Community, constitutional accountability, separation of powers, and the growing influence of the permanent bureaucracy, often referred to as the Deep State, through the lens of the U.S. Constitution and the Federalist Papers. Discover how post-9/11 intelligence reforms, institutional self-preservation, and bureaucratic mission creep may have shifted power away from elected officials and toward unelected government institutions, raising a fundamental question: Do the American people still govern the United States, or has the administrative state become America's unelected fourth branch of government? What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why newly declassified intelligence documents raise constitutional questions that extend far beyond a single administration.  How the administrative state expanded after 9/11 and fundamentally changed the relationship between intelligence agencies, elected officials, and the American people.  Why controlling the flow of intelligence can shape constitutional decision-making at the highest levels of government.  How mission creep, bureaucratic self-preservation, and institutional incentives threaten constitutional accountability.  Why the Founders designed a government accountable to We the People and what happens when permanent institutions begin operating outside those constitutional boundaries.  Topics Covered: Administrative State, Deep State, Intelligence Community, FBI, FISA, Constitutional Accountability, Separation of Powers, Self-Government, Federalist 51, Permanent Bureaucracy, Floris Email, Intelligence Reform, Chuck Grassley, Professor Nick Giordano, The P.A.S. Report Podcast

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson proposed several ideas in a newsletter Sunday as ways to cut spending and raise revenue while Dallas confronts a projected $51 million gap in its next budget. In other news, a man accused of breaking into a woman's apartment was shot and killed by Fort Worth police Sunday morning;  in April, the CDC issued an advisory, warning Americans of a nationwide rise in tick-borne illnesses. The agency reported tick bite-related ER visits reached their highest levels since 2017; and retiring is getting more expensive. Meet the mother-daughter duo with a solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US President Trump echoed his promise to retaliate against Canada for our wildfire smoke drifting south. It comes as more than 900 fires actively burn across the country, with a number of communities evacuated from their homes. But the severity of our wildfire season should come as no surprise given Canada's track record since 2023. Yet somehow, the response from provinces and territories doesn't reflect back-to-back record-breaking seasons. Host Maria Kestane is speaking with John Gradek, an aviation expert and professor at McGill University to discuss how Canada needs to cut jurisdictional red tape, and improve access to aerial suppression efforts.  We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Text the show! Last week on Common Sense, Chad asked whether government can ever actually get smaller.This week, a single receipt from California turns that question upside down.When electric vehicles reduce smog inspections, what happens to the fees that funded them? When lottery revenue is promised to schools, what happens when the institution becomes more important than the promise? What do tobacco settlements, prison contracts, and legalized sports betting all have in common?This episode follows the money—not the headlines.Instead of asking whether government solves problems, Chad investigates what happens when those solutions begin threatening government revenue.You'll never look at public policy the same way again.In This Episode California's smog fees and EV incentives  Why gas taxes are disappearing  The lottery promise that quietly changed  Tobacco settlement bonds and shrinking smoking rates  Prison occupancy guarantees  Ferguson's dependence on fines and fees  Sports betting, Kalshi, and the next generation of government revenue  Ronald Reagan's warning about permanent government 

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Story of the Week (DR):Social Media's 'Big Tobacco Moment': Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Fine for Allegedly Fueling Teen Suicide and AddictionMeta is being sued by 33 US states, led by California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey.12 blue/12 red/9 purpleThe states allege that Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teens, fueling a youth mental health crisis (including anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide).They also accuse Meta of violating child privacy laws by collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent.Meta warned a federal court that it could face up to $1.4T in penalties if the states prevail at the upcoming trial (set for August 18, 2026). Meta extrapolated this massive figure—which is roughly equivalent to the company's entire stock market value—based on the methodology proposed by the lead states for calculating damages.Meta calls the penalty "outlandish" and "unsubstantiated," arguing it has no precedent in consumer protection history: 'A sanction of that size has no analog in the history of consumer protection enforcement.' The company accuses the states of improperly multiplying penalties (e.g., stacking fines based on daily usage time). Meta denies the allegations, asserting its platforms have extensive safety tools and that the claims are unmoored from actual unfair practices.‘I Don't Think I'm Ever Going to Stop,' Says Mark Zuckerberg. Even With 'Infinite Money,' He Has No Plans to Retreat to His Massive Hawaii EstateMeta found to breach EU laws with 'addictive' Instagram, Facebook designsInstagram and Facebook's “addictive” designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union's digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report.The tech giant violated the EU's Digital Services Act by failing to adequately consider the risks associated with design features that affected the physical well-being of its users, including minors and vulnerable adults, the European Commission said.These features include infinite scroll, which constantly shows fresh content, autoplay, push notifications and highly personalized recommendation systems — feeding users' compulsion to continue using platforms and putting them into “autopilot mode.”The EU Commission also accused Meta of ignoring available information about how much time young people are spending on Instagram or Facebook at night, and how different types of content formats, from reels to stories, could lead to excessive use of its services.Meta said, “We disagree with these preliminary findings.”New Zealand Moves To Ban Climate Change Litigation. Will The U.S. Follow?New Zealand has proposed a bill to limit the ability of individuals to sue high greenhouse gas emitters over the impacts of climate change, relying instead on the enforcement measures taken by the government. The bill appears poised to pass.The women who wouldn't let climate data disappear MMAfter losing their jobs at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Rebecca Lindsey, her sister Mary and colleague Anna Eshelman teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offlineRebecca Lindsey, a technical writer for NASA–one of 280,000 federal workers fired by Musk/Trump, joined forces with former NOAA employees Anna Eshelman, and Mary Lindsey, her older sister, to become the core team behind the deactivated site's successor, Climate.us, preserving over 15 years of key climate data and resources.Elon Musk says he always wanted his SpaceX employees to get rich — and now thousands of them are millionairesElon Musk's 'Chainsaw for Bureaucracy' Just Left an $11 Billion Budget Hole as Trump Rehires StaffThe trove features key maps, educational materials and climate indicator reports, including the now-deleted Fifth National Climate Assessment, the government's most comprehensive analysis of climate change that was at risk of being lost to the publicJersey Mike's $12 billion IPO filing reveals a $50 million payday for the founder's stepson and a $41 million jetFamily members of founder Peter Cancro were employed Jersey Mike's in various roles and received compensation in excess of $120,000 from the Company as follows for the years ended December 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and 2023:John Cancro, Mr. Cancro's brother, received total compensation of approximately $20,019,231, $519,231 and $500,000, respectively;Paul J. Cancro, Mr. Cancro's son, received total compensation of approximately $8,001, $216,022 and $208,023, respectively;Robert Cancro, Mr. Cancro's son, received total compensation of approximately $38,462, $1,038,462 and $1,000,000, respectively;Tatiana Cancro, Mr. Cancro's wife, received total compensation of approximately $11,538, $311,539 and $300,000, respectively;Caroline Jones, Mr. Cancro's daughter, received total compensation of approximately $38,462, $1,038,462 and $1,000,000, respectively;Alexandra Powers, Mr. Cancro's sister-in-law, received total compensation of approximately $0, $1,165,437 and $0;Daniel Powers, Mr. Cancro's brother-in-law, received total compensation of approximately $30,213,462, $1,793,952 and $0;John Tesauro Jr., Mr. Cancro's brother-in-law, received total compensation of approximately $0, $0 and $2,429,628, respectively;Phillip Sivolobov, Mr. Cancro's stepson, received total compensation of approximately $50,011,538, $311,539 and $276,923, respectively.GRAND TOTAL: $112MStepson Phillip got $51M, brother John got $21MOther Peter Cancro schwag in 2025:Got a $41 million jet and an additional fixed amount of $166,666.66 per month in light of the business expenses incurred by Mr. Cancro related to air transportation to travel from time to time for business purposes.Lease agreements valued at $1M in rent (leases go to 2030) Controlled company: Blackstone (will control more than 50% of voting power)Board: 8 directorsBlackstone:Chair Nigel Travis (also chair of Abercrombie & Fitch)David N. KestnbaumDevon L. RinkerMichael J. StaubFounder/former CEO/chair: Peter CancroCEO Charles R. MorrisonCheryl S. Miller, director on two controlled companies:Tyson FoodsOld Dominion Freight Line (Congdon brothers)Fran Horowitz, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (where chair serves as chair)Goodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: Amazon, Walmart and Other Large Employers Could Face New Costs As New Jersey Targets Companies With Medicaid Workers— Will Other States Follow?DR: UBS says rich people will be younger, female and openly queer thanks to the Great Wealth TransferMM: Meta Buried Research Linking Instagram To Teen Harm While Facing $1.4 Trillion Penalty That Could Erase Its Entire WorthMM: ESG!Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay CelebritiesAn internal Madison Square Garden database of VIPs labels Joe a “medium risk,” one of roughly 400 celebrities given a risk score.If you're a celebrity and you're marked with a risk score—even as a low risk—it means “you've done something in the publicity world, the social media world, that has caught the attention of the wrong people,” the source continues.The talent database also tracks some celebrities' race, gender identity, and sexual orientation; 93 entries are marked as “LGBTQIA.”MM: California vs. Elon Musk: Tesla Snubbed as New EV Incentives Boost Rivian, Lucid MM DRAssholiest of the Week (MM):Billionaire amplificationKen Griffin says everyone is misinterpreting the AI revolution — and wishes Zohran and Bernie would ‘read a damn history book for once'“[Capitalism is] the greatest success story in the history of humanity,” Griffin said, urging the self-identified socialist politicians, “whether it's Bernie Sanders, whether it's Mamdani,” to “read a damn history book for once and then tell us how to run our country.”Jeff Bezos 'Made All of Our Lives So Much Better,' Says Billionaire Investor Tim Draper"Amazon has made all of our lives so much better," Draper said.Draper said he has benefited from what Bezos has done, and that's a part of the world economy that isn't spoken about enough."Those geniuses who create this incredible world for us are benefiting all of us."40 Epstein-Tied Billionaires Have Injected $1.6B Into US Elections, Report FindsThese are the millionaires and billionaires pledging to fund Trump accountsZuckMeta AI Data Centre Contractor Triggers Biohazard Scare After Flushing Rare Bacterium Into Public SewersMeta Platforms To Build $9 Billion A.I. Data Centre In CanadaThe $145 Billion Lie? Zuckerberg's Leaked Town Hall Audio Exposes Massive AI Failures After Mass LayoffsMeta jumps into AI coding market in effort to chase Anthropic and OpenAIWhat person in their right mind would trust Zuckerberg with their coding?Hollywood Vs Zuckerberg: CAA Warns Meta's AI Image Tool Needs A Major Privacy Overhaul‘I Don't Think I'm Ever Going to Stop,' Says Mark Zuckerberg. Even With 'Infinite Money,' He Has No Plans to Retreat to His Massive Hawaii EstateJeff Sonnenfeld - DRIn defense of Musk, SpaceX, and dual class shares“the rigid formulas of proxy advisors create a perverse, socially destructive incentive: hoard your wealth like an oligarch to maintain your good governance rating, or give it away and risk losing your company”“The proxy advisors want a world governed by rigid mathematical formulas because auditing a checklist is easy. Evaluating human character, industry dynamics, track records of success and failure, and the capacity for visionary leadership is hard. But it is exactly that hard work of judgment which is vital. When it comes to dual-class shares, it is time for the critics to step out of the theoretical vacuum and look at the real-world scoreboards”Headliniest of the WeekDR: OpenAI Wants a $1 Trillion Valuation. But College Students Are Testing At The Level Of 10-Year-Olds AND Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%MM: ‘Waymo Takes Revenge, Dropping Drunk Teens Directly Into Squad of CopsMM: West Virginia spent $3M to create university program to fight ‘woke ideology.' One student is enrolledWho Won the Week?DR: Free Float's new platformAnd blowhard Jeffrey Sonnenfeld for arguing that dualclass owners are necessary because the dualclass mechanism allows them to sell shares and maintain voting power so they can “cure diseases, endow universities, and combat poverty” MM: Free Float data: Elon Musk and the age of the corporate leviathanAbove a certain size the ordinary rules of governance apparently cease to apply.Of the 16 listed firms worth more than $1trn, seven are shareholder fundamentalists.None has an elaborate statement of corporate purpose, since they are mostly content making heaps of moneyFree Float says Nvidia, Amazon, Broadcom, Micron are all TOTALITARIANNext are the corporate paternalists, who believe that the problem with shareholder democracy is that its voters do not know what is best for them.Free Float says Berkshire, Google, Meta are all TOTALITARIANThe final clan presents the strongest argument against the end of corporate history: individual shareholders consent to hand over all of their rights to the world's richest man, who then governs as he sees fit.Free Float says SpaceX, Tesla are TOTALITARIANBasically, it's nice of the economist to recognize everything Free Float says every weekPredictionsDR: Jeff Sonnenfeld writes something on Fortune that triggers meMM: Jeff Sonnenfeld writes something on Fortune that triggers Damion

Episode Summary A father and his four children were found dead in their home in Ulsan after months of severe financial hardship. While the case was ruled a murder-suicide, the discussion quickly expands beyond the crime itself into the failures of Korea's welfare system, the stigma surrounding mental health, and the bureaucratic obstacles that can leave vulnerable families without meaningful support. Joe and Shawn examine how the family had already been identified as a high-risk household and had been visited by schools, welfare officials, police, and child protection workers. Despite multiple warning signs, no agency ever developed a complete picture of the family's crisis. The episode explores whether this tragedy represents an isolated incident or a broader failure of institutions designed to protect children and families. Topics Discussed The Ulsan family murder-suicide Carbon monoxide deaths using charcoal briquettes Poverty and financial collapse Single fathers in Korea Mental health stigma Child welfare investigations Bureaucratic barriers to assistance In-kind support versus direct cash assistance Coordination failures between government agencies Korea's suicide rate Proposed welfare reforms Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:00 The Ulsan case 06:00 Financial hardship and the family's circumstances 12:00 Welfare assistance and why it wasn't enough 19:00 Single fathers and asking for help 24:00 Child protection and looking for the wrong warning signs 31:00 Mental health, stigma, and caregiver burnout 37:00 Bureaucracy and agency coordination failures 43:00 Possible reforms and remaining concerns Mentioned During the Episode Korea's Basic Livelihood Security Program Korea's child protection system Previous Dark Side of Seoul episodes on K-Poverty, child abuse, Yoo Young-chul, and the WaWo Apartment collapse Shawn's book on ghost encounters in Korea Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk Listen & Follow Website: https://darksideofseoul.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-side-of-seoul-podcast/id1504623984 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lZBXNX79kwH2NXcJWNcb8 Patreon: https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul YouTube: https://youtube.com/@darksideofseoul Instagram: https://instagram.com/darksideofseoul Facebook: https://facebook.com/darksideofseoul Contact: info@darksideofseoul.com About The Dark Side of Seoul The Dark Side of Seoul explores Korea's darker history, folklore, true crime, urban legends, supernatural traditions, forgotten places, and the cultural stories that don't usually appear in guidebooks. New episodes include deep historical dives alongside our "Fun Sized" discussions of current events, controversies, and unusual aspects of life in Korea. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why are public school budgets skyrocketing while student proficiency scores tank? How do districts artificially inflate graduation rates while leaving children entirely illiterate? In this episode of Varnblog, we sit down with Emmy award-winning investigative journalist Chris Papst to uncover the disturbing reality exposed in his new book, Failure Factory.For nearly a decade, Chris Papst and his team at Project Baltimore have investigated the deep-seated corruption, administration failures, and academic integrity issues within the Baltimore public school system. In this eye-opening conversation, Chris breaks down why Baltimore encapsulates a playbook used by major urban school districts across the United States to prioritize funding over educational outcomes.We pull back the curtain on shocking grade-changing scandals, the erasure of standardized testing, and the systematic hiding of school violence data to avoid "persistently dangerous" labels. Chris also explains the toxic structural mechanics that are driving real educators out of the profession, revealing that the nationwide teacher shortage is a direct symptom of unmanageable classroom conditions and a total lack of administrative discipline enforcement.If you are a parent, taxpayer, or educator looking to understand how the bureaucratic state manipulates public education, this breakdown of the "50% rule" and institutional data juking is essential listening.✨ Order Chris Papst's book, Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future, available now!Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer 

(Presented by Thinkst Canary: Most Companies find out way too late that they've been breached. Thinkst Canary changes this. Deploy Canaries and Canarytokens in minutes and then forget about them. Attackers tip their hand by touching 'em giving you the one alert, when it matters. With zero admin overhead and almost no false-positives, Canaries are deployed (and loved) on all 7 continents.) Three Buddy Problem - Episode 104: We discuss the return of Anthropic's Fable 5 from export-control suspension with guardrails so aggressive that spelling "exploit" gets you downgraded. Plus, a debate on AI frontier labs killing businesses at scale, and OpenAI offering equity to the US government. Also, buried on page nine of a 'Scattered Spider' arrest indictment: Microsoft's never-before-detailed GDID device identifier, a persistent Windows fingerprint with massive implications for OPSEC, privacy, and APT tracking. Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu. Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open: Heat wave in Washington DC 3:45 Fable 5 returns after the 15-day timeout 5:21 "Refined classifiers" and the downgrade-to-Opus mess 8:23 Codex vs. Claude: real-world malware analysis test 12:41 Who are the guardrails for? Defenders locked out 19:13 What even is a "jailbreak assessment framework"? 21:37 Two theories: failed PR vs. killing a thousand startups 24:59 Could the labs build kernels or a whole OS? 31:38 Bureaucracy is the moat 36:09 Can AI actually run an attack? (Spoiler: 14 detections) 47:01 OpenAI offers the US government a 5% stake 58:16 Scattered Spider arrest and Microsoft's GDID revelation 1:12:02 OPSEC fallout: how APT groups adapt to device telemetry 1:27:18 UFO update, shout-outs from Seoul

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became the perfect case study in how the Trump administration operates: rushed decisions, ignored experts, a no-bid contract, a failed blue liner, algae blooms, and then arrests without charges. Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold break down the full timeline of the pool's history, from its 1923 completion and Obama-era $34 million structural rebuild to the 2026 polyurea coating job that fell apart within weeks. The conversation covers the narcissistic personality traits that define Trump's decision-making pattern, why bureaucracy exists as a check on executive power, and how the vandalism narrative surrounding the pool follows the same playbook used across every major controversy of his administration. The hosts also examine the no-bid contractor with a criminal history, the claim that a 350-foot razor cut caused the damage, and why the motorcade driving over fresh coating is a more plausible explanation than a coordinated sabotage effort. Beyond the pool, the episode covers competitive yoga, Indiana limestone in Washington monuments, the Greg Ballard Secretary of State petition fight in Indiana, Tucker Carlson's credibility shift, and what the rise of data centers means for Midwestern communities. Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold host the We Are Libertarians podcast, available at wearelibertarians.com. 0:00 Introduction and Show Catchup 3:45 Competitive Yoga and Harry's Morning Routine 8:30 Trump's Narcissism and the Reflecting Pool Preview 12:30 The DSM Nine Traits of Narcissistic Personality 18:30 Reflecting Pool Full History and Timeline 38:00 Matthew Visits the Studio 40:30 Obama's $34 Million Structural Rebuild 46:00 The Blue Liner, the Motorcade, and the Algae Bloom 51:00 The No-Bid Contractor and His Criminal History 53:30 Bureaucracy as a Check on Executive Power 56:30 Biden Era Failures and Mitch McConnell's Role 58:30 Tucker Carlson, MTG, and Candace Owens 1:07:30 Harry's Free Will Test for Trump Supporters 1:09:30 Death of Stalin and CCP Comparisons 1:12:30 Data Centers and Midwestern Communities 1:13:30 Final Thoughts and Indiana Ballot Access Fight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Murphy is a systems administrator from Chicago's Austin neighborhood running for Cook County Board President - and he's taking on a Democratic machine where the current president has held power for 16 years and several races run completely unopposed. So what happens when an IT guy looks at the second-largest county in America and decides the whole thing just needs a reboot? In this episode, Brian sits down with Murphy to break down his community-first approach to county government - pushing power down to churches and local organizations instead of the county, capping property taxes at 1% of purchase value, and giving police "the teeth" to keep streets safe without militarizing them. Brian pushes him hard on the libertarian purity-test problem too... when do you stop leading with the carrot and bring out the stick? And what's the day-one plan against a bureaucracy with 16 years of relationships built in? They get into the property tax crisis crushing Black and Latino neighborhoods, the Seattle drug-decriminalization disaster versus the European model that works, and why Murphy thinks Zohran Mamdani's playbook - not his policies - is the lesson every outsider candidate should study. Whether you're in Cook County or watching from a thousand miles away, this is a case study in something bigger... how you break a political machine when you've got no money, no party, and no permission. Because if it can work here? It can work anywhere. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Republican, Democrat, Now Libertarian: Murphy's Story 2:15 - Selling a Third Option in One-Party Cook County 5:37 - Pushing Power Down to Churches and Communities 7:40 - The Carrot and the Stick: When Government Force Is Needed 10:00 - "Clubhouse Libertarianism" and the Purity Test Problem 12:09 - Seattle's Drug Disaster vs. the European Model That Works 14:57 - The Blinking Red Light: Cook County's Property Tax Crisis 17:53 - Does "Cut Spending" Actually Land With Voters? 19:57 - The IT Guy's Day-One Plan to Attack the Leviathan 23:33 - Why Most Voters Check Out (and the 80/20 Reality) 27:49 - Persona vs. Policy: The Movie-Star Problem in Politics 29:15 - Taking On the Bureaucracy and 16 Years of Relationships 32:39 - Final Thoughts: The Mamdani Lesson and How to Win Local 36:30 - Where to Support the Campaign Episode Links Connect with Michael Murphy:

Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone. I recently founded Aut2Aut, a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community, and believe you me, the German authorities weren't exactly going out of their ways to make it a seamless, easy process. In the meantime, I've also had some adventures in the welfare system.So if you've ever stood powerless in the face of the powers that be, a half-filled form in one hand, and a phone that's been on hold for the past 30 minutes in the other, and you want to feel less alone with your experience, or learn how to start a nonprofit in Germany, this is the episode for you. You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations' sensory info and service instructions. Mentioned in this episode:FrauenLoop, free tech education and network for anyone who identifies as a womanAut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic peopleprepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going thereHow to support my nonprofitTheme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week we're talking about something almost every leader is wrestling with right now: why transformation is so hard even when they know they need to change. My guests are Phil Lebrun and Jana Werner, co-authors of The Octopus Organization, a book that challenges the traditional way companies are structured and led.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…leaders navigating transformation and growth who want to build organizations that can meet the level of change.    TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE…most organizations approach change as a transformation project with a clear beginning and end. Jana and Phil challenge that idea, arguing that the current environment requires organizations to continuously adapt, learn, and respond rather than rely on top-down change initiatives. In this conversation, they explain why so many transformation efforts fail, how bureaucracy and rigid structures slow organizations down, and why behavior change matters more than new technology or organizational charts.    KEY TAKEAWAYS… Transformation is often overused when continuous adaptation is what organizations really need. Behavior change matters more than organizational charts or new technology. Bureaucracy grows when organizations prioritize control over learning. Curiosity and psychological safety fuel innovation and adaptability. Leaders create lasting change by empowering the people closest to the work.   WHAT I LOVE MOST… Phil and Jana challenge the idea that transformation is something you complete. The organizations that thrive are the ones that treat learning and adaptation as part of everyday work.   Running Time: 29:13   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani Online: LinkedIn Facebook X   Find Phil Online: LinkedIn    Find Jana Online: LinkedIn    Phil and Jana's Substack:  The Octopus Organization   Phil and Jana's Book:  The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation    

A Vision for Governance Reform in Canada. Guest: Conrad Black. Biographer Conrad Black and billionaire Stephen Jarislowsky have proposed recommendations to streamline Canadian governance by reducing duplicated bureaucracy. They argue that Canada's public service is top-heavy and that lowering corporate and personal taxes is essential for maintaining economic growth and competitiveness with the United States. 151900 ORPHAN'S HOME, ONTARIO

Conrad Black. Conrad Black discusses the excessive size of Canada's government relative to its population. He argues that overlapping jurisdictions lead to a top-heavy, expensive bureaucracy and recommends reducing the public service through attrition.1903 ST. LAWRENCE