147 - The Shutdown Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Wes and Eneasz are once again joined by Jimmy to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:We’re still blowing up alleged drug traffickers in the CaribbeanWe’re also sending an aircraft carrier to hang outSeven people arrested connected to Louvre heistJudge orders administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fundTump pardoned the founder of Binance after he made a deal with Trump’s crypto startupFed cut rates by .25% againAWS outage turns off a big chunk of the internet brieflyUS-China trade dealAlso some kind of deal with South Korea4 Republicans joined Democrats in Senate to terminate emergency tariff powersAlso voted to terminate tariffs on BrazilNorth Carolina decided to gerrymander their Congressional mapAltman pulls of world’s biggest theft, taking OpenAI (partially) privateOpenAI subpoena requests for suicide funeral guest listOpenAI subpoenaing their critics for any and all documents related to regulations OpenAI opposes)NBA Coach, player, and a bunch of mafia dudes arrested in gambling stingHuel and plant-based protein powders have the same lead content as anything elseInterstellar object 3i/Atlas (comet?) flying through our solar system right nowHappy News!First human bladder transplant performedUS obesity rate down nearly 3 percentage points in 3 yearsNewsom vetoes bill that banned port automationCyberEyes are coming!Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. 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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com