Episode 118 - An Iron Dome for your Dick

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 [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/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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com