Episode 130 - There's a New Tariff in Town

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 [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