Episode 184—War Weave Friday!

It's War We Friday, and Eric and I talk about basically whatever we want to talk about. We talk about Venezuela, Cambodia and Thailand, U.S. Army drones, Ukrainian drones, prediction markets, and more! Content:03:34 Venezuela: The Next Big Conflict?12:19 AI and the Future of Warfare15:22 Digital Manipulation in Media20:14 The Military Industrial Complex: Drones and Defense25:48 The Switchblade Drone Debate: Efficacy and Relevance31:48 Prediction Markets: Betting on Global Events38:44 Insights from Polymarket Bets45:51 Shooting Drones1. Visegrád 24 on X: "BREAKING: U.S. soldiers have stormed and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. It was used to transport sanctioned Venezuelan and Iranian oil. Trump says that the U.S. will keep the oil from the seized tanker. https://t.co/5mRu9QkNw7" / X — https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1998901107066810427?s=462. Open Source Intel on X: "Reporter: Yesterday, the U.S. seized a ship off the coast of Venezuela. Would you welcome a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela? María Corina Machado: Look, some people talk about an invasion in Venezuela, the threat of an invasion, and I answer: Venezuela has already been https://t.co/viNJ6gDQuI" / X — https://x.com/Osint613/status/1999071571483165070?s=203. Visioner on X: "🇺🇸 The American anti-aircraft "drone" complex Merops has gained the ability to receive information from many different radar systems. Each drone costs approximately 14,500 US dollars, and the Merops system is one of the most promising developments in the C-UAS field. See the https://t.co/s8NwrI2YeB" / X — https://x.com/visionergeo/status/1998848458351063067?s=204. The Pentagon Wars | English Full Movie | Comedy War - YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpGBTU_jt45. Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "Test flight of the Ukrainian high speed Anti-Shahed FPV drone “STING” https://t.co/418LDFrLdm" / X — https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/18875216080189116836. Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "The @wilendhornets are presenting their "Hornet Vision" video system, which is used on the "STING" anti-Shahed drones. The video system provides a much higher quality video transmission from the interceptor to the operator. https://t.co/sZoaAGEYTk" / X — https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1997970474710757481?s=207. Sprinter Press on X: "The Cambodian army attacked a Thai military post on the border https://t.co/l1FkQVyI5J" / X — https://x.com/SprinterPress/status/19983338587903881348. Dr. Anthony Tingle on X: "The Pentagon is restricting reporting. The National Guard moves toward Memphis. The DoD buying expensive knock-off drones. And more! Listen and watch on Spotify: https://t.co/kaiRstHofs Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/tMbHyRkEeN https://t.co/d8qtvETE5w" / X — https://x.com/AnthonyLTingle/status/1970229425594884171?s=209. Enezator on X: "I don’t even want to think about how far artificial intelligence will go in a few years https://t.co/YqQdauCvN3" / X — https://x.com/Enezator/status/1998875236390023582?s=2010. Army pilots face low morale, 'survivor remorse' amid big cuts — https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-pilots-question-aviation-cuts/11. A Switchblade launcher now tested on Abrams Tanks. https://t.co/k2zFTr0CnV" / X — https://x.com/casualartyfan/status/1998148351238496601?s=4612. A War Turned Into a Global Casino: Polymarket Cashes In on Ukraine’s Suffering — https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6544913. Polymarket | The World's Largest Prediction Market — https://polymarket.com/14. Ukrainian BMP-1 gunner firing 6 shells in under 20 seconds https://t.co/7CggfijPov" / X — https://x.com/Zoma3mk/status/1998811996725326300?s=2015. Destruction of the enemy in the Pokrovsk direction. December 10, 2025 https://t.co/z3B3x1UXmx" / X — https://x.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1999043863663563254?s=20