144 - Bummer Time
The Mind Killer
Fusion Reactor Progress: 22-Minute Run
Eneasz highlights France's fusion reactor sustaining operation for 1337 seconds and its technical significance.
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
News links:
Senate voted 51-49 to block release of Epstein files
SCOTUS granted cert on tariff cases
Hyundai plant delayed at least 3 months due to the ICE raid.
Samsung Withdraws Its Personnel From Its Texas Chip Plant
Local areas would lose representation in order to benefit their national-level opponents due to redistricting
The killing of Iryna Zarutska
A 71-yr-old on the scene confessed to Charlie Kirk killing to divert the police
Killer was recognized by parents, they convinced him to turn himself in
Nexstar needs FCC approval for a merger (and a rule change)
Lots of other people getting fired
His widow is doing her best to avert civil war
Trump calling for Antifa to be designated a “Domestic Terrorist Organization”, which isn’t actually a thing
United States trying to reclaim Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan (diplomatically (for now))
Trump EO: $100,000 fee for H1-B visas
Fed cut interest rates by 0.25%
D.C. Circuit prevented Trump from firing Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook fraud allegations seem fake
Stephen Miran confirmed as Fed Chairman
Russian drone incursion into Poland’s airspace
Russian manned aircraft incursion into Estonian airspace
Hours-long wait times at Russian gas stations due to Ukraine blowing up all their refineries
Russia arrested some kids for filming a burning oil refinery
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a defense pact
News You Can Ignore - Trump and RFK found out how to prevent autism
Happy-Adjacent News
A federal judge has blocked a California law banning political deepfakes
Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman accused of assaulting agent during ICE arrest
Happy News!
France keeps a fusion reactor running 22 minutes
The guy who was trying to assassinate Donald Trump challenged Trump to a golf match to the death
The Chicago river is now swimmable
Troop Deployment
Eneasz - Castle Rat is worth high ticket prices
Wes - banning things is a last resort
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