Episode 130 - There's a New Tariff in Town
The Mind Killer
Political Tensions and Environmental Regulations
This chapter discusses recent political developments impacting U.S. foreign policy, especially with Venezuela, and critiques an executive order related to oil dealings. It also explores the complexities of environmental regulations, focusing on cadmium pollution and government accountability. Other topics include a humorous take on political decorum, social media activism, and implications of government debt during national emergencies.
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
News discussed:
Making nuclear fusers is a DIY thing for tech people, but you can kill yourself
DoJ dismissed police/fire cases against Durham, Maryland, and South Bend
It’s effectiveness is probably overstated, but still substantial
RFK says you should maybe, perhaps, consider getting the MMR vaccine
Texas measles outbreak now has 29 hospitalizations and 1 death
Kash Patel in as director of the ATF.
25% tariffs went into effect on Mexico & Canada
Exemptions for car makers. Also all USMCA-compliant goods
Ontario put 25% surcharge on electricity sales to U.S.
They backed down 20 minutes ago
Trump: our tariffs will increase by however much you tariff us!
Some Canada and Mexico tariffs paused, then more paused
Trump 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 million
ICE arrested a grad student Palestinian activist on a green card
Volokh: it’s unclear if they can actually do this
“Antisemitism Task Force” cut $400 million from Columbia university
Administration revoked Chevron’s license to pump oil in Venezuela
Trump EO: law firm that represented Hilary Clinton in 2016 loses security clearances, contracts, and access to federal buildings (like courts!)
Bitcoin lost value immediately after announcing Bitcoin Reserve
The CDC is doing a study on vaccines & autism. JFC
Autism diagnoses have probably been rising because of incentives, not because of vaccines
during state of union Rep Al Green was so disruptive he was escorted out by the sergeant-at-arms.
Twitter is currently getting DDOS’d apparently
Armed gunman arrested outside the White House
SCOTUS: Trump must pay USAID contractors who completed work before EO was issued
SCOTUS: San Francisco can s**t all over the ocean and the EPA can’t stop them
Virologists 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 post
Poland 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 admin
US cut off intelligence sharing (satellite surveillance) with Ukraine
Last 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 buy
the Ukrainians threw a box of bees into a Russian bunker to clear it.
The South Korean fighters bombed Seoul (by accident)
Kurdish break-away section of Syria agrees to reintegrate into Syria
Happy News!
Sick video https://x.com/Firefly_Space/status/1898033592191582430
Colorado Gov Polis moving to abolish 2-staircase requirement for midrise buildings.
We have a new mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer
Children 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)
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 Deployment
Eneasz - Folks are sleeping on married people
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