128 - Non-White Non-Straight Non-Men
The Mind Killer
Intro
The hosts recount the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl victory over the Chiefs, highlighting the game's unique moments, including strategic substitutions. They also share their personal celebrations in Philadelphia, capturing the local culture and festive spirit of the championship win.
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
News discussed:
Walking 4 days for PEPFAR treatment
Trump turned the government off and back on
Canada’s border security measure was announced in December
USPS stopped deliveries from China for 1 day.
Reciprocal tariffs announced, 25% on steel & aluminum
Trump possibly terminating USAID
this is pretty bad, but I’m against Hostage Puppies
National Science Foundation laying off 25% to 50% of staff
Trump EO: create a sovereign wealth fund
With what surplus?? Or are we just nationalizing industries?
Trump cut funding to UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA
Order imposes sanctions on ICC
Trump wants to take over Gaza
No one wants Gazans, “worst nightmare”
Egypt is hosting emergency Arab summit
Trump signed EO saying he’ll deport non-citizens who took part in Gaza protests
Trump is housing migrants at Guantanemo Bay
EO states Title IX must separate by biological sex
Elon Musk + staff gain access to Treasury payment system.
5 days later judge blocks access. ordered the destruction of any downloaded information.
Some public derisions about some of DOGE staff being young?
The CIA sent an unclassified email to the White House listing the first name and last initial of all new hires in the last two years
DNC elected new leadership including David Hogg as vice chair
TracingWoodgrains article on FAA hiring scandal
Iraqi man who burned Quran at a protest in Sweden in 2023 shot dead
Man in Manchester (England) arrested for… burning a Quran.
Do we need another Everyone Draw Muhammad Day?
Anthropic really does give the promised money to charities.
A young man slowly builds credibility with an AI to convince it to help him build a nuclear fusor
DJT stock still at $6.5 billion market cap
Happy News!
Czech beavers built a dam before government could even apply for permits
HELIOS - “High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance”
We have a treatment for prion diseases!
Dog treats made from cultured meat available in UK
Chemical building blocks of life and a history of saltwater on samples returned to Earth from the asteroid Bennu
first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years. Non-opiod!
Shortage of IV fluids for animals in Australia addressed by vet asking for discarded half-full bags from blood donation centers
Troop Deployment
Eneasz - That Ol' Comfy Racism
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