Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
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Emil Bove confirmed 50-49 to lifetime appointment on Third Circuit
Followup: Trump tariffs went into effect on 60 countries
Also 100% tariff on computer chips??
Arab states (finally) called on Hamas to surrender
Hamas: no disarmament unless Palestinian state is created with Jerusalem as capital
Trump fired the guys who report the job numbers (BLS Director)
Bukele extends El Salvador’s presidential terms to 6 years and removes term limits, setting him up to be Dictator For Life
Fed refused to cut rates again and Trump is all pissed off
RFK terminating funding for mRNA vaccine research
GPT-5 released Zvi: “Early indications look like best possible situation, we can relax, let the mundane utility flow”
White House announces AI Action Plan to “win the race”, Zvi says it’s actually pretty good, all things considered
Texas Democrats leave state to prevent a legislative quorum and block redistricting. Gov issued arrest warrants and asked FBI for help, FBI says yes, without comment on how. Last time this happened was 2021
Mayor of LA signs an order that prohibits Senate Bill 9 from applying to places damaged by the recent massive fires. That’s the one that lets people build an extra house on their property, and/or split their single home into a double.
Waymo recently mapped the streets of Boston (sparking “concern” that they didn’t permission). The Teamsters are pushing legislation to stop robotaxis there, to protect their jobs. Since Waymo’s get in 90% fewer accidents than human drivers, this is sacrificing thousands of lives for union jobs.
News you can ignore: Tea app that let women gossip about men was hacked, releasing all their names/photos/IDs
Happy News!
UK & Germany will have Lyft robotaxis next year, sourced from Baidu
Bystander sees man fall unconscious onto train track as a train approaches, sprints across the track and yanks him to safety seconds before impact.
Troop Deployment
Wes - Find Aella a Husband
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