Mike Solana and the Pirate Wires crew discuss the one-sidedness of TikTok on Israel-Palestine, the 'violent history' of pumpkin spice latte, viral Halloween candy incident, anchor babies, and Australia's response to COVID.

The Pirate Wires crew discuss the tech press's reaction to Marc Andreessen's manifesto, San Francisco's war on self-driving cars, the controversial hiring decision by the NYT, and cancel culture. They explore topics such as luxury beliefs, decentralized disinformation campaigns, and contradictory views on America. The conversation also dives into cancel culture and the consequences of expressing controversial views, including the controversy surrounding coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Tim Urban, author of "What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies", joins the podcast to discuss mental frameworks for clear political thinking, handling heated issues, and navigating Israel and Palestine. The conversation also covers the dangers of group think, social wars, and the solutions to societal problems.

Noah Smith, an expert on online reactions to terrorism and counter attacks, joins the Pirate Wires crew to discuss the disturbing discourse on the far left to the Hamas attacks and the role of cancel culture. They also delve into changes to Twitter, Elon Musk's role in journalism, and the future of the platform.

EPISODE SEVENTEEN: The Pirate Wires staff is back again for the weekly podcast. This week, we talk about recent murders of far-left activists in major cities that have caused outrageous responses online. We then get into the clown world of men pretending to be non-binary to attend a women's conference, A muslim mayor bans the pride flag, and Solana gives us the White Pill on the new face of tech after Mark Zuckerberg's interview with Lex Fridman. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed:https://www.theindustry.pw/p/of-course-men-were-going-to-start https://www.piratewires.com/p/hamtramck-muslim-city-council-progressives https://www.theindustry.pw/p/back-to-the-future Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Welcome Back To The Show! 2:25 - Leftist Activist Murdered In Brooklyn - The Response From The Far Right 14:27 - Clown World - Men Infiltrate Women's Conference By Applying As Nonbinary - Sanjana Reports 27:50 - Muslim Mayor In Michigan Bans Pride Flag - River Reports 40:38 - White Pill - Tech's Face Lift Through Beautiful AI Industry & Mark Zuckerberg's New VR Interview With Lex Fridman - The Future That We Want Is Coming! 53:40 - Like & Subscribe! New Podcast Every Friday! See You Next Week!

EPISODE SIXTEEN: Liz Wolfe returns to the pod this week! We discuss looting in Philadelphia and how an Instagram influencer named "Meatball" was introduced to the world. We then get into the bizarre Republican Debates and Immigration & Migrant crises that continues in major cities. River gives a report on how Florida is the only state that can actually build a high speed rail and Sanjana deep dives into San Francisco's Millionaire Marxist, Dean Preston. Featuring Mike Solana , Liz Wolfe, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/dean-preston-san-franciscos-millionnaire https://www.piratewires.com/p/florida-has-high-speed-rail-and-california Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Liz Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWolfeReason River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Welcome Liz Back To The Pod! Congrats On Her Newborn! 2:15 - On This Episode.. 4:10 - The Decay Of Philadelphia - How An Influencer Named Meatball Started A Riot 11:10 - Getting Caught Up In The Moment - Riots In NYC In 2020 19:40 - GOP Debate 24:22 - Immigration Reform - Migrant Crises In NYC 40:25 - Dean Preston - Deep Dive Into Sanjana's Article On San Francisco's Millionaire Marxist 54:11 - The Brightline - Deep Dive Into River's Article On Florida's High Speed Rail That California Never Will Have 1:10:05 - Follow Liz On Twitter - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday!!

Comfortably Smug joins Pirate Wires to discuss tearing down statues, John Fetterman wearing shorts in Congress, migrant crises, Biden's 'CHIPS Act' and more.

Grant Dever, a guest on the podcast, makes a compelling case for nuclear energy. The episode also covers the Grindr Union and its controversial demands, the attitudes of Zoomers towards remote work, the memory-holing of COVID policies, and the obsessive nature of the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd.

Liv Boeree joins the show to give an on the ground report of Burning Man, debunking rumors. They discuss Elon Musk suing the ADL, Time Magazine's AI cover, and have a debate around AI.

Returning guest John Coogan joins Mike in their mission to make the moon a state. They discuss the U.S. not taking control of the moon after landing and the impact of billionaires on San Francisco. They also explore California's new city and the resistance to growth in space exploration. Finally, they debate building a new city or investing in moon colonies, envisioning a world where infrastructure benefits society.