Pirate Wires

EPISODE EIGHT: The battle of self driving rages on. While companies like Waymo are producing their highest safety scores, politicians & unions are actively fighting to create anti-self driving propaganda. We review Sanjana's article "Labor’s Shadow War With Self-Driving Cars" and Lee Edwards joins us to break down all of the clown world discourse. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman and special guest Lee Edwards Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/labors-shadow-war-self-driving-cars Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Lee Twitter: https://twitter.com/terronk TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Welcome Lee Edwards To The Pod! 2:18 - Everything Self Driving Cars - Trolling & Discourse 5:25 - Sanjana's Article On Pirate Wires On Self Driving Cars 10:30 - The True Stats On Waymo Safety 18:00 - Traffic Fatalities In SF 19:15 - The People Involved In Anti-Self Driving Policies 22:20 - Why Do Unions Hate Self Driving? 29:30 - Gaslighting 31:10 - How The SF Fire Chief Is Involved 34:50 - How Unions Control Everything 41:45 - Apology 47:00 - Scooter Ban - Why Do Politicians Ruin Everything Good 51:30 - Response To Our Article 54:00 - ESG Lies and Racist Undertones 58:20 - Self Driving Isn't Going Anywhere 58:45 - Follow Lee On Social Media - PW Podcast Every Friday!! See You Next Week

EPISODE FOUR: In this episode, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Trae Stephens. We break down the movie Oppenheimer, the aftermath of dropping nuclear weapons, and the discourse surrounding the film. Featuring Mike Solana , Kmele Foster, Trae Stephens Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Kmele Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmele Trae Twitter: https://twitter.com/traestephens TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Kmele & Trae 1:48 - SPOILER ALERT If You Don't Know The Ending To WWII 2:25 - Christopher Nolan's Past Movies We Liked 3:23 - Review Of Oppenheimer 13:30 - Creating A Doomsday Device To End All Wars 20:13 - Controversy Around The Name Oppenheimer - Accountability For Actions - We're Missing This Today 29:20 - Famous Physicist Who Worked On Manhattan Project 32:45 - McCarthyism 35:32 - Was The Movie Too Pessimistic? 38:00 - No Nuclear Bombs Have Been Dropped After WWII 39:18 - "Thank God For The Atom Bomb" - Why We Needed To Drop The Nuke 55:23 - Preventing Other Countries From Getting Atom Bombs 56:52 - What's More Dangerous? Dropping The Nuke or Not? 59:50 - Depravity For The American Project 1:03:58 - No One Wants War 1:05:00 - Thanks For Joining For This Special Episode! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

EPISODE SIX: In this Episode, Mike & River are joined by Liz Wolfe from Reason. Liz has been deep into uncovering everything about Robert F. Kennedy's rise in the 2024 presidential election. We discuss his ascension, media censorship, where he's right about vaccines and where he goes way off the rails, why people are seeking alternative candidates, and if he's a viable candidate for the Democratic Party. Featuring Mike Solana ,River Page, and Liz Wolfe Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://reason.com/video/2023/06/29/rfk-jr-the-reason-interview/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Liz Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWolfeReason TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Liz Wolfe To The Show! 2:10 - Liz and Reason's YT Video on RFK - The Backlash Liz Has Faced 10:30 - Rewriting History - 2020 Lockdown Gaslighters 13:45 - RFK's Real Stance On V**cines 18:30 - Claims On Autism, Xanax, Child V**cinations 26:35 - Media Censorship 35:45 - RFK's Actual Political Stances As A Democratic Candidate 41:09 - The Church River Was Raised In 44:25 - Why Is RFK's Anti-Establishment Message Resonating? C*vid Aftermath & Dems Losing Liberals 48:20 - Where RFK Loses The Plot - Conspiracy Sloppiness 53:00 - Immigration 55:55 - Final Thoughts On RFK - Why He's Compelling & Why People Are Seeking Alternatives 57:54 - See You Next Friday! Go Follow Liz and Watch Reason's Video On RFK - Link In Description

EPISODE FIVE: On this week's Pirate Wires Podcast, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Ben Smith to discuss the death of new media. We get into the unrealized hope for new media, how Trump changed the media landscape, "disagreements" over mostly peaceful protestors, the death of BuzzFeed and straightening of the New York Times, and the future of the media. Featuring Mike Solana , Kmele Foster, Ben Smith Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: New Media Is Dead: https://www.piratewires.com/p/new-media-is-dead-long-live-new-media Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Kmele Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmele Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/semaforben TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Kmele & Ben To The Show! 3:15 - The Death Of New Media - What Went Wrong?? 10:50 - How Subscription Services Took Over 14:10 - How To Build Subscriptions, Homogenization Of Everything1 5:15 - Trump & Facebook - Is FB To Blame? 23:00 - How Trump Changed Everything 26:50 - Daily Wire's Rise, NYT Dominance 28:00 - Elon Takes Over Twitter - Future Of Twitter 34:00 - Will Threads Succeed? 35:30 - Censorship On Twitter (C*ovid, H**ter B*d*en) 41:00 - Jan 6th & Riots 45:00 - The Future Of Media - Fragmentation of Media 53:50 - Will Mike & Kmele Be Future Writers For The NYT?! 54:28 - Listen To The "Fifth Movement" Podcast! Read "Traffic" By Ben Smith and "Semafor" 54:55 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!!

EPISODE FOUR: Breaking down the discource around A.I. and what everyone is getting wrong with special guest John Luttig. The insane concept of digital land acknowledgement, and the people shaping our A.I. policies in DC. Featuring Mike Solana and River Page Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Hallucinations in AI: https://www.piratewires.com/p/hallucinations-in-ai DC’s DEI “Experts” Shaping AI’s Future: https://www.piratewires.com/p/dcs-dei-experts-shaping-ais-future Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Gorrell: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice John Luttig: https://twitter.com/absoluttig TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - John Luttig Joins The Show! Special Guest Article In This Weeks Pirate Wires 1:30 - Everything You Need To Know About A.I. Discourse 22:40 - Bye John! 22:55 - DC’s DEI “Experts” Shaping AI’s Future - Reviewing River's Article 29:10 - A Digital Land Acknowledgment?! LAND TURTLES?!31:15 - Stolen Land Virtue Signaling 34:25 - More On Digital Land Acknowledgment 38:00 - How History Gets Turned Upside Down4 4:00 A.I. Is Racist 46:15 - Woman Claims Credit Card Denial Over Gender 55:00 - See You Next Friday! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

EPISODE THREE, THE PRIDE ISSUE: "We're coming for your children," nudity at Pride events, the politicization of the Pride flag, the forever-changing history of Stonewall, the purpose of drag, how Pride has changed over the years, and more. Featuring Mike Solana and River Page Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: A Roundup Of All Pride Month News: https://www.piratewires.com/p/bad-week-for-esg Pirate Wires Twitter: @piratewires Mike Twitter: @micsolana River Twitter: @river_is_nice TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro To Pride Month 3:00 - Summary Of All Major Events During Pride Month 5:25 - River & Mike's Previous Experiences At Pride 11:45 - "We're Coming For Your Children" Insanity 15:05 - Jake Shields' Ridiculous Tweet About Gay Men - Questionable Sources 20:20 - Naked Bike Riders In Front Of Children - What Are Parents Doing? 23:00 - Drag Culture 32:30 - Old Man Twerking In Front Of Children 38:45 - Open Letter From GLAAD To Stop Hate - Includes Biggest Celebrities 43:30 - Stonewall - Misunderstandings and History Is Being Changed 52:45 - What Happened To The Culture And Where Do We Go From Here?

This week in Pirate Wires: We discuss the Titanic submersible that was destroyed in a catastrophic implosion. We dig into the insane discourse surrounding the event, the de-humanization of the victims, and overwhelming hatred of the rich on the left. We also discuss the Science debate between Joe Rogan, RFK Jr. and Peter Hotez. Featuring Mike Solana, Sanjana Friedman, and Brandon Gorrell. Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Titanic Sub & The Insane Discourse: https://www.piratewires.com/p/pirate-... Joe Rogan & RFK Jr. vs. Peter Hotez: https://www.piratewires.com/p/pirate-... Pirate Wires Twitter: @piratewires Mike Twitter: @micsolana Sanjana Friedman: @metaversehell Brandon Twitter: @brandongorrell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Introducing Sanjana! 0:40 - Titanic Submersible 5:30 - Unhinged Discourse 12:30 - James Cameron Has Been To Titanic 33 Times 13:30 - Dehumanizing The Victims 18:55 - We Want Humans To Take Risks 19:30 - What About The Migrants?! 24:15 - Tech Bros In San Fransisco 37:00 - Rogan vs. Hotez - Media Loses It Over Science Debate 57:40 - RFK Jr. Claims WiFi Causes Cancer

This week in Pirate Wires: on the ground at Trump’s arraignment, genetically modifying our freakish Everglade hell snakes to self-extinct themselves, and the Aztec Empire totally sucked, actually. Mike Solana, River Page, and Brandon Gorrell. Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Trump In Miami: https://www.piratewires.com/p/snapshot-trumps-boomer-tailgate-army Burmese Pythons: https://www.piratewires.com/p/dominion Aztec Video Game: https://www.piratewires.com/p/aztec-video-game-memes Pirate Wires Twitter: @piratewires Mike Twitter: @micsolana River Twitter: @river_is_nice Brandon Twitter: @brandongorrell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome To Pirate Wires! 0:40 - Trump In Miami - On The Ground Report From River 20:35 - Burmese Pythons Take Over South Florida 44:45 - Woke Aztec Game Gets Roasted On Twitter

Grimes, musician and artist, discusses AI, existential risk, clone threats, endless content, the future of art, simulation theory, San Francisco, movies, and the moral imperative to choose optimism.