The Mind Killer

The trio unites with the Bayesian Conspiracy to get mind killed on Libertarianism! Not mentioned in the episode, but worth putting here – SSC’s Anti-Libertarian FAQ Elinor Ostrom’s book –  Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action The Bayesian Conspiracy Podcast Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcast LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode: Priming and Contamination Do We Believe Everything We’re Told? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   News discussed:   Biden Bucks! - relief bill passed Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests  But see Marginal Revolution  Germany, France, Italy and Spain suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over questionable reports of blood clots   Happy News!   Covid News is mostly good! Literal worst person Andrew Cuomo is probably headed for the trash heap of history Promising mini-UBI study (sorta)    Burning wood is bad for you Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   18 dead (so far) in Myanmar protests    Texas: approval for backup generation not approved until Feb 14 City of Houston told everyone in the city not to drip water Family of 11-year-old boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100 million suit against power companies World's first coronavirus Human Challenge study receives ethics approval in the UK Cuomo is in trouble for covering up nursing home deaths Hungary is automatically approving any vaccine used by >1million people FDA announced that it will not require lengthy trials for updated vaccines You can no longer share The Mind Killer on Facebook Australia! Motels being sued as sex traffickers. Thanks FOSTA/SESTA!   Happy News! RNA malaria vaccine shows promising results Perseverance Rover landed on Mars! Digital Art goes fancy pants!    Back to normal means ignoring the CDC.   Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   News Discussed: Navalny jailed in Russia (also many protests) Successful Coup in Myanmar AZ vaccine less effective against South Africa variant Gina Carano got cancelled for being red tribe  Justice Department investigating SpaceX following complaint of hiring discrimination  The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)    Happy News! US is getting vaccines sooner than expected Covid-19 Vaccine Efforts Get a Boost From Black Communities’ Pastors Promising weight loss drug   Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   Class-action lawsuit filed against Robinhood for restricting trading Adam Pritchard said the lawsuits are very unlikely to gain traction.  Massive buying likely created a cash flow issue that could have put Robinhood out of compliance with very basic regulatory rules  AOC murdered Ted Cruz with words. Biden issued a bunch of executive orders Lots of companies have stopped supporting the Republican party since the Jan 6th storming Trump issued 143 pardons on the way out Cop ran over street drag-racers.  Quent Cordair - My Kingdom   NFL announced that they would be giving away free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 vaccinated health care workers   Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon! News Discussed: Newark NJ, where no cops fired a shot last year, reports Overall crime was also down 6%  Several Republican have claimed to be in fear for their lives if they cross Trump WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app Twitter takes down Sci-Hub account Parler destroyed in 24 hours “It has not escaped my attention that the day social media companies decided there actually IS more they could do to police Trump’s destructive behavior was the same day they learned Democrats would chair all the congressional committees that oversee them.” Jared & Ivanka wouldn’t let secret service use their bathroom Zvi’s latest Covid News   Happy News! Lone Capitol Police Officer Lured Rioters Away From Senate Chambers UK building Geothermal Plant - Two deep, directional wells have successfully been drilled   Schwarzenegger 2024 Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   News Discussed   12 Republican senators are planning on refusing to vote to certify the election results Trump called the Georgia Secretary of State to ask him to “find 11,780 votes.”Paul Manafort pardoned, and Trump might be trying to give him his money back? The Blackwater murderers were pardoned  Rep. Devin Nunes has been awarded the Medal of Freedom  Trump finally signed the covid relief bill, after demanding $2,000 checks Mitch McConnell blocked a Senate vote “Secret Congress” passed a climate bill Congress gave Trump his first veto override… to fund the military New covid-19 strain is spreading all over the world Large Numbers Of Health Care And Frontline Workers Are Refusing Covid-19 Vaccine. han 6 years to get Biden promises 1M per day in his first 100 days.    Happy News!   QAnon + PredictIt = Profit! Newark police: No officer fired a single shot in 2020, thanks to de-escalation program Dominion is going to sue Sidney Powell for defamation Buttplug.io has launched V1!   Any Senator can call for a vote at any time Any Senator can file a “motion to discharge” Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   News Discussed:   Bill Barr resigned (and wrote a nauseating resignation letter) Multiple federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies hacked ZOMBIE MINK!  Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month  Related: Facebook is being sued for antitrust Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned    Happy News! Church rebrands as strip club for Corona  Gene-editing cures Sickle Cell Anemia!    Troop Deployments: Yule  Dan Crenshaw’s insane campaign ad Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   This week, we discussed Trump’s continued lack of concession, whether student loan forgiveness is a good idea, and the racial wealth gap. Also, finally, some unambiguous good news! News discussed:   Trump still hasn’t conceded, but is planning a “grand finale” Trump pardoned Michael Flynn Flynn is calling for martial law and re-vote News rules to fight shell companies  Joe Biden wants congress to forgive $10K+ in student loans to everyone  Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated (probably by Israel) Matt Yglesias on the racial wealth gap   Happy News!   The usual scolds (including Fauci) are hand wringing about UK approval of the Pfizer vaccine  Neurons in mice “rejuvinated” to reverse blindness Lab grown meat approved for sale in the UK Deepmind solves protein folding problem China turned on its “artificial sun” fusion reactor Slate Star Codex is coming back in January! Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer  Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe

Support us on Patreon!   This episode, we talk about Trump’s refusal to concede the election and covid cases shooting upward, but then balance that out with a healthy dose of happy news including vaccine progress, anti-aging research, and Trump finally doing something right!    News Discussed:   Federal Judge finds that DACA was unlawfully suspended Zvi’s latest covid News More evidence that Vitamin D deficiency is a huge factor Danish Agriculture Minister Resigns Amid Criticism For Ordering Mink Cull    Happy News!   Pfizer EUA filed on Friday 20 Million should be vaccinated this year! Cuomo hates human life, loves viruses!  Possible evidence that aging can be reversed We are leaving Afghanistan! (sort of)   Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at themindkillerpodcast@gmail.com. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer    Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com/subscribe