Episode 121 - Election Eve!

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community

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News discussed:

the Philly DA is suing Elon Musk for running an illegal lottery

Astronauts stranded on ISS finally returned to earth by SpaceX

Committee for a Responsible Budget released their analysis of Trump and Harris’ effect on the national debt

China is hacking Trump and Harris comms.

Washington Post declined to endorse anyone

Lost 10% of digital subscribers in one day (250k)

SCOTUS permitted Virginia to purge voter rolls of noncitizens a week before election day

AI News:

News Corp sued Perplexity AI alleging plagiarism

The Complaint

A production company for Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla

White House orders US security agencies to step up AI use

War News:

Israel launched Operation Days of Repentance which apparently destroyed a significant portion of Iran’s air defense network, which they called the greatest in the world… with aircraft.

Russia levies fine against Google for censoring state media. The fine is larger than the entire world’s GDP for all of human history, 2*10^36 Rubles. 

Large puberty blocker study unpublished because it shows no benefit

NYT article

Biden apologizes for Native American boarding schools

Happy News!

SF subways see 15% drop in crime by enforcing fares!

David: A guy in Prospera is building the Cyberpunk future

Prediction markets allowed by appeals court 

Egypt is malaria free! (3rd country after Moroco and UAE)

McDonald’s McFlurry machine manufacturer, Taylor, gets hit with a regulatory action granting right of repair to their customers. 

Poland’s GDP per capital is almost equal to Japan after just 35 years, and still highest growth rate in europe

Scientists carry on 20 minute conversation with humpback whale

Guy who edited babies isn’t sorry

Doggo chillin with bears

Troop Deployment

Eneasz -  Significant Digits audiocast is here

Wes - Vote for Kamala Harris

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