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The Mind Killer

Your hosts Wesley Fenza, Eneasz Brodski, and David Spearman discuss the week"s news. mindkiller.substack.com

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73:15

131 - 100% OpSec

The Mind Killer ·

2025/03/26

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Kelsey Piper and friends dug deep into PEPFAR effectivenessThe astronauts stranded on the ISS are back safe. And they were greeted back to Earth by a pod of dolphins!Federal government awards contract for our angry triangle to BoeingICE rounded up a bunch of Venezuelans and flew them to prison in VenezuelaRoberts responds in a public

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91:10

Episode 130 - There's a New Tariff in Town

The Mind Killer ·

2025/03/12

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Making nuclear fusers is a DIY thing for tech people, but you can kill yourselfDoJ dismissed police/fire cases against Durham, Maryland, and South BendPEPFAR is not, in fact, backIt’s effectiveness is probably overstated, but still substantialRFK says you should maybe, perhaps, consider getting the MMR vaccineTexas measles outbreak now has 29

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73:12

129 - You're Fired!

The Mind Killer ·

2025/02/26

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Ziz arrested with accomplices (WSJ here)Big EO on shrinking federal workforceBird flu researchersNuclear weapon safety peopleFAA “probationary” technicians and engineersMost “probationary” positions across all the govtThey are barely saving anything and making up numbersElon on Saturday: what would you say you do here?Big EO on cutting

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96:42

128 - Non-White Non-Straight Non-Men

The Mind Killer ·

2025/02/12

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Walking 4 days for PEPFAR treatmentCounterFAA authorized mystery dronesTrump turned the government off and back onOnly 1% took the Musk buyoutCanada’s border security measure was announced in DecemberUSPS stopped deliveries from China for 1 day.Reciprocal tariffs announced, 25% on steel & aluminumTrump possibly terminating USAIDthis is pretty

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103:36

127 - Executive Onslaught

The Mind Killer ·

2025/01/29

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Newsome made it illegal to offer to buy fire-damaged properties at market ratesHawaii did that after their devastating fires 18 months ago and were stopped via lawsuits brought by the Sierra Club and ACLUBiden ShenanigansClaims the Equal Rights Amendment passedBiden pardoned his shady family members, Fauci, Milley, and Jan. 6 committee on the

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70:29

Episode 126 - FIRE Water Burn

The Mind Killer ·

2025/01/15

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Early signs look like congestion pricing is reducing traffic in ManhattanTrump sentenced to “unconditional discharge”Dockworkers union has a tentative dealFIRE to defend pollster in Trump lawsuit over outlier election pollSome accounts criticized H1B visas and Elon retaliated by removing their verificationAt least 24 people killed in LA

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55:52

Episode 125 - The Newspapers Say Say Say It's True

The Mind Killer ·

2025/01/01

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Biden commuted sentences of 37/40 federal death row inmatesJimmy Carter diedABC New settled Trump defamation case for $15 millionSeems like a payoff (though Politico writer disagrees)Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for ‘election interference’Teamsters union hit Amazon with a strike during christmas peak season because they hate joy

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82:11

Episode 124 - It's-a Luigi time!

The Mind Killer ·

2024/12/18

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Daniel Penny acquittedAlso, possible shenanigans by the judge???UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned downEventually found at McDonalds with the murder weapon, fakeIDs, and a handwritten confessionShooter posted on reddit raving about how the back surgery he got completely freed him from painCEO helped keep thousands of hospitals and healthcare

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74:19

Episode 123 - The Pardoner's Tale

The Mind Killer ·

2024/12/04

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Wes was right! Biden pardoned HunterEducation secretary getting TombstonedFBI investigating numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointeesTrump threatens 25% tariffs on Canada and MexicoTrump is already laying the groundwork to say “mission accomplished”Sinaloa Cartel announces it will

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65:07

Episode 122 - It's MAGA Time!

The Mind Killer ·

2024/11/20

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Polymarket whale-bet explained!Interesting analysisLol, it’s back down nowIndictments against Trump will be dismissed, Jack Smith to resign Trump says he’ll close the Department of EducationWill ease restrictions on self-driving carsTrump already making appointmentsPharma & biotech stocks immediately fellTrump made him eat McDonaldsTwo days

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95:31

Episode 121 - Election Eve!

The Mind Killer ·

2024/11/04

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:the Philly DA is suing Elon Musk for running an illegal lotteryAstronauts stranded on ISS finally returned to earth by SpaceXCommittee for a Responsible Budget released their analysis of Trump and Harris’ effect on the national debtChina is hacking Trump and Harris comms.Washington Post declined to endorse anyoneLost 10% of digital subscribers

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59:24

Episode 120 - WTF DOJ?

The Mind Killer ·

2024/10/23

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:DoJ is suing South Bend, INSouth Bend says they’re going to fight itDurham, NC’s fire department did a b******t consent decree over “discriminatory” test“Vance Dossier” finally published, and censored by Ex-TwitterCuba without power four days in a rowPolymarket is 60/40 TrumpDemocrats are claiming that it’s market manipulated by overseas

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95:46

Episode 119 - JD Vance has Dreamy Eyes

The Mind Killer ·

2024/10/09

Wes, Eneasz, and (eventually) David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:A year after treatment with stem cells, a 25yr old woman that had type 1 diabetes is producing her own insulin Giant Sheep Cloner gets $24k fine and 6 monthsHarris: nuke the filibuster to protect abortionMark Robinson, the NC Republican Senate Candidate, is real weirdNYC Mayor Eric Adams indictedLots of NYC corruption, follows

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101:46

Episode 118 - An Iron Dome for your Dick

The Mind Killer ·

2024/09/25

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Honesty researcher Francesca Gino fabricated data, took the bloggers who revealed it to court. Judge dismissed the suit33 bomb threats in Springfield since the debate Harris is now 53% in Nate Silver’s modelAnother chucklefuck tried to take a shot at Trump, this time at a golf courseLeft a letter offering a $150k bounty on whoever finished the

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84:58

Episode 117 - Whale Tales

The Mind Killer ·

2024/09/11

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for rightful presidentHe’s now fled to SpainRussian court sentenced a US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison for “treason” tied to a $51 donation to a charity supporting Ukraine6 days of anti-Netanyahu protests in IsraelUS DOJ announced

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80:08

Episode 116 - The Regan Revolution

The Mind Killer ·

2024/08/28

Eneasz is at Burning Man, so Wes and David are joined by Regan Arntz-Gray to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communityRegan’s SubstackMoral Mayhem podcastRegan on ex-TwitterSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Injunction issued against noncompete banRFK Jr. dropped out and endorsed TrumpTrump’s email hackedTrump and Harris both want to eliminate taxes on tipsHarris wants to ban “price gouging” by grocery storesProfit margins are around

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85:13

Episode 115 - The Musical Episode

The Mind Killer ·

2024/08/13

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:There was a Biden vs Lettuce! The Lettuce won.CrowdStrike Falcon is endpoint monitoring software. (doesn’t just protect from malicious code, also tracks assets). Reminder: Any time you have auto-update enabled for anything, you have installed a free backdoorThe UBI experiment actually showed a lot of major upsides! Increased entrepreneurship,

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68:30

Episode 114 - JD Vance Did Not F**k a Couch

The Mind Killer ·

2024/07/31

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Shelby County Board of Education has agreed to commit to fair and equal treatment for all organizations moving forward and pay over $15,000 in attorneys’ fees and costsMost of our initial reporting on Trump shooting was right!Kamala is Brat. CrowdStrike outageJD Vance did not f**k a couch stop saying that Maduro “won” Venezuela electionExit

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92:44

Episode 113 - Shots Fired

The Mind Killer ·

2024/07/17

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Ilya Sutskever has started his own AI company the Mona art museum trollsAlec Baldwin case dismissed due to prosecutorial misconductTrump shootingTrump says his convention speech will be focused on “unity”Biden gave RFK Jr. secret service protectionJoe holds a 1 hour news conferenceBiden opponents “standing down” because of “fragile political

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118:23

Episode 112 - Welcome to Clown World

The Mind Killer ·

2024/07/03

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Eneasz Was Wrong! #1 Market Cap is MicroSoftStarship 4 launched!Has WWIII started? Maybe, tbh.Gaza pier being dismantled, maybe not being resinstalled?NewsTime Magazine released a cover that just says Panic Even NYT editorial board admits Biden must goReceipts for people who liedNate Silver had Trump as 2:1 to win the election BEFORE the

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