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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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77:57

135 - Better Call Stalin (feat. Kelsey Piper!)

The Mind Killer ·

2025/05/21

Eneasz is absent today, to Kelsey Piper joins Wes and David to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!Followups:The biggest terrorist attack on India soil since 2008 by Pakistani funded terroristsFederal judge says Trump can deport illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act, but must give 21-day notice and opportunity for hearingDifferent judge said Trump can’t deport illegal aliens to countries where they aren’t

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65:53

134 - What If the Pig Was All Bacon?

The Mind Killer ·

2025/05/07

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Harvard sued Trump administration over funding withdrawalUkraine did a minerals deal!Mike Waltz demoted to UN ambassadorTrump did a takesies-backsies on the whole deporting students thing12 states sue Trump administration over 'illegal tariffs'Senate almost voted to rescind the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 that gives the

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77:01

133 - F**k Me? No F**k You!

The Mind Killer ·

2025/04/23

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Wisconsin “partial veto” upheldTrump did the math wrong. The China tariff is 145%According to WSJ (WSJ), someone distracted pro-tariff advisor NavarroEveryone is insider tradingThere are a bunch of exceptions for tech products, but not inputs to tech productsChina is suspending critical mineral exportsChina is strengthening alliances w SE Asia

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69:14

132 - They Tariffed the Happy News

The Mind Killer ·

2025/04/09

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:At least one person deported had no criminal record or tattoos, and was here on a legal asylum claimOther people taken for random tattoosTariffs on everyone except Russia & North KoreaThey didn’t even use the formula right“Critical Trade Theory”Kelsy Piper demonstrates how adults would approach tariffsStocks jumped massively on fake news of

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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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