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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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81:12

Episode 76 - Can You Believe This Clown Show?

The Mind Killer ·

2023/02/15

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:A pretty good open-source LLM with a webapp interface has been releasedIran Followup - young couple give (combined) 10year jail sentence for dancing in public (and filming it)Iran’s Revolutionary Guard increasingly deployed in protest crack-downs.East Palestine, Ohio local police department declares unrestricted chemical warfare on OhioSummaryOn-the-ground

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85:02

Episode 75 - Classified Documents for Everyone

The Mind Killer ·

2023/02/06

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about things going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Bounded distrustThe SCOTUS leak investigation fizzled outClassified documents also found at Mike Pence’s house!Eight in 10 people in China caught Covid since early December, say officialsIsrael strikes Iranian drone plant with their own drone strikeNATO countries sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, US sending Abrams 1 Russia

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82:45

Episode 74 - The Gang's All Here

The Mind Killer ·

2023/01/17

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspective, with special guests appearances by Charlie and Gray!Support us on Substack!News discussed:The Electoral Count Reform Act was passedFinally got enough on the 15th ballotMexico captures El Chapo’s son (again) and has a literal military battle with cartels. Brazil’s Jan 6th happened on Jan 8th.By one estimate, the US has sent close to 1/5th of our artillery shell stockpile to Ukraine, which will take 2yrs to

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37:12

Episode 73 - The One Without Eneasz

The Mind Killer ·

2023/01/04

Wes and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspective WITHOUT Eneasz for onceSupport us on Substack!News discussed:California court declared that anything good violates CEQAGeorge Santos (R-NY) is a big fat phonySpencer Greenberg podcast featuring Elizabeth Edwards-AppellNY “Right to Repair” law passed but made uselessa bunch of standard cell lines are THE WRONG CELLS (h/t Sarah Constantin)Happy News!Colorado decriminalization DMT, psilocybin, mescaline, and

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55:50

Episode 72 - Murdered by an Overdose of Abortions, or...

The Mind Killer ·

2022/12/22

Show notes:Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Kirsten Synema left the Democratic Party. MAVERICK!Jan. 6th committee referred Trump for chargesTrump Org found guilty of tax fraudProspera sues Honduras for approximately 30% of its GDPSBF arrested and indicted bad news for school emancipation the Islamic Republic of Iran was just expelled from the U.N. Women's Rights Commission.China reverses covid

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79:26

Episode 71 - Are We Doomed?

The Mind Killer ·

2022/12/07

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:A top Iranian official has said that the nation’s mandatory hijab law is being reviewedSpecial counsel appointed to investigate TrumpAnother round of China protests over Covid lockdownsSparked by fire in a locked-down apt, possibly extra harsh due to being Uyghur neighborhood/building Definitely unrelated to anything else going on, Jiang Zemin diedNATO allies capping

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80:57

Episode 70 - WTFTX

The Mind Killer ·

2022/11/22

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:European LNG prices went temporarily negative!Iran protesters shooting at police Ligma/Johnson team rehired!Thehill.com reporters covered the storyDobbs helped the Democrats keep the SenateFTX News:$8b in “poorly labeled fiat account” was probably the money forgotten at AlamedaSBF had a back door in their bookkeeping software that let him alter records at willHundreds

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69:46

Episode 69 - Nice! Sexy News featuring Aella

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2022/11/09

Wes, Eneasz, and David are joined this week by Aella to discuss THE SEXY NEWSSupport us on Substack!Sexy Tech News:No sex in the Metaverse“Anti-Cancer Drug Gives Boars Super-Sperm”Design for sex-ready moon colony!Female Orgasms Come in Three Distinct Types—But Women Tend To Get Just One Sexy Social News:The Kids Today aren’t having as much sex as previous generationsTwenty-somethings in China prefer pets and online gaming to sex, study finds Canadian Court found that “stealthing” can be sexual

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76:16

BONUS - The Consensus Emancipator

The Mind Killer ·

2022/11/02

Wes and David from The Mind Killer show up for a special cross-over episode.We discuss How Stewart Made TuckerListen to The Bayesian Conspiracy :) 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

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65:08

Episode 68 - Dictator-for-life

The Mind Killer ·

2022/10/26

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:The Iranian woman killed was a Kurd, this happened in the Kurdish section of Iran, and this is significant.Biden killed the Chinese semiconductor industrySatellite data implies China's GDP is about $7 trillion smaller than what the CCP saysChina’s official economic data due this week delayed, no reason givenIt’s been releasedXi cements power Chinese stock market

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37:37

BONUS - Welcome to the Gun Show

The Mind Killer ·

2022/10/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindkiller.substack.comWes, Eneasz, and David invite Weer’d from Assorted Calibers on to talk all things guns!Support us on Substack!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/themindkillerGoogle: …

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60:39

Episode 67 - How Quickly We Became the Monsters

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2022/10/12

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Ohio court blocks six-week abortion ban indefinitely Paypal will seize your assets to punish speech they don’t like. Anything that in their opinion promotes intolerance or is discriminatory. US Treasury Dept. bans mathCrimean Bridge blowed upKyiv bombed with long-range missiles in apparent retaliation And Belarus’ MoD talking about joining in the invasion Taiwanese MoD

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0:57

BONUS - Are Stay-at-home Dads Hot?

The Mind Killer ·

2022/09/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindkiller.substack.comSubscribers didn’t get the episode early this week, so here is some bonus content!Eneasz wants to know if being a stay-at-home dad is a bonerkiller

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72:25

Episode 66 - No Takesies-Backsies

The Mind Killer ·

2022/09/30

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!Railroad strike averted? Or delayed?Fifth Circuit decided that 1A doesn’t protect website’s right to moderateNord Stream blowed upItalians vote in right wing populists, Good speeching? German Economy Minister to German people: “just stop producing for 6 months and then the energy crisis will have passed”Iran is finally getting fuckedFL state government threatens to ban credit card

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83:25

Episode 65 - Ranked Choice Chaos

The Mind Killer ·

2022/09/14

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveNote: next episode will be 24-48 hours late due to Eneasz’s travel scheduleSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Probable cause claimed for evidence of obstruction in Trump affidavitSarah Palin lost her bid for Alaska’s house seat Palin only got 50% of second-choice votes from the other Republican running!California passed a fast food workers billWashington State teachers “illegally” strikingUS Rail strike

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95:53

Episode 64 - Important Celebrity Hair News!

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2022/08/26

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:IRA’s corporate minimum tax is written to apply to 150 companies. If a corporation pays the AMT, a credit against future corporate regular tax is carried forward.Jakeup asserts “rich Americans subsidizing drug development for the rest of the world was maybe the most effective unintended altruism the US was doing”Salman Rushdie recovering from stabbing on stage by

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82:03

Episode 63 - Brand Management

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2022/08/14

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Democrats agreed on environmental/inflation billAirfield in Crimea spontaneously combustsAlso, a conscript barracks in Moscow caught fire. No casualties reported.Also, a Belarusian air force base also spontaneously combustedSecret Service deleted all their texts from around 1/6Outgoing Pentagon officials also had phones wipedMar-A-Lago raidedEquifax glitch misreported

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73:21

Episode 62 - Congress is Doing Things?

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2022/08/03

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Bill passed Senate to subsidize chip manufacturingManchin made a deal on a deficit reduction/climate change billBill protecting same-sex (and interracial) marriage passed House w/47 votes from R’sHouse passes stupid dumb assault weapons ban. Probably (hopefully?) doomed in the Senate.PACT Act failed to passKevin Drum thinks the Republicans have a pointA 2016 law

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97:50

Episode 61 - The Answer is Farts

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2022/07/20

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Idaho GOP overwhelmingly rejects adding abortion exception to save the life of the mother to their platform Ohio abortion clinic received calls from two women with ectopic pregnancies who said their doctors wouldn’t treat them 10-year-old girl who had been raped was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to get an abortionAn Abortion Is Not An Abortion If A 10-Year-Old

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128:53

Episode 60 - Supreme Court Season Finale!

The Mind Killer ·

2022/07/06

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspective. This week, it’s all Supreme Court!Support us on Substack!News discussed:Followup: Turkey is supporting Sweden and Finland’s NATO applicationsSCOTUS NewsRoe is deadEgbert v. Boule - border patrol agents can’t be sued for excessive forceAhmed v. Weyker - 8th Circuit - (deputized) federal officer invented a fake drug trafficking ring and fabricated a bunch of evidenceByrd v. Lamb - 5th Circuit - DHS agent

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