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Jul 10, 2025•41 min
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138 - A Bunch of A******s
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News Links: RFK’s new anti-vax panel is “re-examining” the childhood vaccination schedule SCOTUS: States can ban blockers, hormones, and surgery for minors There’s no individual right to enforce Medicaid law’s requirement that people can choose their own provider No universal injunctions allowed No expansion of non-delegation doctrine NATO leaders pled...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 11 min
137 - The Waymo of the Body
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News Links: Klimar Abrego Garcia is coming home! Sadly, the Iranian talks were canceled Possibly damaged centrifuges Thursday before attacks IAEA says Iran in violation of nuclear obligations, and Iran announced it would make a new enrichment facility Ukraine hit the Kerch Strait Bridge with UUS Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker In the UK, there’s a ...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 24 min
136 - Live from LessOnline!
Wes and Eneasz are joined by Steven, with a short appearance from Sammy to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Rightwing populist wins Polish presidential election Tariffs (finally) struck down by federal court Trump taking steel tariff from 25% to 50%, but approving Nippon Steel deal Trump EO: pause on student visas Also wants to “aggressively revoke” Chinese student visas Meanwhile, a Federal...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min
135 - Better Call Stalin (feat. Kelsey Piper!)
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 community Support us on Substack! Followups: The biggest terrorist attack on India soil since 2008 by Pakistani funded terrorists Federal judge says Trump can deport illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act, but must give 21-day notice and opportunity for hearing Different judge said Trump can’t deport illegal aliens to countries where they are...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 18 min
134 - What If the Pig Was All Bacon?
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Harvard sued Trump administration over funding withdrawal Ukraine did a minerals deal! Mike Waltz demoted to UN ambassador Trump did a takesies-backsies on the whole deporting students thing 12 states sue Trump administration over 'illegal tariffs' Senate almost voted to rescind the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 th...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 6 min
133 - F**k Me? No F**k You!
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Wisconsin “partial veto” upheld Trump d id the math wrong. The China tariff is 145% According to WSJ ( WSJ ), someone distracted pro-tariff advisor Navarro Everyone is insider trading There are a bunch of exceptions for tech products, but not inputs to tech products China is suspending critical mineral exports China is strengthening all...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 17 min
132 - They Tariffed the Happy News
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: At least one person deported had no criminal record or tattoos , and was here on a legal asylum claim Other people taken for random tattoos Tariffs on everyone except Russia & North Korea They didn’t even use the formula right “Critical Trade Theory ” Kelsy Piper demonstrates how adults would approach tariffs Stocks jumped massively...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 9 min
131 - 100% OpSec
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Kelsey Piper and friends dug deep into PEPFAR effectiveness The 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 Boeing ICE rounded up a bunch of Venezuelans and flew them to prison in Venezuela Roberts responds in a publi...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Episode 130 - There's a New Tariff in Town
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Making nuclear fusers is a DIY thing for tech people, but you can kill yourself DoJ dismissed police/fire cases against Durham, Maryland, and South Bend PEPFAR is not, in fact, back It’s effectiveness is probably overstated, but still substantial RFK says you should maybe, perhaps, consider getting the MMR vaccine Texas measles outbreak...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 31 min
129 - You're Fired!
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Ziz arrested with accomplices ( WSJ here ) Big EO on shrinking federal workforce Bird flu researchers Nuclear weapon safety people FAA “probationary” technicians and engineers Most “probationary” positions across all the govt They are barely saving anything and making up numbers Elon on Saturday: what would you say you do here? Big EO o...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 13 min
128 - Non-White Non-Straight Non-Men
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Walking 4 days for PEPFAR treatment Counter FAA authorized mystery drones Trump turned the government off and back on Only 1% took the Musk buyout Canada’s border security measure was announced in December USPS stopped deliveries from China for 1 day. Reciprocal tariffs announced , 25% on steel & aluminum Trump possibly terminating ...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 37 min
127 - Executive Onslaught
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Newsome made it illegal to offer to buy fire-damaged properties at market rates Hawaii did that after their devastating fires 18 months ago and were stopped via lawsuits brought by the Sierra Club and ACLU Biden Shenanigans Claims the Equal Rights Amendment passed Biden pardoned his shady family members, Fauci, Milley, and Jan. 6 commit...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Episode 126 - FIRE Water Burn
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Early signs look like congestion pricing is reducing traffic in Manhattan Trump sentenced to “unconditional discharge” Dockworkers union has a tentative deal FIRE to defend pollster in Trump lawsuit over outlier election poll Some accounts criticized H1B visas and Elon retaliated by removing their verification At least 24 people killed ...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Episode 125 - The Newspapers Say Say Say It's True
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Biden commuted sentences of 37/40 federal death row inmates Jimmy Carter died ABC New settled Trump defamation case for $15 million Seems 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 the...
Jan 01, 2025•56 min
Episode 124 - It's-a Luigi time!
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Daniel Penny acquitted Also, possible shenanigans by the judge??? UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down Eventually found at McDonalds with the murder weapon, fakeIDs, and a handwritten confession Shooter posted on reddit raving about how the back surgery he got completely freed him from pain CEO helped keep thousands of hospitals and healthc...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Episode 123 - The Pardoner's Tale
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Wes was right! Biden pardoned Hunter Education secretary getting Tombstoned FBI investigating numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico Trump is already laying the groundwork to say “mission accomplished” Sinaloa Cartel announce...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Episode 122 - It's MAGA Time!
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Polymarket whale-bet explained! Interesting analysis Lol, it’s back down now Indictments against Trump will be dismissed, Jack Smith to resign Trump says he’ll close the Department of Education Will ease restrictions on self-driving cars Trump already making appointments Pharma & biotech stocks immediately fell Trump made him eat Mc...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Episode 121 - Election Eve!
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! 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...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Episode 120 - WTF DOJ?
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: DoJ is suing South Bend, IN South Bend says they’re going to fight it Durham, NC’s fire department did a b******t consent decree over “discriminatory” test “Vance Dossier” finally published, and censored by Ex-Twitter Cuba without power four days in a row Polymarket is 60/40 Trump Democrats are claiming that it’s market manipulated by o...
Oct 23, 2024•59 min
Episode 119 - JD Vance has Dreamy Eyes
Wes, Eneasz, and (eventually) David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support 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 months Harris: nuke the filibuster to protect abortion Mark Robinson, the NC Republican Senate Candidate, is real weird NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted Lots of NYC corruption, ...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Episode 118 - An Iron Dome for your Dick
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Honesty researcher Francesca Gino fabricated data, took the bloggers who revealed it to court. Judge dismissed the suit 33 bomb threats in Springfield since the debate Harris is now 53% in Nate Silver’s model Another chucklefuck tried to take a shot at Trump, this time at a golf course Left a letter offering a $150k bounty on whoever fi...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 42 min
Episode 117 - Whale Tales
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for rightful president He’s now fled to Spain Russian court sentenced a US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison for “treason” tied to a $51 donation to a charity supporting Ukraine 6 days of anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel US DOJ ann...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Episode 116 - The Regan Revolution
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 community Regan’s Substack Moral Mayhem podcast Regan on ex-Twitter Support us on Substack! News discussed: Injunction issued against noncompete ban RFK Jr. dropped out and endorsed Trump Trump’s email hacked Trump and Harris both want to eliminate taxes on tips Harris wants to ban “price gouging” by grocery stores Profit margins ar...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Episode 115 - The Musical Episode
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support 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 backdoor The UBI experiment actually showed a lot of major upsides ! Increased entrepr...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Episode 114 - JD Vance Did Not F**k a Couch
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support 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 costs Most of our initial reporting on Trump shooting was right! Kamala is Brat . CrowdStrike outag e JD Vance did not f**k a couch stop saying that Maduro “won” Venezuela ele...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Episode 113 - Shots Fired
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Ilya Sutskever has started his own AI company the Mona art museum trolls Alec Baldwin case dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct Trump shooting Trump says his convention speech will be focused on “unity” Biden gave RFK Jr. secret service protection Joe holds a 1 hour news conference Biden opponents “standing down” because of “fragil...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Episode 112 - Welcome to Clown World
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Eneasz Was Wrong! #1 Market Cap is MicroSoft Starship 4 launched! Has WWIII started? Maybe, tbh. Gaza pier being dismantled, maybe not being resinstalled? News Time Magazine released a cover that just says Panic Even NYT editorial board admits Biden must go Receipts for people who lied Nate Silver had Trump as 2:1 to win the election BE...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Episode 111 - A Group of Feral Hogs
Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Appeals court paused Georgia case to decide if Fani Willis needs to be disqualified Judge Cannon paused classified documents case Hunter Biden found guilty of being on drugs Joe won’t pardon or commute Republicans blocked bill giving federal right to contraception Also IVF China is up to something on the far side of the moon NY Governor...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Episode 110 - Crime and Funishment
Eneasz is too cool to be on the podcast this week, so Yassine Meskhout joined Wes and David to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Gaza pier is already broken EV sales have plateaued at around 7% of all auto sales Biden executive order on immigration Justice Alito has been flying insurrectionist flags South Korea used balloons to drop propaganda leaflets over North Korea. North Korea retaliates...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min
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