We're Not Wrong About "Monitoring the Situation" and Michael Jackson
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Apr 22, 2026 They debate a nonstop, tech-backed livestream that aims to replace traditional news and whether real-time feeds help or just fuel doomscrolling. They dig into prediction markets, live-data dashboards, and how incentives might shape what people watch. They also argue over a reworked Michael Jackson biopic and whether leaving out major allegations rewrites public memory.
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Gerrymandering Became A Self Reinforcing Game
- Political parties gerrymander in response to each other, creating a self‑reinforcing race to the bottom.
- The hosts note decades of tit‑for‑tat redistricting (Project Red Map) and the need for a legal national fix.
Make Anti‑Gerrymandering A National Priority
- Fix gerrymandering via national legislation rather than midcycle tit‑for‑tat redistricting.
- Jen criticizes HR1’s bundling and urges breaking bills into passable, popular pieces like independent commission rules.
Break Big Reform Into Passable Pieces
- When passing major reform, break packages into achievable pieces to avoid legislative failure.
- Jen criticized HR1 for bundling independent commissions with contentious campaign finance proposals that doomed follow‑through.
