Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community for ONE LAST TIME
News links:
Anthropic’s court case vs Deprt of War has massive support
Judge quashed Powell subpoenas
Nobody wants to join Trumps Hormutz Avengers
US is lifting some oil sanctions on Iran
FCC threatening to revoke licenses over negative war coverage
U.S. Mint removed the olive branch from the dime
Per croissanthology, an inkhaven friend - “war is an attempt to change the status quo…”
Under oath, ICE officers confirm quota, said they were told to make eight arrests a day
TikTok will pay a $10 billion fee to the U.S. Treasury
Airport security lines are getting long
H1B price hike Appears to have lost the government $20 million. (and immense human capital)
The Jones Act is dead for 60 days!
Waymo asked to expand into DC six years ago
News you can Ignore:
Explosive thrown at NY protest
Caesar Chavez posthumously accused of sexual assault
Hegseth announces there will be “no quarter, no mercy” which is both against international law and vile.
Happy News!
Two lost Doctor Who episodes found!
In Ep 66, Sept of 2022, we reported on DART in the happy news,
It worked! DART is the first man-made object to have shifted the orbit of a naturally occurring entity in space
Average height of 19yr old Chinese woman is now equal to US
Chinese men are nearly there too
Poland’s economy has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest
Tech Bro uses AI to engineer personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog’s cancer
New AI glasses for people with dementia are able to project visual prompts onto the lenses
Chris Doel had stripped down the lithium batteries from 500 disposable vapes
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