The Mind Killer

A look back at six years of the greatest and best podcast ever made 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

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community for ONE LAST TIMESupport us on Substack!News links:Anthropic’s court case vs Deprt of War has massive supportJudge quashed Powell subpoenasChuck Norris dead at 86Nobody wants to join Trumps Hormutz AvengersUS is lifting some oil sanctions on IranFCC threatening to revoke licenses over negative war coverageU.S. Mint removed the olive branch from the dimePer 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 dayTikTok will pay a $10 billion fee to the U.S. TreasuryAirport security lines are getting longH1B 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 agoNews you can Ignore:Explosive thrown at NY protestCaesar Chavez posthumously accused of sexual assaultHegseth 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 spaceAverage height of 19yr old Chinese woman is now equal to USChinese men are nearly there tooPoland’s economy has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largestTech Bro uses AI to engineer personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog’s cancerNew AI glasses for people with dementia are able to project visual prompts onto the lensesChris Doel had stripped down the lithium batteries from 500 disposable vapesAfroman won his lawsuit!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!Feedburner RSSPocket CastsApple PodcastsIntro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:Federal Judge says feds need to give tariff refundsNintendo Suing United States Govt. Over Trump TariffsFTC withdrew its non-compete banTrump admin can’t decide if it wants to punish law firmscongestion pricing in NYC can stayKhomeni is dead. Long live KhomeniRubio: Israel was going to attack and Iran probably would have retaliated against us anywayTrump: Iran was going to attack us!Oil prices “going vertical”Cuba experiencing blackouts causing protestsPete Hegseth threatening to coerce Anthropic under Defense Production ActBayesian Conspiracy episode on this topicDean W. Ball, former Trump staffer, on the degradation of property rights and rule of law (and audio here)In pre-release evals - Claude Opus 4.6 independently hypothesized that it was being evaluated, identified which benchmark it was running in, then located and decrypted the answer keyWe have uploaded a flyBuried in a research paper - An AI figured out that compute = money and quietly diverted its own resources, secretly using its own training GPUs to mine cryptoBernie Sanders is jumping on the AI trainKristi Noem firedHappy News!Federal judge: masked raids are 4th amendment violationChile has become the first country in the Americas declared leprosy-freeHere’s to the Polypropylene Makers by jefftkGot 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!Feedburner RSSPocket CastsApple PodcastsIntro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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

Rapid-fire takes on legal and regulatory twists, from court limits on presidential tariff power to EPA and FDA reversals. Political drama spans federal pullbacks in Minnesota, a fired HHS official eyeing NSF, and cartel violence after a major takedown. Tech and science highlights include AI filmmaking, Anthropic’s grid pledge, mosquito gene drives cutting dengue, and a novel injectable bone glue.

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:Homan removing 700 officers (2,000 still left)All DHS officers are getting body camerasTrump: we’ll use a “softer touch”US attorneys still not happyDOJ having trouble hiring new onesCongress made a deal to fund most of the governmentThom Tillis says he’ll block the nomination unless the Powell investigation is droppedCommunists won Portugal’s electionright-wing populists won bigly JapanMore Epstein files!The FBI seized all the ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, GeorgiaTrump shutting down the Kennedy CenterUndersecretary of State accuses China of performing nuclear tests on X.$2 million in damages to detransitioner Fox VarianBlocked and Reported’s coverage (paywalled)Happy News!AI-driven automated trash sorters increased third-quarter profits by 18% due to recycling gains at nation’s largest trash firm.Despite a 5-year drought, Canadian farmers are pulling in record harvests. Up 77% from 30 years ago13-yr old swims against the current to get back to land and get help.Troop DeploymentsEneasz - I went to the pro-billionaire marchGot 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!Feedburner RSSPocket CastsApple PodcastsIntro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:American Association of Pediatrics made recommendations that kids get 18 vaccinationsA second person - Alex Pretti - was shotVideo shows that gun was secured before shots firedTrump sent 3,000 feds to MinneapolisLocal police chief reports that his non-white off-duty officers keep getting illegally detainedKristi Noem statement on Rene Good shootingDeputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller statementMinnesota US Attorney resigned in protest because of pressure to investigate Good’s widowTrump threatening to invoke Insurrection ActInternal memo says ICE can enter homes with “administrative warrant”Last year DHS said it’s illegal to record ICEFeds issued subpoenas to governor, two mayors, and two other officialsSome changes being madeICE at Winter OlympicsRelated?: Trump ended temporary protected status for SomalisState Dept. is “pausing” visas from 75 countriesTrump threatening tariffs on all Nordic countries, France, Germany, & the UKWrote an insane letter to the Norwegian prime minsterCanada made a major trade deal with ChinaTrump is being super normal about itMore pardons for fraud guys!Trump has made at least $1.4 billion since taking officeHappy News!Dream communication is happening!TikTok recently showed a privacy-policy pop-up to users in the U.S. as part of a corporate restructuringA twice-yearly shot could help end AIDSGot 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!Feedburner RSSPocket CastsApple PodcastsIntro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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

Dive into discussions about the Bella One oil tanker pursuit and the high-stakes world of international operations. Explore the implications of recent protests in Iran and their impact on regime stability. The hosts tackle controversial policies, including the Treasury's ban on wire transfers for welfare recipients and Trump’s eye-popping military budget proposal. Additionally, they debate the health implications of RFK's vaccine recommendations and innovative breakthroughs in peanut allergy treatments. Exciting tech news, like Lego's smart bricks, also sparks debate on play enhancement!

The hosts delve into the newly released Epstein files, shrouded in heavy redactions. They discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling against deploying the National Guard to Chicago and summarize Honduras' election results amid allegations of fraud. A segment critiques Trump's executive orders on marijuana and the astonishing notion of military capabilities in space. Listeners hear about a rare earth mineral discovery in Utah and cheerful news of declining crime and overdose rates, along with an uplifting tale of a drone rescue for a lost puppy.

Wes and Eneasz are joined by Will Eden to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:For on Venezuelan boat, we did a second strike to kill themAlso we stole an oil tankerTrump: “Well, we keep it, I guess”Vaccine advisory committee eliminated recommendation that newborns get Hep B vaccineBig measles outbreak in South CarolinaHonduras election is in chaosTrump pardoned Juan Orlando HernándezTrump decided NZvi says this is a terrible ideaTrump EO is attempting to preempt state AI lawsAI has designed proteins that survive 150 °C and nanonewton forcesMerriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’We’re bailing out the farmersHuge welfare fraud scheme in MinnesotaMatt Van Epps (R) won special election in TennesseeAustralia banned social media for children under 16Gen Z Protests organized through DiscordTrump commuted the sentence of a private equity CEO convicted of fraudTrump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) of federal bribery chargesTrump is upset that he’s going to run for reelection as a democratOliver Sacks made up many of the details in his famous case studiesHappy News!There’s an annual Wildlife Comedy Photography award! See this year’s finalists.Min-readers learned to interpret the patterns as meaningful signals, which they could recognize and use. CNBC has signed a multi-year deal with prediction-market Kalshi, bringing real-time probability data into the network’s TV broadcasts and digital platforms starting next year,3 ‘rebel’ nuns left an elderly care home and broke into the historic abbey where they had lived their entire adult livesTroop DeploymentsEneasz - The Hobos yearn for the ForestGot 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: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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

Wes is once again joined by Ross and Steven keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News links:UN security council adopted Gaza deal“Epstein Files Transparency Act” passedFederal 3-judge panel issued injunction against Texas redistrictingJudge Jerry Smith wrote an insane dissentTrump “pausing” Afgan immigration after Afgani shot two national guard soldiersJames Comey and Letitia James indictments fell apartNavy deciding whether to recall Mark Kelly to active service so they can court-martial himMIT Technology Review on Gemini 3Humai on GPT-5.1Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic disclosed what it calls “the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human interventionGrok 4.1 showed increased sycophancy scores and “slightly higher deception rates”The White House’s response to AI concerns can be summarized as “f**k it, yolo, pedal to the metal!”The Trump administration is reclassifying which degrees count as “professional” under a new student loan program.Happy News!15yo Belgian just earned a PhD in quantum physicsType one diabetes cured in miceAI+EEG can diagnosis dementia vs. Alzheimer’s vs. healthyColombia has declared its entire Amazon biome as a reserveCRISPR achieves 50% cholesterol reduction in first human trialIt’s Solstice season!Berkeley solstice is next weekendNYC solstice is December - tickets at https://rationalistmegameetup.com/Steven has a new podcast!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: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killerApple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra 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