The Mind Killer

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Russian blockade stops export of Ukranian wheat - 4.5M tons. Trains trying to take up slack, 600k tons/month.Louisiana introduced a bill to classify any abortion after conception as homicideBiden created a “Disinformation Governance Board” that’s totally not a Ministry of TruthNina Jankowicz has a book all about how hard it is to be a womanPayPal canceled accounts of two prominent independent news outlets The news sites are critical of the war in Ukraine and call it American ImperialismCriticism of the NYT Elon Musk hit piece NYT drops in stealth-editsNYT requested an interview from a friend of Musk. His reply was f*****g epic.Dave Chappelle tackled on stage by some dipshitACLU Wrote Amber Heard's Op-Ed for $3.5M. Smithsonian will be returning stolen artifactsHappy News!People aren’t as crazy as you think!And they hate you less than you think!Prometheus Fuels converts renewable electricity from solar and wind power into zero net carbon gasoline It’s likely that over half of Russia’s nukes are dudsTroop DeploymentsDavid - Servant of the People is very goodHeumer on AbortionEneasz -  Secure abortion rights in your stateWes - How to do a self-managed abortionDon’t get misoprostal from veterinary sources!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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Maybe we already have missile defense tech?Youtube video claiming we can handle intermediate range missiles, but not ICBMs with reliabilityUS intercepted an ICBM in 2020Zvi post on game theoryCrisis Watch China-focused OSINT SubstackWorld food prices are up 13%Major fires in Russian chemical plant, industrial center, and defense research buildingsSweden and Finland will apply to join NATOWhat is Germany doing?Greg Abbott caused a huge traffic backup on the Mexico border for no reasonFlorida stripped Disney’s independent status because of opposition to “Don’t Say Gay” billIt’s definitely unconstitutionalCases in China still increasing despite lockdownsA nuclear-armed state accidentally launched a missile at another nuclear-armed stateCNN+ collapsed in less than a monthMacron won in a landslideFederal courts keeps telling Biden to stop being racistAgricultural bailout targeted only non-white applicantsGoogle’s AI-Powered ‘Inclusive Warnings’ Feature Is Very BrokenTrump held in contempt for failing to provide documentsHappy News!UK building 8 more nuclear plantsBailout for nuclear plants!Mask mandate declared unconstitutional Now you can wear good masks if you want toGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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 and Eneasz discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspective. David overslept, so it’s just the two of us this week!Support us on Substack!News discussed:Farmers planted extra wheat last fall due to expectation of conflictMichigan Governor Kidnap Plot - 2 not guilty, 2 mistrial, due to FBI entrapmentEurope not paying for gas in rublesRussia has withdrawn from Kyiv, focusing on Eastern UkraineMass murder of civilians in Bucha and several other citiesBiden called Putin a war criminalEU banning all bank transactions and coal importsRussian state media is calling for full genocidePoland is going full gigachad and has accepted 2.3 million refugeesRussian parliament introduced bill declaring any Russian speaker a citizenTrump still asking Putin for dirt on Biden7 hours of Trump’s call logs missing on 1/6. Unrest is beginning in China, possible riots?Pets of COVID-positive citizens are killedZvi’s latest updateFar-Right French President Candidate has a good shot at winningGinni Thomas is a crazy conspiracy theoristAmazon challenging union vote due to organizers handing out weedMIT is bringing back the SATDALL-E 2 makes amazing art on demandGoogles Pathways Language Model explains jokes, and it can distinguish cause and effect and understand counterfactualsAlphaCode can solve natural-language coding problems at the level of a new programmer. Socratic Modeling systemMusk not joining the Twitter boardState Court Finds California’s Diversity Mandate for Corporate Boards Is UnconstitutionalBLM is a huge scamUS passports now include Gender X Happy News!Old skins cells reprogrammed to be young again!“The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy estimates it would cost just over $24 billion to have prototype vaccines ready for each of the 26 known viral families that cause human disease.”SCOTUS held that you can sue for malicious prosecution if your criminal charges are droppedThe Bayesian Conspiracy on whether you should punch NazisGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:CDC alcohol guidelinesWill Smith Assaults or Batters Chris Rock?Ukraine News:Russia seems to be switching focus to DonbasRussia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation was mostly complete Putin complained that he was getting canceled like JK RowlingBiden wants to remove Russia from the G20Did Hunter Biden personally finance Ukraine weapons labs?!?!?!?Putin demanded natural gas be paid in RublesTaxes are canceled for the duration of martial law and at least a year after its end“If you can, pay, if you can’t, there are no questions,” Zelensky saidA developer has been caught adding malicious code to a popular open-source package that wiped files on computers located in Russia and Belarus. Biden Says to Expect ‘Real’ Food Shortages Due to Ukraine WarCounterpoint Zelensky is open to Ukrainian neutralityNo deal yet on Crimea and DonbasOther News:Manchin says he’ll vote to confirm Judge JacksonHunter Biden laptop (sort of) confirmed to be realNYT seems to have reported about it accurately in Oct. 2020Kevin Drum says media did nothing wrongNew study data showed little difference in excess deaths in European countries during covidstudy of microlending shows many of the “small-businesses” opened are actually MLM scamsFTC demanded that Weight Watchers destroy the algorithms or AI models it built using illegally harvested data. Permanent daylight savings?USPS is only buying 20% electric vehiclesAntarctica more than 70 degrees warmer than average, Arctic more than 50 degreesBiden statement honoring the victims of Atlanta ShootingsHappy News!Maryland Governor Announces Elimination of Four-Year Degree Requirement For Thousands of State JobsScientists at University of Texas at Austin have redesigned a key component of a widely used CRISPR-based gene-editing tool, called Cas9, to be thousands of times less likely to target the wrong stretch of DNAGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Texas appeals court sided with the parents of a transgender teenager, rejecting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to allow a child abuse investigation to proceedAppeals Court held that it did not have jurisdictionPreliminary injunction issued on FridayJussie Smollett sentenced, and assures us that he’s not suicidalEneasz was wrong, it’s pronounced Kee-vEA group’s rough attempt to profile charities which support Ukrainian war reliefFukuyama is predicting that Russia will loseRandom Russains getting canceled for no good reasonTchaikovsky. Cats. Mustard. wtfFacebook is allowing calls for violence against RussiaEU sanctioning Russia Today and SputnikZvi on the Ukraine situationRussia warned the United States that convoys with weapons sent to Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for the Russian military.Orthodox theologians declare the "Ruskyy mir - Russian world" a false teaching. They have openly called "Russian world" doctrine a heresyBiden gave a speech. No further comment. Federal COVID response money is almost gone, they asked for $30B moreThe White House hasn’t publicly detailed exactly how it’s spent the more than $4 trillion Congress authorized for Covid-19 relief SCOTUS held that government doesn’t have to turn over information on secret torture sitesNew law bans forced arbitration of sexual harassment suitsA Republican proposed an actual policy agenda, with predictable resultsMitch McConnell slapped him down immediatelyAndrew Torrez thinks Trump is going to jailIdaho house passed a law that would make it a felony to give trans kids surgeryIdaho house also passed a law removing an exemption that protects libraries, schools, museums, colleges and universities for “disseminating material that is harmful to minors.” Mary Elizabeth Coleman of the Missouri House of Representatives has introduced a provision that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident obtain an abortion out of state.Happy News!Happy Victory over Covid-19 day“Test to treat” plan for covid - Test positive at a pharmacy, they give you free PaxlovidNot paid for - Republicans (who else?!) holding up fundingCDC predictably foot-dragging on public transit rules, giving us all a chance to practice ignoring the CDCGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:SNL Covid SketchPutin’s “unhinged” speech the looting of Russia in the 90sWith English subtitlesPutin’s spy chief visibly scared of Putin during grillingSanctions happeningSWIFT ban imminent, Germany has mostly dropped oppositionLeaving exemptions for energy & agricultureRussia’s biggest bond is down 50%Russia considering seizing citizens’ assetsFrum thinks sanctions are the real deal, worries that they’ll be too effectiveSnake Island bad-ass chads are still aliveEU in talks to give jet fighters to UkraineSlovak government has launched a website with info for Ukrainians coming to SlovakiaFirst Day of Negotiations are over, talks are expected to continueVoters in Belarus have approved constitutional reforms that will allow the country to host nuclear weaponsConvoy disbandedTrudeau froze protesters’ bank accountsWithout the right to transact, you effectively have no constitutional rights.Zvi - “The only way that is in the government’s interest is if it wants this fight in order to further suspend freedom and democracy and destroy the rule of law that much faster.”Biden Nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUSEndorsed by Fraternal Order of PoliceAfghanistan is fucked. US froze $7B in assets, giving half to 9/11 survivors.Multiple Sclerosis Is Likely Caused by a VirusSarah Palin trying to overturn NYT v. Sullivan “actual malice” standard Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington3 San Francisco school board members were recalledFL Dont Say Gay billthe ban would be on "classroom instruction" for those from kindergarten through the third gradeTX gov Says Some Sex Change Procedures Are Child Abuse Under Texas Law. Many R lawmakers admitted it was subject matter they weren't familiar with.Happy News!NIH issues a seismic mandate: share data publiclyB/Yamagata influenza lineage may have become extinctCDC getting ready for covid independence dayGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:GoFundMe canceled $10 million fundraiser for Freedom ConvoyZvi can’t figure out if the protests are calling for racist violence or notThey’re notActual violent occupations were not impacted.Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he had reached a tentative agreement with a key protest organizer to remove trucks from residential areas, and to limit vehicles to a perimeter near Parliament downtown in exchange for a meeting.Supporters jam the “fuel ban” France and Brussels get their own ConvoysThe bridge shut down is over now, but the Ottowa protest continuesThe job market is backSpotify took down 111 past Joe Rogan episodes where he used racial slursHis apologySSC splinter subreddit TheMotte “now considering misuse of the block feature to be a bannable offense.” Insurance Companies Withdraw Coverage From Airlines Flying Through Ukraine Airspace Ukrainian oligarchs, business people leave country en masseRight wingers upset about new head of the energy dept??Congress is passing a wave of bipartisan bills as Biden’s big plans stallHappy News!Fewer people are using Facebook!Blue States are ending covid restrictionsAlso Denmark, Sweden, Norway. Mostly Italy, Spain. Loosening in France, Germany, Czech, UKImplant allows man with fully severed spinal cord to walkEuropean scientists in ‘landmark’ nuclear fusion breakthroughFrance announces a wave of new-generation atomic reactors 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:FAIR filed a federal lawsuit to stop New York City from enforcing its unconstitutional order prioritizing Covid-19 treatments based on racial categorization and ethnicity.Vacancy on SCOTUS!Russia might be invading UkraineBiden has consistently said he does not plan to send troops into UkraineHanania: “Russia will eventually get its way because it cares more about Ukraine than the US does”They shoulda kept those nukes Voting rights bill is deadBoris Johnson is in trouble for partying‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in ChinaChildren randomly assigned to attend pre-K had lower state achievement test scores in 3rd-6th grades than control children. “you rarely get stronger study designs than random assignment + multi-year longitudinal follow-up” Judge Grants Hospital's Request To Stop Workers From Taking Better Jobs (rescinded 3 days later)Freedom Convoy scares TrudeauKidney VaxAssisted suicide thingMaus was banned in Tennessee by being removed from the curriculum of a school district.Happy News!The YIMBY’s are winning!cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems.  New Illinois Law Allows Women to Get Birth Control Pills from a Pharmacist Without a Doctor Involved Mitt Romney’s Family Security ActGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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

Support us on Substack!News discussed:Schumer failed to vote on filibusterThe racist Paxlovid policy (of course) came from the FDASCOTUS overturned vax mandateMandate on government-funded medical facilities could standThroat swabs are much more effective than nose swabs for rapid test diagnosticity.Determined not to let Americans have fun, the CDC continues restricting travel due to COVID risk.Shkreli sentencedOathkeeper leader and 10 others charged with seditious conspiracyGolden Globes canceled because someone finally asked “who cares what these idiots think?”Happy News!Moderna developing combination covid, flu, and RSV vaccineMatt Yglesias on the case for more energyGot 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/themindkillerApple: Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer 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

Support us on Substack!News discussed:Australian camps aren’t literal concentration campscovid-negative people are being forced into camps, locked in, and arrested if they break out“Close contacts” forced to go without any choice, despite not having covidNorthern Territories government directive ACX Grants are postedPutin told Biden that sanctions "could lead to a complete breakdown in ties between our countries," Meanwhile, Germany shut down 3 nuke power plants (of 6)Russian opens up a gas pipe line under the Baltic Sea China warns Walmart will suffer consequencesOptical analysis of a graph showing number of mutations in COVID variants suggests non-natural origin for Omicron variantExplainer threadNY Dept of Health says Paxlovid is for non-whites only Happy News!CDC loosened some guidelines about quarantine and maskingCO Gov Polis (D) re COVID is a Blue TrailblazerFauci - kids are checking into hospitals WITH Covid, not FROM Covid  CNN - This is more like the fluOmicron is everywhere, but lockdowns are not!Super vaccine in developmentBiden Administration announces that prisoners who received CARES Act compassionate release will not be required to return to confinement. Eneasz won 3rd in the EA Forums contest! Covid skepticism isn’t about scienceGot 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/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: 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