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![Vivek Ramaswamy's thought experiment for reducing the size of government on Lex Fridman: "Day 1, anybody in the federal bureaucracy who's not elected, whose Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. [Day 2], of those who remain, if your Social Security starts in an even number, you're in, and if it starts with an odd number, you're out. That's a 75% reduction." "Now imagine that you could run that thought experiment at scale, but you had a metric for screening people who had the greatest competence, as well as the greatest commitment and knowledge of the Constitution. That would immediately raise not only the civic character of the United States... it would also stimulate the economy. The regulatory state is like a wet blanket on the economy." "One of the virtues of that thought experiment is you don't have a bunch of lawsuits you're dealing with about gender discrimination or racial discrimination... [And] the reality is... on Day 3, not a thing will have changed for the ordinary American, other than their government being a lot smaller and more restrained, and spending a lot less money."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1856517841916145756/ext_tw_video_thumb/1856517021627740160/pu/img/osEtJnvZ9ayPSQrx.jpg)
Vivek Ramaswamy's thought experiment for reducing the size of government on Lex Fridman: "Day 1, anybody in the federal bureaucracy who's not elected, whose Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. [Day 2], of those who remain, if your Social Security starts in an even number, you're in, and if it starts with an odd number, you're out. That's a 75% reduction." "Now imagine that you could run that thought experiment at scale, but you had a metric for screening people who had the greatest competence, as well as the greatest commitment and knowledge of the Constitution. That would immediately raise not only the civic character of the United States... it would also stimulate the economy. The regulatory state is like a wet blanket on the economy." "One of the virtues of that thought experiment is you don't have a bunch of lawsuits you're dealing with about gender discrimination or racial discrimination... [And] the reality is... on Day 3, not a thing will have changed for the ordinary American, other than their government being a lot smaller and more restrained, and spending a lot less money."
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FULL PODCAST: Europeans still don’t get free speech Welcome back to the pod! Pirate Wires reported on the State Department's fight against censorship abroad, while French President, Emmanuel Macron, denounced America's version of free speech. Sanjana Friedman joins us to discuss free speech maximalism and how Europe's model of speech is seeping into America's view of speech. Also on today's episode, an AI doomer battle between Steven Pinker & Scott Alexander, Nicole Wizman joins us to discuss how the state of California is in disarray, and we close the episode debating aliens and Fermi's Paradox (or the newly created.. Solana's Paradox.) Thank you to our presenting sponsor Monaco Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 1:45 - Free Speech Wars Between America & Europe 4:45 - What Defines Freedom? 12:40 - Macron's Wife Controversy 18:00 - France Riots 22:50 - THANK YOU Monaco 23:30 - AI Doomer Battle Between Steven Pinker & Scott Alexander 53:55 - THANK YOU Autopilot 54:35 - California In Disarray 1:13:00 - Aliens! Debating Fermi's Paradox 1:33:20 - THANK YOU Eight Sleep 1:34:15 - Wrapping Up
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FULL PODCAST EPISODE - The AI Boys Hug It Out This week on the pod, we're joined by the great Liv Boeree! We're breaking down another crazy week in the AI tech space. From Trump inviting all the tech leaders to DC, to renaming AI to "Super Intelligence", to Bernie's AI bill endorsed by doomer groups. We also discuss the infamous data center party in DC that our own Jonas Du put together. Next up, we have Kat Rosenfield join us to discuss the controversial "Cornell 7" SI case that is taking over the discourse. Kat provides us with insights from her piece that she just wrote in The Free Press. Finally, a white pill! The government made a website that actually doesn't suck. Are we in a new age of government efficiency? -Thank you to our PRESENTING sponsor Monaco TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Liv to the pod! 1:40 - A Week in Super Intelligence 3:30 - Bernie Sanders AI Bill 10:00 - AI Doom vs. AI Optimism 30:45 - THANK YOU Monaco 31:30 - The Viral Data Center Party In DC 47:55 - THANK YOU Autopilot 48:30 - The Cornell 7 Story - Welcome Kat Rosenfield 11:00 - White Pill - The New America dot gov site that actually doesn't suck 1:25:10 - THANK YOU Eight Sleep 1:26:00 - Thanks For Watching! See You Next Week
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Thursday morning, federal agencies conducted a massive drug sweep across Skid Row, arresting 23 suspects in a long-awaited crackdown on the area's massive organized drug trade. Nicole Wizman reported live from the scene with Skid Row public advocate JoeyTuccio as the operation unfolded.
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PIRATE WIRES PODCAST: Trump vs. Doomers, Lesbians vs. Masks This week, the great Bridget Phetasy joins us once again as we talk Trump’s new deal with Greenland and how the president is perhaps the real champion of “abundance.” Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones sacrifices her daughter to public school, a lesbian bar sacrifices its patrons to Covid, some juicy white bills around brain science, and MORE. Link below 👇
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T-20 MINUTES // The AI Apocalypse Is Here to K*ll Us All... Maybe? Featuring Bridget Phetasy
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![In June, Spencer Pratt alleged that an animal abuse crisis was happening on Skid Row. At the time, an LAPD Lieutenant said the claim “[lacked] credible evidence,” and a former councilman accused Spencer of propagating a “dramatic fabrication.” We went to Skid Row to see for ourselves, and confirmed that the dog abuse epidemic is very much real, and the LA city officials are looking the other way, writes Nicole Wizman](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2096292908357837229/amplify_video_thumb/2096292820126404610/img/ZqNqZ8y0X9ZD4HWv.jpg)
In June, Spencer Pratt alleged that an animal abuse crisis was happening on Skid Row. At the time, an LAPD Lieutenant said the claim “[lacked] credible evidence,” and a former councilman accused Spencer of propagating a “dramatic fabrication.” We went to Skid Row to see for ourselves, and confirmed that the dog abuse epidemic is very much real, and the LA city officials are looking the other way, writes Nicole Wizman
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Alex Karp responds to a protestor during today’s talk at the #HillAndValley Forum:
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Who is responsible for California's dysfunction? (hint: it's not Israel)
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