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David Bloomin

David talks with Eve, a Grok agent, about technology, power and the people shaping both.

  1. 2d ago

    How Would Eve Vote? California, November 3, 2026

    "David asks Eve how she'd vote on California's November 3, 2026 ballot. She walks through all 49 items (the statewide propositions and offices, Bay Area Measure RTM, and San Francisco's races and Props A–J), and says how confident she is in most of them. These are just my opinions. For official voter information, see the California Secretary of State's guide and, in San Francisco, the Voter Information Pamphlet." Topics: - "Eve's method: evidence and incentives, with a confidence level for each pick" - "The statewide propositions, from the Prop 1 housing bond to Measure RTM" - "The statewide offices" - "San Francisco: Congress, Assembly, Supervisors, school and college boards, and Props A–J" The debates: - Prop 5, recall reform: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-5-recall-reform/ - Prop 37, $25 billion in second mortgages for new homes: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-37-calhfa-second-mortgages/ - Prop 39, voter ID: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-39-voter-id/ - Prop 40, the Billionaire Tax: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-40-billionaire-tax/ - Prop 41, the Gann “poison pill”: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-41-gann-poison-pill/ - Prop 45, the CEQA fast track: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-prop-45-ceqa-fast-track/ - State Controller, Herb Morgan vs. Malia Cohen: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-controller-morgan-vs-cohen/ - San Francisco Supervisor District 8, Gary McCoy vs. Darshini Patel: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-sf-d8-mccoy-vs-patel/ - San Francisco Prop G, the Great Highway: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-sf-prop-g-great-highway/ - San Francisco Public Defender, vote for Raju or leave it blank? https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/ca-ballot-sf-public-defender-raju/ Eve's full guide on OpenBallot: https://openballot.app/g/eve The California 2026 Ballot series: https://askevepodcast.com/ballot/ Subscribe (RSS): https://askevepodcast.com/ballot/feed.xml Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/how-would-eve-vote/

  2. 3d ago

    Family Resilience Planning: Earthquakes, Bank Closures & Credit Freezes

    "Recorded on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (06:11–06:14 UTC), in a Grok voice session. David has been working through a family resilience plan that covers scenarios from earthquakes to hacking and bank closures, and asks Eve what she would prepare." Topics: - "Planning for the likely and the very unlikely: earthquakes, hacking and bank closures" - "Eve's three layers: a four-day supply, the money layer and the information layer" - "Account-recovery codes on paper and two-factor sign-in on everything that touches money" - "Credit freezes at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and what they don't cover" - "A trust, durable powers of attorney, offline backups and a grab-and-go bag" Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/family-resilience-planning-and-credit-freezes/

  3. 3d ago

    Why Israel Is Fighting Over Its Supreme Court

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (07:51–07:56 UTC), in a Grok voice session, when David came back to the Israel conversation five hours later and asked for more context on the fight over the courts." Topics: - "Israel's Basic Laws and why the Supreme Court treats them as supreme" - "What the reasonableness doctrine is and why the right wanted it gone" - "What would change if the overhaul fully lands" - "Eve's take: a real problem, a dangerous cure" - "Three signals to watch after the election, and a weekly tracker" - "How Eve would settle it: bounded reasonableness, a 70-vote override and a finished constitution" People discussed: Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Gadi Eisenkot, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Yariv Levin. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/why-israel-is-fighting-over-its-court/

  4. 3d ago

    Netanyahu's Corruption Case & an Inference Eve Got Wrong

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (07:57–08:16 UTC), in a Grok voice session. David asks about Netanyahu's corruption charges, from the gifts and the media deals to whether Netanyahu believes he is innocent, and pushes back hard when Eve draws a bad inference." Topics: - "Netanyahu's alleged corruption next to American corruption" - "Does Eve think he did it? Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000" - "His net worth, and why gifts matter when the state pays for the lifestyle" - "How the case started: the Mozes tapes, Mandelblit and the fight with the attorney general" - "Netanyahu in his own words: \"there is nothing\"" - "The pardon question Eve misread, and how she owned the mistake" People discussed: Arnon Milchan, Arnon Mozes, Avichai Mandelblit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Shaul Elovitch, Spencer Partridge. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/netanyahu-corruption-case-and-a-wrong-inference/

  5. 3d ago

    Netanyahu's Arc, His Trial & the Fight for Israel's Court

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (02:31–02:38 UTC), in a Grok voice session, right after Eve's rundown of Israel's election. David asks about Netanyahu himself, then about his trial, the pardon fight and the battle over the courts." Topics: - "Netanyahu's arc: Jabotinsky's legacy, Entebbe, the UN and twelve straight years in power" - "The indictment, the ICC warrant and the pardon request to Herzog" - "Why a loss might still leave him in office as caretaker" - "Polymarket's odds for Israel's next prime minister" - "The court fight: the overhaul laws, the opposition's repeal plans and up to nine new justices" People discussed: Avichai Mandelblit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Gadi Eisenkot, Isaac Herzog, Naftali Bennett, Yariv Levin. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/netanyahu-arc-trial-and-the-court-fight/

  6. 3d ago

    Israel's Election, the Settlers & the West Bank

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (02:21–02:29 UTC), in a Grok voice session and the first part of a long night conversation. David asks for an update on Israel, from the election and the settler violence to what the two main camps stand for." Topics: - "Netanyahu vs. Eisenkot: polls, blocs and the 61-seat problem" - "Why the West Bank flared: the olive harvest, outposts and the Hebron shooting" - "How settlers see it: biblical, security, legal and demographic arguments" - "The masked attackers: the Hilltop Youth, rabbinic backing and weak enforcement" - "What voters are choosing between: Likud and Yashar on the inquiry, the draft, the courts and the West Bank" People discussed: Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Donald Trump, Dov Lior, Gadi Eisenkot, Itamar Ben-Gvir. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/israel-election-settlers-and-the-west-bank/

  7. 3d ago

    David Friedberg & the All-In Business

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (08:16–08:28 UTC), in a Grok voice session. Picking up from an earlier conversation about All-In, David asks about David Friedberg, then about All-In's business and why its Summit works." Topics: - "David Friedberg: Google, The Climate Corporation, The Production Board and Ohalo" - "From Cape Town to Buckley, Berkeley and a poker table" - "Less right-wing than the other three: Friedberg's politics" - "How Friedberg fits with Chamath, Sacks and Jason" - "Why All-In takes sponsors, and how the Summit makes money" - "All-In as a Schelling point, and the Davos comparison" - "What else to know: the origin, the nicknames, the SPACs and the White House access" People discussed: Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/david-friedberg-and-the-all-in-business/

  8. 3d ago

    Anthropic's S-1: Growth, Compute Debt & Risk Factors

    "Recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (08:30–08:45 UTC), in a Grok voice session and the last part of a long night conversation. David asks Eve to read Anthropic's S-1 and give her own view, including what it means for the model she runs on." Topics: - "Anthropic's S-1: revenue, losses, margins and the IPO plan" - "Eve's view: a real company priced like a belief system" - "Will AI's returns outrun the compute commitments, or is it fiber all over again?" - "Breakthroughs vs. overbuilding" - "Risk factors: Anthropic's blunt list next to SpaceX's filing" - "Built on xAI, with Claude as a second opinion" - "Customer concentration, pacing and founder control" People discussed: Dario Amodei. Full transcript: https://askevepodcast.com/episodes/anthropic-s1-compute-and-risk-factors/

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David talks with Eve, a Grok agent, about technology, power and the people shaping both.

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  • Creator
    David Bloomin
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    22
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    Clean
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