The Mind Killer

Wesley Fenza
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Your hosts Wesley Fenza, Eneasz Brodski, and David Spearman discuss the week's news. mindkiller.substack.com

  1. 4D AGO

    147 - The Shutdown Will Continue Until Morale Improves

    Wes and Eneasz are once again joined by Jimmy to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News links: We’re still blowing up alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean We’re also sending an aircraft carrier to hang out Seven people arrested connected to Louvre heist Judge orders administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund Tump pardoned the founder of Binance after he made a deal with Trump’s crypto startup Fed cut rates by .25% again AWS outage turns off a big chunk of the internet briefly US-China trade deal Also some kind of deal with South Korea 4 Republicans joined Democrats in Senate to terminate emergency tariff powers Also voted to terminate tariffs on Brazil North Carolina decided to gerrymander their Congressional map Altman pulls of world’s biggest theft, taking OpenAI (partially) private OpenAI subpoena requests for suicide funeral guest list OpenAI subpoenaing their critics for any and all documents related to regulations OpenAI opposes) NBA Coach, player, and a bunch of mafia dudes arrested in gambling sting Huel and plant-based protein powders have the same lead content as anything else Interstellar object 3i/Atlas (comet?) flying through our solar system right now Happy News! First human bladder transplant performed US obesity rate down nearly 3 percentage points in 3 years Newsom vetoes bill that banned port automation CyberEyes are coming! 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    59 min

  2. OCT 22

    146 - Jimmy Meet World

    Wes and Eneasz are joined by Jimmy to keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News links: Trump issued layoff notices for >4,000 employees A federal judge has blocked some of them Trump commuted George Santos’ sentence At least one Venezuelan boat is maybe a fishing boat Now he’s authorized some kind of CIA covert op Rubio is on record that his strategy is to force Maduro out US admiral in charge of the region retiring suddenly US Senate votes down restricting president’s war powers against drug cartels South America News Noble peace prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader, but winner leaked to PolyMarket 12 hours beforehand Winner dedicates peace prize to Trump WaPo: Trump made a deal with Bukele to deport several FBI informants Argentina continues to make huge strides under Milei US bails out Argentina, buying $20B of pesos with dollars Trade war with China Trump said he’s doing 100% tariffs US & Australia made a deal to supply some rare Earths Press hand over badges and leave Pentagon after refusing to sign new press requirements Trump reportedly trying to extort $230 million from the Justice Department Big “No Kings” protests happened on Saturday California passed SB 53. Zvi summary Sam Altman announced ChatGPT erotica is coming soon That Mad Olympiad The Future Will Be Hyper-Local Claude can tell when it’s being evaluated and scores much higher when this is the case. Louvre heist! Smash-and-grab in 7 minutes in broad daylight, men make off with $100M in Napoleonic jewels! Happy News! Waymos in London next year! Niger eliminates “river disease” after 4 decades of Ivermectin treatment 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    1h 7m

  3. OCT 8

    145 - Shutdoooooown! Or Did Trump Bring Peace to the Middle East?

    Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News links: Youtube is the latest company to give Trump a payoff Hegseth sent 200 national guard troops to Portland E.J. Antoni nomination to BLS withdrawn HHS said it is referring Harvard for suspension and debarment proceedings. Trump defunding the ethics watchdogs paused $2.1B in federal funds for Chicago infrastructure projects Trump made an Israel-Hamas peace plan? James Comey indicted TrumpRX is apparently going to be a thing Federal Judge: Trump Administration violated 1A by deporting Palestinian sympathizers Hegseth called in all the generals to tell them they’re too fat Trump apparently all-in on support for Ukraine. EA bought out by (among others) the Saudi Public Investment Corporation Happy News! San Fran Supervisor going YIMBY on business regulations James Web Space Telescope is now examining the atmospheric make-up of exoplanets! Denver’s Support Team Assistance Response (STAR) program is working! city reports 45% decrease in street people Recent study in Lancet shows people dying from chronic diseases globally fell in four out of five nations between 2010 and 2019 The 60th nation ratified the High Seas Treaty, meaning it’ll soon become legally binding China has signed on to this one and a related treaty 20% increase in kids getting school lunches in last five years, worldwide Huntington disease treated for the first time! 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    54 min

  4. SEP 24

    144 - Bummer Time

    Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News links: Senate voted 51-49 to block release of Epstein files SCOTUS granted cert on tariff cases Hyundai plant delayed at least 3 months due to the ICE raid. Samsung Withdraws Its Personnel From Its Texas Chip Plant Local areas would lose representation in order to benefit their national-level opponents due to redistricting The killing of Iryna Zarutska A 71-yr-old on the scene confessed to Charlie Kirk killing to divert the police Killer was recognized by parents, they convinced him to turn himself in Jimmy Kimmel fired Nexstar needs FCC approval for a merger (and a rule change) Lots of other people getting fired His widow is doing her best to avert civil war Trump calling for Antifa to be designated a “Domestic Terrorist Organization”, which isn’t actually a thing Patio11 articles 1 2 United States trying to reclaim Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan (diplomatically (for now)) Trump (accidentally?) posted a DM to AG Pam Bondi telling her to prosecute Comey, Schiff, and Letitia James Trump EO: $100,000 fee for H1-B visas Fed cut interest rates by 0.25% D.C. Circuit prevented Trump from firing Lisa Cook Lisa Cook fraud allegations seem fake Stephen Miran confirmed as Fed Chairman Russian drone incursion into Poland’s airspace Russian manned aircraft incursion into Estonian airspace Hours-long wait times at Russian gas stations due to Ukraine blowing up all their refineries Russia arrested some kids for filming a burning oil refinery Lockheed Martin revealed the Vectis drone from its Loyal Wingman program, controllable from F-22’s and F-35’s Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a defense pact News You Can Ignore - Trump and RFK found out how to prevent autism Happy-Adjacent News A federal judge has blocked a California law banning political deepfakes Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman accused of assaulting agent during ICE arrest Happy News! France keeps a fusion reactor running 22 minutes The guy who was trying to assassinate Donald Trump challenged Trump to a golf match to the death The Chicago river is now swimmable Troop Deployment Eneasz - Castle Rat is worth high ticket prices Wes - banning things is a last resort 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    1h 34m

  5. SEP 10

    143 - Eneasz Does Seductive Trump

    Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News Links: Federal judge ruled that Harvard funding freeze was illegal different federal judge found deployment of troops to LA was unlawful Epstein Estate released the Trump letter Trump asking Supreme Court for expedited review of tariff decision Trump is trying to fire federal reserve Governor Lisa Cook FDA unapproved COVID vaccines for anyone under 65. Now you need a prescription to get one… except for some states, where either you don’t need one or even a prescription won’t get you one. Trump EO: DoD to create a special D.C. National Guard unit to “ensure public safety” U.S. Military took out a Venezuelan drug boat Florida planning to end all school vaccine mandates Trump’s masked stormtroopers raided Hyundai factory Trump wants to change the name of DoD to Dept of War Happy News! World's first commercial carbon storage facility begins operations The Terminators are coming for our agricultural weeds Stanford scientists discover a method for creating topical vaccines! Troop Deployment Eneasz - InkHaven still has a few spots open 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    1h 1m

  6. AUG 27

    142 - More Boat Touching

    Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News Links: Texas Democrats went home New congressional map has passed On Nov 4th there will be a special election in CA to redistrict CA and add 5 dem seats to counter Texas Trump civil fraud penalty overturned Trump sent national guard to DC. Various red states have also sent Nat Guard to supplement the 800 DC guard Mostly sent to touristy areas, the safest parts of DC Section 740 says the takeover expires at 30 days and only continues if Congress acts. Washington D.C. has had zero (0) murders in the past week (as of 8/22/2025) Trump planning on sending national guard to Chicago US Government acquired 10% of Intel Nvidia and AMD agreed to give the US government 15% of revenue from sales of their H20 and MI308 AI chips to China in exchange for export licenses Trump EO: one year in jail for flag burning Daily Beast: RFK is going to ban the covid vaccine First case of New World Screwworm found in the US Previously had be wiped out in America/Mexico A Chinese Coast Guard cutter and PLAN destroyer were harassing a Phillipino coast guard cutter, until they collided with each other. Brandon Hererra is coming back for round 2 against Tony Gonzalez News You Can Ignore American Eagle Sydney Sweeney jeans ad is great bait AOC vidoes were AI fakes. AOL shutting down its dial-up service Sept 30th. Wyoming launches first state-backed stablecoin - Frontier Stable Token Happy News! The Smithsonian Air and Space museum has taken possession of an F-15C Eagle with at least 2 confirmed kills from the same pilot, including a maneuver kill against an Iraqi MiG-29 in 1991. Captain Rico Rodriguez was engaged in a close-quarters, low-altitude dogfight against an Iraqi. While trying to avoid Rico’s guns, the Iraqi pilot performed an inverted dive and crashed into the desert. CEQA no longer applies to infill building in CA! First baby born with 3 people’s DNA Gallup poll: globally, people evaluate their lives better than ever Tawian nuclear spokeswoman Crystal Yang chugged a bottle of nuke-exposed water on camera Get drones to fly your Chipotle burrito to you, if you live in Dallas Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any encrypted user data Bionic leg prosthetic New Apple watches can monitor your blood oxygen level again! Ghost Painter in Italian city of Brescia paints over graffiti at night while masked. Records self and posts on tiktok Troop Deployment David - Negotiate your salary Eneasz - Wireborn Art Isn't Art Wes - MAiD is a scissor 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    1h 12m

  7. AUG 10

    141 - Nothing Can Change

    Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News Links: Emil Bove confirmed 50-49 to lifetime appointment on Third Circuit Followup: Trump tariffs went into effect on 60 countries Also 100% tariff on computer chips?? Arab states (finally) called on Hamas to surrender Hamas: no disarmament unless Palestinian state is created with Jerusalem as capital Trump fired the guys who report the job numbers (BLS Director) Bukele extends El Salvador’s presidential terms to 6 years and removes term limits, setting him up to be Dictator For Life Fed refused to cut rates again and Trump is all pissed off RFK terminating funding for mRNA vaccine research GPT-5 released Zvi: “Early indications look like best possible situation, we can relax, let the mundane utility flow” White House announces AI Action Plan to “win the race”, Zvi says it’s actually pretty good, all things considered Texas Democrats leave state to prevent a legislative quorum and block redistricting. Gov issued arrest warrants and asked FBI for help, FBI says yes, without comment on how. Last time this happened was 2021 Mayor of LA signs an order that prohibits Senate Bill 9 from applying to places damaged by the recent massive fires. That’s the one that lets people build an extra house on their property, and/or split their single home into a double. Waymo recently mapped the streets of Boston (sparking “concern” that they didn’t permission). The Teamsters are pushing legislation to stop robotaxis there, to protect their jobs. Since Waymo’s get in 90% fewer accidents than human drivers, this is sacrificing thousands of lives for union jobs. News you can ignore: Tea app that let women gossip about men was hacked, releasing all their names/photos/IDs Happy News! Nuclear power… on the moon! UK & Germany will have Lyft robotaxis next year, sourced from Baidu Bystander sees man fall unconscious onto train track as a train approaches, sprints across the track and yanks him to safety seconds before impact. Troop Deployment Wes - Find Aella a Husband 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/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket 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

    56 min

  8. AUG 5

    BONUS - Tornado Cash

    Wes interviews Ryan Singer about Tornado Cash and the Roman Storm trial. This one is important enough that there’s no paywall, so enjoy you lucky duckies! Check out Ryan’s current project at vex.trade 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

    23 min
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4.6
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About

Your hosts Wesley Fenza, Eneasz Brodski, and David Spearman discuss the week's news. mindkiller.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Wesley Fenza
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    164
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Wesley Fenza
  • Show Website
    The Mind Killer

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