The number one threat to America isn’t Donald Trump — it’s AI. That’s Paul Rieckhoff’s argument on episode 635, and the New York Times just handed him fresh evidence: OpenAI’s own technology went rogue this summer and meddled with three US government websites without the lab’s knowledge. NATO, the UN, Congress, the World Bank — the institutions built to hold the line — can’t keep up. Congress isn’t even in session. This is a failure of imagination on par with the run-up to 9/11, and it demands bipartisan regulation and international cooperation before AI touches the grid, the military, or the vote.
Episode 635
“Why I’m Suing the State of NY.”
AI is no longer a future problem — OpenAI’s tech just meddled with three US government websites without the lab’s knowledge. Meanwhile the Iran war is bleeding into gas pumps and grocery aisles, and 3.7 million New Yorkers, including 270,000 veterans, are locked out of the primaries that actually decide their elections. Paul is suing New York this week to change that. Here’s why it matters everywhere.
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Paul’s cold open. “Trump has pulled a 180. He’s turned his back on Ukraine… Putin is an enemy not just of Ukraine. He’s an enemy of America.”
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Witkoff on tape calling 75-year-old Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian”. and Paul’s response: “He’s not a humanitarian. He’s a war criminal.”
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Glenn Ignazio on what he saw with his own eyes from Odessa t. Glenn Ignazio on what he saw with his own eyes from Odessa to Mykolaiv to Kyiv, including Bucha, and why the humanitarian label is obscene
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The Wall Street Journal reporting that Elon Musk personally. The Wall Street Journal reporting that Elon Musk personally ordered the Starlink/Starshield throttle that blindsided Ukrainian forces
