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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Why the GOP’s internal data completely missed the scale of t. Why the GOP’s internal data completely missed the scale of the 2026 midterm wipeout — nine Senate seats, House flipped, Trump +18 districts turned blue
02
“The silent independent voice”. Shermichael’s framing of the voters who decided to be jury and judge this cycle
03
The case for economic populism inside a right-of-center party. and why Singleton thinks it’s the only way to save capitalism itself
04
Pete Hegseth’s Arlington selfies and Paul’s call that Hegset. Pete Hegseth’s Arlington selfies and Paul’s call that Hegseth is positioning to inherit what’s left of MAGA
