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.” The #1 threat to America isn’t Trump — it’s AI. OpenAI meddles with three federal sites. Iran War sucking chest wound hits GOP at the pump.
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
01
Trump’s Iran remarks. “Let them take out Los Angeles… a very small price to pay” — and why desensitization is the real danger
02
Why a more desperate Trump is a more unpredictable Trump, an. Why a more desperate Trump is a more unpredictable Trump, and what that means for the next 90 days
03
Josh Shapiro endorses HB 280 to open Pennsylvania’s primarie. Josh Shapiro endorses HB 280 to open Pennsylvania’s primaries to unaffiliated voters after a 115-88 state house vote
04
The Let Vets Vote national campaign. veterans as the tip of the spear for all independents
Show Notes
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