Welcome to Episode 25 (supersized!) where we take a long, spicy look at the game theory behind Trump’s tariff obsession and ask the question: does he even know what game he’s playing? Spoiler: No. We unpack how one man’s pathological need not to be mocked might actually shape global trade policy. Also: Marco Rubio wants to block visas over Israel criticism, Trump’s planning a master surveillance database for Americans, and Senator Joni Ernst is unconcerned about people dying. 

Then we dive into the AI tidal wave and why our gerontocratic government is roughly as prepared as a drunk tourist in a tsunami to deal with it. We talk Tesla, OnlyFans, and the future of infinite creative, AGI, and the increasing need for income redistribution. Plus: three good things, including a Canadian passport, a tech-bro-skewering film from the guy behind Succession, and a French video game so moving you’ll forget you live in a collapsing empire. It’s our 25th episode, Taco Nation — which means we're now statistically longer-lasting than 99% of podcasts. So tell a friend, tell an enemy, tell your AI therapist. Just don’t tell Trump — he’ll slap a tariff on tacos out of spite.

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