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A stealth jet coordinating ten autonomous wingmen. A chaotic arrest that spirals into a national debate over force and consequence. A winter storm with the teeth to test Texas’ grid, and a gathering in Davos where the rules of the game sound like they’re being rewritten. This conversation moves fast, but the thread never breaks: power—who has it, how it’s applied, and what it costs when things go wrong.

We start with the F-47’s promise and pitfalls. Beyond the promo reels, we unpack why networked autonomy matters more than any single airframe, how a “fighter plus drones” model reshapes sortie math, and where affordability meets risk in contested airspace. Then we swing to Minneapolis, where a tangle of bodies, a dropped gun, and a bitten fingertip force hard questions about escalation, mental health policy, and the line between protest and protection. It’s not neat, and we don’t pretend it is.

From city streets to big geopolitics, we dive into Japan’s snap elections and identity signals, the gap between how Americans talk about China and what China can actually build, and Davos talk that sounds like the end of the rules-based global order. The “Board of Peace,” a billion-dollar buy-in, soft-power threats, and Greenland’s mineral leverage—this is realpolitik with receipts. Europe’s confidence meets a reality check on blue-water fleets, export controls, and who really controls the operating systems that keep modern economies alive.

And then the weather turns. We break down ERCOT’s mechanics—spinning reserves, forced outages, frequency stability—and why open-air plants struggle when sensors freeze. You’ll get practical, field-tested prep: water strategy, safe generator use, heat retention, and why ice-over-snow changes how your tires behave. We close with energy’s next moves: new Permian potential, Venezuela’s messy return, Alberta’s secession drumbeat, and why data centers and AP1000 reactors are suddenly getting a green light.

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