A few days late on the upload, we discuss the DHS shutdown that conveniently doesn't include ICE, as well as discuss the United States' economic oil blockade against Cuba, and the humanitarian crisis it has created there.

Isolating Ice - The American Prospect

Washington's War on Cuba is Collective Punishment - Jacobin

Trump threatens tariffs on countries supplying Cuba with much-needed oil - Al Jazeera

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Danny (me) and special guest Rohan riff on the deific delusions of Silicon Valley and its search to invent a new god as they attempt to bargain for their own mortality, and then we close with a discussion of conservativism's attempt to save a monoculture.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:33 - AI, Techno-superstition, and Transhumanism

00:48:20 - Conservative media and the end of the monoculture

01:05:38 - Sign Off

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Interstital music is the "soda and ice cream" by Kickups.

After a pretty crazy weekend of document dumps, we dip our toes in slightly on some mentions in the Epstein files. Then, our main portion of the show, we talk to Dustin Gouker of Event Horizon about the rise of prediction markets.

00:04:20 Talking Epstein Files

00:23:24 (Fake) Commercial Break

00:24:40 Interview with Dustin Gouker

You can subscribe to Dustin's Substack about prediction markets, Event Horizon, HERE

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Interstital music is the "Wii Shop Channel Theme" by Kazumi Totaka. The parody ad was made by Grant, fellow Bonafide Tastemaker.

One week between record and release on a news-centric podcast? What's the big deal. In this outdated episode, we talk about some of the timeline of events in the Twin Cities, and end with a little more Kanye talk. It runs long.

Obviously, the stuff about the Jan 30th economic blackout day is super outdated, but we left the bit in because our thoughts remain generally the same, in case this ever happens in the future.

A Timeline of Tension by KROC.

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Interstital music composed by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Hiroshi Miyauchi, and arranged by B-UNIV and MST, from the Virtua Racer & Outrunners Anniversary Edition Soundtrack.

We dig in on the USDA's new "whole milk" campaign, and talk at length about Trump's plans for Greenland, and touch a little bit on Kanye's resurgence.

"The Tech Billionaires Behind Trump’s Greenland Push" by Lois Parshley on Jacobin.

"Danish Forces Are Mandated to Fire Back if U.S. Attacks Greenland" by Nick Turse on The Intercept.

SBWU Benefit Show in Philly! -⁠ https://www.ticketweb.com/event/steady-hands-solo-attack-dog-nikki-lopez-philly-tickets/14067974⁠

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We talk about the devastating news coming out of Minnesota this week after the killing of Renee Good, the role of ICE agents in growing fascism, and also whatever is up with Bowen Yang this week.

Also, Starbucks Worker Silvia Baldwin comes on to chat about the Starbucks Workers United strike. That segments starts at 01:02:55

No Contract, No Coffee - https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/

Starbuck Workers United Website - https://sbworkersunited.org/

SBWU Benefit Show in Philly! - https://www.ticketweb.com/event/steady-hands-solo-attack-dog-nikki-lopez-philly-tickets/14067974

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The second year of the American Century of Humiliation starts off with a bang as the US Military kidnaps Venezuelan President and Trump's most heated silly-dance-at-rally rival, Nicolás "Fancy Feet" Maduro. Also, we give our predict a few of 2026's upcoming headlines.

In true podcaster fashion, Solomon's mic bro right before we recorded this. Promise the sound quality will not stay this way.

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