About this episode
The episode discusses various geopolitical issues and the implications of war and misinformation.
Participants: John Steppling, Cory Morningstar, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Contradictory retroactive justifications for war, migrant workers stranded in the Gulf States, Erika Kirk qualified for high-level public office? Western Asian states jostle for position in the coming post-empire order, Trump administration clown show, war motivated by eschatological motives, fog of war and a flood of fake A.I. generated videos of missile strikes, the war emergency being used as a new excuse for citizen lockdowns, etc... Music track: “Desafinado” by Stan Getz (public domain).
People in this episode
Host: John Steppling
Guests: Cory Morningstar, Hiroyuki Hamada, Dennis Riches
Topics covered
- Contradictory retroactive justifications for war
- migrant workers stranded in the Gulf States
- Erika Kirk qualified for high-level public office
- Western Asian states jostle for position in the coming post-empire order
- Trump administration clown show
- war motivated by eschatological motives
- fog of war and a flood of fake A.I. generated videos of missile strikes
- war emergency being used as a new excuse for citizen lockdowns
Keywords
- war
- migrant workers
- public office
- post-empire order
- Trump administration
- A.I. generated videos
- citizen lockdowns
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Desafinado
Places: the Gulf States
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