About this episode
The episode discusses various current events including AI developments, a military contract, a shooting incident in Texas, airport security issues in El Paso, and cats finding refuge in Beirut.
AI developments. A new military contract has some disturbing line items. A man shoots his daughter in Texas and faces no charges. CBP gets El Paso airport shut down over balloons. And cats find refuge in a Beirut university campus. https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-contract-concentration-camps https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314631578.html https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109346/beirut-lebanon-cats-university https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-shot-dad-arguing-donald-151336338.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjmye7xkwo https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497 https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/ https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/free-store-troy-expansion-rite-aid-location-21343564.php https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share…
Topics covered
- AI developments
- military contracts
- gun violence
- airport security
- animal welfare
Keywords
- AI
- military contract
- Texas shooting
- El Paso airport
- Beirut cats
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBP, ProPublica
Places: Texas, Beirut
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