Episode 304: Episode 303: The Devil's (Still) In The Details

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The hosts discuss various topics including AI, the cannabis black market, and the implications of the US Dollar on global economies, particularly focusing on Argentina and Russia.

There are too many gauntlets to run in too little time; Episode 303 of ModState's flagship podcast finds your hosts ("Crazy Eddie" Magic and "Sailor Jack" D) navigating lots of terrain, some trickier than others. From another dive into AI (was Cortana absorbed by the "JEDI" program at the US Department of War?) to the black market for cannabis (exacerbated by some sky-high taxes in some American states) to the global, Hydra-like reach of the US Dollar, your duo covers an immense amount of ground here. With Argentina already the beneficiary of US Government financial "outreach", they've now opted to move their economy closer to that of their American allies by more closely embracing the US Dollar. That much was established, and so your hosts only touch on that briefly; what was not previously known was the apparent backroom wheeling and dealing that finds Russia (yes, the one headed by President Vladimir Putin) apparently contemplating underpinning its economy (or at least a huge portion of the involved transactions) via the US Dollar as well. While this would be a massive, watershed moment, we cannot say for certain whether or not that is the case. However, it would explain the…

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Hosts: Crazy Eddie, Sailor Jack

Topics covered

• AI
• cannabis black market
• US Dollar
• Argentina economy
• Russia economy
• financial sanctions

Keywords

• AI
• cannabis
• US Dollar
• Argentina
• Russia
• financial sanctions
• Vladimir Putin
• War in Ukraine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Department of War

Places: Argentina, Russia

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