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From This Machine Kills by This Machine Kills

June 5, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode covers a news roundup including illegal vapes in Australia, a lawsuit against 3M, IPOs in the tech sector, and discussions on anti-tech extremism.

It’s a news roundup! First, in a duo of stories designed to make Ed jealous, Australia has seized 20 million illegal vapes at the border since January 2024, while the Australian attorney general has announced a $1.4 billion lawsuit against 3M over the harmful effects of PFAS or “forever chemicals”. Second, Anthropic files a massive IPO, with OpenAI and SpaceX looking to do the same soon. We chat about the implications of $3-4 trillion worth of liquidity events happening in the tech sector at the same time. Third, the pope wrote an encyclical, the butlerian jihad is catholic (always has been), and the christian tech-right is crashing out. Fourth, congrats, dear listener, on being marked as an “anti-tech extremist”! ••• Australian Border Force seize 20 million illegal vapes since January 2024 as crackdown continues https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/border-force-seize-illegal-vapes-crackdown/106734164 ••• Australia Sues 3M for $1.4 Billion Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/australia-lawsuit-3m-psas.html ••• Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html ••• Magnifica…

People in this episode

Host: Ed

Topics covered

  • illegal vapes
  • lawsuit
  • IPO
  • tech sector
  • anti-tech extremism
  • catholicism

Keywords

  • vapes
  • lawsuit
  • IPO
  • tech sector
  • PFAS
  • anti-tech extremism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Border Force, 3M, Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX

Products: PFAS

Places: Australia

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