About this episode
Max and 99 discuss current headlines, listener emails, and rank their favorite fictional characters in a crisis.
Max and 99 return to close out the month with another Omnibus. They hit headlines on the Jacobin AI debate, U.S. complicity in the flotilla torture, and USDA plans, then tackle listener emails on financial repression, mortgage rates, and a stablecoin question from the crypto heist episode. They rank their Top 5 fictional characters you'd want on your side in a crisis, and close out with some movie talk. Enjoy, Unf*ckers! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:02:36 Emails: 00:42:29 Top 5: 01:02:01 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:12:46 Memberships: 01:24:25 Outro: 01:25:00 Resources Common Dreams: Global Sumud Flotilla Urges Probe of US Complicity in Members’ Abduction and Torture by Israel Jacobin: Democratic Governance of AI Is the Real Solution Jacobin: Stop the AI Build-Out, Start the Fight Bad Faith: Breaking Down Jacobin's MIND BOGGLING Pro AI Article (W/ Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg) Mother Jones: USDA Plan to Jack Up Line Speeds at Meatpacking Plants Seems Like a Terrible Idea UNFTR Resources Episode: A (Mostly) Vegan World: Plantf*ckers Can Save Us All -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us…
People in this episode
Hosts: Max, 99
Topics covered
- AI debate
- US complicity
- listener emails
- financial repression
- top fictional characters
- movie talk
Keywords
- AI
- USDA
- financial repression
- mortgage rates
- stablecoin
- fictional characters
- movies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jacobin, USDA, Common Dreams, Mother Jones, UNFTR
Books & works: A (Mostly) Vegan World: Plantf*ckers Can Save Us All
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