Tues Blogcast: Kohberger plea; AI power demand; Trump v Musk

Just One Thing: Trump and Musk resume their fight

Seems like Musk isn't getting away from politics as much as he wanted to or said he would

The first two items below are actually from today: Trump says DOGE may "go back and eat Elon"

Musk retweeted this

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Today's Guests

Paul Mauro is a former NYPD inspector and head of NYPD intelligence. He's the proprietor of a great Substack (link below) and a Fox News contributor. We'll discuss the surprise news of a plea deal in the Idaho quadruple murder case and I'll also ask Paul, a lifelong New Yorker, what he thinks of the Democrats' nominee for mayor of NYC.

The Ops Desk

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho student murders case

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Todd Snitchler is President and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association. We'll discuss the power demands created by AI and what it means for all consumers of electricity.

Home - EPSA

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Other Stuff

This wasn't just any "offensive" or annoying speech. It was a call for violence. I don't know if it would be protected even in the US. It's definitely not protected in the UK. I'm always hesitant to use government to punish speech with criminal (or even civil) charges, but there's no reason the US needs to let someone like that raging anti-Semite into the country. And I love the fact that their talent agency dropped them.

Bob Vylan Dropped By Agent UTA After Glastonbury Scandal (Exclusive)

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I hope the House gets more spending cuts when the bill gets to a House-Senate conference (if it passes the Senate, which we might know the answer to by the time you read this: The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks - POLITICO

This is right, and important: The Great Budget Baseline Con - WSJ

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This is a double-edged sword: On the one hand, people may be consuming news when they otherwise simply wouldn't. On the other hand, a lot of the "news" they're consuming is probably misleading or simply made-up. Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests

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For military members traveling from CO Springs (and other cities with large military presence): TSA to add security lane for military service members | Fox News

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A remarkable note by a remarkable woman: Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Glastonbury—and the Purge of the Jews

The last few paragraphs in an article about the global wave of antisemitism:

So what do we do?

We name it. We expose it. And we snuff it out. That means rejecting the lie that the “Free Palestine” movement is a harmless expression of solidarity with oppressed people. It’s not. It is a political warfare operation run on Maoist principles and Islamist grievances.

We must stand with the Jewish community. Not quietly, not conditionally, but unequivocally. Because the alternative is absolute hell on Earth. Jews are once again being cornered, othered, and isolated. Not in the shadows, but in classrooms, boardrooms, and brunch tables—masked by politeness, cloaked in progress, and met with applause.

History doesn’t repeat. It evolves. The next pogrom won’t start with a storm trooper. It will start with a stare across the room, a whisper in the hallway, a question that isn’t really a question. It will start with a meme. “Never again” was never meant to be symbolic. It was a vow.

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The amount of fraud that people get away with because our government is so unmanageably large is insane. This the tip of the iceberg even though it's huge: Hundreds charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes, DOJ says | AP News

.Justice Department announces largest-ever health care fraud takedown; $14.6 billion in bogus claims - Washington Times

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It seems like a repeated theme on the show but why is any of this a federal responsibility? We have to stop almost all federal transfers to states. It's just a way to allow states to run deficits that get masked by dumping debt on our children: Colorado scrambles to protect potential targets after Boulder attack - Axios Denver

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Colorado Safeway strike shows no sign of ending, only of expanding: Over 38 Safeway stores join strike as union says negotiations at standstill

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Huh? Abergavenny man claims leprechauns are dangerous fairies who have gone bad! | Abergavenny Chronicle

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OK, this isn't great but she's still probably better than some of the drivers in my neighborhood: Woman let girl under 10 drive car through village

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Terrible Trump policy: Trans troops in US military 'in survival mode' as ban on serving kicks in

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Can't say I entirely understand this but sharing anyway: Colorado's Department of Corrections shifts parole policy and faces data questions - Axios Denver

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Today's Video

This is absolutely incredible