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The Coconut Democrats, VCs for Kamala, The Corruption Of Wikipedia, & Europe Summer Is So Over Aug 09, 2024

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EPISODE #64: Welcome back to the pod! The Kamala vibe shift moves forward, despite the fact that she doesn't have a single policy issue on her website. Are Dems really happy? Or is it just cope to make sure orange man doesn't get elected. We are then joined by Ashley Rindsberg to discuss his piece for Pirate Wires "How the Regime Captured Wikipedia" Also discussed: The VCs for Kamala zoom call was about as embarrassing as expected, strange fan-fiction from Dems, the disastrous France Olympics, and Taylor Swift concerts cancelled due to terrorist threats

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Ashley Rindsberg

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Ashley Twitter: https://x.com/AshleyRindsberg

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To Pod

1:30 - Polymarket Update On Elections - Kamala in the lead?!

7:00 - Strange Dem Fan-Fiction - Are They Actually Happy?

20:20 - Camo Hats, Kamala is Brat - The Strange Cultural Psyop

31:30 - VCs For Kamala

47:00 - Welcome Ashley Rindsberg To The Pod! Discussing His Piece In PW How the Regime Captured Wikipedia"

1:01:30 - France Olympics, and Taylor Swift concerts cancelled

1:23:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe - Share With Your Friends!

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Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (ft. Nic Carter), VCs For Kamala, Google’s Bizarre Search Results Aug 04, 2024

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EPISODE #63: Welcome Back! Apologies for the delay this week, Mike Solana came down with a bad case of strep throat. But we’re still delivering the pod! Nic Carter is here to give us the latest update on Bitcoin & Crypto after Trump mentioned Operation Chokepoint 2.0 at the Bitcoin Conference. Crypto money is started to change the landscape of elections. We then get into VCs for Kamala, Google searches editing Trump’s assassination attempt, controversy at the Olympics involving an intersex boxer, and Melinda Gates philanthropic mission to destroy us all. Enjoy!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Nic Carter

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-point?f=home

https://www.piratewires.com/p/is-silicon-valley-shifting-right?f=home

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Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Nic Twitter: https://x.com/nic__carter

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

0:50 - Solana Had Strep Throat - Welcome Nic Carter To The Pod!

1:50 - Operation Chokepoint 2.0 - Trump At BTC Conference Mentions Pirate Wires Piece

12:50 - Crypto Money Is Starting To Change Elections

16:00 - VCs For Kamala

25:40 - Google's Bizarre Search Results - Are They Hiding Trump Results To Help Sway The Election?

36:15 - Astronauts Stuck In Space! What Are The Odds They'll Make It Home? - Sponsored By Polymaket

41:50 - Nic's First MMA Fight!

46:15 - Olympics Controversy! Internet Erupts After Boxing Match With An Intersex Boxer From Algeria

1:03:25 - Attack Of The Ex-Billionaire Wives!

1:15:40 - Biggest Lesson That Nic Learned While Training For MMA Fight

1:17:10 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe - See You Next Week!

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

Biden Drops Out, Kamala's Image Makeover, & Battle Of The Billionaires (ft. John Coogan) Jul 26, 2024

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EPISODE #62: Welcome back! Biden officially dropped out of the race this past week. Democrats decide to not do democracy this year and just replaced Biden with Kamala Harris. We get into the hot swap, Kamala’s image makeover, and what democracy actually means. Friend of the show, John Coogan, stops in to talk about the battle of the billionaires on X. The TDS of Silicon Valley has brought out current and past disputes with David Sacks, Paul Graham, Vinod Khosla, Parker Conrad, and our very own billionaire Mike Solana. We then take a deep dive into the Crowdstrike outage last week that took our our airports and work computers. We’re EU regulations to blame for all of this? Enjoy!

Featuring: Mike Solana, Sanjana Friedman, Riley Nork, John Coogan

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/eu-weaponizes-regulation-us-tech-companies?f=home

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital

John Twitter: https://x.com/johncoogan

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:00 - Hot Swap Complete - Biden Drops Out Of The Race

11:00 - The Coconut Queen - Kamala Is Now The Democrat Nominee

21:30 - The Latest Election Polls - Brought To You By Polymarket

27:00 - Democracy Is On The Ballad?

37:30 - Welcome John Coogan! The Battle Of The Billionaires

1:12:00 - Crowdstrike Outage - Was It Caused By EU Regulations?

1:34:15 - Gavin Newsom Finally Getting Rid Of The Homeless?!

1:35:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe!

#podcast #technology #politics #biden #culture

Trump Assassination Attempt Reaction, RNC Report, JD Vance Is Good For Tech, Elon Creates $45M PAC Jul 19, 2024

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EPISODE #61: Welcome back to the pod. The world changed since we last saw you. We're catching up on all the Trump related news and reactions. Comfortably Smug is joining us again! Giving us a live report from the Republican National Convention. We also get into JD Vance selected as VP, Silicon Valley getting behind Trump, Elon Musk's $45M PAC For Trump, the right cancelling people for wishing Trump had been k*lled, and Morning Joe taken off the air. Enjoy!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Comfortably Smug, Riley Nork

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/thoughts-and-prayers-trump-assassination

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Smug Twitter: https://x.com/ComfortablySmug

Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Welcome Back Smug!

1:30 - Trump Assassination Attempt - Report Fr

22:40 - Polymarket! We have a new partner! Looking at the betting markets for Biden

33:35 - JD Vance Selected As VP - Why It’s Good For Tech

44:55 - The Identify Of The Republican Party - Amber Rose Speaks At RNC

49:45 - Right Wing Cancel Culture

01:09:40 - MSNBC Doesn’t Trust Morning Joe To Report The News

01:19:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

#podcast #trump #technology #politics #culture

Biden Hot Swap Summer! (ft. Jason Calacanis), Project 2025 Meltdown, AOC Sues The Supreme Court Jul 12, 2024

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EPISODE #60: We're back! Anything happen while we were gone? Oh.. only the entire Democratic party is in complete disarray. So we figured we'd bring in the man who predicted the Biden hot swap. Jason Calacanis joins the show! The All-In x PW crossover you've been waiting for. We also discuss the Project 2025 meltdown, AOC suing the Supreme Court, and our Infrastructure falling apart. Oh, and you may notice some new faces on this episode too. Enjoy!

Episode note: Around 10:20, Brandon's internet went down. While he worked to fix the issue, more members of Pirate Wires team stepped in and joined the pod. Brandon eventually comes back, but we decided to keep everyone on the show. 6 members of the Pirate Wires team at once!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Jason Calacanis, Riley Nork, Matt Marlinski, Eric Button

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Jason Twiter: https://x.com/Jason

Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital

Matt Twitter: https://x.com/mattmarlinski

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome To Hot Swap Summer!

1:00 - Democrats In Disarray - Everything Going On With Biden

11:15 - Project 2025

31:30 - Welcome Jason Calacanis To The Show!

1:07:10 - The SAVE Act Passes The House

1:15:50 - AOC Sues The Supreme Court

1:22:00 - Our Train Infrastructure Is Falling Apart

#podcast #biden #politcs #technology #culture

Mega Pod! Debate Recap, Trump Coin, DNA, The Downfall Of The Squad, Green Cards (ft. Martin Shkreli) Jun 28, 2024

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EPISODE #59: The Mega Pod is here! We’re off next week for the 4th of July, so we figured we’d leave you with some extra content to carry through the break. First up, an instant reaction to the train wreck that was the Presidential debates. We had to wake up early on Friday morning and record a reaction for you guys. Solana & Producer Matt discuss (What up Matt!) Then, back to your regularly scheduled pod episode. Martin Shkreli joins the show to discuss all the betting markets reaction to Trump coin and the downfall of TechCrunch. We are then joined by Kian Sadeghi & Delian Asparouhov to discuss Nucleus Genomicsm, the all-in-one DNA test. Next up, fire alarm enthusiast, Jamaal Bowman, gets voted out in NY and AOC makes a fool of herself at the rally. Finally, Trump promised green cards for all college graduates. Is this a good idea? Makes sense? Hope so. Enjoy! Featuring Mike Solana, Sanjana Friedman, Matt Marlinski, Martin Shkreli, Kian Sadeghi, Delian Asparouhov Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Matt Twitter: https://x.com/mattmarlinski Martin Twitter: https://x.com/MartinShkreli Kian Twitter: https://x.com/KianSadeghi5 Delian Twitter: https://x.com/zebulgar TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Trump/Biden Debate Friday Morning Instant Reaction 25:00 - Welcome Martin Shkreli To The Pod! 26:00 - The Betting Markets & Trump Coin 41:45 - The Downfall Of Tech Crunch and Tech Media 57:30 - Welcome Kian Sadeghi & Delian Asparouhov to discuss Nucleus Genomicsm 1:28:00 - Shkreli & The Panel Are Back 1:29:40 - The End Of The Squad? Jamaal Bowman, Voted Out, AOC Embarrassing Rally While Being Protested By Yay-Hamas 1:48:00 - Green Cards For All College Graduates? Trump Floats The Idea 2:00:00 - Thanks For Watching Till The End! We’ll Be Back July 12th - Wish Solana A Happy Birthday! #podcast #martinshkreli #trump #biden #technology #politics #culture

Trump Coin Chaos, Fake Right Wing Vibe Shift In Tech?, Ukraine Update, & Insane Climate Activists Jun 21, 2024

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EPISODE #58: Welcome back! This week, Pirate Wires found itself in the middle of some breaking news. We reported news about an official Trump crypto coin that Barron Trump was spearheading. The aftermath was chaotic.. and we're reacting to all of it. Next up, we discuss John Coogan’s piece in Pirate Wires this week on the right wing vibe shift in tech. Is it even real? Or just overblown by a few major donors? We are then joined by special guest. Patrick Blumenthal gives us a live report from Ukraine. What is the feeling like day-to-day in Ukraine, and how are tech companies doing amidst the war? Finally, the clown show that is Just Stop Oil. This week they attacked Stonehenge. All of these attacks on sacred monuments makes us just want to burn more oil.

Featuring Mike Solana, Sanjana Friedman, John Coogan, Patrick Blumenthal

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/is-silicon-valley-shifting-right?f=home

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

John Twitter: https://x.com/johncoogan

Patrick Twitter: https://x.com/PatrickJBlum

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

0:50 - Brandon In Italy This Week

1:20 - Wen Trump Coin? The Chaotic Aftermath After Pirate Wires Broke The News

21:50 - Is Silicon Valley Shifting To The Right? The Evidence Is Weak

40:50 - Live Report From Ukraine w/ Patrick Blumenthal

58:35 - Just Stop Oil Clown Show

1:19:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Subscribe To The Daily! See You Next Week

#podcast #mikesolana #technology #politics #culture #trump

Elon Changes X Forever, Nationalism On The Rise, IVF, Anti-Pride, & Gen Z Wants Blue Collar Jobs Jun 14, 2024

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EPISODE #57: Welcome Back To The Pod! Ashley St. Clair joins us this week for the first time. Packed show! First, we jump into Elon makes “likes” private on X. Will this be good for the platform, or just bring more chaos? IVF has become a talking point online as the right constantly looks for ways to blow their lead in the election. An anon account on Twitter shows up to take down all of the Twitter influencers. His claims don’t seem to have much substance, but it showed a yearning for these people to be taken down. Nationalism is on the rise in Europe. Why is this happening? and why are we seeing the same thing happen in America? It’s pride month! We discuss the silly moments in pride and why we’ve seen an anti-pride movement.

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Ashley St. Clair

MERCH DROP!

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Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Ashley Twitter: https://x.com/stclairashley

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Welcome Ashley St. Clair!

1:30 - Likes Are Now Private On X

12:00 - Right Wing Attacks IVF

18:50 - Horny Hitler Attacks Twitter Influencers

34:45 - Nationalism On The Rise

01:01:30 - Anti-Pride Month?

01:12:20 - Gen Z Wants Blue Collar Jobs & Cigarettes

1:25:00 - PW MERCH DROP!

1:25:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Tell Your Friends!

#podcast #mikesolana #technology #politics #culture

Is Silicon Valley Voting For Trump? | Pirate Wires EP#56 Jun 07, 2024

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EPISODE #56: Welcome Back To The Pod! The election is coming into focus this week as the vibe shift in tech seems to favor Trump. This has been highlighted by David Sacks' Trump Fundraiser this week in SF. Meanwhile, Biden's aging continues to spotlighted. We dive into the Polymarkets and make predictions as to what may happen in the election. We then discuss Trump's declaration that he will get rid of the Department Of Education. Which raises the question, what exactly does The Dept. Of Ed do anyway? Next up, the 2020-era grifters are continuing to be exposed. We discuss the anti-racist that is Ibram x. Kendi. Finally, we have some major white pill! SpaceX has a successful rocket launch and landing. We’re going to Mars!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Riley Nork

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:00 - Trump Gains Popularity In Tech - David Sacks' Fundraiser In SF

17:00 - Biden's Decline - Will He Be Replaced?

22:15 - What Do The Markets Think Will Happen In The Election

39:20 - Trump Want's To Cut The Dept Of Education - What Do They Actually Do??

43:35 - Is College Necessary Anymore?

57:15 - Anti-Racist Ibram x. Kendi's Fall From Grace

1:11:50 - White Pill! SpaceX Launch This Past Week - We're Going To Mars!

#podcast #politics #trump #technology #culture #biden

Alito's False Flag, Vivek's Buzzfeed Makeover, Infrastructure Bill Fail, & How SF Ruined Fintech May 31, 2024

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EPISODE #55: Welcome back to the pod! This week we get into controversy over flags. Specifically, the ones that Justice Alito hung from his house and how Dems are using this to force Alito to recuse himself from Jan 6th hearings. Vivek purchased 8% of Buzzfeed and offers a grand vision for the company. The problem? He doesn’t understand brand at all. Pete Buttigieg face plants on live television after the discovery that we’ve only built 8 electric chargers. Sanjana breaks down her piece on the complete fail of Prop C in San Francisco and how it pushed Fintech companies out of the city. Finally, a sense of normalcy is returning?! Harvard announced this week that it will now be mission first. Tech leads the way once again..

Note: Yes, we know there's no Trump verdict reaction. The verdict was announced a few hours after we finished recording.

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/sf-fintech-prop-c?f=home

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:25 - Flag Controversy! Should Justice Alito Recuse Himself?