In 1896, critics claimed the bicycle was "the devil’s advance agent." In 1860, doctors swore trains traveling over 30 mph caused "instant insanity." Today, the panic has a new face and a $20 million price tag. <br /><p> <strong>CALL</strong> 1-774-462-5667</p> <strong>Boost This Episode:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river" target="_blank"> Grab Sats with River!</a></li><li><a href="https://strike.me/" target="_blank">⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries</a></li><li><a href="https://fountain.fm/" target="_blank"> Boost with Fountain</a></li></ul><strong>Web Zap This Episode:&nbsp;</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV" target="_blank">Web Zap the Show However you Want!</a></li></ul><strong>Become a Member:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&amp;plan=74364" target="_blank">Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch!</a></li><li><a href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&amp;plan=117630" target="_blank">Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!&nbsp;</a></li></ul><br /><strong>Show Notes:</strong>&nbsp;<br /><br />Tech News — AI Regulation &amp; Lobbying&nbsp;<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/anthropic-donate-20-million-us-political-group-backing-ai-regulation-2026-02-12/" target="_blank">Anthropic to Donate $20M to AI Regulation-Backed PAC (Reuters)</a></li><li><a href="https://reason.com/2025/11/19/anthropics-ceo-says-ai-needs-more-regulation-conveniently-its-the-kind-anthropic-can-afford" target="_blank">Anthropic CEO Pushes Regulation Favoring Big Companies (Reason)</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Q22hihy6qcw?t=235" target="_blank">Context: Anthropic &amp; OpenAI Plan IPO (YouTube)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08tjtx-oAc" target="_blank">Anthropic CEO: AI Will Surpass Humans Soon</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/stevibe/status/2026227392076018101" target="_blank">Claude Identifies as DeepSeek — stevibe on X</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/lukOlejnik/status/2026237286505959779" target="_blank">Anthropic Can De-Anonymize Users — Lukasz Olejnik on X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2026/02/20/ais-biggest-builders-openai-anthropic-among-biggest-government-lobbyists/" target="_blank">AI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists (Forbes)</a></li></ul>Past Technology Panics<br /><ul><li><a href="https://retrospectjournal.com/2025/11/09/does-the-bicycle-make-women-cruel-freedom-feminism-and-the-fin-de-siecle/" target="_blank">Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel?</a></li><li><a href="https://kcts9.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/edison-brings-electricity-new-york-city-video/new-york-documentary-film/" target="_blank">Edison Brings Electricity to New York City</a></li><li><a href="https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-1912-war-on-fake-photos" target="_blank">The 1912 War on Fake Photos</a></li><li><a href="https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/that-war-of-the-worlds-panic-was" target="_blank">War of the Worlds Panic Was Anti-Radio Propaganda</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/railway-madness-victorian-trains" target="_blank">Victorian Fear of Railway Madness</a></li></ul>Reese’s / Hershey Story<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMUmYFZEQ6o" target="_blank">Reese’s Family Member Accuses Hershey of Cheaper Ingredients</a></li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-hershey-chocolate-1a66ec75247fd146888b7a747a740cd3" target="_blank">Grandson of Reese’s Inventor Criticizes Hershey (AP News)</a></li></ul>Obama &amp; Aliens<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cWdNvdChYfc" target="_blank">Obama Says Aliens Are Real (Short)</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Vfcor7P58P8?t=46" target="_blank">Obama Clarifies Alien Comments</a></li></ul>Music<br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7698614?episode=49947874896" target="_blank">Dirt and Sand — Strange Love</a></li></ul>