<description>&lt;p&gt;When a story breaks, we learn little details that can form a bigger picture, and it all starts with those three soldiers killed on the border of Syria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the real reason social media execs were grilled once again in front of Congress has nothing to do with protecting the kids.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00:00) Welcome to 378&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:01:00) Soldiers killed on Syria border: Formation of a bigger picture&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:06:12) Multiple hot conflicts in the Middle East: Building tensions and eruptions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:10:04) Trump's incompetence in administration and hiring practices&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:13:57) Inflation Misinformation Gas Lighting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:15:56) Biden administration's attempt to set up a disinformation board&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:25:39) Senators Target Zuckerberg for Online Exploitation &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:26:59) Testimony on Child Abuse &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:27:21) Questioning Zuckerberg's decision on content moderation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:30:10) Centralized social media platforms will turn into the MSM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:31:12) &lt;a href="https://www.wavlake.com/album/b580956b-4a49-4480-bdcd-c47c51ba2509" target="_blank" &gt;Eyes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:34:29) Boosts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:39:30) Listener Appreciation and Excitement for the Show's Return&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:42:19) The Debate on Bitcoin as a Currency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:45:49) The Debasement of the US Dollar and its Consequences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:47:52) Co-host considerations and alternative to traditional chat rooms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:50:16) Discussing podcasting, philosophy, politics, and digital sovereignty&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:55:23) See you next time!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxiSUhX-BH8" target="_blank"&gt;US troops killed and dozens injured in drone attack on Syria-Jordan border | BBC News - YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3659809/3-us-service-members-killed-others-injured-in-jordan-following-drone-attack/" target="_blank"&gt;3 U.S. Service Members Killed, Others Injured in Jordan Following Drone Attack &amp;gt; U.S. Department of Defense &amp;gt; Defense Department News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1752110901497336105" target="_blank"&gt;Biden administration, 4 months apart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Jake Sullivan, Sep. 2023: “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades.”&lt;br&gt;Antony Blinken, Jan. 2024: “We have not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we are facing now across the region since at least 1973."&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/meet-the-head-of-bidens-new-disinformation-governing-board/" target="_blank"&gt;Meet the Head of Biden’s New “Disinformation Governing Board” | The Nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-counter-disinformation-executive-resigns-after-few-weeks-job-2022-05-18/" target="_blank"&gt;Biden’s U.S. counter-disinformation adviser resigns after two months on the job | Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Jankowicz" target="_blank"&gt;Nina Jankowicz - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQc3lgnRcqM" target="_blank"&gt;Former Biden Disinformation Chief speaks out about right-wing harassment campaign - YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/ai-democracy-election-year-2024-disinformation-misinformation/" target="_blank"&gt;The big election year: how to stop AI undermining the vote in 2024 | World Economic Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://sdg.iisd.org/news/misinformation-polarization-among-top-short-term-risks-wef-report/" target="_blank"&gt;Misinformation, Polarization Among Top Short-term Risks: WEF Report | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://time.com/6553908/ai-misinformation-threat-wef/" target="_blank"&gt;AI Misinformation Is World’s Biggest Short-Term Threat: WEF | TIME&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Chris Fisher

378: War is Feature, Not a Bug

FEB 1, 202455 MIN
Unfilter

378: War is Feature, Not a Bug

FEB 1, 202455 MIN

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<p>When a story breaks, we learn little details that can form a bigger picture, and it all starts with those three soldiers killed on the border of Syria.</p><p><br></p><p></p><p>And the real reason social media execs were grilled once again in front of Congress has nothing to do with protecting the kids.</p><p><br></p><p></p><p><p>(00:00:00) Welcome to 378</p><p>(00:01:00) Soldiers killed on Syria border: Formation of a bigger picture</p><p>(00:06:12) Multiple hot conflicts in the Middle East: Building tensions and eruptions</p><p>(00:10:04) Trump's incompetence in administration and hiring practices</p><p>(00:13:57) Inflation Misinformation Gas Lighting</p><p>(00:15:56) Biden administration's attempt to set up a disinformation board</p><p>(00:25:39) Senators Target Zuckerberg for Online Exploitation </p><p>(00:26:59) Testimony on Child Abuse </p><p>(00:27:21) Questioning Zuckerberg's decision on content moderation</p><p>(00:30:10) Centralized social media platforms will turn into the MSM</p><p>(00:31:12) <a href="https://www.wavlake.com/album/b580956b-4a49-4480-bdcd-c47c51ba2509" target="_blank" >Eyes</a></p><p>(00:34:29) Boosts</p><p>(00:39:30) Listener Appreciation and Excitement for the Show's Return</p><p>(00:42:19) The Debate on Bitcoin as a Currency</p><p>(00:45:49) The Debasement of the US Dollar and its Consequences</p><p>(00:47:52) Co-host considerations and alternative to traditional chat rooms</p><p>(00:50:16) Discussing podcasting, philosophy, politics, and digital sovereignty</p><p>(00:55:23) See you next time!</p></p><p><br><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxiSUhX-BH8" target="_blank">US troops killed and dozens injured in drone attack on Syria-Jordan border | BBC News - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3659809/3-us-service-members-killed-others-injured-in-jordan-following-drone-attack/" target="_blank">3 U.S. Service Members Killed, Others Injured in Jordan Following Drone Attack &gt; U.S. Department of Defense &gt; Defense Department News</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1752110901497336105" target="_blank">Biden administration, 4 months apart</a></li></ul><blockquote>Jake Sullivan, Sep. 2023: “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades.”<br>Antony Blinken, Jan. 2024: “We have not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we are facing now across the region since at least 1973."</blockquote><ul><li><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/meet-the-head-of-bidens-new-disinformation-governing-board/" target="_blank">Meet the Head of Biden’s New “Disinformation Governing Board” | The Nation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-counter-disinformation-executive-resigns-after-few-weeks-job-2022-05-18/" target="_blank">Biden’s U.S. counter-disinformation adviser resigns after two months on the job | Reuters</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Jankowicz" target="_blank">Nina Jankowicz - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQc3lgnRcqM" target="_blank">Former Biden Disinformation Chief speaks out about right-wing harassment campaign - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/ai-democracy-election-year-2024-disinformation-misinformation/" target="_blank">The big election year: how to stop AI undermining the vote in 2024 | World Economic Forum</a></li><li><a href="https://sdg.iisd.org/news/misinformation-polarization-among-top-short-term-risks-wef-report/" target="_blank">Misinformation, Polarization Among Top Short-term Risks: WEF Report | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD</a></li><li><a href="https://time.com/6553908/ai-misinformation-threat-wef/" target="_blank">AI Misinformation Is World’s Biggest Short-Term Threat: WEF | TIME</a></li></ul><p><br></p>