Episode #296: You think things are weird now? Just wait…

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Episode #296: You think things are weird now? Just wait…

Tampa cop harasses Alex so he takes out his anger on an innocent handicapped man, the ugly Musk/Trump breakup is actually just the first salvo of the Techbro coup, and the next round is going t...

Alexander Snitker

Jun 07, 2025

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Unattended Baggage Show Notes 06/07/2025

Episode #296: You think things are weird now? Just wait…

Tampa cop harrasses Alex so he takes out his anger on an innocent handicapped man, the ugly Musk/Trump breakup is actually just the first salvo of the Techbro coup, and the next round is going to be even more interesting, Ukraine gives us a glimpse of the future of war as they take out a third of Russia bombers with covert AI drones, US votes for genocide, and nuclear war is still looking like our best option.

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Musk vs. Trump is the first salvo in the Techbro Coup

Inside the battles that shattered Trump and Musk’s alliance

The Trump vs. Musk blowup was always part of the plan, but I think it’s happening a bit earlier than they war gamed. But, the key was to gain access to data, and to eliminate anyone in the bureaucracy which might have posed a threat. Both of these objectives were achieved by DOGE, and by an unwitting Trump.

The likely next step is the Techbros will use their expansive social power to turn MAGA against Trump, and give Republican politicians the cover to oppose him. The Epstien evidence against Trump will be leaked by the Techbros, who have undoubtedly gained access to it by now. Kash, Bondi, et al. will see the writing on the wall, and will turn on Trump and rally behind JD Vance, who is a puppet of Thiel. JD Vance will become President, through Trump’s impeachment or resignation – or possibly even arrest. Their best case is to get Trump to resign, which I think is unlikely. Only actual video of him engaged in sex with children could make that happen. If it’s the impeachment route, Musk and Thiel will finance Democrat challengers to enough Congressional seats to make it happen, but that may take too long for their liking. They may be able to have him arrested, but the only plausible avenue for that would be Musk admitting he rigged Pennsylvania, which would hurt him as well. That’s probably their nuclear option.

President Vance will enable the Techbros to insert themselves in every aspect of the federal government, primarily through Palantir (who I’ve now invested in). I initially thought the timetable on this would be 12-18 months, but now it could happen by the end of the year, if not sooner.

I’m pretty sure Elon is talking about Pennsylvania and Nevada when he says…

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election.”

If true, Elon will have to take a hit also, but maybe he gets immunity from prosecution. Or maybe Vance pardons him. Since America can’t get to space without Elon, and they can’t run the military, welfare programs, or even pay their bills without Palantir and xAI (Grok), he’s got plenty of leverage.

What the Techbros really wanted – the data & no AI regulation

How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state | U.S. | EL PAÍS English

Breaking down the 10-year ban on AI regulation in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

From The Cassandra Trigger (2016):

“I’d ask him how Cassandra could possibly be that smart. He explained that every phone call that I’ve ever made, every email I’ve ever sent, every comment on social media, every web search I’ve ever made, every book I’ve read, every location I’ve ever been, every word I’ve uttered in public, every person I’ve ever associated with; all of it is in a database somewhere. Cassandra has access to all that and created a predictive profile of me. She knows, within a high degree of probability, how I’ll react in any situation. She knows that if I’m presented with ‘X’, I’ll most likely respond with ‘Y’. When you combine my probabilities with your probabilities, and everyone else’s probabilities, you can accurately predict people’s interactions and decisions on a large scale. When you think about it, that’s all the future really is, right? It’s a long, complex sum of many predictable human actions. Thanks to government surveillance, she knows where everyone is and what they are doing at all times.”