Friday, September 18, 2026
Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration…
Trump’s Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuela’s Oil – Mother Jones
Chevron is first in line. ExxonMobil—and a company led by a Trump adviser—look to be next.
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
According to the report, the US relied on intelligence suggesting a senior Iranian military commander was present at the site but failed to adequately verify the information before launching the strike. Investigators said the failure to update targeting intelligence and confirm the building was a military objective amounted to more than mere negligence.
“Rather, the US directed the strikes at the building of the school while being aware of a substantial risk of striking a civilian object and acting recklessly as regards the possibility that this would happen.”…
Democrat blocks fast-track passage for data center ratepayer bill - Live Updates - POLITICO
Heinrich’s bill, introduced last month, would go further than the Ratepayer Protection Act by directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules for large electricity customers connecting to the grid to pay for necessary grid upgrades.
It would force companies seeking to get linked to the grid go through a detailed review process, pay for the upgrades needed to connect and put up financial commitments to do so...
Sikh truck driver stabbing rattles South Asian community : NPR
A recent example came last week when the Department of Homeland Security posted an image on social media depicting an Indian man with the words "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr. Singh."…
The post was removed from social media the next day, following swift backlash from political leaders and advocacy groups that criticized the image as racist and dehumanizing to an entire community of people with the last name Singh, which is common among people practicing the Sikh religion...
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5971866/truck-driver-attack-wyoming-sikh-south-asian
Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls
“If I had done during the Biden administration what Trump’s friends have done now, I’d have been put in jail,” said a person with several decades of experience in Cuba policy who requested anonymity…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/trump-marco-rubio-cuba
Spermageddon, ‘greedy jobs’ and abject fear: why birth rates are plummeting – and why it matters
Talking about “996” culture in China (working 9am to 9pm, six days a week), Cavendish quotes one guy: “Not only do I struggle to find time for reproductive behaviour, but I also can’t find a reason to have a baby who will eventually grow into another human labourer for capitalists to exploit.” And then another: “The entire situation is incredibly depressing. I feel like a cow surrounded by breeders who are discussing whether to play Mozart or Chopin to make my meat more tender.” Whatever you feel instinctively about the drive to have children being outside the rational, homo economicus self, it’s hard to really argue with those…
Did Trump lower Medicaid drug prices, as promised? : NPR
Companies might not offer all of their drugs. The discounts won't reach all states…
Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg. – Mother Jones
French has written that Trump should “denaturalize and deport all the third world savages who hate our country”—including some Native Americans. “Time to go round up all the Chinese and send them packing!” he wrote in July. (French has said the actual racists are Democrats who push DEI, not people like him.)…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/bo-french-jon-rosenthal-texas-railroad-commission/
Russia’s global fuel customers push back against US sanctions bill – POLITICO
The global response to the Russia sanctions bill the U.S. Congress approved late Wednesday has been swift and defiant, with Moscow warning it would prolong its war on Ukraine, India vowing to protect its interests, and Beijing pushing back against what it called illegal “long-arm jurisdiction.”…
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-russia-sanctions-bill-global-backlash-china-india-europe/
Industry titans’ warning to Congress: Do what we say or health insurance premiums are going up - POLITICO
Insurers complained that doctors file claims related to nonemergency services at in-network facilities and failed to provide good-faith estimates for the cost of services.
Doctors charged that insurers failed to comply with pricing requirements and don’t pay on time…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/17/health-insurance-premiums-doctors-surprises-01081155
Justice Department demands Ann Arbor change trans student policy
Steve Norton, a trustee on the Ann Arbor school board, said the DOJ’s new demands go beyond their power under federal law.
“They're trying to push the envelope to say that we must somehow notify parents, whether the student requests privacy or not,” Norton told Michigan Public. “That's just simply beyond what the law allows.”…
Ilhan Omar brings bill to make ICE ‘pay the price’ for terrorizing communities
“For over a year, ICE has been tearing through our nation, leading racist terror campaigns that have caused devastating damage to our cities, to our businesses, and to the lives of our constituents,” said Omar, who represents Minnesota’s fifth congressional district, covering the city of Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs…
Omar added: “In Minneapolis, Operation Metro Surge cost our community nearly $700m. We have a moral responsibility to end this abuse of power. Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/ilhan-omar-ice-bill
OpenAI finds 6 new cases of ‘concerning’ AI behavior – POLITICO
In six separate incidents, OpenAI agents either concealed information from human engineers or instructed themselves not to act as someone's assistant while trained or tested, the company said…
https://www.politico.eu/article/openai-flags-six-new-cases-of-concerning-ai-behavior/
Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over ‘laughable’ membership offer to Canada
US president responds as Mark Carney seeks to move closer to Europe and diversify defence ties…
Key House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to Israel
Gregory Meeks announced the hold on Tuesday on a package of 40,000 of the bombs, among the most destructive conventional munitions in the US arsenal.
“The Trump administration has not provided sufficient assurances that these weapons will be used by the Netanyahu government in accordance with US law and with appropriate protections for civilians,” he said. “I therefore will not clear this sale at this time.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/us-arms-sale-israel-gregory-meeks
Trump funding cuts may force Alzheimer’s disease study to shut down, affecting 600 aging adults
The Trump administration canceled a grant studying two low-income, majority Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/trump-cuts-alzheimers-disease-study
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’…
Atheism Makes More Sense! - Jul 2 (Jon Cohen debate on YouTube)
You know it makes sense!
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Intro and throwback to co hosting with Matt Dillhaunty the previous day0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
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