Paxt-on & Paxt-off
Summary
Host Yasmin Aliak Khan and guest Brett Ehrlich discuss the Texas Senate race, highlighting Ken Paxton’s fundraising struggles and missed debate deadlines against James Talarico. The episode covers Trump’s Supreme Court bid to block mail-in voting and Pete Hegseth’s bipartisan freezeout regarding a massive defense budget. They also analyze public backlash against AI data centers and feature Joe Rogan’s thoughts on a would-be assassin.
Topics discussed
Sponsorships and show introduction
Banter on the Mangione case and Luigi
Texas Senate race: Paxton vs. Tallarico
Anthropic sponsorship break
National midterm polling and white college voters
Transition to election integrity discussion
Mail-in voting, voter fraud claims, and justice
Pentagon budget and classified briefing freezeout
Anthropic and Noble Mobile sponsorships
AI data centers: public backlash and Texas grid
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