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5 min readThis Week Was Absurd
The Alaska Senate race was already weird — two different Dan Sullivans on the same ballot — but the state's House primary managed to top it. Eric Hafner, a Democrat currently serving a twenty-year federal prison sentence in New York for threatening to kill police officers and judges, finished third in Alaska's top-four open primary, earning six thousand votes. He has never set foot in Alaska. His mother, Carol Hafner, who lives in South Dakota and has also never visited the state, ran for Senate but did not advance. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that Hafner can run for office but cannot take office — meaning he could theoretically win the general election and simply be unable to serve. As the hosts put it, "What the hell is going on in Alaska?"
The $40 Million Convention and the Texas Gamble
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:10) **Alaska's Bizarre Open Primary Results** - A jailed Democrat from New York with no ties to Alaska finishes third in the House primary, while his mother who has never visited the state runs for Senate.
- 2 (08:24) **Trump's $40 Million Midterm Convention Gamble in Texas** - Republicans hold an unprecedented midterm convention in Texas, spending heavily to boost turnout while Senate candidates resist attending.
- 3 (12:29) **Ken Paxton vs. Collin Allred: The Race That Could Decide Senate Control** - Despite Ken Paxton's unpopularity, the structural Republican advantage in Texas makes this an uphill battle for Democrats.
- 4 (17:51) **Uber Exits Nigeria and Uganda After Driver Exploitation Scandals** - Uber cancels service in two African countries following years of disputes over fares and drivers gaming the system.
- 5 (23:41) **Tesla's CyberCab Launches in Austin with No Steering Wheel and No Remote Override** - Tesla's purpose-built robotaxi hits public roads, immediately drawing federal safety investigations.
- 6 (29:06) **Why Robotaxis Miss the Real Safety Opportunity** - The hosts argue that consumer vehicle automation would save more lives than replacing professional drivers.
- 7 (35:08) **Using Claude for Language Learning** - A brief segment on practical AI use for conversational practice in Swedish and Japanese.
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Episode: 079
Recorded on: September 9th, 2026
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Segments
0:00 Intro
1:06 Alaska Elections Get Weirder
7:24 Trump's Midterm Convention
16:45 Uber Cancels Services in Nigeria and Uganda
22:28 Cybercab Launches
28:10 The Impact on Drivers
34:03 Anthropic Ad
35:35 Jensen Huang AGI Claims
46:40 What AI Can't Replicate
50:50 Do People Prefer Slop?
1:00:09 Gusto Ad
1:01:27 Global Debt Sell Off
1:16:00 China Medical Services
1:21:45 Education Regression
1:31:07 Mamdani Bans AI in Schools
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