On The Record (3-9-26).
Markwayne Mullin fails his first test. Lindsey Graham wants to blow the Iranian people. The markets are getting Blackrocked. OpenAI and Oracle have a bit of a cash crunch. Dario Amodei is full of shit. What Crude markets tell us about the war. Truth bombs from the House of El. Actual journalism on Iran from American Prestige and Dissent Magazine. ProPublica doin’ the lord’s work and Persopolis.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:00:46 + 00:01:02 + 00:01:08 | PBS NewsHour: ‘This is war,’ Republican Sen. Mullin says, then walks it back
- 00:01:25 + 00:01:31 | Fox News: Gulf states URGED to take action against Iran: ‘This won’t fix itself’
- 00:01:48 | NewsNation: Trump to Iran: Your freedom is at hand
- 00:02:08 | MS Now: Markets roiled by surprise February jobs loss and spike in oil prices
- 00:03:36 | The Economist: Anthropic’s CEO explains why he took on the Pentagon
- 00:04:52 | Alex Karp on Palantir
- 00:05:28 | Bloomberg Television: OpenAI, Oracle Won’t Expand Flagship AI Data Center in Texas
- 00:16:20 | House of El: DOLLAR COLLAPSE: Japan to DUMP $1.2T in US Treasuries After Trump Cuts 95% Oil Supply
Resources
- Bloomberg: BlackRock $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals
- Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time: Charles Merrill and the Democratization of Stock Ownership
- IRA Financial: Trump, Alternatives, and the Solo 401(k): The Retirement Plan That Paved the Way for Alts in 401(k)s
- Bloomberg: BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst
- Dissent Magazine: War, Revolt, and Iran’s Unfinished Struggle
- Grist: Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?
- ProPublica: Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees
- ProPublica: Event: How to Use Our News App of Disclosures From Political Appointees
Pod Love
- American Prestige: War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
Book Love
- Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis
UNFTR Resources
- Video: On The Record (3-9-26).
- Video: MTN Macro Take (3-7-26).
- Episode: Trump Accounts.
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