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Storm Rundd, President of Oklahoma Bitcoin Association, discusses the status of state Bitcoin strategic reserve bills, legislative processes, funding sources, and opportunity costs. The conversation also covers vibe coding and AI's impact on future business models.
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Storm Rund, President of the Oklahoma Bitcoin Association, joins us to discuss the state of Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bills across the US. Storm breaks down the complex legislative process, explains why many bills fail despite strong support, and compares treasurer vs. pension fund approaches. He introduces the opportunity cost tracker that shows how much money states have lost by rejecting Bitcoin. The conversation concludes with insights on vibe coding, AI productivity, and how these technologies will reshape business models.
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Notes:
- Over half of US states have proposed SBR bills
- Oklahoma SBR bill passed 77-15 then died in committee
- Pension funds typically 4x larger than state funds
- 5% Bitcoin allocation = $500M opportunity cost
- Montana SBR had $50M cap with specific fund source
- AI changing labor market in big tech companies
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:31 Current Bitcoin Reserve landscape
03:31 Bill process
07:05 Oklahoma example
11:53 Funding these state SBRs
12:43 Bill design matters
17:55 Bill funding
19:54 Treasury vs Pension funds
27:03 Crafting better bills
33:53 Opportunity cost tool
43:50 Vibe coding
49:07 AI changing business
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Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israeli state.
Zionism: An Emotional State (Rutgers UP, 2023) expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement’s history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world.
Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University. He previously taught at Indiana University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Oxford, where he was in inaugural holder of the Stanley Lewis Chair in Modern Israel Studies. Penslar has published a dozen books, most recently Zionism: An Emotional State (2023). He is currently writing a book titled The War for Palestine, 1947-1949: A Global History. Penslar is a past president of the American Academy for Jewish Research, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and an Honorary Fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford.
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As Congressional Republicans try to pass President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' through the House and Senate, Medicaid is one of the big programs in the party's legislative crosshairs. GOP lawmakers are eyeing upwards of $800 billion in cuts to the safety net health care program over the next decade, in part by imposing new work and eligibility requirements for recipients. But while the president keeps insisting 'no cuts to Medicaid,' the government's calculations suggest the party's plan could cost 10 million Americans their health care coverage. Matt Bruenig, founder of the People's Policy Project, explains why work requirements don't work.
And in headlines: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem got her constitutional rights all mixed up during a Senate hearing, Trump's FDA looks to limit access to Covid booster shots, and New Jersey U.S. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is charged with assault.
***CORRECTION: In this episode, we said House Republicans were eying upwards of $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid in their spending and tax bill. The actual total of proposed cuts to the safety net health care program is estimated at more than $600 billion. We regret the error.
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