The directives putting a pause on federal grants and the firing of career DOJ prosecutors is about trying to make the entirety of the federal government the tool of the man occupying the presidency. And it's all illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Trump is exactly the kind of broken sociopath who can dominate the war for attention—the defining resource of our time. Plus, a rundown on DeepSeek, the new Chinese AI model, and why Bitcoin fans aren't more angry about the worthless, scammy Trump and Melania coins. 

Chris Hayes and Alex Kantrowitz join Tim Miller.

Chris's new book, “The Siren's Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource."

Undercover video of Russ Vought on Project 2025, from August 2024

Alex's "Big Technology" on Substack

Alex's "Big Technology" podcast