We recorded this episode before the news about Palantir building a massive database on Americans, but after some big Google AI Upgrades last week. Noah Botkin, head of our software dev team, joins us to talk about our experiments, what it can actually do, and what might be coming in the future.

As you know, there is a strong possibility that suppressors, silencers, mufflers, and so on will be removed from the NFA, where they have been for over 90 years. What happens next? What other laws affect them, and what can we expect?

John Crump is a Constitutional Activist and journalist who has been writing about firearms for over a decade. His articles can be found here https://www.ammoland.com/author/johncrump/ and his YouTube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCrumpNews/

There are lot of different flavors of content on GunTube, ranging from entry-level entertainment to deeply specialized nerd lore. Brass Facts manages to split the difference on a lot of topics, making complex topics accessible. We talk about he manages to pick his practical topics and test concepts in a practical way. Also, of course, his origin story.

Man cannot build a government too small to misbehave or big to be misused, so the question is how to put checks and balances in place to prevent injustices from happening. In a very basic way, Western Civilization is an attempt to solve this fundamental problem, and the American Constitution is the result of centuries of work to create a solution.

Aaron of Administrative Results joins us to talk about YouTube and firearms influencing, but as usual, Isaac can't stay on topic. The discussion quickly turns to law enforcement, sci-fi, the strengths of combat exoskeletons, longbows and yeomanry, the weak points of French knights, the best long-running book series about Napoleonic warfare, and other extremely unsurprising rabbit trails. 

When we talk about building community, and disaster preparedness, there is a mobility problem. How can you get to and from your people? How can you move supplies or gather intel? Joining the conversation is Christian Guzman, who has been experimenting with a lot of different vehicle types for different transportation needs. 

The last few weeks have been a furor of contention about tariffs, but there is a bigger conversation about the value of local manufacturing that needs to happen. 

We are coming up on the 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord, the battle that began the War for American Independence. This was the start a new nation, but it didn't happen overnight.

The last twenty years of technological development has given us an internet that is more centrally controlled, devices that gather more information about us, and a system that is generally more monolithic and restrictive. Mark37.com is a company that sells de-Googled phones, pre-Linuxed laptops, and helps you regain some control over your information. Today we talk to Sean Patrick Tario about what you should and shouldn't do in the pursuit of privacy and freedom.

Since so many of our T.REX folks are military veterans and first responders, we're always eager to find out more about groups than can assist these individuals with their very specific struggles. In this episode, Jeremy Stalnecker, Executive Director of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, talks about his transition from Marine Infantry Officer to civilian life, and what his organization does to help others.

https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org/