Year in Wires, 2025Dec 26
in january 2025 the whole world changed — a look back at all the bangers, as pirate wires covered the intersection of politics, technology, and culture
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Tariffs Aren’t Enough: Only Automation Can Save American Manufacturing
tariffs might buy time, but only automation can win the war. the future of american industry — and national power — depends on it.
Trae Stephens
Apr 14, 2025
Trae Stephens is a partner at Founders Fund and cofounder of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company building autonomous systems. He is also the co-founder of Sol, a next-generation wearable e-reader, and was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, where he helped scale the company’s work in defense and intelligence.
Year in Wires, 2025
My Billionaire Christmas Wish ListDec 22
pirate wires #152 // a lot of you’ve been asking how to spend your money, and I have a few ideas
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State Capacity Isn't FascismDec 19
tech companies give the government, historically dumb and slow, cutting-edge tools to enforce the law of the land. don't like it? change the law, don't blame the toolmakers.
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