9/11 After 25 Years & One Year Since Charlie Kirk's Death, Hasan Piker on the RNC Jumbotron & The AI Apocalypse Warning
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It's the 25th anniversary of 9/11- Meredith, Rebecca, and Dr. Sarah Oreck talk about where they were, why Gen Z made Osama Bin Laden a folk hero, why we've never found a ritual for collective grief, and why Mayor Zohran Mamdani keeps getting used as a political football by 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
One year since Charlie Kirk's death: Erika Kirk wrote a grief essay for the New York Times with Usha Vance as the through line. Is there a Kirk documentary is coming? At the midterm RNC in Dallas, Republicans put a half-naked Hasan Piker on the jumbotron as enemy number one while Democrats simultaneously try to distance themselves from him. John Fetterman made a surprise video appearance. Grindr crashed in Dallas. Again.
Then, former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and went public: AI is racing toward self-improving superintelligence without safeguards, with a 10% chance AI kills humans within the next decade.
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00:00 The Moment LIVE: 9/11 at 25, Charlie Kirk One Year Later, the Midterm RNC, and AI Warnings
03:14 Erika Kirk's New York Times Grief Essay A Year Without Charlie Kirk
05:43 Usha Vance as Erika Kirk's Grief Advisor & the RNC Hug Gate Controversy
13:26 Hasan Piker on the RNC Jumbotron: Why Both Parties Have Made Him Enemy Number One
17:34 John Fetterman's Surprise RNC Video
24:09 Where Were You on 9/11? The Millennial Experience
29:21 How Do You Explain 9/11 to Kids Who Weren't There, And Why Gen Z Made Bin Laden a Folk Hero
33:59 From Y2K Optimism to Post-9/11 Fear: How One Day Changed American Culture Forever
36:02 Why Mayor Zohran Mamdani Keeps Getting Blamed for 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
43:33 Former Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon: 10% Chance AI Kills Humans Within a Decade
49:20 Elizabeth Holmes Documentary, Danny McBride's New Book & What's Having a Moment
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