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Today on The Blindspot, we’re breaking down the murder of Renay Good by an ICE agent and the Trump administration’s immediate response. Then, we shift gears to the crisis in Venezuela—is the U.S. actually running the show? And finally, we tackle the surreal headlines regarding President Trump’s frequent requests to buy Greenland and his threats to …
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“Earlier this week, the United States government captured Nicolás Maduro, the former president of Venezuela. It is an extraordinary and highly unusual development. Today on The Blindspot, I’m talking about it! Enjoy.”By blindvisualart
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“Today on The Blindspot, a Trump administration national security memo kicks off a long discussion about European and U.S. strategic failure in the Ukraine war.”By blindvisualart
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What do Trump, Epstein, and Marjorie Taylor Greene have in common?
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1:37:15In this episode of The Blind Spot, host Jason Polaski tears through political hypocrisy like a buzzsaw—dragging Trump's evasions on the Epstein files into the spotlight, torching performative outrage from both parties, and dissecting Greene's sudden pivot from MAGA loyalist to apostate. It’s raw, profane, and brutally lucid—an hourlong firewalk thr…
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A Black Nazi, a Mexican White Supremacist, and a Hoe in a Bow Tie Walk into Mar-a-Lago
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59:22Today on The Blindspot, Tucker Carlson’s decision to interview Mexican white supremacist Nick Fuentes gets dragged through the fire. Jay tears into Carlson with his usual savage flair—calling out the BS, exposing the rot, and asking the one question no one else is asking: what the hell did Fuentes and Kanye even talk about? It’s sharp, filthy, and …
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my thoughts on the probable election of Zohran Mamdani
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1:49:03Zohran MamdaniBy blindvisualart
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Today on the Blindspot I try to answer the following. Now that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire in the Gaza strip, what happens next, to Gaza, to Israel, and to the mostly dead but still reflexively kicking idea of a two state solution. I give my thoughts on these matters at length. Enjoy.By blindvisualart
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Today on The Blindspot, I give my thoughts on why the Democrats were correct to shut down the government. I also discuss some related issues. Enjoy.By blindvisualart
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In a sprawling, expletive-laced monologue, Jason Polaski dissects the impotence of European foreign policy and the illusion of moral posturing in global affairs, focusing on two central crises: Russia’s unchecked drone incursions into European airspace and the hollow gesture of European nations recognizing a Palestinian state. Polaski savages Europ…
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The Assassination of Charley Kirk, Redux
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2:15:16More thoughts on the aftermath of the assassination of Charley Kirk.By blindvisualart
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Jason Polaski’s monologue on The Blind Spot is furious, sprawling, and unsparing. Across 90 minutes, he makes one point relentlessly clear: justifying political assassination is a moral and strategic failure—no matter who gets shot. Polaski loathed Kirk’s politics—reactionary, theocratic, anti-democratic—but insists those views must be defeated in …
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Today on The Blindspot, I discuss the aftermath of the heads of several European countries traveling to Washington to strengthen the leverage of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his meeting with President Trump, which broadens out into complaints about European and American foreign policy. Enjoy.…
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What You Have to Negotiate With Is Making Their Lives Harder
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1:11:03Today on The Blindspot, Jason Pilaski breaks down Trump’s latest meeting with Putin—and tears into the stupidity of ceasefire culture, the moral vacancy at the heart of MAGA foreign policy, and the paralyzed impotence of Europe’s endless conferences. From Ukraine’s grinding battlefield math to the global stakes of letting Putin win, this episode is…
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Jason Pilaski opens The Blind Spot by introducing “Big Balls” (Edward Coriston), a young tech whiz with a shady résumé who improbably landed high-level roles in the Trump administration and got carjacked in D.C. He uses the incident to pivot into a blistering critique of Trump’s recent move to seize control of D.C.’s police and deploy the National …
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Today on The Blind Spot, we zero in on Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — a petty, thin-skinned move straight out of the authoritarian playbook that shreds the credibility of every jobs report going forward. I walk through how the numbers actually work, why revisions are normal, and how this stunt poisons the well for bu…
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Jason Pilaski opens his rambling, profanity-laced podcast The Blind Spot with self-deprecation and disgust at his decaying surroundings before launching into a wide-ranging monologue skewering both left-wing moral panic and Democratic Party incompetence. He dismantles the backlash against a Sydney Sweeney jeans commercial, mocking claims of white s…
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Today on The Blindspot, I unload on the fantasy that Hunter Biden deserves redemption—and the left’s deranged meltdown over Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad. This isn’t a both-sides rant. It’s a forensic autopsy of how liberals lost the ability to call out real rot (Hunter) while freaking out over imaginary sins (a pun about denim). I’m not here to coddle…
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Today on The Blindspot, Jason drills into the Epstein files mess: why Trump and House Republicans are blocking their release, why that makes no political sense if he's clean, and how the MAGA base keeps swallowing contradictions to protect their guy. He covers the failed discharge petition from Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, the House’s early recess …
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Today on The Blindspot, I discuss—somewhat manically—my first experiences using autonomous AI agents powered by ChatGPT. I describe the experience in its immediate aftermath and share my thoughts on what this might mean for the future. Enjoy.By blindvisualart
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On today’s episode of The Blindspot, I break down the Epstein conspiracy theory—how it connects to MAGA, President Trump, and the state of American life itself. Tune in. You’re not gonna want to miss this one.By blindvisualart
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Today on The Blindspot, I talk about Trump launching a trade war, aain, and what the fallout might be, although God knows, and also about his change of attitude towards Ukraine, in the Russia Ukraine war. As always, enjoy!By blindvisualart
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Today on The Blindspot, Jay returns hot and bothered, torching through the fog of political apathy to rip open the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—a thousand-page Republican fever dream that slashes taxes for corporations and the wealthy while setting up quiet, compounding cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. He drags Elon Musk for pretending to be sho…
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Trumps Triumph: Iran, Nato, and Democratic Political Blunders
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1:06:43Today on The Blindspot, Jay breaks down the most consequential foreign policy moment of Trump’s second term: the strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and the fragile ceasefire that followed. With brutal clarity and zero partisan fluff, he walks through how Trump’s bunker-busting offensive flipped the script on years of Iran diplomacy—and why Iran blin…
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The Hardest Thing We Had To Do, We Just Did
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1:47:31Today on The Blind Spot, Jason Polaski rips the lid off Saturday night’s U-S bunker-buster strike on three Iranian nuclear sites—tracking the fallout from Natanz to Wall Street—then unloads on the pundit circus spinning it. In one breath he explains why the hit slams Tehran’s bomb quest into reverse; in the next he skewers late-night liberals who c…
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Should the United States go to War with Iran?
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1:10:52Today on The Blindspot, I break down the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran—and the rising possibility of direct U.S. involvement. With Israeli airstrikes pounding nuclear sites and Iran firing missiles at civilian targets, America stands at a crossroads. Should we join the fight, sit it out, or chart a third path that reshapes the…
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On today's episode of the Blindspot, I spent two hours reviewing Caren Hao's book Empire of AI. Enjoy.By blindvisualart
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There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
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1:26:51On today’s episode of The Blindspot, I dive into the protests erupting in Los Angeles—how they sparked, how they escalated into full-blown riots, and what the Trump administration did in response, including the deployment of federal troops. I break down California’s reaction, Gavin Newsom’s posture, and how the nation is processing—or failing to pr…
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Extensive thoughts on the Biden Coverup
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2:00:17Joe Biden's inner circle purposefully hid his age related cognitive decline from the American people and especially the Democratic party. And I use this episode to explain why that was wrong on every level. Enjoy.By blindvisualart
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Jay sets out to roast Beijing but derails into a blistering autopsy of his own party. What starts as a brief nod to Joe Biden’s new cancer diagnosis detonates into a rant on the age issue Democrats pretended wasn’t there—right up until the 2024 debate meltdown proved every “he’s fine” whisper a lie. From Biden’s mixed record to DEI crack-ups and th…
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Near-miss nuclear showdown in South Asia, drone-packed chaos in the Red Sea, Gaza spiraling toward famine, and a president you love to hate unexpectedly chalking up foreign-policy points—this episode of The Blind Spot connects the dots you didn’t know were on the same page. I break down how a single VP sound-bite can spike global risk, why Europe’s…
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On this episode of The Blindspot, Jay dives back into the world of large language models—what they can do now, and where they’re headed. He breaks down how the chatbots you’re probably using are already smart enough to walk you through building a boat, and why the cutting-edge models are operating on a whole different level—reasoning through fronti…
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On today's episode of The Blindspot, I start by talking about the death of Pope Francis, and then note that Presidents Trump and Zelenski met at St. Peter’s Basilica before the funeral, which leads me into a broader conversation about Zelenski’s fashion choices and the state of the Russia-Ukraine war. From there, I get into the American economy aft…
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The gap between what AI can’t do and what it can do is closing fast. Half the code out there isn’t even written by people anymore. Half the images aren't drawn by people. You can talk to a machine now—and it talks back. Ten years ago that was science fiction. Now it’s just a Tuesday. It’s getting easier to make all sorts of things, and the world is…
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A man named Kilmar Garcia was deported—illegally. The Supreme Court ordered him returned. The Trump administration said no. In this episode of The Blind Spot, I break down why that refusal matters more than the man himself. It’s not about immigration. It’s about a presidency testing the limits of power by picking targets no one will defend. If you …
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On today's episode of The Blind Spot, I'm talking tariffs, Trump, and how one wild decision sent markets worldwide spiraling into chaos. Look, when Trump first proposed reciprocal tariffs—matching whatever barriers other countries threw at us—it actually made sense, even to an anti-Trump guy like me. But then, as Trump tends to do, he took a solid …
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On today’s episode of The Blind Spot, I’m tearing into the chaos that blew up when Trump slammed high tariffs on almost every country all at once, sending the stock market into a nosedive and rattling the global supply chain. I’m talking about why no one should’ve been surprised, how this sudden policy blindsided Wall Street anyway, and the scary r…
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Politics, Policy and Perspectives in America
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1:04:44Got it. Here's your episode description rewritten in your voice—first person, punchy, raw, and totally in step with the style of The Blind Spot: Hey. Jason Pilaski here, and on today’s episode of The Blind Spot, I’m joined by my buddy Rich, and we’re tearing into some grade-A political insanity. First up: the leaked Signal chat from inside the Trum…
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Bomb the Houthis and Open the Goddamn Shipping Lane
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1:05:21On the latest episode of The Blind Spot, I lay out why the U.S. should use force to reopen the Red Sea shipping lanes the Houthis are shutting down. They’re not freedom fighters—they’re a militant theocracy backed by Iran, firing missiles at global trade. I explain why this chokepoint matters, how it hits supply chains everywhere, and why it’s not …
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Today on The Blindspot, I dig into the collapse of strategic restraint in the Israel–Hamas war—how Biden’s political vulnerability gave Hamas unexpected leverage by pressuring Israel into ceasefire talks, and how Trump’s return to power snapped Israel’s leash entirely. I break down Hamas’s October 7th attack as a calculated, if doomed, attempt to s…
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Is America a nation of laws, or just a nation of power plays?" In this episode of The Blindspot, I break down the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian green card holder and student activist who protested against Israeli actions while studying in the U.S. I’m strongly pro-Israel, but I take a hard stance against the Trump administra…
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On today’s episode of The Blindspot— The Democrats didn’t just lose in 2024; they lost in a way that exposed a deeper, more fundamental weakness. And the worst part? That weakness hasn’t gone away—it’s only gotten worse. They ignored every warning sign, convinced themselves they were on solid ground, and then got steamrolled when voters they took f…
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"Trump’s Speech & the Democrats’ Dilemma"
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1:05:59On this episode of The Blindspot, I break down Trump’s first major speech to Congress since reclaiming the presidency. Love him or hate him, this was a calculated, airtight speech, built to rally his base and sidestep easy Democratic attacks. And that’s exactly the problem—Democrats don’t have a clean shot. I get into why attacking Trump on culture…
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On the latest episode of The Blindspot, I break down the fallout from Trump’s recent meeting with Zelensky, where he threw Ukraine under the bus—live, on air, for the whole world to see. I get into why abandoning Ukraine is a massive mistake, why cozying up to Russia is a losing move, and what this shift means for America and the world. No sugarcoa…
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On this episode of the Blindspot, I tear into why we obsess over flashy tech billionaires—Bayzose and his yot, Zuckerburgs chain—for their public performance, instead of zeroing in on what actually matters. I expose how social media doles out attention that’s shallow and non-agentic, trapping us in echo chambers and rabbit holes, while the real iss…
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Foreign Aid, the Business of Giving
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1:29:34On today’s episode of The Blindspot, I take a hard look at Trump’s aggressive push to shut down USAID. We’re talking foreign aid from soup to nuts—military, humanitarian, and everything in between. I make my case for foreign aid: part cold realpolitik, part simple truth—sometimes we do good things for the world, and that’s worth doing. I tackle ant…
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"On today’s episode of The Blindspot, I break down Trump’s first few weeks back in office—what’s happened, what it means, and where things might be headed. There’s a lot to cover, and I give my unfiltered take on all of it. Enjoy!"By blindvisualart
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On today's episode of The Blindspot, I contrast two murders: the assassination of Brian Thomson, CEO of a major insurance company, and the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of Daniel Penny. I explore why Thomson's ideologically motivated killing is unjustifiable under any circumstances, while Penny's actions, driven by immediate events and the int…
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Hunter Biden, Echo Chambers, and Other Odds and Ends.
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1:34:31In this episode, I dive headfirst into President Biden’s controversial pardon of Hunter Biden. I break down the charges—why the gun case reeks of political theater while the tax evasion is serious business—and share why I think Hunter should’ve been thrown to the wolves as a symbolic stand for our norms. Plus, I reflect on Biden’s broken promise no…
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"Can Solar and Geothermal Fully Power Your Home? Plus, the Truth About Electric Cars" In this episode of The Blindspot, I sit down with my buddy Garry to tackle a fascinating question: Is it really feasible to power and heat your home entirely with solar energy and geothermal heat? We dive deep into the nitty-gritty of these technologies, exploring…
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On today’s episode of The Blindspot, I talk about what happens next now that President-elect Trump has won reelection. I explain why I think it will be bad in many ways, discuss the differences between policy and personality, and make the case that Trump, by either intent or nature, is a wannabe dictator. I outline what I expect to happen when he a…
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