{"id":6086,"date":"2026-04-22T00:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/chaos-in-and-around-iran-kash-patels-drinking-ai-job-losses-tax-the-bots-andrew-yang\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:30:01","slug":"chaos-in-and-around-iran-kash-patels-drinking-ai-job-losses-tax-the-bots-andrew-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/chaos-in-and-around-iran-kash-patels-drinking-ai-job-losses-tax-the-bots-andrew-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos in and Around Iran. Kash Patel\u2019s Drinking. AI Job Losses &#8211; Tax the Bots? Andrew Yang."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Kamala Running Again is Madness. Labor Sec Chavez-DeRemer Resigns. Tim Cook Out Too. Dozens of Vets Arrested in Capitol. Tucker Done with Trump. Dua Lipa Steps Up.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff, Episode 499\u2014an all\u2011new, all\u2011gas, no\u2011brakes conversation with entrepreneur, anti\u2011poverty activist, Forward Party founder, candidate for President and NYC Mayor, and Noble Mobile CEO Andrew Yang. From Nas and Knicks heartbreak at Madison Square Garden to Mets misery at Citi Field, Paul and Andrew break down why basketball, baseball and hoops culture offer a positive, global vision of the America we <\/span><i><span>could<\/span><\/i><span> be\u2014while Trump\u2019s chaotic presidency, Iran war \u201cmayhem,\u201d and a broken two\u2011party system drag us backward. They talk New York fandom, James Dolan\u2019s facial\u2011recognition surveillance, pricing regular people out of the Garden, and why the NBA is one of America\u2019s best cultural exports right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then they go deep on the issue Andrew warned America about years ago: AI. Paul presses Andrew for a blunt strategic assessment\u2014\u201chow fucked or not fucked are we?\u201d\u2014and Andrew lays out three core pillars: AI gutting jobs and super\u2011charging corporate profits, Washington\u2019s utter failure to build real guardrails, and data centers quietly becoming the \u201cnew humans\u201d as they devour power and water. They dig into AI in the nuclear kill chain, Anthropic\u2019s internal moral fight, \u201ctax the bots,\u201d and why Dario Amodei says AI will wipe out half of white\u2011collar entry\u2011level jobs. Andrew also unveils Noble Mobile\u2014his new effort with Scott Galloway to lower your phone bill <\/span><i><span>and<\/span><\/i><span> your screen time\u2014and explains how the Forward Party, open primaries and a fast\u2011growing independent ecosystem can finally give Americans a real alternative to Trump\u2019s MAGA GOP and an out\u2011of\u2011touch Democratic establishment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YdalAWmsgt8\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Ditch your expensive carrier and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noblemobile.com\/paul\"><span>support Independent Americans<\/span><\/a><span>! Make the switch to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noblemobile.com\/paul\"><span>Noble Mobile<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Join <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/no-more-forever-wars\/\"><span>IVA and stand up to Trump\u2019s Forever Wars<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><span>Independent Veterans of America<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\/\"><span>American Veterans for Ukraine here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Remember <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/do8wjRtDZJ4?feature=share\"><span>Independent is an Attitude<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theheadstrongproject.org\/\"><span> The Headstrong Project <\/span><\/a><span>for Veterans, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taps.org\/\"><span>Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)<\/span><\/a><span>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/health-care\/health-needs-conditions\/mental-health\/\"><span>Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area<\/span><\/a><span>. 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Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/span><\/a><span> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><span>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/span><\/a><span> now in time for the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><span>Righteous Media<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And now part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleav.com\/shows\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/\"><span>the BLEAV network<\/span><\/a><span>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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