In 1896, critics claimed the bicycle was "the devil’s advance agent." In 1860, doctors swore trains traveling over 30 mph caused "instant insanity." Today, the panic has a new face and a $20 million price tag.

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Show Notes:

Tech News — AI Regulation & Lobbying
* Anthropic to Donate $20M to AI Regulation-Backed PAC (Reuters) * Anthropic CEO Pushes Regulation Favoring Big Companies (Reason) * Context: Anthropic & OpenAI Plan IPO (YouTube) * Anthropic CEO: AI Will Surpass Humans Soon * Claude Identifies as DeepSeek — stevibe on X * Anthropic Can De-Anonymize Users — Lukasz Olejnik on X * AI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists (Forbes)

Past Technology Panics
* Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel? * Edison Brings Electricity to New York City * The 1912 War on Fake Photos * War of the Worlds Panic Was Anti-Radio Propaganda * Victorian Fear of Railway Madness

Reese’s / Hershey Story
* Reese’s Family Member Accuses Hershey of Cheaper Ingredients * Grandson of Reese’s Inventor Criticizes Hershey (AP News)

Obama & Aliens
* Obama Says Aliens Are Real (Short) * Obama Clarifies Alien Comments

Music
* Dirt and Sand — Strange Love