Alternate Current Radio Presents: Boiler Room
Learn to protect yourself from predatory mass media
”From Venezuela to DC: Violence, Memes & Military Tech”
The Social Rejects Club: Hesher, Mystical Pharaoh, Ruckus & Bazed-Lit Analyzer
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On this explosive edition of Boiler Room, host Bryan “Hesher” McClain is joined by Adam “Ruckus” Clark, Mystical Pharaoh, and Bazed Lit Analyzer for a deep-dive into the accelerating fusion of warfare, technology, media narratives, and psychological operations.
We begin with the growing controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth and reports of a second drone strike on Venezuelan “narco boat” occupants, raising urgent questions about rules of engagement, escalation in Latin America, and the normalization of remote warfare.
From there, the panel examines the sudden viral rise of the “Franklin” memes on X, breaking down meme warfare, narrative engineering, and whether digital humor has become the public’s primary psychological pressure valve.
Fresh updates on Luigi Mangione, Thomas Crooks, and the unresolved DC pipe-bomber case follow, as the crew traces patterns across political violence, media framing, and the stories that quietly disappear.
In the final segment, the spotlight turns to Anduril’s rapidly expanding war-tech empire, including its Jetson-style flying vehicle concepts, augmented-reality warfighter helmets, and battlefield AI, prompting a chilling discussion on whether tomorrow’s soldiers are being transformed into interface operators in an endless, remote conflict.
This episode connects the dots between drones, memes, domestic chaos, and the privatized war economy — revealing the architecture of a world being reshaped in real time.
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