All In Podcast EP16: Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya react to Capitol Police

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About Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis, co-host of the All-In podcast and founder of LAUNCH, has been active on his podcast and at events discussing investment strategy, the technology industry, and political dynamics. In October 2024, he outlined his investing philosophy, emphasizing backing a team's vision over hype and dollar-cost averaging into companies one believes in. He described Elon Musk as having a gift for pursuing multiple visions concurrently and argued that criticism of valuation hand-wringing stems from an inability to tolerate ambiguity across multiple business lines. In mid-2026, Calacanis moderated the All-In Liquidity Summit in Napa Valley, describing it as an event for the "top 0.1%" of the podcast's audience, with 550 capital allocators representing $7 trillion in capital present. He stated that the event was part of a broader community-building effort and that his philosophy for events is that attendees return if they make a great contact, have a great experience, or learn something. Calacanis has also commented on the current tech boom, which he attributed to AI, noting that companies like xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic are going public. He described seeing "a Cambrian explosion in startups" and said he personally invests in roughly 100 new companies per year through his fund LAUNCH and a program called Founder University. In a May 2026 appearance on the Bulwark Podcast, Calacanis discussed why some in Silicon Valley have been reluctant to criticize President Trump, arguing that access to the administration to shape policy is preferable to not having one's phone calls returned. He also described former President Trump's handling of Iran as "an unmitigated disaster" and said he believed it would "kill his presidency." Additionally, Calacanis has been publicly critical of Mark Zuckerberg, stating that the Meta CEO has "damaged the reputation of the industry" by repeatedly prioritizing self-interest over what Calacanis described as the right thing for humanity, including in matters of privacy and content moderation.

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Simply got overwhelmed. They obviously were unprepared. They were surprised, I think, by this. And I saw video of tons of tear gas being used. I saw people getting tear gassed like crazy, and I think there were reports this morning on Twitter that the whole area in front of the Capitol there was covered in that light film that remains after tear gassing. So I don't think they were really pulling punches too much. And I also think that there will be prosecutions. I think that these people were captured on video. There's a lot of talk on Twitter, and everybody is in favor of finding out who they are, applying facial recognition, and bringing charges. So I think there will be a lot of charges. Unlike, let's say, the BLM protests this summer, I don't remember anybody getting charged based on video of people rioting or looting. And then I think, you know, the final difference actually with the BLM protests is that if you've watched Fox News at all in the last 24 hours, the condemnation of what happened has been across the board, both right and left. Everybody across the political spectrum has condemned it. Nobody is apologizing for it. Nobody on the right is looking for root causes to explain the reasons why it happened. Everybody is just condemning it and saying that it should never have happened and the people who did it should be prosecuted. And so I don't see any kid gloves being used here. You know, either physically or... I mean, when you see officers being chased up the steps and taking selfies, you know, which is one instance I don't want to just say that's the only indicative thing. But when people are breaking through windows and just kind of being let go, I mean, they were obviously overwhelmed, but I'm surprised more people didn't get shot.