We’re back with another Insanity Check. It’s getting to the point where these episodes are more like weekly therapy sessions so we can try to make it through all the horrible shit that’s coming up in the week. Kriss is joined by Ro this time and we’re talking through some of the connective threads through all the things we’re dealing with.

The ability to see connections and understand the impacts of multiple things at a time is something we’ve seen really decline. And part of that is due to how some of the things we grew up doing either no longer happen or are much harder to get. It also doesn’t help that parents have a much harder time being able to help supplement their child’s learning because they’re being overworked and have less free time

We also talk about how the US stock market is held up by the same 7 companies, all off them responsible for shoving A.I. down our throats. And they’re doing it while packing environmentally unfriendly data centers in populated areas. Also…they told us that A.I. would  take the boring jobs and leave humans to do more Arts & Humanities. So why are we talking about A.I. actors now?

Full video on the expansion of Data Centers in residential areas.

One note, turns out Ro & I were talking about two different A.I. cases around A.I companies stealing copyright content. Fun times when it’s so many…you lose track.

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Kriss is joined by Karen from the Black Guy Who Tips.

A good portion of the show we end up talking about the beginning of the discussion between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates on Ezra’s podcast. It’s a good (if not sometimes frustrating) discussion between the two in which it becomes clear that Klein, is so focused on not losing that it’s a set up to not win. Coates challenges (with no real good explanations from Klein) on how to rationalize wanting the left to “learn from” the right in such a short term viewpoint. He brings up the fact that the claim of the “increase in political violence” downplays the political violence experienced by so many marginalized groups for decades. And while Coates doesn’t directly say it, we talk about how insulting it is to claim that the Right constantly engages with those that disagree with them while ignoring all the work and engagement that black and brown writers/activists and others do on the left. 

The whole conversation is both enlightening as well as frustrating because it illustrates just how cowardly so many on the left are and how easily they are willing to throw the less fortunate out if it means scoring political points.

Full Ezra Klein/Ta -Nehisi Coates

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Kriss is back with another episode of the Insanity Check after some time off. This week he’s joined by Brandon (PhenomBlak) to talk about all the craziness that’s unfolded the last few weeks.

One thing that’s becoming more clear is that this country is being led by people who don’t know what they’re doing. And we’re not just talking about the Government and the Trump administration. Corporate America is showing not only their cowardice but also that they really have no idea what they’re actually doing. 

No Mark, I will not buy your stupid smart glasses.

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Two episodes in the same month. Maybe we really are back. Kriss is joined by Justin and as promised, we bring good news in a sea of dumb shit: The Clipse are back with a great motivational coke raps album. With everything going on it’s good to see some legends come back with an album that not only feels like they never left but is clearly a passion for them.

If only everything else was that simple. We dive into the idiocy that is our politics and how conspiracy theory and bad faith argument seem to mean more to people than common sense. The MAGA “Civil War” over the Epstein cases is stupid for so many reasons, mainly that these idiots would rather focus on conspiracies over the very obvious and real things that are happening. It’s just a reminder of how chaotic our world is. 

We also preview a topic for a future show: A.I. and our use is getting dumber and dumber.

Kriss is has moved over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social. You can find Justin at LJay90.bksy.social

What better thing to bring Kriss out of his cave than Trump and the GOP passing a bill that lies to people about the tax cuts they were promised, gives wealthy Americans way more in deductions, cuts Medicaid and makes ICE the most well funded federal law enforcement agency all while adding $3-4 Trillion to the deficit. Fantastic.

While everyone is talking about Democrat vs Republicans, Capitalism vs Socialism vs Communism, no one is talking about the reality that: People just fucking suck and take no responsibility or care not about anything beyond their own desires. And terrible people know this. Take the “Big Beautiful Bill” and the insidious way that key provisions are phased in or out around key election dates.

There’s a lot more to go over and Kriss talks about it with Ro.

Kriss is has moved over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social

One last Insanity Check for 2024. Kriss and Ro pop in to talk about the pyramid schemes of tech bros that have convinced the population:

We were promised a Star Wars future but instead we’re getting one closer to Blade Runner. Oh joy. Tech bros have priced the average American out of technology innovations, corrupted the useful potential of AI (Kyle Reese would be so disappointed in us) and convinced everyone that if they just work harder…they too can be a billionaire. 

Oh and Kriss introduces Ro to the idiocy that is Turo and people’s really bad business decisions.

Kriss is has moved over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social