We spoke with Benjamin Riley, founder of Cognitive Resonance, an education think tank, who is investigating what he believes are many improprieties. Follow Ben's reporting and future follow-ups here: https://buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/special-report-my-so-called-alpha

Tilly Norwood speaks a little Chinese for for Piers Morgan, America almost goes to war with China over an AI hallucination, AI agents are making the internet a more annoying place, Americans are totally exhausted, and we weigh in on the AI doomerism + Ethical Altruism vs MAGA civil war. Articles discussed in this episode: Tilly Norwood Speaks Chinese https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/watch-piers-morgan-gobsmacked-as-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-out-suddenly-speaks-chinese-during-interview/ Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet https://www.404media.co/theres-a-100-chance-ai-agents-are-already-ruining-the-internet/ 71% of Americans Say They’re Completely Exhausted https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode One year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting a speaking event on a college campus in Utah. In the wake of his death followed a year of political turmoil, conservative infighting, New McCarthyism, conspiracy theories, organized doxxing + harassment campaigns and worse. Curiously, Kirk's likeness has survived via "kirkification" memes which have endured probably more than any other in the post-Covid internet landscape. Today, we discuss all of this plus our personal stories about being in the crosshairs of the backlash. Articles + Media discussed in this episode: https://imperialistrealism.substack.com/p/seven-theses-on-charlie-kirk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHpUXlsvbI&list=RDZUHpUXlsvbI&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sif7s9tlskk https://www.tiktok.com/@trustmoneyinstead/video/7674836397156519198 https://www.tiktok.com/@bogusia_kirkorowi/video/7676981778518658326