The Insurgents

Jack Crosbie returns this week to discuss his articles in Rolling Stone (here & here) about the effort to stop the development of a sprawling new police training facility or “Cop City” in the heart of Atlanta’s South River Forest. Cop City poses many ecological and community safety risks, but despite overwhelming opposition in city council meetings by members of the community it was greenlit anyway.Jack traveled to Atlanta to spend some time living with activists who reside in the forest to protect it from developers. As a result, they have been subject to attacks by police with one protester, Tortuguita, being killed by police last week.In our interview, we discuss what it was like at the camp, the people he met, what they’re fighting for and the harmful ways the city and state have responded, including charging protesters with “domestic terrorism” and the threat to civil liberties that poses.You can follow Jack on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jscrosTo become a subscriber (paid intern!) and gain access to an additional episode every week, you can subscribe here:Our most recent premium episode with Ricky and Eliot of Internet Today is available here for subscribers:You can find us on…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInsurgents/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinsurgentspod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/insurgentspodPhoto via Defend The Atlanta Forest This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comRicky & Eliot from Internet Today join us to discuss the totally absurd and ridiculous M&M’s spokescandy saga, the meltdown from the right over M&M’s going “woke” and how easy it is to manufacture outrage online and what it means for hollow corporate gestures toward very real systemic and societal issues. We also discuss the Steven Crowder/Daily Wire sp…

Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of the new book Health Communism and co-host of the Death Panel podcast, joins us to discuss Bea & co-author Artie Vierkant’s aforementioned book, the irresponsible and minimizing ways the Biden administration and public health officials have responded to Covid, how taking a stance of “the pandemic is over” has left us unprepared for new variants and we take a look at the ways living in a capitalist healthcare system ultimately helped fueled the worst outcomes of Covid. A better world is possible.You can follow Bea here: https://twitter.com/realLandsEndSupport Death Panel here: https://www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodYou can purchase Health Communism here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communismOur most recent premium episode with Ken Klippenstein is available here:You can find us on…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInsurgents/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinsurgentspod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/insurgentspodTo become a subscriber (paid intern!) and gain access to an additional episode every week, you can subscribe here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comKen Klippenstein is back on the show. This time we discuss his recent story in The Intercept where he published security footage of the massive pileup on the San Francisco Bay Bridge caused by Tesla’s self-driving beta. Subsequently, Ken’s Twitter account was temporarily shadow-banned, so we go through Ken’s long-standing fued with Elon Musk. We also di…

On this episode, we discuss the right’s meltdown over a gas stove ban that absolutely is not happening, the right freaking out over female M&Ms mascots, and on a much more important front: how progressives are losing ground in the anti-war conversation and what they should do about it.You can find us on…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInsurgents/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinsurgentspod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/insurgentspodTo become a subscriber (paid intern!) and gain access to an additional episode every week, you can subscribe here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comIn this week’s episode we discuss Brazilians storming government buildings in the wake of Bolsonaro’s loss and transfer of power to Lula. We talk about Bolsonaro throwing his supporters under the bus while he hides in Florida. We also get into the new House makeup, with Hakeem Jeffries taking over as Minority Leader for the Democrats, and how while the …

Manny Fidel of MSNBC joins us to talk about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football this week and the fallout that ensued. We get into the NFL’s callous attempts to restart the game almost immediately after Hamlin was taken to the hospital, the league’s sordid legacy, how player should be treated better through stronger benefits and guaranteed contracts, and much more.We also discuss Kevin McCarthy’s ongoing quest to become Speaker of the House and the multiple unsuccessful votes in the House.You can follow Manny here: https://twitter.com/mannyfidelYou can find us on…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInsurgents/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinsurgentspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insurgentspodTwitter: https://twitter.com/insurgentspodTo become a subscriber (paid intern!) and gain access to an additional episode every week, you can subscribe here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comTo gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: Jared Holt, writer over at PostingThroughIt.com, joins us to talk about how people rush to push baseless claims around big events and how unsubstantiated rumors around Andrew Tate’s arrest,…

Cameron Kasky joins us this episode to discuss Andrew Tate’s hilarious downfall after getting obliterated by Greta Thunberg. We talk about how people like Tate just deliberately say moronic shit for attention and why featuring people like him who use that strategy for growth online aren’t worth engaging with or having on shows to “debate.” Cam also draws a through-line through Tate and Walter White. Rob keeps pushing Avatar propaganda.You can follow Cam here: https://twitter.com/cameron_kaskyIf you’d like to become a subscriber (paid intern!) to the show and gain access to our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can subscribe here:If you’d like to gift a subscription to a friend of family member, or donate a subscription to someone else, you can do so with the buttons below: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here:Lance from The Serfs joins us today. We recap our holidays, holiday movies, Ben Shapiro’s meltdown over Glass Onion, Libs Of TikTok’s face reveal on Tucker Carlson and subsequent alleged spotting at January 6, flight disruptions and the need for high-speed rail and so much more.You can follow Lance here: https://twitter.com/theserfstv This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe