Emerald Robinson, host of The Absolute Truth and publisher of The Right Way, joins A.J. Rice on Dangerous Laughter for an in-depth conversation about election technology, artificial intelligence, censorship, the Supreme Court, independent media and the future direction of Republican politics.

Robinson discusses the continuing debate over public confidence in American elections, including voting machines, mail-in ballots and election technology.

The conversation then turns to artificial intelligence and the massive data centers being built to support it.

Could energy use, data-center construction, regulation and competition with China turn AI into a political issue that cuts across traditional party lines?

• Election trust
• Voting technology
• Voting machines
• Mail-in ballots
• Artificial intelligence
• AI data centers
• Energy and computing infrastructure
• AI regulation
• China and technology competition
• Big Tech
• Censorship
• Emerald Robinson’s White House reporting
• Her 2021 Twitter suspension
• DARPA
• COVID-era media controversies
• The Supreme Court
• The Federalist Society
• Republican-appointed justices
• J.D. Vance
• Marco Rubio
• Republican presidential politics
• Populism
• Foreign policy
• Conservative media
• Never Trump conservatism
• Rumble
• Substack
• Podcasts
• Independent journalism
• Political influencers

Robinson also revisits her earlier writing criticizing the Never Trump wing of conservative media and discusses how Donald Trump’s rise coincided with a much larger disruption of traditional political-media gatekeepers.

Podcasts, Substack, Rumble and independent creators now allow political figures and commentators to reach audiences without relying on cable television or legacy publications.

But that creates another question:

What happens when the alternative media becomes powerful enough to create gatekeepers of its own?

A.J. and Robinson discuss paid influencers, authenticity, ideological disagreement and whether political movements can remain intellectually healthy when dissent inside the movement is treated as betrayal.

They also discuss possible future Republican leadership, including J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio, without assuming that any candidate or faction will control the party’s next presidential contest.

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• (00:00:01) - Cold Open and Show Intro
• (00:01:36) - Introducing Emerald Robinson
• (00:03:08) - Scotch Irish Roots and Origin Stories
• (00:09:19) - Daily Orbit, DARPA, and Science Journalism Roots
• (00:11:13) - COVID Skepticism and Fighting Jen Psaki
• (00:16:05) - Break: Curse of the Bearded Lady Bit
• (00:19:27) - Back with Emerald, Substack and Book Talk
• (00:22:12) - Supreme Court, Mail-In Ballots, and Midterms
• (00:23:37) - Failed SCOTUS Picks and GOP Batting Average
• (00:28:36) - Pelosi on Voting Machines and Election Integrity
• (00:35:32) - Mitch McConnell Youth Movement Bit
• (00:38:21) - Break Two
• (00:40:32) - Generational Politics: Vance vs Rubio
• (00:42:21) - Right-Wing Splits: Iran, Israel, AI Data Centers
• (00:45:34) - Democrat Primary Rigging and AOC Speculation
• (00:50:43) - AI, Data Centers, and the Next Political Race
• (00:53:38) - The Collapse of Never Trumper Conservatives Piece
• (00:59:29) - Obama's Dinner and Controlled Opposition
• (01:02:51) - Legacy of the Column and Media Shakeup
• (01:06:12) - Closing Remarks and Where to Find Emerald