Ironweeds

305 - I Can’t Drive 55

An AI Army girl. War with Iran. The oil crisis. Afroman wins his day in court. 

 

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/17/meet-jessica-foster-the-viral-onlyfans-ai-fooling-millions-of-maga-fans

 

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5753563/afroman-lemon-pound-cake-trial 

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9248ebd9-a96d-450e-96b8-2a3ef740b150 

 

https://archive.ph/RLDUv 

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-20-26?post-id=cmmzikyj50000356tysjbi7o4

 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-890725

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/man-charged-planting-bombs-capitol-trump-pardon-00831086

 

https://aje.news/9wi9du 

304 - Surf And Turf September

The Pentagon spends billions on luxury goods. We’ve blown our load in munitions a little too early. Facial recognition software throws an innocent grandma in jail for five months. Cops decide an anxiety attack is more important than a bullet in the back. Police brutality in South Burlington. Doge Bros tell all.

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-center-moratorium-gains-traction-among-hill-progressives-00814163

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/12/gen-z-men-poll-wife-obey-husband/89087781007/

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes // https://x.com/epsilontheory/status/2031717210746446029?s=46 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/stryker-iran-cyberattack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9962d453-418d-458f-9707-d29068ac18e8 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office/89108352007/

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/hXQ47QXmH9

 

https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/12/ice-agents-took-into-custody-a-person-they-were-not-seeking-after-vermont-standoff/

 

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-north-dakota-fraud-case

 

https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-connecticut-892f366b847d9443a2bc3e3569a092dc // https://connecticut.news12.com/attorney-dyshan-best-had-vape-pen-but-no-gun-when-police-fatally-shot-him

 

https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4

 

https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/

303 - Le Epic Fury

We’ve started a war in Iran. To what end? We discuss. Also, AI. 

 

https://www.theverge.com/policy/887678/supreme-court-ai-art-copyright

 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5750716-pentagon-pizza-report-hegseth/ 

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/isis-teaching-recruits-how-to-use-ai-responsibly/ 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/hegseth-sets-friday-deadline-for-anthropic-to-drop-its-ai-red-lines-00795641

 

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/brockman-openai-top-trump-donor-21273419.php

 

https://xcancel.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175

 

https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-kristi-noem-stepping-homeland-security-secretary-rcna248719

 

https://x.com/adamjohnsonchi/status/2029984467096359352?s=46 

 

https://aje.news/gzweqa 

 

https://aje.news/4f7kkx 

 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/threats-water-supply-and-food-inflation-stalk-gulf-states 

 

https://www.csis.org/analysis/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours

302 - Even The NRA Is Mad At You Guys

Troubling mobilization around Iran. The NRA and other pro-gun groups criticize administration officials on public statements about Alex Pretti murder. DHS lies about detainees. And the Yangtze River is rebounding after a fishing ban.

 

https://www.them.us/story/story/work-stress-gay-says-malaysian-official 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/us-military-iran.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-iran-military-strikes.html

 

https://apnews.com/article/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-king-charles-61ea3c437680b8341e623e4d9efa47b8

 

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-administration-memo-ice-dhs-refugees-screening

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-killing-nra-pro-gun-groups

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/irs-improperly-disclosed-confidential-immigrant-tax-data-dhs-washington-post-2026-02-11/

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/02/18/robert-f-kennedy-jr-kid-rock-ice-bath/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban

 

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-shooting-crackdown-border-f05c446c37bf0cd7e7e2ad1dcfa104b1

301 - Look! Up In The Sky!

AI developments. A new military contract has some disturbing line items. A man shoots his daughter in Texas and faces no charges. CBP gets El Paso airport shut down over balloons. And cats find refuge in a Beirut university campus.

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-contract-concentration-camps 

 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314631578.html 

 

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109346/beirut-lebanon-cats-university

 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-shot-dad-arguing-donald-151336338.html

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjmye7xkwo

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/ 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/free-store-troy-expansion-rite-aid-location-21343564.php

 

https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are-senate-democrats-still-voting-to-confirm-trumps-judicial-nominees 

 

https://hellgatenyc.com/propublica-strike-workers-union-contract-ai/ donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-propublica-workers-for-fair-contracts 

 

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/pam-bondi-stole-dog-21352565.php 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/8rzQ2QzIMG 

300 - 300

A couple of news stories followed by a discussion of the film Bugonia. Thanks for listening!

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/technology/bitcoin-price-drop-crypto-market.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/an-ai-startup-founder-says-hes-planning-a-march-for-billionaires-in-protest-of-californias-wealth-tax/ 

299 - Throwing Tiny Hands

More ICE content in the wake of the Alex Pretti shooting, Pam Bondi’s request for Minnesota’s voter files, Flock partnering with Ring, Greg Bovino’s similarities to Colonel Lockjaw, facial recognition, and more. Congrats to everyone who worked so hard to save 1011 2nd Ave!

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-riverfront-remain-untouched-housing-plans-21304385.php 

 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/ 

 

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcyK81SF_93JESOU8l25IALC7A6wSVkq_?si=iGCLzcSNpE560tUs 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/leaders-teachers-decry-ice-capitol-rally-21311723.php 

 

https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ice-minnesota-shooting-tim-walz-letter-voter-files-11413859 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-mayor-democratic-council-tension-21315555.php 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/27/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://prospect.org/2026/01/27/ice-greg-bovino-minneapolis-one-battle-after-another-sean-penn/

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/children-detained-ice-capital-region-advocates-21320062.php

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html?smid=url-share 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/nekima-armstrong-photo-white-house.html

 

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/quick-hit-at-least-20-ice-cbp-officials-have-been-charged-with-crimes-against-children/ 

 

https://www.visaverge.com/news/rise-in-ice-agent-impersonations-worries-immigrant-communities/ 

298 - ICE ICE Babies

We talk about the general growing lawlessness in the US, from Trump and elections to ICE and protesting. Betar is out of NYS. 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleofReddit/comments/1qdog32/black_panthers_in_philly/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1q8vvwa/st_paul_mn_a_sobbing_resident_calls_911_as/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

 

https://hudsonvalleypost.com/huge-center-secretly-planned-for-hudson-valley-new-york/ 

 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-suspended-michigan-autoworker

 

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674894355/

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/us/minnesota-protests-national-guard-immigration-hnk?cid=ios_app

 

https://www.news10.com/video/top-video/dos-and-donts-for-protesting-in-the-capital-region/

 

https://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/betar-us-israel-harassment-ny/

297 - Life is a Big Deal

The United States has kidnapped the president of Venezuela. We talk about it.

 

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-venezuela-maduro-january-3-2026/

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5q173053o 

 

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2026/new-york-times-washington-post-held-off-on-reporting-venezuela-raid 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/us-oil-trump-venezuela

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/eaf41f57-9ef4-4ec3-9118-4881b2ac71ec. 

 

https://www.diariolasamericas.com/america-latina/florida-tycoon-takes-advantage-of-oil-and-the-venezuelan-political-crisis-n5377852 

 

https://floridaphoenix.com/2020/09/27/a-peek-at-billionaire-harry-sargeant-iii-a-somewhat-mysterious-figure-in-fl-gop-circles-and-elsewhere/ 

 

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/sargeant-marine-inc-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-166-million-resolve-charges-related-foreign 

 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article299803319.html 

 

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mbm7zqpudm2c 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15432025/background-Trumps-Mar-Lago-war-room-x-Maduro-strike-Venezuela.html

 

https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-live-updates-nyc-mayor-party-11293975

296 - Come Out With Your Pants Up

Trump talks to the youths ahead of Santa’s arrival. ICE agents break into a women’s bathroom and order a woman off the toilet. New York is in an affordability crisis. A California wealth tax faces staunch opposition from the golden boy of liberal. The Brown University shooter was found using Flock cameras. And economic growth is no longer linked to carbon emissions. Happy New Year, friends! Thanks for listening!

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/new-york-affordability-crisis-debt-savings-21246442.php 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-white-house-plaques-attack-trumps-democratic-predecessors-bush-2025-12-17/

 

https://apnews.com/article/brown-university-shooting-investigation-5b0b254442dd77d9056111bad902de33 

 

https://dailyvoice.com/ny/albany/asm-gibbs-made-explicit-assembly-floor-remarks-committee/

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/204732/ice-agents-break-in-women-bathroom-pull-pants-up

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/politics/trump-santa-norad-calls?cid=ios_app

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share