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Episodes
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
This week we ask ourselves: What is the good life? American men are dropping out of the above board workforce in huge numbers, while women are increasing their numbers. We talk about the Buen Vivir movement and the tensions between Deep Ecology and Social Ecology, with David channeling cranky Bookchin. In China, workers are celebrating Tangping, or Lying Flat, in response to brutal work schedules. What does it mean to work? To rest? To care for oneself in a broken world? Ya know, just some light conversation among friends.
7 Ways men living without working in America:
https://news.yahoo.com/7-ways-men-live-without-working-in-america-092147068.html
Enough is Enough:
https://annamercury.medium.com/enough-is-enough-5dcb30b52b94
Buen Vivir:
https://theconversation.com/buen-vivir-south-americas-rethinking-of-the-future-we-want-44507
Tangping, or lying flat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/world/asia/china-slackers-tangping.html
Deep ecology vs social ecology
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/socecovdeepeco.html
http://gudynas.com/wp-content/uploads/GudynasBiocentricAndesR17-1.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800916308771
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800914000640
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
This week we’re returning to an old favorite, the nightmarish business model of Tesla and the lack of any meaningful regulation to curtail it. We also remember the rallying cry of kids in cages as President Biden allows Border Patrol to play cowboy/slave driver on Haitians seeking asylum. Oath Keepers communications have been hacked, and the documents are riddled with cops and military types. Britney is finally getting free, which turns out to redound to all our benefit, and these global cities have found one easy tip for reducing emissions and moving people around.
Beta Cuck Tesla Testers: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ezxq/how-teslas-self-driving-beta-testers-protect-the-company-from-critics
Tesla runs over cops: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/28/22698388/tesla-texas-lawsuit-cops-autopilot-crash-injury
Joe Biden’s immigration policy is as bad as Trumps: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/immigration-biden-stephen-miller/
Electric Transit Gets the Goods: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/climate/cities-public-transit-electric-tram-ferry-bus-cable-car.html?referringSource=articleShare
Karl Hansen interview pt 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-41-karl-hansen-part-one/id1491394342?i=1000489592836
Karl Hansen Interview pt 2:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-42-karl-hansen-part-two/id1491394342?i=1000489593227
Comrade Grimes: https://nypost.com/2021/10/02/grimes-reads-karl-marx-after-split-with-worlds-richest-man-elon-musk/amp/
Oath Keepers Hack: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/oath-keepers-hack/
https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Oath_Keepers
What’s that in the sky? It’s Britney, bitch: https://pagesix.com/2021/09/29/britney-spears-on-cloud-9-after-conservatorship-win/
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Everyone is responding to the vaccine mandates, as you would expect: badly. Already strained hospitals and schools are about to lose a ton of employees. Cuomo was gonna assemble the NY Cannabis Control Board but then he got high (on ziti) so Hochul finished the job. The Intercept shares some spooky reporting on the lab-leak theory of Covid19 and gain of function research. And the courts block a huge drilling project in Alaska, citing concerns about the end of life as we know it.
Area hospitals face tough decisions as 'alarming' staffing crisis worsens: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Area-hospitals-face-tough-decisions-as-alarming-16485774.php
Hochul nominates final Cannabis Control Board members: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hochul-nominates-final-two-Cannabis-Control-Board-16482690.php
The Intercept reporting on Covid origins: https://theintercept.com/2021/09/09/covid-origins-gain-of-function-research/?comments=1#comments
Court Blocks Alaskan Drilling Project: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/climate/alaska-willow-oil.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20210825&instance_id=38786&nl=climate-fwd%3A®i_id=89891543&segment_id=67198&te=1&user_id=ab909f0ca81e391fd0bd16d1fa803809
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Coming to a working class near you: entire towns owned and operated by Amazon. Don’t worry, it’s for your own good! And as a parting gift, our pull out from Afghanistan features the murder of seven children and three adults whose crime was transporting water. We have a few updates on Britney, Byron, and Buffalo, and for a palate cleanser we talk about Barcelona reclaiming space from cars to create public green space.
Alain Kaloyeros conviction upheld over buffalo billions bid-rigging scandal:
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Kaloyeros-loses-appeal-to-throw-out-conviction-16443284.php
Byron Brown off the ballot: https://www.wivb.com/india-walton-buffalo-mayor/byron-browns-ballot-fate-unclear-until-at-least-friday/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co
CNN investigation on drone attack: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/14/asia/afghanistan-kabul-drone-strike-questions-intl-dst-hnk/index.html
Company--I mean factory--towns: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-16/amazon-s-new-factory-towns-will-lift-the-working-class
Barcelona takes over car space for public space: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/pandemic-barcelona-greener-future/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inside-the-world-economic-forum+%28Inside+The+World+Economic+Forum%29
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
In this New York-themed episode we’re joined by friend of the pod Adam to talk about union support for India Walton’s opponent and what it means for the general election. In North Country, a CIA officer is looking to kick Stefanik out of Congress by attracting moderates. And in Saratoga, cops are targeting BLM activists and doing a great job of convincing everyone that they are definitely not racist why would you even say that? Finally, a potential treatment for our now endemic fact of life, Covid 19.
Support the Show! https://www.patreon.com/Ironweeds
Former CIA officer seeks to challenge Stefanik in 21st District https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/CIA-officer-and-counterterrorism-official-wants-16443016.php
Saratoga cops gone wild https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-police-continue-to-arrest-activists-16446950.php
TU Opinion on Saratoga: https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Editorial-A-chilling-message-in-Saratoga-Springs-16447588.php
Saratoga BLM aid information: https://linktr.ee/saratogablm
India Walton & union endorsements:
https://twitter.com/indiawaltonbflo/status/1436720022324400129?s=21
Viper Venom Covid Treatment: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/brazilian-viper-venom-may-become-tool-fight-against-coronavirus-study-shows-2021-08-31/
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
In an admirable attempt to level the playing field among gamers, China limits video game use for youths under the age of 18. The Instagram user who sold fake vaccination credentials has been arrested. Florida man has been charged with extorting another Florida man and his Florida son. Hurricane Ida wreaks havoc in the north and south and in between, and slum lords are of course making the problem worse. And finally, elephants are terrified of bees, and that’s a good thing.
Listen to our full episode on abortion past and present: https://www.patreon.com/Ironweeds
Chinese government bans weekday gaming: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-sets-new-rules-for-youth-no-more-videogames-during-the-school-week-11630325781
AntiVaxMomma arrested for selling fake vaccine cards: https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-c14ce28edda2593b0b3819acec97089e
Matt Gaetz extortion case: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/31/man-charged-extortion-gaetz-508122
13 killed in NYC flooding: https://abc7ny.com/nyc-flooding-deadly-8-killed-basement-apartments-flood/10993722/
Elephants and bees: https://elephantsandbees.com
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
It’s yet another brutal week of Covid news. Two more anti-vax radio hosts have died, and the gang wonders if there’s a media market gap there that we could fill. Governor Hochum announces that an additional 12,000 New Yorkers will be added to the list of those who died under Andy Cuomo. Fake vaccine cards are apparently way easier and cheaper to get than you might imagine. Meanwhile, Israel is provoking Palestinian Arabs by increasing the number of Jewish Israelis allowed to pray atop the Temple Mount, and in bad news for seals but good news for the environment, Canada is about to gain one new wetland.
Get Brit a living-ish wage: https://www.patreon.com/Ironweeds
Another one bites the dust
https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1431740837021552645?s=21
Eviction moratorium: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/supreme-court-eviction-moratorium-cdc-biden.html
Uh oh Cuomo killed more old folks: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-NY-governor-adds-12-000-deaths-to-publicized-16410827.php
Fake vax cards: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/feds-warn-alarming-rise-reports-fake-vaccine-cards/story?id=79666216
Prayer at the Temple Mount: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/world/middleeast/israel-temple-mount-prayer.html
Project Watersheds:
Zombie Giuliani:
https://zombiegiuliani.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/zombiegiuliani
https://www.instagram.com/zombiegiuliani
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
So much has happened in our absence! The end of US operations in Afghanistan shows just how little we’ve accomplished in 20 years. Well, something was accomplished at least: a massive transfer of wealth. As Covid continues to worsen, people are losing their minds in some very disturbing ways, and even Trump isn’t immune. For our wildflower, a cannabis factory is coming to the Cap District!
Mask debaters: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mask-debate-turns-ugly-at-Shenendehowa-board-16390215.php & https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/us/tennessee-covid-mask-mandate-school-board-protest/index.html
Sean Hannity being so normal: https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-plugs-my-pillow-americans-family-stuck-kabul
Trump got it, it’s good! https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-booed-alabama-rally-after-encouraging-crowd-get-covid-19-vaccine-1621811
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Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
We're off this week, but please enjoy this released Patreon episode! Get more bonus content at patreon.com/ironweeds
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
This week we’re talking Covid, Critical Race Theory, and Cuomo. The Covid numbers are going in the absolute wrong direction and no one seems to be doing anything about it. Meanwhile people dying in hospital beds are doubling down on their right to die and kill others. Reactionaries are freaking out about CRT because they think their children will be discriminated against. And Cuomo… well, you know the story by now. We make some very incorrect predictions. But it doesnt really matter because this is a podcast and you can’t hold us accountable. Finally, Maine bans forever chemicals!
11 women, 7 years of sexual harassment: explore the timeline of Cuomo's alleged misconduct https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/cuomo-sexual-harassment-report-timeline-16367561.php
Nine (other) scandals of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Ten-scandals-of-Gov-Andrew-Cuomo-16369547.php
Masks required in Albany County buildings, McCoy says https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Employees-visitors-must-wear-masks-in-Albany-16369764.php
Maine bans forever chemicals https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/15/maine-law-pfas-forever-chemicals-ban?emci=9407fc28-55ea-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=6ca4d35b-e4ea-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=1823627
State won't provide health guidance to K-12 schools this fall https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/State-won-t-provide-health-guidance-to-schools-16367474.php