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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
This week the fellas are joined by Jess Bennett, a founding member of the activist group Friends of the Mahicantuck, an organization dedicated to saving an 11 acre parcel of land from a real estate developer. The land has been used by indigenous people for thousands of years and is a unique archaeological site as well as the last patch of undeveloped riverfront land in Troy. Despite a huge outcry from the community, the city council keeps trying to move ahead with the project. On the good news front, Troy, Albany, and Schenectady are suing mortgage firms over zombie properties.
Support Friends of the Mahicantuck: http://www.friendsofthemahicantuck.org/
Troy, Albany, Schenectady suing firms over blighted buildings: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-Albany-Schenectady-suing-mortgage-firms-16345399.php
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
New evidence suggests that the Pfizer vaccine is good at keeping you out of the hospital but less impressive when it comes to infection. Meanwhile, one random dude is apparently a major hub of covid misinformation (and a New York Times bestselling author!) The people of Hoosick Falls have received a $65 million settlement after their water was contaminated with carcinogenic PFOAs. And for our wildflower, New York City sent mental health professionals in place of cops for a month and guess what? It worked.
Pfizer vaccine: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/564675-israel-pfizer-vaccine-allows-infection-but-preventing-severe-illness
Joseph Mercola, tanning bed king: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html?referringSource=articleShare
$65 million settlement filed in Hoosick Falls PFOA water contamination https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/hoosick-falls-pfoa-settlement-16326755.php
Hoosick Falls PFOA timeline: https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2021/hoosick-falls-pfoa-timeline/
Mental Health Emergency Response: https://www.insider.com/nyc-mental-health-emergency-response-pilot-data-shows-positive-impact-2021-7
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
In this very special Srsly Weeds crossover episode, the Ironweeds gang talks with the Srsly Wrong boys about library socialism, violence, and the (utopian) future of labor.
Check out Srsly Wrong
Library socialism episodes are 189 (Library Socialism & Usufruct), 196 (Library Socialism & The Irreducible Minimum), and 200 (Library Socialism & Complementarity).
Theme song by Spam Risk
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Ever heard of scromiting? Us neither. Troy is about to lose grant money to develop prime downtown property, but it's not gonna be that easy. Are the Cuban protests authentic? Let's follow the money! And finally, the state of Maine is going some pretty neat stuff lately.
Troy to hire firm for Monument Square project to avoid losing state grant https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-hires-for-Monument-Square-project-to-avoid-16320617.php
U.S. Hits Highest Number of Daily New Coronavirus Cases in the World Again: Nearly 80,000
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-hits-highest-number-of-daily-new-coronavirus-cases-in-the-world-again-at-nearly-80000
The Bay of Tweets: https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-point-to-us-hand-in-cuba-protests/277987/
The Cuba Money Project: http://cubamoneyproject.com/2020/01/24/ned-2/
Meth-addled Trout: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/06/europe/trout-drug-addiction-scli-intl-scn/index.html
Maine Appreciation
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/07/11/maine-among-first-states-to-make-school-meals-free-for-all-students/
https://www.wastedive.com/news/extended-producer-responsibility-packaging-maine-oregon/602479/
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Just another week of upbeat content from your buddies at Ironweeds! Is the planet dying, or just trying to buck us like an angry bronco? Did climate change cause the South Florida condo collapse, or was it actually democracy? We talk about how these crises will keep speeding up, and our responses to them are outdated and counter-productive. Also, we must once again distance ourselves from President Biden after he has reauthorized a law that will lead to more jail time for non-violent drug offenders (where’s our promises kept??). The Boy Scouts of America have been accused of sexually abusing more than 80,000 boys, and despite what they knew, they did little to prevent it. On a happy note, the Brooklyn Museum has repatriated 1,305 artifacts to Costa Rica.
This isn’t a heatwave: https://eand.co/this-isnt-a-heatwave-it-s-a-dying-planet-ac1c9eb529d1
Biden fails to deliver on promises about drug war and incarceration: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/06/16/biden-could-have-taken-the-war-on-drugs-down-a-notch-he-didn-t
Miami condo collapse: https://slate.com/business/2021/06/miami-condo-collapse-florida-building-industry-crisis.html
Nearly 100 say they were abused in Capital Region Boy Scouts over decades: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/abuse-in-the-boy-scouts-capital-region-16282312.php
Costa Rica gets artifacts back: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-archaeologists-awe-brooklyn-museum-returns-1305-artifacts-2021-07-03/
Boy Scouts rescue drowning woman: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/us/missouri-boy-scouts-rescue-drowning-woman-flood-trnd/index.html
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Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
This week there’s a lot to celebrate after a series of DSA electoral wins across the state, including Kiani Conley-Wilson, and cautious optimism for Marketa Edwards’ campaign as well. And AG Letitia James settles a lawsuit with Johnson and Johnson for $230 million to ease the opium epidemic.
Election results: https://www.troyrecord.com/news/rensselaer-county-2021-primary-election-results/article_6b09e04e-d3cd-11eb-8c8d-b72a4b1298ca.html
https://www.rensco.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/P21.html
Take that J&J:
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Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
101 - New Normal, New Weird
Tired of making money the hard way, Britney, David, and Chris brainstorm what words and phrases we could trademark to make them Disney bucks. Albany Med hospital has violated human trafficking laws by turning Filipine nurses into indentured servants to avoid bargaining with the nurses’ union. Our climate is still a slow-motion trainwreck. The FBI is still using honeypot apps. But in Rochester, a restaurant has unionized, which is pretty tight.
Disney trademarking normal stuff that doesn’t belong to them: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/08/disney-trademark-day-dead-festival-pixar
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/disney-allegedly-files-copyright-claims-over-loki-fan-art/
Automatic for the Bosses by David Banks: https://reallifemag.com/automatic-for-the-bosses/
AG: Albany Med violated human trafficking law, must repay Filipino nurses https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/AG-Albany-Med-violated-human-trafficking-law-16254812.php
The West is drying out. Things will get ugly: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/19/politics/what-matters-climate-change-western-drought/index.html
Smile for the camera! https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22538160/ai-camera-smile-recognition-office-workers-china-canon
Tierra Whack: Whack World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOTebhPy04g&ab_channel=TierraWhackVEVO
CBS News: FBI uses ANOM messaging app to trick criminals, dealing "heavy blow against organized crime”: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anom-app-messaging-fbi-trojan-shield/
Nani’s Kitchen workers unionize: https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/nanis-kitchen-workers-unionized-and-think-more-restaurants-should/Content?oid=13239626
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Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
It's episode 100!
Engineered for Dystopia by David A. Banks: https://thebaffler.com/latest/engineered-for-dystopia-banks
Conquest of Bread read by Britney Gil: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ngehu1tpjxcc4zx/AAB9ZAvgu3AoC8Wh3yuxGw5ka?dl=0
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
The Troy PD, intent on strangling even the last bit of transparency they have, is encrypting their radio transmissions. Albany County Sheriff promises to go hard on broken windows policing. The nation’s first line of defense against the bad guys has leaked critical information about our nuclear weapons arsenal in the dumbest way possible.
Police using encrypted radios to hide behavior from public: https://builtin.com/cybersecurity/police-radio-encryption-broadcastify
Albany Sheriff and broken windows: https://twitter.com/rachelsilby/status/1398290600328417286?s=21
Nuclear Secrets Exposed: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/05/28/us-soldiers-expose-nuclear-weapons-secrets-via-flashcard-apps/
Jew who stole Palestinian house has pretty much what you’d expect on his Facebook https://twitter.com/tedbey/status/1396909119643082753?s=21
Official whistleblower status for Rebekah Jones: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2021/05/28/former-health-department-employee-rebekah-jones-granted-official-whistleblower-status/
Florida Covid death estimates: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/428196-50000-floridians-have-died-from-covid-19-health-institute-estimates/
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
NY nurses speak out against Cuomo’s lifting of the mask mandate, and two NY men have a very different take on acceptable mask wearing behavior. HBO is using unfair labor practices while filming in Troy, and looking only for NON UNION extras. The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Troy for our police department’s failure/refusal to release disciplinary records. And RIck Santorum’s racism has finally resulted in him being given the boot by CNN.
Troy given a 19th century NYC look for filming 'The Gilded Age' https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-given-a-19th-century-NYC-look-for-filming-16186907.php
Musicians accuse HBO of unfair labor practices on 'The Gilded Age' https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Musicians-accuse-HBO-of-unfair-labor-practices-on-16196652.php
New York's largest nurses union condemns state's new mask policy https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-s-largest-nurses-union-condemns-state-s-16194008.php
Santorum is OUT: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-cnn-native-americans_n_60a92fa6e4b0313547978140
NYCLU sues Troy: https://www.nyclu.org/en/cases/nyclu-v-troy-police-department
Gallant:
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People’s reporting project: https://defundtroypd.org/report/
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