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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
We must sadly rescind our endorsement of President Biden after he doubles down on US unilateral support for Israel. The IDF continues its reign of terror, now including journalists as targets. In Saratoga, a very brave anonymous Facebook group is attacking a school teacher for bringing BLM activists to a classroom to speak on (gasp!) civil disobedience. Also hailing from our region, Elise Stefanik got a promotion as the party continues to prove that clinging to daddy Trump is the only way forward. Texas wants to tax your Tesla, a UAP that would turn you into a slurry is probably not Russian, and mRNA vaccine technology holds promise for other applications.
AP denies IDF claim that Hamas was in building https://twitter.com/eylonalevy/status/1393666610834067456?s=21
UFO disclosure: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-14/
Secret Saratoga group berates school for allowing BLM leaders to speak: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-group-berates-school-for-allowing-BLM-16169664.php
Profile on Elise Stefanik: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/stefanik-trump.html
Texas lawmakers want to tax EVs
mRNA vaccine may be used against other viruses, cancer https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-covid-19-vaccine-may-hold-the-key-to-vaccines-for-hiv-ebola-even-cancer/ar-BB1gFTqv
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
We’re back baby! After six long months of remote podding we’re together again to discuss some awful stuff. The government is destroying private industry by giving people enough money to survive. Palestinians in East Jerusalem are being evicted and brutalized by the IDF and settlers. We all do a self crit on our former hatred of Elon Musk. And in Belgium, an adorable border dispute has caused a bit of a stir.
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Palestinians in Jerusalem under fire: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/al-aqsa-worshippers-protest-palestinian-evictions-in-jerusalem
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/european-powers-tell-israel-to-stop-settlement-expansion
Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344.amp
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
This week we celebrate law and loyalty day and share some of the laws that we love following most. A massive “fatberg” is taking over Birmingham sewers, and Joel Greenberg begs Roger Stone to protect him from the consequences of engaging in activities with an “individual who was not yet 18.” Finally, while you do not in fact have to hand it to him, Biden may be getting us some new trains.
Happy Loyalty Day! https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/30/a-proclamation-on-loyalty-day-2021/
Joel Greenberg’s letter to Roger Stone: https://www.thedailybeast.com/joel-greenberg-letter-written-for-roger-stone-says-matt-gaetz-paid-for-sex-with-minor
Fatberg, right ahead! https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/01/uk/birmingham-fatberg-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
ODB shout out: https://youtu.be/Ax-sNxERCjQ 2:54-3:28
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
The closing of Zotto’s Notty Pine leads us down a strange rabbit hole that ends in nonsense billboards around the capital district. Albany Police violently disperse an encampment that was a response to gross brutality on the part of Devin Anderson, who has a disturbing record of brutality. Florida says it’s A-OK to run over protesters and we discuss the future of protest and novel approaches to reigning in cops. Finally, this tomato is better than all other tomatoes in every way, and worker centers are how the powerless win power.
Notty pine closing, unhinged responses: https://twitter.com/timesunion/status/1386127715972132866?s=21
Legalizing vehicular homicide against protesters: https://newrepublic.com/article/162163/republicans-anti-riot-laws-cars
Mayor shaheen on Albany pd behavior: https://twitter.com/davidhowardking/status/1385996380112568332?s=21
Police clear Albany encampment: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-forcibly-take-back-South-Station-16121010.php
Court Records of Anderson assault in 2017: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd-1_17-cv-00716/pdf/USCOURTS-nynd-1_17-cv-00716-0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2UH1VQphrsSJgYZH3UYpQo0To5BKcyDXdLc0jGe2A_VGJS7jB7MV6SCLI
Now THATS a tomato! https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/makers/article/meet-hudson-valleys-most-coveted-tomato-16120889.php
Worker centers: https://prospect.org/api/content/a0718ee8-9efe-11eb-a86f-1244d5f7c7c6/
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
This week we’re talking about the recent police shootings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, and the cops who donated to Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense fund. Farmers in New York and across the country missed out on USDA assistance during the pandemic because the system is designed for corporate monoculture farming. Plastics are in our air and Japan wants to dump radioactive water into the sea. And because we love you so much, two wildflowers this week: Vertical farming in Compton and space Dorito that the Navy says is definitely a UFO.
Overview of recent police shootings: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/police-shootings-killings.html
Cops donate to Rittenhouse: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/16/us-police-officers-public-officials-crowdfunding-website-data-breach?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618554209
$24 billion USDA pandemic relief program failed to help most farmers: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-USDA-farm-assistance-pandemic-16095475.ph
Microplastics in the air: Microplastics in our air 'spiral the globe' in a cycle of pollution, study finds - CNN
Fukushima water bound for the ocean: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skoreas-moon-seeks-international-litigation-over-japans-fukushima-water-decision-2021-04-14/
US and China agree to maybe not pollute quite so much: https://www.axios.com/us-china-agree-joint-climate-action-838a35b5-92a8-47c6-901f-1a7e9926f5bc.html
Space Dorito: https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-confirms-ufo-video-real-taken-by-us-navy-cnn-2021-4?r=US&IR=T&utm_source=reddit.com
Vertical Farm in Compton: https://abc7.com/vertical-farming-companies-stocks-compton-plenty/10433158/
Check out “Unwanted Corkpull” by Kelly Pendergrast! https://reallifemag.com/unwanted-corkpull/
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
While you may be sad over the news that the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon union failed, you probably haven’t thought about the true beneficiaries of union busting: women! That’s right, unions oppress women. In darker news, a former Boston police union president has been charged with over 30 counts of child molestation. He was first accused in 1995, and now 25 years later he’s finally been arrested after several other accusations have been made. On the brighter side, we’re growing meat in a lab and it’s very cool and a little gross. Mostly cool.
“NY TOUCH”: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NY-TOUCH-light-display-seemingly-hints-at-16091248.php
Washington Park pursues HOA statusL https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-s-Washington-Park-leadership-changes-after-16080320.php
Unions are sexist: https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/547426-big-labor-efforts-threaten-choices-and-freedoms-for-working-women
Boston Cop is a child molester: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/10/metro/years-boston-police-kept-secret-union-president-was-an-alleged-child-molester/?outputType=amp
Amazon defeats Alabama union: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/10/amazon-union-tech-workers-uber-gig/
Lab-grown chicken: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/eat-just-good-meat-sells-lab-grown-cultured-chicken-in-world-first.html
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Our old friend the Cohoes Norlite Incineration Plant that has been belching out carcinogens for years is finally facing some heat from the NYS Attorney General! Turns out the ziti keeps on coming, as leaked emails reveal Cuomo may have used state resources to write his memoir about how incredible he is. The flow of military equipment to police has gone way up under Biden, and Trump’s reelection campaign duped supporters into donating way more than they meant to. Is it funny? Should we feel bad for them? We discuss! And for your wildflower, the Auckland Zoo has successfully bred four happy and healthy teeny tiny baby Galapagos tortoises. So cute.
Norlite plant: https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/cohoes-norlite-plant-legal-action-new-york-state-attorney-general/6059401/
A magazine in every flak jacket: https://stephensemler.substack.com /p/the-flow-of-military-equipment-to The
The big wet conman strikes again! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html
They’re wearing little turtlenecks! https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/good-things-take-time-like-breeding-galapagos-tortoises
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
This week we’re talking about the boat that we cannot believe is still stuck in the Suez Canal, and lots of NY happenings. Cuomo has announced a Covid passport system that is a terrible idea for lots of reasons. A judge in Troy has ruled in favor of a predatory landlord who bullied a tenant out of her home in the middle of a pandemic. The Troy Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative has released its final report, which says that they have too much stuff to do and would like a basketball court. And finally, NYS is on the verge of finally passing cannabis legalization… with a catch.
Biggest dick pic in history (probably): https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given
Cuomo’s Covid passport: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-pilot-program-testing-excelsior-pass-madison-square-garden-and
Why it’s bad: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01451-0
Judge rules against woman who was evicted: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Judge-rules-in-favor-of-Troy-landlord-16040975.php
PRRC final report: https://www.troyny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FINAL-REPORT_Troy-Police-Reform-and-Reinvention-Collaborative_2021.pdf
Legalize it!! https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Final-deal-struck-to-legalize-marijuana-16058882.php https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S854
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
This week we are saddened with the absence of Britney, but we are delighted to be joined by Indi Samarajiva of https://indi.ca/ and @indica on Twitter. We talk about his accurate scatalogical metaphor of America being politically constipated, whether or not we can save this stupid planet, flat earthers around the globe, mRNA vaccine technology justice, international solidarity, causes for hope, and even exchange some reading recommendations.
Indi’s writing: https://indi.ca/
Indi’s book recommendation: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/zhuangzi-the-essential-writings
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
This week we're doing a crossover with the lovely folks over at Well There's Your Problem! If you'd like, you can follow along with the slides on their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_XFArcUtrA