Ironweeds

295 - Escape From New York Taxes

Trump may reschedule cannabis. Little Marco makes waves at the State Department. Tariffs affect farmers. Bill de Blasio ain’t loyal. Rich New Yorkers find fleeing harder than they thought. And a new toadlet just dropped. 

 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/turns-out-putting-a-camera-in-a-smart-toilet-was-a-bad-idea/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/rubio-state-department-font.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/state-department-morale-survey.html

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/990b43fd-dd20-4033-9d75-5cc130e1d239 

 

https://pagesix.com/2025/12/10/society/bill-de-blasio-tucson-mayor-hooked-up-first-time-they-met/ 

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazils-cloud-forests 

 

https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-assassination-tyler-robinson-media-e90d404b03383dec9e0d9a327b491920 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vz2v85mpo 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/nyregion/nyc-income-tax-rich.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/advertisers-wary-cbs-news-bari-weiss-town-hall-1236608265/ 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/cannabis-stocks-trump-regulations.html 

 

https://www.aaup.org/underclass-session

294 - The King’s Peace

The CEO of Sticker Mule is running for Congress. The US Institute of Peace is rebranded after Trump. US demands dud bomb back from Lebanon. And two special wildflowers because we love you so much!

 

https://www.news10.com/news/your-local-election-hq/sticker-mule-ceo-announces-bid-for-congress/ 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x1n9rv809o

 

https://www.techspot.com/news/110356-activists-simulating-ice-raids-gta-fortnite-teach-immigrant.html

 

https://www.ft.com/content/1e22422f-5859-42e0-85ff-7d6fd7869d5c

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/national-park-fee-non-residents 

 

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251201-us-israel-fear-leak-of-tech-secrets-from-unexploded-bomb-in-beirut/

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp39qx4ledeo

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/us-airstrike-survivors-clung-to-boat-wreckage-for-an-hour-before-second-deadly-attack-video-shows

 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-world-cup-fifa-peace-prize-e14f95b8adaa197c869cad407b6ef604 

293 - You Can Just Say It

Trump <3 Mamdani. Mormons develop anti-gooning app. The Coast Guard gets wishy washy on uncucking itself. Rensco sheriff wants to install Flock cameras. Female crash test dummies on the horizon. And a new YMCA Parkinsons center!

 

https://www.wired.com/story/young-mormons-built-an-app-to-help-men-quit-gooning/#intcid=_wired-right-rail_e40c6d99-0621-494b-b82a-aba0cfec8a2a_popular4-2

 

https://www.the-sun.com/news/15520681/natalie-greene-political-attack-trump/ 

 

https://archive.is/2025.11.20-184006/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/20/coast-guard-swastika-noose/ update https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-coast-guard-planned-to-change-how-it-described-swastikas-and-nooses-then-came-the-outcry-and-an-updated-policy 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DROmCXhEhoC/?igsh=MTM4a3V4YzZleHJkMw== 

 

https://on.ft.com/49sYK2S 

 

https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-11-21/rensselaer-county-sheriff-looks-to-install-cameras-in-town-of-poestenkill-local-stewarts-shops 

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/21/nx-s1-5616284/female-crash-test-dummy-design-approval 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/mamdani-jihadist-stefanik-trump-disagree-21201842.php 

292 - What Kind Of Guy Are You?

Conservatives move to Russia with mixed results. Empathetic depictions of men’s suffering through comedy. The shutdown is over and we got nothing. Starbucks strike. The new Gaza green zone. And Chicagoans fighting back against ICE. 

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/conservative-texas-families-move-to-russia-21152330.php 

 

https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/troy-launches-specialized-mental-health-court/

 

https://www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/girl-13-expelled-hitting-classmate-who-made-deepfake-porn-image-her-lawyers-say/

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/203129/donald-trump-epstein-president-thanksgiving-2017 

 

https://www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/tv/tim-robinson-chair-company-conner-omalley-masculinity 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/government-shutdown-impacted-pet-food-pantries-21171753.php 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-man-sues-hvac-company-billy-21178107.php 

 

https://labornotes.org/2025/11/no-contract-means-no-coffee-starbucks-baristas-walk-out 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/14/us-military-plan-divided-gaza-green-zone 

 

https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8

291 - Blue Wave of Disappointment

As happens occasionally, we recorded this before big things happened–centrists dems caved on the shutdown. So the last bit of the episode is a bit out of date now. Sorry! We also discuss Dick Cheney, Musk and Grok, the elections, and solar energy in Puerto Rico.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/dick-cheney-death-obit

 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DakDTQ/ 

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/business/musk-trillion-dollar-pay-package-vote?cid=ios_app

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/democrats-declare-victory-troy-21138934.php

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/democrat-election-wins-across-america-caution-around-hope-mamdani-spanberger

 

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-stefanik-wins-governor-s-race-21145767.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-steve-mclaughlin-beaten-21140723.php

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/us/weekend-travel-flight-cuts-government-shutdown-hnk

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/trump-administration-supreme-court-snap-benefits

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/30/puerto-rico-solar-power-in-pictures 

290 - Room For Big Balls

Cuomo uses racist AI slop in campaign ad. The government shutdown is coming for SNAP and troops. The ballroom defeats NIMBYs. Elections are upon us. And Ireland has a new lefty president.

 

https://x.com/prem_thakker/status/1981150231174746370?s=46 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/24/dod-accepts-anonymous-130-million-donation-to-partially-cover-troop-pay-00622219. 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/watervliet-halloween-curfew-2025-21119806.php

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/25/ballroom-east-wing-trump-white-house/

 

https://apnews.com/article/maine-platner-senate-trump-mills-tattoo-collins-fa8328a3c8aa5d5e0f34adb379e977b8 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/regional-food-bank-fears-food-stamps-shutdown-21116263.php

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/25/connolly-set-to-be-irelands-next-president-after-rival-concedes-defeat 

289 - I Take Full Responsibility For The Comments You Probably Doctored

George Santos is a free man. Young Republicans show their true colors in private chat. One Troy resident takes exception to the new anti-panhandling signs. Israel breaks the ceasefire. And bamboo rigid plastic!

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704 

 

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/young-gop-leader-exposed-in-reported-racist-chats-from-schenectady-co-says-chairwoman 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyxYhqiMj5/?igsh=MTA3a3M3enNlZmQ4eA== 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-give-panhandlers-not-city-hall-s-21089705.php

 

https://www.ft.com/content/0ab138a5-76de-4371-8f20-3ca31f27e170

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5q3439xpqo

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv1nk7dy4yo 

 

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/biodegradable-plastic-made-from-bamboo-is-stronger-and-easy-to-recycle/

288 - Secure Attachment To ChatGPT

Rump watch. Race war video game #cancelled. Apple blocks ICE apps. Chatfishing on dating apps. Migrants in New York suffer inhumane conditions. And no more declawing cats in California!

 

https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3m2sexgfadc2i 

 

https://www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubisoft-cancelled-a-post-civil 

 

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-took-down-ice-tracking-apps-their-developers-arent-giving-up/ 

 

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-09/cat-declawing-bill

 

https://www.404media.co/police-said-they-surveilled-woman-who-had-an-abortion-for-her-safety-court-records-show-they-considered-charging-her-with-a-crime/ 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ceasefire-holds-gaza-ahead-hostage-release-trumps-visit-israel-2025-10-12/

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/migrants-languish-ice-border-patrol-hold-rooms-21087088.php 

287 - All The World’s A Flotilla

The government is shutdown and misbehavin’. Israel is mistreating Greta Thunberg and over 400 flotilla crew. Stolen valor vet gets just desserts. A hullabaloo over a CDL. And drivers in California will be allowed to unionized.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-sentenced-21078752.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/new-york-driver-s-license-spread-false-claims-21083237.php

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-gives-hamas-until-sunday-evening-reach-gaza-deal-2025-10-03/

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/4/live-trumps-tells-israel-stop-bombing-gaza-after-hamas-ceasefire-reply

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/us/politics/partisan-messages-shutdown-trump.html

 

https://apnews.com/article/lyft-uber-rideshare-driver-union-california-68c0e55f90b779ae38e315538087d1b3

 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-death-final-message-video/

286 - Not All Who Wank It Are Lost (Britney forgot to publish this episode)

Britney forgot to hit the publish button on this episode, so it only went out on Patreon. Sorry! A (perhaps too long) discussion of masturbation addiction and cognitive behavioral therapy. A capital district man who murdered his parents. Rising christian nationalism. And bye bye Wet Wipe Island.

 

https://youtu.be/JvGw2ZmOlWE?si=xgGurMQmLQjXLXuf 

 

https://www.news9.com/story/68d4bddb5cea03f8db8ee0f6/why-is-an-oklahoma-teacher-concerned-about-state-approved-bibles-

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/793674843154244/?referral_source=vod_deeplink_unit&surface_type=vod

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lorenz-kraus-pleads-not-guilty-death-burial-21068747.php

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wet-wipe-island-thames-london-cleared-hammersmith-bridge-b2824711.html