Ironweeds

254 - 10 Ton Sex Machine

A series of violent attacks from troops and veterans. Super sexy bullet trains in China. Congestion pricing takes effect in NYC. Paid prenatal leave for NYers. 

 

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3292665/china-unveils-future-high-speed-rail-next-gen-prototype?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article 

 

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/new-york-becomes-first-state-to-mandate-paid-perental-leave-for-employees 

 

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/01/04/amazon_worker_health/ 

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/las-vegas-cybertruck-bomber-matthew-livelsberger-was-a-trump-supporter-source/ 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-allegedly-attacked-reporter-yelling-trumps-america-now-rcna185768

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/05/nyregion/congestion-pricing-nyc-new-jersey/nyc-congestion-pricing-tolls?smid=url-share 

253 - The Cool Zone

MAGA civil war. Miami is sinking. Hospitals are reporting birthing parents for testing positive for drugs they administered. Biden signs an anti-LGBTQ bill into law. A local inmate was beaten to death by prison guards. And a mayor is building utopia in Mexico City. 

 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article296831519.html#m4r019girzakb51lfs 

 

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine

 

https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/ 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/27/mexico-city-utopias-project-mayor

 

https://www.advocate.com/politics/biden-signs-anti-lgbtq-bill

 

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/death-of-inmate-prompts-call-for-transparency-and-justice-at-marcy-correctional-facility-robert-brooks-prison-new-york-ny-attorney-general-officers-fatal-beating

 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/post-luigi-the-extremist-threat-is

 

https://open.substack.com/pub/taylorlorenz/p/a-maga-civil-war-is-breaking-out?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios

252 - Official Liars

Drones are in the skies. Luigi Mangione has been accused of the UHC CEO killing. A woman from Florida has been arrested for making related terroristic threats. Manchin and Sinema allow a GOP majority on the NLRB. Israel continues to sow death and destruction. Biden commutes sentence for Kids for Cash judge. And Mexico adds animal rights to its constitution. 

 

https://jacobin.com/2024/12/nlrb-manchin-sinema-gop-majority

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/5037545-florida-woman-accused-of-threatening-insurance-company-saying-delay-deny-depose/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/death-feels-imminent-for-96-of-children-in-gaza-study-finds

 

https://www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/biden-commutes-sentence-for-kids-for-cash-judge/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/amazon-workers-authorize-strike-companys-unionized-warehouse/story?id=116767350

 

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/390144/mexico-constitution-reform-animal-rights

251 - Deny Defend Depose

Someone shot a CEO. Spain is stopping weapons shipments to Israel. The Harris campaign dropped the ball on outreach to voters of color in Philadelphia. Upheavals in North Korea and Syria. And air pollution is down in China over the last decade. 

 

https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ceo-of-unitedhealthcare-fatally-shot-outside-of-hilton-hotel-in-nyc-in-possible-targeted-attack-sources/ 

 

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/

 

https://apnews.com/article/us-spain-israel-weapons-shipping-7cb890af47716111445f7726ce19ddb4

 

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-12-07/football-college-ohio-michigan-fights

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/harris-philadelphia-black-latino-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/China-FactSheet_2024.pdf

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/6/south-koreas-ruling-party-head-calls-for-suspension-of-yoons-powers 

 

https://jacobin.com/2024/12/south-korea-failed-coup-democracy/ 

250 - Ground Games

How did the dems manage to lose an election in which they outraised their opponents three to one? In part, ground game. Trump will be rolling back student debt relief. Musk calls to abolish the CFPB. EPA scientists faced retaliation for finding harm from chemicals. The President of Mexico has strong words for Trump. And a Whole Foods in Philadelphia is unionizing. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/25/democrats-organizing-get-out-the-vote 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/26/trump-rollback-biden-student-debt-relief-00189841

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/28/elon-musk-cfpb-trump

 

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals

 

https://inthesetimes.com/article/whole-foods-union-philadelphia 

 

https://x.com/davidrkadler/status/1861501962233225513?s=46

249 - The Layers at Red Onion

Pokemon Go–good or bad? Who knows. Gaetz is out, Bondi is in. The ICC issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Conditions at a Virginia prison are so bad that inmates are setting themselves on fire. And little gophers made a big difference at Mount St. Helens. 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/protest-matisyahu-concert-troy-savings-bank-19935002.php 

 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/gophers-mount-st-helens

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pikachu-problem-colonie-discouraging-pokemon-go-19928697.php 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hacker-accesses-sealed-testimony-woman-alleging-matt-gaetz-sex-was-17-rcna180830 

 

https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/ 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/arrest-netanyahu-icc-warrant-divides-world-israel-gaza-rcna181320

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr4g50wxp2o

 

https://sfbayview.com/2024/11/conditions-so-bad-that-prisoners-set-themselves-on-fire-crisis-and-cover-up-at-red-onion-super-max/

248 - Open The Flood Gaetz

Trump cabinet picks are a veritable who’s who of unstable warmongers and knuckleheads. AI slop of Elon Musk has Facebook users thinking he’s gonna save the world. News reporting on the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer hooligans is pure disinformation. Senate Dems have a chance to strengthen the NLRB–will they take it? And Colombia outlaws child marriage. 

 

DDN analysis of reporting on Maccabi Tel Aviv Soccer Hooliganism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTyg1kJGzM

 

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/no-there-were-no-antisemitic-pogroms-in-amsterdam-heres-what-really-happened/

 

https://www.404media.co/absurd-ai-slop-about-how-elon-musk-will-fix-america-is-megaviral-on-facebook/ 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-nlrb-nominees_n_67351dbfe4b0b5b61d3f91fa

 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/americas/colombia-child-marriage-law-intl-latam/index.html 

247 - The Real Winner - Chris

That’s right folks, the real winner of the election is Chris for being right about everything! This ep we talk about Trump’s win, how the dems lost, and what comes next. 

 

https://www.latintimes.com/did-joe-biden-drop-out-google-trends-presidential-election-trump-harris-564875

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/harris-cheney-democrats-campaign-trump-election-2024-1235158805/

 

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/exit-right/

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/harris-democrats-union-harris-votes-00187943 

 

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2024/1107/Brazil-Amazon-deforestation-Lula-environment-climate-change

 

 

246 - Just Stay Home

The election is almost here and campaigns have been bilking the elderly for everything they’re worth. A DuPont factory in Louisiana gets a slap on the wrist for emitting benzene. Your spatula is killing you. Israel is conducting an extermination campaign in north Gaza. And airlines are gonna have to pay up for making you wait.

 

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg

 

https://www.nola.com/news/environment/louisiana-cancer-alley-dupont-epa-pollution-environment/article_41429cd2-9329-11ef-985a-735db2aff7a2.html

 

https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/black-plastic

 

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/survivors-of-north-gaza-invasion-report-israeli-extermination-campaign/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/travel/airline-fees-refunds-dot-rules.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

245 - Daddy's Home

Donald Trump will spank the nation. Nearly half of Americans want to round up undocumented immigrants in militarized camps. Newspapers are withholding endorsements for the president. Veteran entrepreneurs are using their unique skill set to rise and grind. The federal government is investing in rural power. 

https://www.power-grid.com/renewable-energy/usda-awards-more-than-3b-to-rural-cooperatives-to-lower-electricity-costs-increase-resiliency/

 

https://apnews.com/article/military-extremism-pentagon-veterans-terrorism-capitol-riot-jan-6-0c1fdd7b6b761e9c9e8556a9b9e45dc9

 

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal

 

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/snoop-dogg-confirms-he-has-a-staffer-who-makes-sure-people-hes-smoking-marijuana-with-dont-get-too-high/