Ironweeds

Another would be assassin goes for Trump. The cost of the war in Iran. Teen boys don’t want to date humans, and it’s bad for capitalism. Scientists are going missing. And gold and blue macaws are returning to Rio de Janeiro.

 

https://www.foxla.com/news/white-house-fbi-investigation-la-county-scientists-missing-reza.amp

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years

 

https://www.aaup.org/issue/winter-2026/underclass-session

 

AAUP Registration https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyTI5671RZix9n0wt6y8xg#/ 

Update on the war in Iran and the state of Navy rations. Fires reflect working class frustrations. AI misinformation and “work slop” runs rampant. And data centers are running behind projections for 2026, and its likely to get worse. 

 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/iran-war-live-israel-says-it-will-control-bridges-and-area-south-lebanons-litani-river 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/08/kimberly-clark-california-warehouse-fire-arson/89524550007/

 

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation 

 

https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/ 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/16/iran-war-mail-packages-middle-east/89609308007/ 

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nearly-half-of-us-data-centers-planned-for-2026-canceled-or-delayed-and-it-s-expected-to-get-worse/ar-AA20sl2J

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6393014699112

 

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workslop-gridlock 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html 

We have A.M. Gittlitz on to discuss his book Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team. Also, Good Cause Eviction passes in Troy!

 

https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/04/10/troy-city-council-overrides-mantello-veto-on-good-cause-eviction-legislation/ 

A brief Trumpdate. Pam Bondi fired. Bryon Noem’s love of bimbos. A sex positive border patrol chief. A snag in the Tyler Robinson case. Kegseth trying to get richer on the Iran war. And good news for Hudson River fisherfolk. 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116351998782539414 

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/0fbf2732-3b57-4825-b60a-1fa4c7c59d54 

 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/ 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15692625/Tyler-Robinson-bullet-rifle-match-Charlie-Kirk.html 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15685877/kristi-noem-husband-bryon-crossdressing-pictures-south-dakota.html 

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4509505/border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-prostitution-allegations-by-agents/ 

 

https://x.com/rt_com/status/2040146413615538247?s=46 

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/politics/how-pam-bondi-lost-her-job?cid=ios_app

 

https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/2026-04-01_advice_for_eating_fish.htm 

Updates on the war against Iran abroad and immigrants at home. Open AI makes some big announcements. Slop YouTube videos are teaching kids to play in traffic. Two wildflowers, because you deserve it!

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/flock-safety-s-national-search-tool-disabled-troy-22090293.php 

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/tech/meta-new-mexico-trial-jury-deliberation?cid=ios_app

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/florida-immigration-desantis-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://apnews.com/article/lion-king-circle-of-life-lawsuit-2b653d3ae9337f231e6a74201f4011e8

 

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cancels-spicy-chatbot

 

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/california-condors-nesting-in-pacific-northwest-for-first-time-in-a-century-on-yurok-territory/amp/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/cpac-maga-anxiety-iran-war

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-reutersipsos-2026-03-24/

 

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/educational-ai-youtube-videos-accused-of-teaching-kids-to-play-in-traffic-eat-toxic-food-3340769/

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/26/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.7mEw.ubKoY6aNTxWh&smid=nytcore-ios-share

An AI Army girl. War with Iran. The oil crisis. Afroman wins his day in court. 

 

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/17/meet-jessica-foster-the-viral-onlyfans-ai-fooling-millions-of-maga-fans

 

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5753563/afroman-lemon-pound-cake-trial 

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9248ebd9-a96d-450e-96b8-2a3ef740b150 

 

https://archive.ph/RLDUv 

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-20-26?post-id=cmmzikyj50000356tysjbi7o4

 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-890725

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/man-charged-planting-bombs-capitol-trump-pardon-00831086

 

https://aje.news/9wi9du 

The Pentagon spends billions on luxury goods. We’ve blown our load in munitions a little too early. Facial recognition software throws an innocent grandma in jail for five months. Cops decide an anxiety attack is more important than a bullet in the back. Police brutality in South Burlington. Doge Bros tell all.

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-center-moratorium-gains-traction-among-hill-progressives-00814163

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/12/gen-z-men-poll-wife-obey-husband/89087781007/

 

https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes // https://x.com/epsilontheory/status/2031717210746446029?s=46 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/stryker-iran-cyberattack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9962d453-418d-458f-9707-d29068ac18e8 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office/89108352007/

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/hXQ47QXmH9

 

https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/12/ice-agents-took-into-custody-a-person-they-were-not-seeking-after-vermont-standoff/

 

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-north-dakota-fraud-case

 

https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-connecticut-892f366b847d9443a2bc3e3569a092dc // https://connecticut.news12.com/attorney-dyshan-best-had-vape-pen-but-no-gun-when-police-fatally-shot-him

 

https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4

 

https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/

We’ve started a war in Iran. To what end? We discuss. Also, AI. 

 

https://www.theverge.com/policy/887678/supreme-court-ai-art-copyright

 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5750716-pentagon-pizza-report-hegseth/ 

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/isis-teaching-recruits-how-to-use-ai-responsibly/ 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/hegseth-sets-friday-deadline-for-anthropic-to-drop-its-ai-red-lines-00795641

 

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/brockman-openai-top-trump-donor-21273419.php

 

https://xcancel.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175

 

https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-kristi-noem-stepping-homeland-security-secretary-rcna248719

 

https://x.com/adamjohnsonchi/status/2029984467096359352?s=46 

 

https://aje.news/gzweqa 

 

https://aje.news/4f7kkx 

 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/threats-water-supply-and-food-inflation-stalk-gulf-states 

 

https://www.csis.org/analysis/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours

Troubling mobilization around Iran. The NRA and other pro-gun groups criticize administration officials on public statements about Alex Pretti murder. DHS lies about detainees. And the Yangtze River is rebounding after a fishing ban.

 

https://www.them.us/story/story/work-stress-gay-says-malaysian-official 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/us-military-iran.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-iran-military-strikes.html

 

https://apnews.com/article/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-king-charles-61ea3c437680b8341e623e4d9efa47b8

 

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-administration-memo-ice-dhs-refugees-screening

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-killing-nra-pro-gun-groups

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/irs-improperly-disclosed-confidential-immigrant-tax-data-dhs-washington-post-2026-02-11/

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/02/18/robert-f-kennedy-jr-kid-rock-ice-bath/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban

 

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-shooting-crackdown-border-f05c446c37bf0cd7e7e2ad1dcfa104b1

AI developments. A new military contract has some disturbing line items. A man shoots his daughter in Texas and faces no charges. CBP gets El Paso airport shut down over balloons. And cats find refuge in a Beirut university campus.

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-contract-concentration-camps 

 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314631578.html 

 

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109346/beirut-lebanon-cats-university

 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-shot-dad-arguing-donald-151336338.html

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjmye7xkwo

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/ 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/free-store-troy-expansion-rite-aid-location-21343564.php

 

https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are-senate-democrats-still-voting-to-confirm-trumps-judicial-nominees 

 

https://hellgatenyc.com/propublica-strike-workers-union-contract-ai/ donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-propublica-workers-for-fair-contracts 

 

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/pam-bondi-stole-dog-21352565.php 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/8rzQ2QzIMG