Ironweeds

232 - Single Dad Summer

Biden’s debate performance didn’t instill confidence. An algorithm is raising your rent and destroying your neighborhood. The Troy comptroller has resigned after some shady budget details. A police officer punched a man with MS. And an oceanic fungus is able to break down plastic.

 

https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2024-06-18-how-algorithm-turned-apartment-pools-green/ 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/politics/biden-lapses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

 

https://www.news10.com/video/troy-comptroller-resigns-ahead-of-budget-season/9838206/ 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-police-respond-videos-show-officer-punched-19557852.php

231 - 5th Anniversary

This episode is all about you! Well, and us. We’re fielding your emails and voicemails about everything from reality TV to Florida to labor. Thank you so much for listening, we love you.

230 - One Big One

Rensselaer County has voted to keep its new “drug dealer” registry. Israelis talk casually about carpet bombing Arabs. The US spread anti-vaccine propaganda abroad. And Denver and Atlanta are addressing their homelessness crises. 

 

https://apnews.com/article/micro-communities-shipping-container-atlanta-denver-homelessness-63f675d418bd1af6da74f26f4c320324

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-legislature-votes-keep-drug-19508834.php

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/13/us/abortion-pill-supreme-court/heres-the-latest-on-the-decision?smid=url-share

 

https://x.com/empirefiles/status/1393015740291162120?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg

 

https://x.com/maksimologija/status/1801750898902704257?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA 

 

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/

229 - No Plebs In The Group Chat

Giant spiders are coming to New York. Erik Prince runs a secret group chat of the ruling class. Something suspicious is going on with the Gaza port. Biden has shut down the southern border. A security officer gunned down a teenager carrying an airsoft gun. Mexico’s new president has the rich running scared and Albany passes Good Cause eviction!

 

https://newrepublic.com/article/182008/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash 

 

https://housingjusticeforall.org/albany-becomes-first-city-to-opt-into-good-cause-eviction/

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joro-spiders-new-york-giant-venomous-spiders-spread-east-coast/

 

https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/leaked-cable-calls-fears-of-us-military?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios 

 

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/fake-aid-truck-used-to-carry-out-rescue-operation-us-special-cell-participated-in-nuseirat-massacre/

 

https://x.com/qudsnen/status/1799432676341850579?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg - referenced axios article: https://www.axios.com/2024/06/08/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-music-festival 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-executive-order-shutting-southern-border-rcna155426

 

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/teen-shot-renton-big-5-sporting-goods

 

https://on.ft.com/3Vjq4HY 

228 - No Ethical Consumption Under Wokeism

Tired of buying from woke Lockheed Martin? Try a Texas dog groomer! North Korea is fighting back with poo. Saudi Arabia did 9/11. Facebook is full of AI bots pushing pro-Israel narratives. Netanyhu rejects another ceasefire agreement. And an orangutan has been seen directly applying a medicinal plant to a wound!

 

https://buywokefree.com/ 

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/29/north-korea-balloons-waste-trash/ 

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/september-11-attacks-saudi-arabia-lawsuit/678430/ 

 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-identifies-networks-pushing-deceptive-content-likely-generated-by-ai-2024-05-29/

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c888p5p2zvxo

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-sci-orangutan-self-medication_n_6633b2e5e4b0fc2b9528aaf1

227 - God's Webmaster

The first millennial saint has been canonized. Police psychologically torture a man who called for help and kill a blind and deaf dog. An unlicensed cannabis operator has been fined $15m. University of California workers and nurses in Schenectady are on the brink of striking. Rail workers get more sick days. 

 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-23/denied-uc-fails-to-get-a-court-order-to-stop-academic-workers-strike-union-hails-decision 

 

https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/

 

Nurses at Schenectady's Ellis Hospital voting on possible strike https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/nurses-schenectady-s-ellis-hospital-voting-19476751.php 

 

DocGo employee suspended for making obscene gesture at Times Union reporter https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/docgo-employee-suspended-making-obscene-gesture-19474137.php 

 

NY's first case vs. unlicensed cannabis operator draws $15.2M fine https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ny-s-first-illegal-cannabis-test-case-draws-19476129.php 

 

https://archive.is/2024.05.24-180156/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/24/missouri-police-kill-blind-dog/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/world/europe/carlo-acutis-saint-catholic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05/

226 - Psychotherapy City

City council Republicans want to turn the city into an HOA. Legal troubles over the proposed Costco have locals in a tizzy. A secretive state board is letting Amazon pay workers sub par wages. Tesla is getting sued over air pollution. North Carolina is criminalizing mask wearing. Rich people have problems. Mercedes workers lost their union election and an Amazon warehouse in Canada won theirs. 

 

https://www.investigativepost.org/2024/05/14/state-board-rules-on-local-construction-projects-in-secret/

 

https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-04-19/troy-city-councils-republican-majority-fell-silent-on-several-measures

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html

 

https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2024/05/14/protest-bill-to-criminalize-mask-wearing-for-health-reasons-passes-senate-committee/

 

https://www.newsweek.com/north-carolina-senate-vote-masks-anti-health-1901894

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laval-amazon-warehouse-union-accredited-1.7202192

 

https://www.wired.com/story/google-io-end-of-google-search/

 

https://public.alertsense.com/content/2029/32109

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/problems-that-rich-people-face-according-to-therapists-.html

 

https://www.labornotes.org/2024/05/alabama-mercedes-workers-lose-first-union-election-vow-fight 

225 - Giga Douchebag

Albany may be getting a soccer brew pub complex in the parking lot district. Israel has invaded Rafah where conditions are horrific. CNN reports on the Sde Teiman detention center where more horrific conditions reign. Tesla is under investigation for lying to consumers and investors. A man with connections to far right nationalist zionism runs over a protestor. And Trinity College has agreed to divest from Israeli firms. 

 

New picture emerges for Albany around proposed soccer development https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-picture-emerges-albany-around-proposed-soccer-19450550.php 

 

Churchill: Fort Orange FC! 518 United! For soccer in Albany, the options are endless https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-518-united-soccer-albany-options-19450780.php 

 

Rafah Invasion: https://jacobin.com/2024/05/israel-rafah-invasion-gaza-genocide/

 

Driver runs down protestor: https://www.thedailybeast.com/driver-charged-after-allegedly-hitting-pro-palestinian-protester-with-car?via=twitter_page&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=owned_social

 

Rafah Invasion: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/israel-rafah-palestine-evacuation-children-unicef/

 

Tesla under investigation: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151881/tesla-justice-investigation-securities-wire-fraud-self-driving

 

Trinity Divests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/trinity-college-dublin-agrees-to-divest-from-israeli-firms-after-student-protest

 

Sde Teiman detention center: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/middleeast/israel-sde-teiman-detention-whistleblowers-intl-cmd

224 - The City Floor Rent is Too Damn High

We’re doing a local news roundup that includes some government corruption, stolen valor, and bad opinions. 

 

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-purple-heart-19433544.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/union-argues-budget-increases-fund-suny-campus-19428463.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/monroe-county-da-sandra-doorley-curses-cop-calls-19428505.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-wait-minute-mayor-mantello-19429097.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-kudos-now-schenectady-city-19428339.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/prospect-park-fire-scorches-part-homeless-19437242.php

 

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/suny-new-paltz-palestine-encampment-arrests-19436848.php

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1247374244/house-passes-bill-aimed-to-combat-antisemitism-amid-college-unrest

 

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/harrison/2024/05/03/purchase-students-faculty-allegedly-arrested-at-encampment/73550669007/ 

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/tennessee-volkswagen-workers-join-uaw

223 - Exployers

Biden’s flubs, news from Gaza, college campuses are rizzed up, the treasury can strip non-profit status arbitrarily, and grizzly bears are coming back to the Cascades region!

 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/world/biden-cannibalism-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html

 

https://reason.com/2024/04/24/this-bill-would-give-the-treasury-nearly-unlimited-power-to-destroy-nonprofits/

 

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/04/26/ut-austin-pro-palestinian-protest-charges-dropped-against-all-57-people-arrested/73468467007/

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/25/gaza_mass_graves_war_crimes

 

https://www.nps.gov/noca/learn/news/agencies-announce-decision-to-restore-grizzly-bears-to-north-cascades.htm