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Episodes
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Business interests in Maui are using the wildfire to change the way water is managed. The NLRB has dismissed a complaint from Capital Roots against SEIU. DocGo is making millions in public dollars to provide poor services to migrants. And Governor Hochul has signed a new bill to prevent radioactive waste dumping in the Hudson.
Maui water supply: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/us/maui-hawaii-water-supply.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
NLRB dismissed complaint: https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/nlrb-dismisses-complaint-seiu-18289237.php
As DocGo makes millions, migrants' health concerns remain https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/docgo-makes-millions-health-care-concerns-18288278.php and https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/nyregion/migrants-albany-docgo.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Gov. Hochul signs "Save the Hudson" bill preventing radioactive waste dumping https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/gov-hochul-signs-save-hudson-ending-18303513.php
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
What if I told you the secret to staying young forever is being too annoying to fuck? Bosses who forced employees back into the office are having regrets. How am I supposed to raise a family when Door Dash costs $25k a year?! And way to go India for reducing carbon emissions by 33%.
https://nypost.com/2023/08/11/im-45-a-billionaire-obsessed-with-staying-young-and-hard-to-date/
https://x.com/jasondotnews/status/1628377547267313664?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
We’re back with all the sad news you crave. Elon Musk is using Star Link to influence geopolitics. An ex-school board member in Troy sold weed gummies to students. Police spend very little time actually fighting crime (surprise!). And California is putting beavers to work to save water systems.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/28/business/starlink.html
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
This week David went out to the practice picket with the Teamsters in Latham. He spoke to some folks about the problems with the UPS contract and general trends in labor. Enjoy!
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
The city of Poughkeepsie has settled with a family for $400k after a cop suplexed a 12 year old girl. Here in Troy, evidence shows a cop who fatally struck a delivery driver was traveling in excess of 80 mph. Ashley joins us to discuss the possible closure of the Burdett Birthing Center, which will leave all of Rensselaer County without natal delivery services. And plastic capital of the world China is innovating edible packaging.
Poughkeepsie settles civil lawsuit over girls in viral police incident: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/poughkeepsie-jamelia-julissa-police-brutality-case-18189629.php
Troy cop speeding in fatal crash: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officer-alleged-speeding-time-fatal-crash-18177399.php
Help save the Burdett Birthing Center: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byoJf_eVet6fylR7BrUPcUm6RX_dnk5fXklE2LjaX1E/mobilebasic
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
We’re celebrating four years of podding with some voicemails from you! Thanks for listening all this time, we love you so much.
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
We’re back baby! Some millionaires went on a weak sauce sub. There’s a PMC rebellion in Russia. Marjorie Taylor Green has strong words for Lauren Boebert. The Hill has a dumb article with dumb opinions. The Cop City Prosecutor quits over an unlawful arrest and charge. City Council President candidate Emily Menn hasn’t been paying her taxes. And Blue Whales are getting frisky off the coast of California.
Tiny Tims Grim Prediction from 1968:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAqhKKvlZmM
MTG goes after Boebert: https://www.salon.com/2023/06/21/youve-been-nothing-but-a-little-bh-to-me-mtg-says-to-boebert-during-a-floor-squabble/
The Hill is dumb: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057045-catch-22-scientific-communication-failures-linked-to-faster-rising-seas/
Wagner Insurrection Explained: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/europe/russia-prigozhin-wagner-insurrection-belarus-explainer-intl-hnk
Cop City Prosecutor Quits: https://apnews.com/article/cop-city-domestic-terrorism-charges-atlanta-bae860067e0a90472bc05b55c5cfc123
Blue Whales Making a Comeback: https://ktla.com/news/california/blue-whales-are-thriving-in-california-waters-the-story-of-their-amazing-comeback/
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
As migrants move to upstate New York, counties lose their damn minds. The Medicaid purge is set to begin as the Covid state of emergency ends. Cop City activists have been arrested for operating a bail fund. And Biden has ordered a 20 year ban on federal oil and gas drilling around a tribal site in New Mexico.
‘Give us an opportunity’: At Newburgh hotel, migrants hope for a better life: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/migrants-seeking-better-life-in-upstate-new-york-18127689.php
New York’s post-COVID Medicaid purge begins in June. Could state’s Essential Plan buffer losses? https://www.timesunion.com/health/article/new-york-s-medicaid-purge-begins-month-18127765.php
20 year ban on oil and gas drilling in New Mexico: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-orders-20-year-ban-on-oil-gas-drilling-around-tribal-site-in-new-mexico
Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/#why
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Thank the gods, we’ve averted the crisis of our own making once again. Diane Feinstein wants you to tell her one thing: where the hell is she? Police deprive a heart transplant recipient of a life saving medication, killing him. Orcas are leading up the class war and butterflies are thriving in English gardens.
Debt ceiling: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/debt-ceiling-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare also https://twitter.com/quigleyaidan/status/1662644377317982209?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA
Police kill heart transplant recipient through negligence: https://jaxtrib.org/2023/05/23/i-cant-miss-those-doses-jacksonville-man-died-after-jail-denied-him-heart-transplant-medicine/
Butterfly populations explode in gardens: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/butterfly-populations-grew-by-200-higher-in-peoples-gardens-than-in-other-habitats/
Orca class war: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/orcas-attacking-boats-gladis-killer-whale-b2346615.html
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
This week we’re talking about Florida having lost its mind, passing several anti-LGBTQ bills in a single day. The US is on the hunt for electric vehicle battery minerals and is suddenly very concerned about labor practices abroad. Capital Roots has withdrawn recognition of their employees’ union. And Rhode Island is feeding its youngins for free!
Florida bathroom bill: https://www.reckon.news/lgbtq/2023/05/florida-is-set-to-arrest-people-in-restrooms-regardless-of-legal-gender-status-in-sweeping-bill.html
Florida kidnapping bill: https://newrepublic.com/post/172748/ron-desantis-signs-law-allowing-trans-kids-taken-families
Florida anti-drag bill: https://newrepublic.com/post/172750/ron-desantis-signs-drag-ban-extreme-cancel-pride-parades
Capital Roots withdraws union recognition: https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/troy-s-capital-roots-workers-leave-seiu-union-18106387.php
Free lunch in Rhode Island: https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/ri-senate-passes-bill-making-lunch-free-at-all-public-schools/