Ironweeds

Local restaurant owner deals with backlash over racist comments. Turkey Trot organizer steals $114k from charity. Foundational climate research paper bought and paid for by BP. Pope Leo excommunicates traditionalists for schismatic behavior. And Weird Al says no to AI money.   https://www.propublica.org/article/wedges-climate-research-bp-fossil-fuel-princeton     https://www.timesunion.com/news/ar...

A Nashville parking garage parties too hard. ICE protestors face absurd sentencing. DSA wins big in New York. Rising premiums cause ACA enrollment to plummet. And smoking weed may keep your brain healthy.    https://futurism.com/health-medicine/research-smoke-weed-older   https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/nashville-downtown-partnership-garage-fire-lawsuit/     https://www.theguardian.com/us-n...

The reflecting pool is doing great. Peter Thiel’s Dialog Society has had its membership rolls leaked. USA loses big in the MoU. And HPV vaccine stomps cervical cancer in the young.   https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621z28z138o     https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-...

SpaceX goes public. Cops use Flock to stock people. Meta employees are sad their jobs have gotten boring. And China goes ham on solar.   https://youtu.be/IHD8BDFYyGI - SpaceX Prospectus   https://youtu.be/tYnyAamblSo?is=iyUzMY__AqrpjueI     https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/     https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-inter...

The Pope releases an encyclical against AI. NY legislature passes a moratorium on data centers. Trump yells at Bibi. Greg Bovino is looking for attention. And NYC says more trees please.   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-holy-war-artificial-intelligence   https://www.nyc.gov/content/climate/pages/news/urban-forest-plan-pr   https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ousted-border-goon-...

The president is racking up Ls. A potential Albany data center faces road blocks. AI likely to affect women the worst. Allegations of ritual abuse in the West Bank. And the Netherlands blocks the US acquisition of its national cloud service.   https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gush-etzion-council-admits-ritualistic-child-abuse-1799642     https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/     https://w...

Wade Mode - Not Even Once. A few Trumpdates, including the IRS DOJ settlement. A car explodes near Wall Street. And pfas down in seabird eggs.   https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-mayor-mantello-s-overreach-22264741.php   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911   https://www.fox4news.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-grapevine-lake-test-wade-mod...

Troy makes it to the Washington Post. A Georgia mayor is the ultimate wife guy. A surveillance firm full of missing pieces. A woman gives birth on a prison floor. Military insiders winning big on Polymarket. And Japan donates solar energy to Cuba.   https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/georgia-mayor-fires-police-department-wife-dispute-b2973338.html   https://newschannel9.com/news/l...

New Flock legislation drops in Troy. NYS places bogus “restrictions” on federal agents. Local Hawaiians serve up seal justice.    https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ubi-universal-basic-income-view-changes-2026-4   https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/05/09/troy-city-council-sets-public-hearing-on-flock-legislation/     https://beachgrit.com/2026/05/the-politics-of-monk-seal-justice-why-a-hawaii...

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?s...

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/n...

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://thehi...

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   h...

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...

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   h...

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-a...

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.nytim...

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...

A couple of news stories followed by a discussion of the film Bugonia. Thanks for listening!   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/technology/bitcoin-price-drop-crypto-market.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/an-ai-startup-founder-says-hes-planning-a-march-for-billionaires-in-protest-of-californias-wealth-tax/  

More ICE content in the wake of the Alex Pretti shooting, Pam Bondi’s request for Minnesota’s voter files, Flock partnering with Ring, Greg Bovino’s similarities to Colonel Lockjaw, facial recognition, and more. Congrats to everyone who worked so hard to save 1011 2nd Ave!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-riverfront-remain-untouched-housing-plans-21304385.php     https://techcrunch.c...

We talk about the general growing lawlessness in the US, from Trump and elections to ICE and protesting. Betar is out of NYS.    https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleofReddit/comments/1qdog32/black_panthers_in_philly/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button   https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1q8vvwa/st_paul_mn_a_sobbing_resi...

The United States has kidnapped the president of Venezuela. We talk about it.   https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-venezuela-maduro-january-3-2026/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5q173053o     https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2026/new-york-times-washington-post-held-off-on-reporting-venezuela-raid     https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j...

Trump talks to the youths ahead of Santa’s arrival. ICE agents break into a women’s bathroom and order a woman off the toilet. New York is in an affordability crisis. A California wealth tax faces staunch opposition from the golden boy of liberal. The Brown University shooter was found using Flock cameras. And economic growth is no longer linked to carbon emissions. Happy New Year, friends! Thanks...

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?s...