Ironweeds

This week we are blessed with two, count ‘em, TWO guests, Brett and Rob from the Dumb & Awful podcast! We discuss the uprisings in Poland in response to new abortion restrictions, a fabulous new sector of gig work in which you can help evict your fellow working-class citizens, and the strategic ways reactionaries frame democrats as left-wing radicals. Of course, you know we gotta throw a little el...

Happy episode 69! A hearty congratulations to the people of Bolivia and the success of MAS! Mitch McConnel is rotting before our eyes and Zombie Giuliani is increasingly relevant. The NYPD is, as always, showing their asses, stealing PPE and shouting Trump 2020 at passers by. Kanye goes on Joe Rogan with a spectacular swing and miss. Never cross a union man, or you’ll end up haunted by a vengeful...

This week we go local with a black Troy PD officer alleging systemic racism in the department, and city council president Carmella Mantello standing up for the rights of persecuted Italians everywhere. Trump seems to grow more fascist everyday, and militias are out here trying to overthrow state governments. Six badass Brooklynites trash a housing court, and we see that Great Stuff gets the goods....

In the second half of the 19th Century, The Pinkerton National Detective Agency filled a niche that state law enforcement didn't yet occupy. Tracking down bandits and protecting the interests of powerful industrialists, the Pinkertons made a name for themselves as the private army of capital. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reaction/id1534020284 Google Podcasts:...

President Donald J. Trump has contracted the novel Coronavirus.    Fusion energy by next decade: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/climate/nuclear-fusion-reactor.html?referringSource=articleShare     Grapes go brrrr: https://youtu.be/vGhJy3E9hfg

This week we discuss the acquittal of former DA Joel Abelove for the cover up of the murder of Edson Thevenin, as well as the acquittal of the cops who killed Breonna Taylor last march. We have a little rehash of tendencies talk in which Britney continues to advocate for the iron fist of the vanguard, Chris puts his faith in the power of the people, and David tries to talk sense into them both. In...

The gang plays some recent news catch-up and attempts to thread the needle between accurately assessing the moment we find ourselves in and having some fun and frivolity. We discuss the immensely tragic passing of Ayshawn Davis, an 11 year old Trojan who was killed in a recent drive-by shooting. We also talk about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and its implications for our future. We discuss...

This week we are #blessed to be joined by Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell! We talk about how changes in industry, urbanism, and class have influenced home architecture in the United States. And we show critical support for a satanist libertarian anarchist winning the GOP nomination for sheriff in New Hampshire. Please check out our premium episode on QAnon at https://www.patreon.com/ironweeds !! Kat...

This week we’re #blessed to be joined by Ed Ongweso of This Machine Kills podcast. We talk big tech, venture capital, and what data collection would look like under a true government of the people. For our wildflower, Britney Spears appears to support her devoted fans of the #freebritney movement.    Please sign the petition to save indigenous land in Troy NY!: https://www.change.org/p/troy-city-c...

This week we are #blessed to be joined by Troy’s own Dara of 2nd Street Farm. We talk about recent protests in Troy against police brutality, continued organizing around Barker Park and the community that utilizes that space, the events in Kenosha this week following the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the MAGA teen who murdered two protesters. On the sunny side of life, we chat about Montreal’...

This week we dive into the case of College Suites giving HVCC students the boot in favor of an exclusive contract with RPI. In other local news, Troy PD beat up a person asking for a complaint form. Donald Trump is driving poor Sean Hannity to vape. In Canada, doctors are harnessing the power of psilocybin to combat existential dread.    College Suites kicks out students: https://www.news10.com/ne...

This week we begin by tuning in to some Brexit conversations across the pond. Then we take a somewhat painful deep dive into the Trump axios interview. For our wildflower, we discuss the centralized approach to HVAC that Singapore is pursuing, in an effort to be energy efficient for their AC needs.   Modi / Xi Fight animation: https://youtu.be/BHJpJ4uCyuc?t=75   Singapore seeks high-efficiency coo...

This week we take a deep dive into the world of Christian Zionists and America's "special relationship" with Israel. From the Puritans to the Continental Congress and modern-day Evangelists, Christian eschatology has looked to the Holy Land as a sign of the (end) times.

“Do I have tits?” and other questions elicited by the state’s enforcement of nipple repression. A cop from Cohoes gets a nice early retirement after getting black out drunk and shooting at some black kids. Trump comes for TikTok because, hey! That’s American data! Only we get to sell it! And Troy DSA gets its FOIL on to uncover records of police misconduct and other issues of transparency.    Coho...

David tells us about some tenant organizing in Troy, and the gang discusses the possibilities of collectively owned housing projects and the virtues of adverse possession, or squatting. The Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which owns many local news stations in the US, is planning on pushing a piece of conspiratorial disinformation propaganda blaming Dr. Anthony Fauci for creating COVID-19. We discuss...

This week we dig into the disturbing activities of federal officers in Portland as uprisings continue across the country. Of course, all of this is happening in the midst of the covid crisis, and all-time lows in our trust in institutions is making it difficult to find a path toward meaningful political change. But in Barcelona, city officials have a grave warning for landlords: fill your units or...

The gang inspects our dystopic reality and asks some probing questions - Why does Elon Musk want backsies on his Ye endorsement? What if gig workers’ pay reflected their effort? What if your smart fridge ratted you out to your insurance company? What the hell is a democratic task force? This episode features a deep dive into David’s most recent essay for Real Life Magazine, which is now out in pod...

Britney gets Chris to sign up to volunteer for #Vision2020. Meanwhile, insurrection and subsequent blowback continue to break out across the country as tensions between radicals and reactionaries increase. In this world the problems are getting bigger and scarier but there are wildflowers in a nearby star system that is lookin’ pretty interesting to astronomists.   https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ne...

What a year it's been for the pod! This week we answer some listener questions about cops, desserts, boycotts, Stalin, and so much more! Thanks to everyone for your support. Here's to many more years.

We open this week’s episode with a report from the far-flung nation of the United States. Then the gang talks about the conspiracy theories around cops and those fireworks that are keeping you awake. Cuomo is trying to kill your grandparents, especially if you live in Troy. The dictatorship of the teen outsmarts the cheetoh-in-chief and for wildflowers we learn about a tortoise who has been a very...

The revolution will apparently be live-streamed on all major platforms. The gang discusses the CHAZ in Seattle, the ever-change state of the BLM demonstrations throughout the country, the tragic lack of any concessions from Louisville in the struggle for justice for Breonna Taylor, the unhoused persons’ encampment named ‘Camp Maroon’ in Philadelphia, and the politics of autonomous zones generally....

This week it’s all cops, all the time. We discuss the huge peaceful demonstration in Troy this weekend and the broader context of nationwide protests and calls for defunding and dismantling municipal police departments. Kudos to the Minneapolis City Council for moving to disband their own department! Kropotkin tells us that the 20th Century will see decentralized domestic manufacturing. Fake News!...

This week we discuss the uprisings across the nation, including here in the Capital District. The system feels so fragile right now, and we marvel at the ordinary citizens demanding justice as well as the violent backlash from militarized police. We also discuss our pouty baby boy Trump lashing out at Twitter, and how social media platforms are simply ill-equipped to deal with misinformation and t...

We’re #blessed with a guest this episode, Mike Pearl, the author of a recent book titled “The Day It Finally Happens” which looks into a long series of interesting and plausible scenarios we may experience in the near future. We discuss anxiety, the future, and how to come to terms with reality. For our wildflower, we discuss how coal may finally be dying as an energy source! Enjoy Chapter 15 of T...

Youtube decides Chris is a crank and starts advertising to him accordingly. The City of Troy moves to eliminate its entire reading department due to a budget shortfall. We discuss the tragic murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the new evidence that local police may have facilitated his killing. We also talk about calls to reopen the states, how Elon Musk defied Alameda County’s Coronavirus restrictions, a...