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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?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/state-department-morale-survey.html

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/990b43fd-dd20-4033-9d75-5cc130e1d239 

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The CEO of Sticker Mule is running for Congress. The US Institute of Peace is rebranded after Trump. US demands dud bomb back from Lebanon. And two special wildflowers because we love you so much!

https://www.news10.com/news/your-local-election-hq/sticker-mule-ceo-announces-bid-for-congress/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x1n9rv809o

https://www.techspot.com/news/110356-activists-simulating-ice-raids-gta-fortnite-teach-immigrant.html

https://www.ft.com/content/1e22422f-5859-42e0-85ff-7d6fd7869d5c

https://www.theguardian.com/us-new...

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Conservatives move to Russia with mixed results. Empathetic depictions of men’s suffering through comedy. The shutdown is over and we got nothing. Starbucks strike. The new Gaza green zone. And Chicagoans fighting back against ICE. 

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/conservative-texas-families-move-to-russia-21152330.php 

https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/troy-launches-specialized-mental-health-court/

https://www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/girl-13-expelled-hitting-classmate-who-made-deepfake-porn-image-her-lawyers-say/

https://newrepublic.com/post/203129/donald-trump-epstein-president-thanksgiving-2017 

https://www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/tv/tim-robinson-chair-company-conner-omalley-masculinity 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/government-shutdown-impacted-pet-food-pantries-21171753.php 

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As happens occasionally, we recorded this before big things happened–centrists dems caved on the shutdown. So the last bit of the episode is a bit out of date now. Sorry! We also discuss Dick Cheney, Musk and Grok, the elections, and solar energy in Puerto Rico.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/dick-cheney-death-obit

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DakDTQ/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/business/musk-trillion-dollar-pay-package-vote?cid=ios_app

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/democrats-declare-victory-troy-21138934.php

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Cuomo uses racist AI slop in campaign ad. The government shutdown is coming for SNAP and troops. The ballroom defeats NIMBYs. Elections are upon us. And Ireland has a new lefty president.

https://x.com/prem_thakker/status/1981150231174746370?s=46 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/24/dod-accepts-anonymous-130-million-donation-to-partially-cover-troop-pay-00622219. 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/watervliet-halloween-curfew-2025-21119806.php

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/25/ballroom-east-wing-trump-white-house/

https://apnews.com/article/maine-platner-senate-trump-mills-tattoo-collins-fa8328a3c8aa5d5e0f34adb379e977b8 

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George Santos is a free man. Young Republicans show their true colors in private chat. One Troy resident takes exception to the new anti-panhandling signs. Israel breaks the ceasefire. And bamboo rigid plastic!

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704 

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/young-gop-leader-exposed-in-reported-racist-chats-from-schenectady-co-says-chairwoman 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyxYhqiMj5/?igsh=MTA3a3M3enNlZmQ4eA== 

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-give-panhandlers-not-city-hall-s-21089705.php

https://www.ft.com/conten...

Rump watch. Race war video game #cancelled. Apple blocks ICE apps. Chatfishing on dating apps. Migrants in New York suffer inhumane conditions. And no more declawing cats in California!

https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3m2sexgfadc2i 

https://www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubisoft-cancelled-a-post-civil 

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-took-down-ice-tracking-apps-their-developers-arent-giving-up/ 

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-09/cat-declawing-bill

https://www.404media.co/police-said-they-surveilled-woman-who-had-an-abortion-for-her-safety-court-records-show-they-considered-charging-her-with-a-crime/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps

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The government is shutdown and misbehavin’. Israel is mistreating Greta Thunberg and over 400 flotilla crew. Stolen valor vet gets just desserts. A hullabaloo over a CDL. And drivers in California will be allowed to unionized.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden 

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-sentenced-21078752.php

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/new-york-driver-s-license-spread-false-claims-21083237.php

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-gives-hamas-until-sunday-evening-reach-gaza-deal-2025-10-03/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/4/live-trumps-tells-israel-stop-bombing-gaza-after-hamas-ceasefire-reply

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Britney forgot to hit the publish button on this episode, so it only went out on Patreon. Sorry! A (perhaps too long) discussion of masturbation addiction and cognitive behavioral therapy. A capital district man who murdered his parents. Rising christian nationalism. And bye bye Wet Wipe Island.

https://youtu.be/JvGw2ZmOlWE?si=xgGurMQmLQjXLXuf 

https://www.news9.com/story/68d4bddb5cea03f8db8ee0f6/why-is-an-oklahoma-teacher-concerned-about-state-approved-bibles-

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This week we’re blessed with a guest–former Troy comptroller and treasurer of Troy Indivisible Dylan Spring! We’re also discussing the alleged Kirk shooter’s alleged text messages, the Troy library budget vote, Jimmy Kimmel, and free universal child care in New Mexico.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99g1e0z2ero

https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/IDzCs3IClY

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-public-library-tax-hike-proposal-21046596.php

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/despite-30-tax-hike-troy-library-budget-wins-21052546.php

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Charlie Kirk is dead. RPI gets no bid federal contract to find a link between vaccines and autism. Certain procedures under Medicare will soon require prior authorization. The Japanese lost cat method.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/medicare-prior-approval-health-care.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-autism-study-da78aea6421a1fb568c9ee1490f5681e 

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-maga/ 

https://extra.ie/2025/09/11/news/witches-claim-spell-charlie-kirk?ITO=msn 

US tells Denmark to calm down. Alligator alcatraz is set to close. Israeli military uses a special task force to dig up good PR. Mike Johnson visits some holy cows. Chat GPT helps a teen end his life. And the Mayor of Chicago draws a line in the sand.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-detention-center-desantis-alligator-alcatraz-f36fd04c18635eb7938a9ec26a31e92e 

https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-journalists-hamas-hasbara/

https://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1953270721276191202?s=46

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/4/us-house-speaker-mike-johnson-visits-israeli-west-bank-settlement

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/politics/chicago-mayor-signs-order-aimed-at-resisting-trumps-planned-immigration-crackdown?cid=ios_app

An Eric Adams aide tries to win the friendship of a journalist. A company promises to filter microplastics out of your blood. Private equity is dipping its toes in public utilities. The White House is teaming up with PragerU to tell your kids that slavery wasn’t that bad. 

100/10,000 burpees video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InvXAEZxcHo

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter/ 

https://jacobin.com/2025/08/private-equity-minnesota-power-takeover

https://www.thecut.com/article/yael-cohen-microplastics-interview.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky

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Your 401k is about to become less stable. Meta’s AI will seduce your children and disabled loved ones. And the DOJ settles with the nation’s largest landlord to end their price fixing.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-401k-order-offers-retirement-savers-crypto-private-assets-also-higher-2025-08-10/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kcyX53/ 

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/

https://www.propublica.org/article/greystar-realpage-doj-settlement-landlords-apartments-software 

https://www.tiktok.com/@agirlthatexistsyes/video/7536818251355999519?_r=1&_t=ZP-8ynBgDX5HVG

Alan Dershowitz demands pierogi justice and community healing. A big tittied mermaid is causing controversy in Denmark. The NWS rehires after DOGE firings. Trump wants to change the census. AT&T CEO sends tone-deaf message to employees. And Israel faces backlash after plan to take Gaza City.

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/Toto-to-release-next-gen-toilet-tech-that-scans-and-keeps-track-of-your-poop 

https://newrepublic.com/post/198927/trump-purple-heart-recipients-life-wasnt-easy-either

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alan-dershowitz-marthas-vineyard-pierogi-b2803763.html

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/denmark-to-tear-down-copenhagens-pornographic-mermaid-statue-20250806-p5mkqf.html

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Musk’s Tesla diner disappoints. Trump makes it easier for cities to imprison homeless people. A scientist believes an alien ship may be approaching Earth. Palestinian statehood is a plaything for Western powers. And Chili the Chihuahua is saved from the Hudson River. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/climate/trump-epa-endangerment-finding?cid=ios_app 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tesla-diner-elon-musk-review-1235394091/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-homelessness-executive-order

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14947305/Harvard-scientist-hostile-alien-craft-strike-Earth-avi-loeb.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025...

A movement to create whites-only communities. IDF using Gazans for target practice. The New York Times oped column runs the gamut on genocide. And Japanese plastic that dissolves in the ocean (or Chris’ armpits). 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jims-move-to-be-with-his-child

https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-flotilla-seized-by-idf-towed-to-ashdod-activists-taken-into-custody-upon-entry/

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-reveals-bizarre-reason-wants-35607967

https://news.sky.com/story/almost-like-a-game-of-target-practice-british-surgeon-says-idf-shooting-gazans-at-aid-points-13401434

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/return-to-the-land-whites-only-community-b2795213.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html?smid...

Missing tape. Scumbag cops. Wage theft. Fake tariff news. An unlikely friendship in the Amazon.

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/saugerties-police-officer-sex-crimes-20770417.php 

https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/golden-grain-pizza-settlement-overtime-20770400.php 

https://www.wired.com/story/the-fbis-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-had-nearly-3-minutes-cut-out/ 

https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/ny-attorney-general-immigration-law-safety/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bill-oreilly-trump-epstein-biden-b2789412.html 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-insider-blows-lid-off-tariffs-its-all-fake/

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lawsuit-alleges-troy-officer-arrested-driver-20773654.php

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For our sixth anniversary we are talking about some silly news from the week and taking your lovely voicemails! Thanks for your support and love over the years. 

https://apnews.com/article/grok-4-elon-musk-xai-colossus-14d575fb490c2b679ed3111a1c83f857 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sean-mclaughlin-back-another-season-bachelor-20762497.php 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/7HK9S3Sjg2 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/technology/x-ai-grok-antisemitism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/925

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Watervliet server gets in hot water with some elderly ladies. UPenn throws trans people under the bus for a pittance. Trump’s new bill squeezes immigrants with new fees and fines. Texas flooding raises concerns over the future of weather prediction. Shadowy CIA cutouts and consultant groups are planning the future of Gaza. And wisdom teeth contain stem cells that could lead to new medical treatments.

Leave us a voicemail! (516) 324-8404

https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/deacon-blues-watervliet-senior-bitches-20400458.php 

https://www.intellinews.com/hard-left-jeannette-jara-wins-chilean-presidential-primaries-388592/ 

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Israel/Iran/US conflict. SCOTUS decisions. Mayor Mantello targets panhandlers. Zohran Mamdani wins amid dem tears. Double wildflower all across the sky. 

Trump and Army celebrate their birthdays. FEMA is not long for this world. LA turns up. Floridians given free reign to mow down protestors. Chatbots are making people literally insane. Minneapolis assassinations. Israel-Iran hostilities heat up. And we’re so very sorry, we forgot to record our wildflower.

Leave us a voicemail! (516) 324-8404

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/firing-700-humans-ai-klarna-173029838.html 

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/trump-says-fema-be-wound-down-after-hurricane-season-2025-06-10/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale 

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The messy first couple has a bad breakup. Mayor Mantello has a spat with Troy’s city hall landlord. Florida meteorologist says cuts to science are making his job impossible. Insect numbers are collapsing. Ice is spreading suffering and violating human rights. And free tax software just got open sourced. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-studies 

https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-really-not-leaving/ 

https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2025/06/03/first-columbia-bette-troy-mantello-city-hall-lease.html 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-mayor-first-columbia-president-exchange-20361498.php 

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Fretterman is back in the news. Elias Rodriguez’s chat messages and manifesto. Elon is calling it quits. Israel is expanding settlements in the West Bank. The State Department is setting up an office of “remigration,” and it’s worse than it sounds. And the morning after pill is coming to a corner store near you.

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516 324 8404

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/politics/fetterman-senate-absence-mental-health-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=2A13909D-680E-420B-A685-E5BC42D02877

https://theintercept.com/2025/05/28/john-fetterman-israel-paid-trip-nonprofit/ 

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RFK swims in poop. People aren’t paying their burrito debts. DOGE seeks out fraud, sews chaos at the SSA. ICE is hiring for construction jobs. The House passes Trump’s big beautiful bill. Troy City Council votes down Good Cause hearing. Israeli Embassy staffers shot in DC. And cannabis sales in New Mexico fund basic income for the poor. 

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-rock-creek 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna207940 

https://newrepublic.com/post/195363/elon-musk-doge-social-security-fraud-investigation-total-bust 

https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-hiring...

A racoon and his emotional support meth pipe. Trump’s new plane. Afrikaners as refugees. Worcester neighbors rise up. Fetterman crashes out. Israel continues its genocide. China’s new thorium reactor. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pet-raccoon-meth-pipe-mouth-drivers-seat-ohio-traffic-stop/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=121680511 

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-thai-restaurant-market-gaza-city-israeli-airstrikes

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/fbi-opens-formal-investigation-ny-attorney-20316868.php 

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5391815/first-afrikaners-granted-refugee-status-due-to-arrive-in-u-s

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/05/08/two-arrested-after-neighbors-try-to-stop-ice-agents-from-detaining-worcester-mother/

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ICE drags a mother and her daughters out of bed and robs them blind. Driverless semis make a debut in Texas. Local sheriffs warn that a water gun game could get you killed. By them. MTA wants to use predictive AI, flouting countless cautionary tales. John Fetterman is not doing so well. New executive orders are spicy. A man’s venom filled blood could create useful antivenoms. And Massachusetts' wealth tax didn’t scare off the rich people. 

https://newrepublic.com/post/194557/ice-invades-wrong-home-oklahoma-girls-underwear-life-savings

https://kfor.com/news/local/this-family-is-all-of-us-federal-lawmaker-criticizes-oklahoma-ice-raid-homeland-security-responds/ 

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Trump wants to send “homegrowns” to CECOT. RFK JR wants to create a list of autistic people. Musk sends DOGE into the NLRB. DHS tweets home address of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura to 2.4 million followers. George Santos gets the book thrown at him. And Freshkills Park is getting turned into a pollinator playground.  

https://www.europesays.com/2009702/

https://x.com/FrankLuntz/status/1911463710029488317

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/ 

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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This episode covers the Trump administration’s increasingly brutal treatment of immigrants and how the detention system is handling it (not well). 

https://inthesetimes.com/article/democratic-party-free-speech-trump-deportation-mahmoud-khalil 

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/730757-miami-dems-demand-krome-detention-center-tour-amid-reports-of-inhumane-conditions/

https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/us/mahmoud-khalil-arrest-update-columbia-university?cid=ios_app

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/us/immigration-detainees-trump-ice-students-visa?cid=ios_app

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-supermanagerial-reich/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gnzzeg34o

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This week we are cursed with a loss, as Britney is out, but we are blessed with a guest - our good friend Adam Pelletier, who is a worker at the NLRB and organizer in the Federal Unionists Network. We talk about the "Hands Off!" rally in Albany, tariffs, and uncommon grounds is organizing a union!

https://on.ft.com/44cQfWQIn

https://labornotes.org/2025/04/federal-unionists-say-its-not-game-over-its-game

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/protesters-tell-trump-musk-hands-off-federal-20260299.php 

https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-harbor-tom-homan-jaime-cook

Wildflower: https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/uncommon-grounds-workers-saratoga-clifton-park-20254954.p...

Florida legislators think children have had it too good for too long and need to be put to work. It’s poppin off in the group chat. The White House wants to use gold to buy Bitcoin. Trump signs some alarming executive orders. And two cities are looking to deprioritize cars in their urban planning.  

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/business/florida-child-labor-laws/index.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-house-says-gold-reserves-213421472.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-election-order-calling-proof-us-citizenship-vote-2025-03-26/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics...

Trump tangles with the Department of Education. ICE detains a canadian woman for two weeks. Israel kills 200 children in less than a week. And electric tricycles are giving women in Zimbabwe a newfound freedom to travel.

https://apnews.com/article/women-zimbabwe-rural-electric-tricycles-9a298da6e5f394bc6394cf61b940b4ed

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/20/us/trump-education-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=2DD82E4C-44AC-4985-8442-57B037CF9456 

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html

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Tesler boycott and protests. Illegal detentions and possible deportations. A cop kills a cyclist while watching Matt Walsh video. Solar farms may help rejuvenate barren ecosystems. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-72860-8

https://vtdigger.org/2025/03/07/shelburne-police-officer-had-youtube-video-playing-in-cruiser-at-time-of-fatal-crash-court-records-say/ 

https://on.ft.com/41MXr9p 

https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php

https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-440828980a4ee7bf4ddcf3d123e02b3e

https://abc7ny.com/post/dhs-arrests-another-student-involved-columbia-university-protests-mahmoud-khalil-detained/16022464/

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A rabid white supremacist interacts with powerful government X accounts. The EPA wants to bar states from warning about dangerous chemicals. Measles in Texas. The great DEI military purge. Beavers get the goods and more! 

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/captive-dreamer-elon-musk-jd-vance/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14458011/Luigi-Mangione-sex-tape-bombshell.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton 

https://jacobin.com/2025/03/trump-epa-pesticides-regulations-health/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/health/texas-measles-outbreak-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=A2C0AC22-DE31-4D17-BF69-3B4367A4FD3C

Musk blows a $22 million Starlink deal over a tweet.The USPS does more than you might think. Kathy Hocul demands CUNY to remove a job call for a Palestinian Studies position. Trump crushes USAID projects around the world. The asteroid won’t hit Earth, but the Moon better look out. 

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-trader-kills-himself-on-x-live-to-create-a-meme-coin/ 

https://mexicodailypost.com/2025/02/24/carlos-slim-orders-to-cancel-his-collaboration-with-elon-musks-starlink/  

https://jacobin.com/2025/02/usps-rural-areas-services-privatization/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/kathy-hochul-palestinian-studies-cuny-job

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/services-collapsing-usaid-cuts-health-contracts-worldwide-2025-02-27/

Elon ignores his children. An Israeli mistakes other Israelis for Palestinians and opens fire. Latest executive order gives Trump sweeping new powers. Judge attacks transgender military ban. Temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants set to expire this year. And Tesla sales tumble across Europe.

https://x.com/lionel_trolling/status/1892705650544664916?s=46

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/miami-shooting-israeli-men 

https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1isvzgu/the_full_executive_order_is_out_this_is_the/

https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-slams-trans-military-ban 

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Meta pirated books for its AI. Trump is sending immigrants to Guantanamo. The Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop their case against Eric Adams. Trump bans plastic straws. RFK is coming for your SSRIs. And Worcester becomes a sanctuary city for trans people. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/worcester-massachusetts-becomes-sanctuary-city-trans-people-council-vo-rcna192022

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/02/13/nazi-flags-can-fly-utah-school-not/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/

https://grist.org/accountability/exxon-plastics-plant-point-comfort-texas/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants

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Kanye’s Twitter rant. Stories from the Trump Administration. The gleam in Netanyahu’s eye. A Petersburgh judge who knows you’re guilty. And Japanese micro forests.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/politics/us-government-agencies-order-employees-to-remove-gender-pronouns-from-email-signatures?cid=ios_app

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/netanyahu-trump-golden-pager-lebanon-hezbollah-attack 

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-judge-petersburgh-resigns-1634b59d392c834f561d9f992864395f

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/02/07/kanye-west-goes-on-antisemetic-rant-online-says-hitler-was-so-fresh/

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/12/29/the-japanese-micro-forest-method-is-transforming-cities

The first week of the Trump administration is over. Let’s see what they’re up to. And Cuba is helping fight illiteracy in Honduras. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-cancels-sanctions-far-right-israeli-settlers-occupied-west-bank-2025-01-21/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-world-health-organization.html

https://insiderpaper.com/china-vows-to-support-world-health-organization-after-us-withdrawal/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.404media.co/tiktok-free-palestine-comments-removed/

https://www.ft.com/content/fcaf50dc-6779-44d2-a7fa-264df798a4c1

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Fires are raging, Meta is giving users the keys to the castle, Israel is obstructing the UN, and goose poop has cancer fighting compunds. 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/business/meta-fact-checking?open-in-app=logged-out-regiwall&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare#meta-fact-checking-facebook

https://x.com/esaagar/status/1876612227807236310?s=46

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-10/former-incarcerated-firefighters-create-private-fire-crew-to-battle-california-wildfires

https://www.forestryfirerp.org/

https://newrepublic.com/article/190048/california-insurance-los-angeles-fires?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

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A series of violent attacks from troops and veterans. Super sexy bullet trains in China. Congestion pricing takes effect in NYC. Paid prenatal leave for NYers. 

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3292665/china-unveils-future-high-speed-rail-next-gen-prototype?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article 

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/new-york-becomes-first-state-to-mandate-paid-perental-leave-for-employees 

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/01/04/amazon_worker_health/ 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/las-vegas-cybertruck-bomber-matthew-livelsberger-was-a-trump-supporter-source/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-allegedly-attacked-reporter-yelling-trumps-america-now-rcna185768

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/05/nyregion/congestion-pricing-nyc-new-jersey/nyc-congestion-pricing-tolls?smid=url-share <...

MAGA civil war. Miami is sinking. Hospitals are reporting birthing parents for testing positive for drugs they administered. Biden signs an anti-LGBTQ bill into law. A local inmate was beaten to death by prison guards. And a mayor is building utopia in Mexico City. 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article296831519.html#m4r019girzakb51lfs 

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine

https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/27/mexico-city-utopias-project-mayor

https://www.advocate.com/politics...

Drones are in the skies. Luigi Mangione has been accused of the UHC CEO killing. A woman from Florida has been arrested for making related terroristic threats. Manchin and Sinema allow a GOP majority on the NLRB. Israel continues to sow death and destruction. Biden commutes sentence for Kids for Cash judge. And Mexico adds animal rights to its constitution. 

https://jacobin.com/2024/12/nlrb-manchin-sinema-gop-majority

https://thehill.com/homenews/5037545-florida-woman-accused-of-threatening-insurance-company-saying-delay-deny-depose/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/death-feels-imminent-for-96-of-children-in-gaza-study-finds

https://www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/biden-commutes-sentence-for-kids-for-cash-judge/

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Someone shot a CEO. Spain is stopping weapons shipments to Israel. The Harris campaign dropped the ball on outreach to voters of color in Philadelphia. Upheavals in North Korea and Syria. And air pollution is down in China over the last decade. 

https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ceo-of-unitedhealthcare-fatally-shot-outside-of-hilton-hotel-in-nyc-in-possible-targeted-attack-sources/ 

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/

https://apnews.com/article/us-spain-israel-weapons-shipping-7cb890af47716111445f7726ce19ddb4

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-12-07/football-college-ohio-michigan-fights

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/harris-philadelphia-black-latino-voters.html?sm...

How did the dems manage to lose an election in which they outraised their opponents three to one? In part, ground game. Trump will be rolling back student debt relief. Musk calls to abolish the CFPB. EPA scientists faced retaliation for finding harm from chemicals. The President of Mexico has strong words for Trump. And a Whole Foods in Philadelphia is unionizing. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/25/democrats-organizing-get-out-the-vote 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/26/trump-rollback-biden-student-debt-relief-00189841

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/28/elon-musk-cfpb-trump

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Pokemon Go–good or bad? Who knows. Gaetz is out, Bondi is in. The ICC issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Conditions at a Virginia prison are so bad that inmates are setting themselves on fire. And little gophers made a big difference at Mount St. Helens. 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/protest-matisyahu-concert-troy-savings-bank-19935002.php 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/gophers-mount-st-helens

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pikachu-problem-colonie-discouraging-pokemon-go-19928697.php 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hacker-accesses-sealed-testimony-woman-alleging-matt-gaetz-sex-was-17-rcna180830 

https://www.404media.co/po...

Trump cabinet picks are a veritable who’s who of unstable warmongers and knuckleheads. AI slop of Elon Musk has Facebook users thinking he’s gonna save the world. News reporting on the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer hooligans is pure disinformation. Senate Dems have a chance to strengthen the NLRB–will they take it? And Colombia outlaws child marriage. 

DDN analysis of reporting on Maccabi Tel Aviv Soccer Hooliganism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTyg1kJGzM

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/no-there-were-no-antisemitic-pogroms-in-amsterdam-heres-what-really-happened/

https://www.404media.co/absurd-ai-slop-about-how-elon-musk-will-fix-america-is-megaviral-on-facebook/ 

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That’s right folks, the real winner of the election is Chris for being right about everything! This ep we talk about Trump’s win, how the dems lost, and what comes next. 

https://www.latintimes.com/did-joe-biden-drop-out-google-trends-presidential-election-trump-harris-564875

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/harris-cheney-democrats-campaign-trump-election-2024-1235158805/

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/exit-right/

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/harris-democrats-union-harris-votes-00187943 

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2024/1107/Brazil-Amazon-deforestation-Lula-environment-climate-change

The election is almost here and campaigns have been bilking the elderly for everything they’re worth. A DuPont factory in Louisiana gets a slap on the wrist for emitting benzene. Your spatula is killing you. Israel is conducting an extermination campaign in north Gaza. And airlines are gonna have to pay up for making you wait.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg

https://www.nola.com/news/environment/louisiana-cancer-alley-dupont-epa-pollution-environment/article_41429cd2-9329-11ef-985a-735db2aff7a2.html

https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/black-plastic

Donald Trump will spank the nation. Nearly half of Americans want to round up undocumented immigrants in militarized camps. Newspapers are withholding endorsements for the president. Veteran entrepreneurs are using their unique skill set to rise and grind. The federal government is investing in rural power. 

https://apnews.com/article/military-extremism-pentagon-veterans-terrorism-capitol-riot-jan-6-0c1fdd7b6b761e9c9e8556a9b9e45dc9

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal

https://www.m...

Don is fixated on Arnold Palmer’s swangin thang. Canada accidentally invested millions in a monument to fascists. Two Texas oil tycoons are changing the face of conservative politics. An Arkansas Tyson factory may be employing children as young as eleven. The private bail industry is going after charities. Israel continues its bloody assault on Gaza. And the UK is off coal for good. 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-arnold-palmer-closing-arguments-latrobe-pennsylvania-2bea9620c523e531a55259200215284e 

https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseout-UK/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/magazine/texas-politics-billionaire-preachers.html 

Rensselaer County officials have been found not guilty of ballot fraud. Eric Adams has been indicted. Israel is bombing Lebanon. Accusations of antisemitism are being used to smear critics of Zionism. Sea turtles are showing up in big numbers in Greece. Check out Zombie Giuliani’s new album! https://zombiegiuliani.bandcamp.com/

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-property-management-firm-sued-housing-19754794.php

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/jury-finds-rensselaer-county-officials-not-guilty-on-ballot-fraud-charges-rich-crist-james-gordon-andleslie-wallace

https://inthesetimes.com/article/union-electrical-workers-lebanon-biden-israel-gaza

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/26/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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This episode we’re blessed with a guest–Ashley Saupp joins us to talk about her run for Troy Library Board. We also discuss Mark Robinson, RFK JR, Israel’s terror attacks, and the slow but steady reduction in overdose deaths. Don't forget to vote on the 24th!

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html

https://fortune.com/well/article/nearly-half-of-gen-zers-wish-social-media-never-invented/

https://x.com/berniesanders/status/1836448327556125081?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg

https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-hamas-gaza-israel-arms-sale-netanyahu-johnson-659e68134702130b7e0653fc0d8ec279

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Kamala turns hard right in the debate. Jill Stein goes on The Breakfast Club. A man self immolates outside the Israeli Consulate in Boston. Laura Loomer is too racist for MAGA. The boss of the county sets his sights on Albany International. And solar power is surging!

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-executive-interested-albany-19758160.php

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/man-reportedly-lit-himself-on-fire-outside-bostons-israeli-consulate-to-protest-gaza-genocide/

https://youtu.be/KGm2Fe4G3AA?si=iT4t9SWj1d6kDeHE

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-turning-laura-loomer-1953346

https://www.mothe...

Trans panic grips the debate around the ERA in New York. Hunter Biden pleads guilty on tax crimes. Troy is taking steps to deal with its lead pipes. An American was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. And goats are chowing down on an invasive grass species in Ontario. 

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/trump-economic-proposal-musk-efficiency-commission

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ballot-issue-committee-mobilizes-era-19722926.php

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/29/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ngrp=mxn&pvid=CD9913A2-1BD1-48CD-A992-F427B7751FDB

There's plastic in our brains. The DNC is led by a terrifying joyful warrior. Cops in Iowa shoot a family dog in front of a child. Tourism is going haywire around the world. Charging for plastic bags may be having a positive effect on UK beaches. 

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/microplastics-human-brains

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-dnc-speech-gaza/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/dnc-speech-uncommitted-movement-harris-walz-ruwan-romman/

https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/watch-davenport-officer-fatally-shoots-dog-family-wants-answers/

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-gaza-genocide/

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Bodies in spaces at the Olympics. RFK JR and DJT are both having a tough time. Ilhan Omar wins in a landslide. Israel pulls an ole uno reverse on the human shields question. Polio returns to Gaza. Tigers stay winning in Thailand. 

https://jacobin.com/2024/08/ilhan-omar-aipac-squad-israel/

Haaretz= https://drive.google.com/file/d/151YjzzbKPgCvSuMw24vRAD3W8_4usxIr/view?usp=sharing 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-meeting.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/nyregion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-new-york-residency.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Many in the UK support anti-immigrant riots. Irish fugitives arrested in Upstate. Mr. Beast is driving competitors to the brink. Chris Churchill wants to build, baby, build. More news from Israel’s slaughterhouse. And UK pensions are divesting from Israel. 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/far-right-riots-two-thirds-people-uk-sympathise-anti-immigrant-protests

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/irish-fugitives-arrested-ulster-fraud-19629000.php 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/style/mrbeast-beast-games-competition-show.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-journalist-retracts-call-for-policy-of-sodomizing-palestinian-terror-suspects/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/10/world/israel-ira...

Police kill a woman armed with a pot of hot water. DEI is ruining the NYS police. Residents protest the closure of a detention center. RFK JR killed a bear. A Trojan thinks it's time for a new flag. And a baby bird is saved by a warmed tortilla. 

https://x.com/lutherlowe/status/1820186492062605812?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/politics/kamala-harris-tony-west.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

https://markschaefer.net/article/a-proposal-for-a-new-flag-for-troy-new-york/ 

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/s...

This week we’re blessed with a guest–Mickey Dobbin joins us to talk about the state museum, Carmella’s latest antics, the dissolution of the planning commission, and sea turtles making a comeback in Florida. 

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/needs-change-state-museum-19584072.php  

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-commission-board-commission-troy-19593950.php

https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-07-25/troy-mayor-captured-in-disagreement-with-businessman-in-expletive-laced-audio

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/sea-turtle-nest-record-anna-maria-island-florida

Blissfully unaware that Biden was moments from hanging up his hat, we talked about the Bob Menendez corruption case, Kamala’s rough phone call with donors, Aaron Sorkin’s nifty idea for dems, and stem cell therapy curing HIV.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/nyregion/menendez-corruption-case-explained.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-australia-internet-banks-media-0a5f792b6571b37a35181d64028fefc4 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/kamala-harris-donors.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/biden-west-wing-aaron-sorkin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Donald Trump was almost assassinated. Israel is using missiles filled with shrapnel. The DOE is suing schools where students engage in pro-Palestine dissent. Proof of Israel’s use of the Hannibal Directive has been revealed. A Troy cop has been fired because his license was revoked. Shenanigans with the Troy planning board are afoot. And the Iberian Lynx is back from the brink!

Cop Fired for not being able to drive anymore:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officer-fatal-crash-terminated-losing-license-19562616.php

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/israeli-weapons-shrapnel-children-gaza-injured

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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...

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.

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=H0x...

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...

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/art...

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 

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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

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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 socc...

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/artic...

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

The Cybertruck is trying to kill its drivers and can’t hold up to a little water. USC has banned their valedictorian from speaking at graduation. The New York Times won’t allow its writers to accurately describe the genocide in Gaza. Columbia students are camping out in solidarity with Palestinians. A man sets himself on fire and distributes a pamphlet with a couple hard truths and a few strange conclusions. And Mr. Trash Wheel and family are cleaning up Baltimore’s waterways. 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-16/usc-valedictorian-banned-graduation-speech

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Iran has retaliated against the Israeli strike against their embassy. The Arizona Supreme Court has reinstituted an 1864 abortion ban. Ron Desantis bans heat protections for outdoor workers. Truth Social stock plummets. And Mexico loves their palace kitties. 

Arizona Abortion Ban: https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ruling-1864-law-b43757f9a53848138c4d13e4315527ce

Desantis bans heat protection laws: https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-signs-bill-banning-heat-protection-laws-for-outdoor-workers/

Iran launches drone strike: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-receives-report-incident-50nm-northeast-uaes-fujairah-2024-04-13/

DJT stock plummets: https://www.cnn.c...

Something stinks on 787. The leave it blank campaign wins 12% of the vote in NY. Israel is using an AI to clumsily target so-called Hamas militants and their families. Washington state passes the strippers bill of rights and unarmed civilians are taking police calls in New Mexico. 

Stinky: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-s-smell-persists-new-possible-source-19383055.php

Meet the unarmed civilians taking police calls in New Mexico: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW312305042024RP1

Leave it Blank: https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/04/leave-it-blank-campaign-gets-12-vote-ny-democratic-presidential-primary/395464/

Laven...

Facebook is being taken over by some very bizarre AI spam. The shadowy organization Opus Dei has spent decades coercing women into unpaid labor. And coral reefs are thriving while grooving to the sound of healthy reef ecosystems. 

AI Spam on Facebook: https://www.404media.co/facebooks-algorithm-is-boosting-ai-spam-that-links-to-ai-generated-ad-laden-click-farms/ 

The Opus Dei diaries https://on.ft.com/3PkQDKD 

Israel Spending Bill: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/moral-failure-us-house-approves-bill-that-would-ban-unrwa-funding

Coral Reefs are neat: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thai-scientists-breed-coral-labs-restore-degraded-reefs-2024-03-22/

https://www.theg...

While Britney enjoys her Georgia adventures, the boys are #blessedwithaguest by friend and NLRB worker Adam Pelletier! We cover the recent lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the NLRB as well as some context / history, but the thing he told us the most about was that he wasn't speaking on behalf or for the NLRB. Mass MoCA workers are on strike! Rats have gotten into the evidence locker at a Louisiana precinct and they’re high on weed, or mold.  Boeing seemingly murdered a whistleblower. A Tesla claims another life, this time Mitch McConnell’s sister in law. France puts the right...

Biden screams about undocumented people at the State of the Union. Texans are moving to Upstate in droves. Letitia James is suing a farming company over greenwashing. Kathy Hochul has deployed the National Guard in New York City’s subways. Gaza is still starving and children are killed by an airdrop. And beavers are beavering away.

Here's why these Texans moved to upstate New York — and so far, they're loving it https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-york-losing-residents-texans-loving-upstate-18632618.php 

Letitia James suing over greenwashing: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/climate/the-farming-conundrum.html?referri...

This episode we’re talking about police collisions in New York State, the dystopian surveillance state looming over San Francisco, and gay whale sex.

NYPD busts cosplay sword gun: https://x.com/nypdnews/status/1764010339811668173?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA

Troy Police car crashes resulted in 36 injuries and one death since 2012: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/troy-police-car-crashes-resulted-36-injuries-1-18684859.php 

Troy PD vs Troopers: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officers-surrounded-troopers-told-leave-city-18689440.php

Overview of NYS police collisions: https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/new-york-police-collisions/ 

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The Bidens’ dog commits cop on cop violence. A trangender teenager is beaten and killed by schoolmates. The Attorney General releases a report on the unconstitutional arrest of Saratoga BLM activists. A UN food convoy delivering flour to Gaza was fired upon by the Israeli navy. A train derailment has left the Hoosick River full of giant microplastics. An Alabama court ruling threatens IVF treatment. And it turns out this one weird trick can reduce homelessness–give people housing. 

Commander must bite: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/politics/commander-biden-secret-service-bites-white-house/index.html

Hoosic River c...

An action-packed episode on local crazies, labor, ceasefire, public monies for private profit, and Michigan’s repeal of the Right to Work law. 

Boss Baby on the attack: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-executive-attacks-former-18666829.php

Beautiful Sneakers: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-launches-sneaker-line-rcna139334

Tesla Crash: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/thruway-collision-tesla-suv-investigation-state-18665024.php

Cybertruck rusting: https://futurism.com/cybertruck-owners-already-rusting

Amazon, Space X, and Trader Joes take on NLRB: https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-joins-companies-arguing-us-labor-board-is-unconstitutional-2024-02-16/

A train has derailed in the Capital region. Albany DA David Soares is under investigation for misusing state grants. Biden isn’t doing well in the polls and Arab voters are pissed. Florida has barred its transgender residents from changing the gender on their IDs. And a candidate for Indonesian parliament is looking our for our kitty cat friends. 

Busy scene at derailment cleanup: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/cleanup-continue-weekend-valley-falls-train-18657972.php 

Albany DA under investigation: https://cbs6albany.com/news/you-paid-for-it/albany-county-district-attorney-greg-soares-investigated-for-using-state-grants-for-personal-bonuses-report-says-illegal-compensation-confidential-report-longevity-payments-new-york-state-laws-violation-aid-to-prosecution-grant

Biden in hot water with Ar...

Things are heating up in the Middle East. A Jackson MI pauper’s cemetery houses the bodies of missing persons. Ohio police raid the wrong house, injuring an infant with a flash bang grenade. A pastor has been charged for giving shelter to the homeless in dangerous temperatures. And the FDA has found that cannabis meets the criteria for reclassification as a schedule one drug. 

US Base Attacked in Iraq: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/21/iraqi-iran-backed-group-attacks-us-base-as-region-faces-threat-of-wider-war 

Pauper’s Cemetery Contains Over 600 Bodies: https://themessenger.com/news/mississippi-paupers-cemetery-logbook-jackson-police-missing-unmarked-graves-coroner

Police Ra...

This episode we’re talkin’ local corruption, the hunt for Hunter, South Africa’s charges of genocide against Israel, and McKinsey’s revenue taking a hit.

House Republicans move to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress: https://on.ft.com/3tCvnJ2 

Top bookkeeper for sheriff's office admits $122K embezzlement https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/former-albany-county-sheriff-official-pleads-18602286.php 

Timber’s Q&A about Cohoes floating solar array: https://timbercorp.org/digest/qa-fs-coh?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_email_id=65a149762b7b9c5e6ceba87f

South Afri...

We’re doing a 2023 round up with predictions for 2024, personal accomplishments, resolutions, and general chatting. 

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states: https://www.timesunion.com/news/politics/article/trump-is-barred-from-the-gop-primary-ballot-in-18579109.php

This year in labor: https://jacobin.com/2023/12/year-in-review-labor-2023-uaw-teamsters-amazon-hollywood/

Gypsy Rose out of prison: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/us/gypsy-rose-blanchard-prison-release-cec/index.html 

This episode gives an update on the situation in Gaza, Israeli IDF’s murder of their own hostages, the origin of pro-Hamas stickers at University of British Columbia, Qatar’s funding of Gaza, and the health benefits of smelling nature and being lazy. 

Three Israeli hostages killed by IDF: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/16/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare#israel-says-its-troops-killed-three-israeli-hostages-in-a-case-of-mistaken-identity

Hillel contractor distributes pro-Hamas stickers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hamas-stickers-students-threats-1.7038461 

Qatar funds Hamas to “buy quiet”: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-qatar-money-prop-up-hamas.html?smid=nyt...

This week we’re blessed with a guest–Jenn! We talk Jewish Voice for Peace, college presidents and free speech, David’s event with Miko Peled, and a recent archaeological find that revolutionizes what we know about early hominids building structures. 

JVP Albany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jvpalbany

Governor Hochul’s Statement: https://x.com/govkathyhochul/status/1733529147912155425?s=61&t=iGgqMSKrwCJIJWe6VZ1fLQ

College Presidents go before congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/us/harvard-mit-penn-presidents-antisemitism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Miko Peled event: https://www.youtube.c...

Kissinger is dead, Santos is out, and DeSantis did NOT follow the science! Gaza continues to smolder as entire families are snuffed out. Israeli TikTok is dehumanizing Palestinians in alarming ways. And the UAW has signed on to a labor call for a ceasefire!

https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/01/birth-and-death-intertwined-gaza-strip

Israeli Arab Face (content warning, racism): https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/1731032323150287009?s=20 

Elon Musk is openly endorsing the Great Replacement theory on Twitter and the ADL is fine with it. A “death zone” reigns at al-Shifa hospital. A proposal to govern cars at 100 mph has David excited. And Orcas are really into heavy metal. 

https://www.fastcompany.com/90985257/you-shouldnt-be-driving-over-100-mph-and-your-car-shouldnt-let-you 

Elon & ADL https://open.substack.com/pub/parismarx/p/has-elon-musk-finally-gone-too-far?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post 

Orcas are back baby: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/orcas-attack-boat-heavy-metal_n_6557b843e4b05723e4bd2af0

Troy elections gave the city council and mayorship to republicans. Columbia University has suspended Jewish student groups. A West Bank settler gives an unhinged interview. Israel tries to convince you of some crazy stuff. An American living in Panama City killed two environmental protesters. Bryan Johnson is shocking his johnson. And Ohio has enshrined abortion into its constitution! 

Churchill: For Mantello, third time was charmed https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-mantello-third-time-charmed-18483406.php 

Columbia University Suspends Jewish Groups: https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/columbia-university-suspends-students-for-justice-in-palestine-and-jewish-voice-for-peace/ 

Bryan Johnson shocks his johnson: https...

As Gaza burns, American politicians pretend everything is normal. Polling on Biden’s reelection chances isn’t looking good. City council and mayoral elections are coming to Troy this week. And CDTA has opened the new Purple Line!

Troy council elections will result in at least 5 new members: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-city-council-see-completely-new-members-18467391.php 

Polling on Tump and Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/politics/biden-trump-2024-poll.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

House Republicans introduce bill to expel Palestinians: https://newrepublic.com/post/176666/house-republicans-bill-expel-palestinians-country

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Where’d all the crabs go? A farm upstate, of course. Minneapolis businesses have been pressured to hire off-duty cops in a protection racket. A small town in Texas had a population of 20% cops. Starbucks is suing its union for tweeting about Gaza. And an experiment in Melbourne is bringing bugs back. 

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/10/17/small-business-owners-they-are-pressured-to-hire-off-duty-mpd-cops-for-security/

https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/coffee-city-texas-police-officers/285-4220e73c-90d4-474e-b59e-2033270cd8e9 

https://www.insider.com/coffee-city-texas-speed-trap-shuts-down-entire-police-force-2023-9

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/us/alask...

The state department is in disarray as rank and file workers express dissent about support for Israel. A 6 year old Palestinian American boy is murdered by his landlord. Israel spins lies about its bombing of the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Florida lawmaker is arrested for fraudulent loans. And aging oil rigs are harboring diverse marine life. 

State department dissent: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-resignation-gaza_n_65306079e4b00565b622b1fb 

And: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4 

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The state of Israel is violently assaulting Gaza after a Hamas attack. A progressive circuit attorney is forced to resign after police refuse to cooperate with her. A horse girl is suing her HOA for antisemitism. The oldest evidence of humans in the Americas has been published. 

St. Louis detective thwarts progressive prosecutor: https://www.propublica.org/article/homicide-detective-st-louis-refused-testify-roger-murphey-kim-gardner 

WarHorse CEO suing Halfmoon neighbors for $600K: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/warhorse-ceo-suing-halfmoon-association-600k-18403877.php 

Oldest human footprints in Americas: https://themessenger.com/tech/science-ancient-humans-north-america

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The Navy wants to de-juice our boys in uniform. Dog owners don’t trust vaccines. Creativity privilege is a thing and AI art is the cure. Robussy is on the rise. And the FCC plans to retake its authority to enforce net neutrality!

The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids: https://apnews.com/article/navy-seal-steroid-testing-drugs-883a7262652224ac382d22fd38f90940

FCC to restore net neutrality: https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/fcc-chair-start-process-restoring-fccs-authority-protect-open-internet-and 

Most US dog owners doubt canine vaccines: study:

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For our 4 year anniversary we performed a live show in Troy NY. The show is very visual so we recommend following along with the slides here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_GTMWi8u1k

Hope you enjoy Ghouls of the Capital District!

Lauren Boebert asserts her right to vape and have her boobies honked. Voters overwhelmingly do not want Biden. A cop runs over a woman and another mocks her death. Uber-like public transit may be a model for rural areas. And NY passes a pay transparency law. 

Voters don’t want Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/us/politics/biden-democrats-voter-concerns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Pay Transparency law: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/new-york-state-pay-transparency-law-set-to-take-effect-giving-job-seekers-clear-view-of-salary-ranges-business-labor-employer-equity-discrimination

What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to fin...

Artists are fighting back against AI companies using their work for free. College students are entering university with poor math skills. And Hong Kong is building affordable housing over an elite golf course.

Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work: https://apnews.com/article/artists-ai-image-generators-stable-diffusion-midjourney-7ebcb6e6ddca3f165a3065c70ce85904

College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic: https://apnews.com/article/college-math-test-help-6cca6a5e873d5aeb5e75b4f94125d48c

Get your water tested in...

We begin with a retraction–Governor Hochul the Hoodwinker has done nothing to refuse loads. All across the country sheriffs are building an ideology that places them above the law. Footage of the high speed police collision has been released, showing the extent of the crash. An apartment complex in Troy was evacuated with no notice thanks to failures of code enforcement. Some cool cats in San Francisco are thwarting self-driving cars.  

Constitutional Sheriff: https://apnews.com/article/constitutional-sheriffs-5568cd0b6b27680a28de8a098ed14210

Wildflower retraction: https://www.dcreport.org/20...