148 - Oops! All Absentees

This week we’ve got some local and national stories that are certain to restore your faith in the democratic system. J/k, this is Ironweeds, you know what you’re in for. District 2 City Councilor Kim Ashe-McPherson has resigned after pleading guilty to felony ballot fraud. Local activists have been arrested after protesting police brutality at the Albany courthouse and releasing cockroaches into the building. Howard Schultz shocks the world by saying he’ll never support the Starbucks Union… and really this is Bernie’s fault because if Hillary had won she would have made Schultz head of the Department of Labor and he would have certainly learned the value of workers’ rights. A man is suing American Airlines after they reported his name to police for shoplifting, landing him in jail for 17 days with no explanation. Patriot Front is trying to prove their status as a right wing militia by crashing a Pride event. And finally, national parks are phasing out single use plastics! Kimberly Fash-McFearSon: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Troy-councilwoman-resigns-day-after-pleading-to-17230155.php https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Ballot-fraud-probe-17222508.php Man jailed for 17 days with no explanation: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article262126407.html Howard Schultz says he will never support union: https://perfectunion.us/howard-schultz-says-starbucks-will-never-engage-with-union/ Phasing out plastics at national parks: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/interior-department-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics-at-national-parks Three arrested for releasing cockroaches into court: https://cbs6albany.com/amp/news/local/albany-city-court-back-open-state-senate-worker-fired-after-cockroaches-released Incident that lead to courthouse protest and arrests: https://100bmobc.medium.com/rally-planned-in-response-to-nys-troopers-caught-assaulting-disabled-black-woman-354175d68286 31 Patriot Front members arrested for conspiring to crash Pride event: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/11/patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-00039000 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/us/idaho-pride-white-supremacists-arrested.html