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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-hawaiian-senator-is-backing-a-beach-vigilante/   https://www.reddit.com/r/UnderReportedNews/s/CzUW4fCmjT    https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/nyregion/ice-masks-hochul-ny.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/oswego-body-cam-video-border-patrol-traffic-stops   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3oO510dyVI

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?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years   https://www.aaup.org/issue/winter-2026/underclass-session   AAUP Registration https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyTI5671RZix9n0wt6y8xg#/ 

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/nation/2026/04/08/kimberly-clark-california-warehouse-fire-arson/89524550007/   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation    https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/16/iran-war-mail-packages-middle-east/89609308007/    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nearly-half-of-us-data-centers-planned-for-2026-canceled-or-delayed-and-it-s-expected-to-get-worse/ar-AA20sl2J   https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6393014699112   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workslop-gridlock    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html 

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://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15692625/Tyler-Robinson-bullet-rifle-match-Charlie-Kirk.html    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15685877/kristi-noem-husband-bryon-crossdressing-pictures-south-dakota.html    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4509505/border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-prostitution-allegations-by-agents/    https://x.com/rt_com/status/2040146413615538247?s=46    https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/politics/how-pam-bondi-lost-her-job?cid=ios_app   https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/2026-04-01_advice_for_eating_fish.htm 

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   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/florida-immigration-desantis-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://apnews.com/article/lion-king-circle-of-life-lawsuit-2b653d3ae9337f231e6a74201f4011e8   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cancels-spicy-chatbot   https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/california-condors-nesting-in-pacific-northwest-for-first-time-in-a-century-on-yurok-territory/amp/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/cpac-maga-anxiety-iran-war   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-reutersipsos-2026-03-24/   https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/educational-ai-youtube-videos-accused-of-teaching-kids-to-play-in-traffic-eat-toxic-food-3340769/   https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war.html   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/26/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.7mEw.ubKoY6aNTxWh&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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    https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-20-26?post-id=cmmzikyj50000356tysjbi7o4   https://www.jpost.com/international/article-890725   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/man-charged-planting-bombs-capitol-trump-pardon-00831086   https://aje.news/9wi9du 

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   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-center-moratorium-gains-traction-among-hill-progressives-00814163   https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/12/gen-z-men-poll-wife-obey-husband/89087781007/   https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes // https://x.com/epsilontheory/status/2031717210746446029?s=46    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/stryker-iran-cyberattack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9962d453-418d-458f-9707-d29068ac18e8    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office/89108352007/   https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/hXQ47QXmH9   https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/12/ice-agents-took-into-custody-a-person-they-were-not-seeking-after-vermont-standoff/   https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-north-dakota-fraud-case   https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-connecticut-892f366b847d9443a2bc3e3569a092dc // https://connecticut.news12.com/attorney-dyshan-best-had-vape-pen-but-no-gun-when-police-fatally-shot-him   https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4   https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/

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-ai-red-lines-00795641   https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/brockman-openai-top-trump-donor-21273419.php   https://xcancel.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175   https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-kristi-noem-stepping-homeland-security-secretary-rcna248719   https://x.com/adamjohnsonchi/status/2029984467096359352?s=46    https://aje.news/gzweqa    https://aje.news/4f7kkx    https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/threats-water-supply-and-food-inflation-stalk-gulf-states    https://www.csis.org/analysis/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours

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.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-iran-military-strikes.html   https://apnews.com/article/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-king-charles-61ea3c437680b8341e623e4d9efa47b8   https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-administration-memo-ice-dhs-refugees-screening   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-killing-nra-pro-gun-groups   https://www.reuters.com/world/irs-improperly-disclosed-confidential-immigrant-tax-data-dhs-washington-post-2026-02-11/   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/02/18/robert-f-kennedy-jr-kid-rock-ice-bath/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban   https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-shooting-crackdown-border-f05c446c37bf0cd7e7e2ad1dcfa104b1

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.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109346/beirut-lebanon-cats-university   https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-shot-dad-arguing-donald-151336338.html   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjmye7xkwo   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497   https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/free-store-troy-expansion-rite-aid-location-21343564.php   https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are-senate-democrats-still-voting-to-confirm-trumps-judicial-nominees    https://hellgatenyc.com/propublica-strike-workers-union-contract-ai/ donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-propublica-workers-for-fair-contracts    https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/pam-bondi-stole-dog-21352565.php    https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/8rzQ2QzIMG 

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.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/    https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcyK81SF_93JESOU8l25IALC7A6wSVkq_?si=iGCLzcSNpE560tUs    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/leaders-teachers-decry-ice-capitol-rally-21311723.php    https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ice-minnesota-shooting-tim-walz-letter-voter-files-11413859    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-mayor-democratic-council-tension-21315555.php    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/27/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://prospect.org/2026/01/27/ice-greg-bovino-minneapolis-one-battle-after-another-sean-penn/   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/children-detained-ice-capital-region-advocates-21320062.php   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html?smid=url-share    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/nekima-armstrong-photo-white-house.html   https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/quick-hit-at-least-20-ice-cbp-officials-have-been-charged-with-crimes-against-children/    https://www.visaverge.com/news/rise-in-ice-agent-impersonations-worries-immigrant-communities/ 

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_resident_calls_911_as/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button   https://hudsonvalleypost.com/huge-center-secretly-planned-for-hudson-valley-new-york/    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-suspended-michigan-autoworker   https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674894355/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/us/minnesota-protests-national-guard-immigration-hnk?cid=ios_app   https://www.news10.com/video/top-video/dos-and-donts-for-protesting-in-the-capital-region/   https://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/betar-us-israel-harassment-ny/

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/jan/03/us-oil-trump-venezuela   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/eaf41f57-9ef4-4ec3-9118-4881b2ac71ec.    https://www.diariolasamericas.com/america-latina/florida-tycoon-takes-advantage-of-oil-and-the-venezuelan-political-crisis-n5377852    https://floridaphoenix.com/2020/09/27/a-peek-at-billionaire-harry-sargeant-iii-a-somewhat-mysterious-figure-in-fl-gop-circles-and-elsewhere/    https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/sargeant-marine-inc-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-166-million-resolve-charges-related-foreign    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article299803319.html    https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mbm7zqpudm2c    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15432025/background-Trumps-Mar-Lago-war-room-x-Maduro-strike-Venezuela.html   https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-live-updates-nyc-mayor-party-11293975

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 for listening!   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds    https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/new-york-affordability-crisis-debt-savings-21246442.php    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-white-house-plaques-attack-trumps-democratic-predecessors-bush-2025-12-17/   https://apnews.com/article/brown-university-shooting-investigation-5b0b254442dd77d9056111bad902de33    https://dailyvoice.com/ny/albany/asm-gibbs-made-explicit-assembly-floor-remarks-committee/   https://newrepublic.com/post/204732/ice-agents-break-in-women-bathroom-pull-pants-up   https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/politics/trump-santa-norad-calls?cid=ios_app   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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    https://pagesix.com/2025/12/10/society/bill-de-blasio-tucson-mayor-hooked-up-first-time-they-met/    https://www.sciencealert.com/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazils-cloud-forests    https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-assassination-tyler-robinson-media-e90d404b03383dec9e0d9a327b491920    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vz2v85mpo    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/nyregion/nyc-income-tax-rich.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/advertisers-wary-cbs-news-bari-weiss-town-hall-1236608265/    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/cannabis-stocks-trump-regulations.html    https://www.aaup.org/underclass-session

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-news/2025/nov/25/national-park-fee-non-residents    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251201-us-israel-fear-leak-of-tech-secrets-from-unexploded-bomb-in-beirut/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp39qx4ledeo   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/us-airstrike-survivors-clung-to-boat-wreckage-for-an-hour-before-second-deadly-attack-video-shows   https://apnews.com/article/trump-world-cup-fifa-peace-prize-e14f95b8adaa197c869cad407b6ef604 

Trump <3 Mamdani. Mormons develop anti-gooning app. The Coast Guard gets wishy washy on uncucking itself. Rensco sheriff wants to install Flock cameras. Female crash test dummies on the horizon. And a new YMCA Parkinsons center!   https://www.wired.com/story/young-mormons-built-an-app-to-help-men-quit-gooning/#intcid=_wired-right-rail_e40c6d99-0621-494b-b82a-aba0cfec8a2a_popular4-2   https://www.the-sun.com/news/15520681/natalie-greene-political-attack-trump/    https://archive.is/2025.11.20-184006/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/20/coast-guard-swastika-noose/ update https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-coast-guard-planned-to-change-how-it-described-swastikas-and-nooses-then-came-the-outcry-and-an-updated-policy    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DROmCXhEhoC/?igsh=MTM4a3V4YzZleHJkMw==    https://on.ft.com/49sYK2S    https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-11-21/rensselaer-county-sheriff-looks-to-install-cameras-in-town-of-poestenkill-local-stewarts-shops    https://www.npr.org/2025/11/21/nx-s1-5616284/female-crash-test-dummy-design-approval    https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/mamdani-jihadist-stefanik-trump-disagree-21201842.php 

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    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-man-sues-hvac-company-billy-21178107.php    https://labornotes.org/2025/11/no-contract-means-no-coffee-starbucks-baristas-walk-out    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/14/us-military-plan-divided-gaza-green-zone    https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8

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   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/democrat-election-wins-across-america-caution-around-hope-mamdani-spanberger   https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-stefanik-wins-governor-s-race-21145767.php   https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-steve-mclaughlin-beaten-21140723.php   https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/us/weekend-travel-flight-cuts-government-shutdown-hnk   https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/trump-administration-supreme-court-snap-benefits   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/30/puerto-rico-solar-power-in-pictures 

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    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/regional-food-bank-fears-food-stamps-shutdown-21116263.php   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/25/connolly-set-to-be-irelands-next-president-after-rival-concedes-defeat 

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/content/0ab138a5-76de-4371-8f20-3ca31f27e170   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5q3439xpqo   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv1nk7dy4yo    https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/biodegradable-plastic-made-from-bamboo-is-stronger-and-easy-to-recycle/

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   https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ceasefire-holds-gaza-ahead-hostage-release-trumps-visit-israel-2025-10-12/   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/migrants-languish-ice-border-patrol-hold-rooms-21087088.php 

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   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/us/politics/partisan-messages-shutdown-trump.html   https://apnews.com/article/lyft-uber-rideshare-driver-union-california-68c0e55f90b779ae38e315538087d1b3   https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-death-final-message-video/

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-   https://www.facebook.com/reel/793674843154244/?referral_source=vod_deeplink_unit&surface_type=vod   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lorenz-kraus-pleads-not-guilty-death-burial-21068747.php   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wet-wipe-island-thames-london-cleared-hammersmith-bridge-b2824711.html

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   Final vote tally: https://www.thetroylibrary.org/vote/    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fox-news-host-kill-homeless-brian-kilmeade-apology-rcna231369    https://people.com/jimmy-kimmel-asked-to-apologize-pay-charlie-kirk-family-lift-suspension-11812850   https://www.kplctv.com/2025/09/09/new-mexico-becomes-first-us-state-offer-free-universal-child-care-all-families-it-can-be-done/

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 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/technology/chatgpt-openai-suicide.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo 

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   https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/422812/prageru-education-pbs-npr-cpb-defunding ^^https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BJykaV/     https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BdY3Hv/    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-human-brain-may-contain-as-much-as-a-spoons-worth-of-microplastics-new-research-suggests-180985995/ 

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   https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/weather/nws-rehiring-doge-layoffs-climate?cid=ios_app   https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/politics/trump-census-immigration?cid=ios_app   https://www.businessinsider.com/att-ceo-memo-workplace-loyalty-dead-employees-job-security-2025-8   https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/disproportionate-and-extreme-dc-officials-protest-trumps-policing-incursion-00500931   https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5438174-arrests-big-balls-doge-edward-coristine-case/   https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-faces-backlash-home-abroad-over-gaza-war-escalation-plan-2025-08-08/   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ireland-israeli-palestinian-irish-people-b2804541.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/goodnews/comments/1m88nk7/israeli_teens_burn_their_idf_draft_papers_because/

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/2025/8/2/why-is-trump-moving-nuclear-submarines-after-spat-with-medvedev   https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-statehood-is-not-a-political-bargaining-chip/   https://w42st.com/post/miracle-on-hudson-2-kayak-rescue-dog-chili/   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/nyregion/blackstone-executive-wesley-lepatner-killed-nyc-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-fires-erika-mcentarfer-labor-statistics

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=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/israel-gaza-holocaust-genocide-palestinians.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/opinion/no-israel-is-not-committing-genocide-in-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/opinion/israel-hamas-gaza-starvation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/clygj701l8yo

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   https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5409002-trump-epstein-files-ag-bondi-patel-bongino-fbi-agents-durbin-wall-street-journal/    https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/middleeast/israel-gaza-food-aid-shooting-intl   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/science/ocelots-opossums-friends-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

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   https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-shut-down-blackmail_l_684076c2e4b08964db92e65f   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIo0PpAvKZM

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/    https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/us/upenn-transgender-women-sports-lia-thomas?cid=ios_app   https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/bUPIVPEnne  https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-sheehan-makes-case-albany-chooses-20389697.php    https://www.ft.com/content/c0e661cc-55db-4e2a-b17b-a656e0cf6c14 // https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-consultancy-firm-involved-ghf-aid-scheme-modelled-plans-relocate    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-antisemitic-slur-shylocks-iowa-big-beautiful-bill-rcna216904   https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-big-beautiful-bill-immigrants   https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/climate/texas-flooding-forecast-response?cid=ios_app    https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-gaza-soldier-admit-deliberately-killing-unarmed-aid-seekers    https://www.earth.com/news/dental-pulp-stem-cells-from-extracted-wisdom-teeth-can-treat-multiple-diseases/

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    https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-says-floridians-have-right-hit-protesters-cars-2084418    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/minneapolis-targeted-shooting?cid=ios_app  https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-attacks-iran-promising-full-scale-military-operation

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    https://youtu.be/bwmmPlw06_0?si=pXhOSadKXpTy_WKx    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/landlord-lobby-will-boost-cuomo-with-2-5m-spend-00389886    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-at-ice-check-ins-detained-and-held-in-basement-of-federal-building-in-los-angeles/    https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/05/djibouti-deportations-migrants-ice-trump/   https://newrepublic.com/post/196138/ice-child-birthday-party-gang-meeting-tren-de-aragua?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SF_TNR    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/08/us/la-protests-national-guard?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/   Give us a call! (516) 324-8404

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. Leave us a voicemail! 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/    https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias-rodriguezs-leaked-chats   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=80AA9966-D0AC-4FAC-AC66-B6870484D1B9   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=1083C134-EE2C-4B76-A979-F600253FBA2F   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/china-student-visas-revoke.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=96A941E6-27E3-4B21-B368-7D567B84A892   https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements-expansion-intl?cid=ios_app   https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/state-department-office-of-remigration    https://x.com/dabbs346/status/1928441971460202894 https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/politics/joni-ernst-flippant-defense-trump-agenda-analysis?cid=ios_app   https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/emergency-contraception-morning-after-available-convenience-stores-rcna204952

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-construction-jobs-aver   https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/john-reilly-indicted-door-dash-shooting-video-20334578.php    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg0kgg2njo   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/good-cause-eviction-hearing-rejected-troy-s-gop-20340500.php // https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-05-23/good-cause-is-not-good-for-troy-as-gop-council-majority-votes-measure-down    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-dc-jewish-museum-rcna208427 https://www.businessinsider.com/albuquerque-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5

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/   https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/trump-deportation-habeas-corpus-miller.html   https://newrepublic.com/post/194996/john-fetterman-explodes-union-meeting-freaking-staff   https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a64550626/thorium-reactor-nuclear-power/

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/    https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/business/first-driverless-semis-started-regular-routes?cid=ios_app   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/sheriff-warns-of-dangers-in-senior-assassin-water-gun-game   https://www.theverge.com/news/658524/mta-ai-predictive-crime-new-york-subway-platforms   https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fetterman-struggle-mental-health-clinical-depression.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/law/s/05KVifmfoa   https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/28/massachusetts-millionaires-tax-institute-policy-studies-newsletter    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5d0l7el36o

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   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-wife-safe-house-b2738214.html   https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/politics/george-santos-sentencing-fraud?cid=ios_app    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-paula-white-cain-faith-office-husband-b2738449.html   https://www.silive.com/news/2025/04/it-was-the-worlds-largest-landfill-now-staten-island-park-to-get-50k-flowers-to-lure-bees-and-butterflies.html

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   https://www.bupipedream.com/news/at-least-five-student-visas-have-been-revoked-university-confirms/165800/    https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/albany-seeing-fewer-crashes-after-25mph-speed-limit-change

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.php

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/congress/speaker-mike-johnson-floats-eliminating-federal-courts-rcna197986   https://web.archive.org/web/20250326135414/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/    https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-smithsonian-order-improper-ideology-national-monuments-1236352842/   https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/03/trump-goes-nuclear-federal-workforce    https://web.archive.org/web/20250329132455/https://www.ft.com/content/2ac76276-16ad-4cc0-ae16-1c5a2ffc3f36    https://newrepublic.com/article/193352/trump-car-tariffs-vehicle-auto-ceo-wrecks-spin   https://www.theenergymix.com/paris-votes-for-500-more-car-free-streets-while-uk-town-builds-for-bikes/ 

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   https://x.com/seamus_malek/status/1902445414923817024?s=46   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney   https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2025/03/22/ice-irs-immigrants-deport/    https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-more-200-children-killed-tuesday-gaza

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/   https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-03-14/green-card-holder-from-new-hampshire-interrogated-at-logan-airport-detained