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.

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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