Ironweeds

Ways large and small that Supreme Intelligence is ruining everything. The Iran school bombing, sports gambling, op eds, Flock evidence, and new military initiatives. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TPBKLY/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/massachusetts-draftkings-ai-gambling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/09/schnell-ai-writing 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8T3S5Vb/

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-woman-featured-in-cbs12-investigation-takes-flock-camera-case-to-congress-florida-news-florida-politics-news-congress-local-flock 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-ai-to-super-intelligence-01098494 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/politics/hegseth-speaks-to-military?cid=ios_app

https://newrepublic.com/post/216045/pete-hegseth-elon-musk-newt-gingrich-help-lead-military

https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prison-firefighters-cal-fire-jobs/

Charlie Kirk’s new statue gets a makeover. Troy City Council votes to put mild guardrails on police use of Flock. DHS has a secret pre-crime unit. AS is soooo super dangerous ohmigosh. Trump bans press from the White House. And the Kakapo is making a big comeback.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-tpusa-arizona

https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/18/troy-city-council-moves-to-amend-flock-legislation/

https://newrepublic.com/post/215177/secret-dhs-unit-predictive-policiing-people-based-financial-data // https://www.404media.co/a-secretive-dhs-predictive-policing-unit-is-analyzing-americans-financial-habits-and-pulling-them-over/ 

https://www.techtimes.co.uk/former-google-deepmind-engineer-ai-safety-warning-1808696

https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship

https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/16/macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour-salary-palestine

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html

https://abcnews.com/Health/parasitic-outbreak-linked-iceberg-lettuce-cdc/story?id=136373833

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/kakapo-parrot-baby-boom-worlds-heaviest-bird-rise-new-zealand-rcna595479

Bibi is in hot water. The Pentagon is thinking hard about its future in the Middle East. Electronic shelf labels are coming for your wallet. An Albany County sheriff commits some serious time theft. And a handful a wildflowers, because we love you.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000

https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-warnings-to-netanyahu-ahead-of-oct-7-massacre-shatter-his-core-political-defense/

https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/in-cod-we-trust/

https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extremely-popular-56-million-workers-would-join-a-union-if-they-could/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/electronic-shelf-labels-grocery

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-albany-county-investigator-charged-22424123.php // https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/S8wUZFdmoa 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/politics/us-military-intelligence-bases-troops-middle-east

https://nysfocus.com/2026/09/09/upstate-new-york-bike-lanes-cycling-infrastructure

We take the bait on dysgenics. HHS cancels post-partum and infant mortality grants in favor of getting swole and hard. Troy City Council puts limits on the mayor’s emergency powers. Kyrsten Sinema came in like a home wrecking ball. And solar panels in California are making irrigation more efficient.

https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/donald-says-transgender-people-will-end-if-gop-keeps-congress-in-midterms/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/un-admits-exceeding-paris-agreements-1-5-degrees-c-warming-target-is-unavoidable/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-lawsuit-kyrsten-sinema-north-carolina-homewrecker-law-rcna596205

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-council-installs-new-rules-mayoral-emergency-22414983.php 

https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/04/rpi-announces-partnership-with-israels-ben-gurion-university-for-joint-research-programs/ 

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-built-working-irrigation-canals/33890/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A man travels cross country with a self-defense guillotine. The Tate Brothers are, according to their attorney, only fake rich. A fake pro-Israel think tank is out to game LLMs. A Florida deputy of the year has done some very unsavory stuff. And Detroit makes city buses free to all K-12 students.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/politics/guillotine-near-us-capitol-philan-tam-duy-le?cid=ios_app

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/teacher-creates-fart-corner-students-1999192

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/25/tate-brothers-lied-online-about-being-uberwealthy-lawyers-claim-they-are-playing-a-role/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda 

https://www.404media.co/florida-deputy-of-the-year-used-flock-to-stalk-ex-held-gun-in-her-mouth-did-a-nazi-salute/ https://www.youtube.com/live/WhRNarPJxP4?is=4V8MAoCTtFpxKUfk 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-ice

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2026/08/14/sheffield-makes-free-ddot-transit-for-students-permanent/91306496007/ 

Albany Teamsters president has been a naughty boy. A local woman was entrapped by the FBI in a terrorism plot. NY mental health courts need more love. A plastics packaging bill has been killed under suspicious, romantic circumstances. Palantir co-founder is weirdly obsessed with criminalizing homelessness. And a river otter was spotted in the Bronx River!

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-teamsters-head-accused-funneling-union-22396227.php 

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/woman-charged-plotting-terror-attack-ny-capitol-22396206.php 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/jessica-bowie-capitol-bombing-plot-mental-health-22398534.php 

https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/isis-plotter-jessica-bowie-threatened-to-blow-up-house-roommates/ 

https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/04/mental-health-courts-new-york 

https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/11/heastie-new-york-plastics-packaging-reduction-recycling-bill-vote 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/otter-bronx-river-new-york-city 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/joe-londsdale-cicero-institute-homelessness/

Taste of Italy update. RFK’s doctor poops like a god. ICE activity in the Capital District is up. A wild story about a local kidnapping. How Baltimore reduced violent crime with fewer police. And how NYC is working with, not against, its coast line.

https://www.newsweek.com/viagra-may-help-prevent-cancer-from-spreading-study-finds-12233273 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/JceSV8EXiP 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/politics/trump-vaccine-autism-rfk?cid=ios_app

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/ice-activity-capital-region-increasing-22381651.php 

https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/health/rfk-jr-s-doctor-says-proper-poops-are-nearly-orgasmic/ 

https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/taste-italy-518-foodies-lawsuit-lawyer-22393276.php

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8mgpl27dpo

https://ryanhansson.substack.com/p/new-york-stopped-building-walls-and?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8lzy4o&triedRedirect=true

https://emeraldbook.org/news/aug-0426-5/ 

​​https://www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-sports-measure/

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/men-arrested-kidnapping-charges-ties-candidate-22385132.php

Lots of AI stories, from anti-Flock aktion to nudification and goofy maps. A disturbing new trend among gooners targets victims at Dollar Tree. Ebay spends years harassing a blogger couple. And the EU bans destruction of unsold clothes.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/20/dollar-tree-sexual-assault-gooner

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/troy-police-ai-tool-clear-raises-surveillance-concerns/

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-sues-minnesota-stop-142035407.html

https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/07/28/rensselaer-county-officials-vow-to-defy-state-order-to-terminate-ice-partnership/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/tech/anthropic-ai-models-break-out-hack?cid=ios_app

https://earth.org/eu-bans-destruction-of-unsold-clothes-and-shoes/

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/man-arrested-accused-of-sawing-down-flock-camera-in-the-middle-of-the-night

Blue Angels terrify beach goers. Hochul’s data center ban. The dollar is losing its stranglehold on global reserves. Two high-profile ICE murders. An AI model goes rogue to cheat on its homework. And China makes one very hot donut. 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-s-sergeant-claims-sexual-depictions-made-22342846.php 

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/hochul-announces-data-center-moratorium-up-one-22343468.php 

https://www.news10.com/top-stories/a-new-flag-for-the-city-of-albany-officials-say-it-could-be-your-design/ 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5969935-hegseth-testosterone-testing-dod/

https://wnbcnetwork.com/hegseth-s-reckless-flyover-leaves-kids-in-tears-and-chaos.html?s=red

https://www.intellinews.com/dollar-s-grip-on-global-reserves-slips-to-lowest-level-this-century-454331/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-testing-triggering-unprecedented-brea-rcna588611

https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-houston-lorenzo-araujo-salgado-93aa1fdf11e89422027d8b9c963a9b64

https://apnews.com/article/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/07/23/passengers-in-texas-ice-shooting-say-officers-not-in-danger

https://youtube.com/shorts/frSvv6wqpas

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8t4mNLQ/ 

Trump travels with his poo. Updates on Taste of Italy. Florida cop uses ALPR to stalk woman in dangerous highway chase. A Waymo turns its teenage troublemaker riders into the police. Pickup artist Mystery has an AI girlfriend. And New York smashes solar goals.

https://www.newsweek.com/andrea-shaw-mom-says-vaccines-killed-twins-charged-murder-12172177  

https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-palestinians-hamas-war-government-146f9a609580d4c8c42ab35fbe60d5b3 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/CwDqJHkCVW

https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/

https://www.wwnytv.com%2F2026%2F07%2F02%2Fnew-york-hits-solar-energy-milestone%2F 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91570761/a-self-driving-waymo-just-reported-its-own-passengers-to-police 

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-takes-lead-vladimir-1926930 

https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/connor-murphy-death-gold-injection-1930934 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/9T1JYpl4e9 

https://www.wired.com/story/pickup-artist-mystery-has-an-ai-girlfriend/ 

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/hamas-disbanded-its-government-in-gaza-but-israel-will-still-prevent-reconstruction-from-starting/

https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyouseethisdonttellme/video/7659484485909548302?_r=1&_t=ZP-97utB3VNrLS

https://youtu.be/bYPnNMg2R2w?is=d1nS37Us0KmlB7b_