Ironweeds

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

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/ellis-island-initiative-convening-kingston-19786186.php

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/27/israel-targeted-hezbollah-nasrallah-beirut-bombing-00181439

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW747127092024RP1/?chan=world-news

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-canceled-panel-brings-allegations-19791507.php

https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/cnn-rashida-tlaib-dana-nessel-antisemitism/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/28/its-hugely-moving-record-numbers-of-sea-turtle-nests-recorded-in-greece

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

https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/new-york-magazine-dc-correspondent-olivia-nuzzi-on-leave-over-alleged-affair-with-rfk-jr/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-was-at-sex-and-drugs-party-with-high-school-junior-court-docs

https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5107417/overdose-fatal-fentanyl-death-opioid

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.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/new-university-rules-crack-down-on-gaza-protests/

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-solar-power-is-shattering-global-records

https://issuu.com/honestweightfoodcoop/docs/hwfc_coopscoop_aprilmayjune_2024_web_update 

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

https://www.commondreams.org/news/portland-maine-divests-israel-2669135363

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/hunter-biden-case?cid=ios_app

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-city-council-approves-six-resolutions-19746447.php

https://macleans.ca/society/niagara-green-grazers-goats/

https://apnews.com/article/american-shot-killed-west-bank-israel-palestinians-b2f1c741cea3d56eb1a339240dbf036e

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/

https://www.cnn.com/travel/tourism-why-it-went-wrong?cid=ios_app

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/29/number-of-plastic-bags-found-on-uk-beaches-down-80-since-charge-introduced

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-new-york-election-2024-ad674ee66389e3703a847fa385a308c7

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

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-campaign-shooting-ptsd-anger-b2596571.html

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-condo-prices-collapsing-due-hoa-fees-surge-real-estate-expert-1938329

https://www.commondreams.org/news/polio-in-gaza

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-great-news-endangered-tiger-thailand.html

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-iran-hamas-gaza-war?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

https://thedissenter.org/nypd-weaponizes-hate-crimes-law-against-a-journalist/

https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-new-housing-comes-north-troy-19626056.php

https://www.ft.com/content/db6956be-3da3-46b7-84d6-3b8740a88fc6

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/state-police-hiring-standards-questioned-19617505.php

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/hundreds-rally-save-great-meadow-correctional-19618885.php

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/sonya-massey-illinois-shooting-video

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2024/07/29/taquito-bird-amarillo-texas/74591198007/

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

https://www.them.us/story/hiv-cure-stem-cell-transplant