Ironweeds

Trump likes big butts and he cannot lie. Israel and the US weigh the pros and cons of starting another hopeless war on the eve of elections. Ramaswamy runs a rancid ad. The whole entire internet lives on thanks to one dude with the chill of a Buddhist monk. Genetically engineered war dogs are coming to a conflict near you. The government takes aim at blinding bright headlights. Britney sobs over a hard up hedgehog. 

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/israel-stole-my-identity-34784739.amp

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-men-physical-appearance-comments.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3312ff9e-a8cd-4837-ace3-8206752dde48 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-company-says-its-polls-were-fake-heres-what-happened

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/us-israel-renewed-iran-strikes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.tiktok.com/@josephtawadros/video/7688624890227756310

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/22/trump-acton-ad-ramaswamy-01132489 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/man-who-saved-internet-php-vulnerability/689123/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAV4eM30ZQanhnWOnf22yy-c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2026/10/22/the-woolly-mammoth-billionaires-new-startup-is-genetically-engineering-war-dogs-for-the-military/

https://www.aol.com/articles/bald-hedgehog-lost-prickles-gains-112421000.html

https://www.carpro.com/blog/nhtsa-takes-aim-at-headlight-glare

The military is sticking its nose in the midterm discourse. Local news from the city council to the TPD. Ilhan Omar has her phone seized. And a couple of nice stories out of NYC.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/two-troy-police-officers-placed-leave-shoving-22475848.php

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ilhan-omar-phone-seized-relatives-subpoenaed

https://www.news10.com/news/latham-hotel-described-as-horrific-by-people-placed-by-social-services/

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

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLSbvdgX/ 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/news/065-26/mayor-mamdani-wins-record-131-5-million-doordash-delivery-workers

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/mamdani-menin-horse-drawn-carriages-nyc-01116617

Frankie Fresh speaks his truth. Cuba’s pharmaceutical system is being squeezed by US embargo. The largest lobbying firm in NY is trying something new. Pentagon promises to livestream execution. And Florida plants a feast for monarchs. 

https://youtu.be/nD0NC7hO7qE?si=Z8Poj-T9fEy8wef2

https://hudsonvalleypost.com/taste-of-italy-owner-breaks-silence-on-rumors-backlash/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmdxwn9dr42yo

https://apnews.com/article/cuba-medicines-pharmacies-charity-34280901ca0d9b7a66dd1892fffa0421?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link 

https://nysfocus.com/2026/10/08/new-york-lobbying-super-pac-expenditures 

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/fuel-industry-warns-red-dye-diesel-trump-order-rcna601979 

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/florida-roadside-milkweeds-monarch-butterflies/37075/#google_vignette

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