Ironweeds

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 

Donald Trump was almost assassinated. Israel is using missiles filled with shrapnel. The DOE is suing schools where students engage in pro-Palestine dissent. Proof of Israel’s use of the Hannibal Directive has been revealed. A Troy cop has been fired because his license was revoked. Shenanigans with the Troy planning board are afoot. And the Iberian Lynx is back from the brink!

Cop Fired for not being able to drive anymore:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officer-fatal-crash-terminated-losing-license-19562616.php

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/israeli-weapons-shrapnel-children-gaza-injured

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-widely-employed-hannibal-directive-target-its-citizens-7-october 

https://jacobin.com/2024/07/palestine-public-schools-censorship-lawsuits/

Biden’s debate performance didn’t instill confidence. An algorithm is raising your rent and destroying your neighborhood. The Troy comptroller has resigned after some shady budget details. A police officer punched a man with MS. And an oceanic fungus is able to break down plastic.

https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2024-06-18-how-algorithm-turned-apartment-pools-green/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/politics/biden-lapses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

https://www.news10.com/video/troy-comptroller-resigns-ahead-of-budget-season/9838206/ 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-police-respond-videos-show-officer-punched-19557852.php

This episode is all about you! Well, and us. We’re fielding your emails and voicemails about everything from reality TV to Florida to labor. Thank you so much for listening, we love you.

Rensselaer County has voted to keep its new “drug dealer” registry. Israelis talk casually about carpet bombing Arabs. The US spread anti-vaccine propaganda abroad. And Denver and Atlanta are addressing their homelessness crises. 

https://apnews.com/article/micro-communities-shipping-container-atlanta-denver-homelessness-63f675d418bd1af6da74f26f4c320324

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-legislature-votes-keep-drug-19508834.php

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/13/us/abortion-pill-supreme-court/heres-the-latest-on-the-decision?smid=url-share

https://x.com/empirefiles/status/1393015740291162120?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg

https://x.com/maksimologija/status/1801750898902704257?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA 

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/