Ironweeds

This episode gives an update on the situation in Gaza, Israeli IDF’s murder of their own hostages, the origin of pro-Hamas stickers at University of British Columbia, Qatar’s funding of Gaza, and the health benefits of smelling nature and being lazy. 

Three Israeli hostages killed by IDF: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/16/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare#israel-says-its-troops-killed-three-israeli-hostages-in-a-case-of-mistaken-identity

Hillel contractor distributes pro-Hamas stickers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hamas-stickers-students-threats-1.7038461 

Qatar funds Hamas to “buy quiet”: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-qatar-money-prop-up-hamas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

Smellin’ nature: https://neurosciencenews.com/nature-olfaction-well-being-21173/

Bein’ lazy: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-feel-guilty-about-being-lazy-experts-say-there-are-some-health-benefits-120051004.html

This week we’re blessed with a guest–Jenn! We talk Jewish Voice for Peace, college presidents and free speech, David’s event with Miko Peled, and a recent archaeological find that revolutionizes what we know about early hominids building structures. 

JVP Albany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jvpalbany

Governor Hochul’s Statement: https://x.com/govkathyhochul/status/1733529147912155425?s=61&t=iGgqMSKrwCJIJWe6VZ1fLQ

College Presidents go before congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/us/harvard-mit-penn-presidents-antisemitism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Miko Peled event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_rghw9UClg

Early hominids built wooden structure: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/537-features/top10/11937-zambia-kalambo-river-earliest-woodworking

Kissinger is dead, Santos is out, and DeSantis did NOT follow the science! Gaza continues to smolder as entire families are snuffed out. Israeli TikTok is dehumanizing Palestinians in alarming ways. And the UAW has signed on to a labor call for a ceasefire!

https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/01/birth-and-death-intertwined-gaza-strip

Israeli Arab Face (content warning, racism): https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/1731032323150287009?s=20 

Elon Musk is openly endorsing the Great Replacement theory on Twitter and the ADL is fine with it. A “death zone” reigns at al-Shifa hospital. A proposal to govern cars at 100 mph has David excited. And Orcas are really into heavy metal. 

https://www.fastcompany.com/90985257/you-shouldnt-be-driving-over-100-mph-and-your-car-shouldnt-let-you 

Elon & ADL https://open.substack.com/pub/parismarx/p/has-elon-musk-finally-gone-too-far?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post 

Orcas are back baby: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/orcas-attack-boat-heavy-metal_n_6557b843e4b05723e4bd2af0

Troy elections gave the city council and mayorship to republicans. Columbia University has suspended Jewish student groups. A West Bank settler gives an unhinged interview. Israel tries to convince you of some crazy stuff. An American living in Panama City killed two environmental protesters. Bryan Johnson is shocking his johnson. And Ohio has enshrined abortion into its constitution! 

Churchill: For Mantello, third time was charmed https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-mantello-third-time-charmed-18483406.php 

Columbia University Suspends Jewish Groups: https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/columbia-university-suspends-students-for-justice-in-palestine-and-jewish-voice-for-peace/ 

Bryan Johnson shocks his johnson: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12730155/Biohacker-reveals-shocks-penis-longer-erections.html

Panama City Shooting: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/panama-shooting-mining-climate-darlington-b2444834.html

Interview with West Bank Settler: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-extreme-ambitions-of-west-bank-settlers 

As Gaza burns, American politicians pretend everything is normal. Polling on Biden’s reelection chances isn’t looking good. City council and mayoral elections are coming to Troy this week. And CDTA has opened the new Purple Line!

Troy council elections will result in at least 5 new members: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-city-council-see-completely-new-members-18467391.php 

Polling on Tump and Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/politics/biden-trump-2024-poll.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

House Republicans introduce bill to expel Palestinians: https://newrepublic.com/post/176666/house-republicans-bill-expel-palestinians-country

Where’d all the crabs go? A farm upstate, of course. Minneapolis businesses have been pressured to hire off-duty cops in a protection racket. A small town in Texas had a population of 20% cops. Starbucks is suing its union for tweeting about Gaza. And an experiment in Melbourne is bringing bugs back. 

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/10/17/small-business-owners-they-are-pressured-to-hire-off-duty-mpd-cops-for-security/

https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/coffee-city-texas-police-officers/285-4220e73c-90d4-474e-b59e-2033270cd8e9 

https://www.insider.com/coffee-city-texas-speed-trap-shuts-down-entire-police-force-2023-9

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/us/alaska-crabs-ocean-heat-climate

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/22/melbourne-urban-greening-benefits-insect-species

The state department is in disarray as rank and file workers express dissent about support for Israel. A 6 year old Palestinian American boy is murdered by his landlord. Israel spins lies about its bombing of the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Florida lawmaker is arrested for fraudulent loans. And aging oil rigs are harboring diverse marine life. 

State department dissent: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-resignation-gaza_n_65306079e4b00565b622b1fb 

And: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4 

Murder of Madea Fayoume: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-wadea-al-fayoume-death-was-obsessed-israel-hamas-war-prosecuto-rcna120589

Debunking Israel’s claims about bombing a hospital: https://www.liberationnews.org/debunking-israels-lies-about-the-bombing-of-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza/

Joseph Harding arrested for loan fraud: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-lawmaker-dont-say-gay-jailed-fraud-loan-joseph-harding/ 

ANd: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/joseph-harding-covid-loan-fraud/index.html 

Offshore rigs are harboring life: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/15/california-abandoned-offshore-oil-marine-life-fish-sanctuary

The state of Israel is violently assaulting Gaza after a Hamas attack. A progressive circuit attorney is forced to resign after police refuse to cooperate with her. A horse girl is suing her HOA for antisemitism. The oldest evidence of humans in the Americas has been published. 

St. Louis detective thwarts progressive prosecutor: https://www.propublica.org/article/homicide-detective-st-louis-refused-testify-roger-murphey-kim-gardner 

WarHorse CEO suing Halfmoon neighbors for $600K: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/warhorse-ceo-suing-halfmoon-association-600k-18403877.php 

Oldest human footprints in Americas: https://themessenger.com/tech/science-ancient-humans-north-america

Horse Girl, My Barn My Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFr92i5jkA

The Navy wants to de-juice our boys in uniform. Dog owners don’t trust vaccines. Creativity privilege is a thing and AI art is the cure. Robussy is on the rise. And the FCC plans to retake its authority to enforce net neutrality!

The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids: https://apnews.com/article/navy-seal-steroid-testing-drugs-883a7262652224ac382d22fd38f90940

FCC to restore net neutrality: https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/fcc-chair-start-process-restoring-fccs-authority-protect-open-internet-and 

Most US dog owners doubt canine vaccines: study:

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW141512092023RP1

“A Klee painting named Angelus Novus shows an angel looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating. His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, his wings are spread. This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face is turned toward the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage and hurls it in front of his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them. The storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This storm is what we call progress.” - Walter Benjamin