Ironweeds

Local restaurant owner deals with backlash over racist comments. Turkey Trot organizer steals $114k from charity. Foundational climate research paper bought and paid for by BP. Pope Leo excommunicates traditionalists for schismatic behavior. And Weird Al says no to AI money.

https://www.propublica.org/article/wedges-climate-research-bp-fossil-fuel-princeton 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/court-recordings-missing-ashe-case-22326544.php

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/taste-of-italy-owner-addresses-controversial-comment-about-death-of-young-boy

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/taste-italy-reopens-day-firestorm-anti-muslim-22330683.php 

https://youtube.com/shorts/Yg-wYERcT_8?is=Y49Plau5cXzOg5EA

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-turkey-trot-organizer-charged-theft-22328674.php

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-traditionalist-pope-latin-st-pius-6570c6bcc0784f4b9229e20bdec4e5aa?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/elon-musk-demands-single-doge-death-example-then-goes-silent-when-given-the-body-count/ar-AA26NSX0?cvid=6a4309c4c6ec44c3b896506220f1bebe&ocid=hpmsn

https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/weird-al-yankovic-rejected-ai-commercial-money-offer-1236800794/

A Nashville parking garage parties too hard. ICE protestors face absurd sentencing. DSA wins big in New York. Rising premiums cause ACA enrollment to plummet. And smoking weed may keep your brain healthy. 

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/research-smoke-weed-older

https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/nashville-downtown-partnership-garage-fire-lawsuit/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced 

https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/24/ny-primary-election-results-dsa-state-legislature-2026 

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2026/06/24/dsa-backed-candidates-win-numerous-races-on-primary-night

https://apnews.com/article/affordable-care-act-obamacare-health-subsidies-premiums-3dc9a0cd249a7622ce31e8559bfff729

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-flu-shot-requirement-boot-camp-outbreak-4255f063ef99ea2d00cb24fec8793c32

https://keithself.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-keith-self-introduces-resolution-repeal-17th-amendment

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/sadie-schreiner-rpi-lawsuit-transgender-runner-22322812.php 

The reflecting pool is doing great. Peter Thiel’s Dialog Society has had its membership rolls leaked. USA loses big in the MoU. And HPV vaccine stomps cervical cancer in the young.

https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621z28z138o 

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-now-blaming-vandalism-problems-124256941.html

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-1-year-old-child-in-response-to-senatobia-shoplifting-call/

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/13/jeffco-public-schools-title-ix-trump-transgender-atheletes/

SpaceX goes public. Cops use Flock to stock people. Meta employees are sad their jobs have gotten boring. And China goes ham on solar.

https://youtu.be/IHD8BDFYyGI - SpaceX Prospectus

https://youtu.be/tYnyAamblSo?is=iyUzMY__AqrpjueI 

https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/opinion/spacex-stock-ipo-ai.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ufc-lights-dc-pilots-b2995207.html

https://wnbcnetwork.com/vance-s-jaw-dropping-historical-ignorance-sparks-outrage-over-trump-s-iran-war-justification.html?s=red

The Pope releases an encyclical against AI. NY legislature passes a moratorium on data centers. Trump yells at Bibi. Greg Bovino is looking for attention. And NYC says more trees please.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-holy-war-artificial-intelligence

https://www.nyc.gov/content/climate/pages/news/urban-forest-plan-pr

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ousted-border-goon-greg-bovino-launches-maga-revolt-from-far-right-remigration-summit/

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call

https://theintercept.com/2026/06/01/ai-data-center-protest-police-surveillance/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8s8Rs8R/ 

https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/ny-state-legislature-passes-one-year-data-center-moratorium/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/07/world/iran-israel-missiles

The president is racking up Ls. A potential Albany data center faces road blocks. AI likely to affect women the worst. Allegations of ritual abuse in the West Bank. And the Netherlands blocks the US acquisition of its national cloud service.

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gush-etzion-council-admits-ritualistic-child-abuse-1799642 

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/ 

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/measuring-us-workers-capacity-to-adapt-to-ai-driven-job-displacement/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2025/08/26/women-who-use-ai-at-work-face-a-predictable-competence-penalty/

https://19thnews.org/2026/05/women-administrative-assistants-ai/

https://www.techspot.com/news/112552-netherlands-blocked-us-company-buying-app-dutch-citizens.html

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/traffic-to-duckduckgos-proudly-no-ai-search-page-has-tripled-since-latest-google-ai-search-update/

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/plans-kenwood-data-center-development-face-steep-22276890.php

https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-renovations-closure-fe5ff0982cf44bd71b84dc475f839cbd

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/trump-weaponization-fund-blocked-00942265

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/arts/music/trump-freedom-250-concert-cancellations.html

https://www.commondreams.org/news/kevin-hassett-us-consumers

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/29/ufc-fight-soldiers-white-house/90318502007/

https://www.timesunion.com/movies/article/we-tv-age-inappropriate-vic-christopher-caroline-22282877.php

Wade Mode - Not Even Once. A few Trumpdates, including the IRS DOJ settlement. A car explodes near Wall Street. And pfas down in seabird eggs.

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-mayor-mantello-s-overreach-22264741.php

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911

https://www.fox4news.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-grapevine-lake-test-wade-mode.amp

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/trump-fund-january-6-election-deniers-want-money?cid=ios_app

https://apnews.com/article/refrigerants-epa-hfc-air-conditioners-trump-eb0ffc23a65b42171d834c3700585123

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/trump-son-wedding-don-jr.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/car-explodes-near-wall-streets-charging-bull-video/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/live-updates/white-house-gun-shots-north-lawn/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/11/pfas-seabird-eggs-forever-chemicals

Troy makes it to the Washington Post. A Georgia mayor is the ultimate wife guy. A surveillance firm full of missing pieces. A woman gives birth on a prison floor. Military insiders winning big on Polymarket. And Japan donates solar energy to Cuba.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/georgia-mayor-fires-police-department-wife-dispute-b2973338.html

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/cohutta-mayor-sends-resignation-letter-to-council-friday-amid-ongoing-controversy-attorney-cohutta-georgia-police-department

https://www.levernews.com/the-ice-surveillance-firm-with-missing-executives-and-phantom-clients/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/alabama-prison-birth-lawsuit

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-council-sues-mayor-flock-safety-emergency-22255027.php 

https://archive.fo/2026.05.17-132551/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/05/17/citys-ai-license-plate-cameras-led-an-uproar-state-emergency/ 

https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/dutch-house-project-grant-canceled-doge-chatgpt-22256671.php

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/45da1abc-8b1c-4266-864a-8909bf56375a 

https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/kravin-hot-chicken-new-opening-troy-restaurant-22260791.php

https://noticiasambientales.com/energy/japans-6-5m-donation-to-boost-solar-panel-use-in-cuban-hospitals/#google_vignette

New Flock legislation drops in Troy. NYS places bogus “restrictions” on federal agents. Local Hawaiians serve up seal justice. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ubi-universal-basic-income-view-changes-2026-4

https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/05/09/troy-city-council-sets-public-hearing-on-flock-legislation/ 

https://beachgrit.com/2026/05/the-politics-of-monk-seal-justice-why-a-hawaiian-senator-is-backing-a-beach-vigilante/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnderReportedNews/s/CzUW4fCmjT 

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/nyregion/ice-masks-hochul-ny.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/oswego-body-cam-video-border-patrol-traffic-stops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3oO510dyVI

Another would be assassin goes for Trump. The cost of the war in Iran. Teen boys don’t want to date humans, and it’s bad for capitalism. Scientists are going missing. And gold and blue macaws are returning to Rio de Janeiro.

https://www.foxla.com/news/white-house-fbi-investigation-la-county-scientists-missing-reza.amp

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years

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