Just another week of upbeat content from your buddies at Ironweeds! Is the planet dying, or just trying to buck us like an angry bronco? Did climate change cause the South Florida condo collapse, or was it actually democracy? We talk about how these crises will keep speeding up, and our responses to them are outdated and counter-productive. Also, we must once again distance ourselves from President Biden after he has reauthorized a law that will lead to more jail time for non-violent drug offenders (where’s our promises kept??). The Boy Scouts of America have been accused of sexually abusing more than 80,000 boys, and despite what they knew, they did little to prevent it. On a happy note, the Brooklyn Museum has repatriated 1,305 artifacts to Costa Rica.

This isn’t a heatwave: https://eand.co/this-isnt-a-heatwave-it-s-a-dying-planet-ac1c9eb529d1

Biden fails to deliver on promises about drug war and incarceration: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/06/16/biden-could-have-taken-the-war-on-drugs-down-a-notch-he-didn-t

Miami condo collapse: https://slate.com/business/2021/06/miami-condo-collapse-florida-building-industry-crisis.html

Nearly 100 say they were abused in Capital Region Boy Scouts over decades: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/abuse-in-the-boy-scouts-capital-region-16282312.php 

Costa Rica gets artifacts back: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-archaeologists-awe-brooklyn-museum-returns-1305-artifacts-2021-07-03/

Boy Scouts rescue drowning woman: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/us/missouri-boy-scouts-rescue-drowning-woman-flood-trnd/index.html

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This week there’s a lot to celebrate after a series of DSA electoral wins across the state, including Kiani Conley-Wilson, and cautious optimism for Marketa Edwards’ campaign as well. And AG Letitia James settles a lawsuit with Johnson and Johnson for $230 million to ease the opium epidemic. 

Election results: https://www.troyrecord.com/news/rensselaer-county-2021-primary-election-results/article_6b09e04e-d3cd-11eb-8c8d-b72a4b1298ca.html

https://www.rensco.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/P21.html 

Take that J&J: 

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-reaches-230-million-settlement-treatment-and-prevention 

101 - New Normal, New Weird

Tired of making money the hard way, Britney, David, and Chris brainstorm what words and phrases we could trademark to make them Disney bucks. Albany Med hospital has violated human trafficking laws by turning Filipine nurses into indentured servants to avoid bargaining with the nurses’ union. Our climate is still a slow-motion trainwreck. The FBI is still using honeypot apps. But in Rochester, a restaurant has unionized, which is pretty tight.

Disney trademarking normal stuff that doesn’t belong to them: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/08/disney-trademark-day-dead-festival-pixar 

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/12/14/676703629/swahili-speakers-horrified-by-disneys-trademark-of-hakuna-matata 

https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/disney-allegedly-files-copyright-claims-over-loki-fan-art/ 

Automatic for the Bosses by David Banks: https://reallifemag.com/automatic-for-the-bosses/

AG: Albany Med violated human trafficking law, must repay Filipino nurses https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/AG-Albany-Med-violated-human-trafficking-law-16254812.php 

The West is drying out. Things will get ugly: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/19/politics/what-matters-climate-change-western-drought/index.html

Smile for the camera! https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22538160/ai-camera-smile-recognition-office-workers-china-canon

Tierra Whack: Whack World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOTebhPy04g&ab_channel=TierraWhackVEVO

CBS News: FBI uses ANOM messaging app to trick criminals, dealing "heavy blow against organized crime”: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anom-app-messaging-fbi-trojan-shield/

Nani’s Kitchen workers unionize: https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/nanis-kitchen-workers-unionized-and-think-more-restaurants-should/Content?oid=13239626 

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It's episode 100! 

Engineered for Dystopia by David A. Banks: https://thebaffler.com/latest/engineered-for-dystopia-banks

Conquest of Bread read by Britney Gil: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ngehu1tpjxcc4zx/AAB9ZAvgu3AoC8Wh3yuxGw5ka?dl=0

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The Troy PD, intent on strangling even the last bit of transparency they have, is encrypting their radio transmissions. Albany County Sheriff promises to go hard on broken windows policing. The nation’s first line of defense against the bad guys has leaked critical information about our nuclear weapons arsenal in the dumbest way possible. 

Police using encrypted radios to hide behavior from public: https://builtin.com/cybersecurity/police-radio-encryption-broadcastify

https://journaltimes.com/news/local/police-scanners-go-silent-with-encryption/article_0f682b65-a2ef-54f0-a141-9491bfc80cf6.html 

Albany Sheriff and broken windows: https://twitter.com/rachelsilby/status/1398290600328417286?s=21

Nuclear Secrets Exposed: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/05/28/us-soldiers-expose-nuclear-weapons-secrets-via-flashcard-apps/

Jew who stole Palestinian house has pretty much what you’d expect on his Facebook https://twitter.com/tedbey/status/1396909119643082753?s=21

Official whistleblower status for Rebekah Jones: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2021/05/28/former-health-department-employee-rebekah-jones-granted-official-whistleblower-status/ 

Florida Covid death estimates: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/428196-50000-floridians-have-died-from-covid-19-health-institute-estimates/

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NY nurses speak out against Cuomo’s lifting of the mask mandate, and two NY men have a very different take on acceptable mask wearing behavior. HBO is using unfair labor practices while filming in Troy, and looking only for NON UNION extras. The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Troy for our police department’s failure/refusal to release disciplinary records. And RIck Santorum’s racism has finally resulted in him being given the boot by CNN.

Troy given a 19th century NYC look for filming 'The Gilded Age' https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-given-a-19th-century-NYC-look-for-filming-16186907.php 

Musicians accuse HBO of unfair labor practices on 'The Gilded Age' https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Musicians-accuse-HBO-of-unfair-labor-practices-on-16196652.php 

New York's largest nurses union condemns state's new mask policy https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-s-largest-nurses-union-condemns-state-s-16194008.php 

Santorum is OUT: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-cnn-native-americans_n_60a92fa6e4b0313547978140

NYCLU sues Troy: https://www.nyclu.org/en/cases/nyclu-v-troy-police-department

Gallant:

https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/an-albany-man-who-is-fully-vaccinated-is-going-to-continue-to-wear-a-mask-/6112658/

Goofus:

https://wnyt.com/saratoga-county-ny-news/mechanicville-man-arrested-after-being-removed-from-jetblue-flight/6113342/

People’s reporting project: https://defundtroypd.org/report/

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We must sadly rescind our endorsement of President Biden after he doubles down on US unilateral support for Israel. The IDF continues its reign of terror, now including journalists as targets. In Saratoga, a very brave anonymous Facebook group is attacking a school teacher for bringing BLM activists to a classroom to speak on (gasp!) civil disobedience. Also hailing from our region, Elise Stefanik got a promotion as the party continues to prove that clinging to daddy Trump is the only way forward. Texas wants to tax your Tesla, a UAP that would turn you into a slurry is probably not Russian, and mRNA vaccine technology holds promise for other applications. 

AP denies IDF claim that Hamas was in building https://twitter.com/eylonalevy/status/1393666610834067456?s=21

UFO disclosure: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-14/

Secret Saratoga group berates school for allowing BLM leaders to speak: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saratoga-group-berates-school-for-allowing-BLM-16169664.php 

Profile on Elise Stefanik: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/stefanik-trump.html 

Texas lawmakers want to tax EVs

https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/553661-texas-lawmakers-move-to-raise-penalties-on-owners-of 

mRNA vaccine may be used against other viruses, cancer https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-covid-19-vaccine-may-hold-the-key-to-vaccines-for-hiv-ebola-even-cancer/ar-BB1gFTqv

We’re back baby! After six long months of remote podding we’re together again to discuss some awful stuff. The government is destroying private industry by giving people enough money to survive. Palestinians in East Jerusalem are being evicted and brutalized by the IDF and settlers. We all do a self crit on our former hatred of Elon Musk. And in Belgium, an adorable border dispute has caused a bit of a stir.

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Palestinians in Jerusalem under fire: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/al-aqsa-worshippers-protest-palestinian-evictions-in-jerusalem

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/29/eviction-of-palestinians-in-sheikh-jarrah-part-of-israeli-policy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/european-powers-tell-israel-to-stop-settlement-expansion

Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344.amp

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This week we celebrate law and loyalty day and share some of the laws that we love following most. A massive “fatberg” is taking over Birmingham sewers, and Joel Greenberg begs Roger Stone to protect him from the consequences of engaging in activities with an “individual who was not yet 18.” Finally, while you do not in fact have to hand it to him, Biden may be getting us some new trains.  

Happy Loyalty Day! https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/30/a-proclamation-on-loyalty-day-2021/

Joel Greenberg’s letter to Roger Stone: https://www.thedailybeast.com/joel-greenberg-letter-written-for-roger-stone-says-matt-gaetz-paid-for-sex-with-minor 

Fatberg, right ahead! https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/01/uk/birmingham-fatberg-scli-gbr-intl/index.html

ODB shout out: https://youtu.be/Ax-sNxERCjQ 2:54-3:28

Trains! https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/50-years-later-Amtrak-s-future-is-suddenly-bright-16139366.php 

The closing of Zotto’s Notty Pine leads us down a strange rabbit hole that ends in nonsense billboards around the capital district. Albany Police violently disperse an encampment that was a response to gross brutality on the part of Devin Anderson, who has a disturbing record of brutality. Florida says it’s A-OK to run over protesters and we discuss the future of protest and novel approaches to reigning in cops. Finally, this tomato is better than all other tomatoes in every way, and worker centers are how the powerless win power. 

Notty pine closing, unhinged responses: https://twitter.com/timesunion/status/1386127715972132866?s=21

Legalizing vehicular homicide against protesters: https://newrepublic.com/article/162163/republicans-anti-riot-laws-cars

Mayor shaheen on Albany pd behavior: https://twitter.com/davidhowardking/status/1385996380112568332?s=21

Police clear Albany encampment: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-police-forcibly-take-back-South-Station-16121010.php

Court Records of Anderson assault in 2017: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd-1_17-cv-00716/pdf/USCOURTS-nynd-1_17-cv-00716-0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2UH1VQphrsSJgYZH3UYpQo0To5BKcyDXdLc0jGe2A_VGJS7jB7MV6SCLI

Now THATS a tomato! https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/makers/article/meet-hudson-valleys-most-coveted-tomato-16120889.php

Worker centers: https://prospect.org/api/content/a0718ee8-9efe-11eb-a86f-1244d5f7c7c6/