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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/ 

This week we’re talking about the recent police shootings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, and the cops who donated to Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense fund. Farmers in New York and across the country missed out on USDA assistance during the pandemic because the system is designed for corporate monoculture farming. Plastics are in our air and Japan wants to dump radioactive water into the sea. And because we love you so much, two wildflowers this week: Vertical farming in Compton and space Dorito that the Navy says is definitely a UFO. 

Overview of recent police shootings: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/police-shootings-killings.html

Cops donate to Rittenhouse: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/16/us-police-officers-public-officials-crowdfunding-website-data-breach?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618554209

$24 billion USDA pandemic relief program failed to help most farmers: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-USDA-farm-assistance-pandemic-16095475.ph

Microplastics in the air: Microplastics in our air 'spiral the globe' in a cycle of pollution, study finds - CNN

Fukushima water bound for the ocean: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skoreas-moon-seeks-international-litigation-over-japans-fukushima-water-decision-2021-04-14/

US and China agree to maybe not pollute quite so much: https://www.axios.com/us-china-agree-joint-climate-action-838a35b5-92a8-47c6-901f-1a7e9926f5bc.html 

Space Dorito: https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-confirms-ufo-video-real-taken-by-us-navy-cnn-2021-4?r=US&IR=T&utm_source=reddit.com

Vertical Farm in Compton: https://abc7.com/vertical-farming-companies-stocks-compton-plenty/10433158/

Check out “Unwanted Corkpull” by Kelly Pendergrast! https://reallifemag.com/unwanted-corkpull/ 

While you may be sad over the news that the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon union failed, you probably haven’t thought about the true beneficiaries of union busting: women! That’s right, unions oppress women. In darker news, a former Boston police union president has been charged with over 30 counts of child molestation. He was first accused in 1995, and now 25 years later he’s finally been arrested after several other accusations have been made. On the brighter side, we’re growing meat in a lab and it’s very cool and a little gross. Mostly cool.

“NY TOUCH”: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NY-TOUCH-light-display-seemingly-hints-at-16091248.php 

Washington Park pursues HOA statusL https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-s-Washington-Park-leadership-changes-after-16080320.php 

Unions are sexist: https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/547426-big-labor-efforts-threaten-choices-and-freedoms-for-working-women

Boston Cop is a child molester: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/10/metro/years-boston-police-kept-secret-union-president-was-an-alleged-child-molester/?outputType=amp

Amazon defeats Alabama union: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/10/amazon-union-tech-workers-uber-gig/

Lab-grown chicken: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/eat-just-good-meat-sells-lab-grown-cultured-chicken-in-world-first.html 

Our old friend the Cohoes Norlite Incineration Plant that has been belching out carcinogens for years is finally facing some heat from the NYS Attorney General! Turns out the ziti keeps on coming, as leaked emails reveal Cuomo may have used state resources to write his memoir about how incredible he is. The flow of military equipment to police has gone way up under Biden, and Trump’s reelection campaign duped supporters into donating way more than they meant to. Is it funny? Should we feel bad for them? We discuss! And for your wildflower, the Auckland Zoo has successfully bred four happy and healthy teeny tiny baby Galapagos tortoises. So cute.

Norlite plant: https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/cohoes-norlite-plant-legal-action-new-york-state-attorney-general/6059401/

Ziti galore: https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-times-reports-gov-cuomo-may-have-used-public-resources-to-write-his-book

A magazine in every flak jacket: https://stephensemler.substack.com /p/the-flow-of-military-equipment-to The

The big wet conman strikes again! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html 

They’re wearing little turtlenecks! https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/good-things-take-time-like-breeding-galapagos-tortoises