Episodes
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The Cybertruck is trying to kill its drivers and canât hold up to a little water. USC has banned their valedictorian from speaking at graduation. The New York Times wonât allow its writers to accurately describe the genocide in Gaza. Columbia students are camping out in solidarity with Palestinians. A man sets himself on fire and distributes a pamphlet with a couple hard truths and a few strange conclusions. And Mr. Trash Wheel and family are cleaning up Baltimoreâs waterways.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-16/usc-valedictorian-banned-graduation-speech
https://apnews.com/article/google-israel-protest-8c0ff2d46e19b90bdc49ffe6ec4ae274
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/04/20/gaza-solidarity-encampment-enters-day-four-as-columbia-kicks-off-admitted-students-weekend/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13316825/Teslas-Cybertruck-disaster-Insider-reveals-safety-issues-scenes-EV-rollout-drone-footage-shows-hundreds-unfinished-trucks-backed-Texas-factory.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/climate-environment/trash-wheel-numbers-IHLV7SZXJ5H6NKWSV2FRVWAFGQ/
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Iran has retaliated against the Israeli strike against their embassy. The Arizona Supreme Court has reinstituted an 1864 abortion ban. Ron Desantis bans heat protections for outdoor workers. Truth Social stock plummets. And Mexico loves their palace kitties.
Arizona Abortion Ban: https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ruling-1864-law-b43757f9a53848138c4d13e4315527ce
Desantis bans heat protection laws: https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-signs-bill-banning-heat-protection-laws-for-outdoor-workers/
Iran launches drone strike: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-receives-report-incident-50nm-northeast-uaes-fujairah-2024-04-13/
DJT stock plummets: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/business/trump-media-stock-truth-social?cid=ios_app
Palace Cats given rights in Mexico: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cats-national-palace-president-lopez-obrador-501eb21e6953850369261013c94a180a
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Something stinks on 787. The leave it blank campaign wins 12% of the vote in NY. Israel is using an AI to clumsily target so-called Hamas militants and their families. Washington state passes the strippers bill of rights and unarmed civilians are taking police calls in New Mexico.
Stinky: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-s-smell-persists-new-possible-source-19383055.php
Meet the unarmed civilians taking police calls in New Mexico: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW312305042024RP1
Leave it Blank: https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/04/leave-it-blank-campaign-gets-12-vote-ny-democratic-presidential-primary/395464/
Lavender: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ and https://open.substack.com/pub/artificialbureaucracy/p/lavender-military-ai-and-technological?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios
Strippers Bill of Rights: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/strippers-bill-rights-bill-signed-law-washington-state-108487184
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Facebook is being taken over by some very bizarre AI spam. The shadowy organization Opus Dei has spent decades coercing women into unpaid labor. And coral reefs are thriving while grooving to the sound of healthy reef ecosystems.
AI Spam on Facebook: https://www.404media.co/facebooks-algorithm-is-boosting-ai-spam-that-links-to-ai-generated-ad-laden-click-farms/
The Opus Dei diaries https://on.ft.com/3PkQDKD
Israel Spending Bill: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/moral-failure-us-house-approves-bill-that-would-ban-unrwa-funding
Coral Reefs are neat: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thai-scientists-breed-coral-labs-restore-degraded-reefs-2024-03-22/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/13/playing-thriving-reef-sounds-underwater-speakers-save-damaged-corals
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While Britney enjoys her Georgia adventures, the boys are #blessedwithaguest by friend and NLRB worker Adam Pelletier! We cover the recent lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the NLRB as well as some context / history, but the thing he told us the most about was that he wasn't speaking on behalf or for the NLRB. Mass MoCA workers are on strike! Rats have gotten into the evidence locker at a Louisiana precinct and theyâre high on weed, or mold. Boeing seemingly murdered a whistleblower. A Tesla claims another life, this time Mitch McConnellâs sister in law. France puts the right for abortion into their constitution, and the American realtor racket gets checked by a class action lawsuit.
Realtors settlement could lower cost of home sales: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW840615032024RP1 via Reuters News
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/northern_berkshires/mass-moca-union-management-to-come-back-to-bargaining-table-saturday-amid-strike-north-adams-labor/article_d282b222-e2da-11ee-bea8-4ff7e100fc7f.html
Rats on weed
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-police-rats-eating-marijuana-02cf5d760649033801b775b41a96d5df
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/04/1235217454/france-abortion-rights-constitution#:~:text=Both%20the%20Senate%20and%20the,need%20to%20amend%20the%20constitution.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/us-news/boeing-whistleblower-john-barnett-made-powerful-enemies-before-alleged-suicide-workers-warn/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/john-barnett-boeing-whistleblower-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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Biden screams about undocumented people at the State of the Union. Texans are moving to Upstate in droves. Letitia James is suing a farming company over greenwashing. Kathy Hochul has deployed the National Guard in New York Cityâs subways. Gaza is still starving and children are killed by an airdrop. And beavers are beavering away.
Here's why these Texans moved to upstate New York â and so far, they're loving it https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-york-losing-residents-texans-loving-upstate-18632618.php
Letitia James suing over greenwashing: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/climate/the-farming-conundrum.html?referringSource=articleShare
Hochul deploying 750 national guard in NYC subways
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-06/new-york-to-deploy-national-guard-to-nyc-subways-to-fight-crime?embedded-checkout=true
FBI devoting resources to âanarchist extremistsâ: https://theintercept.com/2024/03/07/aaron-bushnell-fbi-anarchism-extremist/
Children killed in humanitarian airdrop: https://abcnews.go.com/International/gaza-children-killed-humanitarian-aid-airdrop/story?id=107927556
Beavers Beavers Beavers! https://e360.yale.edu/features/worlds-largest-beaver-dam
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This episode weâre talking about police collisions in New York State, the dystopian surveillance state looming over San Francisco, and gay whale sex.
NYPD busts cosplay sword gun: https://x.com/nypdnews/status/1764010339811668173?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA
Troy Police car crashes resulted in 36 injuries and one death since 2012: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/troy-police-car-crashes-resulted-36-injuries-1-18684859.php
Troy PD vs Troopers: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officers-surrounded-troopers-told-leave-city-18689440.php
Overview of NYS police collisions: https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/new-york-police-collisions/
A year after fatal Troy police crash, a family tries to rebuild: https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/year-fatal-troy-police-crash-family-tries-rebuild-18676571.php
San Francisco to vote on policing with drones, AI: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW398428022024RP1
Gay Whale Sex: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/28/humpback-whales-sex-photographed-homosexual-behavior
David on Chasing Leviathan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVlD7an3Mtw
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The Bidensâ dog commits cop on cop violence. A trangender teenager is beaten and killed by schoolmates. The Attorney General releases a report on the unconstitutional arrest of Saratoga BLM activists. A UN food convoy delivering flour to Gaza was fired upon by the Israeli navy. A train derailment has left the Hoosick River full of giant microplastics. An Alabama court ruling threatens IVF treatment. And it turns out this one weird trick can reduce homelessnessâgive people housing.
Commander must bite: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/politics/commander-biden-secret-service-bites-white-house/index.html
Hoosic River community contends with microplastics after train derailment: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/train-derailment-plastic-pellets-inundate-hoosic-18671391.php
Murder of Nex Benedict: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nex-benedict-dead-oklahoma-b2499332.html & https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/nex-benedicts-mom-raises-doubts-about?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
UN Food Convoy Fired Upon: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/middleeast/un-food-convoy-gaza-israel-strike-cmd-intl/index.html
AG releases report on Saratoga police violating BLM activists rights: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/ag-city-officials-police-unconstitutional-18678677.php
Court says destruction of embryos is illegal: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/24/us/alabama-ivf-embryos-court-ruling-saturday?cid=ios_app
Reducing homelessness by giving people housing: https://katu.com/news/local/clackamas-county-exceeds-rehousing-goals-with-65-drop-in-homelessness-houseless-tent-shelter-oregon
Philosophy Tube featuring The City Authentic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lHNkUjR9nM
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An action-packed episode on local crazies, labor, ceasefire, public monies for private profit, and Michiganâs repeal of the Right to Work law.
Boss Baby on the attack: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-executive-attacks-former-18666829.php
Beautiful Sneakers: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-launches-sneaker-line-rcna139334
Tesla Crash: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/thruway-collision-tesla-suv-investigation-state-18665024.php
Cybertruck rusting: https://futurism.com/cybertruck-owners-already-rusting
Amazon, Space X, and Trader Joes take on NLRB: https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-joins-companies-arguing-us-labor-board-is-unconstitutional-2024-02-16/
Beyond Ceasefire: https://jacobin.com/2024/02/us-labor-movement-gaza-cease-fire-action
Public funds for retail theft: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/hochul-unveils-45m-plan-to-decrease-retail-thefts-in-nys
Right to Work repeal: https://truthout.org/articles/michigans-historic-right-to-work-repeal-goes-into-effect/
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A train has derailed in the Capital region. Albany DA David Soares is under investigation for misusing state grants. Biden isnât doing well in the polls and Arab voters are pissed. Florida has barred its transgender residents from changing the gender on their IDs. And a candidate for Indonesian parliament is looking our for our kitty cat friends.
Busy scene at derailment cleanup: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/cleanup-continue-weekend-valley-falls-train-18657972.php
Albany DA under investigation: https://cbs6albany.com/news/you-paid-for-it/albany-county-district-attorney-greg-soares-investigated-for-using-state-grants-for-personal-bonuses-report-says-illegal-compensation-confidential-report-longevity-payments-new-york-state-laws-violation-aid-to-prosecution-grant
Biden in hot water with Arab voters: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/us/politics/biden-aide-israel-regret.html
Florida bars trans residents from changing IDs: https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-barring-transgender-residents-changing-gender-drivers-license/story?id=106896871#:~:text=Florida%20transgender%20residents%20will%20no,Highway%20Safety%20and%20Motor%20Vehicles.
Wildflower: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cat-lover-campaigns-animal-rights-indonesia-elections-2024-02-09/#:~:text=JAKARTA%2C%20Feb%209%20(Reuters),and%20legislative%20elections%20on%20Feb
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Things are heating up in the Middle East. A Jackson MI pauperâs cemetery houses the bodies of missing persons. Ohio police raid the wrong house, injuring an infant with a flash bang grenade. A pastor has been charged for giving shelter to the homeless in dangerous temperatures. And the FDA has found that cannabis meets the criteria for reclassification as a schedule one drug.
US Base Attacked in Iraq: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/21/iraqi-iran-backed-group-attacks-us-base-as-region-faces-threat-of-wider-war
Pauperâs Cemetery Contains Over 600 Bodies: https://themessenger.com/news/mississippi-paupers-cemetery-logbook-jackson-police-missing-unmarked-graves-coroner
Police Raid Wrong House, Infant Injured By Flash Bang Grenade: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-mayor-orders-probe-woman-alleges-police-raided-wrong-house-injure-rcna134062
And
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/us/elyria-ohio-police-flash-bang-toddler-ventilator-raid/index.html
Ohio Pastor Charged For Housing Homeless: https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-causey/2024/01/16/ohio-pastor-charged-homeless-opening-milwaukee-cold-deaths-wind-chill/72236928007/
Canniabis Meets Reclassification Criteria: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/marijuana-meets-criteria-for-reclassification-lower-risk-drug-fda-scientific-review-finds/46369656
Brendan Foley Memorial: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Bethlehem-skate-park
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This episode weâre talkinâ local corruption, the hunt for Hunter, South Africaâs charges of genocide against Israel, and McKinseyâs revenue taking a hit.
House Republicans move to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress: https://on.ft.com/3tCvnJ2
Top bookkeeper for sheriff's office admits $122K embezzlement https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/former-albany-county-sheriff-official-pleads-18602286.php
Timberâs Q&A about Cohoes floating solar array: https://timbercorp.org/digest/qa-fs-coh?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_email_id=65a149762b7b9c5e6ceba87f
South Africaâs charges of genocide against Israel: https://www.instagram.com/p/C13OSgYref3/?igsh=Y2xuM3ozMm8wamc0
And:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C17su-_SQnr/?igsh=MXV5eW5yaXdnYTh3dQ==
And:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/stakes-high-as-south-africa-brings-claim-of-genocidal-intent-against-israel
McKinseyâs revenue from prime US government contracts falls to 9-year low: https://on.ft.com/3S62pcK
New Inquiry review of The City Authentic: https://thenewinquiry.com/exposed-bricks/
Commonweal Review: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/urban-city-david-banks-attention-authentic-troy?tid=2272
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Weâre doing a 2023 round up with predictions for 2024, personal accomplishments, resolutions, and general chatting.
Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states: https://www.timesunion.com/news/politics/article/trump-is-barred-from-the-gop-primary-ballot-in-18579109.php
This year in labor: https://jacobin.com/2023/12/year-in-review-labor-2023-uaw-teamsters-amazon-hollywood/
Gypsy Rose out of prison: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/us/gypsy-rose-blanchard-prison-release-cec/index.html
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This episode gives an update on the situation in Gaza, Israeli IDFâs murder of their own hostages, the origin of pro-Hamas stickers at University of British Columbia, Qatarâs 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 âbuy quietâ: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-qatar-money-prop-up-hamas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Smellinâ nature: https://neurosciencenews.com/nature-olfaction-well-being-21173/
Beinâ lazy: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-feel-guilty-about-being-lazy-experts-say-there-are-some-health-benefits-120051004.html
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This week weâre blessed with a guestâJenn! We talk Jewish Voice for Peace, college presidents and free speech, Davidâs 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 Hochulâs 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
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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
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Elon Musk is openly endorsing the Great Replacement theory on Twitter and the ADL is fine with it. A âdeath zoneâ 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
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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
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As Gaza burns, American politicians pretend everything is normal. Polling on Bidenâs reelection chances isnât 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
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Whereâd 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
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