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Fretterman is back in the news. Elias Rodriguez's chat messages and manifesto. Elon is calling it quits. Israel is expanding settlements in the West Bank. The State Department is setting up an office of “remigration,” and it's worse than it sounds. And the morning after pill is coming to a corner store near you. Leave us a voicemail! 516 324 8404 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/politics/fetterman-senate-absence-mental-health-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=2A13909D-680E-420B-A685-E5BC42D02877   https://theintercept.com/2025/05/28/john-fetterman-israel-paid-trip-nonprofit/    https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias-rodriguezs-leaked-chats   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=80AA9966-D0AC-4FAC-AC66-B6870484D1B9   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=1083C134-EE2C-4B76-A979-F600253FBA2F   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/china-student-visas-revoke.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=96A941E6-27E3-4B21-B368-7D567B84A892   https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements-expansion-intl?cid=ios_app   https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/state-department-office-of-remigration    https://x.com/dabbs346/status/1928441971460202894 https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/politics/joni-ernst-flippant-defense-trump-agenda-analysis?cid=ios_app   https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/emergency-contraception-morning-after-available-convenience-stores-rcna204952

RFK swims in poop. People aren't paying their burrito debts. DOGE seeks out fraud, sews chaos at the SSA. ICE is hiring for construction jobs. The House passes Trump's big beautiful bill. Troy City Council votes down Good Cause hearing. Israeli Embassy staffers shot in DC. And cannabis sales in New Mexico fund basic income for the poor.    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-rock-creek    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna207940    https://newrepublic.com/post/195363/elon-musk-doge-social-security-fraud-investigation-total-bust    https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-hiring-construction-jobs-aver   https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/john-reilly-indicted-door-dash-shooting-video-20334578.php    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg0kgg2njo   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/good-cause-eviction-hearing-rejected-troy-s-gop-20340500.php // https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-05-23/good-cause-is-not-good-for-troy-as-gop-council-majority-votes-measure-down    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-dc-jewish-museum-rcna208427 https://www.businessinsider.com/albuquerque-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5

A racoon and his emotional support meth pipe. Trump's new plane. Afrikaners as refugees. Worcester neighbors rise up. Fetterman crashes out. Israel continues its genocide. China's new thorium reactor.    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pet-raccoon-meth-pipe-mouth-drivers-seat-ohio-traffic-stop/    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=121680511    https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-thai-restaurant-market-gaza-city-israeli-airstrikes   https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/fbi-opens-formal-investigation-ny-attorney-20316868.php    https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5391815/first-afrikaners-granted-refugee-status-due-to-arrive-in-u-s   https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/05/08/two-arrested-after-neighbors-try-to-stop-ice-agents-from-detaining-worcester-mother/   https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/trump-deportation-habeas-corpus-miller.html   https://newrepublic.com/post/194996/john-fetterman-explodes-union-meeting-freaking-staff   https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a64550626/thorium-reactor-nuclear-power/

ICE drags a mother and her daughters out of bed and robs them blind. Driverless semis make a debut in Texas. Local sheriffs warn that a water gun game could get you killed. By them. MTA wants to use predictive AI, flouting countless cautionary tales. John Fetterman is not doing so well. New executive orders are spicy. A man's venom filled blood could create useful antivenoms. And Massachusetts' wealth tax didn't scare off the rich people.    https://newrepublic.com/post/194557/ice-invades-wrong-home-oklahoma-girls-underwear-life-savings   https://kfor.com/news/local/this-family-is-all-of-us-federal-lawmaker-criticizes-oklahoma-ice-raid-homeland-security-responds/    https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/business/first-driverless-semis-started-regular-routes?cid=ios_app   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/sheriff-warns-of-dangers-in-senior-assassin-water-gun-game   https://www.theverge.com/news/658524/mta-ai-predictive-crime-new-york-subway-platforms   https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fetterman-struggle-mental-health-clinical-depression.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/law/s/05KVifmfoa   https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/28/massachusetts-millionaires-tax-institute-policy-studies-newsletter    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5d0l7el36o

Trump wants to send “homegrowns” to CECOT. RFK JR wants to create a list of autistic people. Musk sends DOGE into the NLRB. DHS tweets home address of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura to 2.4 million followers. George Santos gets the book thrown at him. And Freshkills Park is getting turned into a pollinator playground.     https://www.europesays.com/2009702/   https://x.com/FrankLuntz/status/1911463710029488317   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/    https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-wife-safe-house-b2738214.html   https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/politics/george-santos-sentencing-fraud?cid=ios_app    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-paula-white-cain-faith-office-husband-b2738449.html   https://www.silive.com/news/2025/04/it-was-the-worlds-largest-landfill-now-staten-island-park-to-get-50k-flowers-to-lure-bees-and-butterflies.html

This episode covers the Trump administration's increasingly brutal treatment of immigrants and how the detention system is handling it (not well).    https://inthesetimes.com/article/democratic-party-free-speech-trump-deportation-mahmoud-khalil    https://floridapolitics.com/archives/730757-miami-dems-demand-krome-detention-center-tour-amid-reports-of-inhumane-conditions/   https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/   https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/us/mahmoud-khalil-arrest-update-columbia-university?cid=ios_app   https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/us/immigration-detainees-trump-ice-students-visa?cid=ios_app   https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-supermanagerial-reich/    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gnzzeg34o   https://www.bupipedream.com/news/at-least-five-student-visas-have-been-revoked-university-confirms/165800/    https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/albany-seeing-fewer-crashes-after-25mph-speed-limit-change

This week we are cursed with a loss, as Britney is out, but we are blessed with a guest - our good friend Adam Pelletier, who is a worker at the NLRB and organizer in the Federal Unionists Network. We talk about the "Hands Off!" rally in Albany, tariffs, and uncommon grounds is organizing a union! https://on.ft.com/44cQfWQIn https://labornotes.org/2025/04/federal-unionists-say-its-not-game-over-its-game https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/protesters-tell-trump-musk-hands-off-federal-20260299.php  https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-harbor-tom-homan-jaime-cook Wildflower: https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/uncommon-grounds-workers-saratoga-clifton-park-20254954.php

Florida legislators think children have had it too good for too long and need to be put to work. It's poppin off in the group chat. The White House wants to use gold to buy Bitcoin. Trump signs some alarming executive orders. And two cities are looking to deprioritize cars in their urban planning.     https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/business/florida-child-labor-laws/index.html   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-house-says-gold-reserves-213421472.html   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-election-order-calling-proof-us-citizenship-vote-2025-03-26/   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-mike-johnson-floats-eliminating-federal-courts-rcna197986   https://web.archive.org/web/20250326135414/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/    https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-smithsonian-order-improper-ideology-national-monuments-1236352842/   https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/03/trump-goes-nuclear-federal-workforce    https://web.archive.org/web/20250329132455/https://www.ft.com/content/2ac76276-16ad-4cc0-ae16-1c5a2ffc3f36    https://newrepublic.com/article/193352/trump-car-tariffs-vehicle-auto-ceo-wrecks-spin   https://www.theenergymix.com/paris-votes-for-500-more-car-free-streets-while-uk-town-builds-for-bikes/ 

Trump tangles with the Department of Education. ICE detains a canadian woman for two weeks. Israel kills 200 children in less than a week. And electric tricycles are giving women in Zimbabwe a newfound freedom to travel.   https://apnews.com/article/women-zimbabwe-rural-electric-tricycles-9a298da6e5f394bc6394cf61b940b4ed   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/20/us/trump-education-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=2DD82E4C-44AC-4985-8442-57B037CF9456    https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html   https://x.com/seamus_malek/status/1902445414923817024?s=46   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney   https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2025/03/22/ice-irs-immigrants-deport/    https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-more-200-children-killed-tuesday-gaza

Tesler boycott and protests. Illegal detentions and possible deportations. A cop kills a cyclist while watching Matt Walsh video. Solar farms may help rejuvenate barren ecosystems.    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-72860-8   https://vtdigger.org/2025/03/07/shelburne-police-officer-had-youtube-video-playing-in-cruiser-at-time-of-fatal-crash-court-records-say/    https://on.ft.com/41MXr9p    https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php   https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-440828980a4ee7bf4ddcf3d123e02b3e   https://abc7ny.com/post/dhs-arrests-another-student-involved-columbia-university-protests-mahmoud-khalil-detained/16022464/   https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-03-14/green-card-holder-from-new-hampshire-interrogated-at-logan-airport-detained 

A rabid white supremacist interacts with powerful government X accounts. The EPA wants to bar states from warning about dangerous chemicals. Measles in Texas. The great DEI military purge. Beavers get the goods and more!    https://www.dailydot.com/debug/captive-dreamer-elon-musk-jd-vance/    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14458011/Luigi-Mangione-sex-tape-bombshell.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton    https://jacobin.com/2025/03/trump-epa-pesticides-regulations-health/   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/health/texas-measles-outbreak-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=A2C0AC22-DE31-4D17-BF69-3B4367A4FD3C   https://truthout.org/articles/trump-official-tells-americans-to-buy-chickens-to-deal-with-egg-pricing-crisis/   https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074   https://apnews.com/article/collective-bargaining-agreement-tsa-homeland-security-e3eb1d5e0ae8e1b4a6fdb87cd7f6bd39   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZuzIzY8YQ&t=4s

Musk blows a $22 million Starlink deal over a tweet.The USPS does more than you might think. Kathy Hocul demands CUNY to remove a job call for a Palestinian Studies position. Trump crushes USAID projects around the world. The asteroid won't hit Earth, but the Moon better look out.    https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-trader-kills-himself-on-x-live-to-create-a-meme-coin/    https://mexicodailypost.com/2025/02/24/carlos-slim-orders-to-cancel-his-collaboration-with-elon-musks-starlink/     https://jacobin.com/2025/02/usps-rural-areas-services-privatization/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/kathy-hochul-palestinian-studies-cuny-job   https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/services-collapsing-usaid-cuts-health-contracts-worldwide-2025-02-27/   https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/asteroid-wont-hit-earth-but-might-hit-moon-a-potential-science-bonanza/ 

Elon ignores his children. An Israeli mistakes other Israelis for Palestinians and opens fire. Latest executive order gives Trump sweeping new powers. Judge attacks transgender military ban. Temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants set to expire this year. And Tesla sales tumble across Europe.   https://x.com/lionel_trolling/status/1892705650544664916?s=46   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/miami-shooting-israeli-men    https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1isvzgu/the_full_executive_order_is_out_this_is_the/   https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-slams-trans-military-ban    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy839m7xd1zo   https://x.com/whitehouse/status/1891922058415603980?s=46   https://www.salon.com/2025/02/11/tesla-sales-tumble-across-europe/

Meta pirated books for its AI. Trump is sending immigrants to Guantanamo. The Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop their case against Eric Adams. Trump bans plastic straws. RFK is coming for your SSRIs. And Worcester becomes a sanctuary city for trans people.    https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/worcester-massachusetts-becomes-sanctuary-city-trans-people-council-vo-rcna192022   https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/02/13/nazi-flags-can-fly-utah-school-not/   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/   https://grist.org/accountability/exxon-plastics-plant-point-comfort-texas/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants   https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-us-attorney-0395055315864924a3a5cc9a808f76fd   https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/economy/plastic-paper-straws-trump?cid=ios_app   https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump?cid=ios_app    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-goes-after-antidepressants-claiming-threat-to-americans?srsltid=AfmBOopisPR5DYWZ8ZT9TsGOQEapK1rOVqm3OjuTcnpU0LyiGueLoHFI   https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/02/heres-whos-running-new-york-city-mayor-2025/401994/ 

Kanye's Twitter rant. Stories from the Trump Administration. The gleam in Netanyahu's eye. A Petersburgh judge who knows you're guilty. And Japanese micro forests.   https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/politics/us-government-agencies-order-employees-to-remove-gender-pronouns-from-email-signatures?cid=ios_app   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/netanyahu-trump-golden-pager-lebanon-hezbollah-attack    https://apnews.com/article/new-york-judge-petersburgh-resigns-1634b59d392c834f561d9f992864395f   https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/02/07/kanye-west-goes-on-antisemetic-rant-online-says-hitler-was-so-fresh/   https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/12/29/the-japanese-micro-forest-method-is-transforming-cities

The first week of the Trump administration is over. Let's see what they're up to. And Cuba is helping fight illiteracy in Honduras.    https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-cancels-sanctions-far-right-israeli-settlers-occupied-west-bank-2025-01-21/   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-world-health-organization.html   https://insiderpaper.com/china-vows-to-support-world-health-organization-after-us-withdrawal/   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.404media.co/tiktok-free-palestine-comments-removed/   https://www.ft.com/content/fcaf50dc-6779-44d2-a7fa-264df798a4c1   https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring   https://apnews.com/article/trump-transgender-passports-prisons-eggs-sperm-da1d1d280658a8c85c57cfec2f30cefb   https://www.plenglish.com/news/2024/10/29/honduras-highlights-cubas-role-in-literacy-program/ 

Fires are raging, Meta is giving users the keys to the castle, Israel is obstructing the UN, and goose poop has cancer fighting compunds.    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/business/meta-fact-checking?open-in-app=logged-out-regiwall&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare#meta-fact-checking-facebook   https://x.com/esaagar/status/1876612227807236310?s=46   https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-10/former-incarcerated-firefighters-create-private-fire-crew-to-battle-california-wildfires   https://www.forestryfirerp.org/   https://newrepublic.com/article/190048/california-insurance-los-angeles-fires?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=SF_TNR   https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-obstructs-un-probe-7-october-sex-crimes   https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/middleeast/gaza-death-toll-underreported-study-intl?cid=ios_app   https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/takeaways-trump-hush-money-sentencing?cid=ios_app   https://archive.ph/2024.12.22-140237/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/12/22/middle-school-stem-goose-poop/

A series of violent attacks from troops and veterans. Super sexy bullet trains in China. Congestion pricing takes effect in NYC. Paid prenatal leave for NYers.    https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3292665/china-unveils-future-high-speed-rail-next-gen-prototype?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article    https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/new-york-becomes-first-state-to-mandate-paid-perental-leave-for-employees    https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/01/04/amazon_worker_health/    https://www.thedailybeast.com/las-vegas-cybertruck-bomber-matthew-livelsberger-was-a-trump-supporter-source/    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-allegedly-attacked-reporter-yelling-trumps-america-now-rcna185768   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/05/nyregion/congestion-pricing-nyc-new-jersey/nyc-congestion-pricing-tolls?smid=url-share 

MAGA civil war. Miami is sinking. Hospitals are reporting birthing parents for testing positive for drugs they administered. Biden signs an anti-LGBTQ bill into law. A local inmate was beaten to death by prison guards. And a mayor is building utopia in Mexico City.    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article296831519.html#m4r019girzakb51lfs    https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine   https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/27/mexico-city-utopias-project-mayor   https://www.advocate.com/politics/biden-signs-anti-lgbtq-bill   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/death-of-inmate-prompts-call-for-transparency-and-justice-at-marcy-correctional-facility-robert-brooks-prison-new-york-ny-attorney-general-officers-fatal-beating   https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/post-luigi-the-extremist-threat-is   https://open.substack.com/pub/taylorlorenz/p/a-maga-civil-war-is-breaking-out?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios

Drones are in the skies. Luigi Mangione has been accused of the UHC CEO killing. A woman from Florida has been arrested for making related terroristic threats. Manchin and Sinema allow a GOP majority on the NLRB. Israel continues to sow death and destruction. Biden commutes sentence for Kids for Cash judge. And Mexico adds animal rights to its constitution.    https://jacobin.com/2024/12/nlrb-manchin-sinema-gop-majority   https://thehill.com/homenews/5037545-florida-woman-accused-of-threatening-insurance-company-saying-delay-deny-depose/   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/death-feels-imminent-for-96-of-children-in-gaza-study-finds   https://www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/biden-commutes-sentence-for-kids-for-cash-judge/   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    https://abcnews.go.com/US/amazon-workers-authorize-strike-companys-unionized-warehouse/story?id=116767350   https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/390144/mexico-constitution-reform-animal-rights

Someone shot a CEO. Spain is stopping weapons shipments to Israel. The Harris campaign dropped the ball on outreach to voters of color in Philadelphia. Upheavals in North Korea and Syria. And air pollution is down in China over the last decade.    https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ceo-of-unitedhealthcare-fatally-shot-outside-of-hilton-hotel-in-nyc-in-possible-targeted-attack-sources/    https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/   https://apnews.com/article/us-spain-israel-weapons-shipping-7cb890af47716111445f7726ce19ddb4   https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-12-07/football-college-ohio-michigan-fights   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/harris-philadelphia-black-latino-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/China-FactSheet_2024.pdf   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/6/south-koreas-ruling-party-head-calls-for-suspension-of-yoons-powers    https://jacobin.com/2024/12/south-korea-failed-coup-democracy/ 

How did the dems manage to lose an election in which they outraised their opponents three to one? In part, ground game. Trump will be rolling back student debt relief. Musk calls to abolish the CFPB. EPA scientists faced retaliation for finding harm from chemicals. The President of Mexico has strong words for Trump. And a Whole Foods in Philadelphia is unionizing.    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/25/democrats-organizing-get-out-the-vote    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/26/trump-rollback-biden-student-debt-relief-00189841   https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/28/elon-musk-cfpb-trump   https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals   https://inthesetimes.com/article/whole-foods-union-philadelphia    https://x.com/davidrkadler/status/1861501962233225513?s=46

Pokemon Go–good or bad? Who knows. Gaetz is out, Bondi is in. The ICC issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Conditions at a Virginia prison are so bad that inmates are setting themselves on fire. And little gophers made a big difference at Mount St. Helens.    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/protest-matisyahu-concert-troy-savings-bank-19935002.php    https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/gophers-mount-st-helens   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pikachu-problem-colonie-discouraging-pokemon-go-19928697.php    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hacker-accesses-sealed-testimony-woman-alleging-matt-gaetz-sex-was-17-rcna180830    https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/arrest-netanyahu-icc-warrant-divides-world-israel-gaza-rcna181320   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr4g50wxp2o   https://sfbayview.com/2024/11/conditions-so-bad-that-prisoners-set-themselves-on-fire-crisis-and-cover-up-at-red-onion-super-max/

Trump cabinet picks are a veritable who's who of unstable warmongers and knuckleheads. AI slop of Elon Musk has Facebook users thinking he's gonna save the world. News reporting on the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer hooligans is pure disinformation. Senate Dems have a chance to strengthen the NLRB–will they take it? And Colombia outlaws child marriage.    DDN analysis of reporting on Maccabi Tel Aviv Soccer Hooliganism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTyg1kJGzM   https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/no-there-were-no-antisemitic-pogroms-in-amsterdam-heres-what-really-happened/   https://www.404media.co/absurd-ai-slop-about-how-elon-musk-will-fix-america-is-megaviral-on-facebook/    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-nlrb-nominees_n_67351dbfe4b0b5b61d3f91fa   https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/americas/colombia-child-marriage-law-intl-latam/index.html 

That's right folks, the real winner of the election is Chris for being right about everything! This ep we talk about Trump's win, how the dems lost, and what comes next.    https://www.latintimes.com/did-joe-biden-drop-out-google-trends-presidential-election-trump-harris-564875   https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/harris-cheney-democrats-campaign-trump-election-2024-1235158805/   https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/exit-right/   https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/harris-democrats-union-harris-votes-00187943    https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2024/1107/Brazil-Amazon-deforestation-Lula-environment-climate-change    

The election is almost here and campaigns have been bilking the elderly for everything they're worth. A DuPont factory in Louisiana gets a slap on the wrist for emitting benzene. Your spatula is killing you. Israel is conducting an extermination campaign in north Gaza. And airlines are gonna have to pay up for making you wait.   https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg   https://www.nola.com/news/environment/louisiana-cancer-alley-dupont-epa-pollution-environment/article_41429cd2-9329-11ef-985a-735db2aff7a2.html   https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/black-plastic   https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/survivors-of-north-gaza-invasion-report-israeli-extermination-campaign/   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/travel/airline-fees-refunds-dot-rules.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

Donald Trump will spank the nation. Nearly half of Americans want to round up undocumented immigrants in militarized camps. Newspapers are withholding endorsements for the president. Veteran entrepreneurs are using their unique skill set to rise and grind. The federal government is investing in rural power.  https://www.power-grid.com/renewable-energy/usda-awards-more-than-3b-to-rural-cooperatives-to-lower-electricity-costs-increase-resiliency/   https://apnews.com/article/military-extremism-pentagon-veterans-terrorism-capitol-riot-jan-6-0c1fdd7b6b761e9c9e8556a9b9e45dc9   https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal   https://www.marijuanamoment.net/snoop-dogg-confirms-he-has-a-staffer-who-makes-sure-people-hes-smoking-marijuana-with-dont-get-too-high/

Don is fixated on Arnold Palmer's swangin thang. Canada accidentally invested millions in a monument to fascists. Two Texas oil tycoons are changing the face of conservative politics. An Arkansas Tyson factory may be employing children as young as eleven. The private bail industry is going after charities. Israel continues its bloody assault on Gaza. And the UK is off coal for good.    https://apnews.com/article/trump-arnold-palmer-closing-arguments-latrobe-pennsylvania-2bea9620c523e531a55259200215284e    https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseout-UK/    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/magazine/texas-politics-billionaire-preachers.html    https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/government-should-remove-more-than-330-names-on-victims-of-communism-memorial-because-of-potential-nazi-or-fascist-links-report-recommends   https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/department-labor-child-labor-tyson/527-21c0bd01-6313-45a7-843a-f5f00582b841   https://jacobin.com/2024/10/bail-bonds-lobbyists-insurers-reform   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/17/us-says-b2-bombers-launched-precision-strikes-against-houthis-in-yemen   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/17/israel-claims-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-has-been-killed   https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-bank-woman-fatally-shot-back-israeli-soldiers-while-harvesting-olives   https://www.404media.co/this-is-exactly-how-an-elon-musk-funded-pac-is-microtargeting-muslims-and-jews-with-opposing-messages/

Rensselaer County officials have been found not guilty of ballot fraud. Eric Adams has been indicted. Israel is bombing Lebanon. Accusations of antisemitism are being used to smear critics of Zionism. Sea turtles are showing up in big numbers in Greece. Check out Zombie Giuliani's new album! https://zombiegiuliani.bandcamp.com/   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-property-management-firm-sued-housing-19754794.php   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/jury-finds-rensselaer-county-officials-not-guilty-on-ballot-fraud-charges-rich-crist-james-gordon-andleslie-wallace   https://inthesetimes.com/article/union-electrical-workers-lebanon-biden-israel-gaza   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/26/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/ellis-island-initiative-convening-kingston-19786186.php   https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/27/israel-targeted-hezbollah-nasrallah-beirut-bombing-00181439   https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW747127092024RP1/?chan=world-news   https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-canceled-panel-brings-allegations-19791507.php   https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/cnn-rashida-tlaib-dana-nessel-antisemitism/   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/28/its-hugely-moving-record-numbers-of-sea-turtle-nests-recorded-in-greece

This episode we're blessed with a guest–Ashley Saupp joins us to talk about her run for Troy Library Board. We also discuss Mark Robinson, RFK JR, Israel's terror attacks, and the slow but steady reduction in overdose deaths. Don't forget to vote on the 24th!   https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html   https://fortune.com/well/article/nearly-half-of-gen-zers-wish-social-media-never-invented/   https://x.com/berniesanders/status/1836448327556125081?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg   https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-hamas-gaza-israel-arms-sale-netanyahu-johnson-659e68134702130b7e0653fc0d8ec279   https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/new-york-magazine-dc-correspondent-olivia-nuzzi-on-leave-over-alleged-affair-with-rfk-jr/   https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-was-at-sex-and-drugs-party-with-high-school-junior-court-docs   https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288   https://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5107417/overdose-fatal-fentanyl-death-opioid

Kamala turns hard right in the debate. Jill Stein goes on The Breakfast Club. A man self immolates outside the Israeli Consulate in Boston. Laura Loomer is too racist for MAGA. The boss of the county sets his sights on Albany International. And solar power is surging!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-executive-interested-albany-19758160.php   https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/man-reportedly-lit-himself-on-fire-outside-bostons-israeli-consulate-to-protest-gaza-genocide/   https://youtu.be/KGm2Fe4G3AA?si=iT4t9SWj1d6kDeHE   https://www.newsweek.com/maga-turning-laura-loomer-1953346   https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/new-university-rules-crack-down-on-gaza-protests/   https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-solar-power-is-shattering-global-records   https://issuu.com/honestweightfoodcoop/docs/hwfc_coopscoop_aprilmayjune_2024_web_update 

Trans panic grips the debate around the ERA in New York. Hunter Biden pleads guilty on tax crimes. Troy is taking steps to deal with its lead pipes. An American was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. And goats are chowing down on an invasive grass species in Ontario.    https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/trump-economic-proposal-musk-efficiency-commission   https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ballot-issue-committee-mobilizes-era-19722926.php   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/29/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ngrp=mxn&pvid=CD9913A2-1BD1-48CD-A992-F427B7751FDB   https://www.commondreams.org/news/portland-maine-divests-israel-2669135363   https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/hunter-biden-case?cid=ios_app   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-city-council-approves-six-resolutions-19746447.php   https://macleans.ca/society/niagara-green-grazers-goats/   https://apnews.com/article/american-shot-killed-west-bank-israel-palestinians-b2f1c741cea3d56eb1a339240dbf036e

There's plastic in our brains. The DNC is led by a terrifying joyful warrior. Cops in Iowa shoot a family dog in front of a child. Tourism is going haywire around the world. Charging for plastic bags may be having a positive effect on UK beaches.    https://e360.yale.edu/digest/microplastics-human-brains   https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-dnc-speech-gaza/   https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/dnc-speech-uncommitted-movement-harris-walz-ruwan-romman/   https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/watch-davenport-officer-fatally-shoots-dog-family-wants-answers/   https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-gaza-genocide/   https://www.cnn.com/travel/tourism-why-it-went-wrong?cid=ios_app   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/29/number-of-plastic-bags-found-on-uk-beaches-down-80-since-charge-introduced   https://apnews.com/article/abortion-new-york-election-2024-ad674ee66389e3703a847fa385a308c7

Bodies in spaces at the Olympics. RFK JR and DJT are both having a tough time. Ilhan Omar wins in a landslide. Israel pulls an ole uno reverse on the human shields question. Polio returns to Gaza. Tigers stay winning in Thailand.    https://jacobin.com/2024/08/ilhan-omar-aipac-squad-israel/   Haaretz= https://drive.google.com/file/d/151YjzzbKPgCvSuMw24vRAD3W8_4usxIr/view?usp=sharing    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-meeting.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/nyregion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-new-york-residency.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-campaign-shooting-ptsd-anger-b2596571.html   https://www.newsweek.com/florida-condo-prices-collapsing-due-hoa-fees-surge-real-estate-expert-1938329   https://www.commondreams.org/news/polio-in-gaza   https://phys.org/news/2024-07-great-news-endangered-tiger-thailand.html

Many in the UK support anti-immigrant riots. Irish fugitives arrested in Upstate. Mr. Beast is driving competitors to the brink. Chris Churchill wants to build, baby, build. More news from Israel's slaughterhouse. And UK pensions are divesting from Israel.    https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/far-right-riots-two-thirds-people-uk-sympathise-anti-immigrant-protests   https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/irish-fugitives-arrested-ulster-fraud-19629000.php    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/style/mrbeast-beast-games-competition-show.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb    https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-journalist-retracts-call-for-policy-of-sodomizing-palestinian-terror-suspects/   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/10/world/israel-iran-hamas-gaza-war?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    https://thedissenter.org/nypd-weaponizes-hate-crimes-law-against-a-journalist/   https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-new-housing-comes-north-troy-19626056.php   https://www.ft.com/content/db6956be-3da3-46b7-84d6-3b8740a88fc6

Police kill a woman armed with a pot of hot water. DEI is ruining the NYS police. Residents protest the closure of a detention center. RFK JR killed a bear. A Trojan thinks it's time for a new flag. And a baby bird is saved by a warmed tortilla.    https://x.com/lutherlowe/status/1820186492062605812?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/politics/kamala-harris-tony-west.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb     https://markschaefer.net/article/a-proposal-for-a-new-flag-for-troy-new-york/    https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/state-police-hiring-standards-questioned-19617505.php   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/hundreds-rally-save-great-meadow-correctional-19618885.php   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/sonya-massey-illinois-shooting-video   https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2024/07/29/taquito-bird-amarillo-texas/74591198007/

This week we're blessed with a guest–Mickey Dobbin joins us to talk about the state museum, Carmella's latest antics, the dissolution of the planning commission, and sea turtles making a comeback in Florida.    https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/needs-change-state-museum-19584072.php     https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-commission-board-commission-troy-19593950.php   https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-07-25/troy-mayor-captured-in-disagreement-with-businessman-in-expletive-laced-audio   https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/sea-turtle-nest-record-anna-maria-island-florida

Blissfully unaware that Biden was moments from hanging up his hat, we talked about the Bob Menendez corruption case, Kamala's rough phone call with donors, Aaron Sorkin's nifty idea for dems, and stem cell therapy curing HIV.   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/nyregion/menendez-corruption-case-explained.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb    https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-australia-internet-banks-media-0a5f792b6571b37a35181d64028fefc4    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/kamala-harris-donors.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/biden-west-wing-aaron-sorkin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare   https://www.them.us/story/hiv-cure-stem-cell-transplant 

Donald Trump was almost assassinated. Israel is using missiles filled with shrapnel. The DOE is suing schools where students engage in pro-Palestine dissent. Proof of Israel's use of the Hannibal Directive has been revealed. A Troy cop has been fired because his license was revoked. Shenanigans with the Troy planning board are afoot. And the Iberian Lynx is back from the brink!   Cop Fired for not being able to drive anymore: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-officer-fatal-crash-terminated-losing-license-19562616.php   https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/israeli-weapons-shrapnel-children-gaza-injured   https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-widely-employed-hannibal-directive-target-its-citizens-7-october    https://jacobin.com/2024/07/palestine-public-schools-censorship-lawsuits/

Biden's debate performance didn't instill confidence. An algorithm is raising your rent and destroying your neighborhood. The Troy comptroller has resigned after some shady budget details. A police officer punched a man with MS. And an oceanic fungus is able to break down plastic.   https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2024-06-18-how-algorithm-turned-apartment-pools-green/    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/politics/biden-lapses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb    https://www.news10.com/video/troy-comptroller-resigns-ahead-of-budget-season/9838206/    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-police-respond-videos-show-officer-punched-19557852.php

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Rensselaer County has voted to keep its new “drug dealer” registry. Israelis talk casually about carpet bombing Arabs. The US spread anti-vaccine propaganda abroad. And Denver and Atlanta are addressing their homelessness crises.    https://apnews.com/article/micro-communities-shipping-container-atlanta-denver-homelessness-63f675d418bd1af6da74f26f4c320324   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-legislature-votes-keep-drug-19508834.php   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/13/us/abortion-pill-supreme-court/heres-the-latest-on-the-decision?smid=url-share   https://x.com/empirefiles/status/1393015740291162120?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg   https://x.com/maksimologija/status/1801750898902704257?s=46&t=H0xYNG-blXU-d-zkx5SJeA    https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/

Giant spiders are coming to New York. Erik Prince runs a secret group chat of the ruling class. Something suspicious is going on with the Gaza port. Biden has shut down the southern border. A security officer gunned down a teenager carrying an airsoft gun. Mexico's new president has the rich running scared and Albany passes Good Cause eviction!   https://newrepublic.com/article/182008/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash    https://housingjusticeforall.org/albany-becomes-first-city-to-opt-into-good-cause-eviction/   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joro-spiders-new-york-giant-venomous-spiders-spread-east-coast/   https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/leaked-cable-calls-fears-of-us-military?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios    https://www.palestinechronicle.com/fake-aid-truck-used-to-carry-out-rescue-operation-us-special-cell-participated-in-nuseirat-massacre/   https://x.com/qudsnen/status/1799432676341850579?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg - referenced axios article: https://www.axios.com/2024/06/08/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-music-festival    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-executive-order-shutting-southern-border-rcna155426   https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/teen-shot-renton-big-5-sporting-goods   https://on.ft.com/3Vjq4HY 

Tired of buying from woke Lockheed Martin? Try a Texas dog groomer! North Korea is fighting back with poo. Saudi Arabia did 9/11. Facebook is full of AI bots pushing pro-Israel narratives. Netanyhu rejects another ceasefire agreement. And an orangutan has been seen directly applying a medicinal plant to a wound!   https://buywokefree.com/    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/29/north-korea-balloons-waste-trash/    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/september-11-attacks-saudi-arabia-lawsuit/678430/    https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-identifies-networks-pushing-deceptive-content-likely-generated-by-ai-2024-05-29/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c888p5p2zvxo   https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-sci-orangutan-self-medication_n_6633b2e5e4b0fc2b9528aaf1

The first millennial saint has been canonized. Police psychologically torture a man who called for help and kill a blind and deaf dog. An unlicensed cannabis operator has been fined $15m. University of California workers and nurses in Schenectady are on the brink of striking. Rail workers get more sick days.    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-23/denied-uc-fails-to-get-a-court-order-to-stop-academic-workers-strike-union-hails-decision    https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/   Nurses at Schenectady's Ellis Hospital voting on possible strike https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/nurses-schenectady-s-ellis-hospital-voting-19476751.php    DocGo employee suspended for making obscene gesture at Times Union reporter https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/docgo-employee-suspended-making-obscene-gesture-19474137.php    NY's first case vs. unlicensed cannabis operator draws $15.2M fine https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ny-s-first-illegal-cannabis-test-case-draws-19476129.php    https://archive.is/2024.05.24-180156/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/24/missouri-police-kill-blind-dog/   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/world/europe/carlo-acutis-saint-catholic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05/

City council Republicans want to turn the city into an HOA. Legal troubles over the proposed Costco have locals in a tizzy. A secretive state board is letting Amazon pay workers sub par wages. Tesla is getting sued over air pollution. North Carolina is criminalizing mask wearing. Rich people have problems. Mercedes workers lost their union election and an Amazon warehouse in Canada won theirs.    https://www.investigativepost.org/2024/05/14/state-board-rules-on-local-construction-projects-in-secret/   https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-04-19/troy-city-councils-republican-majority-fell-silent-on-several-measures   https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html   https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2024/05/14/protest-bill-to-criminalize-mask-wearing-for-health-reasons-passes-senate-committee/   https://www.newsweek.com/north-carolina-senate-vote-masks-anti-health-1901894   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laval-amazon-warehouse-union-accredited-1.7202192   https://www.wired.com/story/google-io-end-of-google-search/   https://public.alertsense.com/content/2029/32109   https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/problems-that-rich-people-face-according-to-therapists-.html   https://www.labornotes.org/2024/05/alabama-mercedes-workers-lose-first-union-election-vow-fight 

Albany may be getting a soccer brew pub complex in the parking lot district. Israel has invaded Rafah where conditions are horrific. CNN reports on the Sde Teiman detention center where more horrific conditions reign. Tesla is under investigation for lying to consumers and investors. A man with connections to far right nationalist zionism runs over a protestor. And Trinity College has agreed to divest from Israeli firms.    New picture emerges for Albany around proposed soccer development https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-picture-emerges-albany-around-proposed-soccer-19450550.php    Churchill: Fort Orange FC! 518 United! For soccer in Albany, the options are endless https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-518-united-soccer-albany-options-19450780.php    Rafah Invasion: https://jacobin.com/2024/05/israel-rafah-invasion-gaza-genocide/   Driver runs down protestor: https://www.thedailybeast.com/driver-charged-after-allegedly-hitting-pro-palestinian-protester-with-car?via=twitter_page&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=owned_social   Rafah Invasion: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/israel-rafah-palestine-evacuation-children-unicef/   Tesla under investigation: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151881/tesla-justice-investigation-securities-wire-fraud-self-driving   Trinity Divests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/trinity-college-dublin-agrees-to-divest-from-israeli-firms-after-student-protest   Sde Teiman detention center: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/middleeast/israel-sde-teiman-detention-whistleblowers-intl-cmd

We're doing a local news roundup that includes some government corruption, stolen valor, and bad opinions.    https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-purple-heart-19433544.php   https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/union-argues-budget-increases-fund-suny-campus-19428463.php   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/monroe-county-da-sandra-doorley-curses-cop-calls-19428505.php   https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-wait-minute-mayor-mantello-19429097.php   https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-kudos-now-schenectady-city-19428339.php   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/prospect-park-fire-scorches-part-homeless-19437242.php   https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/suny-new-paltz-palestine-encampment-arrests-19436848.php   https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1247374244/house-passes-bill-aimed-to-combat-antisemitism-amid-college-unrest   https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/harrison/2024/05/03/purchase-students-faculty-allegedly-arrested-at-encampment/73550669007/    https://www.commondreams.org/news/tennessee-volkswagen-workers-join-uaw

Biden's flubs, news from Gaza, college campuses are rizzed up, the treasury can strip non-profit status arbitrarily, and grizzly bears are coming back to the Cascades region!   https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/world/biden-cannibalism-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html   https://reason.com/2024/04/24/this-bill-would-give-the-treasury-nearly-unlimited-power-to-destroy-nonprofits/   https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/04/26/ut-austin-pro-palestinian-protest-charges-dropped-against-all-57-people-arrested/73468467007/   https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/25/gaza_mass_graves_war_crimes   https://www.nps.gov/noca/learn/news/agencies-announce-decision-to-restore-grizzly-bears-to-north-cascades.htm

The Cybertruck is trying to kill its drivers and can't hold up to a little water. USC has banned their valedictorian from speaking at graduation. The New York Times won't 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 Baltimore's 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/

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