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Update on the war in Iran and the state of Navy rations. Fires reflect working class frustrations. AI misinformation and “work slop” runs rampant. And data centers are running behind projections for 2026, and its likely to get worse.    https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/iran-war-live-israel-says-it-will-control-bridges-and-area-south-lebanons-litani-river    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/08/kimberly-clark-california-warehouse-fire-arson/89524550007/   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation    https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/16/iran-war-mail-packages-middle-east/89609308007/    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nearly-half-of-us-data-centers-planned-for-2026-canceled-or-delayed-and-it-s-expected-to-get-worse/ar-AA20sl2J   https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6393014699112   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workslop-gridlock    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html 

We have A.M. Gittlitz on to discuss his book Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team. Also, Good Cause Eviction passes in Troy!   https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/04/10/troy-city-council-overrides-mantello-veto-on-good-cause-eviction-legislation/ 

A brief Trumpdate. Pam Bondi fired. Bryon Noem’s love of bimbos. A sex positive border patrol chief. A snag in the Tyler Robinson case. Kegseth trying to get richer on the Iran war. And good news for Hudson River fisherfolk.    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116351998782539414    https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/0fbf2732-3b57-4825-b60a-1fa4c7c59d54    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15692625/Tyler-Robinson-bullet-rifle-match-Charlie-Kirk.html    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15685877/kristi-noem-husband-bryon-crossdressing-pictures-south-dakota.html    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4509505/border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-prostitution-allegations-by-agents/    https://x.com/rt_com/status/2040146413615538247?s=46    https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/politics/how-pam-bondi-lost-her-job?cid=ios_app   https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/2026-04-01_advice_for_eating_fish.htm 

Updates on the war against Iran abroad and immigrants at home. Open AI makes some big announcements. Slop YouTube videos are teaching kids to play in traffic. Two wildflowers, because you deserve it!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/flock-safety-s-national-search-tool-disabled-troy-22090293.php    https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/tech/meta-new-mexico-trial-jury-deliberation?cid=ios_app   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/florida-immigration-desantis-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://apnews.com/article/lion-king-circle-of-life-lawsuit-2b653d3ae9337f231e6a74201f4011e8   https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cancels-spicy-chatbot   https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/california-condors-nesting-in-pacific-northwest-for-first-time-in-a-century-on-yurok-territory/amp/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/cpac-maga-anxiety-iran-war   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-reutersipsos-2026-03-24/   https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/educational-ai-youtube-videos-accused-of-teaching-kids-to-play-in-traffic-eat-toxic-food-3340769/   https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war.html   https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/26/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.7mEw.ubKoY6aNTxWh&smid=nytcore-ios-share

An AI Army girl. War with Iran. The oil crisis. Afroman wins his day in court.    https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/17/meet-jessica-foster-the-viral-onlyfans-ai-fooling-millions-of-maga-fans   https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5753563/afroman-lemon-pound-cake-trial    https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9248ebd9-a96d-450e-96b8-2a3ef740b150    https://archive.ph/RLDUv    https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-20-26?post-id=cmmzikyj50000356tysjbi7o4   https://www.jpost.com/international/article-890725   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/man-charged-planting-bombs-capitol-trump-pardon-00831086   https://aje.news/9wi9du 

The Pentagon spends billions on luxury goods. We’ve blown our load in munitions a little too early. Facial recognition software throws an innocent grandma in jail for five months. Cops decide an anxiety attack is more important than a bullet in the back. Police brutality in South Burlington. Doge Bros tell all.   https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-center-moratorium-gains-traction-among-hill-progressives-00814163   https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/12/gen-z-men-poll-wife-obey-husband/89087781007/   https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes // https://x.com/epsilontheory/status/2031717210746446029?s=46    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/stryker-iran-cyberattack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9962d453-418d-458f-9707-d29068ac18e8    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office/89108352007/   https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/hXQ47QXmH9   https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/12/ice-agents-took-into-custody-a-person-they-were-not-seeking-after-vermont-standoff/   https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-north-dakota-fraud-case   https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-connecticut-892f366b847d9443a2bc3e3569a092dc // https://connecticut.news12.com/attorney-dyshan-best-had-vape-pen-but-no-gun-when-police-fatally-shot-him   https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4   https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/

We’ve started a war in Iran. To what end? We discuss. Also, AI.    https://www.theverge.com/policy/887678/supreme-court-ai-art-copyright   https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5750716-pentagon-pizza-report-hegseth/    https://www.politico.eu/article/isis-teaching-recruits-how-to-use-ai-responsibly/    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/hegseth-sets-friday-deadline-for-anthropic-to-drop-its-ai-red-lines-00795641   https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/brockman-openai-top-trump-donor-21273419.php   https://xcancel.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175   https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-kristi-noem-stepping-homeland-security-secretary-rcna248719   https://x.com/adamjohnsonchi/status/2029984467096359352?s=46    https://aje.news/gzweqa    https://aje.news/4f7kkx    https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/threats-water-supply-and-food-inflation-stalk-gulf-states    https://www.csis.org/analysis/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours

Troubling mobilization around Iran. The NRA and other pro-gun groups criticize administration officials on public statements about Alex Pretti murder. DHS lies about detainees. And the Yangtze River is rebounding after a fishing ban.   https://www.them.us/story/story/work-stress-gay-says-malaysian-official    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/us-military-iran.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-iran-military-strikes.html   https://apnews.com/article/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-king-charles-61ea3c437680b8341e623e4d9efa47b8   https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-administration-memo-ice-dhs-refugees-screening   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-killing-nra-pro-gun-groups   https://www.reuters.com/world/irs-improperly-disclosed-confidential-immigrant-tax-data-dhs-washington-post-2026-02-11/   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/02/18/robert-f-kennedy-jr-kid-rock-ice-bath/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban   https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-shooting-crackdown-border-f05c446c37bf0cd7e7e2ad1dcfa104b1

AI developments. A new military contract has some disturbing line items. A man shoots his daughter in Texas and faces no charges. CBP gets El Paso airport shut down over balloons. And cats find refuge in a Beirut university campus.   https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-contract-concentration-camps    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314631578.html    https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109346/beirut-lebanon-cats-university   https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-shot-dad-arguing-donald-151336338.html   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjmye7xkwo   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497   https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/free-store-troy-expansion-rite-aid-location-21343564.php   https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are-senate-democrats-still-voting-to-confirm-trumps-judicial-nominees    https://hellgatenyc.com/propublica-strike-workers-union-contract-ai/ donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-propublica-workers-for-fair-contracts    https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/pam-bondi-stole-dog-21352565.php    https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/8rzQ2QzIMG 

A couple of news stories followed by a discussion of the film Bugonia. Thanks for listening!   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/technology/bitcoin-price-drop-crypto-market.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/an-ai-startup-founder-says-hes-planning-a-march-for-billionaires-in-protest-of-californias-wealth-tax/ 

More ICE content in the wake of the Alex Pretti shooting, Pam Bondi’s request for Minnesota’s voter files, Flock partnering with Ring, Greg Bovino’s similarities to Colonel Lockjaw, facial recognition, and more. Congrats to everyone who worked so hard to save 1011 2nd Ave!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-riverfront-remain-untouched-housing-plans-21304385.php    https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/    https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcyK81SF_93JESOU8l25IALC7A6wSVkq_?si=iGCLzcSNpE560tUs    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/leaders-teachers-decry-ice-capitol-rally-21311723.php    https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ice-minnesota-shooting-tim-walz-letter-voter-files-11413859    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-mayor-democratic-council-tension-21315555.php    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/27/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://prospect.org/2026/01/27/ice-greg-bovino-minneapolis-one-battle-after-another-sean-penn/   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/children-detained-ice-capital-region-advocates-21320062.php   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html?smid=url-share    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/nekima-armstrong-photo-white-house.html   https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/quick-hit-at-least-20-ice-cbp-officials-have-been-charged-with-crimes-against-children/    https://www.visaverge.com/news/rise-in-ice-agent-impersonations-worries-immigrant-communities/ 

We talk about the general growing lawlessness in the US, from Trump and elections to ICE and protesting. Betar is out of NYS.    https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleofReddit/comments/1qdog32/black_panthers_in_philly/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button   https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1q8vvwa/st_paul_mn_a_sobbing_resident_calls_911_as/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button   https://hudsonvalleypost.com/huge-center-secretly-planned-for-hudson-valley-new-york/    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-suspended-michigan-autoworker   https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674894355/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/us/minnesota-protests-national-guard-immigration-hnk?cid=ios_app   https://www.news10.com/video/top-video/dos-and-donts-for-protesting-in-the-capital-region/   https://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/betar-us-israel-harassment-ny/

The United States has kidnapped the president of Venezuela. We talk about it.   https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-venezuela-maduro-january-3-2026/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5q173053o    https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2026/new-york-times-washington-post-held-off-on-reporting-venezuela-raid    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/us-oil-trump-venezuela   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/eaf41f57-9ef4-4ec3-9118-4881b2ac71ec.    https://www.diariolasamericas.com/america-latina/florida-tycoon-takes-advantage-of-oil-and-the-venezuelan-political-crisis-n5377852    https://floridaphoenix.com/2020/09/27/a-peek-at-billionaire-harry-sargeant-iii-a-somewhat-mysterious-figure-in-fl-gop-circles-and-elsewhere/    https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/sargeant-marine-inc-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-166-million-resolve-charges-related-foreign    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article299803319.html    https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mbm7zqpudm2c    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15432025/background-Trumps-Mar-Lago-war-room-x-Maduro-strike-Venezuela.html   https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-live-updates-nyc-mayor-party-11293975

Trump talks to the youths ahead of Santa’s arrival. ICE agents break into a women’s bathroom and order a woman off the toilet. New York is in an affordability crisis. A California wealth tax faces staunch opposition from the golden boy of liberal. The Brown University shooter was found using Flock cameras. And economic growth is no longer linked to carbon emissions. Happy New Year, friends! Thanks for listening!   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds    https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/new-york-affordability-crisis-debt-savings-21246442.php    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-white-house-plaques-attack-trumps-democratic-predecessors-bush-2025-12-17/   https://apnews.com/article/brown-university-shooting-investigation-5b0b254442dd77d9056111bad902de33    https://dailyvoice.com/ny/albany/asm-gibbs-made-explicit-assembly-floor-remarks-committee/   https://newrepublic.com/post/204732/ice-agents-break-in-women-bathroom-pull-pants-up   https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/politics/trump-santa-norad-calls?cid=ios_app   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump may reschedule cannabis. Little Marco makes waves at the State Department. Tariffs affect farmers. Bill de Blasio ain’t loyal. Rich New Yorkers find fleeing harder than they thought. And a new toadlet just dropped.    https://www.vice.com/en/article/turns-out-putting-a-camera-in-a-smart-toilet-was-a-bad-idea/   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/rubio-state-department-font.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/state-department-morale-survey.html   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/990b43fd-dd20-4033-9d75-5cc130e1d239    https://pagesix.com/2025/12/10/society/bill-de-blasio-tucson-mayor-hooked-up-first-time-they-met/    https://www.sciencealert.com/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazils-cloud-forests    https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-assassination-tyler-robinson-media-e90d404b03383dec9e0d9a327b491920    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vz2v85mpo    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/nyregion/nyc-income-tax-rich.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/advertisers-wary-cbs-news-bari-weiss-town-hall-1236608265/    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/cannabis-stocks-trump-regulations.html    https://www.aaup.org/underclass-session