Ironweeds

Mar 03 2025 261 ep. 76 mins 560
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We are a podcast and we don’t like capitalism and we hope you’ll be our friend. Made in Troy, NY

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260 - Cancelled

Mar 03 2025 73 mins  
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/ htt

259 - Mordechai, Why?

Feb 24 2025 76 mins  
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.th

258 - Stay Strawpped

Feb 17 2025 83 mins  
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-

257 - And That’s Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Feb 10 2025 62 mins  
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-

256 - One Week

Jan 27 2025 71 mins  
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-suppor

255 - Logging Off

Jan 13 2025 68 mins  
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

254 - 10 Ton Sex Machine

Jan 06 2025 68 mins  
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-man

253 - The Cool Zone

Dec 30 2024 62 mins  
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

252 - Official Liars

Dec 16 2024 81 mins  
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/2

251 - Deny Defend Depose

Dec 09 2024 65 mins  
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-so