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Trump <3 Mamdani. Mormons develop anti-gooning app. The Coast Guard gets wishy washy on uncucking itself. Rensco sheriff wants to install Flock cameras. Female crash test dummies on the horizon. And a new YMCA Parkinsons center! https://www.wired.com/story/young-mormons-built-an-app-to-help-men-quit-gooning/#intcid=_wired-right-rail_e40c6d99-0621-494b-b82a-aba0cfec8a2a_popular4-2 https://www.the-sun.com/news/15520681/natalie-greene-political-attack-trump/ https://archive.is/2025.11.20-184006/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/20/coast-guard-swastika-noose/ update https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-coast-guard-planned-to-change-how-it-described-swastikas-and-nooses-then-came-the-outcry-and-an-updated-policy https://www.instagram.com/reel/DROmCXhEhoC/?igsh=MTM4a3V4YzZleHJkMw== https://on.ft.com/49sYK2S https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-11-21/rensselaer-county-sheriff-looks-to-install-cameras-in-town-of-poestenkill-local-stewarts-shops https://www.npr.org/2025/11/21/nx-s1-5616284/female-crash-test-dummy-design-approval https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/mamdani-jihadist-stefanik-trump-disagree-21201842.php

Conservatives move to Russia with mixed results. Empathetic depictions of men’s suffering through comedy. The shutdown is over and we got nothing. Starbucks strike. The new Gaza green zone. And Chicagoans fighting back against ICE. https://www.chron.com/culture/article/conservative-texas-families-move-to-russia-21152330.php https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/troy-launches-specialized-mental-health-court/ https://www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/girl-13-expelled-hitting-classmate-who-made-deepfake-porn-image-her-lawyers-say/ https://newrepublic.com/post/203129/donald-trump-epstein-president-thanksgiving-2017 https://www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/tv/tim-robinson-chair-company-conner-omalley-masculinity https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/government-shutdown-impacted-pet-food-pantries-21171753.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-man-sues-hvac-company-billy-21178107.php https://labornotes.org/2025/11/no-contract-means-no-coffee-starbucks-baristas-walk-out https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/14/us-military-plan-divided-gaza-green-zone https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8

As happens occasionally, we recorded this before big things happened–centrists dems caved on the shutdown. So the last bit of the episode is a bit out of date now. Sorry! We also discuss Dick Cheney, Musk and Grok, the elections, and solar energy in Puerto Rico. https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/dick-cheney-death-obit https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DakDTQ/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/business/musk-trillion-dollar-pay-package-vote?cid=ios_app https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/democrats-declare-victory-troy-21138934.php https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/democrat-election-wins-across-america-caution-around-hope-mamdani-spanberger https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-stefanik-wins-governor-s-race-21145767.php https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-steve-mclaughlin-beaten-21140723.php https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/us/weekend-travel-flight-cuts-government-shutdown-hnk https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/trump-administration-supreme-court-snap-benefits https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/30/puerto-rico-solar-power-in-pictures

Cuomo uses racist AI slop in campaign ad. The government shutdown is coming for SNAP and troops. The ballroom defeats NIMBYs. Elections are upon us. And Ireland has a new lefty president. https://x.com/prem_thakker/status/1981150231174746370?s=46 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/24/dod-accepts-anonymous-130-million-donation-to-partially-cover-troop-pay-00622219. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/watervliet-halloween-curfew-2025-21119806.php https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/25/ballroom-east-wing-trump-white-house/ https://apnews.com/article/maine-platner-senate-trump-mills-tattoo-collins-fa8328a3c8aa5d5e0f34adb379e977b8 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/regional-food-bank-fears-food-stamps-shutdown-21116263.php https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/25/connolly-set-to-be-irelands-next-president-after-rival-concedes-defeat

George Santos is a free man. Young Republicans show their true colors in private chat. One Troy resident takes exception to the new anti-panhandling signs. Israel breaks the ceasefire. And bamboo rigid plastic! https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704 https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/young-gop-leader-exposed-in-reported-racist-chats-from-schenectady-co-says-chairwoman https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyxYhqiMj5/?igsh=MTA3a3M3enNlZmQ4eA== https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-give-panhandlers-not-city-hall-s-21089705.php https://www.ft.com/content/0ab138a5-76de-4371-8f20-3ca31f27e170 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5q3439xpqo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv1nk7dy4yo https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/biodegradable-plastic-made-from-bamboo-is-stronger-and-easy-to-recycle/

Rump watch. Race war video game #cancelled. Apple blocks ICE apps. Chatfishing on dating apps. Migrants in New York suffer inhumane conditions. And no more declawing cats in California! https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3m2sexgfadc2i https://www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubisoft-cancelled-a-post-civil https://www.wired.com/story/apple-took-down-ice-tracking-apps-their-developers-arent-giving-up/ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-09/cat-declawing-bill https://www.404media.co/police-said-they-surveilled-woman-who-had-an-abortion-for-her-safety-court-records-show-they-considered-charging-her-with-a-crime/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ceasefire-holds-gaza-ahead-hostage-release-trumps-visit-israel-2025-10-12/ https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/migrants-languish-ice-border-patrol-hold-rooms-21087088.php

The government is shutdown and misbehavin’. Israel is mistreating Greta Thunberg and over 400 flotilla crew. Stolen valor vet gets just desserts. A hullabaloo over a CDL. And drivers in California will be allowed to unionized. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-sentenced-21078752.php https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/new-york-driver-s-license-spread-false-claims-21083237.php https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-gives-hamas-until-sunday-evening-reach-gaza-deal-2025-10-03/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/4/live-trumps-tells-israel-stop-bombing-gaza-after-hamas-ceasefire-reply https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/us/politics/partisan-messages-shutdown-trump.html https://apnews.com/article/lyft-uber-rideshare-driver-union-california-68c0e55f90b779ae38e315538087d1b3 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-death-final-message-video/

Britney forgot to hit the publish button on this episode, so it only went out on Patreon. Sorry! A (perhaps too long) discussion of masturbation addiction and cognitive behavioral therapy. A capital district man who murdered his parents. Rising christian nationalism. And bye bye Wet Wipe Island. https://youtu.be/JvGw2ZmOlWE?si=xgGurMQmLQjXLXuf https://www.news9.com/story/68d4bddb5cea03f8db8ee0f6/why-is-an-oklahoma-teacher-concerned-about-state-approved-bibles- https://www.facebook.com/reel/793674843154244/?referral_source=vod_deeplink_unit&surface_type=vod https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lorenz-kraus-pleads-not-guilty-death-burial-21068747.php https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wet-wipe-island-thames-london-cleared-hammersmith-bridge-b2824711.html

This week we’re blessed with a guest–former Troy comptroller and treasurer of Troy Indivisible Dylan Spring! We’re also discussing the alleged Kirk shooter’s alleged text messages, the Troy library budget vote, Jimmy Kimmel, and free universal child care in New Mexico. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99g1e0z2ero https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/IDzCs3IClY https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-public-library-tax-hike-proposal-21046596.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/despite-30-tax-hike-troy-library-budget-wins-21052546.php Final vote tally: https://www.thetroylibrary.org/vote/ https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fox-news-host-kill-homeless-brian-kilmeade-apology-rcna231369 https://people.com/jimmy-kimmel-asked-to-apologize-pay-charlie-kirk-family-lift-suspension-11812850 https://www.kplctv.com/2025/09/09/new-mexico-becomes-first-us-state-offer-free-universal-child-care-all-families-it-can-be-done/

Charlie Kirk is dead. RPI gets no bid federal contract to find a link between vaccines and autism. Certain procedures under Medicare will soon require prior authorization. The Japanese lost cat method. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/medicare-prior-approval-health-care.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-autism-study-da78aea6421a1fb568c9ee1490f5681e https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-maga/ https://extra.ie/2025/09/11/news/witches-claim-spell-charlie-kirk?ITO=msn

US tells Denmark to calm down. Alligator alcatraz is set to close. Israeli military uses a special task force to dig up good PR. Mike Johnson visits some holy cows. Chat GPT helps a teen end his life. And the Mayor of Chicago draws a line in the sand. https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-detention-center-desantis-alligator-alcatraz-f36fd04c18635eb7938a9ec26a31e92e https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-journalists-hamas-hasbara/ https://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1953270721276191202?s=46 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/4/us-house-speaker-mike-johnson-visits-israeli-west-bank-settlement https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/politics/chicago-mayor-signs-order-aimed-at-resisting-trumps-planned-immigration-crackdown?cid=ios_app https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/technology/chatgpt-openai-suicide.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo

An Eric Adams aide tries to win the friendship of a journalist. A company promises to filter microplastics out of your blood. Private equity is dipping its toes in public utilities. The White House is teaming up with PragerU to tell your kids that slavery wasn’t that bad. 100/10,000 burpees video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InvXAEZxcHo https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter/ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/private-equity-minnesota-power-takeover https://www.thecut.com/article/yael-cohen-microplastics-interview.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/422812/prageru-education-pbs-npr-cpb-defunding ^^https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BJykaV/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BdY3Hv/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-human-brain-may-contain-as-much-as-a-spoons-worth-of-microplastics-new-research-suggests-180985995/

Your 401k is about to become less stable. Meta’s AI will seduce your children and disabled loved ones. And the DOJ settles with the nation’s largest landlord to end their price fixing. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-401k-order-offers-retirement-savers-crypto-private-assets-also-higher-2025-08-10/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kcyX53/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/ https://www.propublica.org/article/greystar-realpage-doj-settlement-landlords-apartments-software https://www.tiktok.com/@agirlthatexistsyes/video/7536818251355999519?_r=1&_t=ZP-8ynBgDX5HVG

Alan Dershowitz demands pierogi justice and community healing. A big tittied mermaid is causing controversy in Denmark. The NWS rehires after DOGE firings. Trump wants to change the census. AT&T CEO sends tone-deaf message to employees. And Israel faces backlash after plan to take Gaza City. https://japantoday.com/category/tech/Toto-to-release-next-gen-toilet-tech-that-scans-and-keeps-track-of-your-poop https://newrepublic.com/post/198927/trump-purple-heart-recipients-life-wasnt-easy-either https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alan-dershowitz-marthas-vineyard-pierogi-b2803763.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/denmark-to-tear-down-copenhagens-pornographic-mermaid-statue-20250806-p5mkqf.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/weather/nws-rehiring-doge-layoffs-climate?cid=ios_app https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/politics/trump-census-immigration?cid=ios_app https://www.businessinsider.com/att-ceo-memo-workplace-loyalty-dead-employees-job-security-2025-8 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/disproportionate-and-extreme-dc-officials-protest-trumps-policing-incursion-00500931 https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5438174-arrests-big-balls-doge-edward-coristine-case/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-faces-backlash-home-abroad-over-gaza-war-escalation-plan-2025-08-08/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ireland-israeli-palestinian-irish-people-b2804541.html https://www.reddit.com/r/goodnews/comments/1m88nk7/israeli_teens_burn_their_idf_draft_papers_because/

Musk’s Tesla diner disappoints. Trump makes it easier for cities to imprison homeless people. A scientist believes an alien ship may be approaching Earth. Palestinian statehood is a plaything for Western powers. And Chili the Chihuahua is saved from the Hudson River. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/climate/trump-epa-endangerment-finding?cid=ios_app https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tesla-diner-elon-musk-review-1235394091/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-homelessness-executive-order https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14947305/Harvard-scientist-hostile-alien-craft-strike-Earth-avi-loeb.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/2/why-is-trump-moving-nuclear-submarines-after-spat-with-medvedev https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-statehood-is-not-a-political-bargaining-chip/ https://w42st.com/post/miracle-on-hudson-2-kayak-rescue-dog-chili/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/nyregion/blackstone-executive-wesley-lepatner-killed-nyc-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-fires-erika-mcentarfer-labor-statistics

A movement to create whites-only communities. IDF using Gazans for target practice. The New York Times oped column runs the gamut on genocide. And Japanese plastic that dissolves in the ocean (or Chris’ armpits). https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jims-move-to-be-with-his-child https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-flotilla-seized-by-idf-towed-to-ashdod-activists-taken-into-custody-upon-entry/ https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-reveals-bizarre-reason-wants-35607967 https://news.sky.com/story/almost-like-a-game-of-target-practice-british-surgeon-says-idf-shooting-gazans-at-aid-points-13401434 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/return-to-the-land-whites-only-community-b2795213.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/israel-gaza-holocaust-genocide-palestinians.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/opinion/no-israel-is-not-committing-genocide-in-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/opinion/israel-hamas-gaza-starvation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/clygj701l8yo

Missing tape. Scumbag cops. Wage theft. Fake tariff news. An unlikely friendship in the Amazon. https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/saugerties-police-officer-sex-crimes-20770417.php https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/golden-grain-pizza-settlement-overtime-20770400.php https://www.wired.com/story/the-fbis-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-had-nearly-3-minutes-cut-out/ https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/ny-attorney-general-immigration-law-safety/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bill-oreilly-trump-epstein-biden-b2789412.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-insider-blows-lid-off-tariffs-its-all-fake/ https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lawsuit-alleges-troy-officer-arrested-driver-20773654.php https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5409002-trump-epstein-files-ag-bondi-patel-bongino-fbi-agents-durbin-wall-street-journal/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/middleeast/israel-gaza-food-aid-shooting-intl https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/science/ocelots-opossums-friends-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

For our sixth anniversary we are talking about some silly news from the week and taking your lovely voicemails! Thanks for your support and love over the years. https://apnews.com/article/grok-4-elon-musk-xai-colossus-14d575fb490c2b679ed3111a1c83f857 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sean-mclaughlin-back-another-season-bachelor-20762497.php https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/7HK9S3Sjg2 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/technology/x-ai-grok-antisemitism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/925 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-shut-down-blackmail_l_684076c2e4b08964db92e65f https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIo0PpAvKZM

Watervliet server gets in hot water with some elderly ladies. UPenn throws trans people under the bus for a pittance. Trump’s new bill squeezes immigrants with new fees and fines. Texas flooding raises concerns over the future of weather prediction. Shadowy CIA cutouts and consultant groups are planning the future of Gaza. And wisdom teeth contain stem cells that could lead to new medical treatments. Leave us a voicemail! (516) 324-8404 https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/deacon-blues-watervliet-senior-bitches-20400458.php https://www.intellinews.com/hard-left-jeannette-jara-wins-chilean-presidential-primaries-388592/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/us/upenn-transgender-women-sports-lia-thomas?cid=ios_app https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/bUPIVPEnne https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-sheehan-makes-case-albany-chooses-20389697.php https://www.ft.com/content/c0e661cc-55db-4e2a-b17b-a656e0cf6c14 // https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-consultancy-firm-involved-ghf-aid-scheme-modelled-plans-relocate https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-antisemitic-slur-shylocks-iowa-big-beautiful-bill-rcna216904 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-big-beautiful-bill-immigrants https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/climate/texas-flooding-forecast-response?cid=ios_app https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-gaza-soldier-admit-deliberately-killing-unarmed-aid-seekers https://www.earth.com/news/dental-pulp-stem-cells-from-extracted-wisdom-teeth-can-treat-multiple-diseases/

Israel/Iran/US conflict. SCOTUS decisions. Mayor Mantello targets panhandlers. Zohran Mamdani wins amid dem tears. Double wildflower all across the sky.