Ironweeds

Free speech activist arrested as police defend clankers. A Florida pastor falls victim to the Face Eating Leopards Party. How and where cyclists and pedestrians are injured and killed. ICE is running a Cointelpro-level surveillance op. A woman stops taking her medications under advice from ChatGPT with devastating consequences. Solar energy soars and Lula wins!   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share    https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/james-okeefe-minnesota-unlawful-voting-identity-theft-charges-rcna606142   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pedestrians-bicyclists-killed-22466619.php   https://apnews.com/article/g20-foreign-ministers-us-brazil-0ba5ba29246e4475cca2719bb962e57f?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link    https://www.wndu.com/2026/10/31/woman-says-protest-was-free-speech-after-arrest-allegedly-blocking-robots-path/   https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/florida-pastor-trump-immigration-crackdown-changed-mind-1827431   https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68324&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email   https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/luiz-inacio-lula-suprise-win-blocks-trumps-push-for-a-far-right-brazil/?utm_source=www.readthesmile.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-smile-10-27   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/01/trump-midterm-rallies-iowa-kansas?page=with%3Ablock-6ae76b5d8f08f802b2b67ea7#block-6ae76b5d8f08f802b2b67ea7 

Trump likes big butts and he cannot lie. Israel and the US weigh the pros and cons of starting another hopeless war on the eve of elections. Ramaswamy runs a rancid ad. The whole entire internet lives on thanks to one dude with the chill of a Buddhist monk. Genetically engineered war dogs are coming to a conflict near you. The government takes aim at blinding bright headlights. Britney sobs over a hard up hedgehog.    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/israel-stole-my-identity-34784739.amp   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-men-physical-appearance-comments.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3312ff9e-a8cd-4837-ace3-8206752dde48    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-company-says-its-polls-were-fake-heres-what-happened   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/us-israel-renewed-iran-strikes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://www.tiktok.com/@josephtawadros/video/7688624890227756310   https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/22/trump-acton-ad-ramaswamy-01132489    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/man-who-saved-internet-php-vulnerability/689123/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAV4eM30ZQanhnWOnf22yy-c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share   https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2026/10/22/the-woolly-mammoth-billionaires-new-startup-is-genetically-engineering-war-dogs-for-the-military/   https://www.aol.com/articles/bald-hedgehog-lost-prickles-gains-112421000.html   https://www.carpro.com/blog/nhtsa-takes-aim-at-headlight-glare

The military is sticking its nose in the midterm discourse. Local news from the city council to the TPD. Ilhan Omar has her phone seized. And a couple of nice stories out of NYC.   https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/two-troy-police-officers-placed-leave-shoving-22475848.php   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ilhan-omar-phone-seized-relatives-subpoenaed   https://www.news10.com/news/latham-hotel-described-as-horrific-by-people-placed-by-social-services/   https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/MfjVrVyifQ   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLSbvdgX/    https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/news/065-26/mayor-mamdani-wins-record-131-5-million-doordash-delivery-workers   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/mamdani-menin-horse-drawn-carriages-nyc-01116617

Frankie Fresh speaks his truth. Cuba’s pharmaceutical system is being squeezed by US embargo. The largest lobbying firm in NY is trying something new. Pentagon promises to livestream execution. And Florida plants a feast for monarchs.    https://youtu.be/nD0NC7hO7qE?si=Z8Poj-T9fEy8wef2   https://hudsonvalleypost.com/taste-of-italy-owner-breaks-silence-on-rumors-backlash/   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmdxwn9dr42yo   https://apnews.com/article/cuba-medicines-pharmacies-charity-34280901ca0d9b7a66dd1892fffa0421?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link    https://nysfocus.com/2026/10/08/new-york-lobbying-super-pac-expenditures    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/fuel-industry-warns-red-dye-diesel-trump-order-rcna601979    https://www.ecoticias.com/en/florida-roadside-milkweeds-monarch-butterflies/37075/#google_vignette

Ways large and small that Supreme Intelligence is ruining everything. The Iran school bombing, sports gambling, op eds, Flock evidence, and new military initiatives.    https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TPBKLY/   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/massachusetts-draftkings-ai-gambling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/09/schnell-ai-writing    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8T3S5Vb/   https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-woman-featured-in-cbs12-investigation-takes-flock-camera-case-to-congress-florida-news-florida-politics-news-congress-local-flock    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-ai-to-super-intelligence-01098494    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/politics/hegseth-speaks-to-military?cid=ios_app   https://newrepublic.com/post/216045/pete-hegseth-elon-musk-newt-gingrich-help-lead-military   https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prison-firefighters-cal-fire-jobs/

Charlie Kirk’s new statue gets a makeover. Troy City Council votes to put mild guardrails on police use of Flock. DHS has a secret pre-crime unit. AS is soooo super dangerous ohmigosh. Trump bans press from the White House. And the Kakapo is making a big comeback.   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-tpusa-arizona   https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/18/troy-city-council-moves-to-amend-flock-legislation/   https://newrepublic.com/post/215177/secret-dhs-unit-predictive-policiing-people-based-financial-data // https://www.404media.co/a-secretive-dhs-predictive-policing-unit-is-analyzing-americans-financial-habits-and-pulling-them-over/    https://www.techtimes.co.uk/former-google-deepmind-engineer-ai-safety-warning-1808696   https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship   https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/16/macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour-salary-palestine   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html   https://abcnews.com/Health/parasitic-outbreak-linked-iceberg-lettuce-cdc/story?id=136373833   https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/kakapo-parrot-baby-boom-worlds-heaviest-bird-rise-new-zealand-rcna595479

Bibi is in hot water. The Pentagon is thinking hard about its future in the Middle East. Electronic shelf labels are coming for your wallet. An Albany County sheriff commits some serious time theft. And a handful a wildflowers, because we love you.   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000   https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-warnings-to-netanyahu-ahead-of-oct-7-massacre-shatter-his-core-political-defense/   https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/in-cod-we-trust/   https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extremely-popular-56-million-workers-would-join-a-union-if-they-could/    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/electronic-shelf-labels-grocery   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-albany-county-investigator-charged-22424123.php // https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/S8wUZFdmoa    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/politics/us-military-intelligence-bases-troops-middle-east   https://nysfocus.com/2026/09/09/upstate-new-york-bike-lanes-cycling-infrastructure

We take the bait on dysgenics. HHS cancels post-partum and infant mortality grants in favor of getting swole and hard. Troy City Council puts limits on the mayor’s emergency powers. Kyrsten Sinema came in like a home wrecking ball. And solar panels in California are making irrigation more efficient.   https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility   https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/donald-says-transgender-people-will-end-if-gop-keeps-congress-in-midterms/   https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/un-admits-exceeding-paris-agreements-1-5-degrees-c-warming-target-is-unavoidable/    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-lawsuit-kyrsten-sinema-north-carolina-homewrecker-law-rcna596205   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-council-installs-new-rules-mayoral-emergency-22414983.php    https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/04/rpi-announces-partnership-with-israels-ben-gurion-university-for-joint-research-programs/    https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-built-working-irrigation-canals/33890/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A man travels cross country with a self-defense guillotine. The Tate Brothers are, according to their attorney, only fake rich. A fake pro-Israel think tank is out to game LLMs. A Florida deputy of the year has done some very unsavory stuff. And Detroit makes city buses free to all K-12 students.   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/politics/guillotine-near-us-capitol-philan-tam-duy-le?cid=ios_app   https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/teacher-creates-fart-corner-students-1999192   https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/25/tate-brothers-lied-online-about-being-uberwealthy-lawyers-claim-they-are-playing-a-role/   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda    https://www.404media.co/florida-deputy-of-the-year-used-flock-to-stalk-ex-held-gun-in-her-mouth-did-a-nazi-salute/ https://www.youtube.com/live/WhRNarPJxP4?is=4V8MAoCTtFpxKUfk    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-ice   https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2026/08/14/sheffield-makes-free-ddot-transit-for-students-permanent/91306496007/ 

Albany Teamsters president has been a naughty boy. A local woman was entrapped by the FBI in a terrorism plot. NY mental health courts need more love. A plastics packaging bill has been killed under suspicious, romantic circumstances. Palantir co-founder is weirdly obsessed with criminalizing homelessness. And a river otter was spotted in the Bronx River!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-teamsters-head-accused-funneling-union-22396227.php    https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/woman-charged-plotting-terror-attack-ny-capitol-22396206.php    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/jessica-bowie-capitol-bombing-plot-mental-health-22398534.php    https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/isis-plotter-jessica-bowie-threatened-to-blow-up-house-roommates/    https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/04/mental-health-courts-new-york    https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/11/heastie-new-york-plastics-packaging-reduction-recycling-bill-vote    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/otter-bronx-river-new-york-city    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/joe-londsdale-cicero-institute-homelessness/