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