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Well There's Your Snafu

July 10, 2026 · 25 min

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NEWS EP! Andy's reportback from Summer of Ludd! Sean on the 42nd Street building collapse and its YIMBY origins! Finally, the war's back on. But did it ever end?

For the full episode, support the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/thiswreckage

Brooklyn Public Library event Monday: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/am-gittlitz-discusses-central-library-dweck-20260713-0600pm

Our visit to the Verso Archive. Use WRECKAGE at checkout for 50% off the books we mention: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/the-verso-archive-featuring-this-wreckage

Summer of Ludd schedule: https://buttondown.com/nycofftech/archive/summer-of-ludd-schedule/

Charming 42nd St man: https://x.com/thisismeryan13/status/2074530438035435827

Former Pfizer hq collapse: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/business/midtown-development-pfizer-headquarters.html

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/nyregion/nyc-midtown-building-collapse

CIA-backed drone attacks target Russian energy: https://www.ft.com/content/d0f82c05-c35f-4e0f-b452-f61dc8a7e697?syn-25a6b1a6=1

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html

Song: The Ramones - 53rd and 3rd

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