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The gang get together to discuss state violence in Los Angeles, tariffs, the Trump-Musk breakup and more ICE raids across the country. Sources: https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000 https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained...

James talks to Robert about the LA protests after spending Monday night on the ground in DTLA covering the protests and police response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James is joined by Mick to talk about the horrific conditions migrants face in Libya and the EU’s funding of detention camps. Sources: https://missingmigrants.iom.int/region/mediterranean

 https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/61570/libyas-coast-guard-has-intercepted-and-returned-nearly-21000-migrants-in-2024 https://apnews.com/article/italy-libya-ossama-almasri-icc-arrest-hague-305b5eed193e...

Robert and Mia discuss the recent protests in LA against ICE atrocities and the terrifying response of Trump and the LAPD. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/democrats-california-new-york-detention-facilities https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-at-ice-check-ins-detained-and-held-in-basement-of-federal-building-in-los-angeles/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=828415694 https...

James talks with Charles McBryde about his recent trip to the West Bank, the disastrous Gaza Humanitarian Fund, and the ongoing Gaza blockade.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you more short stories written by the one of the ideological leaders of the Mexican Revolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The FDA Wants to Take Away Your Covid Vaccine, ft. Dr. Kaveh Hoda Tiananmen Remastered, Part 1 Tiananmen Remastered, Part 2 Governing Fertility: How Pronatalist Policies Kill Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #19 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media...

The gang discuss the firebombing in Colorado, TACO Trump, ICE raids, and Elon Musk's messy White House breakup. Sources: https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000 https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained-buona-forchetta-employ...

The gang talks about the pronatalist right in Trump's orbit, and historical examples of pronatalism from Japan, Spain, and Romania. Sources: https://www.vscw.ca/en/node/119 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203059913-9/pronatalism-motherhood-franco-spain-mary-nash https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781438402062/html?lang=en https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-...

Mia revisits her episodes situating the Tiananmen Square Massacre in the context of the century long battle over democracy in the workplace. Sources: https://lausancollective.com/2021/communists-crushed-international-workers-movement/ https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/red-dust/sinosphere/ http://www.tsquare.tv/links/Walder.html https://chuangcn.org/2019/06/tiananmen-square-the-march-into-the-instit...

Mia revisits her episodes situating the Tiananmen Square Massacre in the context of the century long battle over democracy in the workplace. Sources: https://lausancollective.com/2021/communists-crushed-international-workers-movement/ https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/red-dust/sinosphere/ http://www.tsquare.tv/links/Walder.html https://chuangcn.org/2019/06/tiananmen-square-the-march-into-the-instit...

Garrison talks with Kaveh about the FDA's new covid vaccine recommendation and how vaccine access is under threat. Sources: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-panel-says-covid-vaccines-can-stay-fall-access-concerns-rcna208492 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you several short stories written by the one of the ideological leaders of the Mexican Revolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  16 Dead & a Cover-up: An NHS Trans Horror Story Rendition By Private Jet What's Happening in Immigration Court Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #18 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, o...

The gang discusses the shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers, how the new budget bill targets trans healthcare, ICE arrests inside immigration courts, and deportations to Myanmar. Sources: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/22/live-israel-kills-87-in-gaza-shots-fired-near-diplomats-in-west-bank   https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto   http...

James talks to immigration lawyer Kirsten Zittlau about the end of the asylum system as we knew it, detentions in courthouses, and the case of Primrose from the Darién Gap series.  Donate to Primrose's legal fees: venmo.com/u/kirsten-zittla https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Gillian Brockell about how she identified the Gulfstream jet that carried migrants to Djibouti and the attempt to stop the flight in Ireland.  https://hardghistory.ghost.io/a-private-jet-to-hell/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with journalist Mira Lazine of the Free Radical about how the UK government and media covered up the deaths of trans people. https://thefreeradical.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Margaret reads you an Irish fairy tale about gender transformation that she really likes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 2 War Update The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 10-12 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #17 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Ap...

The gang gives a rundown on antinatalist terrorism, deportations to South Sudan, a potential DHS reality TV show, and Biden's pro-state cancer. Plus, updates on Palestine, the FBI, tariffs, and immigration. Sources: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pd...

Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the final arc of Andor Season 2, covering how empires cannibalize their own, revolution as an infectious disease, and the politics of Yavin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert, Mia, and James Discuss developments in conflicts in Kashmir, Yemen, and Kurdistan. Sources: https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294 https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403 https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417 &nb...

Andrew concludes his series on Latin American anarchism with the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and its aftermath. Sources: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chuck-morse-anarchism-in-mexico https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angel-cappelletti-anarchism-in-latin-america Kirk Shaffer’s “Tropical Libertarians: Anarchist movements and networks in the Caribbean, Southern United State...