It Could Happen Here

Andrew and James continue their discussion of Anarchism in Uruguay and talk about the nature of an anarchist military formation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Jamie, a librarian, about the threat of federal funding being withdrawn from libraries and how listeners can help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads an anonymously authored speculative fiction story about what people could do if large scale roundups began, and discusses it with an anarchist technology enthusiast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Rendition to El Salvador: How the Trump Administration Is Sending Asylum Seekers to Labor Camps Miniature Ethnic Cleansing: Encampment Sweeps in Oakland Should You Flee the United States? Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #9 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 1...

Verify your signal number! The gang talks about anti-genocide protesters being hunted by ICE, an update on the rendition of Venezuelan immigrants, and how a journalist learned about airstrikes in Yemen from a Trump admin group chat. Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/politics...

Mia and Gare discuss the social and political role of gamers and why people like Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried spend so much effort portraying themselves as gamers. Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/15/deshaun-watson-trade-details-texans-browns/75189022007/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ykCc588Zw https://thecourier.com/news/549130/browns-need-to-start-asking-question...

Robert, James, and Gare discuss the question of fleeing the country, various demographics under threat, and the politics of escape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Emma and Sathya, who do advocacy and support work for unhoused people, about Oakland's brutal regime of encampment sweeps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Gare discuss the rendition of 238 Venezuelan migrants to a prison labor camp in El Salvador. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads Robert Evans the second book in her Danielle Cain series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Understanding Rojava’s Tishrin Dam Resistance Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 Chuck Schumer and the Collaborators Behind the Tesla Attacks Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #8 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, availabl...

The gang discuss the rendition of Venezuelan migrants, attacks on trans people in the military, more arrests of graduate students, and the bird flu. Sources: https://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacional/Venezuela-dice-que-no-descansara-hasta-rescatar-a-migrantes-secuestrados-en-El-Salvador-20250317-0046.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/politics/deportation-flights-judge-timeline/index.html htt...

Protests and vandalism against Tesla spread around the world as Tesla’s stock value continues to plummet. Garrison breaks down what’s happening, and the response from Trump and Elon Musk. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-buy-new-tesla-show-support-musk-2025-03-11/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/trump-musk-tesla-white-house-showroom-buys-car-rcna19590...

Mia and James discuss how Chuck Schumer and the Democratic collaborators handed Trump extraordinary power by passing a devastating continuing government funding resolution and political core of Democratic collaboration with Trump. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/dc-budget-trump-congress-gop-29738c7281955d77075c8b98009f860e https://archive.ph/35bXs https://apnews.com/article/house-gop...

Andrew is joined by James to talk about the history of anarchism in Uruguay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an episode recorded before the agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, James talks with Jenni Keasden (@jkeasden) about the situation in Rojava and the resistance at Tishrin Dam.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads Robert Evans the second book in her Danielle Cain series See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  How the State Created Elon Musk Candace Owens' Hollywood Tabloid Pivot feat. Bridget Todd Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest and What Comes Next Nate Silver: The Smoothest Brain On The Internet Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #7 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone...

Unhinged Tariff news! Deportation and detention updates! The gang discusses this and much more and also has a musical guest. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum-levies-imports-europe-china-uk-japan-rcna195810 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/china-tariffs-us.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-beijing-trump-npc-xi-trade-growth-defense...

Robert, James, and Gare discuss Nate Silver’s theory that tweets are proof that Elon Musk is a ‘spiky’ genius. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare, James, and Robert discuss the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and what it means for Permanent Residents and freedom of speech. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-semitism/ https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388516/dl?inline https://ww...

Bridget Todd talks with Gare about how disgraced Daily Wire podcaster Candace Owens is using a celebrity scandal to rebrand her conservative politics for a normie audience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and James discuss how the neoliberal state created the markets that made Elon Musk the richest man alive and how the structure of global capitalism ensured his rise. Sources: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h https://www.axios.com/2025/01/09/tesla-clean-credits-trump https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/tesla-racked-up-greenhouse-emissions-credits-2023-other-automakers-lagged-2024-11...

Margaret reads Robert the second novella of the Danielle Cain series, Preorder the third book in the series, including all three audiobooks, on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tangled-wilderness/the-immortal-choir-holds-every-voice   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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