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It Could Happen Here

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it’s evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

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CZM Book Club: Locust House, by Adam Gnade (Part Two of Four) Jul 12, 2026

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Margaret continues reading to you from a novella about a punk house in 2002 San Diego

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 240 Jul 11, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

Palestine in the World Cup
What's Wrong with Human Rights
What's Wrong with Human Rights, Pt. 2
A Report from the Great American State Fair
Executive Disorder: Platner Allegations, Return of the Tariffs, ICE Shootings

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Sources/Links:

Palestine in the World Cup

https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup

https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup

What's Wrong with Human Rights

Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034

Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman
State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002

Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

Executive Disorder: Platner’s Allegations, Return of the Tariffs, ICE Shootings

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei?update=4731595

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/graham-platner-racicot-allegation-maine-invs

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

https://x.com/akela_lacy/status/2074604814810415293?s=20

https://x.com/grace_panetta/status/2074266651244073227?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html

https://x.com/sahilkapur/status/2074678417006420067

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/politics/elections/maine-democrats-want-convention-replace-graham-platner/

https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/june/ustr-makes-findings-and-proposes-action-60-section-301-investigations-relating-failures-take-action

https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/asean-and-trumps-section-301-tariffs/

https://www.reuters.com/business/latin-american-countries-some-steelmakers-argue-us-tariff-exemptions-2026-07-07/

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF11346/IF11346.31.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-oppose-latest-172500930.html

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fresh-trump-tariff-threat-looms-what-is-india-s-strong-stand-on-us-section-301-probe-that-proposes-12-5-duties-explained/ar-AA27rLMq

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general/canada-says-there-s-no-basis-for-trump-s-forced-labour-tariffs/ar-AA27sMJy

https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-back-police-shootings-law-dubbed-licence-kill-by-critics-2026-07-08/

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-in-IALDF-v.-Rubio.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/houston-ice-shooting-death

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html

https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-harrisburg-ice-agent-shoots-video/71807714

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr792ght00053b6r6tl4lvzn

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-132025/mount-rushmore-speech-trump-july-4-250

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Executive Disorder: Platner Allegations, Return of the Tariffs, ICE Shootings Jul 10, 2026

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The gang discuss the sexual assault allegations made against Graham Platner and the suspension of his senate campaign, how Trump is trying to bring back tariffs, a lawsuit alleging the US has given info on asylum seekers to Iran, ICE killing a man in Houston, and Trump’s 4th of July speech attacking communism.

Sources:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei?update=4731595

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/graham-platner-racicot-allegation-maine-invs

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

https://x.com/akela_lacy/status/2074604814810415293?s=20

https://x.com/grace_panetta/status/2074266651244073227?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html

https://x.com/sahilkapur/status/2074678417006420067

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/politics/elections/maine-democrats-want-convention-replace-graham-platner/

https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/june/ustr-makes-findings-and-proposes-action-60-section-301-investigations-relating-failures-take-action

https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/asean-and-trumps-section-301-tariffs/

https://www.reuters.com/business/latin-american-countries-some-steelmakers-argue-us-tariff-exemptions-2026-07-07/

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF11346/IF11346.31.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-oppose-latest-172500930.html

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fresh-trump-tariff-threat-looms-what-is-india-s-strong-stand-on-us-section-301-probe-that-proposes-12-5-duties-explained/ar-AA27rLMq

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general/canada-says-there-s-no-basis-for-trump-s-forced-labour-tariffs/ar-AA27sMJy

https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-back-police-shootings-law-dubbed-licence-kill-by-critics-2026-07-08/

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-in-IALDF-v.-Rubio.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/houston-ice-shooting-death

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html

https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-harrisburg-ice-agent-shoots-video/71807714

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr792ght00053b6r6tl4lvzn

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-132025/mount-rushmore-speech-trump-july-4-250

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A Report from the Great American State Fair Jul 09, 2026

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Robert talks to Laura Jedeed for her account of the July 4th festivities at the Great American State Fair which was totally all those things.

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What's Wrong with Human Rights, Pt. 2 Jul 08, 2026

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Mick and James pick up their discussion of Human Rights where they left off yesterday and discuss how we can all ensure people are treated properly.

Sources:

Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034

Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman
State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002

Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

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What's Wrong with Human Rights Jul 07, 2026

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Mick and James discuss the concept of Human Rights and how they sometimes fail to ensure people around the world are treated with dignity.

Sources:

Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034

Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman
State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002

Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

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Palestine in the World Cup Jul 06, 2026

Show notes

Dana El Kurd talks about the significance of Palestine at the 2026 World Cup, comparing it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Sources:

https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup

https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup

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CZM Book Club: Locust House, by Adam Gnade (Part One of Four) Jul 05, 2026

Show notes

For our longer summer read, Margaret reads you a novella about punk houses and identity and growing up written by a master of the medium

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 239 Jul 03, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom
The Fakest Economy of All Time
The London Dockworkers Strike
Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition

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Sources/Links:

The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom

https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks

https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/

https://eliaayoub.com/

The Fakest Economy of All Time

https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6

The London Dockworkers Strike

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike

https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889

https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/

https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike

https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e

https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/

https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi

https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6

Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges

https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf

https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html

https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/

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Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition Jul 02, 2026

Show notes

The gang discuss the batch of recent Supreme Court rulings from birthright citizenship and mail in voting, the president's ability to end Temporary Protected Status and fire independent agency heads, and the strengthening of gun rights and digital privacy rights.

Sources:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges

https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf

https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html

https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/

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