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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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Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act May 01, 2026

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The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics of the alleged shooter, and the conspiracy theories about the attack. Also, news of the Supreme Court's undermining of the Voting Rights Act, and a 2nd Circuit Court ruling against ICE mandatory detention.

Sources:

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o

https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691

https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-nine-other-current-and-former-mexican-officials-charged-drug

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&contributor_zip=90501

https://x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2048180791356821988?s=20

https://www.timemachine.eu/study-on-quality-in-3d-digitisation-of-tangible-cultural-heritage/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20

https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397

https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20

https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20

https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/

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Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days Apr 30, 2026

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Garrison goes over what Mayor Mamdani has accomplished in his first 100 days, the challenges of adapting to power, and what his administration means for the future of working class politics.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI

https://www.nyc.gov/content/100days/pages/

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administration-stricter-enforcement-city-s-250-most-distressed-apartment

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-administration-announces-historic--2-1-million-settlemen

https://www.nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacle-tenants

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-signs-eo-to-revitalize-mayor-s-office-to-protect-t

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-historic--2-1m-court-judgment-against-br

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamdani--nycha-announce--38-4-million-investment-to-bring-

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-launches-new-program-to-deliver-affordabl

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-announces-major-3-k-expansion--adding-

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-hearing-wasow-park/

https://citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approach-to-encampment-sweeps-homeless-advocates-dont-buy-it/

https://gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the-nypd-about-crowd-control-mamdani-wants-to-find-out

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-tisch-police.html

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openness-to-nypd-gang-database-citing-reforms

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-appoints-renita-francois-as-deputy-mayor-for-commu

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-marqueta-as-first-site-identified-for

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani--governor-hochul-announce-state-s-first-pied-a-ter

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Gaddafi with Andrew Apr 29, 2026

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Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism.

Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi

https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/

Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes

Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett

https://africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muammar-gaddafi

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-book

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543

https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/what-happened-to-the-other-libyans

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Linguistic_Liberation_of_Gaddafi%27s_Libya_From_Near-Extinction_to_an_Imminent_Revitalization_of_Amazigh

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cultural-awakening-we-may-not-be-arabs-but-we-are-libyan

https://marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html

Gaddafi’s relations with the West: https://libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two

https://libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-should-be-foundation-new-life-not-just-interim-measure

https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafis-libya

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-documents-discovered-libya

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Libya with Andrew Apr 28, 2026

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Andrew and James talk about the revolution and civil war in Libya, and discuss the campist approach to world affairs.

Sources:

Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo

Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History

Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011

Behind the NTC: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove-the-libyan-uprising

Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: https://jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism

https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://merip.org/2011/11/was-the-libya-intervention-necessary/

https://jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-france-regime-change

https://jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left

Rebel abuses: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913

Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: https://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migrants-targets-of-attack-in-libya

Displacement numbers in 2012: https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23100b.pdf

Consequences of first civil war: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capital-under-islamist-control-tripoli-airport-seized-operation-dawn

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary-the-situation-is-just-terrible

An attempt at unification: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-politicians-sign-un-peace-deal-unify-rival-governments

El Sharara oilfield situation: https://middle-east-online.com/node/708060

The status quo as of 2020: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explained/

Another attempt at unification: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-government-sworn-in-replacing-rival-administration

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-withdraws-confidence-from-unity-government

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-over-vote-on-new-libyan-prime-minister

Morality police: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom-libya-proposes-new-morality-police

Slave auction: https://africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-in-libya

Libya’s arms in regional instability: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93814Y20130409/

Natural disaster: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuilding-libyas-flood-hit-derna-plagued-politics

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turkish-firm-said-repaired-dam-did-it

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The Age of Extremophiles Apr 27, 2026

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After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal people keep taking extreme action with ever-growing frequency.

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CZM Book Club: Where the Phph Pebbles Go, by Miriam Allen DeFord Apr 26, 2026

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Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 229 Apr 25, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down - Indigeneity with Andrew - The First Anti-AI Firebombing - UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech - Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. 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https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/ https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/ https://archive.vn/f9UdP https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0 https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html The First Anti-AI Firebombing https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/ https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20 https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4 https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/ https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169 UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran 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https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432 https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20 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Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran Apr 24, 2026

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The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.

Donation info: https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/

https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s

https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20

https://www.uscis.gov/join

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf

https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20

https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html

https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

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UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech Apr 23, 2026

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James talks to a UCSD faculty member facing disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment about UCSD’s history, the Palestine exception to free speech, and campus organizing.

Sources:

https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception

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The First Anti-AI Firebombing Apr 22, 2026

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Garrison and Robert talk about Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20 year old charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We discuss how he became an AI doomer, his belief that artificial superintelligence will wipe out humanity, and his Substack promoting IQ nationalism.

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl

https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/

https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20

https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4

https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/

https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169

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