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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 Weekly #44 Dec 05, 2025

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The gang covers the arrest of a J6 bomber suspect, the shooting of National Guard troops in DC and the following immigration crackdown, repeated airstrikes targeting survivors of alleged smuggling boats, a Turning Point campaign against a trans college instructor, and online gambling sites partnering with news agencies.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data

https://compstat.nypdonline.org/

https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf

https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445

https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis

https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf

https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/

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

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&num=0&edition=prelim

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bsearch_type_id%5D=3&conditions%5Bterm%5D=TPS+somali&order=newest

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/

https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf

https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&img_index=

https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117

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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help Dec 04, 2025

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In the final episode of a four part series, James talks about the need for mutual aid, and speaks to the family hosting Primrose now.

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/

http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/

https://www.ice.gov/features/atd

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim

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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare Dec 03, 2025

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In the third episode of a four part series, James talks about ICE raids, Primrose’s time in detention, and the start of mass protest against Trump’s mass deportations.

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/

http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/

https://www.ice.gov/features/atd

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim

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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name Dec 02, 2025

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In the second episode of a four part series, James talks about why Primrose left Zimbabwe and the way migrants are covered in legacy media.

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/

http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/

https://www.ice.gov/features/atd

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim

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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle Dec 01, 2025

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In the first of a four part series, James catches up with Primrose and her daughter Kim, who he met in the Darien Gap. We hear about the journey from Panama to the USA’s southern border, and the challenges migrants face along the way.

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/

http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/

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CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Five Nov 30, 2025

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There's nothing left to do but track these cultists to the source.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 210 Nov 29, 2025

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

- Requiem for Stop Cop City

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43

- CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure

- CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers

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Sources:

Requiem for Stop Cop City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dqH_lfh6g

https://www.policemag.com/articles/understanding-the-ooda-loop

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZDfvAZrrU

https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text

https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/

https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY

https://www.mainlineatl.com/georgia-drops-charges-against-atlanta-solidarity-fund-rico-cop-city/

https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43

https://archive.is/LRnmy

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E

https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20

https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy

https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html

CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers

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-questions-about-depodesta/

https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2024/04/georgias-got-game-why-the-gaming-industry-is-larger-than-film-television-and-music-combined/#:~:text=The%20dominant%20entertainment%20industry%20is,than%203%20billion%20active%20gamers

https://app2top.com/news/the-gaming-industry-in-2024-by-the-numbers-a-review-by-gamesindustry-276003.html

https://www.ign.com/articles/asmongolds-twitch-channel-banned-following-racist-rant-about-palestinians

https://g-mnews.com/en/global-games-market-will-generate-usd-187-7-billion-in-2024/

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CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers Nov 28, 2025

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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.

Original Air Date: 3.27.25

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-questions-about-depodesta/

https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2024/04/georgias-got-game-why-the-gaming-industry-is-larger-than-film-television-and-music-combined/#:~:text=The%20dominant%20entertainment%20industry%20is,than%203%20billion%20active%20gamers

https://app2top.com/news/the-gaming-industry-in-2024-by-the-numbers-a-review-by-gamesindustry-276003.html

https://www.ign.com/articles/asmongolds-twitch-channel-banned-following-racist-rant-about-palestinians

https://g-mnews.com/en/global-games-market-will-generate-usd-187-7-billion-in-2024/

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CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure Nov 26, 2025

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Gare investigates the alleged increase in Grindr activity at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Original Air Date: 8.2.24

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 Nov 25, 2025

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The gang discuss X’s new account location feature, a Russian peace hoax published by Axios, Border Patrol’s use of license plate readers, the shuttering of the Education Department and DOGE, and Zohran’s White House meeting.

Sources:

https://archive.is/LRnmy

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E

https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20

https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy

https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html

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