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It Could Happen Here Weekly 168 Feb 08, 2025

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma (Maybe Don't) Read Siege How Trump is Killing Science (And You) Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2 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, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: (Maybe Don't) Read Siege https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606 Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Donations: VOMA https://www.voma.center/enVOMA is a non-governmental movement that aims to strengthen the defenses of the Republic of Armenia through preparing Armenians and Diaspora to face the immanent threat of invasion by Azerbaijan and Turkey. A defensive organization only. Kooyrigshttps://kooyrigs.orgKooyrigs is a women-led organization and NGO. Focused on supporting Armenia and Artsakh refugees through various humanitarian projects, especially in the areas of education, healthcare, and emergency relief efforts. Pahapan Development Foundation: http://www.pahapan.org/en/Donations go toward supporting and developing Tavush: there are about 10000 children who live under regular shootings by Azeri troops in 23 borderline villages of Tavush region. This organization helps their safety as well as implementing social, cultural and educational programs. Hayastan All-Armenian Fundhttps://www.himnadram.orgThis fund is one of the main sources of support for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, focusing on community development, health, education, and infrastructure. Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)https://www.agbu.orgAGBU is one of the largest Armenian-American organizations that provides support for educational, cultural, and social welfare initiatives in Armenia and globally. Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR)https://www.farusa.orgFAR focuses on providing relief to vulnerable populations in Armenia, supporting programs in health, education, and economic development. Paros Foundationhttp://parosfoundation.org/available-projects/Donations can contribute to a number of humanitarian missions they have in Armenia. You can choose to support individual projects or donate to the foundation in general. Armenia Fundhttps://www.armeniafund.orgA wide ranging charity for infrastructure projects, educational scholarships, and providing aid to vulnerable populations. Armenian Wounded Heroes Fundhttps://armenianwoundedheroes.comThis fund provides direct support to Armenian soldiers who have been injured in the line of duty, offering medical assistance and helping them reintegrate into society. Tumo Center for Creative Technologieshttps://www.tumo.orgTumo is an innovative educational program that provides free tech and creative skills to young people in Armenia. Donations help support the growth of this pioneering center and its ability to empower youth with skills in areas such as animation, coding, game development, and design. Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC)https://www.avc.amAVC connects volunteers with opportunities in Armenia to support a variety of causes, from community development to disaster relief. Donations help fund the ongoing programs and volunteer recruitment. The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)https://coaf.orgCOAF supports rural communities in Armenia with educational, healthcare, and technological programs. Armenian Red Cross Societyhttps://www.redcross.am/en/home.htmlThe Armenian Red Cross provides critical humanitarian assistance in Armenia, offering emergency relief, health services, and disaster response. IMAST https://imast.am/IMAST helps Armenian non-profits with micro-donations for individual projects from wildlife to health to community building. Other:One Armeniahttps://www.onearmenia.orgA travel group that features local travel opportunities with local people. Promoting responsible travel. Hike Armeniahttps://hikearmenia.org/ Learn4Artsakhhttps://learn4artsakh.orgInstagram: @learn4artsakhLearn4Artsakh is a leftist platform dedicated to providing educational resources about Artsakh’s history, culture, and people. Books:The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide by Peter Balakian The Caucasian Knot: The History and Geo-politics of Nagorno-Karabagh, by Patrick Donabedian & Claude MutafianAvailable on learn4artsakh.com My Brother’s Struggle:A great book by the brother of a complicated Armenian revolutionary who grew up in California.Available on learn4artsakh.com AVOID anything by Thomas de Waal News sites:https://armenianweekly.com/https://evnreport.comhttps://hetq.am/en Videos:White Phosphorus in Artsakhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjwzHkyGYQA&rco=1 Armenia: The Fall of Nagoro-Karabaghhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tld7Vz42QSI Articles:Cultural destruction by Azerbaijanhttps://hyperallergic.com/482353/a-regime-conceals-its-erasure-of-indigenous-armenian-culture/ Azeri War Crimeshttps://azeriwarcrimes.org/An archive of evidence of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and human rights violations committed by Azerbaijan. Not for the faint of heart. University Network for Human Rightshttps://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/we-are-no-oneHow Three Years of Atrocities Led to the Ethnic Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Hatred Theme Parkhttps://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karabakh-theme-park-armenia-ethnic-hatred-aliyev/31217971.html History of Artsakhhttps://www.armenianmuseum.org/artsakh Armenian Genocide Historical Overviewhttps://genocideeducation.org/background/brief-history/ Artwashing and Sportswashing by Azerbaijan:https://hyperallergic.com/615519/artwashing-a-dictatorship/ Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2 https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lieutenant-gsa-ai-agency/http://wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/https://x.com/USAO_DC/status/1886537850390483276https://bsky.app/profile/josephpolitano.bsky.social/post/3lhfjn7ires2h https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge/index.htmlhttps://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3lhc52j6kns2d https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26?user_email=dabc81d5ec766cfb0c88230c077bd88afdc57894c6b8dcdfcf8102146e6c https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pr/2024/dojpr-041224-former-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-18-years-prison-drug-smuggling-and-bribery.pdf https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-border-agent-nicknamed-goalie-took-bribes-to-let-drugs-into-u-s-prosecutors/3259608/ https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Fentanyl_FY23.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/frontline-against-fentanyl https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1886606794614587573?mx=2 https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/el-salvador/ https://apnews.com/article/eu-us-ukraine-defense-trump-greenland-tariffs-c3e454c8f0959d273c2b6dd5941395e3 https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump-tariffs-de-minimis-exemption https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/americas/mexico-military-migrants-killed-int-latam/index.html https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/denver-health-pauses-gender-affirming-surgeries-minors-federal-funding/73-e61f598b-e32d-474e-94b4-4b11d4c5c8afhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/nyregion/nyu-langone-hospital-trans-care-youth.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/02/04/transgender-hospitals-gender-affirming-care/78204417007/ https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/school-systems-across-us-declarehttps://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/04/nyc-parents-push-for-statement-from-schools-chancellor-opposing-trump-executive-order-on-race-gender/https://www.seattleschools.org/news/commitment-to-sps-students-staff-and-families/ https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3lhh7qpjygk27 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2 Feb 07, 2025

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The gang discuss Elon Musk's cyber coup of the federal government, trade wars with Mexico and Canada over immigration, and we follow up on Trump's order to require misgendering and detransition in schools.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lieutenant-gsa-ai-agency/
http://wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/
https://x.com/USAO_DC/status/1886537850390483276
https://bsky.app/profile/josephpolitano.bsky.social/post/3lhfjn7ires2h https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge/index.html
https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3lhc52j6kns2d https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26?user_email=dabc81d5ec766cfb0c88230c077bd88afdc57894c6b8dcdfcf8102146e6c

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pr/2024/dojpr-041224-former-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-18-years-prison-drug-smuggling-and-bribery.pdf

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-border-agent-nicknamed-goalie-took-bribes-to-let-drugs-into-u-s-prosecutors/3259608/

https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Fentanyl_FY23.pdf

https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/frontline-against-fentanyl

https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1886606794614587573?mx=2

https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/el-salvador/

https://apnews.com/article/eu-us-ukraine-defense-trump-greenland-tariffs-c3e454c8f0959d273c2b6dd5941395e3

https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump-tariffs-de-minimis-exemption

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/americas/mexico-military-migrants-killed-int-latam/index.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/denver-health-pauses-gender-affirming-surgeries-minors-federal-funding/73-e61f598b-e32d-474e-94b4-4b11d4c5c8af
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/nyregion/nyu-langone-hospital-trans-care-youth.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/02/04/transgender-hospitals-gender-affirming-care/78204417007/

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/school-systems-across-us-declare
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/04/nyc-parents-push-for-statement-from-schools-chancellor-opposing-trump-executive-order-on-race-gender/
https://www.seattleschools.org/news/commitment-to-sps-students-staff-and-families/ https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3lhh7qpjygk27

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Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Feb 06, 2025

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James is joined by Nevdon Jamgochian to discuss the use of COP 29 to greenwash Azerbaijan’s attempts at the removal of Armenian people from their ancestral lands in Artsakh and the the history of the conflict.

Donations:

VOMA
https://www.voma.center/en
VOMA is a non-governmental movement that aims to strengthen the defenses of the Republic of Armenia through preparing Armenians and Diaspora to face the immanent threat of invasion by Azerbaijan and Turkey. A defensive organization only.

Kooyrigs
https://kooyrigs.org
Kooyrigs is a women-led organization and NGO. Focused on supporting Armenia and Artsakh refugees through various humanitarian projects, especially in the areas of education, healthcare, and emergency relief efforts.

Pahapan Development Foundation:
http://www.pahapan.org/en/
Donations go toward supporting and developing Tavush: there are about 10000 children who live under regular shootings by Azeri troops in 23 borderline villages of Tavush region. This organization helps their safety as well as implementing social, cultural and educational programs.

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
https://www.himnadram.org
This fund is one of the main sources of support for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, focusing on community development, health, education, and infrastructure.

Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)
https://www.agbu.org
AGBU is one of the largest Armenian-American organizations that provides support for educational, cultural, and social welfare initiatives in Armenia and globally.

Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR)
https://www.farusa.org
FAR focuses on providing relief to vulnerable populations in Armenia, supporting programs in health, education, and economic development.

Paros Foundation
http://parosfoundation.org/available-projects/
Donations can contribute to a number of humanitarian missions they have in Armenia. You can choose to support individual projects or donate to the foundation in general.

Armenia Fund
https://www.armeniafund.org
A wide ranging charity for infrastructure projects, educational scholarships, and providing aid to vulnerable populations.

Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund
https://armenianwoundedheroes.com
This fund provides direct support to Armenian soldiers who have been injured in the line of duty, offering medical assistance and helping them reintegrate into society.

Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
https://www.tumo.org
Tumo is an innovative educational program that provides free tech and creative skills to young people in Armenia. Donations help support the growth of this pioneering center and its ability to empower youth with skills in areas such as animation, coding, game development, and design.

Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC)
https://www.avc.am
AVC connects volunteers with opportunities in Armenia to support a variety of causes, from community development to disaster relief. Donations help fund the ongoing programs and volunteer recruitment.

The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)
https://coaf.org
COAF supports rural communities in Armenia with educational, healthcare, and technological programs.

Armenian Red Cross Society
https://www.redcross.am/en/home.html
The Armenian Red Cross provides critical humanitarian assistance in Armenia, offering emergency relief, health services, and disaster response.

IMAST
https://imast.am/
IMAST helps Armenian non-profits with micro-donations for individual projects from wildlife to health to community building.

Other:
One Armenia
https://www.onearmenia.org
A travel group that features local travel opportunities with local people. Promoting responsible travel.

Hike Armenia
https://hikearmenia.org/

Learn4Artsakh
https://learn4artsakh.org
Instagram: @learn4artsakh
Learn4Artsakh is a leftist platform dedicated to providing educational resources about Artsakh’s history, culture, and people.

Sources:

Books:
The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide by Peter Balakian

The Caucasian Knot: The History and Geo-politics of Nagorno-Karabagh, by Patrick Donabedian & Claude Mutafian
Available on learn4artsakh.com

My Brother’s Struggle:
A great book by the brother of a complicated Armenian revolutionary who grew up in California.
Available on learn4artsakh.com

AVOID anything by Thomas de Waal

News sites:
https://armenianweekly.com/
https://evnreport.com
https://hetq.am/en

Videos:
White Phosphorus in Artsakh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjwzHkyGYQA&rco=1

Armenia: The Fall of Nagoro-Karabagh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tld7Vz42QSI

Articles:
Cultural destruction by Azerbaijan
https://hyperallergic.com/482353/a-regime-conceals-its-erasure-of-indigenous-armenian-culture/

Azeri War Crimes
https://azeriwarcrimes.org/
An archive of evidence of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and human rights violations committed by Azerbaijan. Not for the faint of heart.

University Network for Human Rights
https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/we-are-no-one
How Three Years of Atrocities Led to the Ethnic Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians

Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Hatred Theme Park
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karabakh-theme-park-armenia-ethnic-hatred-aliyev/31217971.html

History of Artsakh
https://www.armenianmuseum.org/artsakh

Armenian Genocide Historical Overview
https://genocideeducation.org/background/brief-history/

Artwashing and Sportswashing by Azerbaijan:
https://hyperallergic.com/615519/artwashing-a-dictatorship/

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How Trump is Killing Science (And You) Feb 05, 2025

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Mia talks with doctors Arghavan Salles and Kaveh Hoda about how Trump's illegal disruptions of federal funding is putting everything from vaccine development to trans healthcare at risk.

Call your Congressperson: https://arghavan.substack.com/p/we-cannot-let-the-trump-administration
Tik Tok: arghavansallesmdphd
Instagram: arghavansallesmd
Bluesky: arghavansallesmd
Twitter: arghavan_salles
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382

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(Maybe Don't) Read Siege Feb 04, 2025

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Molly talks to Spencer Sunshine about his book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege. Sunshine's book explores the history of Siege, the book that is today's nazi terrorist's bible.

https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606

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The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma Feb 03, 2025

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James talks to Azad about the Anti-fascist Internationalist Front in Myanmar, Myanmar - Rojava solidarity, and the revolution in Chinland.

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CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Dreadnaught Funeral Feb 02, 2025

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Margaret from the future continues her reporting from the front in Catalonia.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 167 Feb 01, 2025

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

The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office
Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons
How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1

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Sources:

The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

https://www.nalc.org

https://www.fightingnalc.com

https://concernedlettercarriers.com

https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation

Nut Country Revisited

Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper

Mark Fenster, Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816654949/conspiracy-theories/

Edward H. Miller, Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo19197692.html

How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

Solidarity Pledge: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H

https://sbworkersunited.org/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-end-federal-support-gender-affirming-care-minors-2025-01-28/

https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/bill-would-block-insurance-companies-that-cover-gender-affirming-care-from-contracting-with-tenncare/

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5238169/starbucks-strike-christmas

https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1 Jan 31, 2025

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In this new weekly series, the gang get together to speed run the first two weeks of Trump’s second term, his deluge of executive orders, and what they mean on the ground.

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How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights Jan 30, 2025

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Mia and Gare talk with Starbucks Workers United about their fight to secure gender affirming healthcare through unionizing and how you can too.

Solidarity Pledge: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H

Sources:
https://sbworkersunited.org/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-end-federal-support-gender-affirming-care-minors-2025-01-28/

https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/bill-would-block-insurance-companies-that-cover-gender-affirming-care-from-contracting-with-tenncare/

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5238169/starbucks-strike-christmas

https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize

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