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Who Is Running South Korea? Dec 19, 2024

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Mia traces the chaotic aftermath of the coup attempt in South Korea and the period before Yoon's impeachment where nobody knew who was running the country.

Sources:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/south-korean-president-impeachment

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37854/south-korea-yoon-martial-law

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/south-korea-ruling-party-accused-of-second-coup-as-opposition-pushes-for-new-impeachment-vote?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/14/nx-s1-5228633/south-korea-parliament-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/g-s1-37718/south-korea-president-insurrection-charges

https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-military-faces-scrutiny-amid-officer-arrests/a-71092765

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The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means Dec 18, 2024

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Garrison Davis does a deep dive into the dark online world of America's latest school shooter and unravels why right-wing influencers keep trying to portray her as transgender.

https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter

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What’s Happening In Rojava Dec 17, 2024

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James talks to Dani Ellis about Turkish aggression in North and East Syria and we hear from Têkoşîna Anarşîst from their position on the front lines.

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Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew Dec 16, 2024

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Andrew talks with Gare about the history of anarchism and trade unions in Paraguay from the late 1800s through the 20th century.

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CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in Helsinki Dec 15, 2024

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Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 160 Dec 14, 2024

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

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick
What Next for Syria?
Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain
The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won
You Already Know How to Organize

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Sources:

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html

What Next for Syria?

Defendrojava.org

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0

https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU

The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won

https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244

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You Already Know How to Organize Dec 13, 2024

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You already know how to organize, you just don't realize it. Mia and James discuss the skills and knowledge you already have from things as basic as having a dinner party that will allow you to start organizing today!

James' Links for Syria:

www.defendrojava.org

www.freeburmarangers.org

www.heyvasor.com/

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The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won Dec 12, 2024

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Mia looks at both what caused the inflation that defined the Biden administration and how the reactions to it were driven by an American moral economy and the sense of injustice it invokes.

Sources:

https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244

James' Links for Syria:

www.defendrojava.org

www.freeburmarangers.org

www.heyvasor.com/

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Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain Dec 11, 2024

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Robert traces the online history of alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and arrives at a simple conclusion for why he did what he did.