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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.

It Could Happen Here

Dana El Kurd speaks with Ben Lorber, Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates and co-author of Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. They discuss trends in antisemitism we are seeing today, why the far right is talking about Palestine, and how establishment organizations are not meeting the moment. 
 
Sources:
 
Jewish Currents article by Mari Cohen on the ADL - https://jewishcurrents.org/the-adls-antisemitism-findings-explained 
 
Jewish Currents article by Shane Burley and Naomi Bennett on the ADL - https://jewishcurrents.org/examining-the-adls-antisemitism-audit 
 
Safety through Solidarity book - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741043/safety-through-solidarity-by-shane-burley/ 
 
Article by Ben in Convergence Magazine on What Antisemitism Is and Isn’t – https://convergencemag.com/articles/what-antisemitism-is-part-1/ 
 
Nexus Project - https://nexusproject.us/ 
 
Diaspora Alliance - https://diasporaalliance.co/ 
 
Jewish Currents podcast on the confronting the anti-zionist right - https://jewishcurrents.org/confronting-the-anti-zionist-right 
 
Arielle Angel on the need for new Jewish institutions - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions 

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Antisemitism in America feat. Dana El Kurd

Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violence

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CZM Book Club: Everything that Isn't Winter, by Margaret Killjoy, Part One

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media
 
- Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle
 
- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1
 
- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2
 
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46
 
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Sources/Links:
 
The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media
 
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/
 
https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275
 
https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html
 
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php
 
https://archive.ph/xBjST
 
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/
 
https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html
 
https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale
 
https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix
 
https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730
 
https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy
 
https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/
 
Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle
 
Website: bluebottleunion.org
Strike fund: tinyurl.com/bbiu-strike
 
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Grenada with Andrew
 
Grenada: Revolution and Invasion by Patsy Lewis et al
 
None Shall Escape by Fundi
 
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46
 
https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/ 
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/ 
 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/ 
 
https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z 
 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/ 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 213

The gang discuss escalation with Venezuela, an AI executive order, the trial of Judge Dugan, the mass shooting at Brown University, and a new travel ban.
 
Sources:
 
https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/ 
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/ 
 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/ 
 
https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z 
 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/ 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46

In the second of two parts, James and Andrew talk about the downfall of the revolution in Grenada and what we can learn from the failure of the revolution and the New JEWEL Movement.
 
Sources:
 
Grenada: Revolution and Invasion by Patsy Lewis et al
 
None Shall Escape by Fundi

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Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2

In the first of two parts, James and Andrew talk about the events of the revolution in Grenada and those leading up to it.
 
Sources:
 
Grenada: Revolution and Invasion by Patsy Lewis et al
 
None Shall Escape by Fundi

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Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1

Mia talks with two members of Blue Bottle Independent Union about their campaign of strikes and walkouts against management's contract negotiation delay tactics.
 
Website: bluebottleunion.org
Strike fund: tinyurl.com/bbiu-strike
 
Want to organize your store? Email us at bluebottleunion@gmail.com with the Subject Line: [Your city] Barista Interest

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Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle

Mia discusses Larry Ellison’s takeover of CBS, Jeff Bezos’ transformation of the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and the broader wave of tech fascists buying out the media.
 
Sources:
 
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/
 
https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275
 
https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html
 
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php
 
https://archive.ph/xBjST
 
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/
 
https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html
 
https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale
 
https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix
 
https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730
 
https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy
 
https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/

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The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

Margaret tells you the tale of some nightmare queers off to bring about hell on earth.

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CZM Book Club: Macramé Flames, by Eric Raglin

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd
 
- Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News
 
- Natalism feat. Andrew
 
- The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace
 
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #45
 
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Sources/Links:
 
Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd
 
Bad Cousins - https://badcousins.show/
 
GREAT Trust Plan - https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf 
 
A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved - https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-lists-nearly-30-companies-many-say-theyre-not-involved/
 
Paradox of Peace - https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/3/3/ksad042/7280243
 
Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News
 
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/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20
 
https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf
 
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market
 
https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets
 
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024

 
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html
 
https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries
 
https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/
 
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/
 
https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns
 
https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket
 
https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers
 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348
 
https://truthpredict.net/
 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w
 
https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds

 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html

 
https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make
 
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket
 
https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/

 
https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling

 
https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20
 
Natalism feat. Andrew
 
https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/
 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/what-is-pronatalism-right-wing-republican
 
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382208/whats-behind-the-pronatalist-movement-to-boost-the-birth-rate
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660745/
 
The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace
 
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0

https://www.postandcourier.com/beaufort-county/politics/tyler-dykes-campaign-sc1-congress/article_c255115c-45cf-430e-b4a4-160a322631e1.html

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67681795/united-states-v-dykes/
 
https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-ii/
 
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #45
 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and#page-57209
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler
 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5641420-democrats-gain-momentum-miami/?utm_social_handle_id=1917731&utm_social_post_id=619113438

 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racially-discriminatory/ 
 
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/man-charged-planting-explosive-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc-january-5-2021
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/pipe-bomb-suspect-told-fbi-believed-2020-election-conspiracy-theories-rcna247544

 
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7869373/1/Return-to-Sunny-Town

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 212

Garrison talks to Robert about a new Fashwave video shared by a DeSantis staffer and the campaign’s finance trouble.

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DeSantis’ Fashwave Adventure, Part 3

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