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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

The gang discuss Netflix and Paramount’s bids for Warner Brothers, CBP social media screening for tourists, and Trump’s national security strategy. Plus updates on the J6 pipe bomber, Texas gerrymandering, and tariffs.
 
Sources:
 
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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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #45

Molly talks about the Gen Z candidate in the Republican primary to replace Nancy Mace as the representative in South Carolina's first congressional district. He's running on mass deportation and cutting taxes, but he can't stop complaining that people are calling him a nazi. 
 
Sources:
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/

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The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace

Andrew and Mia discuss the pro- and anti-natalist movements and how they generate reactionary politics.
 
Sources: 
 
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/

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Natalism feat. Andrew

Garrison explains how news networks have partnered with gambling sites to forecast the future and turn everyone’s phone into a casino of human suffering.
 
Sources:
 
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

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Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News

Dana El Kurd speaks with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast series Bad Cousins. They discuss the Abraham Accords, the new plan for Gaza, and what the Abrahamic framing allows for and obfuscates. 
 
Sources:
 
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 

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Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd

Who says ecoterrorism is bad? In fantasy games?

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CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Six

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle 
 
- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name
 
- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare
 
- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help 
 
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44
 
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Sources/Links:
 
Darién Gap: One Year Later
 
Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose
 
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
 
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44
 
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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It Could Happen Here Weekly 211

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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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44

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 Four: When Someone Needs Help

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 Three: The American Nightmare

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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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle

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