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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

James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new book

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CZM Book Club: Against the State by James Stout

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
 
- Rojava with Andrew
 
- Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
 
- What Next for the People of Iran?
 
- Executive Disorder: 
 
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Sources/Links:
 
The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
 
https://transnews.network/p/u-s-catholic-bishops-launch-attack-on-trans-healthcare-it-s-time-to-fight-back
 
https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban
 
Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@laurel.elise5/video/7627719339067591949

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043379636533666100?s=20 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcla/video/7626572223742102797

 
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/inland-empire-man-federally-charged-deliberately-setting-fires-destroyed-massive 
 
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-10/warehouse-arson-charges-video 

 
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/04/10/ontario-arson-fire-prompts-questions-about-toilet-paper-availability/89555950007/ 

 
https://www.forbes.com/companies/nfi-industries/ 

 
https://www.comparably.com/companies/nfi-industries/executive-salaries

 
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nfi-Industries/salaries/Warehouse-Operations/California 

 
https://www.erieri.com/cost-of-living/united-states/california/ontario#:~:text=Based%20on%20our%20Ontario%20cost,average%20in%20the%20United%20States.

 
https://www.investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-reports-strong-finish-second-year-transformation 

 
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2042839737288077445?s=20 
 
https://abc7ny.com/post/college-point-fire-firefighters-continue-battling-flames-industrial-complex-queens-nyc/18870770/ 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@kochead/video/7627882067191270670

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043330472131052020?s=20

 
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2043107160301895841 
 
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/04/08/amazon-warehouse-west-jefferson-ohio-fire/89518809007/ 

 
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/madison-county/crews-respond-to-fire-at-amazon-facility-in-west-jefferson/

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627577500066991391

 
https://newjersey.news12.com/3-alarm-fire-in-ironbound-section-of-newark-rips-through-warehouse 
 
https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/04/over-100-firefighters-battle-fire-that-erupted-at-nj-chemical-warehouse-authorities-say.html 

 
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2026/04/13/rahway-warehouse-lithium-ion-battery-fire/89594009007/

 
https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2026/04/extremely-large-brush-fire-reported-in-nj-amid-elevated-wildfire-risk.html

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043407987520442763?s=20 

 
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/-/news-events/news-releases/news-details/fire-news-release-business-fire-contained-at-gsl-transfer-station-in-lawrenceville 
 
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/10/crews-respond-fire-business-near-gwinnett-county-airport/ 

 
https://x.com/commie_trucker/status/2043173598035169776?s=20

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043378163393437921?s=20

 
https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2043136718510153765?s=20

 
https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/04/12/multiple-departments-respond-5-alarm-fire-orrville/

 
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-wayne/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-wayne-county-lumber-yard 

 
https://x.com/rdd147/status/2043188567518978381?s=20

 
https://x.com/strike_dr/status/2043365615247724762?s=20
 
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/kcfd-puts-out-yet-another-warehouse-fire-on-brundage-lane/article_58533f7d-87b5-4908-af77-3f3cf05b9f90.html
 
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/large-plume-rises-as-crews-battle-fire-at-abandoned-east-bakersfield-warehouse 
 
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627984684210769183

 
https://abc7.com/post/fire-inside-ontario-mills-mall-prompts-closure-arson-investigation/18867715/

 
https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/warehouse-structure-fires
 
https://hazwoper-osha.com/blog-post/top-5-ignition-sources-in-warehouses-and-how-to-eliminate-them
 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043794082833867155?s=20

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20

 
https://x.com/mistressdivy/status/2043148239520571676

 
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/27/voters-think-plane-crashes-have-become-more-frequent-and-blame-recent-accidents-on-air-traffic-controller-shortages 
 
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/05/us/plane-crashes-incidents-data-visuals-dg/
 
https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles
 
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/december-2024-national-poll-young-voters-diverge-from-majority-on-crypto-tiktok-and-ceo-assassination/
 
What Next for the People of Iran?
 
https://fpa.org/netanyahus-speech-and-the-question-of-an-iran-deal/ 
 
https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/ 
 
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1996/shock-n-awe_ch5.html 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqqyly9n0o 
 
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1103shock/ 
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-forces-are-clearing-strait-hormuz-2026-04-11/ 
 
https://acleddata.com/iran-crisis-live 
 
https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2043720881256448348?s=20 
 
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/22022026 
 
https://x.com/drpezeshkian/status/2041443063655248199 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/04/article-3 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/04/article-31 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/execution 
 
https://x.com/PDKIenglish 
 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961 
 
https://x.com/ScharoBajalan/status/2041190217470693733?s=20 
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/
 
Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-high-school-shooting-gunman-dead/ 
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-school-shooting-kahramanmaras/ 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9025d7jqzo 

 
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043831574764921318?s=20 
 
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2044185311673213219?s=20

 
https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/2043791969554465272?s=20 
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/dozens-feared-dead-in-air-strike-on-village-in-northeastern-nigeria 

 
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696.01208840434.0.pdf

 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5834485-iran-war-powers-house-2/ 

 
https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-court-interpreter-arrested-ice-south-texas-airport/

 
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.484353/gov.uscourts.caed.484353.15.0_1.pdf

 
https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pope-leo-brother-bomb-threat-police-investigate-rcna332136 

 
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/doordashs-white-house-stunt-backfired-then-its-pr-guy-made-everything-worse/91331363
 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds

 
https://x.com/TomSteyer/status/2044155939453129001 

 
https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/abolish-ice 
 
https://www.aclu.org/cases/c-m-v-noem?document=Notice-of-Noncompliance-with-PI

 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043831680759169231?s=20 
 
https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2044683602638868959?s=20 
 
https://x.com/LloydsList/status/2044748510868779062?s=20 
 
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156929/US-claims-right-to-seize-Iran-linked-vessels-anywhere-beyond-neutral-waters 
 
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156937/Iran-linked-vessels-continue-to-transit-Hormuz-despite-US-blockade 
 
https://x.com/WarshipCam/status/2042574455549894847 
 
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2043826535203758561?s=20 
 
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-13-2026 
 
https://hanahr.org/en/news/hana-legal-team-report-on-the-death-of-ghazal-mawlan-chaparabad-following-a-drone-strike-and-alleged-denial-of-emergency-medical-care-in-sulaymaniyah/ 
 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/iran-routes-grain-imports-to-gulf-of-oman-with-hormuz-locked-up 

 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl
 
 
https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20 
 
https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4
 
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/ 
 
https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-workers-lighting-warehouses-on-fire/id1449762156?i=1000761449075 

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 228

The gang discuss the electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán, violent abuse at Alligator Alcatraz, Tom Steyer’s plan to prosecute ICE agents and leadership, a ‘No Tax on Tips’ stunt at the White House, multiple attacks at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and an update the US war on Iran. 
 
Sources:
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-high-school-shooting-gunman-dead/ 
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-school-shooting-kahramanmaras/ 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9025d7jqzo 

 
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043831574764921318?s=20 
 
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2044185311673213219?s=20

 
https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/2043791969554465272?s=20 
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/dozens-feared-dead-in-air-strike-on-village-in-northeastern-nigeria 

 
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696.01208840434.0.pdf

 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5834485-iran-war-powers-house-2/ 

 
https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-court-interpreter-arrested-ice-south-texas-airport/

 
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.484353/gov.uscourts.caed.484353.15.0_1.pdf

 
https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pope-leo-brother-bomb-threat-police-investigate-rcna332136 

 
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/doordashs-white-house-stunt-backfired-then-its-pr-guy-made-everything-worse/91331363
 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds

 
https://x.com/TomSteyer/status/2044155939453129001 

 
https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/abolish-ice 
 
https://www.aclu.org/cases/c-m-v-noem?document=Notice-of-Noncompliance-with-PI

 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043831680759169231?s=20 
 
https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2044683602638868959?s=20 
 
https://x.com/LloydsList/status/2044748510868779062?s=20 
 
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156929/US-claims-right-to-seize-Iran-linked-vessels-anywhere-beyond-neutral-waters 
 
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156937/Iran-linked-vessels-continue-to-transit-Hormuz-despite-US-blockade 
 
https://x.com/WarshipCam/status/2042574455549894847 
 
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2043826535203758561?s=20 
 
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-13-2026 
 
https://hanahr.org/en/news/hana-legal-team-report-on-the-death-of-ghazal-mawlan-chaparabad-following-a-drone-strike-and-alleged-denial-of-emergency-medical-care-in-sulaymaniyah/ 
 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/iran-routes-grain-imports-to-gulf-of-oman-with-hormuz-locked-up 

 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl
 
 
https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20 
 
https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4
 
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/ 
 
https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot 
 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-workers-lighting-warehouses-on-fire/id1449762156?i=1000761449075 

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Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked

James brings listeners up to date with the US and Israel’s bombing campaign in Iran and recent peace negotiations.
 
Sources:
 
https://fpa.org/netanyahus-speech-and-the-question-of-an-iran-deal/ 
 
https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/ 
 
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1996/shock-n-awe_ch5.html 
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqqyly9n0o 
 
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1103shock/ 
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-forces-are-clearing-strait-hormuz-2026-04-11/ 
 
https://acleddata.com/iran-crisis-live 
 
https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2043720881256448348?s=20 
 
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/22022026 
 
https://x.com/drpezeshkian/status/2041443063655248199 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/04/article-3 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/04/article-31 
 
https://hengaw.net/en/execution 
 
https://x.com/PDKIenglish 
 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961 
 
https://x.com/ScharoBajalan/status/2041190217470693733?s=20 
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/

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What Next for the People of Iran?

Garrison investigates viral claims that a spree of warehouse fires across the country have been started by underpaid workers.
 
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family. 
 
Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 
 
It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 
 
Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 
 
Sources:
 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@laurel.elise5/video/7627719339067591949

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043379636533666100?s=20 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcla/video/7626572223742102797

 
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/inland-empire-man-federally-charged-deliberately-setting-fires-destroyed-massive 
 
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-10/warehouse-arson-charges-video 

 
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/04/10/ontario-arson-fire-prompts-questions-about-toilet-paper-availability/89555950007/ 

 
https://www.forbes.com/companies/nfi-industries/ 

 
https://www.comparably.com/companies/nfi-industries/executive-salaries

 
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nfi-Industries/salaries/Warehouse-Operations/California 

 
https://www.erieri.com/cost-of-living/united-states/california/ontario#:~:text=Based%20on%20our%20Ontario%20cost,average%20in%20the%20United%20States.

 
https://www.investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-reports-strong-finish-second-year-transformation 

 
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2042839737288077445?s=20 
 
https://abc7ny.com/post/college-point-fire-firefighters-continue-battling-flames-industrial-complex-queens-nyc/18870770/ 

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@kochead/video/7627882067191270670

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043330472131052020?s=20

 
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2043107160301895841 
 
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/04/08/amazon-warehouse-west-jefferson-ohio-fire/89518809007/ 

 
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/madison-county/crews-respond-to-fire-at-amazon-facility-in-west-jefferson/

 
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627577500066991391

 
https://newjersey.news12.com/3-alarm-fire-in-ironbound-section-of-newark-rips-through-warehouse 
 
https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/04/over-100-firefighters-battle-fire-that-erupted-at-nj-chemical-warehouse-authorities-say.html 

 
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2026/04/13/rahway-warehouse-lithium-ion-battery-fire/89594009007/

 
https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2026/04/extremely-large-brush-fire-reported-in-nj-amid-elevated-wildfire-risk.html

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043407987520442763?s=20 

 
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/-/news-events/news-releases/news-details/fire-news-release-business-fire-contained-at-gsl-transfer-station-in-lawrenceville 
 
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/10/crews-respond-fire-business-near-gwinnett-county-airport/ 

 
https://x.com/commie_trucker/status/2043173598035169776?s=20

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043378163393437921?s=20

 
https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2043136718510153765?s=20

 
https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/04/12/multiple-departments-respond-5-alarm-fire-orrville/

 
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-wayne/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-wayne-county-lumber-yard 

 
https://x.com/rdd147/status/2043188567518978381?s=20

 
https://x.com/strike_dr/status/2043365615247724762?s=20 
 
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/kcfd-puts-out-yet-another-warehouse-fire-on-brundage-lane/article_58533f7d-87b5-4908-af77-3f3cf05b9f90.html 
 
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/large-plume-rises-as-crews-battle-fire-at-abandoned-east-bakersfield-warehouse 
 
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627984684210769183

 
https://abc7.com/post/fire-inside-ontario-mills-mall-prompts-closure-arson-investigation/18867715/

 
https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/warehouse-structure-fires 
 
https://hazwoper-osha.com/blog-post/top-5-ignition-sources-in-warehouses-and-how-to-eliminate-them 
 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043794082833867155?s=20

 
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20

 
https://x.com/mistressdivy/status/2043148239520571676

 
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/27/voters-think-plane-crashes-have-become-more-frequent-and-blame-recent-accidents-on-air-traffic-controller-shortages 
 
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/05/us/plane-crashes-incidents-data-visuals-dg/ 
 
https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles
 
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/december-2024-national-poll-young-voters-diverge-from-majority-on-crypto-tiktok-and-ceo-assassination/

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Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?

Andrew is joined by James to discuss Rojava and the current situation in Syria.
 
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family. 
 
Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 
 
It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 
 
Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 

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Rojava with Andrew

Mia talks with David Forbes, editor and journalist with the Trans News Network, about her work covering the Catholic Church’s draconian trans healthcare ban and how Catholic hospitals spread across the healthcare system.
 
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family. 
 
Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 
 
It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 
 
Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 
 
Sources:
 
https://transnews.network/p/u-s-catholic-bishops-launch-attack-on-trans-healthcare-it-s-time-to-fight-back
 
https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban

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The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of

Happy National Poetry Month! Margaret reads some poems from a "Classic Age" anarchist poet and agitator

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CZM Book Club: Selected Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1
 
- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2
 
- The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination
 
- Nigeria with Andrew
 
- Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?
 
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Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!
 
Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 
 
It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 
 
Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 
 
Sources/Links:
 
How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association
 
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg
 
https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r
 
The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination
 
Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/
 
We Need New Jewish Institutions by Arielle Angel - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions
 
Jewish Federations of North America polling - https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/
 
Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-
 
Sources:
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519
 
https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/
 
https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/
 
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006
 
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html
 
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html
 
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710
 
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/
 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/
 
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump
 
https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20
 
https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary
 
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html
 
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad
 
https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html
 
https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1
 
https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20
 
https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590
 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414
 
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411
 
https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229
 
https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843
 
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about
 
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/
 
https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html
 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired
 
https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 227

The gang discuss the rescue of an US airman in Iran, ceasefire negotiations, a FEMA official who say he teleported to a Waffle House, and elections in Georgia and Wisconsin.
 
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family. 
 
Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 
 
It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 
 
Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 
 
Sources:
 
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519
 
https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/
 
https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/
 
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006
 
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html
 
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html
 
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710
 
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/
 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/
 
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump
 
https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20 

 
https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary 

 
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/ 
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20 
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html 
 
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad 
 
https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640

 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html 
 
https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1
 
https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20 
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/ 
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/ 
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20
 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20
 
https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590
 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414 

 
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411 

 
https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229 

 
https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843
 
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about 

 
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/

 
https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html
 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired 
 
https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402

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Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?

Mia looks at the economics behind American and European steel tariffs to explain the push behind the broader tariff regime and how capitalism works.
 
Sources:
 
https://archive.ph/YUg11
 
https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/publications/alerts-and-updates/2025/october/eu-proposes-new-safeguard-measures-to-protect-its-steel-industry/
 
https://www.piie.com/blogs/china-economic-watch/chinas-excess-capacity-steel-fresh-look
 
https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay/alma992976480893401631/44MAN_INST:MU_NUI
 
https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/misery-and-debt

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The Economics of the Tariff Regime

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