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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.

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  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 186
    Jun 14 2025

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

    1. Reportback from the West Bank

    2. The LA Anti-ICE Protests

    3. Migrant Detention in Libya
    4. On The Ground In LA
    5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #20

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    Sources/Links:

    The LA Anti-ICE Protests

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/democrats-california-new-york-detention-facilities

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-at-ice-check-ins-detained-and-held-in-basement-of-federal-building-in-los-angeles/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=828415694

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-los-angeles-immigration-protests-trump/

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/paramount-california-home-depot-protest-rcna211650

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kv1lgdpkjo

    Migrant Detention in Libya

    https://missingmigrants.iom.int/region/mediterranean

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/61570/libyas-coast-guard-has-intercepted-and-returned-nearly-21000-migrants-in-2024

    https://apnews.com/article/italy-libya-ossama-almasri-icc-arrest-hague-305b5eed193ef7774e6591d4f0a256fc 



    European Commission Financial Transparency System
Andrea Beck, 2024

    Italian and EU Funding of the Libyan Coast Guard: How Italian External Border Immigration Policies Have Created Crimes Against Humanity, Public Ignorance, and Legal Accountability Issues

    Ronald Bruce. Libya: From Colony to Revolution

    Ship of Humanity: Witness to Rescue in the Mediterranean by Judith Sunderland

    Capitivity, Migration and Power in Libya. Nadia Al-Dayel, Aaron Anfinson & Graeme Anfinson 2021.

    Tilley: War Making and State Making as organized crime

    Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #20

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    3 hrs and 28 mins
  • Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #20
    Jun 13 2025

    The gang get together to discuss state violence in Los Angeles, tariffs, the Trump-Musk breakup and more ICE raids across the country.

    Sources:

    https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000

    https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained-buona-forchetta-employees

    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/expedited-removal

    https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5422248/trump-steel-aluminum-50-tariffs-double-prices

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-says-he-will-set-unilateral-tariff-rates-within-weeks-200619527.html

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/06/02/immigration-restrictions-pile-up-on-international-students/

    https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697

    https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697

    https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/minneapolis-lake-street-law-enforcement-ice-homeland-security/

    https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/elon-musk-trump-white-house-relationship

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-privately-expresses-frustration-range-recent-moves/story?id=122485920

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02009/protecting-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety

    https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5427998/trump-travel-ban-countries-immigration-enforcement

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    47 mins
  • On The Ground In LA
    Jun 12 2025

    James talks to Robert about the LA protests after spending Monday night on the ground in DTLA covering the protests and police response.

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    35 mins
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This show has been amazing. It provides useful information and news on underreported issues around the world.

Exceptional

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All the hosts bring unique experiences and a wide breadth of reports. Pairing the haunting reality of our world with great banter, calls to action, and resources to inform ourselves as well.

Informed, In-person, and experienced

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Gf and I just got back from Chicago. We saw the protests and wondered what was going on. Thanks for filling us in on what was happening.

Thanks for the info

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After finding it via Some More News, I found myself immediately hooked onto the combination of otg reporting and collated reports supported by a great many sources.

Though the content does seem left-leaning, the stories being covered are quite relatable and at least, entertaining to almost anybody. I'd recommend if you're a fan of saying "Jesus Christ" under your breath in response to the story you're being told.

Incredibly informative exposès

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