We channel our inner Nate Silver to give predictions for the coming year, plus the long-awaited the return of our "death" segment!

We channel our inner Nate Silver to give predictions for the coming year, plus the long-awaited the return of our "death" segment!

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 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

2024 Predictions

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/4a293eaa-9fee-4efe-9752-b0ea015411dc/transcript

Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond reads Margaret and Hazel a ghost story about transcendance, legacy and an unearthly river boat, by exalted ancestor Henry Dumas who was murdered by a white cop in 1968.

Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond reads Margaret and Hazel a ghost story about transcendance, legacy and an unearthly river boat, by exalted ancestor Henry Dumas who was murdered by a white cop in 1968.

CZM Book Club: "Ark of Bones," by Henry Dumas with Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond (Part 1)

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement
How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies
How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon 
Attacking Palestinian Health
Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations

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Sources/Links:

The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement
https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface
https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs
https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm

How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies
BerkShares Program https://berkshares.org/
Bob Dunning's Newsletter:  https://www.thewaryone.com/
https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/
https://centerforneweconomics.org
https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency
https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/
https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/
https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/
https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html
https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html
https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html
https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars
https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/
https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/

How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon 
https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter
https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/ 
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it
https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/ 
https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/
https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/
https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/
https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf 
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/ 
https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees 
https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7 
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/ 
https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill

Attacking Palestinian Health
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/
https://www.hudassalon.movie/

Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations
https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person 
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf
https://acampada26s.net/
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20 
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20 
https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf 
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/ 
https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini 
https://www.camp-oshad.org/
https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent 
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/
https://archive.is/6j85h
https://archive.is/DqaJi
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
<ul>
<li>The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement</li>
<li>How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies</li>
<li>How the &lsquo;Delivery Protection Act&rsquo; Takes on Amazon&nbsp;</li>
<li>Attacking Palestinian Health</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, &lsquo;Third Country&rsquo; Deportations</li>
</ul>
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for &ldquo;Cooler Zone Media&rdquo; and subscribe today!
Sources/Links:
The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface">https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface</a></li>
<li><a href="https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber">https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm">https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm">https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm</a></li>
</ul>
How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies
<ul>
<li>BerkShares Program <a href="https://berkshares.org/">https://berkshares.org/</a></li>
<li>Bob Dunning's Newsletter: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewaryone.com/">https://www.thewaryone.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/">https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/">https://centerforneweconomics.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/">https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/">https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/">https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act">https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/">https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html">https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html">https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html">https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars">https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/">https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/">https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/</a></li>
</ul>
How the &lsquo;Delivery Protection Act&rsquo; Takes on Amazon&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter">https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3">https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/">https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/">https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf">https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/">https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees">https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7">https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city">https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill">https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill</a></li>
</ul>
Attacking Palestinian Health
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hudassalon.movie/">https://www.hudassalon.movie/</a></li>
</ul>
Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, &lsquo;Third Country&rsquo; Deportations
<ul>
<li><a href="https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person">https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://acampada26s.net/">https://acampada26s.net/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/">https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20">https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini">https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.camp-oshad.org/">https://www.camp-oshad.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future">https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c">https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/6j85h">https://archive.is/6j85h</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/DqaJi">https://archive.is/DqaJi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection">https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection</a></li>
</ul>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 253

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The gang discuss a tree-sit on the border, massive student protests in France, a Supreme Court ruling on rendition, the Brazilian election, a Russian researcher who was accidentally exposed to the pneumonic plague, and the death of former House Speaker and pedophile Dennis Hastert.

Sources:
https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person 
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf
https://acampada26s.net/
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20 
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20 
https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf 
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/ 
https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini 
https://www.camp-oshad.org/
https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent 
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/
https://archive.is/6j85h
https://archive.is/DqaJi
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection

The gang discuss a tree-sit on the border, massive student protests in France, a Supreme Court ruling on rendition, the Brazilian election, a Russian researcher who was accidentally exposed to the pneumonic plague, and the death of former House Speaker and pedophile Dennis Hastert.
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person">https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://acampada26s.net/">https://acampada26s.net/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/">https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20">https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini">https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.camp-oshad.org/">https://www.camp-oshad.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future">https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c">https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/6j85h">https://archive.is/6j85h</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/DqaJi">https://archive.is/DqaJi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection">https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations

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