Robert and Mia discuss the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests against crises in India's education system and how they threaten India's ruling fascist government.

Sources:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html

https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf

https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk

https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270

Robert and Mia discuss the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests against crises in India's education system and how they threaten India's ruling fascist government.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html">https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html</a>
<a href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf">https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf</a>
<a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece">https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi">https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go</a>
<a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media">https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk">https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk</a>
<a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece">https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece</a>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270</a>

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

The Gen Z Protests that Shook India's Fascist Government

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ab6de59c-48c8-4b53-b053-b49f015c7797/transcript

Garrison travels to Washington D.C. to attend the New Liberal Action Summit, an annual conference put on by a group of young center-left policy wonks who went from posting memes about neoliberalism to building an organization to counter the DSA. 

Sources: 
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039
https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25ahttps://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/
https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.phphttps://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html
https://dockish.com/analysis.html
https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0
https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html
https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20

Garrison travels to Washington D.C. to attend the New Liberal Action Summit, an annual conference put on by a group of young center-left policy wonks who went from posting memes about neoliberalism to building an organization to counter the DSA. Sources: <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026</a> <a href="https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule">https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039">https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a">https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a</a> <a href="https://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/">https://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/</a> <a href="https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.php">https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.php</a> <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor </a><a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/">https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/</a> <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html </a><a href="https://dockish.com/analysis.html">https://dockish.com/analysis.html</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0">https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0 </a><a href="https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true">https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html </a><a href="https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20">https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20</a>

GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3162b93c-f166-4ed4-b2b1-b4a3000de51a/transcript

Prince Shakur returns to finish reading Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

Prince Shakur returns to finish reading Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

CZM Book Club: What We Want, What We Believe, by Alex Smith, Part Two

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/03697ffb-87c7-4c0a-87fa-b4a1002d37eb/transcript

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda 
How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

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Sources/Links:

A Second Electrolysis Union Appears

gacwa@protonmail.com 

https://linktr.ee/GACWA

Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 

Saharawi Voices youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE

The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda 

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/

https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap

https://radsecurity.com/roameo

https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/

https://www.facefirst.com

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft

https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/

https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853

https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php

https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10

https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/

https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped

https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html

https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost

https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo

How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You

https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf

https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents

https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text

https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/

https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/

https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition

https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5

https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/

https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf

https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/

https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose

https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/

Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4

https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks
https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20 

https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit
https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html
https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/
https://abdulforsenate.com/priorities/ 

https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20
https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20

https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/
https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html
https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/  

https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd 

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/ 

https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls 

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/ 

https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html

https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/ 

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/kevin-warsh-is-facing-more-than-a-communication-problem 

https://abc7chicago.com/post/25-states-including-illinois-file-lawsuit-president-donald-trumps-new-tariffs/19620616/ 

https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/ 

https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7 

https://archive.vn/gjEFl 

https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/business/us-buys-japan-yen-intl-hnk

https://www.cfr.org/articles/why-the-u-s-intervened-to-prop-up-japans-yen

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>A Second Electrolysis Union Appears</li>
<li>Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda&nbsp;</li>
<li>How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage</li>
</ul>
Donation links for Spokane wildfire:
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Sources/Links:
A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
<a href="mailto:gacwa@protonmail.com">gacwa@protonmail.com&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/GACWA">https://linktr.ee/GACWA</a>
Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara&nbsp;
Saharawi Voices youtube channel:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE">https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE</a>
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/">https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/</a>
<a href="https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap">https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap</a>
<a href="https://radsecurity.com/roameo">https://radsecurity.com/roameo</a>
<a href="https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/">https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/</a>
<a href="https://www.facefirst.com">https://www.facefirst.com</a>
<a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/">https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/</a>
<a href="https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US">https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US</a>
<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft">https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft</a>
<a href="https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/">https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/</a>
<a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523">https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523</a>
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741">https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853</a>
<a href="https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/">https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/</a>
<a href="https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft">https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf</a>
<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10">https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768">https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768</a>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47</a>
<a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/">https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/</a>
<a href="https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024">https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024</a>
<a href="https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime">https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped">https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327">https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327</a>
<a href="https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows">https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows</a>
<a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html">https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html</a>
<a href="https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost">https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost</a>
<a href="https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf">https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo</a>
How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
<a href="https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf">https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/">https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/</a>
<a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents">https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents</a>
<a href="https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/">https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text</a>
<a href="https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/">https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/</a>
<a href="https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/">https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/">https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/</a>
<a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/">https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition">https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition</a>
<a href="https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf?ref=levernews.com">https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf</a>
<a href="https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/">https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/</a>
<a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online">https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online</a>
<a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5</a>
<a href="https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/">https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/</a>
<a href="https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/">https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/</a>
<a href="https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf">https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf</a>
<a href="https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/">https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/</a>
<a href="https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose">https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose</a>
<a href="https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/">https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/</a>
Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage
<a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4">https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4</a>
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks">https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks </a><a href="https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20">https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit">https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit</a> <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257">https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257 </a><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021 </a><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool">https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469">https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation</a>
<a href="https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/">https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html </a><a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/">https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/ </a><a href="https://abdulforsenate.com/priorities/">https://abdulforsenate.com/priorities/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20">https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20</a> <a href="https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20">https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20</a>
<a href="https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/">https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/ </a><a href="https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722">https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722 </a><a href="https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2026-07-16/cook-political-report-ohio-governor-ramaswamy-acton-toss-up">hhttps://youtu.be/3UyXlWgXyAY?si=OsrVNhC2LuJCjgb- ttps://www.wvxu.org/politics/2026-07-16/cook-political-report-ohio-governor-ramaswamy-acton-toss-up</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html</a> <a href="https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/">https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd">https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/">https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls">https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/">https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html">https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html</a>
<a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/">https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/">https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7">https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.vn/gjEFl">https://archive.vn/gjEFl</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/">https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/</a>
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