James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee’s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA.

Sources:

https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands 

https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699 

https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf 

https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696 

https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646 

James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee&rsquo;s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands">https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm">https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm</a>
<a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf">https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee">https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee</a>
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696">https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264">https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646">https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646</a>&nbsp;

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

A New Threat to Public Lands

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/4a946318-38c9-47f9-b540-b39101731289/transcript

The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain. 

 

Sources: 
https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute

https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on 

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ 

https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html 

https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd 

https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/  

https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ 

https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 

https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html 

https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf 

https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk 

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html 

https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html 

The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Sources: <a href="https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute">https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute</a>
<a href="https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722">https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722 </a><a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/</a>
<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/">https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ </a><a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless">https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/">https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration">https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd">https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/">https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/</a> <a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/">https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20">https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html">https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf">https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk">https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf">https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.is/20260818151459/https:/www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36">https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36 </a><a href="https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html">https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html</a> <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html">https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html</a>&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cfb5081c-9772-419f-96c0-b4b4000467a3/transcript

Garrison outlines what we know about how DHS investigated anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and new discovery documents revealing Homeland Security Investigations reports on financial probes of activist groups and labor unions.

Sources:

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl?inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY

Garrison outlines what we know about how DHS investigated anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and new discovery documents revealing Homeland Security Investigations reports on financial probes of activist groups and labor unions.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf</a>
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf </a><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf </a><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf </a><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf </a><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl?inline=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl?inline=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY</a>

DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b3a6b4b5-8877-410c-8c1c-b4b300263492/transcript

Mia talks with trans sports journalist Frankie de la Cruz and former trans college athlete Bugsmaytrix about WNBA bit player Sophie Cunningham's pivot to transphobia and the right's war on trans people.

Links:

https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/

@thefrankiedlc

+

@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social 

 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/

Mia talks with trans sports journalist Frankie de la Cruz and former trans college athlete Bugsmaytrix about WNBA bit player Sophie Cunningham's pivot to transphobia and the right's war on trans people.
Links:
<a href="https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/">https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/</a>
@thefrankiedlc
+
@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/">&nbsp;https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/</a>

Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/200d1e4d-b521-451b-93b2-b4b200063c9c/transcript

A New Threat to Public Lands

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