Andrew and James build on yesterday’s episode, dig deeper into Bob Altemeyer’s work, and discuss what the psychological characteristics of an authoritarian leader are. 

Andrew and James build on yesterday’s episode, dig deeper into Bob Altemeyer’s work, and discuss what the psychological characteristics of an authoritarian leader are.

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

Andrew on Authoritarian Leaders

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8cbdd9db-57ed-4268-955e-b16a018805d5/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)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a7661b6f-4ffe-44df-91c6-b4df010cbda0/transcript

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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