Shereen is once again joined by author Ami Weintraub to talk about their work in ancestral healing, building a diasporist Jewish community, and their new incredible book To The Ghosts Who Are Still Living, available now.

Shereen is once again joined by author Ami Weintraub to talk about their work in ancestral healing, building a diasporist Jewish community, and their new incredible book To The Ghosts Who Are Still Living, available now.

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

Anti-Zionism and Ancestral Healing with Ami Weintraub, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/376b6942-a59b-452d-a0ae-b053001a87fb/transcript

Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know

War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo

History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925

Executive Disorder

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

- Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know

- War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo

- The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis

- Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

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 “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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Sources/Links:

Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know

https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/terror-without-ideology-the-rise-of-nihilistic-violence-an-isd-investigation/

https://archive.ph/9ACYN 

https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&author=jesseboy347&limit=10&sort=desc

https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tumbler-ridge-shooter-had-interest-gore-and-guns 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-suspect-social-media.html 

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-with-ties-to-wisconsin-school-shooter-accused-of-mass-shooting-threats/3603745/?amp=1 

https://www.wisn.com/article/research-details-colorado-teen-shooters-online-idolization-of-madison-school-shooter-others/66130619 

War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo

https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com

https://sarajevotimes.com/prosecution-in-milan-opens-case-against-giuseppe-vegnaduzzo-first-suspect-in-sarajevo-safari-investigation/

The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis

Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor: https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor

From War to Nationalism - China’s Turning Point, 1924-1925

Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/


https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA


https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/

https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables 

https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf 

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf 

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know
- War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo
- The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis
- Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE &amp; Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island
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!
<a href="http://apple.co/coolerzone">http://apple.co/coolerzone</a>
Sources/Links:
Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know
<a href="https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/terror-without-ideology-the-rise-of-nihilistic-violence-an-isd-investigation/">https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/terror-without-ideology-the-rise-of-nihilistic-violence-an-isd-investigation/</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/9ACYN">https://archive.ph/9ACYN</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&amp;author=jesseboy347&amp;limit=10&amp;sort=desc">https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&amp;author=jesseboy347&amp;limit=10&amp;sort=desc</a>
<a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tumbler-ridge-shooter-had-interest-gore-and-guns">https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tumbler-ridge-shooter-had-interest-gore-and-guns</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-suspect-social-media.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-suspect-social-media.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-with-ties-to-wisconsin-school-shooter-accused-of-mass-shooting-threats/3603745/?amp=1">https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-with-ties-to-wisconsin-school-shooter-accused-of-mass-shooting-threats/3603745/?amp=1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wisn.com/article/research-details-colorado-teen-shooters-online-idolization-of-madison-school-shooter-others/66130619">https://www.wisn.com/article/research-details-colorado-teen-shooters-online-idolization-of-madison-school-shooter-others/66130619</a>&nbsp;
War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo
<a href="https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com">https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com</a>
<a href="https://sarajevotimes.com/prosecution-in-milan-opens-case-against-giuseppe-vegnaduzzo-first-suspect-in-sarajevo-safari-investigation/">https://sarajevotimes.com/prosecution-in-milan-opens-case-against-giuseppe-vegnaduzzo-first-suspect-in-sarajevo-safari-investigation/</a>
The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis
Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor:&nbsp;<a href="https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="5bfd45cc-4fe6-4358-a9a0-797157e80a3e">https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor</a> From War to Nationalism - China&rsquo;s Turning Point, 1924-1925
Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE &amp; Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/">https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA </a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20">https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/</a>
<a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168">https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95</a>
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables">https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf">https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf">https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf</a>&nbsp;

It Could Happen Here Weekly 220

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/57680ac9-bb4f-40fe-bfa3-b3f60141e4da/transcript

The gang discuss presidential approval polls and the growing nationwide sentiment against ICE, what the partial government shutdown means for DHS, and a public domestic violence shooting being weaponized for the culture war.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/


https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA


https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/

https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables 

https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf 

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf 

The gang discuss presidential approval polls and the growing nationwide sentiment against ICE, what the partial government shutdown means for DHS, and a public domestic violence shooting being weaponized for the culture war.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/">https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA </a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20">https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/</a>
<a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168">https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95</a>
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables">https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf">https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf">https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf</a>&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e12749ed-9ad2-46fb-9e5d-b3f60141bd3c/transcript

Mia discusses the history of general strikes starting with another strike over armed occupiers killing unarmed protesters: the Shanghai general strike of 1925.

Sources:

Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor: https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor

From War to Nationalism - China’s Turning Point, 1924-1925

Mia discusses the history of general strikes starting with another strike over armed occupiers killing unarmed protesters: the Shanghai general strike of 1925.
Sources:
Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor:&nbsp;<a href="https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="5bfd45cc-4fe6-4358-a9a0-797157e80a3e">https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor</a> From War to Nationalism - China&rsquo;s Turning Point, 1924-1925

The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/45803b73-3d19-4f75-9340-b3f600238913/transcript

Anti-Zionism and Ancestral Healing with Ami Weintraub, Part 2

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