Mia walks Gare and James through past bad mayor Lori Lightfoot's tumultuous term before turning to the school destroying career of potential future mayor Paul Vallas

Mia walks Gare and James through past bad mayor Lori Lightfoot's tumultuous term before turning to the school destroying career of potential future mayor Paul Vallas

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

Bad Mayor Monday: Vallas X Lightfoot, a Chicago Double Feature

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5f96bf53-ceb3-445b-b901-afd9001cce2d/transcript

The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.

Donation info: https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/


https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s


https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20


https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/


https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20


https://www.uscis.gov/join 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ 

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20


https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf  


https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20


https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html

https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.
Donation info: <a href="https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20">https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl </a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/"></a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be"></a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be">https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s"></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s</a> <a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20">https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/"></a>
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress"></a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress">https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join"></a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join">https://www.uscis.gov/join</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap">https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615</a>
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general">https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/"></a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20">https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20">https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20">https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1">https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb">https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999</a>

Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/9c64ae90-c50b-478e-9838-b435011dcb21/transcript

James talks to a UCSD faculty member facing disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment about UCSD’s history, the Palestine exception to free speech, and campus organizing.

Sources:

https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception

James talks to a UCSD faculty member facing disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment about UCSD&rsquo;s history, the Palestine exception to free speech, and campus organizing.
Sources:
<a href="https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception">https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception</a>

UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/0bf5ce71-7ab7-4c68-ba6d-b43500039044/transcript

Garrison and Robert talk about Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20 year old charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We discuss how he became an AI doomer, his belief that artificial superintelligence will wipe out humanity, and his Substack promoting IQ nationalism. 

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl


https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/


https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20 

https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4

https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/ 

https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot 

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169

Garrison and Robert talk about Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20 year old charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We discuss how he became an AI doomer, his belief that artificial superintelligence will wipe out humanity, and his Substack promoting IQ nationalism.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl </a>
<a href="https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/">https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/</a> <a href="https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20">https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real">https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4">https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4</a>
<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/">https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot">https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php">https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php</a> 
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169</a>

The First Anti-AI Firebombing

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/43fc56d1-e9bf-40d2-9cba-b43301534c8f/transcript

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