Garrison talks with Jack from AltWatcher about a viral social media account posing as dissent Park Service employees sending coded messages on the internet.

Sources: 

https://jjoycelynch.substack.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/altwatcher.bsky.social 

Garrison talks with Jack from AltWatcher about a viral social media account posing as dissent Park Service employees sending coded messages on the internet.
Sources:&nbsp;
<a href="https://jjoycelynch.substack.com/">https://jjoycelynch.substack.com/</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/altwatcher.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/altwatcher.bsky.social</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

BlueAnon: Alt National Park Service

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/974c226e-236b-44e5-b9c1-b34c0154d3e1/transcript

The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela

Strange People on the Hill

How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

Executive Disorder

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

- The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

- Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela

- Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

- Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

- Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

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Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 

Sources/Links:

The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ 

https://rachelnorfolk.me/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_State_11402.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250402-RecognizingMaleAndFemaleSexes.pdf

https://iptp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025.2.24_DOS_Guidance_for_Visa_Adjudicators_EO_14201_22Keeping_Men_Out_of_Wom_VhPai1S.pdf

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/administrative-processing-information.html 

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim 

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030209.html 

https://bsky.app/profile/progesteronipizza.bsky.social/post/3m5w6wnkyhc2u 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms 

https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_03_0000.pdf 

https://www.tiktok.com/@transitics/video/7616520936925285662

https://bsky.app/profile/firestorm.coop/post/3mgwxdih3x222 

https://www.tiktok.com/@e_c_lider/video/7616688370462231830 

https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention

https://www.them.us/story/alice-correia-barbosa-ice-arrest-brazil-trans

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-mexico-deportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#

https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf

https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-administration-plans-to-end-prison-rape-protections-for-trans-and-intersex-people-memo-says/

https://theneedlenews.com/2026/03/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27871234-fda-2025-p-7321-0001-attachment-public-fda/?ref=theneedlenews.com

https://bsky.app/profile/angelic.style/post/3mgv3hjepvs2p

https://bsky.app/profile/tinylesbianrobot.itch.io/post/3mgvbihtidu2m

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4865109/#:~:text=Only%20346%20(18%25)%20of,Risk%20Evaluation%20and%20Mitigation%20Strategy

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/19/tennessee-gop-advances-bill-that-would-create-public-list-of-trans-residents/?utm_content=1773928472&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

https://trackbill.com/bill/tennessee-house-bill-754-an-act-to-amend-tennessee-code-annotated-title-1-title-4-title-33-title-56-title-63-title-68-and-title-71-relative-to-health-care/2644177/

https://x.com/popbase/status/2034737772792041622?s=46

https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/movaokabwva/USA_HEALTH_TRANSGENDER_WESTVIRGINIA.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can

https://bsky.app/profile/davidforbes.bsky.social/post/3mgv5httwss26

https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people

https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/18/meaning-through-its-opposite-significance-quest-theory-and-nihilistic-violent-extremism/

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-are-nihilist-violent-extremists 

https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949?s=20

https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOykLZJDS2h/

https://www.tiktok.com/@genericartdad/video/7554381061128473886

Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela

https://www.instagram.com/e.m.arian

Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/ 

Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/ 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967 

https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated 

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator 

https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/ 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml 

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a
nn-mary-zheng/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline 

https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583

https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/ 

https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
- Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela
- Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
- Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran
- Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
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It Could Happen Here - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics</a>&nbsp;
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Sources/Links:
The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
<a href="https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door">https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://rachelnorfolk.me/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_State_11402.pdf">https://rachelnorfolk.me/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_State_11402.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250402-RecognizingMaleAndFemaleSexes.pdf">https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250402-RecognizingMaleAndFemaleSexes.pdf</a>
<a href="https://iptp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025.2.24_DOS_Guidance_for_Visa_Adjudicators_EO_14201_22Keeping_Men_Out_of_Wom_VhPai1S.pdf">https://iptp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025.2.24_DOS_Guidance_for_Visa_Adjudicators_EO_14201_22Keeping_Men_Out_of_Wom_VhPai1S.pdf</a>
<a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/administrative-processing-information.html">https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/administrative-processing-information.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&amp;f=treesort&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim">https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&amp;f=treesort&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030209.html">https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030209.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/progesteronipizza.bsky.social/post/3m5w6wnkyhc2u">https://bsky.app/profile/progesteronipizza.bsky.social/post/3m5w6wnkyhc2u</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms">https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_03_0000.pdf">https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_03_0000.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@transitics/video/7616520936925285662">https://www.tiktok.com/@transitics/video/7616520936925285662</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/firestorm.coop/post/3mgwxdih3x222">https://bsky.app/profile/firestorm.coop/post/3mgwxdih3x222</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@e_c_lider/video/7616688370462231830">https://www.tiktok.com/@e_c_lider/video/7616688370462231830</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention">https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention</a>
<a href="https://www.them.us/story/alice-correia-barbosa-ice-arrest-brazil-trans">https://www.them.us/story/alice-correia-barbosa-ice-arrest-brazil-trans</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-mexico-deportation">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-mexico-deportation</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf">https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf</a>
<a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-administration-plans-to-end-prison-rape-protections-for-trans-and-intersex-people-memo-says/">https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-administration-plans-to-end-prison-rape-protections-for-trans-and-intersex-people-memo-says/</a>
<a href="https://theneedlenews.com/2026/03/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/">https://theneedlenews.com/2026/03/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/</a>
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27871234-fda-2025-p-7321-0001-attachment-public-fda/?ref=theneedlenews.com">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27871234-fda-2025-p-7321-0001-attachment-public-fda/?ref=theneedlenews.com</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/angelic.style/post/3mgv3hjepvs2p">https://bsky.app/profile/angelic.style/post/3mgv3hjepvs2p</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tinylesbianrobot.itch.io/post/3mgvbihtidu2m">https://bsky.app/profile/tinylesbianrobot.itch.io/post/3mgvbihtidu2m</a>
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4865109/#:~:text=Only%20346%20(18%25)%20of,Risk%20Evaluation%20and%20Mitigation%20Strategy">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4865109/#:~:text=Only%20346%20(18%25)%20of,Risk%20Evaluation%20and%20Mitigation%20Strategy</a>
<a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/19/tennessee-gop-advances-bill-that-would-create-public-list-of-trans-residents/?utm_content=1773928472&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/19/tennessee-gop-advances-bill-that-would-create-public-list-of-trans-residents/?utm_content=1773928472&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a>
<a href="https://trackbill.com/bill/tennessee-house-bill-754-an-act-to-amend-tennessee-code-annotated-title-1-title-4-title-33-title-56-title-63-title-68-and-title-71-relative-to-health-care/2644177/">https://trackbill.com/bill/tennessee-house-bill-754-an-act-to-amend-tennessee-code-annotated-title-1-title-4-title-33-title-56-title-63-title-68-and-title-71-relative-to-health-care/2644177/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/popbase/status/2034737772792041622?s=46">https://x.com/popbase/status/2034737772792041622?s=46</a>
<a href="https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill">https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill</a>
<a href="https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/movaokabwva/USA_HEALTH_TRANSGENDER_WESTVIRGINIA.pdf">https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/movaokabwva/USA_HEALTH_TRANSGENDER_WESTVIRGINIA.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html</a>
<a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can">https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidforbes.bsky.social/post/3mgv5httwss26">https://bsky.app/profile/davidforbes.bsky.social/post/3mgv5httwss26</a>
<a href="https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations">https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations</a>
<a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people">https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people</a>
<a href="https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/18/meaning-through-its-opposite-significance-quest-theory-and-nihilistic-violent-extremism/">https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/18/meaning-through-its-opposite-significance-quest-theory-and-nihilistic-violent-extremism/</a>
<a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-are-nihilist-violent-extremists">https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-are-nihilist-violent-extremists</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949?s=20">https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949?s=20</a>
<a href="https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism">https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOykLZJDS2h/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DOykLZJDS2h/</a>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@genericartdad/video/7554381061128473886">https://www.tiktok.com/@genericartdad/video/7554381061128473886</a>
Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/e.m.arian">https://www.instagram.com/e.m.arian</a>
Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/</a>&nbsp;
Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
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<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/">https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated">https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/">https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/">https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708</a>
<a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231">https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml">https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss">https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-ann-mary-zheng/">https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a nn-mary-zheng/</a>&nbsp;
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The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration. 

Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!

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It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 

Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 

Sources:

https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/ 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967 

https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated 

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/ 

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https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a
nn-mary-zheng/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline 

https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583

https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/ 

https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/

The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration.&nbsp;
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!
Behind the Bastards - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation</a>&nbsp;
It Could Happen Here - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics</a>&nbsp;
Migrating to America - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/">https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231">https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml">https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss">https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-ann-mary-zheng/">https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a nn-mary-zheng/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583">https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583</a>
<a href="https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/">https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20">https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/</a>
<a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/">https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/</a>

Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

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Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.

Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.

Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

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