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Canadian Fascism Eh? Part 1

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The gang discuss a police killing of a 1 year old boy in Mississippi, visa restrictions affecting the World Cup, an alleged terrorist plot targeting UFC Freedom 250, the MOU with Iran, and a hack of Peter Thiel’s IRL social network Dialog.

Sources:

Short Stories:

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-ipo-makes-elon-musk-worlds-first-trillionaire-2026-06-11/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-virginia-mask-ban-and-identification
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2065442267502882838?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7rjZqvbMIk
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-06-11/ty-article/israeli-firm-blackcore-suspected-of-meddling-in-nyc-scotland-elections/0000019e-b7d1-d892-adde-f7df71710000
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-06-15-raskin-to-patel-fbi-re-bonuses.pdf
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/removing-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/

https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/6/business-meeting-to-consider-pending-legislation 

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/18/an-update-on-the-roadless-rul
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73486770/united-states-v-warrant/



Police Shooting:

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-1-year-old-child-in-response-to-senatobia-shoplifting-call/ 

https://capitalbnews.org/mississippi-police-shooting-kohen-kartier-wiley/ 

https://www.whsv.com/2026/06/17/family-identifies-1-year-old-killed-officer-involved-shooting-walmart-protests-break-out-store/?outputType=amp 

https://wreg.com/news/local/ms-town-looks-for-answers-after-walmart-shooting-that-killed-1-year-old/ 

https://wreg.com/news/local/mother-of-toddler-killed-in-walmart-shooting-speaks/ 

https://www.wapt.com/article/senatobia-officer-placed-on-leave-tear-gas-deployed-as-hundreds-protest-death-of-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/71608163 

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-child-dead-another-person-critically-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-mbi/video_af5674d5-cfc5-5e9e-83cb-64f0beded36f.html 

https://wreg.com/news/mbi-investigates-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-parking-lot/?ipid=promo-link-block1 

https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/06/16/community-rally-planned-after-officer-shoots-kills-1-year-old-senatobia/ 

https://abcnews.com/US/officer-involved-shooting-walmart-killed-1-year-boy/story?id=133965022

Iran Deal:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116743808155352167 

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/middleeast/us-iran-war-mou-text-intl 

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245340/Islamabad-says-Iran-US-reach-peace-deal 

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245343/Iran-s-top-security-body-confirms-Iran-US-finalization-of-MoU 

https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2065467425408405712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 

https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2066268332832194810?s=20 

https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2066392115027050781 

https://farsnews.ir/Qaysar/1781530307974297749/Spokesman-Iran-Oman-to-Charge-Fees-for-Full-Services-in-Strait-of-Hormuz 

https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2066552634803155267?s=20

https://x.com/osinttechnical 


World Cup:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/
https://www.state.gov/fifa-world-cup-26-visashttps://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/world-cup-ice-visas-iran/
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49017941/iran-players-say-us-visa-policies-create-world-cup-tension
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/somali-world-cup-referee-omar-artan-talking-to-very-bad-people-andrew-giuliani/

UFC Freedom 250:
https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline
https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/

Dialog:
https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/

The gang discuss a police killing of a 1 year old boy in Mississippi, visa restrictions affecting the World Cup, an alleged terrorist plot targeting UFC Freedom 250, the MOU with Iran, and a hack of Peter Thiel&rsquo;s IRL social network Dialog.
Sources:
Short Stories:
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-ipo-makes-elon-musk-worlds-first-trillionaire-2026-06-11/">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-ipo-makes-elon-musk-worlds-first-trillionaire-2026-06-11/ </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-virginia-mask-ban-and-identification">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-virginia-mask-ban-and-identification </a><a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2065442267502882838?s=20">https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2065442267502882838?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7rjZqvbMIk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7rjZqvbMIk </a><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-06-11/ty-article/israeli-firm-blackcore-suspected-of-meddling-in-nyc-scotland-elections/0000019e-b7d1-d892-adde-f7df71710000">https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-06-11/ty-article/israeli-firm-blackcore-suspected-of-meddling-in-nyc-scotland-elections/0000019e-b7d1-d892-adde-f7df71710000</a> <a href="https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-06-15-raskin-to-patel-fbi-re-bonuses.pdf">https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-06-15-raskin-to-patel-fbi-re-bonuses.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/removing-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/removing-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/</a>
<a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/6/business-meeting-to-consider-pending-legislation">https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/6/business-meeting-to-consider-pending-legislation</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/18/an-update-on-the-roadless-rule">https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/18/an-update-on-the-roadless-rul </a><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73486770/united-states-v-warrant/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73486770/united-states-v-warrant/ </a>
Police Shooting:
<a href="https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-1-year-old-child-in-response-to-senatobia-shoplifting-call/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-1-year-old-child-in-response-to-senatobia-shoplifting-call/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://capitalbnews.org/mississippi-police-shooting-kohen-kartier-wiley/">https://capitalbnews.org/mississippi-police-shooting-kohen-kartier-wiley/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whsv.com/2026/06/17/family-identifies-1-year-old-killed-officer-involved-shooting-walmart-protests-break-out-store/?outputType=amp">https://www.whsv.com/2026/06/17/family-identifies-1-year-old-killed-officer-involved-shooting-walmart-protests-break-out-store/?outputType=amp</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/ms-town-looks-for-answers-after-walmart-shooting-that-killed-1-year-old/">https://wreg.com/news/local/ms-town-looks-for-answers-after-walmart-shooting-that-killed-1-year-old/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/mother-of-toddler-killed-in-walmart-shooting-speaks/">https://wreg.com/news/local/mother-of-toddler-killed-in-walmart-shooting-speaks/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wapt.com/article/senatobia-officer-placed-on-leave-tear-gas-deployed-as-hundreds-protest-death-of-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/71608163">https://www.wapt.com/article/senatobia-officer-placed-on-leave-tear-gas-deployed-as-hundreds-protest-death-of-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/71608163</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-child-dead-another-person-critically-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-mbi/video_af5674d5-cfc5-5e9e-83cb-64f0beded36f.html">https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-child-dead-another-person-critically-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-mbi/video_af5674d5-cfc5-5e9e-83cb-64f0beded36f.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://wreg.com/news/mbi-investigates-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-parking-lot/?ipid=promo-link-block1">https://wreg.com/news/mbi-investigates-shooting-at-senatobia-walmart-parking-lot/?ipid=promo-link-block1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/06/16/community-rally-planned-after-officer-shoots-kills-1-year-old-senatobia/">https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/06/16/community-rally-planned-after-officer-shoots-kills-1-year-old-senatobia/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://abcnews.com/US/officer-involved-shooting-walmart-killed-1-year-boy/story?id=133965022">https://abcnews.com/US/officer-involved-shooting-walmart-killed-1-year-boy/story?id=133965022</a> Iran Deal:
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116743808155352167">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116743808155352167</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/middleeast/us-iran-war-mou-text-intl">https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/middleeast/us-iran-war-mou-text-intl</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245340/Islamabad-says-Iran-US-reach-peace-deal">https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245340/Islamabad-says-Iran-US-reach-peace-deal</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245343/Iran-s-top-security-body-confirms-Iran-US-finalization-of-MoU">https://en.mehrnews.com/news/245343/Iran-s-top-security-body-confirms-Iran-US-finalization-of-MoU</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2065467425408405712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2065467425408405712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2066268332832194810?s=20">https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2066268332832194810?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2066392115027050781">https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2066392115027050781</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://farsnews.ir/Qaysar/1781530307974297749/Spokesman-Iran-Oman-to-Charge-Fees-for-Full-Services-in-Strait-of-Hormuz">https://farsnews.ir/Qaysar/1781530307974297749/Spokesman-Iran-Oman-to-Charge-Fees-for-Full-Services-in-Strait-of-Hormuz</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2066552634803155267?s=20">https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2066552634803155267?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/osinttechnical">https://x.com/osinttechnical</a>&nbsp;
 World Cup: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/ </a><a href="https://www.state.gov/fifa-world-cup-26-visas">https://www.state.gov/fifa-world-cup-26-visas</a> <a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/world-cup-ice-visas-iran/">https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/world-cup-ice-visas-iran/ </a><a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49017941/iran-players-say-us-visa-policies-create-world-cup-tension">https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49017941/iran-players-say-us-visa-policies-create-world-cup-tension </a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/somali-world-cup-referee-omar-artan-talking-to-very-bad-people-andrew-giuliani/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/somali-world-cup-referee-omar-artan-talking-to-very-bad-people-andrew-giuliani/ </a>UFC Freedom 250: <a href="https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/">https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/ </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline </a><a href="https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf">https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0 </a><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/ </a>Dialog: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/">https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/ </a>

Executive Disorder: Iran Deal, UFC at the White House, Dialog Hack

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Robert argues that the current groundswell of public anger against data center projects represents an opportunity to hit Silicon Valley oligarchs where it hurts.

Robert argues that the current groundswell of public anger against data center projects represents an opportunity to hit Silicon Valley oligarchs where it hurts.

The Necessary War on Data Centers

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James is joined by Olive, Margaret, Mo, to discuss the indictment of 15 anti ice protesters in Minnesota and what it means for the first amendment.

Sources:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/everyone-vs-ice-on-the-ground-in-minnesota-319435576

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/outlaw-criminalization-of-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-326372276 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418.1.0_1.pdf 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ0hYCF60og 

James is joined by Olive, Margaret, Mo, to discuss the indictment of 15 anti ice protesters in Minnesota and what it means for the first amendment.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/everyone-vs-ice-on-the-ground-in-minnesota-319435576">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/everyone-vs-ice-on-the-ground-in-minnesota-319435576</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/outlaw-criminalization-of-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-326372276">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/outlaw-criminalization-of-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-326372276</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418.1.0_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418/gov.uscourts.mnd.234418.1.0_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ0hYCF60og">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ0hYCF60og</a>&nbsp;

Anti-ICE Protesters in Minnesota Charged with Conspiracy

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