Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

Your storytime podcast for a troubled world and for those who dream of better tomorrows, Cool Zone Media Book Club brings you fiction that is one part provocative and one part cozy. Read to you by host Margaret Killjoy, this is the only book club where you don’t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

Your storytime podcast for a troubled world and for those who dream of better tomorrows, Cool Zone Media Book Club brings you fiction that is one part provocative and one part cozy. Read to you by host Margaret Killjoy, this is the only book club where you don&rsquo;t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

Cool Zone Media Book Club

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

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts.&nbsp;

Podcasts from iHeartRadio

CZM Book Club: A Cup of Tea, by Katherine Mansfield

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7d472dfd-c205-4e3b-94be-b3cf002689ec/transcript

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ NYCC

Executive Disorder

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

- How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

- Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

- Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

- Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

- Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

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!

http://apple.co/coolerzone

Sources/Links:

How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline


https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf


https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html

https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/ 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information 

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333

https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&seq=1

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926


https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/


https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa


https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review


https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s


https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/


https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/


https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/


https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/


https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20


https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting
- Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?
- Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid
- Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con
- Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump
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:
How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline</a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline</a> <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf">https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1"></a>
<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1">https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1 </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html</a>
<a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/">https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information">https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information</a>&nbsp;
Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?
<a href="https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf">https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf">https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve">https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve</a>
<a href="https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here">https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi">https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/">https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit">https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit</a>
<a href="https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf">https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/">https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/</a>
Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid
<a href="https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333">https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333</a>
<a href="https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/">https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/</a>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&amp;seq=1">https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&amp;seq=1</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth">https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low">https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low</a>
Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con
<a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926 </a><a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew"></a>
<a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew">https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/ </a><a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa"></a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa">https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa </a><a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review"></a>
<a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review">https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review </a><a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/"></a>
<a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/">https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/</a>
<a href="https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/">https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s </a>
<a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/ </a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/">https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ </a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/">https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/ </a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/">https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/ </a>
<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/</a>
<a href="https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/">https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/ </a>
<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/ </a><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/"></a>
<a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/">https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/</a>
Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump
Fundraiser:&nbsp;<a href="https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund">https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund</a>
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<a href="https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands">https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20</a>
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<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/</a>
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1">https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital">https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 233

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The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump’s new $1.776 billion slush fund from a lawsuit against his own IRS.

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

Sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20


https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump&rsquo;s new $1.776 billion slush fund from a lawsuit against his own IRS.
Fundraiser:&nbsp;<a href="https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund">https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324">https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324</a>
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024">https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands">https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20</a>
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20">https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20">https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20">https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf">https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046">https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046</a>
<a href="https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20">https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20">https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria">https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20">https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20">https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20</a>
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<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375</a> 
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/</a> 
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1">https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital">https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/</a>

Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

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Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.

Sources:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926


https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/


https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa


https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review


https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s


https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/


https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/


https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/


https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/


https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.
Sources: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926 </a><a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew"></a>
<a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew">https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/ </a><a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa"></a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa">https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa </a><a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review"></a>
<a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review">https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review </a><a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/"></a>
<a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/">https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/</a>
<a href="https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/">https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s </a>
<a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/ </a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/">https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ </a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/">https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/ </a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/">https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/ </a>
<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/</a>
<a href="https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/">https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/ </a>
<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/ </a><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/"></a>
<a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/">https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/</a>

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

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