Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlation

Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlation

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: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/bf67b0a8-1c13-4626-a78c-b44d0016ee99/transcript

Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us about the culture of the agency he spent decades in.

Sources:

https://remigrationsummit.com/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought 

https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/ 

http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/ 

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf 

https://www.cbp.gov/about 

https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444 

https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y

Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us about the culture of the agency he spent decades in.
Sources:
<a href="https://remigrationsummit.com/">https://remigrationsummit.com/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/">https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/">http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf">https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/about">https://www.cbp.gov/about</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444">https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y">https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y</a>

Bovino’s Visit to Europe

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8a2a3a3d-a64b-4ab4-98e9-b460016f9ea1/transcript

This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.

This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.

CZM Book Club: Phone Resistance, by Safear Ness -- with In The Belly Magazine

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/21aa0629-7d02-41e6-86ea-b4620000e88f/transcript

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

- Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them

- How to Potluck Your Way to a Union

- What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy

- The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism

- Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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Sources/Links:

Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them

https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm

https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/ 

https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20 

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf 

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/ 

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm 

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/ 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska 

https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf 

https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/ 

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A 

https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/

How to Potluck Your Way to a Union

https://www.gofundme.com/f/MujiWorkersUnited


https://www.instagram.com/mujiworkersunited.pdx/

What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/ken-martin-elected-dnc-party-chair-00201938

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-inside-story 

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis

The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism

Mohammad Ali Kadivar on the Iranian regime’s popular mobilization - https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/

Moustafa Bayoumi on the anti-Palestinian roots of Islamophobia - https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history  

Negar Razavi’s website - https://negarsrazavi.com/ 

Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20 

https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374

https://remigrationsummit.com/ 

https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/ 

https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/ 

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20 

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359 

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/ 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553

https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than

https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance

https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- Bears! And the Guys Who Don&rsquo;t Like Them
- How to Potluck Your Way to a Union
- What&rsquo;s In the DNC&rsquo;s 2024 Autopsy
- The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism
- Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update
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:
Bears! And the Guys Who Don&rsquo;t Like Them
<a href="https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm">https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/">https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20">https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf">https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/">https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf">https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska">https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A">https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/">https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/</a>
How to Potluck Your Way to a Union
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/MujiWorkersUnited">https://www.gofundme.com/f/MujiWorkersUnited </a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mujiworkersunited.pdx/">https://www.instagram.com/mujiworkersunited.pdx/</a>
What&rsquo;s In the DNC&rsquo;s 2024 Autopsy
<a href="https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf">https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/ken-martin-elected-dnc-party-chair-00201938">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/ken-martin-elected-dnc-party-chair-00201938</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-inside-story">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-inside-story</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis</a>
The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism
Mohammad Ali Kadivar on the Iranian regime&rsquo;s popular mobilization - <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="56097b6b-eaef-4b2e-ba01-e8a4918470ab">https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/</a>
Moustafa Bayoumi on the anti-Palestinian roots of Islamophobia - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="9f3a7370-2221-42da-8a3b-6ace18c3e70d">https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history</a> &nbsp;
Negar Razavi&rsquo;s website - <a href="https://negarsrazavi.com/">https://negarsrazavi.com/</a>&nbsp;
Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update
<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374">https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374</a>
<a href="https://remigrationsummit.com/">https://remigrationsummit.com/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/">https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/">https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call">https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359">https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24">https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change">https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change</a>
<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572</a>
<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553</a>
<a href="https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than">https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than</a>
<a href="https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed">https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed</a>
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance</a>
<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth">https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth</a>
<a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political">https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 235

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