Margaret finishes reading Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.

Margaret finishes reading Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.

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

CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part Four

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fdfd56f4-b646-4644-a220-b19e015bcd00/transcript

Mia and Gare discuss the incalculable damage RFK Jr. will do if allowed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, home of the CDC, NIH, and other vital medical institutions.

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html

https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/

https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/

https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps

https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1

https://archive.is/QIIY7

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/

Mia and Gare discuss the incalculable damage RFK Jr. will do if allowed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, home of the CDC, NIH, and other vital medical institutions.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="8aad501b-a56a-4307-aa4e-ca3a08d24988">https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html</a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F7177027%2Frfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7Cb23a453c9eb64beafc2d08dd08f5afec%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638676573544788610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0rdgsRPCDzkoEddi7%2FJAj1fsP9nsnku%2BRJpObFKwpsU%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="61d2b6bc-e4b2-4efd-b7cc-b39b121dbc2f"></a>
<a href="https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="61d2b6bc-e4b2-4efd-b7cc-b39b121dbc2f">https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/</a>
<a href="https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="808d0c91-b119-4f15-907e-ca3a644b3135">https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/</a>
<a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="2f829d7d-d290-45c5-ae93-4faad23b95b3">https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps</a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="b8bcae2f-4588-44c7-aefb-709d4dd0e474">https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="4ebe9f6a-8004-4cd1-85d8-1ddc2e99692d">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/</a>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="84b31f58-358f-40d4-95a7-f79cb23889d2">https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/QIIY7" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="cb30a9c5-f67a-43ed-b2b3-5fad71796aec">https://archive.is/QIIY7</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="951e4a5e-101f-4e4a-92b0-b57e82db613f">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="58768bcd-0c8d-4c19-824b-f74c0afaca00">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551</a>
<a href="https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7927a57f-a994-47c6-b1aa-813c414aacb9">https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/</a>

The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/51d56ed2-e14a-4b49-ad14-b22e0002b91f/transcript

Around the world, racist influencers have instigated a panic over shadowy global elites who have supposedly conspired to flood white-majority countries with immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia in order to destroy Western civilization.  This idea, called the Great Replacement Theory, has inspired mass shootings from New Zealand to Buffalo, NY.

This episode outlines the history of the Great Replacement Theory and explores the toxic political and social atmosphere that led to the murder of 23 Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and the wounding of 22 others at a Walmart in El Paso, TX on August 3, 2019.

Sources:

Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/

Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318

Around the world, racist influencers have instigated a panic over shadowy global elites who have supposedly conspired to flood white-majority countries with immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia in order to destroy Western civilization.  This idea, called the Great Replacement Theory, has inspired mass shootings from New Zealand to Buffalo, NY.
This episode outlines the history of the Great Replacement Theory and explores the toxic political and social atmosphere that led to the murder of 23 Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and the wounding of 22 others at a Walmart in El Paso, TX on August 3, 2019.
Sources:
Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/" data-ogsc="rgb(149, 79, 114)" data-outlook-id="1a4e775e-8314-4936-8a05-f97d569e28d4">https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/</a>
Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318" data-ogsc="rgb(149, 79, 114)" data-outlook-id="cb9c262f-b56a-40a9-9f5e-070df211e1f5">https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318</a>

Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6cd1f39c-978b-4157-b365-b22d0050291d/transcript

Garrison, Sophie, and James discuss Trump’s new cabinet appointees and potential members of the White House administration.

Sources:

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war


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https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-leaked-rubio-dossier?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=151561577&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Garrison, Sophie, and James discuss Trump’s new cabinet appointees and potential members of the White House administration.
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<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/" data-outlook-id="8b79a1c5-0e30-4fd5-ac3c-7bb9a1214902">https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/</a>   <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fnewshour%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd4fa636f9c82422d92e508dd077bcb50%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638674950483432041%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9WQRF5pXok01%2Fn1TwaV7Xozw00K4UqApuhZOtyuzc%2Fk%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-outlook-id="86bbc78d-2512-4335-ba22-df6c278426dc"></a>
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know" data-outlook-id="86bbc78d-2512-4335-ba22-df6c278426dc">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know</a>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump" data-outlook-id="94352d0c-a6dc-40ca-a5ed-f43b2da95455">https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump</a>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=Twitter" data-outlook-id="e70960b5-0975-4483-90b4-aa4a4c883bda">https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=Twitter</a> 
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/" data-outlook-id="4ce261c6-941c-404e-801d-8a19f41af05d">https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/</a> 
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel" data-outlook-id="ecf19ade-3550-49c7-94ea-2698dffe527b">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel</a> 
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CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part Four

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