Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.

 

Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.
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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.

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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.

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

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CZM Book Club: Hermetica, Interview with Alan Lea

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/db699590-3d79-4752-b01d-b35f001d43cf/transcript

Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.

Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.

CZM Book Club: Where the Phph Pebbles Go, by Miriam Allen DeFord

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/68bd5f34-fec0-405f-a921-b4380017dc7d/transcript

Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

Indigeneity with Andrew

The First Anti-AI Firebombing

UCSD & the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

Executive Disorder

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

- Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

- Indigeneity with Andrew

- The First Anti-AI Firebombing

- UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

- Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

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:

Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN

https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/

https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/

https://archive.vn/f9UdP

https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en

https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html

The First Anti-AI Firebombing

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl


https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/


https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20 

https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4

https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/ 

https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot 

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169

UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception

Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/


https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s


https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20


https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/


https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20


https://www.uscis.gov/join 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ 

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20


https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf  


https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20


https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html

https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down
- Indigeneity with Andrew
- The First Anti-AI Firebombing
- UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
- Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
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:
Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down
<a href="https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/">https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/</a>
<a href="https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html">https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN">https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN</a>
<a href="https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/">https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit">https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/">https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html</a>
<a href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/">https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/</a>
<a href="https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/">https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/</a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/f9UdP">https://archive.vn/f9UdP</a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0">https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en">https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en</a>
<a href="https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html">https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html</a>
The First Anti-AI Firebombing
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl </a>
<a href="https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/">https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/</a> <a href="https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20">https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real">https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4">https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4</a>
<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/">https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot">https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php">https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169</a>
UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
<a href="https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception">https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception</a>
Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl </a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/"></a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be"></a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be">https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s"></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s</a> <a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20">https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/"></a>
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress"></a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress">https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join"></a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join">https://www.uscis.gov/join</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap">https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615</a>
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general">https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/"></a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20">https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20">https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20">https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1">https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb">https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 229

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/0e742f43-0b62-411d-bd65-b435011deb95/transcript

The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.

Donation info: https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/


https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s


https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20


https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/


https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20


https://www.uscis.gov/join 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ 

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20


https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf  


https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20


https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html

https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.
Donation info: <a href="https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20">https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl </a><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/"></a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be"></a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be">https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s"></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&amp;t=88s</a> <a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20">https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/"></a>
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress"></a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress">https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join"></a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/join">https://www.uscis.gov/join</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap">https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud</a>
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax">https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615</a>
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general">https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/"></a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20">https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20">https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20">https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1">https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb">https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999</a>

Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/9c64ae90-c50b-478e-9838-b435011dcb21/transcript

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