Margaret reads you a story about yearning and magic and folklore and teenage gays.

Margaret reads you a story about yearning and magic and folklore and teenage gays.

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: Selkie Stories Are For Losers, by Sofia Samatar

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ee72833e-5cd8-4d09-88e1-b3660013de63/transcript

Darién Gap | After The Jungle 

Darién Gap | To Be Called By No Name

Darién Gap | The American Nightmare

Darién Gap | When Someone Needs Help 

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44

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

- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle 

- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name

- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare

- Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help 

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44

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:

Darién Gap: One Year Later

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/ 

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

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data

https://compstat.nypdonline.org/ 

https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf 

https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3 

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445 

https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo 

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis 

https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf 

https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/ 

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353 

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&num=0&edition=prelim 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bsearch_type_id%5D=3&conditions%5Bterm%5D=TPS+somali&order=newest 

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme 

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/

https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/


https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom


https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf


https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/ 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view 

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&img_index=

https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20 

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership 

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- Dari&eacute;n Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle&nbsp;
- Dari&eacute;n Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name
- Dari&eacute;n Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare
- Dari&eacute;n Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help&nbsp;
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44
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:
Dari&eacute;n Gap: One Year Later
Primrose&rsquo;s Legal Aid Fundraiser: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose">https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html</a>
<a href="https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html">https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html</a>
<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/</a>
<a href="https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/">https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/">http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/">https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/</a>
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html</a>
<a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime">https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime</a>
<a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime">https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime</a>
<a href="https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data">https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data</a>
<a href="https://compstat.nypdonline.org/">https://compstat.nypdonline.org/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf">https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3">https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445">https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF">https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis">https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces">https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf">https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association">https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia">https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353">https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim">https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bsearch_type_id%5D=3&amp;conditions%5Bterm%5D=TPS+somali&amp;order=newest">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bsearch_type_id%5D=3&amp;conditions%5Bterm%5D=TPS+somali&amp;order=newest</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access">https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme">https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/">https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/">https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/</a> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom">https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom </a><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf">https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html</a>
<a href="https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf">https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf </a>
<a href="https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/">https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf">https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&amp;img_index=">https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&amp;img_index=</a>
<a href="https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20">https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership">https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12">https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117">https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 211

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b90031e6-3842-4072-bd9c-b3aa01447640/transcript

The gang covers the arrest of a J6 bomber suspect, the shooting of National Guard troops in DC and the following immigration crackdown, repeated airstrikes targeting survivors of alleged smuggling boats, a Turning Point campaign against a trans college instructor, and online gambling sites partnering with news agencies.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data

https://compstat.nypdonline.org/ 

https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf 

https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3 

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445 

https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo 

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis 

https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf 

https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/ 

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353 

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme 

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/

https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/


https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom


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https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf


https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/ 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view 

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&img_index=

https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20 

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership 

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117

The gang covers the arrest of a J6 bomber suspect, the shooting of National Guard troops in DC and the following immigration crackdown, repeated airstrikes targeting survivors of alleged smuggling boats, a Turning Point campaign against a trans college instructor, and online gambling sites partnering with news agencies.
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In the final episode of a four part series, James talks about the need for mutual aid, and speaks to the family hosting Primrose now. 

Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/ 

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

https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/ 

https://www.ice.gov/features/atd 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning 

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim

In the final episode of a four part series,&nbsp;James talks about the need for mutual aid, and speaks to the family hosting Primrose now.&nbsp;
Primrose&rsquo;s Legal Aid Fundraiser: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose">https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose</a>
Sources:
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Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help 

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