The gang discuss presidential approval polls and the growing nationwide sentiment against ICE, what the partial government shutdown means for DHS, and a public domestic violence shooting being weaponized for the culture war.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/


https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA


https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/

https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican 

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions 

https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables 

https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf 

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf 

The gang discuss presidential approval polls and the growing nationwide sentiment against ICE, what the partial government shutdown means for DHS, and a public domestic violence shooting being weaponized for the culture war.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/">https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA </a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20">https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/">https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/</a>
<a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168">https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense">https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95</a>
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions">https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables">https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf">https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf">https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf</a>&nbsp;

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

Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e12749ed-9ad2-46fb-9e5d-b3f60141bd3c/transcript