The gang discuss how Brazilians organized to beat Bolsonaro, White House allegations of “likely” non-citizen voting, James O'Keefe being charged with unlawful voting, $137 million in AI campaign ads and politician deepfakes, and why there are massive protests in Albania.

Sources:
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https://x.com/BlueprintFNDN/status/2078957886403670411?a=2Q_B5IADKyInPq5JQKE&s=20

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https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/when-ai-campaign-ads-fake-reality 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/midterm-elections-ai-generated-ads.html

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https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/27/iraqi-court-sentences-seven-french-isis-members-to-prison/

https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2113552255576092815
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/10/27/flavio-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-us/92462116007/

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3moy4zcl3b52a

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527 
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/netherlands-citizen-arrested-illegally-voting-2024-election 
https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/2113703040444145701
https://apnews.com/article/california-voter-data-justice-department-lawsuit-0305190ba958051bb86741ac00da36a7 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1466286/ 
https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2113794933236871180
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-26-Order-.pdf 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes 
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-noncitizen-voting-court/

https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&s=20

https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327
https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2115228635326242842
https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/October/election-charges

https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/ 
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https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanian-government-tightens-protest-laws-as-crisis-deepens/ 

The gang discuss how Brazilians organized to beat Bolsonaro, White House allegations of &ldquo;likely&rdquo; non-citizen voting, James O'Keefe being charged with unlawful voting, $137 million in AI campaign ads and politician deepfakes, and why there are massive protests in Albania. Sources:
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<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3moy4zcl3b52a">https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3moy4zcl3b52a </a><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527?a=lz0ZYjpEWUfTyg19SFY&amp;s=20"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527?a=lz0ZYjpEWUfTyg19SFY&amp;s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/netherlands-citizen-arrested-illegally-voting-2024-election">https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/netherlands-citizen-arrested-illegally-voting-2024-election</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/2113703040444145701?a=gi4Gbg_06IgsOPCVoCg&amp;s=20">https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/2113703040444145701</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-voter-data-justice-department-lawsuit-0305190ba958051bb86741ac00da36a7">https://apnews.com/article/california-voter-data-justice-department-lawsuit-0305190ba958051bb86741ac00da36a7</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1466286/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1466286/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2113794933236871180?a=sXmirr6I7u9hpmjSBus&amp;s=20">https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2113794933236871180</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-26-Order-.pdf">https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-26-Order-.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-noncitizen-voting-court/">https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-noncitizen-voting-court/</a> <a href="https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327?a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&amp;s=20"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327?a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&amp;s=20">https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327</a><a href="https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327?a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&amp;s=20">a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&amp;s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327?a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&amp;s=20">https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2115228635326242842?a=5j5r9zaRFvaGQ1jvwuQ&amp;s=20">https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2115228635326242842</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/October/election-charges">https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/October/election-charges</a> <a href="https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/">https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.balkanweb.com/en/On-the-14th-day-of-student-protests--citizens-and-young-people-gather-en-masse-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education./#gsc.tab=0">https://www.balkanweb.com/en/On-the-14th-day-of-student-protests--citizens-and-young-people-gather-en-masse-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education./#gsc.tab=0</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanian-government-tightens-protest-laws-as-crisis-deepens/">https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanian-government-tightens-protest-laws-as-crisis-deepens/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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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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