The gang discuss the firebombing in Colorado, TACO Trump, ICE raids, and Elon Musk's messy White House breakup.

Sources:

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000

https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained-buona-forchetta-employees

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/expedited-removal 

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5422248/trump-steel-aluminum-50-tariffs-double-prices

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-and-chinas-xi-jinping-speak-at-last-agree-to-more-talks-191201181.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/06/02/immigration-restrictions-pile-up-on-international-students/

https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697

https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697

https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/minneapolis-lake-street-law-enforcement-ice-homeland-security/

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/elon-musk-trump-white-house-relationship

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-privately-expresses-frustration-range-recent-moves/story?id=122485920

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html 

The gang discuss the firebombing in Colorado, TACO Trump, ICE raids, and Elon Musk's messy White House breakup.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000">https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/05/19/san-diegos-highest-paid-city-employees-cops-racking-up-overtime-and-earning-over-400-000</a>
<a href="https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/">https://www.nilc.org/resources/how-calif-dl-records-shared-with-dhs/</a>
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained-buona-forchetta-employees">https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-detained-buona-forchetta-employees</a>
<a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/expedited-removal">https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/expedited-removal</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5422248/trump-steel-aluminum-50-tariffs-double-prices">https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5422248/trump-steel-aluminum-50-tariffs-double-prices</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-and-chinas-xi-jinping-speak-at-last-agree-to-more-talks-191201181.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-and-chinas-xi-jinping-speak-at-last-agree-to-more-talks-191201181.html</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/06/02/immigration-restrictions-pile-up-on-international-students/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/06/02/immigration-restrictions-pile-up-on-international-students/</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697">https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697">https://apnews.com/article/international-students-visas-trump-guidance-social-media-a1f5180ce83560aff66dd65534906697</a>
<a href="https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/minneapolis-lake-street-law-enforcement-ice-homeland-security/">https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/minneapolis-lake-street-law-enforcement-ice-homeland-security/</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/elon-musk-trump-white-house-relationship" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="4758d339-bbc9-4f79-bdf0-f746145da8a1">https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/elon-musk-trump-white-house-relationship</a>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-privately-expresses-frustration-range-recent-moves/story?id=122485920" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c960ded4-cc95-4712-9276-7669d38b49a5">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-privately-expresses-frustration-range-recent-moves/story?id=122485920</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="2da55b14-e55f-4a51-8ae3-dcbf3bdb8974">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html&nbsp;</a>

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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A weekly news show covering the politics of our crumbling world through a mix of on-the-ground journalism and thoughtful analysis. We focus on stories that affect daily life as the government becomes less helpful and more hostile. 

Featuring Robert Evans, Mia Wong, James Stout, and Garrison Davis, Executive Disorder aims to keep your ears tuned to the expansion of authoritarianism, with new reporting on immigration, the economy, and how brain rot permeates through every aspect of American politics, impacting people around the globe.

A weekly news show covering the politics of our crumbling world through a mix of on-the-ground journalism and thoughtful analysis. We focus on stories that affect daily life as the government becomes less helpful and more hostile.&nbsp;
Featuring Robert Evans, Mia Wong, James Stout, and Garrison Davis, Executive Disorder aims to keep your ears tuned to the expansion of authoritarianism, with new reporting on immigration, the economy, and how brain rot permeates through every aspect of American politics, impacting people around the globe.

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #19

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Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violence

Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violence

CZM Book Club: Everything that Isn't Winter, by Margaret Killjoy, Part One

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The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

Strikes & Union Busting At Blue Bottle

Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1

Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46

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

- The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

- Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle

- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1

- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46

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Sources/Links:

The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/

https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275

https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php

https://archive.ph/xBjST

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/

https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html

https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale

https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix

https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730

https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy

https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/

Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle

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Grenada with Andrew

Grenada: Revolution and Invasion by Patsy Lewis et al

None Shall Escape by Fundi

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46

https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/ 

https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/  

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media
- Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestl&eacute;'s Blue Bottle
- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1
- Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46
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!
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Sources/Links:
The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media
<a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/">https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275">https://archive.ph/gg6UO#selection-471.223-471.275</a>
<a href="https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html">https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/elon-musk-reportedly-helped-larry-112145682.html</a>
<a href="https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php">https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/ceos-everything-david-larry-ellison-oracle-skydance-paramount-kimmel-carr.php</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/xBjST">https://archive.ph/xBjST</a>
<a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/">https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nbc-and-cbs-cuts-hit-race-and-culture-verticals/</a>
<a href="https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868">https://www.theroot.com/massive-black-firings-at-cbs-but-what-about-gayle-king-2000070868</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid">https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/media/ellison-wbd-trump-warner-bros-discovery-bid</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings-b2855747.html</a>
<a href="https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale">https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-morale</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088">https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/nyt-opinion-bennet-resigns-cotton-op-ed-306317</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix">https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/media/trump-cnn-sold-paramount-warner-bros-netflix</a>
<a href="https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/">https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/new-york-times-bari-weiss-resigns-360730</a>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy">https://newrepublic.com/article/203758/bari-weiss-cbs-news-strategy</a>
<a href="https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/">https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/10/nbc-news-dissolves-asian-america-blk-latino-and-out-teams-in-sweeping-cuts/</a>
Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestl&eacute;'s Blue Bottle
Website:&nbsp;<a href="bluebottleunion.org">bluebottleunion.org</a> Strike fund: <a href="tinyurl.com/bbiu-strike">tinyurl.com/bbiu-strike</a>
Want to organize your store? Email us at bluebottleunion@gmail.com with the Subject Line: [Your city] Barista Interest
Grenada with Andrew
Grenada: Revolution and Invasion by Patsy Lewis et al
None Shall Escape by Fundi
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show">https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z">https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 213

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The gang discuss escalation with Venezuela, an AI executive order, the trial of Judge Dugan, the mass shooting at Brown University, and a new travel ban.

Sources:

https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/ 

https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/  

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro

The gang discuss escalation with Venezuela, an AI executive order, the trial of Judge Dugan, the mass shooting at Brown University, and a new travel ban.
Sources:
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show">https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show</a>
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z">https://bsky.app/profile/klasfeldreports.com/post/3ma4gf7vm772z</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71930356/pablo-pablo-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g562vz34ro</a>

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