James is joined by Colonel Panic and Cooper Quintin to discuss state surveillance and community counter surveillance.

Sources: 

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf 

https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/

https://colonelpanic.tech/

SSD.eff.org 

Rayhunter.eff.org

https://www.open-archive.org/save

James is joined by Colonel Panic and Cooper Quintin to discuss state surveillance and community counter surveillance.
Sources:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/">https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/</a>
<a href="https://colonelpanic.tech/">https://colonelpanic.tech/</a>
<a href="SSD.eff.org">SSD.eff.org&nbsp;</a>
<a href="Rayhunter.eff.org">Rayhunter.eff.org</a>
<a href="https://www.open-archive.org/save">https://www.open-archive.org/save</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.

It Could Happen Here

Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

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Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class

Sources:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html

https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/

https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/

https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf

https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf

https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html

Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class
Sources:
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm">https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have">https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have</a>
<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html">https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html</a>
<a href="https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/">https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/</a>
<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx">https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx</a>
<a href="https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/">https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/</a>
<a href="https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf">https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf</a>
<a href="https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf">https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf</a>
<a href="https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/">https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/</a>
<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html">https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html</a>

The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America

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Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.

Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.

An Update from Belfast

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Garrison talks with Bailey Newposter about how a group of military LARPers from TikTok planned to spark a second American revolution by attacking UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.

Sources:

https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto

https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/white-house-fight-ticket-breakdown/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending


https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446011/dl?inline

https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLN9psHjxY


https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien 

Garrison talks with Bailey Newposter about how a group of military LARPers from TikTok planned to spark a second American revolution by attacking UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.
Sources:
<a href="https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/">https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/ </a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto</a> 
<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/white-house-fight-ticket-breakdown/">https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/white-house-fight-ticket-breakdown/ </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446011/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446011/dl?inline</a> 
<a href="https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf">https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf </a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0 </a><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/ </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLN9psHjxY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLN9psHjxY </a><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien"></a>
<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien">https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien</a>&nbsp;

The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight

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