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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.

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

Hacking Pharmaceuticals with The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/04d3210a-32f5-490a-85cb-ae2d0147efdb/transcript

The gang discuss the hantavirus, a 72 billion dollar reconciliation package for ICE and Border Patrol, elections in Ohio,and court rulings on mail order abortion pills. 

Sources:

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans


https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/


https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range


https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557


https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265


https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources


https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-south-africa-cb424510bb0c934c781f6bd42ce2e7c8

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf

https://punchbowl.news/mdm26a11/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5/5/26%20AM:&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20 

https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2051246490786394319?s=20 

https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2051640997482782939?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-us-navy-destroyers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-after-dodging-iranian-onslaught/ 

https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2051381236950524095?s=20 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170 

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051798734850101462?s=20 

https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2051754245125181778?s=20 

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051723140254843043?s=20 

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2051749649279762556?s=20 

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20 

https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2051749762538389668?s=20 in

https://x.com/Reuters/status/2051567572454432996?s=20 

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051709553956266365?s=20 

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x&utm_medium=owned_social&mrfcid=2026050669f852024e34c652f4ad78a6 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2052070088233136553?s=20 

https://x.com/Alihashem 

https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-01-Fifth-Circuit-Order-Granting-Stay-of-2023-REMS.pdf

https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1973866621245567344?s=20 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-is-investigating-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone-despite-decades-of/ 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840361 

https://reproductiverights.org/news/5th-circuit-limits-telehealth-provision-of-abortion-pill/ 

https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/25A1208-Admin-Stay-and-CFR.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-charged-shooting-secret-service-agent-near-washington-monument-national-mall 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/washington-monument-shooting-secret-service.html 

The gang discuss the hantavirus, a 72 billion dollar reconciliation package for ICE and Border Patrol, elections in Ohio,and court rulings on mail order abortion pills.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans </a><a href="https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/"></a>
<a href="https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/">https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/ </a><a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range"></a>
<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range">https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range </a><a href="https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557">https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557 </a><a href="https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265">https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265 </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources">https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources </a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-south-africa-cb424510bb0c934c781f6bd42ce2e7c8">https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-south-africa-cb424510bb0c934c781f6bd42ce2e7c8</a> 
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/</a> 
<a href="https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf">https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://punchbowl.news/mdm26a11/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=5/5/26%20AM:&amp;utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined">https://punchbowl.news/mdm26a11/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=5/5/26%20AM:&amp;utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined</a> <a href="https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20">https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2051246490786394319?s=20">https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2051246490786394319?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2051640997482782939?s=20">https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2051640997482782939?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-us-navy-destroyers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-after-dodging-iranian-onslaught/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-us-navy-destroyers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-after-dodging-iranian-onslaught/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2051381236950524095?s=20">https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2051381236950524095?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051798734850101462?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051798734850101462?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2051754245125181778?s=20">https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2051754245125181778?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051723140254843043?s=20">https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051723140254843043?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2051749649279762556?s=20">https://x.com/Acyn/status/2051749649279762556?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20">https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2051749762538389668?s=20">https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2051749762538389668?s=20</a> in
<a href="https://x.com/Reuters/status/2051567572454432996?s=20">https://x.com/Reuters/status/2051567572454432996?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051709553956266365?s=20">https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051709553956266365?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_source=x&amp;utm_medium=owned_social&amp;mrfcid=2026050669f852024e34c652f4ad78a6">https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_source=x&amp;utm_medium=owned_social&amp;mrfcid=2026050669f852024e34c652f4ad78a6</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2052070088233136553?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2052070088233136553?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Alihashem">https://x.com/Alihashem</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-01-Fifth-Circuit-Order-Granting-Stay-of-2023-REMS.pdf">https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-01-Fifth-Circuit-Order-Granting-Stay-of-2023-REMS.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1973866621245567344?s=20">https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1973866621245567344?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-is-investigating-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone-despite-decades-of/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-is-investigating-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone-despite-decades-of/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840361">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840361</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reproductiverights.org/news/5th-circuit-limits-telehealth-provision-of-abortion-pill/">https://reproductiverights.org/news/5th-circuit-limits-telehealth-provision-of-abortion-pill/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/25A1208-Admin-Stay-and-CFR.pdf">https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/25A1208-Admin-Stay-and-CFR.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-charged-shooting-secret-service-agent-near-washington-monument-national-mall">https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-charged-shooting-secret-service-agent-near-washington-monument-national-mall</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/washington-monument-shooting-secret-service.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/washington-monument-shooting-secret-service.html</a>&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/06cf1c64-49f5-46ff-8328-b4430111e963/transcript

Mia discusses the dire economic effects of the blockade across Asia and why the ripples haven’t reached the markets.

Sources: 

https://archive.vn/1qeiu


https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/


https://archive.vn/pM5a6


https://archive.vn/u38pm


https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/


https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/


https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns

Mia discusses the dire economic effects of the blockade across Asia and why the ripples haven&rsquo;t reached the markets.
Sources: 
<a href="https://archive.vn/1qeiu">https://archive.vn/1qeiu </a>
<a href="https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/">https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/ </a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/pM5a6">https://archive.vn/pM5a6 </a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/u38pm">https://archive.vn/u38pm </a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/ </a>
<a href="https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/">https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/ </a>
<a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns</a>

Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/42b3d6a0-944f-4a9c-b07b-b442017e394a/transcript

Dana El Kurd speaks to Justin Salhani, writer and journalist based in Beirut and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Dana and Justin discuss conditions for journalists in Lebanon at the moment, the widening range of targets, and what people expect from the ceasefire currently in place.

Sources:

Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil 

Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html 

Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel

Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448 

Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/

Dana El Kurd speaks to Justin Salhani, writer and journalist based in Beirut and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Dana and Justin discuss conditions for journalists in Lebanon at the moment, the widening range of targets, and what people expect from the ceasefire currently in place.
Sources:
Report on killing of Amal Khalil - <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="3a4a610f-973f-40d5-bd6a-9ae15abe64eb">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil</a>&nbsp;
Report on &ldquo;black Wednesday&rdquo; - <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="f7f9e6cb-5fa6-48bc-b1cf-2efad24dded8">https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html</a>&nbsp;
Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="1a2090a8-c8f0-4020-9eb0-e07457ac5327">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel</a>
Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="22f3836d-4c69-403c-917c-2fa8de057651">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448</a>&nbsp;
Forensic Architecture on Gaza&rsquo;s hospitals - <a href="https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="ca8f5c39-058a-47e5-8857-a9afeb1bf6e3">https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/</a>

Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7875012b-f08a-4fe3-aeab-b44101809d41/transcript

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