Book episode, in which Robert and Garrison find out what Dr. Billye Dymally thinks Halloween is.

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Book episode, in which Robert and Garrison find out what Dr. Billye Dymally thinks Halloween is. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</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

Halloween Satan’s New Year: Spooky Week #6

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We discuss ICE agents shooting Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and the ensuing protests, live-streamed military execution, the raid on Ilhan Omar’s home, Trump taking Russian diesel, the situation in Ukraine, and the current wave of protests in India, Spain, and France. 

Links:

NYC Immigration Resources: 
Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal."
“Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,” - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page

Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: http://nyc.gov/RRLC

Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page 

“What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.”

Sources:
https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs
https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20
https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien

https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/

https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758
https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of- 
https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20
https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html
https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM

https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/

https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex
https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html

We discuss ICE agents shooting Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and the ensuing protests, live-streamed military execution, the raid on Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s home, Trump taking Russian diesel, the situation in Ukraine, and the current wave of protests in India, Spain, and France.&nbsp;
Links:
NYC Immigration Resources: Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal." &ldquo;Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,&rdquo; - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page</a>
Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative:&nbsp;<a href="http://nyc.gov/RRLC">http://nyc.gov/RRLC</a> Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page</a>&nbsp;
&ldquo;What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.&rdquo;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20">https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20">https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20">https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien">https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/">https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758">https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20">https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/?utm_content=buffer39205&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=buffer">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=buffer</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792">https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20">https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20">https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html">https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/">https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM </a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/">https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/">https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex">https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN">https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257">https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin">https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html">https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html </a><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: ICE Shooting in NYC, Russian Diesel and Ukraine, Protests Around the World

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Robert lays out his theory for how a "nuclear January 6" - the accidental or intentional limited deployment of a nuclear weapon for incredibly stupid reasons, is more likely than you might think.

Robert lays out his theory for how a "nuclear January 6" - the accidental or intentional limited deployment of a nuclear weapon for incredibly stupid reasons, is more likely than you might think.

Fear of a Nuclear January 6th

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cdcebf86-06de-4730-90d8-b4e400394150/transcript

Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and
to fight hunger crises around the world.

Sources:
https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/
https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo
d-of-the-future-180980665/
https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att
ention/
https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo
ming/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just
a-colectivamente
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-
giving-up-breakfast/
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f
ood-of-the-future
https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao
https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
 https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa
ve-the-world/
https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf
https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura
https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/
Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding
Recetario de Pana Edición 2014 by Asociación Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo.
Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodríguez
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/
https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf

Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and to fight hunger crises around the world.
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/">https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/">https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062">https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo</a> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">d-of-the-future-180980665/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att</a> <a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">ention/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/">https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo</a> <a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">ming/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just</a> <a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">a-colectivamente</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">giving-up-breakfast/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f</a> <a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">ood-of-the-future</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao">https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook">https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">&nbsp;https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa</a> <a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">ve-the-world/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf">https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura">https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura</a> <a href="https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/">https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/</a></li>
<li>Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding</li>
<li>Recetario de Pana Edici&oacute;n 2014 by Asociaci&oacute;n Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo. Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodr&iacute;guez</li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/">https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/">https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf">https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf</a></li>
</ul>

Breadfruit!

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