Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.

Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo &ldquo;Lelo&rdquo; Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.

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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How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer

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Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.

Sources:


https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/


https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/


https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning


https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html

Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.
Sources: 
<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/</a>
<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ </a><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/"></a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ </a><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/"></a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/">https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning">https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning </a><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus"></a>
<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus">https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html"></a>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html</a>

The Return of Jim Crow

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Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites.

Sources:

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald

Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos

Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites.
Sources:
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald
Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos

Parasitism with Andrew

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2e846a80-ce01-4df5-867a-b448015f6972/transcript

Garrison and Robert discuss how the new White House counterterrorism strategy targets anarchists, antifa, and “extreme transgender ideology,” while using terrorism to justify military strikes and regime change.

Sources:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf 

https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf


https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921 

https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/


https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it


https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/


https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/


https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/


https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist


https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline= 

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism

Garrison and Robert discuss how the new White House counterterrorism strategy targets anarchists, antifa, and &ldquo;extreme transgender ideology,&rdquo; while using terrorism to justify military strikes and regime change.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf">https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf">https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921"></a>
<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921">https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/">https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/</a> <a href="https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it"></a>
<a href="https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it">https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it </a><a href="https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/"></a>
<a href="https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/">https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/</a> <a href="https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/"></a>
<a href="https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/">https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/ </a><a href="https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/"></a>
<a href="https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/">https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/ </a><a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist"></a>
<a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist">https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist</a> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline="></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline=">https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline=</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism">https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism</a>

Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence

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How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer

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