Garrison talks with Cooper Quentin from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about Paragon’s spyware Graphite, how it reads text messages, who is most at risk, and misinformation exaggerating the spyware's known capabilities.

Sources:

https://ssd.eff.org/ 

https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/ 

https://citizenlab.ca/2025/06/first-forensic-confirmation-of-paragons-ios-mercenary-spyware-finds-journalists-targeted/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware


https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-ice-has-reactivated-its 

https://www.wired.com/story/ice-paragon-solutions-contract/


https://dfrlab.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/Mythical-Beasts.pdf


https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/company_page/paragon


https://red-dot.capital/portfolio


https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/07/29/paragon-is-an-nso-competitor-and-an-american-funded-israeli-surveillance-startup-that-hacks-encrypted-apps-like-whatsapp-and-signal/

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14093-prohibition-use-the-united-states-government-commercial-spyware-that

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-statement-ice-use-paragon-solutions-malware

Garrison talks with Cooper Quentin from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about Paragon&rsquo;s spyware Graphite, how it reads text messages, who is most at risk, and misinformation exaggerating the spyware's known capabilities.
Sources:
<a href="https://ssd.eff.org/">https://ssd.eff.org/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/">https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/06/first-forensic-confirmation-of-paragons-ios-mercenary-spyware-finds-journalists-targeted/">https://citizenlab.ca/2025/06/first-forensic-confirmation-of-paragons-ios-mercenary-spyware-finds-journalists-targeted/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware </a>
<a href="https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-ice-has-reactivated-its">https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-ice-has-reactivated-its</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ice-paragon-solutions-contract/">https://www.wired.com/story/ice-paragon-solutions-contract/ </a>
<a href="https://dfrlab.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/Mythical-Beasts.pdf">https://dfrlab.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/Mythical-Beasts.pdf </a>
<a href="https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/company_page/paragon">https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/company_page/paragon </a>
<a href="https://red-dot.capital/portfolio">https://red-dot.capital/portfolio </a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/07/29/paragon-is-an-nso-competitor-and-an-american-funded-israeli-surveillance-startup-that-hacks-encrypted-apps-like-whatsapp-and-signal/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/07/29/paragon-is-an-nso-competitor-and-an-american-funded-israeli-surveillance-startup-that-hacks-encrypted-apps-like-whatsapp-and-signal/</a>
<a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14093-prohibition-use-the-united-states-government-commercial-spyware-that">https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14093-prohibition-use-the-united-states-government-commercial-spyware-that</a>
<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-statement-ice-use-paragon-solutions-malware">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-statement-ice-use-paragon-solutions-malware</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.

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ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership
CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News
CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
CZM Rewind: How To Build A Revolution: Myanmar, Part One
Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism,  Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs

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Sources/Links:

CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership

inrange.tv

https://theliberalgunclub.com/

https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/

CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20

https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market

https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html

https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries

https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/

https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns

https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket

https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348

https://truthpredict.net/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w

https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html


https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/


https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling


https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20

CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse

https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm

https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf

https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/

https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html

https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber

Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism,  Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/


https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20


https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism

https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results


https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/

https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/

https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263


https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b 

https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf 

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm 

https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case 

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/ 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant 

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf


https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20

https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20


https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20


https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20

https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20

https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20


https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/

https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085

https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20


https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf 

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/ 

https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html 

https://archive.vn/LzzYv 

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/ 

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/ 

https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership</li>
<li>CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News</li>
<li>CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse</li>
<li>CZM Rewind: How To Build A Revolution: Myanmar, Part One</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism, &nbsp;Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs</li>
</ul>
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:
CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership
<a href="inrange.tv" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="40cf5f3e-2726-420c-bc1c-bb1aea072a20">inrange.tv</a>
<a href="https://theliberalgunclub.com/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="fa31c042-77ed-4559-8f27-201b8380bc72">https://theliberalgunclub.com/</a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Farmedequality%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIanJohnson%40iheartmedia.com%7C9136fa949d9245c6392608dd09a4e454%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638677326007095336%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Fpjm7vGQ4AIF4yPDhPkwjDm%2Bhz3miMcT6Kzuvqj44PM%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c4e9f8c7-b989-4832-a4b5-1c3adbd823d0"></a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/">https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/</a>
CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News
<a href="https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership">https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12">https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20">https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20</a>
<a href="https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf">https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market">https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market</a>
<a href="https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets">https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets</a>
<a href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024">https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024 </a>
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html</a>
<a href="https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries">https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries</a>
<a href="https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/">https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/</a>
<a href="https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/">https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/</a>
<a href="https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns">https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns</a>
<a href="https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket">https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket</a>
<a href="https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers">https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers</a>
<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348</a>
<a href="https://truthpredict.net/">https://truthpredict.net/</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/ </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w"></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w</a>
<a href="https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds">https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds </a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html </a>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make">https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket">https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket</a>
<a href="https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/">https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/ </a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling">https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling </a>
<a href="https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20">https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20</a>
CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
<a href="https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/">https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html</a>
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/</a>
<a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm">https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm</a>
<a href="https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis">https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146">https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146</a>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238">https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf">https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf</a>
<a href="https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/">https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/</a>
<a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html">https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html</a>
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber">https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber</a>
Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism, &nbsp;Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson">https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism</a>
<a href="https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results">https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/"></a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/</a>
<a href="https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/">https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263">https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263 </a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b">https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/">https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case">https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf">https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf </a>
<a href="https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20">https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20">https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20">https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20">https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20">https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20">https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/">https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085">https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20">https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html">https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/">https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.vn/LzzYv">https://archive.vn/LzzYv</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/">https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 242

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a86e30b6-8fde-4883-bc6b-b490013f23ed/transcript

The gang discuss Rubio’s international summit on Antifa terrorism, new visa restrictions targeting the “far-left”, the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, the Trump admin’s anti-Cuba crusade, tariffs against Canada, and Trump’s election security address.

Sources:

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/


https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20


https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism

https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results


https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/

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https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263


https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b 

https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/ 

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https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case 

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/ 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant 

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf


https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20

https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20


https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20


https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20

https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20

https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20


https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/

https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085

https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20


https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf 

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/ 

https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html 

https://archive.vn/LzzYv 

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/ 

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/ 

https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/

The gang discuss Rubio&rsquo;s international summit on Antifa terrorism, new visa restrictions targeting the &ldquo;far-left&rdquo;, the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, the Trump admin&rsquo;s anti-Cuba crusade, tariffs against Canada, and Trump&rsquo;s election security address.
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<a href="https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20">https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20">https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20">https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20">https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20">https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/">https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085">https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20">https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html">https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/">https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.vn/LzzYv">https://archive.vn/LzzYv</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/">https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/</a>

Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism,  Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1f95e615-d263-4e85-a99c-b490013391e2/transcript

Part one of a five part series on Myanmar’s spring revolution. James and Robert document the first year of Myanmar’s revolution through the stories of its participants.

Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here: https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day

Original Air Date: 11.7.22

Part one of a five part series on Myanmar&rsquo;s spring revolution. James and Robert document the first year of Myanmar&rsquo;s revolution through the stories of its participants.
Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here: <a href="https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day">https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day</a>
Original Air Date: 11.7.22

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