Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence.

Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence.

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

Idealogical Totalism with Andrew

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The gang discuss a tree-sit on the border, massive student protests in France, a Supreme Court ruling on rendition, the Brazilian election, a Russian researcher who was accidentally exposed to the pneumonic plague, and the death of former House Speaker and pedophile Dennis Hastert.

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https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person 
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https://acampada26s.net/
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/
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https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20 
https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf 
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/ 
https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini 
https://www.camp-oshad.org/
https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent 
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/
https://archive.is/6j85h
https://archive.is/DqaJi
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection

The gang discuss a tree-sit on the border, massive student protests in France, a Supreme Court ruling on rendition, the Brazilian election, a Russian researcher who was accidentally exposed to the pneumonic plague, and the death of former House Speaker and pedophile Dennis Hastert.
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person">https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://acampada26s.net/">https://acampada26s.net/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/">https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20">https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini">https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.camp-oshad.org/">https://www.camp-oshad.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future">https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialPulse</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c">https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-president-bolsonaro-wins-big-without-his-name-ballot-2026-10-06/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/6j85h">https://archive.is/6j85h</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/DqaJi">https://archive.is/DqaJi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection">https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/world/video/worker-at-russian-plague-lab-dies-of-unknown-infection</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Yara Asi, Palestinian scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security. Yara describes the attacks on Palestinian health in Gaza and the West Bank, and the Israeli policies and objectives driving these attacks.

 

Sources:
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/
https://www.hudassalon.movie/

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Yara Asi, Palestinian scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security. Yara describes the attacks on Palestinian health in Gaza and the West Bank, and the Israeli policies and objectives driving these attacks.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hudassalon.movie/">https://www.hudassalon.movie/</a></li>
</ul>

Attacking Palestinian Health

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Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit “last mile” delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize. 



Sources:
https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter
https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/ 
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it
https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/ 
https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/
https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/
https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/
https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf 
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/ 
https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees 
https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7 
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/ 
https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill

Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit &ldquo;last mile&rdquo; delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize.&nbsp;
 Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter">https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3">https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/">https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/">https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf">https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/">https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees">https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7">https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city">https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill">https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill</a></li>
</ul>

How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon 

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