Robert, James, and Gare discuss Nate Silver’s theory that tweets are proof that Elon Musk is a ‘spiky’ genius.

Robert, James, and Gare discuss Nate Silver&rsquo;s theory that tweets are proof that Elon Musk is a &lsquo;spiky&rsquo; genius.

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

Nate Silver: The Smoothest Brain On The Internet

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 


How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition 
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2


Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic 


DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota 


Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 

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Sources/Links:

How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition 
https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-dundon/
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nbas-newest-cheapest-owner-shows-how-billionaires-ruin-sports
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/
https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/investment-riches-built-on-auto-loans-to-poor/#:~:text=Ms.,the%20loan%20with%20her%20daughter
https://www.youtube.com/live/UD8erzI72Fg
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/shadow-bank-blue-owl-caps-021700097.html
https://wealth.blueowl.com/solutions/investment-strategy-real-assets-digital-infrastructure
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/blue-owl-fund-sells-warehouse-to-dhs-for-ice-mega-jail
https://youtu.be/3BqOjrFFNK0
https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.14.3.95
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12572
https://belkcollegeofbusiness.charlotte.edu/economic-working-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/850/2012/10/wp2016-014.pdf
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/economics-hosting-olympic-games
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24131508_Mega-Events_The_effect_of_the_world's_biggest_sporting_events_on_local_regional_and_national_economies
https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf
https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf
https://media.clemson.edu/economics/data/sports/Stadiums%20and%20Econ%20Impact/Matheson-2019-Journal_of_Policy_Analysis_and_Management.pdf
https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-analysis/114957/portland-moda-center-portland-trail-blazers-arena-revenue-debate-sports-teams-city-revenue-taxes-deal
https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/
https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/
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https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com
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https://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7145153/2026/03/25/nba-expansion-seattle-las-vegas/

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2


How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr


Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State edited by Alfred W. McCoy and Francisco A. Scarano


The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture by Amy Kaplan


https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/244/ 


https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/1/ 


https://theconversation.com/why-russia-gave-up-alaska-americas-gateway-to-the-arctic-74675?xid=PS_smithsonian 


https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/ 


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html 


https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d 


https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/ 


https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/28/nyregion/new-light-on-old-fbi-fight-decades-of-surveillance-of-puerto-rican-groups.html 


https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/1685.html


https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547 


https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ 


https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d 


https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_123/index.html#es/default/PLEBISCITO_Resumen.xml 


https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099257005212415735 


https://www.doi.gov/oia/compacts-of-free-association 


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement 


https://time.com/7024574/puerto-rico-status-vote/ 


https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/droessler_whose-pacific.pdf 
https://juntasupervision.pr.gov/abril-y-mayo-2025/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/trump-strait-of-hormuz-american-territory
 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:School_Begins_(Puck_Magazine_1-25-1899).jpg


Las carpetas: persecución política y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico by Ramón Bosque Pérez y Javier Colón Morera


Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952 by Harry Franqui-Rivera

Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic 
https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/
@thefrankiedlc
@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/

DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/ 
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl
inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY

Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 
https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute
https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on 
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ 
https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html 
https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd 
https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/  
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ 
https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 
https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 
https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html 
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf 
https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk 
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf 
https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf 
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html 
https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html 

It Could Happen Here Weekly 247

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/18ba9a61-aed5-427d-ad4a-b4b50003700c/transcript

The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain. 

 

Sources: 
https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute

https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on 

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ 

https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html 

https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd 

https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/  

https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ 

https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 

https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html 

https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf 

https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk 

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html 

https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html 

The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Sources: <a href="https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute">https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute</a>
<a href="https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722">https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722 </a><a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/</a>
<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/">https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ </a><a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless">https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/">https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration">https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd">https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/">https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/</a> <a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/">https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20">https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html">https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf">https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk">https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf">https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.is/20260818151459/https:/www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36">https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36 </a><a href="https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html">https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html</a> <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html">https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html</a>&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 

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Garrison outlines what we know about how DHS investigated anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and new discovery documents revealing Homeland Security Investigations reports on financial probes of activist groups and labor unions.

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/ 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY

Garrison outlines what we know about how DHS investigated anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and new discovery documents revealing Homeland Security Investigations reports on financial probes of activist groups and labor unions.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf</a>
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DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota 

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