James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the plans for new border walls in San Diego and elsewhere, and how people are resisting the destruction of sacred spaces, wildlife habitat, and wilderness.

Sources:

https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county

https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance 

https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands

https://borderwallresistance.com/

James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the plans for new border walls in San Diego and elsewhere, and how people are resisting the destruction of sacred spaces, wildlife habitat, and wilderness.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county">https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county</a>
<a href="https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance">https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands">https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands</a>
<a href="https://borderwallresistance.com/">https://borderwallresistance.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

New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/56d4317e-a750-4f43-a767-b37e01412b9e/transcript

The gang discuss the death of Lindsay Graham, a DOJ investigation into UAW president Shawn Fain, the outbreak of cyclospora across multiple states, and three ICE killings from the last week.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722

https://x.com/WelcomeTheGulag/status/2076874632506834992?s=20

https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2076307271873691671?s=20

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5888586/transgender-gender-affirming-care-medicare-medicaid-hhs

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

https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/2076340630091911417?s=20

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2076310780165669185?s=20

https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2076671740407652582?s=20


https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-launches-effort-isolate-international-criminal-court-2026-07-13/ 

https://archive.ph/kCuKC#selection-567.13-567.67

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2077169026430628009?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250 

https://x.com/KSAMOFA/status/2074561104022233521 

https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2077118318088008072?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2077496765553811628

https://x.com/nathanTbernard/status/2076687428962640325?s=20 

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/13/central-maine/central-maine-police-courts/video-federal-agents-pull-man-from-car-fatal-shooting/ 

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/?gift=Tsjgy5hc-Y7tsZCY3EHYrTDbV3lXsGSUmzHP3VVeY4Y&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share 

https://x.com/dhsgov/status/2076798878595342620?s=46 

https://x.com/NoticiasCaracol/status/2076993772802506969 

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/26_0403_ocfo_fy27-budget-office-of-inspector-general.pdf 

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/video/breaking-ice-suspend-vehicle-stops-fatal-shootings-ip 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dhs_fy2027.pdf 

https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c 

https://maineimmigrantrights.org/maines-immigrant-community-responds-to-ice-shooting-in-biddeford/ 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article316506896.html 

https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2077151442968641769?s=20

https://prospect.org/2026/07/14/monitor-amok-uaw-shawn-fain-investigation/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/justice-department-uaw-president-investigation


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-12/doj-investigating-allegations-against-uaw-president-shawn-fain


https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2076418443377623528?s=20

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/you-shouldnt-avoid-fruits-and-vegetables-due-to-cyclospora-a9570579349/

https://defector.com/why-the-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-is-way-worse-than-regular-diarrhea-parasites

https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-trump-cuts-tornado-da573a044916c06cebcdb92b1f1452e6

The gang discuss the death of Lindsay Graham, a DOJ investigation into UAW president Shawn Fain, the outbreak of cyclospora across multiple states, and three ICE killings from the last week.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722</a>
<a href="https://x.com/WelcomeTheGulag/status/2076874632506834992?s=20">https://x.com/WelcomeTheGulag/status/2076874632506834992?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2076307271873691671?s=20">https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2076307271873691671?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5888586/transgender-gender-affirming-care-medicare-medicaid-hhs">https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5888586/transgender-gender-affirming-care-medicare-medicaid-hhs</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://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/2076340630091911417?s=20">https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/2076340630091911417?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2076310780165669185?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2076310780165669185?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2076671740407652582?s=20">https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2076671740407652582?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-launches-effort-isolate-international-criminal-court-2026-07-13/">https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-launches-effort-isolate-international-criminal-court-2026-07-13/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.ph/kCuKC#selection-567.13-567.67">https://archive.ph/kCuKC#selection-567.13-567.67</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2077169026430628009?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2077169026430628009?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2076732825349628250</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/KSAMOFA/status/2074561104022233521">https://x.com/KSAMOFA/status/2074561104022233521</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2077118318088008072?s=20">https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2077118318088008072?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2077496765553811628">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2077496765553811628</a>
<a href="https://x.com/nathanTbernard/status/2076687428962640325?s=20">https://x.com/nathanTbernard/status/2076687428962640325?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/13/central-maine/central-maine-police-courts/video-federal-agents-pull-man-from-car-fatal-shooting/">https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/13/central-maine/central-maine-police-courts/video-federal-agents-pull-man-from-car-fatal-shooting/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/?gift=Tsjgy5hc-Y7tsZCY3EHYrTDbV3lXsGSUmzHP3VVeY4Y&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/?gift=Tsjgy5hc-Y7tsZCY3EHYrTDbV3lXsGSUmzHP3VVeY4Y&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/dhsgov/status/2076798878595342620?s=46">https://x.com/dhsgov/status/2076798878595342620?s=46</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/NoticiasCaracol/status/2076993772802506969">https://x.com/NoticiasCaracol/status/2076993772802506969</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/26_0403_ocfo_fy27-budget-office-of-inspector-general.pdf">https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/26_0403_ocfo_fy27-budget-office-of-inspector-general.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/video/breaking-ice-suspend-vehicle-stops-fatal-shootings-ip">https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/video/breaking-ice-suspend-vehicle-stops-fatal-shootings-ip</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dhs_fy2027.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dhs_fy2027.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c">https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://maineimmigrantrights.org/maines-immigrant-community-responds-to-ice-shooting-in-biddeford/">https://maineimmigrantrights.org/maines-immigrant-community-responds-to-ice-shooting-in-biddeford/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article316506896.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article316506896.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2077151442968641769?s=20">https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2077151442968641769?s=20</a>
<a href="https://prospect.org/2026/07/14/monitor-amok-uaw-shawn-fain-investigation/">https://prospect.org/2026/07/14/monitor-amok-uaw-shawn-fain-investigation/</a> 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/justice-department-uaw-president-investigation">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/justice-department-uaw-president-investigation </a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-12/doj-investigating-allegations-against-uaw-president-shawn-fain">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-12/doj-investigating-allegations-against-uaw-president-shawn-fain </a>
<a href="https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2076418443377623528?s=20">https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2076418443377623528?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089</a>
<a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/you-shouldnt-avoid-fruits-and-vegetables-due-to-cyclospora-a9570579349/">https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/you-shouldnt-avoid-fruits-and-vegetables-due-to-cyclospora-a9570579349/</a>
<a href="https://defector.com/why-the-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-is-way-worse-than-regular-diarrhea-parasites">https://defector.com/why-the-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-is-way-worse-than-regular-diarrhea-parasites</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-trump-cuts-tornado-da573a044916c06cebcdb92b1f1452e6">https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-trump-cuts-tornado-da573a044916c06cebcdb92b1f1452e6</a>

Executive Disorder: Three ICE Killings, UAW Investigation, Explosive Diarrhea

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/dfb54b9c-f052-4195-8250-b4890116b3a3/transcript

Garrison talks about President Trump’s new campaign against COMMUNISM following a series of electoral victories by DSA candidates across the country, and how establishment democrats are teaming up with the GOP to take down the Democratic Socialists of America. 

Sources:

http://program.dsausa.org


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKpagMuXmG9L9Djy7ZKLqTOLiQxCilS5cr8-UxIcUhI/edit?usp=sharing

https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/06/23/building-the-party-one-office-at-a-time/


https://x.com/canarymission/status/2072658131163693304?s=20


https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/mamdani-left-democrats-nyc-jeffries-centrists

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

https://x.com/harrisonjaime/status/2069570034868047996?s=20

https://x.com/MariamaJames13/status/2072340515257782299?s=20

https://x.com/DataProgress/status/2072738855950630981?s=20

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/04/more-new-yorkers-voted-last-year-any-mayoral-election-1969/413224/


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/dsa-young-voters-primary-ny.html

https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073097064540455315?s=20


https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073096909728682088?s=20

https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2072027580467655100?s=20

https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2077167616880255056?s=20

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/01/democrats-should-fight-dsa/ 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/democrats-fight-left-dsa/687839/ 

Garrison talks about President Trump&rsquo;s new campaign against COMMUNISM following a series of electoral victories by DSA candidates across the country, and how establishment democrats are teaming up with the GOP to take down the Democratic Socialists of America.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="http://program.dsausa.org">http://program.dsausa.org </a><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKpagMuXmG9L9Djy7ZKLqTOLiQxCilS5cr8-UxIcUhI/edit?usp=sharing"></a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKpagMuXmG9L9Djy7ZKLqTOLiQxCilS5cr8-UxIcUhI/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKpagMuXmG9L9Djy7ZKLqTOLiQxCilS5cr8-UxIcUhI/edit?usp=sharing</a> 
<a href="https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/06/23/building-the-party-one-office-at-a-time/">https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/06/23/building-the-party-one-office-at-a-time/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/canarymission/status/2072658131163693304?s=20">https://x.com/canarymission/status/2072658131163693304?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/mamdani-left-democrats-nyc-jeffries-centrists">https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/mamdani-left-democrats-nyc-jeffries-centrists</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbARdcqmWTY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbARdcqmWTY</a>
<a href="https://x.com/harrisonjaime/status/2069570034868047996?s=20">https://x.com/harrisonjaime/status/2069570034868047996?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MariamaJames13/status/2072340515257782299?s=20">https://x.com/MariamaJames13/status/2072340515257782299?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/DataProgress/status/2072738855950630981?s=20">https://x.com/DataProgress/status/2072738855950630981?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/04/more-new-yorkers-voted-last-year-any-mayoral-election-1969/413224/">https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/04/more-new-yorkers-voted-last-year-any-mayoral-election-1969/413224/ </a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/dsa-young-voters-primary-ny.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/dsa-young-voters-primary-ny.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073097064540455315?s=20">https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073097064540455315?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073096909728682088?s=20">https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2073096909728682088?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2072027580467655100?s=20">https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2072027580467655100?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2077167616880255056?s=20">https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2077167616880255056?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/01/democrats-should-fight-dsa/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/01/democrats-should-fight-dsa/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/democrats-fight-left-dsa/687839/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/democrats-fight-left-dsa/687839/</a>&nbsp;

The DSA Red Scare

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8295e447-51d5-451d-a878-b489000529da/transcript

Mia talks with Raisa, Tabby, and Daniel from the IWW about industrial and solidarity unionism, the history of the IWW, and the IWW's upcoming Fire Your Boss Tour.

https://industrialworker.carrd.co

https://linktr.ee/raisaf161

Sources:

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/need-for-solidarity-unionism

Mia talks with Raisa, Tabby, and Daniel from the IWW about industrial and solidarity unionism, the history of the IWW, and the IWW's upcoming Fire Your Boss Tour.
<a href="https://industrialworker.carrd.co">https://industrialworker.carrd.co</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/raisaf161">https://linktr.ee/raisaf161</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/need-for-solidarity-unionism">https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/need-for-solidarity-unionism</a>

 How to Fire Your Boss

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/eabd1881-794a-4eaf-a5a0-b488000e9cab/transcript

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