Thomas Crooks wasn’t the first guy to take a shot at a presidential candidate without a clear political motive. In 1972, Arthur Bremer failed to assassinate Richard Nixon and settled on one of Nixon’s opponents instead.

Thomas Crooks wasn’t the first guy to take a shot at a presidential candidate without a clear political motive. In 1972, Arthur Bremer failed to assassinate Richard Nixon and settled on one of Nixon’s opponents instead.

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, James Stout and Shereen Lani Younes 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, James Stout and Shereen Lani Younes 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

Shooter Without A Cause

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Garrison and Robert discuss how memes are being used in the 2024 election, from couch sex to racist bomb threats. 

Sources:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jd-vance-couch-cushion-story-hoax
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-walz-horse-semen-story-hoax/
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tampon-tim
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-tree#fn1
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-by-what-has-been
https://x.com/herandrews/status/1817979762570375597
https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1834790387883413592
https://x.com/Esqueer_/status/1835321899116577206
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/day-by-day-how-jd-vance-tweeted-misinformation-about-springfield/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/09/what-to-know-about-olympics-gender-debate-as-imane-khelif-faces-off-in-womens-boxing-final/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/7/imane-khelif-and-western-delusions-of-white-innocence
https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-haitians-eating-pets-claim
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-vance-springfield-ohio-haiti-cats-rcna170934

Garrison and Robert discuss how memes are being used in the 2024 election, from couch sex to racist bomb threats. 
Sources: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/" data-outlook-id="baaf93a7-41ad-4af0-be29-57c063360a28">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/</a> <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/" data-outlook-id="c3437e15-bcbe-4ea3-b951-029418467c52">https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/</a> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jd-vance-couch-cushion-story-hoax" data-outlook-id="7ebfe3b7-a847-4126-8d77-88639a672f0f">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jd-vance-couch-cushion-story-hoax</a> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-walz-horse-semen-story-hoax/" data-outlook-id="2f9c6162-5142-4eb4-ae36-c0dab76732b3">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-walz-horse-semen-story-hoax/</a> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tampon-tim" data-outlook-id="6825c733-9b00-4a0b-a74b-4914d8652e14">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tampon-tim</a> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-tree#fn1" data-outlook-id="dc2afae5-60a1-4219-8b5c-6f9654c50caa">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-tree#fn1</a> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-by-what-has-been" data-outlook-id="13164dbc-971c-440d-941f-4d58c226f6e5">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-by-what-has-been</a> <a href="https://x.com/herandrews/status/1817979762570375597" data-outlook-id="c2cc199f-54f0-4383-adaf-2ba6b768bf04">https://x.com/herandrews/status/1817979762570375597</a> <a href="https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1834790387883413592" data-outlook-id="e59bcd94-6b2d-441d-a9d0-217ab1a572b7">https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1834790387883413592</a> <a href="https://x.com/Esqueer_/status/1835321899116577206" data-outlook-id="62b4bab9-6e38-453e-a84c-f955b2abbd59">https://x.com/Esqueer_/status/1835321899116577206</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/day-by-day-how-jd-vance-tweeted-misinformation-about-springfield/" data-outlook-id="a64a6dff-be35-4c3c-8ec5-6c1bc56477dd">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/day-by-day-how-jd-vance-tweeted-misinformation-about-springfield/</a> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/09/what-to-know-about-olympics-gender-debate-as-imane-khelif-faces-off-in-womens-boxing-final/" data-outlook-id="f1ed3f06-6606-4742-a072-5d2bf8325e1c">https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/09/what-to-know-about-olympics-gender-debate-as-imane-khelif-faces-off-in-womens-boxing-final/</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/7/imane-khelif-and-western-delusions-of-white-innocence" data-outlook-id="5ea6c66a-6b0e-4e8e-86a6-6ac9944e278f">https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/7/imane-khelif-and-western-delusions-of-white-innocence</a> <a href="https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-haitians-eating-pets-claim" data-outlook-id="5d7a8a64-af9d-40f9-bfcd-f76f62864757">https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-haitians-eating-pets-claim</a> <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-vance-springfield-ohio-haiti-cats-rcna170934" data-outlook-id="8f55164c-4387-4a78-86db-bfd3d5de2def">https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-vance-springfield-ohio-haiti-cats-rcna170934</a>

The Current State of Meme Politics

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James talks to Billy Ford of the USIP about the developments in the conflict in Myanmar, the recent and disastrous flooding, the situation in Rakhine State, and how the Junta is holding onto power despite massive losses.

Sources:

https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/arakan-army-commander-in-chief-twan-mrat-naing-on-the-future-of-rakhine-state/

https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/aa-chief-arakan-armys-vision-for-myanmar-is-federal-union-of-ethnic-and-bamar-peoples.html

James talks to Billy Ford of the USIP about the developments in the conflict in Myanmar, the recent and disastrous flooding, the situation in Rakhine State, and how the Junta is holding onto power despite massive losses. Sources:
<a href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/arakan-army-commander-in-chief-twan-mrat-naing-on-the-future-of-rakhine-state/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e1c06143-8d79-42cd-958c-d9a45f301b42">https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/arakan-army-commander-in-chief-twan-mrat-naing-on-the-future-of-rakhine-state/</a>
<a href="https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/aa-chief-arakan-armys-vision-for-myanmar-is-federal-union-of-ethnic-and-bamar-peoples.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="f5076286-a0c6-4766-8de5-49a02b8b69dd">https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/aa-chief-arakan-armys-vision-for-myanmar-is-federal-union-of-ethnic-and-bamar-peoples.html</a>

An Update On The Revolution in Myanmar

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Garrison is joined by Mia and James to read from their collection of Heritage Foundation 'Gender Ideology' pamphlets obtained at the RNC.


https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-28/opinion-gender-affirming-care-is-not-new-or-experimental

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/england-nhs-halts-puberty-blockers-transgender-youth/story?id=108077330

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793415/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/health/ohio-transgender-teen-hearing-judge-decision/index.html

https://www.ncregister.com/cna/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-catholic-couple-s-lawsuit-over-transgender-child-custody

https://themicheab.medium.com/breaking-down-point-5-of-gender-ideology-harms-children-cf1b9beb7d4

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/new-study-finds-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy-linked-to-lower-rates-of-depression-suicide-risk-among-transgender-youth/ 

https://www.peprec.research.va.gov/PEPRECRESEARCH/docs/Policy_Brief_24a_Gender_Affirming_Surgeries.pdf    

https://apnews.com/article/loudoun-virginia-lawsuit-transgender-bathroom-sexual-assault-a26168568cc20c2aa6cec9bef50e7c3f  


https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/08/14/the-gop-has-a-master-plan-to-criminalize-being-trans/    

Garrison is joined by Mia and James to read from their collection of Heritage Foundation 'Gender Ideology' pamphlets obtained at the RNC. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-28/opinion-gender-affirming-care-is-not-new-or-experimental" data-outlook-id="0c11e24e-68a4-4330-af48-dc820ca2a23c" data-linkindex="0">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-28/opinion-gender-affirming-care-is-not-new-or-experimental</a>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/england-nhs-halts-puberty-blockers-transgender-youth/story?id=108077330" data-outlook-id="2337a2aa-55e7-4fbb-a7f4-01808cfc6fca" data-linkindex="1">https://abcnews.go.com/Health/england-nhs-halts-puberty-blockers-transgender-youth/story?id=108077330</a>
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793415/" data-outlook-id="15192187-e10f-4fc8-b995-208916a49ac3" data-linkindex="2">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793415/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/health/ohio-transgender-teen-hearing-judge-decision/index.html" data-outlook-id="fe8bc08d-64ef-4ac6-b5d6-ced4a6077812" data-linkindex="3">https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/health/ohio-transgender-teen-hearing-judge-decision/index.html</a>
<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-catholic-couple-s-lawsuit-over-transgender-child-custody" data-outlook-id="4e4abafe-c9c9-4d8f-877a-4349c7584d99" data-linkindex="4">https://www.ncregister.com/cna/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-catholic-couple-s-lawsuit-over-transgender-child-custody</a>
<a href="https://themicheab.medium.com/breaking-down-point-5-of-gender-ideology-harms-children-cf1b9beb7d4" data-outlook-id="b1a434ba-f87f-4ff2-9bc2-58cec41b2e86" data-linkindex="5">https://themicheab.medium.com/breaking-down-point-5-of-gender-ideology-harms-children-cf1b9beb7d4</a>
<a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/new-study-finds-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy-linked-to-lower-rates-of-depression-suicide-risk-among-transgender-youth/ ">https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/new-study-finds-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy-linked-to-lower-rates-of-depression-suicide-risk-among-transgender-youth/ </a>
<a href="https://www.peprec.research.va.gov/PEPRECRESEARCH/docs/Policy_Brief_24a_Gender_Affirming_Surgeries.pdf%20  ">https://www.peprec.research.va.gov/PEPRECRESEARCH/docs/Policy_Brief_24a_Gender_Affirming_Surgeries.pdf    </a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/loudoun-virginia-lawsuit-transgender-bathroom-sexual-assault-a26168568cc20c2aa6cec9bef50e7c3f%20 ">https://apnews.com/article/loudoun-virginia-lawsuit-transgender-bathroom-sexual-assault-a26168568cc20c2aa6cec9bef50e7c3f  </a>
 <a href="https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/08/14/the-gop-has-a-master-plan-to-criminalize-being-trans/%20   ">https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/08/14/the-gop-has-a-master-plan-to-criminalize-being-trans/    </a>

The Heritage Foundation's Anti-Trans Booklets

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