As construction for Cop City is set to begin imminently, a referendum to let Atlanta voters decide the fate of the facility faces voter suppression.

As construction for Cop City is set to begin imminently, a referendum to let Atlanta voters decide the fate of the facility faces voter suppression.

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

As the country grappled with the aftermath of the 2020 uprising, a new anti-police struggle emerged in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Garrison Davis traveled to Atlanta to report on protests surrounding the construction of a controversial police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest on the edge of the city. Over three years, Atlanta ironically became a training ground for anarchists, while the state tested strategies for the next generation of counterinsurgency tactics.

As the country grappled with the aftermath of the 2020 uprising, a new anti-police struggle emerged in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Garrison Davis traveled to Atlanta to report on protests surrounding the construction of a controversial police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest on the edge of the city. Over three years, Atlanta ironically became a training ground for anarchists, while the state tested strategies for the next generation of counterinsurgency tactics.

Stop Cop City: To Defend A Forest

Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part Three

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The gang discuss the FBI raid of the Fulton County Election office, ICE protests in Portland, DHS bodycams, and an unsealed memo on the arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk. Plus, updates on Minneapolis and Syria.

Sources:

https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-the-clintons-caved-will-appear-for-depositions/

https://sortor.us/release/lemon.pdf

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_DDIQ8jz.pdf

https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/ap-judge-rules-us-justice-department-filed-a-lawsuit-over-georgia-voter-data-in-the-wrong-city/#:~:text=Judge%20rules%20US%20Justice%20Department%20filed%20a,government%20had%20sued%20in%20the%20wrong%20city.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e815ed47-fce4-4797-8dc7-bcbc9efa968d.pdf

https://x.com/DNIGabbard/status/2018504435769520156?s=20

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/georgia-fulton-county-fbi-election-raid

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.315.0_1.pdf 

https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-guyanese-president-irfaan-ali-at-a-joint-press-availability 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-resume-teaching-visa 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/court-documents-student-israel-op-ed

https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-next-for-146454395?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2z7eb5efGlHrb2AYBtfqMVDJSUfIu/view 

https://www.startribune.com/another-wave-of-departures-in-minnesotas-us-attorneys-office/601575569 

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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and 

https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-historic-executive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable-policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/ 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and

https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez 

https://sdf-press.com/archives/47816 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2017320999629254878?s=20 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2019098549640917124?s=20 

https://t.co/aMIp9uMx04 

https://wladimirvanwilgenburg.substack.com/p/kurdish-regions-will-be-organized 

The gang discuss the FBI raid of the Fulton County Election office, ICE protests in Portland, DHS bodycams, and an unsealed memo on the arrest of R&uuml;meysa &Ouml;zt&uuml;rk. Plus, updates on Minneapolis and Syria.
Sources:
<a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-the-clintons-caved-will-appear-for-depositions/">https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-the-clintons-caved-will-appear-for-depositions/</a>
<a href="https://sortor.us/release/lemon.pdf">https://sortor.us/release/lemon.pdf</a>
<a href="https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_DDIQ8jz.pdf">https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_DDIQ8jz.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/ap-judge-rules-us-justice-department-filed-a-lawsuit-over-georgia-voter-data-in-the-wrong-city/#:~:text=Judge%20rules%20US%20Justice%20Department%20filed%20a,government%20had%20sued%20in%20the%20wrong%20city">https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/ap-judge-rules-us-justice-department-filed-a-lawsuit-over-georgia-voter-data-in-the-wrong-city/#:~:text=Judge%20rules%20US%20Justice%20Department%20filed%20a,government%20had%20sued%20in%20the%20wrong%20city</a>.
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e815ed47-fce4-4797-8dc7-bcbc9efa968d.pdf">https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e815ed47-fce4-4797-8dc7-bcbc9efa968d.pdf</a>
<a href="https://x.com/DNIGabbard/status/2018504435769520156?s=20">https://x.com/DNIGabbard/status/2018504435769520156?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/georgia-fulton-county-fbi-election-raid">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/georgia-fulton-county-fbi-election-raid</a>
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.315.0_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.315.0_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-guyanese-president-irfaan-ali-at-a-joint-press-availability">https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-guyanese-president-irfaan-ali-at-a-joint-press-availability</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-resume-teaching-visa">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-resume-teaching-visa</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/court-documents-student-israel-op-ed">https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/court-documents-student-israel-op-ed</a>
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-next-for-146454395?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link">https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-next-for-146454395?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2z7eb5efGlHrb2AYBtfqMVDJSUfIu/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2z7eb5efGlHrb2AYBtfqMVDJSUfIu/view</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/another-wave-of-departures-in-minnesotas-us-attorneys-office/601575569">https://www.startribune.com/another-wave-of-departures-in-minnesotas-us-attorneys-office/601575569</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/24_0307_priv_pia-ice-066a-pia-update.pdf">https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/24_0307_priv_pia-ice-066a-pia-update.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/bovino-frustrated-directive-conduct-targeted-operations-chicago-rcna257069">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/bovino-frustrated-directive-conduct-targeted-operations-chicago-rcna257069</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-historic-executive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable-policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/">https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-historic-executive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable-policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/31/2022-11810/advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and</a>
<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez">https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://sdf-press.com/archives/47816">https://sdf-press.com/archives/47816</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2017320999629254878?s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2017320999629254878?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2019098549640917124?s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2019098549640917124?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.co/aMIp9uMx04">https://t.co/aMIp9uMx04</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://wladimirvanwilgenburg.substack.com/p/kurdish-regions-will-be-organized">https://wladimirvanwilgenburg.substack.com/p/kurdish-regions-will-be-organized</a>&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: ICE Body Cams, Fulton Election Raid, Portland Protest

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/88850463-4c92-4585-9209-b3e8012cfe1e/transcript

Robert's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world.

Robert's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world.

What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/53e288bb-2d26-4951-8e52-b3e8001be24d/transcript

Andrew and James continue their discussion of what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.

Sources:

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama

Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Andrew and James continue their discussion of what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a18fd7c5-2736-4c17-9ae0-03a64c1b037d">https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama</a>
Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us Pt. 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/62ac9148-6d6c-42c7-8a95-b3e6015310d5/transcript

Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part Three

Stop Cop City: To Defend A Forest

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