Mia uses American balloon mania to talk about the material and political arc of US-China relations

Mia uses American balloon mania to talk about the material and political arc of US-China relations

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

The Balloon Wars and US China Relations

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/909a5fa2-18ff-47ab-a141-afac01729168/transcript

Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy

Parasitism with Andrew

The Return of Jim Crow

Executive Disorder

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

- Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

- Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence

- Parasitism with Andrew

- The Return of Jim Crow

- Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA

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Sources/Links:

Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf 

https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/

https://colonelpanic.tech/

SSD.eff.org 

Rayhunter.eff.org

https://www.open-archive.org/save

Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf 

https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf


https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921 

https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/


https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it


https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/


https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/


https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/


https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist


https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline= 

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism

Parasitism with Andrew

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald

Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos

The Return of Jim Crow

https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/


https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/


https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning


https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html

Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo


https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf


https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20


https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20


ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged


https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046 

https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828 

https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf 

https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/ 

https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/


https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide


https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720


https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20


https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court

 https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State
- Trump&rsquo;s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence
- Parasitism with Andrew
- The Return of Jim Crow
- Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for &ldquo;Cooler Zone Media&rdquo; and subscribe today!
<a href="http://apple.co/coolerzone">http://apple.co/coolerzone</a>
Sources/Links:
Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State
<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/">https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/</a>
<a href="https://colonelpanic.tech/">https://colonelpanic.tech/</a>
<a href="SSD.eff.org">SSD.eff.org&nbsp;</a>
<a href="Rayhunter.eff.org">Rayhunter.eff.org</a>
<a href="https://www.open-archive.org/save">https://www.open-archive.org/save</a>
Trump&rsquo;s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf</a>
<a href="https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf">https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf">https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921"></a>
<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921">https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/">https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/</a> <a href="https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it"></a>
<a href="https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it">https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it </a><a href="https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/"></a>
<a href="https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/">https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/</a> <a href="https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/"></a>
<a href="https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/">https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/ </a><a href="https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/"></a>
<a href="https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/">https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/ </a><a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist"></a>
<a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist">https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist</a> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline="></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline=">https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline=</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism">https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism</a>
Parasitism with Andrew
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald
Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos
The Return of Jim Crow
<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/</a>
<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ </a><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/"></a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ </a><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/"></a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/">https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning">https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning </a><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus"></a>
<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus">https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html"></a>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html</a>
Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA
<a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600">https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo</a> <a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf">https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf</a>
<a href="https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20">https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20">https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged"></a>
<a href="https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged">ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged </a><a href="https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046">https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20">https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828">https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf">https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20">https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/">https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/</a> <a href="https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide"></a>
<a href="https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide">https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide </a><a href="https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720">https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720 </a><a href="https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20">https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf">https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court</a>
&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war">https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 232

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/821b7c2b-ea54-4723-9a21-b44a013ce6c8/transcript

The gang discuss how many Americans think Trump’s assassination was staged, alleged threats over an anti-trans event at the University of Washington, how the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the new district map, Trump’s criticism of the Kurds, and if we are still at war with Iran? 

Sources:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo


https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf


https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20


https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20


ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged


https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046 

https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828 

https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf 

https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/ 

https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/


https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide


https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720


https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20


https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court

 https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war

The gang discuss how many Americans think Trump&rsquo;s assassination was staged, alleged threats over an anti-trans event at the University of Washington, how the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the new district map, Trump&rsquo;s criticism of the Kurds, and if we are still at war with Iran?&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600">https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo</a> <a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf">https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf</a>
<a href="https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20">https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20"></a>
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Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA

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Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.

Sources:


https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/


https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/


https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning


https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html

Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.
Sources: 
<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/</a>
<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ </a><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/"></a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ </a><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/"></a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/">https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning">https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning </a><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus"></a>
<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus">https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html"></a>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html</a>

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