With the LA wildfires of January 2025 still fresh in Californians' minds, a number of little considered issues popped up. Not least of which is, where does the water to fight fires come from? Wait… someone owns the water?! This episode is about the privatization of utilities and how we got here.

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With the LA wildfires of January 2025 still fresh in Californians' minds, a number of little considered issues popped up. Not least of which is, where does the water to fight fires come from? Wait&hellip; someone owns the water?! This episode is about the privatization of utilities and how we got here.
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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 City Sold Your Water feat. Prop 

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The gang gives a rundown on antinatalist terrorism, deportations to South Sudan, a potential DHS reality TV show, and Biden's pro-state cancer. Plus, updates on Palestine, the FBI, tariffs, and immigration.

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pdf

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https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-05-21/a-childs-obsession-with-fire-and-a-mysterious-cache-of-explosives-inside-the-palm-springs-bombing-probe

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/suicide-bomber-targeted-fertility-clinic


https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/ 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspected-serial-killers-execution-trump-rcna207171 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action

The gang gives a rundown on antinatalist terrorism, deportations to South Sudan, a potential DHS reality TV show, and Biden's pro-state cancer. Plus, updates on Palestine, the FBI, tariffs, and immigration.
Sources:
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<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/potential-ice-raid-thwarted-central-california-20335765.php">https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/potential-ice-raid-thwarted-central-california-20335765.php</a>
<a href="https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/">https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/</a> 
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-05-21/a-childs-obsession-with-fire-and-a-mysterious-cache-of-explosives-inside-the-palm-springs-bombing-probe">https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-05-21/a-childs-obsession-with-fire-and-a-mysterious-cache-of-explosives-inside-the-palm-springs-bombing-probe</a> 
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/suicide-bomber-targeted-fertility-clinic">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/suicide-bomber-targeted-fertility-clinic </a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677"></a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677 </a><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/"></a>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspected-serial-killers-execution-trump-rcna207171">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspected-serial-killers-execution-trump-rcna207171</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl">https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action</a>

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #17

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Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the final arc of Andor Season 2, covering how empires cannibalize their own, revolution as an infectious disease, and the politics of Yavin.

Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the final arc of Andor Season 2, covering how empires cannibalize their own, revolution as an infectious disease, and the politics of Yavin.

The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 10-12

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Robert, Mia, and James Discuss developments in conflicts in Kashmir, Yemen, and Kurdistan.

Sources:

https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417 

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvr4r5d2qo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html

Robert, Mia, and James Discuss developments in conflicts in Kashmir, Yemen, and Kurdistan.
Sources:
<a href="https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="32559008-818e-43b6-bb81-9a40dd71f80d">https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294</a>
<a href="https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c0b4104e-979d-44b5-9e80-7f4a4701dc71">https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403</a>
<a href="https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e0fbaa74-470c-48e3-a4dd-7665750cb06b">https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319">https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319</a>
<a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="855dc8c8-8fc5-4c2f-859f-3d6028341034">https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c6f88701-0b46-4498-adc3-40bb1160a24f">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know</a>
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<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="28c9dc4c-e8a8-4bd0-95bb-0eb1b6ed805b">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no</a>
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="453d3084-71c7-4caf-b944-78720bace3cb">https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan</a>
<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="feed27dd-1eee-4463-8061-59c0caae3ddf">https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a5a61392-3042-458b-b38b-6d1e3d74105b">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html</a>

War Update

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