Mia talks with Faiza, a political analyst and feminist theorist in France about the French high school student protests and breaking out of our complacency.

Mia talks with Faiza, a political analyst and feminist theorist in France about the French high school student protests and breaking out of our complacency.

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.

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The French Student Uprising

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/17274f24-5c9f-4135-a31e-b4e1018b0a0a/transcript

Carlos breaks down Puerto Rico’s water crisis and how it seemingly ended but none of the underlying problems that caused it have been fixed.

 

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Carlos breaks down Puerto Rico&rsquo;s water crisis and how it seemingly ended but none of the&nbsp;underlying problems that caused it have been fixed.
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Sources:
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<li><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/videos/carl-axel-soderberg-acueductos-pier%20%20de-el-60-del-agua-que-produce-294132/">https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/videos/carl-axel-soderberg-acueductos-pier</a><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/videos/carl-axel-soderberg-acueductos-pier%20%20de-el-60-del-agua-que-produce-294132/">de-el-60-del-agua-que-produce-294132/</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-esencia-cabo-rojo-developers-44d13fdafa22d9ec3%20%2094ff222426db331">https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-esencia-cabo-rojo-developers-44d13fdafa22d9ec3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-esencia-cabo-rojo-developers-44d13fdafa22d9ec3%20%2094ff222426db331">94ff222426db331</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noticel.com/ultima-hora/20260811/puerto-rico-tiene-desde-el-2024-una-ley-que-o%20%20bliga-a-las-agencias-recolectar-agua-de-lluvia/">https://noticel.com/ultima-hora/20260811/puerto-rico-tiene-desde-el-2024-una-ley-que-o</a><a href="https://noticel.com/ultima-hora/20260811/puerto-rico-tiene-desde-el-2024-una-ley-que-o%20%20bliga-a-las-agencias-recolectar-agua-de-lluvia/">bliga-a-las-agencias-recolectar-agua-de-lluvia/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/91-2024.pdf">https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/91-2024.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/09/agua-no-da-proyecto-esencia/">https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/09/agua-no-da-proyecto-esencia/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.senado.pr.gov/aaa-aee-y-turismo-se-oponen-al-proyecto-esencia-en-cabo-r%20%20ojo-durante-los-trabajos-de-investigacin-del-senado-de-puerto-rico">https://www.senado.pr.gov/aaa-aee-y-turismo-se-oponen-al-proyecto-esencia-en-cabo-r</a><a href="https://www.senado.pr.gov/aaa-aee-y-turismo-se-oponen-al-proyecto-esencia-en-cabo-r%20%20ojo-durante-los-trabajos-de-investigacin-del-senado-de-puerto-rico">ojo-durante-los-trabajos-de-investigacin-del-senado-de-puerto-rico</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/culmina-el-dragado-del-em%20%20balse-carraizo/">https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/culmina-el-dragado-del-em</a><a href="https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/culmina-el-dragado-del-em%20%20balse-carraizo/">balse-carraizo/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/carlos-johnny-mendez-promete-ac%20%20cion-sobre-el-plan-de-mitigacion-al-cambio-climatico-pero-dice-falta-un-proyecto-de-ley/">https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/carlos-johnny-mendez-promete-ac</a><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/carlos-johnny-mendez-promete-ac%20%20cion-sobre-el-plan-de-mitigacion-al-cambio-climatico-pero-dice-falta-un-proyecto-de-ley/">cion-sobre-el-plan-de-mitigacion-al-cambio-climatico-pero-dice-falta-un-proyecto-de-ley/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://planclimaticopr.com/visor.html?tomo=1&amp;pagina=1">https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/08/nuevo-estudio-advierte-sequia-aumentara/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://planclimaticopr.com/visor.html?tomo=1&amp;pagina=1">https://planclimaticopr.com/visor.html?tomo=1&amp;pagina=1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-versi%20%20on-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&amp;%20%20templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&amp;experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3">https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-versi</a><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-versi%20%20on-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&amp;%20%20templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&amp;experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3">on-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&amp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-versi%20%20on-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&amp;%20%20templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&amp;experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3">templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&amp;experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63354869/108/1/maldonado-gonzalez-v-puerto-rico%20%20-aqueduct-and-sewer-authority/?ref=heavyweather.media">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63354869/108/1/maldonado-gonzalez-v-puerto-rico</a><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63354869/108/1/maldonado-gonzalez-v-puerto-rico%20%20-aqueduct-and-sewer-authority/?ref=heavyweather.media">-aqueduct-and-sewer-authority/?ref=heavyweather.media</a></li>
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Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’ Really Over

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b01b3638-0583-49a0-a5ed-b4fc00255ec5/transcript

Margaret reads you some non-fiction with advice for organizers

Margaret reads you some non-fiction with advice for organizers

CZM Book Club: "Organizing Social Spaces as if Social Relations Matter," by Cindy Barukh Milstein (Part One of Three)

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran 
Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition 
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President

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Sources/Links:

Election Rumors and Conspiracism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/
https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/

Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg

Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/ 
https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20
https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835
https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces 
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
<ul>
<li>Hope &amp; Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro</li>
<li>Election Rumors and Conspiracism</li>
<li>Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran&nbsp;</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President</li>
</ul>
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!
Sources/Links:
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/">https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24">https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/</a></li>
</ul>
Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a></li>
</ul>
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/">https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d">https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&amp;s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&amp;s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/">https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/">https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&amp;s=20">https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835">https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&amp;s=20">https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&amp;s=2">https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&amp;s=2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/">https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes">https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces">https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/">https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/</a></li>
</ul>

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