In part two of the series, James looks at the USA’s failure to apologize to or adequately compensate the people of the RMI. 

In part two of the series, James looks at the USA&rsquo;s failure to apologize to or adequately compensate the people of the RMI.&nbsp;

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

Conflict journalist James Stout travels to the remote Republic of the Marshall Islands, where the US tested its atomic bombs, to learn how communities are dealing with their nuclear legacy and the uncertainty climate change brings to their future. 

Conflict journalist James Stout travels to the remote Republic of the Marshall Islands, where the US tested its atomic bombs, to learn how communities are dealing with their nuclear legacy and the uncertainty climate change brings to their future.&nbsp;

Marshall Islands: After the Bomb Dropped 

The Marshall Islands, Part Two: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars

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Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven Monacelli

Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven Monacelli

CZM Book Club: Discussing Two Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Age of Extremophiles

Libya with Andrew

Gaddafi with Andrew

Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days

Executive Disorder

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

- The Age of Extremophiles

- Libya with Andrew

- Gaddafi with Andrew

- Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days

- Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act

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Sources/Links:

Libya with Andrew

Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo

Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History

Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011

Behind the NTC: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove-the-libyan-uprising

Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: https://jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism

https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://merip.org/2011/11/was-the-libya-intervention-necessary/

https://jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-france-regime-change

https://jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left

Rebel abuses: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913

Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: https://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migrants-targets-of-attack-in-libya

Displacement numbers in 2012: https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23100b.pdf

Consequences of first civil war: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capital-under-islamist-control-tripoli-airport-seized-operation-dawn

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary-the-situation-is-just-terrible

An attempt at unification: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-politicians-sign-un-peace-deal-unify-rival-governments

El Sharara oilfield situation: https://middle-east-online.com/node/708060

The status quo as of 2020: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explained/

Another attempt at unification: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-government-sworn-in-replacing-rival-administration

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-withdraws-confidence-from-unity-government

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-over-vote-on-new-libyan-prime-minister

Morality police: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom-libya-proposes-new-morality-police

Slave auction: https://africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-in-libya

Libya’s arms in regional instability: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93814Y20130409/

Natural disaster: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuilding-libyas-flood-hit-derna-plagued-politics

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turkish-firm-said-repaired-dam-did-it

Gaddafi with Andrew

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi

https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/

Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes

Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett

https://africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muammar-gaddafi

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-book

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543

https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/what-happened-to-the-other-libyans

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Linguistic_Liberation_of_Gaddafi%27s_Libya_From_Near-Extinction_to_an_Imminent_Revitalization_of_Amazigh

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cultural-awakening-we-may-not-be-arabs-but-we-are-libyan

https://marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html

Gaddafi’s relations with the West: https://libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two

https://libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-should-be-foundation-new-life-not-just-interim-measure

https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafis-libya

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-documents-discovered-libya

Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI


https://www.nyc.gov/content/100days/pages/

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administration-stricter-enforcement-city-s-250-most-distressed-apartment


https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-administration-announces-historic--2-1-million-settlemen

https://www.nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacle-tenants

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-signs-eo-to-revitalize-mayor-s-office-to-protect-t

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-historic--2-1m-court-judgment-against-br

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamdani--nycha-announce--38-4-million-investment-to-bring- 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-launches-new-program-to-deliver-affordabl

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-announces-major-3-k-expansion--adding-

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-hearing-wasow-park/


https://citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approach-to-encampment-sweeps-homeless-advocates-dont-buy-it/

https://gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the-nypd-about-crowd-control-mamdani-wants-to-find-out

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-tisch-police.html


https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openness-to-nypd-gang-database-citing-reforms

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-appoints-renita-francois-as-deputy-mayor-for-commu 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of- 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-marqueta-as-first-site-identified-for

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani--governor-hochul-announce-state-s-first-pied-a-ter

Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html


https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o


https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691


https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more


https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-nine-other-current-and-former-mexican-officials-charged-drug


https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus


https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&contributor_zip=90501


https://x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2048180791356821988?s=20


https://www.timemachine.eu/study-on-quality-in-3d-digitisation-of-tangible-cultural-heritage/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067


https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20

https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397


https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20

https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20


https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/

It Could Happen Here Weekly 230

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6749b0d0-8425-42d0-ac5e-b43c012d3e32/transcript

The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics of the alleged shooter, and the conspiracy theories about the attack. Also, news of the Supreme Court's undermining of the Voting Rights Act, and a 2nd Circuit Court ruling against ICE mandatory detention.

Sources:

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html


https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o


https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691


https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more


https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-nine-other-current-and-former-mexican-officials-charged-drug


https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus


https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&contributor_zip=90501


https://x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2048180791356821988?s=20


https://www.timemachine.eu/study-on-quality-in-3d-digitisation-of-tangible-cultural-heritage/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067


https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20

https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397


https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20

https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20


https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/

The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics of the alleged shooter, and the conspiracy theories about the attack. Also, news of the Supreme Court's undermining of the Voting Rights Act, and a 2nd Circuit Court ruling against ICE mandatory detention.
Sources:
<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf">https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071</a>
<a href="https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform">https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump</a>
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html </a><a href="https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24"></a>
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24">https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24 </a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o </a>
<a href="https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691">https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691 </a>
<a href="https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more">https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more </a>
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846</a>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/</a> 
<a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&amp;contributor_zip=90501">https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&amp;contributor_zip=90501 </a>
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<a href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067">https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20">https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397">https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20">https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20">https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf">https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf </a>
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973">https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/</a>

Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act

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The Marshall Islands, Part Two: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars

Marshall Islands: After the Bomb Dropped

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