Gare talks with director Vera Drew about her new movie, The People’s Joker, a trans coming of age story masquerading as an unauthorized Batman parody.

Gare talks with director Vera Drew about her new movie, The People’s Joker, a trans coming of age story masquerading as an unauthorized Batman parody.

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 People’s Joker: Transgender Supervillain Filmmaking

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/4db07540-b5be-4145-be0e-b15a00126f08/transcript

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ NYCC

Executive Disorder

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

- How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

- Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

- Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

- Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

- Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

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 “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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Sources/Links:

How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline


https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf


https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html

https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/ 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information 

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333

https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&seq=1

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926


https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/


https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa


https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review


https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s


https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/


https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/


https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/


https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/


https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20


https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting
- Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?
- Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid
- Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con
- Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump
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:
How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline</a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline</a> <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf">https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1"></a>
<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1">https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1 </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html</a>
<a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/">https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information">https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information</a>&nbsp;
Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?
<a href="https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf">https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf">https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve">https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve</a>
<a href="https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here">https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi">https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/">https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit">https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit</a>
<a href="https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf">https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/">https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/</a>
Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid
<a href="https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333">https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333</a>
<a href="https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/">https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/</a>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&amp;seq=1">https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&amp;seq=1</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth">https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low">https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low</a>
Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con
<a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926 </a><a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew"></a>
<a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew">https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/ </a><a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa"></a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa">https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa </a><a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review"></a>
<a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review">https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review </a><a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/"></a>
<a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/">https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/</a>
<a href="https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/">https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s </a>
<a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/ </a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/">https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ </a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/">https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/ </a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/">https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/ </a>
<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/</a>
<a href="https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/">https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/ </a>
<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/ </a><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/"></a>
<a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/">https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/</a>
Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump
Fundraiser:&nbsp;<a href="https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund">https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund</a>
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324">https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324</a>
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024">https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands">https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20</a>
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf</a>
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<a href="https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20">https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf">https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046">https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046</a>
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<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20">https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20 </a>
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<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital">https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 233

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The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump’s new $1.776 billion slush fund from a lawsuit against his own IRS.

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

Sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20


https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump&rsquo;s new $1.776 billion slush fund from a lawsuit against his own IRS.
Fundraiser:&nbsp;<a href="https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund">https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund</a>
Sources:
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324">https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324</a>
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024">https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands">https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20</a>
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf</a>
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<a href="https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20">https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20</a>
<a href="https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20">https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf">https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046">https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046</a>
<a href="https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20">https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria">https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20">https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20">https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20</a>
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<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375</a> 
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/</a> 
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1">https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital">https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/</a>

Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

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Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.

Sources:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926


https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/


https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa


https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review


https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s


https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/


https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/


https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/


https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/


https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.
Sources: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926 </a><a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew"></a>
<a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew">https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/ </a><a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa"></a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa">https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa </a><a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review"></a>
<a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review">https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review </a><a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/"></a>
<a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/">https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/</a>
<a href="https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/">https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s </a>
<a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/ </a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/">https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ </a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/">https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/ </a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/">https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/ </a>
<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/</a>
<a href="https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/">https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/ </a>
<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/ </a><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/"></a>
<a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/">https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/</a>

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

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