Robert, Mia, and James discuss the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. Forces, and what it means for the USA and the world.

Robert, Mia, and James discuss the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro by U.S. Forces, and what it means for the USA and the world.

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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Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

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Garrison outlines Graham Platner’s campaign platform, his ties with labor unions and local organizing in Maine, and how those relations paved the way for Platner’s working class campaign to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, despite personal scandals and controversies. 


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Garrison outlines Graham Platner&rsquo;s campaign platform, his ties with labor unions and local organizing in Maine, and how those relations paved the way for Platner&rsquo;s working class campaign to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, despite personal scandals and controversies.&nbsp;
 Sources: <a href="https://maineaflcio.org/news/maine-afl-cio-endorses-graham-platner-us-senate">https://maineaflcio.org/news/maine-afl-cio-endorses-graham-platner-us-senate</a> <a href="https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate-in-maine/">https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate-in-maine/ </a><a href="https://mainepeoplesalliance.org/endorsements/">https://mainepeoplesalliance.org/endorsements/</a><a href="https://www.grahamforsenate.com/platform">https://www.grahamforsenate.com/platform </a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69df7d24dedc9206b2f1e62c/1776254244968/GrahamforMaine_EndBillionaireWelfare.pdf">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69df7d24dedc9206b2f1e62c/1776254244968/GrahamforMaine_EndBillionaireWelfare.pdf </a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e243347ef4a528f4d10392/1776719977715/GrahamforMaine_DefendDemocracyAgenda.pdf">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e243347ef4a528f4d10392/1776719977715/GrahamforMaine_DefendDemocracyAgenda.pdf</a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e244c4754da237acf6aa07/1776436420589/GrahamforMaine_HealthcarePolicy.pdf">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e244c4754da237acf6aa07/1776436420589/GrahamforMaine_HealthcarePolicy.pdf </a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69fe0394377d136e142fc5ff/1778254740849/GrahamforMaine_TakeBackAmericanPower.pdf">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69fe0394377d136e142fc5ff/1778254740849/GrahamforMaine_TakeBackAmericanPower.pdf</a><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/interview-graham-platner-gun-control-transgender-rights-military-record-family-senate/97-da9bf2d5-e35b-4a2f-9cbd-3b1e3be48570">https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/interview-graham-platner-gun-control-transgender-rights-military-record-family-senate/97-da9bf2d5-e35b-4a2f-9cbd-3b1e3be48570</a> <a href="https://frenchmanbay.org/aaresponse/">https://frenchmanbay.org/aaresponse/</a> <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/23/politics/elections/unions-found-susan-collins-challenger-oysterman-graham-platner-joam40zk0w/">https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/23/politics/elections/unions-found-susan-collins-challenger-oysterman-graham-platner-joam40zk0w/</a> <a href="https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/the-oysterman-trying-to-oust-susan-collins-raised-1-million-in-nine-days/">https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/the-oysterman-trying-to-oust-susan-collins-raised-1-million-in-nine-days/</a>
<a href="https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/06/in-collins-hometown-platner-brings-his-grassroots-pitch-to-the-county/">https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/06/in-collins-hometown-platner-brings-his-grassroots-pitch-to-the-county/ </a><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-service-employees-association-endorses-democrat-graham-platner-for-us-senate">https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-service-employees-association-endorses-democrat-graham-platner-for-us-senate </a><a href="https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/01/demonstrators-gather-outside-ellsworth-city-hall-part-statewide-protests/">https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/01/demonstrators-gather-outside-ellsworth-city-hall-part-statewide-protests/ </a><a href="https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/graham-platner-profile/">https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/graham-platner-profile/</a><a href="https://themainemonitor.org/graham-platner-success-explained/">https://themainemonitor.org/graham-platner-success-explained/ </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRswCllI5w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRswCllI5w</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2MkjC7ymQHc">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2MkjC7ymQHc </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMgQVqa-DA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMgQVqa-DA </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itNjgCJDxU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itNjgCJDxU </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZOj1IzEcw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZOj1IzEcw </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwu_X-as8U&amp;t=116s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwu_X-as8U&amp;t=116s </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElNRmty16fg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElNRmty16fg </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/naomilachance/posts/graham-platner-160548109">https://www.patreon.com/naomilachance/posts/graham-platner-160548109 </a>

How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary

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Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class

Sources:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html

https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/

https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/

https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf

https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf

https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html

Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class
Sources:
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm">https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have">https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have</a>
<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html">https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html</a>
<a href="https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/">https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/</a>
<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx">https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx</a>
<a href="https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/">https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/</a>
<a href="https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf">https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf</a>
<a href="https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf">https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf</a>
<a href="https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/">https://mapresearch.org/brief/new-survey-reveals-dramatic-changes-for-lgbtq-adults-since-november-2024/</a>
<a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html">https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html</a>

The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America

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Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.

Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.

An Update from Belfast

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Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

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