A few hundred people march to the Cop City construction site and sabotage equipment, then police SWAT raid the nearby music festival and arrest 23 concert goers.

A few hundred people march to the Cop City construction site and sabotage equipment, then police SWAT raid the nearby music festival and arrest 23 concert goers.

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

As the country grappled with the aftermath of the 2020 uprising, a new anti-police struggle emerged in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Garrison Davis traveled to Atlanta to report on protests surrounding the construction of a controversial police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest on the edge of the city. Over three years, Atlanta ironically became a training ground for anarchists, while the state tested strategies for the next generation of counterinsurgency tactics.

As the country grappled with the aftermath of the 2020 uprising, a new anti-police struggle emerged in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Garrison Davis traveled to Atlanta to report on protests surrounding the construction of a controversial police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest on the edge of the city. Over three years, Atlanta ironically became a training ground for anarchists, while the state tested strategies for the next generation of counterinsurgency tactics.

Stop Cop City: To Defend A Forest

Week of Action to Stop Cop City, Part Two: South River Music Fest Day Two

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a2051196-f4d0-417a-9538-aff90011c28f/transcript

The gang discuss new prediction market advertising campaigns, a 9/11 themed attack ad against Abdul El-Sayed, the US striking Iranian oil tankers, Trump’s illegal tariffs against Canada, and the White House’s new online arcade with a “Build the Wall” and deportation video game. 

Sources:
nyc.gov/workerpower
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform

https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20
https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/
https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/
https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859
https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl
https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663
http://arcade.gov
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20
https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20
https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1
https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20
https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11
https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20
https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20
https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary
https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20
https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records 

The gang discuss new prediction market advertising campaigns, a 9/11 themed attack ad against Abdul El-Sayed, the US striking Iranian oil tankers, Trump&rsquo;s illegal tariffs against Canada, and the White House&rsquo;s new online arcade with a &ldquo;Build the Wall&rdquo; and deportation video game. Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nyc.gov/workerpower">nyc.gov/workerpower</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl">https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25">https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/">https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610">https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/">https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859?s=20">https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036?s=20">https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/">https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/">https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl">https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld">https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/">https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4">https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war">https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663">https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arcade.gov">http://arcade.gov</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li">https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20">https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/">https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html">https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/">https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20">https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11">https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20">https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20">https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067">https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary">https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20">https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/">https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/46ff9119-2895-4c0c-89ae-b4c200141ee8/transcript

Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump’s war with Iran has blown it up.

Sources:
https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html

Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump&rsquo;s war with Iran has blown it up. Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt">https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/">https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html</a></li>
</ul>

The Death of American Hegemony

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c0e95016-6760-4f8a-8cdb-b4c0018b3d6a/transcript

Garrison talks about the former rising star of the alt-right being deported to the UK, the beef between Milo and Laura Loomer, possible issues with his green card, and how his deportation may relate to his ongoing divorce.

 

Sources:
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps 
https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html

https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20  
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk

Garrison talks about the former rising star of the alt-right being deported to the UK, the beef between Milo and Laura Loomer, possible issues with his green card, and how his deportation may relate to his ongoing divorce.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20">https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/">https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/">https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20">https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20</a>&nbsp; </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk</a></li>
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