It Could Happen Here Weekly 244

It Could Happen Here Weekly 244

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  * A Second Electrolysis Union Appears * Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara  * The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda  * How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You * Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage Donation links for Spokane wildfire: https://spokanetribalnetwork.org/ [https://spokanetribalnetwork.org/] https://innovia.iphiview.com/innovia/GiveNow/AccountInformation/tabid/495/dispatch/accountselection_id$180408_hash$f9c04d9a7ad07c61d181c69d882b312140005878/Default.aspx [https://innovia.iphiview.com/innovia/GiveNow/AccountInformation/tabid/495/dispatch/accountselection_id$180408_hash$f9c04d9a7ad07c61d181c69d882b312140005878/Default.aspx] 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone [http://apple.co/coolerzone] Sources/Links: A Second Electrolysis Union Appears gacwa@protonmail.com  [gacwa@protonmail.com] https://linktr.ee/GACWA [https://linktr.ee/GACWA] Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara  Saharawi Voices youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE [https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE] The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda  https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/ [https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/] https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap [https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap] https://radsecurity.com/roameo [https://radsecurity.com/roameo] https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/ [https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/] https://www.facefirst.com [https://www.facefirst.com] https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/ [https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/] https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US [https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US] https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft [https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft] https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/ [https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/] https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523 [https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523] https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741 [https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741] https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853] https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/ [https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/] https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft [https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php [https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php] https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10 [https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10] https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768 [https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47 [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47] https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/ [https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/] https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024 [https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024] https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime [https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime] https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped [https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped] https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327 [https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327] https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows [https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows] https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html [https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html] https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost [https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost] https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf [https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf] https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video] https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo] How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf [https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf] https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/ [https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/] https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents [https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents] https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/ [https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/] https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text] https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/ [https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/] https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/ [https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/] https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/ [https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/] https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/] https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition] https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf [https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf?ref=levernews.com] https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/ [https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/] https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online [https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online] https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/] https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5] https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/ [https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/] https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/ [https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/] https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf [https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf] https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/ [https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/] https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose [https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose] https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/ [https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/] Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4 [https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4] https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks [https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks]https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20 [https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20]  https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit [https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit] https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257 [https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257]https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021 [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021]https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/ [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/] https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool [https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool]  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469 [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469] https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation [https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation] https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/ [https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html]https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/ [https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/]https://abdulforsenate.com/priorities/ [https://abdulforsenate.com/priorities/]  https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20 [https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20] https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20 [https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20] https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/ [https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/]https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722 [https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722]hhttps://youtu.be/3UyXlWgXyAY?si=OsrVNhC2LuJCjgb- ttps://www.wvxu.org/politics/2026-07-16/cook-political-report-ohio-governor-ramaswamy-acton-toss-up [https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2026-07-16/cook-political-report-ohio-governor-ramaswamy-acton-toss-up] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html] https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/ [https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/]   https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd [https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd]  https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/ [https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/]  https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls [https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls]  https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/ [https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/]  https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html [https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html] https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/ [https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/]  https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/kevin-warsh-is-facing-more-than-a-communication-problem [https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/kevin-warsh-is-facing-more-than-a-communication-problem]  https://abc7chicago.com/post/25-states-including-illinois-file-lawsuit-president-donald-trumps-new-tariffs/19620616/ [https://abc7chicago.com/post/25-states-including-illinois-file-lawsuit-president-donald-trumps-new-tariffs/19620616/]  https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/ [https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/]  https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7 [https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7]  https://archive.vn/gjEFl [https://archive.vn/gjEFl]  https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/ [https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/] https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/business/us-buys-japan-yen-intl-hnk [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/business/us-buys-japan-yen-intl-hnk] https://www.cfr.org/articles/why-the-u-s-intervened-to-prop-up-japans-yen [https://www.cfr.org/articles/why-the-u-s-intervened-to-prop-up-japans-yen] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Two: The Origins of Terror in Palestine

After World War One, the British Mandate takes over in Palestine- and shit really starts to hit the fan, leading to a series of riots,  pogroms, assassinations and the dissolution of the communities that has existed in harmony for generations. Sources: https://www.jpost.com/blogs/my-nation-lives/this-week-in-israeli-history-operation-moses-raful-eitan-and-the-patria-disaster-435421 [https://www.jpost.com/blogs/my-nation-lives/this-week-in-israeli-history-operation-moses-raful-eitan-and-the-patria-disaster-435421] https://www.972mag.com/the-first-political-murder-in-jewish-palestine-lessons-of-intolerance/ [https://www.972mag.com/the-first-political-murder-in-jewish-palestine-lessons-of-intolerance/] https://archive.is/Rdwny#selection-1141.0-1141.321 [https://archive.is/Rdwny#selection-1141.0-1141.321] https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1654849 [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1654849] https://rense.com/general76/zan.htm [https://rense.com/general76/zan.htm] https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40692 [https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40692] https://anumuseum.org.il/blog/patria/ [https://anumuseum.org.il/blog/patria/] https://waqarahmed.org/menachem-begin-israeli-terrorist-who-became-prime-minister-won-nobel-peace-prize [https://waqarahmed.org/menachem-begin-israeli-terrorist-who-became-prime-minister-won-nobel-peace-prize] https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/24114/hoffman_2020_swi_bombingkingdavid_aam.pdf?sequence=1 [https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/24114/hoffman_2020_swi_bombingkingdavid_aam.pdf?sequence=1] https://www.mideastjournal.org/post/jewish-arab-relations-a-deep-dive-into-the-history [https://www.mideastjournal.org/post/jewish-arab-relations-a-deep-dive-into-the-history] https://www.972mag.com/before-zionism-the-shared-life-of-jews-and-palestinians/ [https://www.972mag.com/before-zionism-the-shared-life-of-jews-and-palestinians/] https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-arabs-in-palestine [https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-arabs-in-palestine] https://palestinenexus.com/articles/conflict-palestine-bw-jews-arabs-zionism [https://palestinenexus.com/articles/conflict-palestine-bw-jews-arabs-zionism] https://thecjn.ca/news/jews-muslims-coexisted-peacefully/ [https://thecjn.ca/news/jews-muslims-coexisted-peacefully/] https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/jabotinsky-vladimir/?format=pdf [https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/jabotinsky-vladimir/?format=pdf] https://www.jstor.org/stable/41857736?seq=19wwf [https://www.jstor.org/stable/41857736?seq=19wwf] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part One: The Origins of Terror in Palestine

Robert sits down with Dr. Dana al-Kurd to discuss how things started going wrong in Palestine, and how terror first came to the Holy Land. Sources: https://www.jpost.com/blogs/my-nation-lives/this-week-in-israeli-history-operation-moses-raful-eitan-and-the-patria-disaster-435421 [https://www.jpost.com/blogs/my-nation-lives/this-week-in-israeli-history-operation-moses-raful-eitan-and-the-patria-disaster-435421] https://www.972mag.com/the-first-political-murder-in-jewish-palestine-lessons-of-intolerance/ [https://www.972mag.com/the-first-political-murder-in-jewish-palestine-lessons-of-intolerance/] https://archive.is/Rdwny#selection-1141.0-1141.321 [https://archive.is/Rdwny#selection-1141.0-1141.321] https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1654849 [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1654849] https://rense.com/general76/zan.htm [https://rense.com/general76/zan.htm] https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40692 [https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40692] https://anumuseum.org.il/blog/patria/ [https://anumuseum.org.il/blog/patria/] https://waqarahmed.org/menachem-begin-israeli-terrorist-who-became-prime-minister-won-nobel-peace-prize [https://waqarahmed.org/menachem-begin-israeli-terrorist-who-became-prime-minister-won-nobel-peace-prize] https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/24114/hoffman_2020_swi_bombingkingdavid_aam.pdf?sequence=1 [https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/24114/hoffman_2020_swi_bombingkingdavid_aam.pdf?sequence=1] https://www.mideastjournal.org/post/jewish-arab-relations-a-deep-dive-into-the-history [https://www.mideastjournal.org/post/jewish-arab-relations-a-deep-dive-into-the-history] https://www.972mag.com/before-zionism-the-shared-life-of-jews-and-palestinians/ [https://www.972mag.com/before-zionism-the-shared-life-of-jews-and-palestinians/] https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-arabs-in-palestine [https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-arabs-in-palestine] https://palestinenexus.com/articles/conflict-palestine-bw-jews-arabs-zionism [https://palestinenexus.com/articles/conflict-palestine-bw-jews-arabs-zionism] https://thecjn.ca/news/jews-muslims-coexisted-peacefully/ [https://thecjn.ca/news/jews-muslims-coexisted-peacefully/] https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/jabotinsky-vladimir/?format=pdf [https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/jabotinsky-vladimir/?format=pdf] https://www.jstor.org/stable/41857736?seq=19wwf [https://www.jstor.org/stable/41857736?seq=19wwf] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 243

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  * Lebanon's Agreement with Israel * Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War, Crimes & More (ft. Romeo Kokriataski) * Why is DHS Buying Private Prisons * Why DSA Keeps Winning * Executive Disorder: Asylum Seekers Forced to Meet with Iranian Officials, Ken Paxton, Activist Charged for GrapheneOS Phone Wipe 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone [http://apple.co/coolerzone] Sources/Links: Lebanon's Agreement with Israel https://www.972mag.com/lebanon-israel-trap-withdrawal-sovereignty/ [https://www.972mag.com/lebanon-israel-trap-withdrawal-sovereignty/] https://thefirethesetimes.com [https://thefirethesetimes.com] https://hauntologies.net [https://hauntologies.net] https://eliaayoub.com [https://eliaayoub.com] Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War, Crimes & More (ft. 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Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

After the Civil War takes everything from her, Rebecca blames her woes on rich white planters, which weirdly causes her to become a pro-lynching activist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.