It Could Happen Here

CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure

Gare investigates the alleged increase in Grindr activity at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Original Air Date: 8.2.24 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43

The gang discuss X’s new account location feature, a Russian peace hoax published by Axios, Border Patrol’s use of license plate readers, the shuttering of the Education Department and DOGE, and Zohran’s White House meeting. Sources: https://archive.is/LRnmy [https://archive.is/LRnmy] https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff [https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E [https://archive.is/o/LRnmy/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E]  https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20 [https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20]  https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760 [https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760]  https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96 [https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96]  https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704 [https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704]  https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out [https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out] https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology [https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology]  https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/] https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy [https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy] https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf [https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE]  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Requiem for Stop Cop City

Garrison expounds on six phases of the Stop Cop City movement, its decline in momentum, and how Atlanta bridges the gap between the 2020 protests and new tactics of state repression being used nationwide in the current expansion of police power. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dqH_lfh6g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dqH_lfh6g] https://www.policemag.com/articles/understanding-the-ooda-loop [https://www.policemag.com/articles/understanding-the-ooda-loop] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZDfvAZrrU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZDfvAZrrU]  https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent [https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent]https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text] https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/ https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/ [https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/] https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/ https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/ [https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces]https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/]https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/ https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/ [https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/]https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/ https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/ [https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY]  https://www.mainlineatl.com/georgia-drops-charges-against-atlanta-solidarity-fund-rico-cop-city/ [https://www.mainlineatl.com/georgia-drops-charges-against-atlanta-solidarity-fund-rico-cop-city/] https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/ https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/ [https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Four

More mighty beasts assail our brave antiheroes! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 209

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration - Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson - The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge - Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42 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: The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/08/hochul-a--no--on-mamdani-s-free-bus-plan---yes--on-statewide-universal-childcare [https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/08/hochul-a--no--on-mamdani-s-free-bus-plan---yes--on-statewide-universal-childcare] https://thebaffler.com/latest/paying-for-it-backer [https://thebaffler.com/latest/paying-for-it-backer] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/13/zohran-mamdani-free-bus-plan-governor-hochul/87258107007/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/13/zohran-mamdani-free-bus-plan-governor-hochul/87258107007/] https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-attacks-nypd-for-threatening-bill-de-blasios-daughter-after-arrest-2020-6 [https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-attacks-nypd-for-threatening-bill-de-blasios-daughter-after-arrest-2020-6] https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-free-buses-kathy-hochul/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-free-buses-kathy-hochul/] Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/08/hochul-a--no--on-mamdani-s-free-bus-plan---yes--on-statewide-universal-childcare [https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/08/hochul-a--no--on-mamdani-s-free-bus-plan---yes--on-statewide-universal-childcare] https://thebaffler.com/latest/paying-for-it-backer [https://thebaffler.com/latest/paying-for-it-backer] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/13/zohran-mamdani-free-bus-plan-governor-hochul/87258107007/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/13/zohran-mamdani-free-bus-plan-governor-hochul/87258107007/] https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-attacks-nypd-for-threatening-bill-de-blasios-daughter-after-arrest-2020-6 [https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-attacks-nypd-for-threatening-bill-de-blasios-daughter-after-arrest-2020-6] https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-free-buses-kathy-hochul/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-free-buses-kathy-hochul/] The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-conde-bosses-to-reinstate-the-fired-four-reverse-the-suspensions-and-end-the-union-busting [https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-conde-bosses-to-reinstate-the-fired-four-reverse-the-suspensions-and-end-the-union-busting?source=direct_link] @goodbyealma @picnic_mag Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd Journal of Palestine Studies – https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/journals/jps/about [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/journals/jps/about] Donate to the Journal of Palestine Studies – https://palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/18346-donate-to-support-palestinian-knowledge-production [https://palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/18346-donate-to-support-palestinian-knowledge-production] Mahmoud Darwish interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvzKOYeQZY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feliaayoub.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvzKOYeQZY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feliaayoub.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE] AAUP & MESA report on Title 6 investigations - https://www.aaup.org/news/new-aaup-report-analyzes-weaponization-title-vi-doe-investigations [https://www.aaup.org/news/new-aaup-report-analyzes-weaponization-title-vi-doe-investigations] Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42 https://x.com/micah_erfan/status/1991117893912977891?s=20 [https://x.com/micah_erfan/status/1991117893912977891?s=20] https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1991186996421640702?s=20 [https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1991186996421640702?s=20] https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115562626931599548 [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115562626931599548] https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/opinion/fbi-secret-service-butchered-the-thomas-crooks-case-and-invited-conspiracies-we-deserve-the-truth/ [https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/opinion/fbi-secret-service-butchered-the-thomas-crooks-case-and-invited-conspiracies-we-deserve-the-truth/] https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/us-news/thomas-crooks-used-they-them-pronouns-had-obsession-with-violence-and-muscle-mommies-sources/ [https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/us-news/thomas-crooks-used-they-them-pronouns-had-obsession-with-violence-and-muscle-mommies-sources/]  https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1990444544584819185?s=20 [https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1990444544584819185?s=20] https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1990439113997078866?s=20 [https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1990439113997078866?s=20] https://independentnewsroom.com/p/intel-report-thomas-crooks-alleged-social-media-dump-2bda [https://independentnewsroom.com/p/intel-report-thomas-crooks-alleged-social-media-dump-2bda] https://www.state.gov/releases/2025/11/designations-of-antifa-ost-and-three-other-violent-antifa-groups/ [https://www.state.gov/releases/2025/11/designations-of-antifa-ost-and-three-other-violent-antifa-groups/]  https://x.com/StateDept/status/1989034285819740531?s=20 [https://x.com/StateDept/status/1989034285819740531?s=20] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1437.0.pdf [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1437.0.pdf] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/jd-vance-threats-michigan.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/jd-vance-threats-michigan.html] https://apnews.com/article/poland-sabotage-explosion-rail-track-warsaw-97dae3045d4e1ff329780526c6279c0f [https://apnews.com/article/poland-sabotage-explosion-rail-track-warsaw-97dae3045d4e1ff329780526c6279c0f] https://apnews.com/article/latvia-belarus-border-migrants-hybrid-warfare-c75de2cd135dd24d4865ec40a3dea698 [https://apnews.com/article/latvia-belarus-border-migrants-hybrid-warfare-c75de2cd135dd24d4865ec40a3dea698] https://apnews.com/article/finland-russia-border-frontex-guards-2fc202b3a900d6887e0152b235a0a00d [https://apnews.com/article/finland-russia-border-frontex-guards-2fc202b3a900d6887e0152b235a0a00d]  https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3m5plwjfzgs2t [https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3m5plwjfzgs2t]  https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-launches-billboards-charlotte-featuring-large-public-safety-threats [https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-launches-billboards-charlotte-featuring-large-public-safety-threats]  https://www.wunc.org/race-class-communities/2024-11-25/immigration-enforcement-house-bill-10-north-carolina [https://www.wunc.org/race-class-communities/2024-11-25/immigration-enforcement-house-bill-10-north-carolina]  https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ice-agent-arrested-for-pulling-gun-on-southern-california-teen-lawyer-says/ [https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ice-agent-arrested-for-pulling-gun-on-southern-california-teen-lawyer-says/]  https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6777 [https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6777]  https://lataco.com/ice-gun-aimed-santa-ana [https://lataco.com/ice-gun-aimed-santa-ana]  https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-north-carolina-immigration-arrests-trump-989b5f9428a65b9cd669244f79723edf [https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-north-carolina-immigration-arrests-trump-989b5f9428a65b9cd669244f79723edf]  https://www.wfae.org/race-equity/2025-03-27/sheriff-mcfadden-ice-at-odds-over-immigration-enforcement [https://www.wfae.org/race-equity/2025-03-27/sheriff-mcfadden-ice-at-odds-over-immigration-enforcement]  https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States [https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States]  https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/german-court-admits-charges-against-201638141.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/german-court-admits-charges-against-201638141.html]  https://www.bnaibrith.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AnnualMarchesGlorifyingNazism_Z105c.pdf [https://www.bnaibrith.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AnnualMarchesGlorifyingNazism_Z105c.pdf]  https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/PROC_declaring_Muslim_Brotherhood_and_CAIR_Transnational_Criminal_Organizations_IMAGE_11-18-2025.pdf [https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/PROC_declaring_Muslim_Brotherhood_and_CAIR_Transnational_Criminal_Organizations_IMAGE_11-18-2025.pdf]  https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-sends-formal-response-letter-to-texas-governor-abbott-condemning-defamatory-and-lawless-proclamation/ [https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-sends-formal-response-letter-to-texas-governor-abbott-condemning-defamatory-and-lawless-proclamation/]   https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00017F.pdf#navpanes=0 [https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00017F.pdf#navpanes=0]  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.