Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 240

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  * Palestine in the World Cup * What's Wrong with Human Rights * What's Wrong with Human Rights, Pt. 2 * A Report from the Great American State Fair * Executive Disorder: Platner Allegations, Return of the Tariffs, ICE Shootings 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: Palestine in the World Cup https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup [https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup]  https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/ [https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/] https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city [https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city] https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/ [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/] https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again [https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again] https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup [https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup] https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup [https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup] What's Wrong with Human Rights Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034 Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012 John Lechte & Saul Newman State of Exception. 2005 Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002 Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiE5rBLrIgM] Executive Disorder: Platner’s Allegations, Return of the Tariffs, ICE Shootings https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei?update=4731595 [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei?update=4731595] https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/ [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/] https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/graham-platner-racicot-allegation-maine-invs [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/graham-platner-racicot-allegation-maine-invs] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737 [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737] https://x.com/akela_lacy/status/2074604814810415293?s=20 [https://x.com/akela_lacy/status/2074604814810415293?s=20]  https://x.com/grace_panetta/status/2074266651244073227?s=20 [https://x.com/grace_panetta/status/2074266651244073227?s=20] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html] https://x.com/sahilkapur/status/2074678417006420067 [https://x.com/sahilkapur/status/2074678417006420067]  https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/politics/elections/maine-democrats-want-convention-replace-graham-platner/ [https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/politics/elections/maine-democrats-want-convention-replace-graham-platner/] https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/june/ustr-makes-findings-and-proposes-action-60-section-301-investigations-relating-failures-take-action [https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/june/ustr-makes-findings-and-proposes-action-60-section-301-investigations-relating-failures-take-action]  https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/asean-and-trumps-section-301-tariffs/ [https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/asean-and-trumps-section-301-tariffs/]  https://www.reuters.com/business/latin-american-countries-some-steelmakers-argue-us-tariff-exemptions-2026-07-07/ [https://www.reuters.com/business/latin-american-countries-some-steelmakers-argue-us-tariff-exemptions-2026-07-07/]  https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF11346/IF11346.31.pdf [https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF11346/IF11346.31.pdf]  https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-oppose-latest-172500930.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-oppose-latest-172500930.html]  https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fresh-trump-tariff-threat-looms-what-is-india-s-strong-stand-on-us-section-301-probe-that-proposes-12-5-duties-explained/ar-AA27rLMq [https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fresh-trump-tariff-threat-looms-what-is-india-s-strong-stand-on-us-section-301-probe-that-proposes-12-5-duties-explained/ar-AA27rLMq]  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general/canada-says-there-s-no-basis-for-trump-s-forced-labour-tariffs/ar-AA27sMJy [https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general/canada-says-there-s-no-basis-for-trump-s-forced-labour-tariffs/ar-AA27sMJy] https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-back-police-shootings-law-dubbed-licence-kill-by-critics-2026-07-08/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-back-police-shootings-law-dubbed-licence-kill-by-critics-2026-07-08/]  https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-in-IALDF-v.-Rubio.pdf [https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-in-IALDF-v.-Rubio.pdf] https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/houston-ice-shooting-death [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/houston-ice-shooting-death]https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html] https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-harrisburg-ice-agent-shoots-video/71807714 [https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-harrisburg-ice-agent-shoots-video/71807714] https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr792ght00053b6r6tl4lvzn [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr792ght00053b6r6tl4lvzn]https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj] https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-132025/mount-rushmore-speech-trump-july-4-250 [https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-132025/mount-rushmore-speech-trump-july-4-250] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Two: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein

Robert concludes the story of Uday Hussein, football team owner with guest Molly Conger, host of Weird Little Guys.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part One: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein

In honor of the World Cup, Robert tells our guest, Molly Conger the wild story of the worst team owner in FIFA History, who also happened to be Saddam Hussein's oldest son. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 239

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  * The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom * The Fakest Economy of All Time * The London Dockworkers Strike * Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition 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 Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks [https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks]   https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/ [https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/]   https://eliaayoub.com/ [https://eliaayoub.com/]  The Fakest Economy of All Time https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e [https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e]  https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 [https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162]  https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/]  https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/]  https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/ [https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/]  https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d [https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d]  https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320 [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320]  https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi]  https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6 [https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6]  The London Dockworkers Strike https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike  [https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike] https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889  [https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889] https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/  [https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/] https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike [https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike] https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike [https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike] https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e [https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e] https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 [https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/ [https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/] https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d [https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d] https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320 [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320] https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi] https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6 [https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6] Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges [https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges] https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af [https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo] https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/ [https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results] https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi [https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi]  https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/]  https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf]  https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text [https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text]  https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/]  https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/]  https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti [https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti]  https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121 [https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121]  https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf]  https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401]  https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/ [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/]  https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com [https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931] https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor [https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/] https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us [https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf] https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html] https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision [https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf] https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118 [https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Two: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens

Robert concludes the Liz Dilling story with her thrilling exploits to support Father Coughlin in taking down FDR and supporting the Nazis. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.