It Could Happen Here Weekly 235

Executive Disorder: Pogrom in Belfast, Trans Healthcare, Denaturalization Cases

The gang discuss election fraud claims in California, a pogrom targeting immigrants in Northern Ireland, DOJ investigations into healthcare for trans youth, new denaturalization cases against 17 people, and Greg Bovino’s potential 2028 presidential run. NOTE: Regrettably this episode contained factual errors and omissions: Rwanda was colonized by Germany and Belgium, not Great Britain. The pogroms we mentioned occurred in Northern Ireland, not the Republic of Ireland. Sources:  https://www.independent.com/2026/06/04/new-details-emerge-about-leadup-to-largest-fire-in-channel-islands-history/ [https://www.independent.com/2026/06/04/new-details-emerge-about-leadup-to-largest-fire-in-channel-islands-history/] https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-reports-19th-death-of-2026-georgian [https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-reports-19th-death-of-2026-georgian] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.293201/gov.uscourts.mad.293201.106.0.pdf [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.293201/gov.uscourts.mad.293201.106.0.pdf] https://x.com/JacobEngels/status/2062157399255847030?s=20 [https://x.com/JacobEngels/status/2062157399255847030?s=20]  https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2026CF000289&countyNo=55&index=0&mode=details [https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2026CF000289&countyNo=55&index=0&mode=details]  https://www.whois.com/whois/bovino2028.com [https://www.whois.com/whois/bovino2028.com]  https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2064422223541154065?s=20 [https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2064422223541154065?s=20]https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text]  https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/whats-in-the-secure-america-act/ [https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/whats-in-the-secure-america-act/] https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/compromised-votes-still-being-counted-right-wing-media-promote-election-misinformation [https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/compromised-votes-still-being-counted-right-wing-media-promote-election-misinformation] https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116690027934241490 [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116690027934241490] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28199744-dorcasopn060526/ [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28199744-dorcasopn060526/]  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-strip-us-citizenship-17-naturalized-sex-offenders-fraudsters-drug [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-strip-us-citizenship-17-naturalized-sex-offenders-fraudsters-drug]  https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108886/index.html [https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108886/index.html]  https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/06/25-5087-2176040.pdf [https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/06/25-5087-2176040.pdf] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-landmark-resolution-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care-and [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-landmark-resolution-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care-and]https://www.acluok.org/news/senate-bill-904-faq/ https://www.acluok.org/news/senate-bill-904-faq/ [https://www.acluok.org/news/senate-bill-904-faq/]https://www.aclu.org/qa-coe-et-al-v-blanche https://www.aclu.org/qa-coe-et-al-v-blanche [https://www.aclu.org/qa-coe-et-al-v-blanche] https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-parents-say-mount-sinai-plans-to-share-trans-childrens-records-with-trump-administration [https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-parents-say-mount-sinai-plans-to-share-trans-childrens-records-with-trump-administration] https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-admin-weighs-how-to-provide-care-for-nyc-trans-kids-amid-trump-backlash [https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-admin-weighs-how-to-provide-care-for-nyc-trans-kids-amid-trump-backlash] https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/transcript--mayor-mamdani-appears-on-wnyc-s-the-brian-lehrer-sho [https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/transcript--mayor-mamdani-appears-on-wnyc-s-the-brian-lehrer-sho] https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/metropolitan/services/lgbtq-health-center/ [https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/metropolitan/services/lgbtq-health-center/]   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/julio-sosa-celis-ice-minneapolis-shooting.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/julio-sosa-celis-ice-minneapolis-shooting.html]  https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/May/castro-arrested [https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/May/castro-arrested] https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064457103134343170?s=20 [https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064457103134343170?s=20]  https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2064393192162660733?s=20 [https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2064393192162660733?s=20]  https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064290478091067601?s=20 [https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064290478091067601?s=20]  https://t.co/lY0s8D3jZy [https://t.co/lY0s8D3jZy]  https://x.com/DanLamothe/status/2064336646376505687?s=20 [https://x.com/DanLamothe/status/2064336646376505687?s=20]  https://x.com/Reuters/status/2064794729477447978?s=20 [https://x.com/Reuters/status/2064794729477447978?s=20] https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/europe/northern-ireland-knife-attack-belfast-intl [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/europe/northern-ireland-knife-attack-belfast-intl] https://bsky.app/profile/enddbelfast.bsky.social/post/3mnxbrtzgsk2y [https://bsky.app/profile/enddbelfast.bsky.social/post/3mnxbrtzgsk2y] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visions for the region posed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and the role of Israel in their calculations.  Sources: Andrew Leber’s profile and articles - https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber [https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber]  How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567 [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Globalization of Resistance with Andrew

Andrew talks with Garrison about how the jailing of political prisoners in Spain  inadvertently sparked the Filipino labor movement and helped globalize the anti-imperialist struggle of the late 19th and early 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Idealogical Totalism with Andrew

Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Bovino’s Visit to Europe

Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us about the culture of the agency he spent decades in. Sources: https://remigrationsummit.com/ [https://remigrationsummit.com/]  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought]  https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/ [https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/]  http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/ [http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/]  https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf [https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf]  https://www.cbp.gov/about [https://www.cbp.gov/about]  https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444 [https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444]  https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y [https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.