CZM Book Club: Phone Resistance, by Safear Ness -- with In The Belly Magazine

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.

CZM Book Club: Phone Resistance, by Safear Ness -- with In The Belly Magazine

This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 235

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them - How to Potluck Your Way to a Union - What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy - The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism - Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update 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: Bears! 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Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update

The gang discuss Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral campaign, a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting in Alabama, and changes to OMB funding. Sources: https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20 [https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20]  https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374 [https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374] https://remigrationsummit.com/ [https://remigrationsummit.com/]  https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/ [https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/]  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/]  https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20 [https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20]  https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20 [https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20]  https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call [https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call]  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555]  https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359]  https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24 [https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24]  https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/]  https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/ [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/] https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change [https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572 [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553 [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553] https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than [https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than] https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed [https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance] https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth [https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political [https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism

Dana El Kurd speaks to Negar Razavi, a political anthropologist at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies. Dana and Negar discuss conditions in Iran today, the impact the war has had on the regime and on regional dynamics, and how the “experts” in DC are implicated in this disaster. Sources: Mohammad Ali Kadivar on the Iranian regime’s popular mobilization - https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/ [https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/] Moustafa Bayoumi on the anti-Palestinian roots of Islamophobia - https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history [https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history]   Negar Razavi’s website - https://negarsrazavi.com/ [https://negarsrazavi.com/]  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.