It Could Happen Here

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran
Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
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Sources/Links:
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/
https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/
Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/
https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20
https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835
https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/
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The gang discuss Republican’s reactions to the election blowout, DSA’s midterm wins, how Democrats can go after the Trump admin while delivering on economic issues, economic collapse protests in Paraguay, and a one million worker wildcat strike in Bangladesh.

Sources:
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/
https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20

https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835

https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/
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Robert, James, and Garrison are joined by Steven Monacelli and Kevin Foster to discuss the BLUE TSUNAMI with Democrats flipping at least 7 Senate seats and gaining an 80+ House majority.
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James is joined by Wladimir Van Willgenberg to discuss the situation for Kurds in Iran after nearly nine months of the USA’s bombing of Iran.
Links:
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg
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Kevin speaks with Stephen Prochaska and Danielle Lee Tomson of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public about election rumors and how to sort through claims of rigged elections.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/
https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/
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