It Could Happen Here

Andrew and James discuss what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/
Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland
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Garrison and Mia unravel whether the DHS is posting coded nazi messages, and discuss the limits of treating anti fascism as an easter egg hunt.
Original Air Date: 08.07.25
Sources:
https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/
https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-immigration-record-far-high-arrests-low-deportations-rcna217752
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-refuses-us-military-flight-deporting-migrants-sources-say-2025-01-25/
https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3luq3qktltc2n
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Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd
- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota
- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2
- To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias
- Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava
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Sources/Links:
Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd
UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip
BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo
Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver
The Huffington Post on Putin’s invite - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-has-invited-vladimir-putin-to-join-his-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says_uk_696e0478e4b0fb912e9948f8?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1768820090
Aljazeera on Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/18/trumps-board-of-peace-appears-to-seek-wider-mandate-beyond-gaza
Who is Nikolay Mladenov - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay-mladenov-the-diplomat-tasked-with-disarming-gaza
Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota
Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need
Rent Support for neighbors in Central:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families
Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis
Supplies for Political Art Making:
https://givebutter.com/spno
Protective Gear for Legal Observers:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
Diapers and Menstrual Supplies:
https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2
Abolish ICE Shirts:
https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e
Northstar Front Line Street Medics:
https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth
Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund:
Venmo: @TCSwoletariat
Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat
To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias
Preorder Chris' book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767
The article Chris mentioned about Spit & Dan: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332/
Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/26/greg-bovino-agents-victims-pretti-minneapolis-shooting/88361659007/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.107.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115968824541011312
https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3mdg7b7k5nc2q
https://newrepublic.com/article/205723/dem-senator-harsh-new-takedown-trump-hits-home-breaking-point
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-287
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2015826728644391063?s=20
https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2015917704725622985?s=20
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIM7ap12vPo
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2016564180757725221?s=20
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/politics/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-trump
https://x.com/cspan/status/2016557604282011748?s=20
https://prospect.org/2026/01/26/ice-trump-democrats-funding-department-homeland-security-alex-pretti-minnesota/
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-government-shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs
https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/04/29/patriots-plane-guantanamo
https://www.audacy.com/national/sports/pats-team-plane-apparently-used-for-ice-deportation-flights
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/29/new-england-patriots-charter-jet-guantanamo
https://apnews.com/article/ihan-omar-vinegar-attack-minneapolis-385a30eaf6acc40d6ba5c6c45c09304d
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The gang discuss the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis, conflicting accounts of the shooting, a DHS bill in the Senate, and updates on Syria and the FED.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/26/greg-bovino-agents-victims-pretti-minneapolis-shooting/88361659007/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.107.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115968824541011312
https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3mdg7b7k5nc2q
https://newrepublic.com/article/205723/dem-senator-harsh-new-takedown-trump-hits-home-breaking-point
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-287
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2015826728644391063?s=20
https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2015917704725622985?s=20
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIM7ap12vPo
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2016564180757725221?s=20
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/politics/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-trump
https://x.com/cspan/status/2016557604282011748?s=20
https://prospect.org/2026/01/26/ice-trump-democrats-funding-department-homeland-security-alex-pretti-minnesota/

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-government-shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs
https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/04/29/patriots-plane-guantanamo
https://www.audacy.com/national/sports/pats-team-plane-apparently-used-for-ice-deportation-flights
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/29/new-england-patriots-charter-jet-guantanamo
https://apnews.com/article/ihan-omar-vinegar-attack-minneapolis-385a30eaf6acc40d6ba5c6c45c09304d
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