It Could Happen Here Weekly 244

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda
How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

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Sources/Links:

A Second Electrolysis Union Appears

gacwa@protonmail.com

https://linktr.ee/GACWA

Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara

Saharawi Voices youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE

The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/

https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap

https://radsecurity.com/roameo

https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/

https://www.facefirst.com

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft

https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/

https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853

https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php

https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10

https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/

https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped

https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html

https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost

https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo

How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You

https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf

https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-what-that-number-actually-represents

https://www.levernews.com/the-real-story-behind-the-highway-robbery-panic/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text

https://www.newstore.com/articles/unified-customer-profile/

https://law.vanderbilt.edu/eyes-everywhere-ices-expanded-use-of-surveillance-technologies/

https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/mobile-fortify-ices-dystopic-facial-recognition-app/

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/retailers-secretively-using-face-recognition

https://vera-action.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Oppose+CORCA+Organizational+Sign-on.pdf

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/orgs-oppose-retail-crime-act/

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-durbin-advance-bipartisan-packages-in-national-defense-authorization-act-to-crack-down-on-crime-and-protect-kids-online

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/underground-mutual-aid-hillsboro-immigrant-families-ice/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5

https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ice-detention-bars-tucson-mom-from-her-own-trial/

https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230128-a-tucson-resident-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-now-shes-in-ice-custody/

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf

https://revealnews.org/article/how-a-us-citizen-was-scanned-with-ices-facial-recognition-tech/

https://innovationlawlab.org/news-and-analysis/video-evidence-surveillance-tech-used-op-black-rose

https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/

Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/american-red-cross-volunteers-removed-kaiser-canyon-fire-shelter-allegations-racist-discriminatory-language/293-bb0165df-e18f-4b36-95b7-4278f5a327f4

https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-new-yorks-ban-on-ice-agents-wearing-masks
https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/2084421714528666043?s=20

https://gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit
https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-acting-nomination-01017021
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1097148959431469

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137389/max-miller-congress-house-ethics-committee-investigation

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/30/stevens-dismisses-pac-focus-as-campaign-finance-zoomies/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html
https://www.eenews.net/articles/michigan-senate-primary-puts-data-center-politics-to-the-test/
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https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2083648125273588199?s=20
https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2085013160528921029?s=20

https://prospect.org/2026/07/17/cbc-condemns-will-lawrence-local-black-leaders-back-him-up-michigan-congress/
https://x.com/WeWill2026/status/2076015931227250722
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https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-booed-young-conservatives-convention-cincinnati/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/military-organizations/exclusive-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ar-AA29nIXd

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/americas-munitions-crisis-is-real/

https://gtac-hub.com/news/crisis-in-us-munitions-supply-as-155mm-production-stalls

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-ammo-factory-zero-shells/

https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/as-oregon-burns-and-gamblers-bet-lawmakers-push-back-against-wildfire-betting-markets-drawing-millions.html

https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/kevin-warsh-is-facing-more-than-a-communication-problem

https://abc7chicago.com/post/25-states-including-illinois-file-lawsuit-president-donald-trumps-new-tariffs/19620616/

https://fortune.com/2026/08/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-credibility-shock-rate-hikes-inflation-yield-curve/

https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-yields-inflation-interest-rates-outlook-fed-meeting-kevin-warsh-2026-7

https://archive.vn/gjEFl

https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/yen-dollar-intervention-euros-bessent-japan-debt-yields/

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/business/us-buys-japan-yen-intl-hnk

https://www.cfr.org/articles/why-the-u-s-intervened-to-prop-up-japans-yen

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