SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontline
Prop's friend, Tanjint Wiggy aka Tristian is the the elected Union negotiator for the health workers in the Inland Empire of California. We talk to him about the highs and lows of negotiating with the state, ICE raids, the jailing of David Huerta and how we can stand in solidarity with them. @tanjint Itsonlyempire.com @famlikleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Syys 31min
CZM Book Club: Selkie Stories Are For Losers, by Sofia Samatar
Margaret reads you a story about yearning and magic and folklore and teenage gays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Syys 26min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 201
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - An Inside Look at the Asylum Process - What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them? - Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People - How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35 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 Sources: https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.37.0_2.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.41.0.pdf https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/04/calmatters-partners-with-evident-media-on-a-documentary-exposing-truth-behind-border-patrol-raid/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html Crossing Borders: The Evolution and Impact of Tren de Aragua | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://share.google/xnyZpnUILdcDrZep1 Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua https://share.google/TGwfFwu9ApWrOuU7N Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/autism-tylenol-takeaways-trump-rfk-jr/86293921007/ https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-experts-trump-tylenol-autism-link/ https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-us-military-should-kill-them-all-violently-6.2.2390747.79d6204d7c https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jel4gyezo https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/09-16-2025-Whistleblower-Disclosure-to-Congress-re-Guatemalan-UC-Repatriation-SN.pdf https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MEMORANDUM-OPINION.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/ https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1970491119831028000 https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5550915/trump-immigration-judges https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/g-s1-86691/military-lawyers-immigration-judges-jag https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/ https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition#:~:text=Home-,U.S https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/centers/america-250-civics-education-coalition?__cf_chl_tk=CX4TkwEkLHCaXlh.Fd5SU143s0.XxeWDM.gYxCgS1R4-1758115761-1.0.1.1-PtDspNboVVBLqiywS5GF3.Ns09TzWf.a9IAN86NyplM https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terroristSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Syys 3h 10min
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35
We discuss the shooting of three ICE detainees in Dallas, Trump’s Gold Card and 100k H1B visa fee, soybean tariffs, and reports of the FBI designating trans people “terrorists.” Sources: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/09-16-2025-Whistleblower-Disclosure-to-Congress-re-Guatemalan-UC-Repatriation-SN.pdf https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MEMORANDUM-OPINION.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/ https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1970491119831028000 https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5550915/trump-immigration-judges https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/g-s1-86691/military-lawyers-immigration-judges-jag https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/ https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition#:~:text=Home-,U.S https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/centers/america-250-civics-education-coalition?__cf_chl_tk=CX4TkwEkLHCaXlh.Fd5SU143s0.XxeWDM.gYxCgS1R4-1758115761-1.0.1.1-PtDspNboVVBLqiywS5GF3.Ns09TzWf.a9IAN86NyplM https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Syys 59min
How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew
Andrew is joined by James to discuss recent US attacks on Venezuelan boats, and how the Prime Minister of Trinidad’s full throated support puts the small Caribbean nation at risk. Sources: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-us-military-should-kill-them-all-violently-6.2.2390747.79d6204d7c https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jel4gyezo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Syys 29min
Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People
Mia talks with unionized abortion care worker Crystal about RFK Jr.’s new announcement that Tylenol in pregnant people can cause autism and the real reproductive healthcare crises in the US. Links: https://prh.org/ https://www.instagram.com/acog_org?igsh=MXA1am4xeWg4Mzh2eA%3D%3D Sources: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/autism-tylenol-takeaways-trump-rfk-jr/86293921007/ https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-experts-trump-tylenol-autism-link/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Syys 29min
What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them?
Robert and James discuss the Trump administration's war on Tren de Aragua. Sources: Crossing Borders: The Evolution and Impact of Tren de Aragua | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://share.google/xnyZpnUILdcDrZep1 Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua https://share.google/TGwfFwu9ApWrOuU7N Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Syys 33min
An Inside Look at the Asylum Process
James sits down with Frances to hear firsthand what it is like for families of people in the asylum system right now and how even U.S. citizens can have their families torn apart by the Trump administration’s anti-asylum policies. Sources: https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.37.0_2.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.41.0.pdf https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/04/calmatters-partners-with-evident-media-on-a-documentary-exposing-truth-behind-border-patrol-raid/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Syys 39min
