It Could Happen Here Weekly 42

James and Mia discuss the history of UNIFIL, and the role it plays today as Israel keeps threatening UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.Sources: https://unifil.unmissions.org/unifil-ground-operations https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/politics/5322-timeline-of-security-incidents-involving-slovenian-troops https://unifil.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unifilpresskit.pdf http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5215366.stm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/syrian-golan-crossing-israeli-military-quneitra https://x.com/UNIFIL_/status/1845470755015762208See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Okt 202441min

Mia talks with Rosewater, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement, about how the UAW's plan for a 2028 general strike has changed ecological organizing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Okt 202431min

Do Democrats control the weather? Will FEMA raid your home? Garrison and Mia discuss why the misinformation ecosystem is getting worse and how fact-checking may not fix it.  Sources:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/hurricane-milton-conspiracies-misinformation/680221/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/10/09/hurricane-helene-fema-funding-response-fact-check/75587360007/https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-responsehttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/hurricane-milton-helene-fact-checking-conspiracies-rumors-2024-10-09/https://x.com/atrupar/status/1844070899160359052https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-helene-recovery-trump-lies/75557458007/https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/hurricane/2024/10/10/after-milton-desantis-denounces-online-hurricane-conspiracy-theories/75576038007/https://x.com/SULLY10X/status/1843348003203232104https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/amazon-alexa-error-sparking-conspiracy-theories-about-hurricane-milton-tiktokhttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ai-girl-maga-hurricane-helene-1235125285/https://x.com/KandissTaylor/status/1843080488115658942https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1844405108685275179https://x.com/MollyJongFast/status/1844412719476379746https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/hurricane-helene-brews-up-storm-of-online-falsehoods-and-threats/#https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/10/24266848/violent-threats-against-fema-swirl-on-social-media https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tiktok-misinformation-about-hurricane-helene-has-spurred-calls-violence-against-femahttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hurricane-milton-misinformation-meteorlogist-death-threats-1235130352/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Okt 202448min

Margaret reads you a spooky vampire story that's quite a bit different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Okt 202436min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. Bad Mayor Monday: The Eric Adams Indictment Special The Things That Helped People In Western North Carolina DHS' Child Border Agents & Civilian Paramilitaries A Future Without Coffee feat. Prop Israel Invades Lebanon & Other Horrors 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Okt 20243h 39min

Mia and Gare discuss a new Israeli push into northern Gaza and their expanding war on Lebanon. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vp7dg3ml1o https://archive.is/Y2lUM https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/9/live-israel-hits-lebanons-beirut-bekaa-valley-gaza-deaths-near-42000 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/9/israeli-offensives-in-lebanon-and-gaza-kill-dozens-displace-millions https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/5/israel-issues-new-evacuation-order-in-gaza-as-attack-on-nuseirat-kills-several https://www.palestinechronicle.com/northern-gaza-under-siege-israel-issues-fresh-evacuation-orders-for-three-hospitals/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-khamenei-warned-nasrallah-israeli-plot-kill-him-sources-say-2024-10-02/ https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-airstrikes-rock-beirut-hezbollah-command-centre-hit-2024-09-28/ https://gazette.com/news/wex/biden-and-netanyahu-speak-for-first-time-since-hezbollah-escalation/article_6ac0e235-c376-5900-8a6c-92e1833a5668.html https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/israel-not-briefed-us-military-officials-plans-retaliation-iran-rcna174443 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/08/israel-iran-live-blog-hezbollah-lebanon-gaza-hamas-war-middle-east-crisis-news-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-6705c5c68f08f65f2b70052a#block-6705c5c68f08f65f2b70052a https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/8/live-israel-kills-dozens-in-gaza-as-palestinians-mark-one-year-of-war https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/08/israel-iran-live-blog-hezbollah-lebanon-gaza-hamas-war-middle-east-crisis-news-updates?page=with:block-670564528f08f65f2b70021d#top-of-blogSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Okt 202426min

Turns out climate change is also coming for our coffee! Guest host Prop from Hood Politics with Prop walks us through the coffee supply chain and how irresponsible harvesting practices have led us to the possibility of a future without coffee. Then he shows us how people in the industry, through regenerative indigenous practices, are saving our soil. Sources: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-changehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-18/coffee-s-future-looks-bitter-as-climate-change-hits-from-brazil-to-vietnam?embedded-checkout=truehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqnZkvKIo0ghttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-climate-change-drought-coffee-harvest-a6516a4b314e6ba7c11513c08afb6996Good Coffee: https://www.bext360.com/#/Onyx Coffee: https://onyxcoffeelab.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqkoy-rSGjm53d4V-HFxAvccdbdtX2j9PRlxVWJ-goOkaFW7StvCxffee Black: https://cxffeeblack.com/La Palma el Tuyucan: https://lapalmayeltucanhotel.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Okt 202454min

Mia and James talk about ICE's program to train civilians into paramilitaries and the Border Patrol's training camp for children. Sources: https://documentedny.com/2024/10/01/ice-immigration-train-citizens-academy/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1768KW4pKjW1HGF8qEz5mwT0ncwiXH13b/view https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/09/03/after-ice-postpones-chicago-citizens-academy-local-immigrant-groups-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief-for-now/ https://www.newsweek.com/ice-launching-citizens-academy-course-how-agency-arrests-immigrants-1516656 https://www.beyondlegalaid.org/updates/2021/5/18/ice-academy-foia https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULjGNO2WqhjXjjmpEFL41Qlp8HjZn9Lk/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hR8m3j1zffTn5fkdZj4YR-mWV07wmxn_/view https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-customs-and-border-patrol-agent-found-guilty-federal-civil-rights-and-kidnapping https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/police-explorer-sexual-abuse-boy-scouts https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/scouts-border-immigration-trump/ https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1638?language=en_US https://www.kut.org/texas/2017-11-30/border-patrol-youth-program-trains-children-as-young-as-14-to-become-agents https://theintercept.com/2019/07/12/border-patrol-chief-carla-provost-was-a-member-of-secret-facebook-group/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/border-patrol-academy-rape-artesia-new-mexico-impunity/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Okt 202433min