It Could Happen Here Weekly 213

Robert and Jason continue the thrilling story of this Jim Baugh and Ebay's war against some elderly bloggers. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards  Sources: Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal - The New York Times (archive.is) Investigation into eBay continues after stalking scandal | 60 Minutes - CBS News U.S. Criminally Charges EBay in Cyberstalking Case - The New York Times (nytimes.com) At eBay, Lurid Crimes and the Search for Punishment - The New York Times (archive.is) Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk, and silence” couple that ran news site | Ars Technica ‘Cyber Mercenaries’: Israel’s Spyware Industry Is Getting Slammed Around the World - Israel News - Haaretz.com (archive.is) Hackers Reveal Offers to Spy on Corporate Rivals - The New York Times (nytimes.com) https://www.ecommercebytes.com/011124-docs/Information.pdf https://hackernoon.com/the-notorious-walkers-west-fallout-inside-ebays-disturbing-retribution-tactics https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/ebay-shares-surge-on-elliott-management-1point4-billion-stake.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/ebay-shares-surge-on-elliott-management-1point4-billion-stake.html https://archive.is/TLa2d https://puck.news/a-spy-in-silicon-valley/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/blog/2011/dec/07/thomson-reuters-merger-failings https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/15/reuters.pressandpublishingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Sep 20241h 19min

Robert sits down with Jason Pargin to lay out the insane story of how eBay corporate security, with the tacit endorsement of their executives, waged a relentless shadow war against two elderly bloggers for no reason really. (2 Part Series) Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Sep 20241h 17min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Kamala Shuts Down the DNC Imane Khelif and the Co-option of the Mexican Terfs Transnational Repression of Sikh Independence Activists Political Cults: The Democratic Workers Party feat. Andrew 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.

31 Aug 20242h 18min

Robert and Randy conclude the story of Thomas Kincade by talking about the massive fraud he committed and also some sex crimes. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards  Sources: https://archive.is/Exc9H#selection-1601.0-1605.107 https://mbird.com/art/the-drunken-downfall-and-death-of-thomas-kinkade/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cultivare/2012/05/the-dark-light-of-thomas-kinkade/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/painter-of-light-thomas-k_n_16801 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-05-fi-kinkade5-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/25/arts.artsnews https://archive.is/DJgOU#selection-1229.0-1233.162 https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2012-apr-08-la-me-thomas-kinkade-20120408-story.html https://www.salon.com/2012/04/09/thomas_kinkade_the_george_w_bush_of_art/ https://www.salon.com/2002/03/18/light_4/ https://medium.com/@scottproposki/remembering-thomas-kinkade-and-learning-from-his-meteoric-rise-7dafbf3476d6 https://www.susanorlean.com/articles/art_for_everybody.php https://www.salon.com/2002/03/18/kinkade_village/ https://www.degruyter.com/foxyCartCheckout?fcsid=h6o7rl8tvhra7lcqcmokpsq5ar  https://hereswhatsleft.typepad.com/home/2004/12/conservative_ar.html https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brexit-art-preference-study-1368613 https://medium.com/@baudart1965/thomas-kinkade-paintings-not-worth-much-if-anything-because-of-oversaturation-d298f1661b1e https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-08-29/science-explains-why-it-s-so-easy-to-hate-painter-of-light-thomas-kinkade https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/thomas-kinkade-death-of-a-kitsch-master https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/jul/12/features11.g22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Aug 20241h 2min

Robert sits back down with Randy Milholland to discuss Thomas Kinkade, the most financially successful American artist and con-man. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Aug 20241h 5min

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

24 Aug 20243h 29min

Robert and Michael talk about how the US press responded to the rise of European fascism and where that leaves us today. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Aug 20241h

Robert sits down with best pal Michael Swaim to discuss the great liberal media organizations of Italy, Germany and the U.S. in the 1920s and 30s, and how they failed utterly to stop Mussolini and Hitler. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Aug 20241h 18min