It Could Happen Here

The gang discuss tariff chaos, the IRS handing over data to ICE, student visa cancellations, “lethality” in the military, and the Supreme Court. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.PL6V.gJR0OQEOJP8G&smid=url-share https://ucsdguardian.org/2025/04/07/5-ucsd-students-face-sudden-f-1-visa-terminations-a-6th-deported-at-the-border-no-apparent-pattern-among-students-targeted/ https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-statement-international-students-visa-status-terminations https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lmcxoqk2ts24 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147.30.1_1.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a931_2c83.pdf https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25881144-24a949/ https://bsky.app/profile/khuddleston.bsky.social/post/3lmaiaxi7f226 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/18/516185/hpd-says-their-stance-on-immigration-enforcement-hasnt-changed-despite-recent-turnover-to-ice/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/ https://apnews.com/article/china-response-us-tariffs-104-d40d497f6e07ee4163d88443cb75ab3fSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Apr 46min

Andrew is joined by James to discuss the history and practice of Esperanto, the global language.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Apr 32min

Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Apr 40min

Robert explains why he repeatedly returns to Roar, a movie where the cast and crew are repeatedly for-real maimed by giant cats, when he needs to feel optimistic about the future of the human race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Apr 18min

Ella Yurman and Teen Vogue news and politics editor Lex McMenamin talk about interviewing Elon Musk’s trans daughter and how news outlets cover trans issues. Sources: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Apr 30min

Margaret reads the second half of an anonymously authored speculative fiction story about what people could do if large scale roundups began, and discusses it with an anarchist technology enthusiast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Apr 54min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Library Funding Cliff Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 2 RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10 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/Links: RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/114853 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccine-peter-marks-resigns/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-administration-hiv-research-grant-cuts https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-to-gut-vaccine-promotion-and-hiv-prevention-office-sources-say/ https://archive.ph/z2Fyx https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1839225/ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/29/rfk-jr-body-shames-west-virginia-governor https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hhs-taps-anti-vaccine-activist-look-debunked-links-autism-vaccines-sou-rcna198214 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/health/vaccine-grants-cancelled-pediatricians/index.html https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf https://archive.ph/48Ua1 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-wants-to-let-bird-flu-spread-on-poultry-farms-why-experts-are/ How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8 https://archive.ph/20250316111414/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/nyregion/columbia-student-kristi-noem-video.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregion/columbia-university-protester-chung-deportation.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/columbia-gaza-protester-yunseo-chung-lawsuit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/nyregion/columbia-student-ice-suit-yunseo-chung.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/cornell-student-momodou-taal.html https://apnews.com/article/social-media-immigration-applicants-handles-dhs-f67b480abebff7e451056be17572593d https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=160081190&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://apnews.com/article/georgetown-trump-deportation-immigration-homeland-security-21fc205cebbbbba2ed260050df04702a https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-detained.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/israel-gaza-student-protests-canary-mission.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/israel-betar-deportation-list-trump https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-takes-aim-immigrant-students-rcna198346 https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detainees-students-ozturk-khalil-78f544fb2c8b593c88a0c1f0e0ad9c5f https://x.com/janashortal/status/1905759411248734353 https://dailyegyptian.com/120974/news/international-siu-student-has-visa-revoked-confirms-university-admin/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SGz224raVR8mHMzC6q-6EUiNcBKD6BSK/view Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-stokes-trade-war-world-reels-tariff-shock-2025-04-03/ https://www.theverge.com/news/642620/trump-tariffs-formula-ai-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok https://www.reuters.com/markets/frances-macron-calls-suspension-investment-us-after-tariffs-2025-04-03/ https://x.com/USBPChief/status/1907398210064437404 https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1907488012239302953 https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1907411257927311619 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.11.0.pdf https://x.com/JDVance/status/1906934067607556440 https://t.co/dFXNSbOyiy https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/01/us/elections/results-wisconsin-supreme-court.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/business/tesla-sales/index.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Apr 3h 5min

Garrison and James discuss how a doxing campaign is targeting student visa and green card holders for alleged ties to pro-Palestine protests. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8 https://archive.ph/20250316111414/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/nyregion/columbia-student-kristi-noem-video.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregion/columbia-university-protester-chung-deportation.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/columbia-gaza-protester-yunseo-chung-lawsuit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/nyregion/columbia-student-ice-suit-yunseo-chung.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/cornell-student-momodou-taal.html https://apnews.com/article/social-media-immigration-applicants-handles-dhs-f67b480abebff7e451056be17572593d https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=160081190&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://apnews.com/article/georgetown-trump-deportation-immigration-homeland-security-21fc205cebbbbba2ed260050df04702a https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-detained.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/israel-gaza-student-protests-canary-mission.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/israel-betar-deportation-list-trump https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-takes-aim-immigrant-students-rcna198346 https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detainees-students-ozturk-khalil-78f544fb2c8b593c88a0c1f0e0ad9c5f https://x.com/janashortal/status/1905759411248734353 https://dailyegyptian.com/120974/news/international-siu-student-has-visa-revoked-confirms-university-admin/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SGz224raVR8mHMzC6q-6EUiNcBKD6BSK/view See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Apr 41min