Should You Flee the United States?
Robert, James, and Gare discuss the question of fleeing the country, various demographics under threat, and the politics of escape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Mars 34min
Miniature Ethnic Cleansing: Encampment Sweeps in Oakland
Mia talks with Emma and Sathya, who do advocacy and support work for unhoused people, about Oakland's brutal regime of encampment sweeps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Mars 43min
Rendition to El Salvador: How the Trump Administration Is Sending Asylum Seekers to Labor Camps
James and Gare discuss the rendition of 238 Venezuelan migrants to a prison labor camp in El Salvador.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Mars 29min
CZM Book Club: The Barrow Will Send What it May, Chapter Three
Margaret reads Robert Evans the second book in her Danielle Cain series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Mars 29min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 174
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Understanding Rojava’s Tishrin Dam Resistance Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 Chuck Schumer and the Collaborators Behind the Tesla Attacks Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #8 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: Chuck Schumer and the Collaborators https://apnews.com/article/dc-budget-trump-congress-gop-29738c7281955d77075c8b98009f860e https://archive.ph/35bXs https://apnews.com/article/house-gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-agenda-7d29a6840fa474b841228d20e5e96b55 https://time.com/7268499/senate-democrats-budget-vote/ https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-spending-bill https://nlihc.org/resource/congress-passes-and-president-trump-signs-law-year-long-stopgap-funding-bill-underfunding https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/schumer-trump-budget-senate-dems-aoc/ https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/250308_johnsons_yearlong_crpdf.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/democrats-gop-government-funding-bill/index.html Behind the Tesla Attacks https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-buy-new-tesla-show-support-musk-2025-03-11/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/trump-musk-tesla-white-house-showroom-buys-car-rcna195905 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114141854575248527 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/01/business/tesla-takedown-musk-doge/index.html https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown https://abcnews.go.com/US/tesla-vehicles-destroyed-vandalized-musk-began-role-white/story?id=119677836 https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/03/14/tesla-boycotts-turn-violent-reports-of-vandalism-and-worse-timeline/ https://www.jalopnik.com/1804358/thieves-steel-44-wheels-tesla-storage-lot/ https://southtahoenow.com/03/13/2025/tesla-superchargers-vandalized-again-in-meyers#:~:text=Damaged%20Tesla%20supercharger%20in%20Meyers,6600 https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/man-accused-of-burning-tesla-chargers-in-north-charleston-granted-bond/ https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/03/05/salem-man-accused-of-shooting-window-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-tesla-dealership/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/03/05/tesla-dealership-shooting-molotov-cocktails-salem-oregon/81666562007/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/lyons-resident-charged-connection-series-incidents-loveland-tesla-dealership https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2025/03/14/vandalism-at-loveland-colorado-tesla-dealership-leads-to-another-arrest/82415599007/ https://komonews.com/news/local/four-tesla-cybertrucks-destroyed-in-fire-in-seattles-sodo-neighborhood-elon-musk-doge-federal-jobs-cut-protests-seattle-fire-department-investigation https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/several-vehicle-set-on-fire-at-tesla-in-las-vegas-police-say-3322726/ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250303-dozen-teslas-torched-outside-french-dealership-authorities https://apnews.com/article/germany-tesla-factory-berlin-arson-9d66c3efa104d03244bd2c4d920c35a0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/08/elon-musk-tesla-protest-violence-vandalism/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/03/18/tesla-stock-slides-another-6-as-more-firms-warn-of-musk-led-companys-sales-woes/ https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-decline-jp-morgan-analyst-guidance-2025-3 https://insideevs.com/news/746064/byd-beats-tesla-ev-production/ https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5311609/tesla-sales-europe https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325321/elon-musk-tesla-politics-republican-buyers-sales https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328626/elon-musk-protests-tesla-takedown https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1899106551270375660 https://x.com/MrPitbull07/status/1899107163232190950 https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1899129877972013112 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1898369343399899218 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #8 https://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacional/Venezuela-dice-que-no-descansara-hasta-rescatar-a-migrantes-secuestrados-en-El-Salvador-20250317-0046.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/politics/deportation-flights-judge-timeline/index.html https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/doj-alien-enemies-act-deportation-flights-rcna196907 https://x.com/PressSec/status/1901584664906682833 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114183576937425149 https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-homan-calls-out-federal-judge-defying-logic-ruling-stall-trump-deportations https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1902394620748657019 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.38.0_1.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-signals-will-comply-trump-administrations-demands-rcna197110 https://archive.ph/SjG4h https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41845/gov.uscourts.cadc.41845.01208721711.0.pdf https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/columbia-is-nearing-agreement-to-give-trump-what-he-wants-14315bb3 https://insideevs.com/news/753730/tesla-insurance-vandalism-elon-musk/ https://archive.ph/TwgRG https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/18/donald-trump-tariffs-recession-trade-war-updates/82495189007/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/trump-tariffs.html https://archive.ph/3erM8 https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/diplomatic-row-french-trumpr-researcher-expelled-from-terrorism-us/ https://thehoya.com/news/developing-gu-researcher-detained-by-immigration-agents/ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/trump-deportation-georgetown-graduate-student-00239754 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-no-steel-aluminum-tariff-exemptions-coming-trump-says-191201285.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Mars 2h 56min
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #8
The gang discuss the rendition of Venezuelan migrants, attacks on trans people in the military, more arrests of graduate students, and the bird flu. Sources: https://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacional/Venezuela-dice-que-no-descansara-hasta-rescatar-a-migrantes-secuestrados-en-El-Salvador-20250317-0046.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/politics/deportation-flights-judge-timeline/index.html https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/doj-alien-enemies-act-deportation-flights-rcna196907 https://x.com/PressSec/status/1901584664906682833 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114183576937425149 https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-homan-calls-out-federal-judge-defying-logic-ruling-stall-trump-deportations https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1902394620748657019 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.38.0_1.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-signals-will-comply-trump-administrations-demands-rcna197110 https://archive.ph/SjG4h https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41845/gov.uscourts.cadc.41845.01208721711.0.pdf https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/columbia-is-nearing-agreement-to-give-trump-what-he-wants-14315bb3 https://insideevs.com/news/753730/tesla-insurance-vandalism-elon-musk/ https://archive.ph/TwgRG https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/18/donald-trump-tariffs-recession-trade-war-updates/82495189007/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/trump-tariffs.html https://archive.ph/3erM8 https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/diplomatic-row-french-trumpr-researcher-expelled-from-terrorism-us/ https://thehoya.com/news/developing-gu-researcher-detained-by-immigration-agents/ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/trump-deportation-georgetown-graduate-student-00239754 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-no-steel-aluminum-tariff-exemptions-coming-trump-says-191201285.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Mars 48min
Behind the Tesla Attacks
Protests and vandalism against Tesla spread around the world as Tesla’s stock value continues to plummet. Garrison breaks down what’s happening, and the response from Trump and Elon Musk. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-buy-new-tesla-show-support-musk-2025-03-11/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/trump-musk-tesla-white-house-showroom-buys-car-rcna195905 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114141854575248527 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/01/business/tesla-takedown-musk-doge/index.html https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown https://abcnews.go.com/US/tesla-vehicles-destroyed-vandalized-musk-began-role-white/story?id=119677836 https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/03/14/tesla-boycotts-turn-violent-reports-of-vandalism-and-worse-timeline/ https://www.jalopnik.com/1804358/thieves-steel-44-wheels-tesla-storage-lot/ https://southtahoenow.com/03/13/2025/tesla-superchargers-vandalized-again-in-meyers#:~:text=Damaged%20Tesla%20supercharger%20in%20Meyers,6600 https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/man-accused-of-burning-tesla-chargers-in-north-charleston-granted-bond/ https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/03/05/salem-man-accused-of-shooting-window-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-tesla-dealership/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/03/05/tesla-dealership-shooting-molotov-cocktails-salem-oregon/81666562007/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/lyons-resident-charged-connection-series-incidents-loveland-tesla-dealership https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2025/03/14/vandalism-at-loveland-colorado-tesla-dealership-leads-to-another-arrest/82415599007/ https://komonews.com/news/local/four-tesla-cybertrucks-destroyed-in-fire-in-seattles-sodo-neighborhood-elon-musk-doge-federal-jobs-cut-protests-seattle-fire-department-investigation https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/several-vehicle-set-on-fire-at-tesla-in-las-vegas-police-say-3322726/ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250303-dozen-teslas-torched-outside-french-dealership-authorities https://apnews.com/article/germany-tesla-factory-berlin-arson-9d66c3efa104d03244bd2c4d920c35a0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/08/elon-musk-tesla-protest-violence-vandalism/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/03/18/tesla-stock-slides-another-6-as-more-firms-warn-of-musk-led-companys-sales-woes/ https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-decline-jp-morgan-analyst-guidance-2025-3 https://insideevs.com/news/746064/byd-beats-tesla-ev-production/ https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5311609/tesla-sales-europe https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325321/elon-musk-tesla-politics-republican-buyers-sales https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328626/elon-musk-protests-tesla-takedown https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1899106551270375660 https://x.com/MrPitbull07/status/1899107163232190950 https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1899129877972013112 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1898369343399899218See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20 Mars 26min
Chuck Schumer and the Collaborators
Mia and James discuss how Chuck Schumer and the Democratic collaborators handed Trump extraordinary power by passing a devastating continuing government funding resolution and political core of Democratic collaboration with Trump. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/dc-budget-trump-congress-gop-29738c7281955d77075c8b98009f860e https://archive.ph/35bXs https://apnews.com/article/house-gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-agenda-7d29a6840fa474b841228d20e5e96b55 https://time.com/7268499/senate-democrats-budget-vote/ https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-spending-bill https://nlihc.org/resource/congress-passes-and-president-trump-signs-law-year-long-stopgap-funding-bill-underfunding https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/schumer-trump-budget-senate-dems-aoc/ https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/250308_johnsons_yearlong_crpdf.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/democrats-gop-government-funding-bill/index.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 Mars 29min
