It Could Happen Here

Mia talks with Morgan and Rene of Muji Workers United about their struggle for a union and how ordinary people out-organized their bosses.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/MujiWorkersUnited
https://www.instagram.com/mujiworkersunited.pdx/
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James is joined by Molly to talk about bears, and the campaign to remove them from the Endangered Species Act.
Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm
https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/
https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska
https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf
https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A
https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/
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Margaret reads you a story about how to set up mutual aid societies in the wake of social collapse, and how to fight against cannibal nazis from the suburbs
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Nakba Stories
- Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun
- Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends
- Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama
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Sources/Links:
Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun
Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/support-real-you-electrolysis-workers-united
Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends
Check out the other episodes of Outlaw here: https://linktr.ee/outlawpod
Follow https://www.instagram.com/outlaw.pod/ on Instagram & @outlawpod.bsky.social Bluesky, & Substack https://outlawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
Final Straw’s past episodes on Grand Juries and Grand Jury Resistance: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/grand-jury/
Live like the World is Dying: Mo on Grand Juries https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e44-mo-on-grand-juries/
Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241
https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf
https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507
https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705
https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/
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The gang discuss USCIS policy changes making it harder to apply for a green card, law enforcement tracking anti-AI sentiments, an Alabama congressional map ruled as racially discriminatory, and the Trump admin pushing the Fed to allow transferring crypto.
Sources:
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241
https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf
https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507
https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705
https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/
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