It Could Happen Here

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities.
Links:
Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need
Rent Support for neighbors in Central
https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families
Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis
Supplies for Political Art Making
https://givebutter.com/spno
Protective Gear for Legal Observers
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
Diapers and Menstrual Supplies
https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2
Abolish Ice Shirts
https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e
Northstar Front Line Street Medics
https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth
Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund
Venmo: @TCSwoletariat
Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat
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Dana breaks down what’s being planned for Gaza, the so-called Board of Peace, and how this is a model for global conflict in the future.
Sources:
UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip
BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo
Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver
The Huffington Post on Putin’s invite - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-has-invited-vladimir-putin-to-join-his-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says_uk_696e0478e4b0fb912e9948f8?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1768820090
Aljazeera on Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/18/trumps-board-of-peace-appears-to-seek-wider-mandate-beyond-gaza
Who is Nikolay Mladenov - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay-mladenov-the-diplomat-tasked-with-disarming-gaza
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Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE
- The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot
- Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters
- Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria
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Sources/Links:
The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE
Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund
Change.org Campaign
Instagram Campaign Post #1
Instagram Campaign Post #2
Instagram Campaign Post #3
Elly Belle on Instagram
Elly Belle Website
The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/
https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/
Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters
https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-even-after-being-removed-as-chair.html
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD#
https://apnews.com/article/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-trump-af06d80b28be9c8a5de9c3b2fe33fa3d
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/the-fed-explained.htm
https://www.cfr.org/articles/mar-lago-accord-not-recipe-success
https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr1047.html
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/what-to-know-about-stephen-miran-the-tariff-proponent-trump-just-nominated-to-join-the-feds-board-of-governors/
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html
https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenspanput.asp
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fed-chair-search-becoming-163021470.html
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/more-about-what-we-do
https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/politics/supreme-court-shield-federal-reserve-from-donald-trump
Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria
Fundraiser: https://heyvasor.com/en/2026/01/19/urgent-call-for-humanitarian-aid-for-rojava/
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2011965846739173833

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/alleged-latin-kings-gang-member-arrested-federal-charges-after-stealing-rifle-fbi
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-charges.html

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/15/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently

https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaNationalGuard/photos/members-of-the-minnesota-national-guard-are-on-standby-ready-to-assist-local-law/1285981430233367/
https://x.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/2012614253090619619?s=20
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/active-duty-soldiers-standby-possible-deployment-minneapolis/
https://www.citieschurch.com/leadership

https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2013093526867689835
https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/636
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AjH7MbFrd/
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2013283898935882195?s=20
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2014020416860573726?s=20
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897
https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/news/2026/exercise-arctic-endurance-continues-to-develop/
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-statement-to-the-house-on-greenland-and-wider-arctic-security
https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2012608782593827232
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7ynwzn8pqo
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115925848634299232
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115926107400617491
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/statement-from-the-prime-minister/id3146486/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-167
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump
https://gordyaen.substack.com/p/voices-from-inside-east-kurdistaniran?r=33a5nb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish&triedRedirect=true
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/oj/eng
https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20240401-the-eu-anti-coercion-regulation-a-new-tool-against-economic-pressure
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion/qa-regarding-anti-coercion-instrument_en
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/01/20/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-tariffs/
https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/0c873dd6/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-key-takeaways-for-businesses
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-magical-mystery-trade-weapon-other-options-donald-trump/
https://www.wsj.com/business/the-100-billion-of-u-s-goods-at-risk-of-tariffs-in-trumps-greenland-push-d7fbda31
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-tariffs-nato-greenland-davos.html
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260119-what-is-eu-anti-coercion-instrument-could-use-against-us-over-trump-greenland-tariffs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/18/greenland-eu-trump-trade-bazooka/88245951007/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greenland-anti-coercion-instrument-macron-bessent-eu-b2903967.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/1/20/trumps-greenland-tariffs-whats-europes-bazooka-option-to-hit-back
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o
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The gang discusses ICE's occupation of Minneapolis, the crisis over Greenland, protests in Iran, and war in Syria.
Sources/Links:
Fundraiser: https://heyvasor.com/en/2026/01/19/urgent-call-for-humanitarian-aid-for-rojava/
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2011965846739173833

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/alleged-latin-kings-gang-member-arrested-federal-charges-after-stealing-rifle-fbi
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-charges.html

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/15/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently

https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaNationalGuard/photos/members-of-the-minnesota-national-guard-are-on-standby-ready-to-assist-local-law/1285981430233367/
https://x.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/2012614253090619619?s=20
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/active-duty-soldiers-standby-possible-deployment-minneapolis/
https://www.citieschurch.com/leadership

https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2013093526867689835
https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/636
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AjH7MbFrd/
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2013283898935882195?s=20
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2014020416860573726?s=20
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897
https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/news/2026/exercise-arctic-endurance-continues-to-develop/
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-statement-to-the-house-on-greenland-and-wider-arctic-security
https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2012608782593827232
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7ynwzn8pqo
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115925848634299232
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115926107400617491
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/statement-from-the-prime-minister/id3146486/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-167
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump
https://gordyaen.substack.com/p/voices-from-inside-east-kurdistaniran?r=33a5nb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish&triedRedirect=true
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/oj/eng
https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20240401-the-eu-anti-coercion-regulation-a-new-tool-against-economic-pressure
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion/qa-regarding-anti-coercion-instrument_en
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/01/20/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-tariffs/
https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/0c873dd6/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-key-takeaways-for-businesses
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-magical-mystery-trade-weapon-other-options-donald-trump/
https://www.wsj.com/business/the-100-billion-of-u-s-goods-at-risk-of-tariffs-in-trumps-greenland-push-d7fbda31
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-tariffs-nato-greenland-davos.html
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260119-what-is-eu-anti-coercion-instrument-could-use-against-us-over-trump-greenland-tariffs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/18/greenland-eu-trump-trade-bazooka/88245951007/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greenland-anti-coercion-instrument-macron-bessent-eu-b2903967.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/1/20/trumps-greenland-tariffs-whats-europes-bazooka-option-to-hit-back
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o
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