It Could Happen Here

The gang discuss the dissolution of the SDF, Lake America, MAGA influencers secretly working for the Pentagon, Trump’s oil deal in Venezuela, new US strikes in Iran, a USPS whistleblower warning about voting restrictions, and the Tupac murder case.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url
https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20
https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20
https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/
https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court
https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html
https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056
https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20
https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20
https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20

https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/
https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20
https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308
https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20
https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092
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Andrew talks with James about the concept of civilization and how we can use it to understand our shared past and future.

Sources:
Against the Grain by James C. Scott
Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan
Wild Thought by Claude Lévi-Strauss
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
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Robert reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.

Source:
https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H
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Andrew talks with Mia about how anarchists approach fighting in wars through the lens of the anarchist debate on joining WWI.

Sources:
Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War
George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen
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James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.
Sources:
https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk
https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/
https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021
https://clickstrategies.us/
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Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign
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