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Robert sits down and walks through the reactions to Trump's victory among Gazans, and the different possibilities for what comes next.
Sources:
Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters
Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times
‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera
Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms
Trump's election promises even more pain for Palestinians
U.S. presidential election: Why Trump's phone call with Netanyahu is so alarming.
Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability - The New York Times
Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu
No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants
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Gare and Mia discuss Trump's policies targeting trans rights, and how we can prepare to mitigate harm.
Sources:
https://diyhrt.wiki/
https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/
https://www.transincomeproject.org/
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/
https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/harris-trump-trans-rights-election-lgbtq/
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/trump-transgender-rights-lgbtq
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna178755
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-anti-trans-ads-are-just-election-rhetoric-rcna178755
https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-republican-transgender-ads.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU4.kF1q.d5RAok6aekNd&smid=url-share
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-anti-transgender-political-ads-are-dominating-the-airwaves-this-election
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/26/21374948/trump-second-term-lgbtq-peopleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping!
Margaret Killjoy joins us to read a special spooky week ghost story about the 2nd American Civil War.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs
Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November An Election Episode feat. Robert Still Don't Panic: An Election Response Trump's Deportation PlansYou 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!
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Sources:
Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs
https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs
Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/
https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html
https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/
https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/
Trump's Deportation Plans
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation
https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g
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James, Robert, and Sophie discuss what we know about the incoming Trump administration's plans to deport undocumented people and how likely we are to see mass deportations in the next four years.
Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.org/
Haitian Bridge Alliance: https://haitianbridgealliance.org/
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation
https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g
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The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January.
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Robert discusses what's likely to happen, unlikely to happen, and likely to happen in unlikely ways this election season.
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Mia and James take a break from America to discuss the history of Guy Fawkes Day, the heroes of the German Peasants War, and the future of trans cinema.
Sources:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/
https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html
https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/
https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/
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Robert sits down with Cloee Cooper of Political Research Associates to talk about her new podcast, The Insurgents, which looks into the movement of "constitutional" sheriffs working against democracy.
Sources:
https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs
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Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween.
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In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 154
Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.
The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap
We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant JourneyYou 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!
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James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help.
Donation links for groups featured in this series:
Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/
Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/Sources:
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2023-11/OIG-24-07-Nov23.pdf
https://www.notiparole.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html
https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/
https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/
https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html
https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf
https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers
https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama
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In the fourth installment of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks to migrants at Lajas Blancas reception center north of the Darién, who can often be stuck there for months without the money to continue their journeys.
Sources:
https://www.notiparole.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html
https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/
https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/
https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html
https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf
https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers
https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama
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In part three of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks about what drives Venezuelan and African migrants to make the journey through the Darién Gap.
Sources:
https://www.notiparole.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html
https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/
https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/
https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html
https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf
https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers
https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama
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In the second part of his series on the Darién Gap, James looks at the impacts of migration on the indigenous Panamanian Emberá community.
Sources:
https://www.notiparole.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html
https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/
https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/
https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html
https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf
https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers
https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama
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In the first of 5 episodes, James describes his journey to the Darién gap in Southern Panama, and the journeys that thousands of migrants take each week on one of the most dangerous land migration routes on earth.
Sources:
https://www.notiparole.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html
https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/
https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/
https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html
https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf
https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers
https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama
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Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.
An Alex Jones Update feat. Knowledge Fight
Infiltrating Local Nazi Groups How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop Charlie Kirk vs College StudentsYou 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!
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Garrison dissociates at a Charlie Kirk x Vivek Ramaswamy rally and wonders if it's even worth it anymore.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/us/politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-pennsylvania.html
https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/immigration/new-york-city-free-one-way-plane-tickets-migrants-fact-check/536-c6e7168f-7f16-4bf9-97cd-33389729869c
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/nyregion/nyc-hotels-homeless-shelters.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/kamala-harris-afghanistan-withdrawal-report
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-findhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/oct/15/byron-donalds/fact-checking-misleading-claims-about-black-wage-g/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2024/07/02/how-did-black-americans-do-economically-under-trump-biden/
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/the-trump-administration-embraces-the-saudi-led-war-yemen
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/saudi-arabia-arms-deal-trump-what-to-know/
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/01/20/trump-the-anti-war-president-was-always-a-myth/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/
https://www.wabe.org/charlie-kirk-vivek-ramaswamy-tangle-with-georgia-state-students-at-tour-stop-in-support-of-trump/
https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NLP-Teen-Survey-Report-2024.pdf
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Mia and James discuss Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson's recent fake economics Nobel won for being to first economists to discover that history exists.
Sources:
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.91.4.938
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023118773614
https://www.nber.org/papers/w10481
https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/117/4/1231/1875948
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2024/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2024.pdf
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2024/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2024.pdf
https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/aer.91.5.1369See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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