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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

1 hour 4 minutes

Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Robert explains how we went from incels complaining about women online to the influencer Clavicular with special guest Kat Abughazaleh.
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10 March 2026, 9:00 am
3 hours 19 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 222

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- What’s Happened to the Israeli Left

- Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol

- What's Next for Iran?

- Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything

- Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election

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Sources/Links:

What’s Happened to the Israeli Left

Gisha - https://gisha.org/en/

Breaking the Silence - https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/

Zochrot - https://www.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en

Culture for Solidarity - https://www.instagram.com/culture_of_solidarity/

Dignity for Palestinians - https://dignity4palestine.org/

Physicians for Human Rights Israel - https://www.phr.org.il/en/

Rabbis for Human Rights - https://www.rhr.org.il/en/

Remembering Awda Hathaleen - https://jewishcurrents.org/remembering-awdah-hathaleen

Beith El-Meem - https://www.beitelmeem.org.il/aboutus-eng

“No Other Land” documentary - https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land

“Coexistance my ass!” documentary - https://www.coexistencemyass.com/

Dahlia Scheindlin's book "The Crooked Timber" on Israeli democracy and the occupation - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110796582/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOoqr8ur0KCgqZAYrxz5fZYX7QZpUlt6vN0b7zWTl-lJzNZDV-mgs

Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol

https://taxtherichny.com/action/

https://ourtime.nyc/

https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-gained-thousands-of-new

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/executive-order-12

Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election

https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq

https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20

https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran

https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/

https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20

https://www.centcom.mil/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html

https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461

https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0

https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms

https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change

https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/

https://jamestalarico.com/issues/

https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/
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7 March 2026, 5:00 am
1 hour 23 minutes

Part Two: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

Robert concludes the story of Dr. Bailey by describing how he lost his mind and eventually his practice
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5 March 2026, 10:00 am
1 hour 11 minutes

Part One: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

Robert sits down with Gabe Dunne to discuss Australia's "Dr. sleep" a man who spent twenty years prescribing two and three weeks comas to his patients for no real reason at all.
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3 March 2026, 10:00 am
3 hours 18 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 221

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- Minneapolis' Anti-ICE Rent Strike

- Concealed Carry and ICE: The Edge of the Second Amendment

- Florida’s Groyper Candidate for Governor

- The Cool Zone Response to Trump’s State of the Union

- Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs, IVF, Cuts to ICE Training Now

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Sources/Links:

Minneapolis' Anti-ICE Rent Strike

https://twincitiestenants.org/

Florida’s Groyper Candidate for Governor

https://x.com/j_fishback/status/2010445520595210449?s=20

https://x.com/j_fishback/status/1999836956654555541?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/florida-governor-election-polls-2026.html

https://x.com/j_fishback/status/2020585607702126836?s=20

https://www.jta.org/2026/02/10/politics/floridas-anti-israel-gop-candidate-james-fishback-is-railing-against-goyslop-what-is-he-talking-about

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/florida-school-gop-james-fishback-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rcna249963

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/768484-woman-says-james-fishback-dated-her-while-she-was-underage-then-harassed-her-after-breakup/

https://www.meteorwriting.com/post/james-fishback-says-florida-is-not-an-economic-zone-can-this-message-take-him-to-the-governor-s-sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtjidiZRTg

https://x.com/emmawrightFL/status/2020643537075741085?s=20

https://bsky.app/profile/rightwingwatch.bsky.social/post/3m7q23qzp2c2e

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/781214-james-fishback-mingles-with-heil-hitler-influencers-during-miami-campaign-swing/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5vSbx-UbQ&t=2039s

https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2026281095826690217?s=20

https://x.com/ByronDonalds/status/2025276128815185977?s=20

The Cool Zone Response to Trump’s State of the Union

https://kmph.com/news/local/bakersfield-family-meets-detained-immigrant-behind-crash-that-left-daughter-brain-injured

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/commercial-driver-licenses-cdl/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314830300.html

Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs, IVF, Cuts to ICE Training Now

eceived_from_dhs_whistleblowers.pdf

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026-02-23-DHS-Spotlight-Forum-3-Memorandum-RE-Summary-of-Documents-Newly-Received-from-DHS-Whistleblowers.pdf

https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/excerpted_testimony_ryan_schwank.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/americas/mexico-violence-el-mencho-videos.html

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284360/gov.uscourts.dcd.284360.74.0.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheUzrXsKrY

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0

https://x.com/SenMarkey/status/2021743552707862805?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/ring-cameras-ice-what-to-know/

https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/

https://www.theverge.com/tech/877235/nancy-guthrie-google-nest-cam-video-storage

https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/

https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/memorandum_summary_of_documents_newly_received_from_dhs_whistleblowers.pdf

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026-02-23-DHS-Spotlight-Forum-3-Memorandum-RE-Summary-of-Documents-Newly-Received-from-DHS-Whistleblowers.pdf

https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/excerpted_testimony_ryan_schwank.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/americas/mexico-violence-el-mencho-videos.html

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284360/gov.uscourts.dcd.284360.74.0.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheUzrXsKrY

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0

https://x.com/SenMarkey/status/2021743552707862805?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/ring-cameras-ice-what-to-know/

https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/

https://www.theverge.com/tech/877235/nancy-guthrie-google-nest-cam-video-storage

https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/

https://www.cnyfertility.com/low-cost-ivf-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=The%20Average%20Cost%20of%20IVF,spend%20$50%2D60%2C000%20on%20treatment%20

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xkYDBg/
https://people.com/donald-trump-nicknames-himself-fertilization-president-womens-history-month-11704347

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-ivf-to-be-paid-for-by-government-or-insurance-companies-if-elected-218264645586

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/10/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-actions-to-lower-costs-and-expand-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf-and-high-quality-fertility-care/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/expanding-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization/

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/nixon-shock

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10384/pdf/COMPS-10384.pdf

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:19%20section:2132%20edition:prelim)

https://www.cov.com/-/media/files/corporate/publications/2016/12/law360_the_presidents_long_forgotten_power_to_raise_tariffs.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/bessent-expects-supreme-court-uphold-legality-trumps-tariffs-eyes-plan-b-2025-09-01/

https://www.cato.org/blog/supreme-court-got-it-right-ieepa-dont-pop-champagne-yet

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/a-breakdown-of-the-courts-tariff-decision/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trumps-new-tariffs-shift-focus-balance-payments-economists-see-no-crisis-2026-02-24/

https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/what-supreme-courts-tariff-ruling-changes-and-what-it-doesnt

https://www.cato.org/commentary/trump-has-many-options-supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/25/2026-03824/imposing-a-temporary-import-surcharge-to-address-fundamental-international-payments-problems

https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/BalanceofPayments.html

https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-434-back-to-the-1970s-again

https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/sri-lanka-from-economic-collapse-to-remarkable-recovery-policy-lessons-and-recommendations/

https://www.investopedia.com/insights/what-is-the-balance-of-payments/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/supreme-court-ruling-trump-state-of-the-union
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28 February 2026, 5:00 am
1 hour 10 minutes

Part Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

In our thrilling conclusion, Robert explores how the Ferguson protests and the right-wing fear-mongering around them radicalized Jeffrey Epstein and his rich friends into fascism.
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26 February 2026, 10:00 am
1 hour 6 minutes

Part Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert explains how Jeffrey Epstein became increasingly pilled on right-wing media and even started funding race science to further his eugenics-laced views.

Sources:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/strange-saga-jeffrey-epstein-s-link-brock-pierce-1240462/

https://protos.com/brock-pierces-dark-and-disturbing-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein/

https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/

https://www.btcc.com/en-US/square/NodeS4mur4i/1476425

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://decrypt.co/348724/jeffrey-epstein-bitcoin-crypto-taxes-steve-bannon-emails

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/epstein-files-trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-star-robin-leach-appears-in-epstein-files-dump/ar-AA1Voj3M

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/musk-bannon-thiel-epstein-documents-00582627

https://www.cryptobreaking.com/how-crypto-figures-in-epstein/

https://bsky.app/profile/picklebee.bsky.social/post/3mdss63eemc2n

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.html

https://medium.com/@areidross/neoliberalism-is-not-the-final-boss-and-it-never-was-63918dc68a51

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01968406.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00824843.pdf`

https://bsky.app/profile/msmaxwellmusic.bsky.social/post/3mdsxo35qo222

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https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/politics/new-documents-trump-epstein

https://barthsnotes.com/2026/02/01/conspiracists-focus-on-murder-and-sra-adjacent-allegations-in-epstein-document-release/

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/jeffrey-epstein-files-reveal-dinner-image-with-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-and-musk/news-story/8a640c675dcabf36f6a972254bd1dc8c

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https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/jeffrey-epstein-john-brockman-edge-foundation?utm_campaign=epstein-backed-billionaires-dinner-network-of-prominent-anti-trans-figures&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=transnews.network

https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg

https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login

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https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.html

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01894969.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01972089.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://archive.is/ObiDP#selection-917.2-925.110

https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-wants-more-control-over-women-after-girlfriend-missing-1834188

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249566.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02382770.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/05/07/bills-sex-accusers-echo-trump-hillary-enabler/

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00782408.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02394746.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615377.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/search

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https://maxread.substack.com/about

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https://www.thegamer.com/jeffrey-epstein-call-of-duty-microtransactions/

https://kotaku.com/jeffrey-epstein-files-bobby-kotick-activision-ghislaine-maxwell-2000665456

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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65372710

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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02367627.pdf

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https://blocknuggets.com/news/tether-crash-threatens-crypto-world/

https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/steve-bannon-once-guided-a-global-firm-that-made-millions-helping-gamers-cheat/2017/08/04/ef7ae442-76c8-11e7-803f-a6c989606ac7_story.html

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https://www.aol.com/news/child-star-turned-millionaire-brock-155613028.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKtPluqCxdqV4VcHB6HTxIxjXR83tFW5Uav6fNBwHvED7ZM4EnkIlshTjQmsCe4DushIa2m8yCN1LOOag1v5Da1JRt4Vg60GG-hCcHRAFaXNUQ0J_hgM9vJoWYu5FjwTJesqS6sFyF2S9UYAhKGh-gVahFSwfsqay3pKzyv3rKvw
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24 February 2026, 10:00 am
3 hours 8 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 220

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know

- War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo

- The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis

- Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

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Sources/Links:

Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know

https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/terror-without-ideology-the-rise-of-nihilistic-violence-an-isd-investigation/

https://archive.ph/9ACYN

https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&author=jesseboy347&limit=10&sort=desc

https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tumbler-ridge-shooter-had-interest-gore-and-guns

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-suspect-social-media.html

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-with-ties-to-wisconsin-school-shooter-accused-of-mass-shooting-threats/3603745/?amp=1

https://www.wisn.com/article/research-details-colorado-teen-shooters-online-idolization-of-madison-school-shooter-others/66130619

War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo

https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com

https://sarajevotimes.com/prosecution-in-milan-opens-case-against-giuseppe-vegnaduzzo-first-suspect-in-sarajevo-safari-investigation/

The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis

Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor: https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor

From War to Nationalism - China’s Turning Point, 1924-1925

Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/moderna-shares-fall-after-fda-refuses-review-new-flu-vaccine-2026-02-11/

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/mamdani-taps-ex-biden-official-to-audit-nypd-other-agencies-for-sanctuary-law-lapses-00781624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA

https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/

https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-rink-shooters-son-set-fire-to-black-church-in-north-providence-in-2024/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-republican

https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-statement-republican-counter-commonsense

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations

https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions

https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables

https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_introduces_legislation_to_redirect_excessive_ice_funding_to_new_mexico_law_enforcement.pdf

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf
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21 February 2026, 5:00 am
1 hour 2 minutes

Part Two: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert explores how Jeffrey Epstein used his friendship with Brock Pierce and his influence with Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to push for micro transactions in video games to "indoctrinate" children.
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19 February 2026, 10:00 am
1 hour 8 minutes

Part One: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert begins to explore the new Epstein files with Andrew Ti and unveils a conspiracy that crosses cryptocurrency, right-wing political power and, believe it or not, video game micro transactions.

(4 Part Series)

Sources:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/strange-saga-jeffrey-epstein-s-link-brock-pierce-1240462/

https://protos.com/brock-pierces-dark-and-disturbing-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein/

https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/

https://www.btcc.com/en-US/square/NodeS4mur4i/1476425

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://decrypt.co/348724/jeffrey-epstein-bitcoin-crypto-taxes-steve-bannon-emails

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/epstein-files-trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-star-robin-leach-appears-in-epstein-files-dump/ar-AA1Voj3M

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/musk-bannon-thiel-epstein-documents-00582627

https://www.cryptobreaking.com/how-crypto-figures-in-epstein/

https://bsky.app/profile/picklebee.bsky.social/post/3mdss63eemc2n

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.html

https://medium.com/@areidross/neoliberalism-is-not-the-final-boss-and-it-never-was-63918dc68a51

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01968406.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00824843.pdf`

https://bsky.app/profile/msmaxwellmusic.bsky.social/post/3mdsxo35qo222

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-tip-alleged-trump-witnessed-epstein-victims-baby-being-killed-dumped-in-lake-michigan/ar-AA1T5KJc

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/politics/new-documents-trump-epstein

https://barthsnotes.com/2026/02/01/conspiracists-focus-on-murder-and-sra-adjacent-allegations-in-epstein-document-release/

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/jeffrey-epstein-files-reveal-dinner-image-with-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-and-musk/news-story/8a640c675dcabf36f6a972254bd1dc8c

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mark-zuckerbergs-wild-dinner-with-epstein-revealed-in-files/

https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/jeffrey-epstein-john-brockman-edge-foundation?utm_campaign=epstein-backed-billionaires-dinner-network-of-prominent-anti-trans-figures&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=transnews.network

https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg

https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login

https://www.totalprosports.com/motor-sports/ex-nascar-star-exposed-sexually-explicit-convo-jeffrey-epstein-email-release/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.html

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01894969.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01972089.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://archive.is/ObiDP#selection-917.2-925.110

https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-wants-more-control-over-women-after-girlfriend-missing-1834188

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249566.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02382770.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/05/07/bills-sex-accusers-echo-trump-hillary-enabler/

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00782408.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02394746.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615377.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/search

https://www.webcitation.org/6159jR9pC?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email

https://maxread.substack.com/about

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf

https://www.thegamer.com/jeffrey-epstein-call-of-duty-microtransactions/

https://kotaku.com/jeffrey-epstein-files-bobby-kotick-activision-ghislaine-maxwell-2000665456

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/childrens-video-games-addictive-features-gaming-report/105136744

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65372710

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitlicense-5-timeline-york-landmark-140100043.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20140812110838/https://www.dfs.ny.gov/about/press2014/pr1407171-vc.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01916226.pdf

https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/technology/networking/l1-l2-vs-l3-whats-the-difference

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02604992.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02367627.pdf

https://x.com/Acquired_Savant/status/2018160077769789584?s=20

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/cryptocurrencies/epstein-files-spark-false-claims-linking-disgraced-financier-to-bitcoin-control/ar-AA1VvfOf

https://archive.is/7tNPw#selection-1551.152-1551.226

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-winklevoss-twins-gemini-crypto-exchange/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/17t6txf/how_bad_would_a_bank_run_have_to_be_to_push/

https://blocknuggets.com/news/tether-crash-threatens-crypto-world/

https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/steve-bannon-once-guided-a-global-firm-that-made-millions-helping-gamers-cheat/2017/08/04/ef7ae442-76c8-11e7-803f-a6c989606ac7_story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-07-mn-27448-story.html

https://www.aol.com/news/child-star-turned-millionaire-brock-155613028.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKtPluqCxdqV4VcHB6HTxIxjXR83tFW5Uav6fNBwHvED7ZM4EnkIlshTjQmsCe4DushIa2m8yCN1LOOag1v5Da1JRt4Vg60GG-hCcHRAFaXNUQ0J_hgM9vJoWYu5FjwTJesqS6sFyF2S9UYAhKGh-gVahFSwfsqay3pKzyv3rKvw
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17 February 2026, 10:00 am
3 hours 21 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 219

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot

- Normalcy feat. Andrew

- Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons

- The Art of Petty with Prop & Amanda Nelson

- Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos

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Sources/Links:

Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot

Paul Virilio, “The Suicidal State,” in J. DerDerian, ed. The Virilio Reader

https://files.libcom.org/files/A%20Thousand%20Plateaus.pdf

https://contactos.tome.press/welcome-to-the-suicidal-state/

https://jacobin.com/2024/10/death-drive-trump-freud-liberalism

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-penguin-breaks-internet-sends-left-frenzy

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/penguin-walking-toward-mountain-nihilist-penguin

https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-nihilist-penguin-meme-why-a-video-of-a-penguin-walking-toward-a-mountain-from-a-werner-herzog-film-is-going-viral-explained

https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2014869279850496358

https://x.com/HHSGov/status/2014772131242877320?s=20

https://x.com/policylaila/status/2015359679279337808

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2015068422980182214

https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1954555969515450790

Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7

Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos

https://rumble.com/v75hvqg-tpusa-presents-the-all-american-halftime-show.html?e9s=rel_v2_ep

https://www.thebiglead.com/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows-bad-bunny-v/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/television/2026/02/09/how-many-people-watched-the-halftime-show-2026-bad-bunny-super-bowl/88586255007/

https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2321.pdf?q=20260210145058

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Gatalog%20Complaint_FINAL.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977.67.0_1.pdf

https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2021292068065153476

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/hisd/article/hisd-loses-immigrant-students-21307427.php

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-26/family-of-student-arrested-outside-arlete-high-allege-racial-profiling-trump-administration

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26708008-us-district-judge-fred-bierys-opinion-ordering-release-of-5-year-old-liam-arias-and-father/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109413/maxwell-appeals-for-clemency

https://x.com/domarkus/status/2020882509525893536?s=46

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casey-wasserman-epstein-fallout-1236500784/

https://www.foxla.com/news/la28-casey-wasserman-epstein-maxwell-investigation-results

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-opening-statement-at-hearing-slamming-attorney-general-bondi-s-epstein-cover-up-betrayal-of-the-principle-of-justice-for-all

https://apnews.com/live/trump-bondi-epstein-updates-2-11-2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEXpOSBE7I

https://x.com/calltoactivism/status/2021617879750455415?s=46

https://x.com/antunes1/status/2021625934919369208?s=46

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021661313429082564?s=46

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021629409606676989?s=46

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14 February 2026, 5:00 am
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