- 1 hour 5 minutesPart One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics.
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8 September 2026, 9:00 am - 3 hours 6 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 248
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Disarming Hamas
- Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
- The Hunt for Jason Arday
- Civilization with Andrew
- Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted
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Sources/Links:
Disarming Hamas
- https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism
- https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/
- https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants
Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
- 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
The Hunt for Jason Arday
Civilization with Andrew
- 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
Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted
- 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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5 September 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutesPart Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.
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3 September 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutesPart One: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot.
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1 September 2026, 9:00 am - 4 hours 11 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 247
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
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How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition
- How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2
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Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic
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DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota
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Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions
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Sources/Links:
How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition
- https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-dundon/
- https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nbas-newest-cheapest-owner-shows-how-billionaires-ruin-sports
- https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/
- https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/investment-riches-built-on-auto-loans-to-poor/#:~:text=Ms.,the%20loan%20with%20her%20daughter
- https://www.youtube.com/live/UD8erzI72Fg
- https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/shadow-bank-blue-owl-caps-021700097.html
- https://wealth.blueowl.com/solutions/investment-strategy-real-assets-digital-infrastructure
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/blue-owl-fund-sells-warehouse-to-dhs-for-ice-mega-jail
- https://youtu.be/3BqOjrFFNK0
- https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.14.3.95
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12572
- https://belkcollegeofbusiness.charlotte.edu/economic-working-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/850/2012/10/wp2016-014.pdf
- https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/economics-hosting-olympic-games
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24131508_Mega-Events_The_effect_of_the_world's_biggest_sporting_events_on_local_regional_and_national_economies
- https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf
- https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf
- https://media.clemson.edu/economics/data/sports/Stadiums%20and%20Econ%20Impact/Matheson-2019-Journal_of_Policy_Analysis_and_Management.pdf
- https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-analysis/114957/portland-moda-center-portland-trail-blazers-arena-revenue-debate-sports-teams-city-revenue-taxes-deal
- https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey
- https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/
- https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/
- https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/
- https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/
- https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/20/trail-blazers-moda-center-portland-basketball-sports/
- https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com
- https://weareripcity.org/#supporters
- https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/
- https://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php
- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7145153/2026/03/25/nba-expansion-seattle-las-vegas/
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2
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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr
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Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State edited by Alfred W. McCoy and Francisco A. Scarano
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The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture by Amy Kaplan
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https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html
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https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/1685.html
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https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547
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https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/
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https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099257005212415735
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement
- https://juntasupervision.pr.gov/abril-y-mayo-2025/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/trump-strait-of-hormuz-american-territory
- https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:School_Begins_(Puck_Magazine_1-25-1899).jpg
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Las carpetas: persecución política y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico by Ramón Bosque Pérez y Javier Colón Morera
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Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952 by Harry Franqui-Rivera
Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic
- https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/
- @thefrankiedlc
- @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social
- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/
DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl
- inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY
Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions
- https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute
- https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/ - https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk - https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 - https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on
- https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/
- https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html
- https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd
- https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/ - https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/
- https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24
- https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20
- https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html
- https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf
- https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk
- https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf
- https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html
- https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36
- https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
- https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html
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29 August 2026, 4:00 am -
- 1 hour 14 minutesPart Two: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?
Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly).
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27 August 2026, 9:00 am - 58 minutes 57 secondsPart One: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?
There are a few candidates for the title "the real Indiana Jones" but Percy Fawcett is the man whose reputation most inspired our favorite fictional archaeologist. Unfortunately, he was a racist, a murderer and a weirdo occultist who led his own son to a horrific death for reasons of Magic.
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25 August 2026, 9:00 am - 4 hours 3 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 246
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
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How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
- The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly
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How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
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Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
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Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election
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Sources/Links:
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187
https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/
https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy
https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/
https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/
https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html
https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547
https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-View/Article/4463352/154-the-longe
st-blackout-in-us-history-hurricane-maria/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-was-serious-about-trading-hurricane-stricken-puert
o-rico-greenland-n1237336
https://www.democracynow.org/2001/8/3/as_navy_pounds_vieques_with_largest
“Nationals” but not “Citizens”https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/nationals-but-not-citizens-how-the-u-s-denies-citizenship
-to-american-samoansHow AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
https://audrasrealthoughts.wordpress.com/
https://incarceratedworkers.org
https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedworkers/
https://www.jailhouselawyersspeak.com/new-page
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election
https://x.com/CBPCommissioner/status/2089395143136731579?s=20
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/korea-KOSPI-Korea-Stock-Index-fell-six-percent-steep-losses-chipmakers/2411787132055/https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/shares-fall-asia-kospi-57-oil-prices-jump-135759997
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2089911556301550045?s=20https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_2.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.6_3.pdf
https://archive.ph/ZF3Y0#selection-4307.0-4307.372
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/212/united-states-v-sant/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117119807819944656https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-confirms-irgc-backchannel-calls-irans-white-flag-surrender
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2089719923295556095?s=20
https://x.com/RudawEnglish/status/2089263666742931732?s=20
https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/30/General-Dynamics-Corps-alleged-proposal-to-sell-a-wrench/2171439016400/
https://time.com/archive/6710343/general-dynamics-under-fire/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-trump-ceasefire-expires-extension-.html
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/us-iran-economic-strain-strait-of-hormuz-conflict/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack.html
https://archive.is/f4Ei8#selection-4447.0-4447.264
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/selling-grips-bond-markets-us-japan-inflation-fiscal-worries-take-hold-2026-08-18/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/treasury-announces-upscaled-buyback-operation-for-longer-term-debt-sending-yields-lower.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-market-warning-yields-hit-2007-record-2026-8
https://angienixon.com/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-special-elections/florida-senate-results#democratic-primary https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/florida-democratic-senate-primary-results.html
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2087282981593387046?s=20
https://x.com/genzforchange/status/2088252309243297868
https://x.com/genzforchange/status/2088037851086614842?s=20
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22 August 2026, 4:00 am -
- 1 hour 5 minutesPart Two: Francisco Solano Lopez: The Worst Military Leader In Human History
Robert continues telling James Stout about the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.
Sources:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26494384?googleloggedin=true&seq=22
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/war-of-the-triple-alliance-bloodbath-in-paraguay/
https://www.thecollector.com/francisco-solano-lopez-paraguayan-war/
https://countrystudies.us/paraguay/10.htm
https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780742537552
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20 August 2026, 9:00 am - 57 minutes 49 secondsPart One: Francisco Solano Lopez: The Worst Military Leader In Human History
This week Robert sits down with James Stout to weave the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.
Sources:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26494384?googleloggedin=true&seq=22
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/war-of-the-triple-alliance-bloodbath-in-paraguay/
https://www.thecollector.com/francisco-solano-lopez-paraguayan-war/
https://countrystudies.us/paraguay/10.htm
https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780742537552
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18 August 2026, 9:00 am - 4 hours 6 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 245
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Gen Z Protests that Shook India's Fascist Government
- GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA
- GlobeCon: Can Technocratic Neoliberalism Save Us? Um no wtf?
- How Ken Paxton Became the Most Corrupt Man in Texas Politics
- Executive Disorder: Flock Sabotage, Tariff Refunds for Corporations, Wisconsin Election
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Sources/Links:
The Gen Z Protests that Shook India's Fascist Government
https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf
https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk
https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270
GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA\
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedulehttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039
https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a https://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/
https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.php https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html
https://dockish.com/analysis.html
https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0
https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html
https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20GlobeCon: Can Technocratic Neoliberalism Save Us? Um no wtf?
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-new-liberal-podcast-30949602/episode/the-crisis-of-liberalism-338635572
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/bennet-loses-colorado-governor-primary-00983357?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterhttps://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.htmlExecutive Disorder: Flock Sabotage, Tariff Refunds for Corporations, Wisconsin Election
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/us-nears-full-withdrawal-iraq-bases-kurdistan-region-face-attacks-iran-proxies?gift_code=PxC6sQpYfa47Ebi2ruPAcNozYz0
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/us-military-iran-war-troops-punish?Date=20260803&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1785734410&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/politics/exclusive-splc-fraud-cfo-charges
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/10/spacexs-earnings-show-elon-wiped-out-two-thirds-of-twitters-ad-business/ https://crimethinc.com/2026/08/12/the-border-is-an-open-wound-a-tree-sit-in-lochiel-arizona-halts-border-wall-construction
https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/axon-license-plate-reader-flock-replacement-surveillance-2026/https://sls.eff.org/technologies/automated-license-plate-readers-alprs
https://krocnews.com/stolen-flock-cameras-winona-mn/
https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/flock-cameras-destroyed-nationwide-ice-backlash-2026/
https://ngscinc.com/history-license-plate-recognition
https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/patrol-cars-poles-alpr/
https://www.wlky.com/article/attorney-lmpd-flock-camera-scandal/69895783
https://nypost.com/2026/07/29/us-news/flock-cameras-vandalized-in-monterey-county/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.226137/gov.uscourts.mnd.226137.42.0.pdf
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/fc/2015HB-06844-R000875-FC.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixi9_cciy8w&t=43s https://apnews.com/article/vaccine-research-autism-trump-kennedy-rfk-d10f81f221c4ae9f5b2f83dd0ee98b29
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/delivering-gold-standard-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-for-americans/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/health/executive-order-vaccines-what-it-meanshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tariff-refunds-split-companies-as-consumers-demand-share-of-166b/ar-AA29jzkBhttps://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/2087228416101699813?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrKW3GAQjG/?img_index=3https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/wisconsin-governor-results
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/us/politics/wisconsin-democratic-primary-governor-polling.html
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/11/wisconsin-minnesota-south-carolina-connecticut-elections/wisconsin-election-tv-ads-01035024https://program.dsausa.org/
https://archive.is/FVnx0#selection-1275.0-1281.109https://aviationsourcenews.com/air-farce-one-the-exorbitant-cost-of-refitting-a-qatari-boeing-747-8/
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