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

1. Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's

2. Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew

3. Mutuality feat. Andrew

4. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #4

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Sources/Links:

Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's

https://linktr.ee/peetslaborunion

https://peetslaborunion.org

@peetslaborunion

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLR6ZV4VZRBPT/checkout/2KLSQDHYHY7D3GNP7YUX62CD

Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew

https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/david-graeber-on-acting-like-an-anarchist/
https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/

Mutuality feat. Andrew

Debt by David Graeber: https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/

Antinomies of Democracy by Shawn Wilbur: https://humaniterations.net/2016/12/28/the-distinct-radicalism-of-anarchism/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #4

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/americas/trump-migrant-deportation-panama.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/kennedy-lays-out-hhs-plan-00204675

https://newrepublic.com/post/191630/donald-trump-tom-homan-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-immigration

https://popular.info/p/in-botched-dei-purge-osha-trashes?r=4v4dm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 

https://www.businessinsider.com/doge-list-officials-resigned-fired-musk-trump-federal-government-2025-2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/17/doge-social-security-musk/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716

https://www.theverge.com/news/614078/faa-air-traffic-control-spacex-elon-musk-layoff-staff-shortage

https://apnews.com/article/rubio-plane-mechanical-issue-munich-conference-031928b920ff8e8d495d1590d508e1e5

https://x.com/BethanyAllenEbr/status/1892086856990237059

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-auto-tariff-rate-will-be-around-25-2025-02-18/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/trump-order-power-independent-agencies-00204798

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302481/trump-independent-agencies

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Robert explains how Tony Alamo became a jacket maker to the stars, providing Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and others with fashion via child labor. Also, lots of sex crimes.

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Robert sits down with Samantha McVey to talk about Tony Alamo, the evangelical cult leader who enslaved children to make denim vests for the stars.

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

1. Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada

2. How the Federal Government Fell

3. Constitutional Law Professor Reacts

4. What's Happening To Gaza Under Trump: An Update with Dana El-Kurd

5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3

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Sources/Links:

Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-direct-action

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/trump-expansion-ideas-what-matters/index.html

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01

https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.9669319

https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/product/motor-cars-and-other-vehicles-principally-designed-cars-for-transport-of-persons?redirect=true

https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/product/oils-of-petroleum-or-bituminous-minerals?redirect=true

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/mex/partner/usa

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/01/michigan-poised-to-take-a-big-hit-under-trump-tariffs/78099053007/

https://www.ilscompany.com/products-imported-from-mexico/

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mexico-automotive-industry

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/31/trumps-25percent-tariffs-this-is-whats-at-stake-for-us-auto-industry.html

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/mexico

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/why-buy-greenland-trump-annex-ronald-lauder-manifest-destiny/

How the Federal Government Fell

https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/how-the-federal-government-fell

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p19l24g2o

https://prospect.org/economy/2025-02-11-vought-restores-cfpb-procedure-that-sustains-mortgage-markets/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/10/politics/tariffs-steel-aluminum-trump

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/bond-traders-waver-trump-questions-us-government-debt-figures-2025-02-10/

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/trump-says-us-might-have-less-debt-than-thought-2025-02-09/

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Robert tells Brandie how Richard Doty crafted an elaborate alien ruse to destroy Paul Bennewitz's mind, all with the goal of hiding the U.S. government's drone and stealth bomber programs.

Spying, disinformation accusations follow UFO figure Rick Doty — an exclusive interview – Mystery Wire

INTERVIEW: Defiant Rick Doty defends against 'liar' claims — punk rock and UFOs

Mirage Men: UFO researcher Mark Pilkington on deception and psychological warfare | WIRED

 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/81486/ex-air-force-intelligence-officer-ufos-are-50-000-years-ahead-of-us/index.html

Ex-Air Force Intelligence Officer: UFOs are 50,000 years ahead of us

Here’s a thing about Richard Doty that not many know... : r/UFOs

The Man Who Knew Too Much: The Unthinkable True Story of How the US Government Conspired to Destroy a UFOlogist Who Knew Too Much | by Cybertheticproject | Medium

The real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up | Movies | The Guardian

The U.S. Government UFO Cover-Up Is Real—But It’s Not What You Think - The Atlantic

Robert Bigelow: Is There Life After Death? - The New York Times

Here’s a thing about Richard Doty that not many know... : r/UFOs

https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/were-going-to-work-miracles/

https://www.amazon.com/Saucers-Spooks-Kooks-Disinformation-Aquarius/dp/0994617682

https://bookshop.org/p/books/project-beta-the-story-of-paul-bennewitz-national-security-and-the-creation-of-a-modern-ufo-myth-greg-bishop/f43a1e97fc8139fd?ean=9781416513391&digital=t&source=IndieBound

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This week we tell the harrowing story of Paul Bennewitz, a simple nerdy engineer who spotted evidence of covert Air Force weapons programs and was gaslit into believing they were alien spacecraft.

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

1. The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma

2. (Maybe Don't) Read Siege

3. How Trump is Killing Science (And You)

4. Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh

5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2

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Sources/Links:

(Maybe Don't) Read Siege

https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606

Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh

Donations:

VOMA 
https://www.voma.center/en
VOMA is a non-governmental movement that aims to strengthen the defenses of the Republic of Armenia through preparing Armenians  and Diaspora to face the immanent threat of invasion by Azerbaijan and Turkey. A defensive organization only. 

Kooyrigs
https://kooyrigs.org
Kooyrigs is a women-led organization and NGO. Focused on supporting Armenia and Artsakh refugees  through various humanitarian projects, especially in the areas of education, healthcare, and emergency relief efforts.

Pahapan Development Foundation: 
http://www.pahapan.org/en/
Donations go toward supporting and developing Tavush: there are about 10000 children who live under regular shootings by Azeri troops in 23 borderline villages of Tavush region. This organization helps their safety as well as implementing social, cultural and educational programs.

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
https://www.himnadram.org
This fund is one of the main sources of support for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, focusing on community development, health, education, and infrastructure.

Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)
https://www.agbu.org
AGBU is one of the largest Armenian-American organizations that provides support for educational, cultural, and social welfare initiatives in Armenia and globally.

Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR)
https://www.farusa.org
FAR focuses on providing relief to vulnerable populations in Armenia, supporting programs in health, education, and economic development.

Paros Foundation
http://parosfoundation.org/available-projects/
Donations can contribute to a number of humanitarian missions they have in Armenia. You can choose to support individual projects or donate to the foundation in general.

Armenia Fund
https://www.armeniafund.org
A wide ranging charity for infrastructure projects, educational scholarships, and providing aid to vulnerable populations.

Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund
https://armenianwoundedheroes.com
This fund provides direct support to Armenian soldiers who have been injured in the line of duty, offering medical assistance and helping them reintegrate into society.

Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
https://www.tumo.org
Tumo is an innovative educational program that provides free tech and creative skills to young people in Armenia. Donations help support the growth of this pioneering center and its ability to empower youth with skills in areas such as animation, coding, game development, and design.

Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC)
https://www.avc.am
AVC connects volunteers with opportunities in Armenia to support a variety of causes, from community development to disaster relief. Donations help fund the ongoing programs and volunteer recruitment.

The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)
https://coaf.org
COAF supports rural communities in Armenia with educational, healthcare, and technological programs.

Armenian Red Cross Society
https://www.redcross.am/en/home.html
The Armenian Red Cross provides critical humanitarian assistance in Armenia, offering emergency relief, health services, and disaster response.

IMAST 
https://imast.am/
IMAST helps Armenian non-profits with micro-donations for individual projects from wildlife to health to community building. 

Other:
One Armenia
https://www.onearmenia.org
A travel group that features local travel opportunities with local people. Promoting responsible travel.

Hike Armenia
https://hikearmenia.org/

Learn4Artsakh
https://learn4artsakh.org
Instagram: @learn4artsakh
Learn4Artsakh is a leftist  platform dedicated to providing educational resources about Artsakh’s history, culture, and people.

Books:
The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide by Peter Balakian

The Caucasian Knot: The History and Geo-politics of Nagorno-Karabagh, by Patrick Donabedian & Claude Mutafian
Available on learn4artsakh.com

My Brother’s Struggle:
A great book by the brother of a complicated Armenian revolutionary who grew up in California.
Available on learn4artsakh.com

AVOID anything by Thomas de Waal

News sites:
https://armenianweekly.com/
https://evnreport.com
https://hetq.am/en

Videos:
White Phosphorus in Artsakh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjwzHkyGYQA&rco=1

Armenia: The Fall of Nagoro-Karabagh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tld7Vz42QSI

Articles:
Cultural destruction by Azerbaijan
https://hyperallergic.com/482353/a-regime-conceals-its-erasure-of-indigenous-armenian-culture/

Azeri War Crimes
https://azeriwarcrimes.org/
An archive of evidence of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and human rights violations committed by Azerbaijan. Not for the faint of heart.

University Network for Human Rights
https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/we-are-no-one
How Three Years of Atrocities Led to the Ethnic Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians

Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Hatred Theme Park
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karabakh-theme-park-armenia-ethnic-hatred-aliyev/31217971.html

History of Artsakh
https://www.armenianmuseum.org/artsakh

Armenian Genocide Historical Overview
https://genocideeducation.org/background/brief-history/

Artwashing and Sportswashing by Azerbaijan:
https://hyperallergic.com/615519/artwashing-a-dictatorship/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2

https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lieutenant-gsa-ai-agency/
http://wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/
https://x.com/USAO_DC/status/1886537850390483276
https://bsky.app/profile/josephpolitano.bsky.social/post/3lhfjn7ires2h https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge/index.html
https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3lhc52j6kns2d https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26?user_email=dabc81d5ec766cfb0c88230c077bd88afdc57894c6b8dcdfcf8102146e6c

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pr/2024/dojpr-041224-former-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-18-years-prison-drug-smuggling-and-bribery.pdf

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-border-agent-nicknamed-goalie-took-bribes-to-let-drugs-into-u-s-prosecutors/3259608/

https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Fentanyl_FY23.pdf

https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/frontline-against-fentanyl

https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1886606794614587573?mx=2

https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/el-salvador/

https://apnews.com/article/eu-us-ukraine-defense-trump-greenland-tariffs-c3e454c8f0959d273c2b6dd5941395e3

https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump-tariffs-de-minimis-exemption

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/americas/mexico-military-migrants-killed-int-latam/index.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/denver-health-pauses-gender-affirming-surgeries-minors-federal-funding/73-e61f598b-e32d-474e-94b4-4b11d4c5c8af
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/nyregion/nyu-langone-hospital-trans-care-youth.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/02/04/transgender-hospitals-gender-affirming-care/78204417007/

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/school-systems-across-us-declare
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/04/nyc-parents-push-for-statement-from-schools-chancellor-opposing-trump-executive-order-on-race-gender/
https://www.seattleschools.org/news/commitment-to-sps-students-staff-and-families/ https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3lhh7qpjygk27 

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Robert and Molly continue their exploration of Venusian health science which apparently involves eating nothing but raw fruit.

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Robert sits down with Molly Conger to explore a book at the foundation of American conspiracy culture that may have helped kill Steve Jobs.

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

1. The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

2. Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

3. They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons

4. How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1

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Sources:

The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

https://www.nalc.org

https://www.fightingnalc.com

https://concernedlettercarriers.com

https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation 

Nut Country Revisited

Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper 

Mark Fenster, Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture   https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816654949/conspiracy-theories/ 

Edward H. Miller, Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo19197692.html

How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

Solidarity Pledge:  https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H 

https://sbworkersunited.org/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-end-federal-support-gender-affirming-care-minors-2025-01-28/

https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/bill-would-block-insurance-companies-that-cover-gender-affirming-care-from-contracting-with-tenncare/

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5238169/starbucks-strike-christmas

https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize

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This is a bonus episode of our Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and John of God episodes aka the bastards of Oprah episodes stitched together with limited ad breaks

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