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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.

3 hours 21 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 228

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

- The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of

- Rojava with Andrew

- Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?

- What Next for the People of Iran?

- Executive Disorder:

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Sources/Links:

The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of

https://transnews.network/p/u-s-catholic-bishops-launch-attack-on-trans-healthcare-it-s-time-to-fight-back

https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban

Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20

https://www.tiktok.com/@laurel.elise5/video/7627719339067591949

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043379636533666100?s=20

https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcla/video/7626572223742102797

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/inland-empire-man-federally-charged-deliberately-setting-fires-destroyed-massive

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-10/warehouse-arson-charges-video

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/04/10/ontario-arson-fire-prompts-questions-about-toilet-paper-availability/89555950007/

https://www.forbes.com/companies/nfi-industries/

https://www.comparably.com/companies/nfi-industries/executive-salaries

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nfi-Industries/salaries/Warehouse-Operations/California

https://www.erieri.com/cost-of-living/united-states/california/ontario#:~:text=Based%20on%20our%20Ontario%20cost,average%20in%20the%20United%20States.

https://www.investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-reports-strong-finish-second-year-transformation

https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2042839737288077445?s=20

https://abc7ny.com/post/college-point-fire-firefighters-continue-battling-flames-industrial-complex-queens-nyc/18870770/

https://www.tiktok.com/@kochead/video/7627882067191270670

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043330472131052020?s=20

https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2043107160301895841

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/04/08/amazon-warehouse-west-jefferson-ohio-fire/89518809007/

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/madison-county/crews-respond-to-fire-at-amazon-facility-in-west-jefferson/

https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627577500066991391

https://newjersey.news12.com/3-alarm-fire-in-ironbound-section-of-newark-rips-through-warehouse

https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/04/over-100-firefighters-battle-fire-that-erupted-at-nj-chemical-warehouse-authorities-say.html

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2026/04/13/rahway-warehouse-lithium-ion-battery-fire/89594009007/

https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2026/04/extremely-large-brush-fire-reported-in-nj-amid-elevated-wildfire-risk.html

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043407987520442763?s=20

https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/-/news-events/news-releases/news-details/fire-news-release-business-fire-contained-at-gsl-transfer-station-in-lawrenceville

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/10/crews-respond-fire-business-near-gwinnett-county-airport/

https://x.com/commie_trucker/status/2043173598035169776?s=20

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043378163393437921?s=20

https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2043136718510153765?s=20

https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/04/12/multiple-departments-respond-5-alarm-fire-orrville/

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-wayne/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-wayne-county-lumber-yard

https://x.com/rdd147/status/2043188567518978381?s=20

https://x.com/strike_dr/status/2043365615247724762?s=20

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/kcfd-puts-out-yet-another-warehouse-fire-on-brundage-lane/article_58533f7d-87b5-4908-af77-3f3cf05b9f90.html

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/large-plume-rises-as-crews-battle-fire-at-abandoned-east-bakersfield-warehouse

https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627984684210769183

https://abc7.com/post/fire-inside-ontario-mills-mall-prompts-closure-arson-investigation/18867715/

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/warehouse-structure-fires

https://hazwoper-osha.com/blog-post/top-5-ignition-sources-in-warehouses-and-how-to-eliminate-them

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043794082833867155?s=20

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20

https://x.com/mistressdivy/status/2043148239520571676

https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/27/voters-think-plane-crashes-have-become-more-frequent-and-blame-recent-accidents-on-air-traffic-controller-shortages

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/05/us/plane-crashes-incidents-data-visuals-dg/

https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles

https://emersoncollegepolling.com/december-2024-national-poll-young-voters-diverge-from-majority-on-crypto-tiktok-and-ceo-assassination/

What Next for the People of Iran?

https://fpa.org/netanyahus-speech-and-the-question-of-an-iran-deal/

https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1996/shock-n-awe_ch5.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqqyly9n0o

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1103shock/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-forces-are-clearing-strait-hormuz-2026-04-11/

https://acleddata.com/iran-crisis-live

https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2043720881256448348?s=20

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/22022026

https://x.com/drpezeshkian/status/2041443063655248199

https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/04/article-3

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/04/article-31

https://hengaw.net/en/execution

https://x.com/PDKIenglish

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961

https://x.com/ScharoBajalan/status/2041190217470693733?s=20

https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/

Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-high-school-shooting-gunman-dead/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-school-shooting-kahramanmaras/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9025d7jqzo

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043831574764921318?s=20

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2044185311673213219?s=20

https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/2043791969554465272?s=20

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/dozens-feared-dead-in-air-strike-on-village-in-northeastern-nigeria

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696.01208840434.0.pdf

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5834485-iran-war-powers-house-2/

https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-court-interpreter-arrested-ice-south-texas-airport/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.484353/gov.uscourts.caed.484353.15.0_1.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pope-leo-brother-bomb-threat-police-investigate-rcna332136

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/doordashs-white-house-stunt-backfired-then-its-pr-guy-made-everything-worse/91331363

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds

https://x.com/TomSteyer/status/2044155939453129001

https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/abolish-ice

https://www.aclu.org/cases/c-m-v-noem?document=Notice-of-Noncompliance-with-PI

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043831680759169231?s=20

https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2044683602638868959?s=20

https://x.com/LloydsList/status/2044748510868779062?s=20

https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156929/US-claims-right-to-seize-Iran-linked-vessels-anywhere-beyond-neutral-waters

https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156937/Iran-linked-vessels-continue-to-transit-Hormuz-despite-US-blockade

https://x.com/WarshipCam/status/2042574455549894847

https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2043826535203758561?s=20

https://news.usni.org/2026/04/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-13-2026

https://hanahr.org/en/news/hana-legal-team-report-on-the-death-of-ghazal-mawlan-chaparabad-following-a-drone-strike-and-alleged-denial-of-emergency-medical-care-in-sulaymaniyah/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/iran-routes-grain-imports-to-gulf-of-oman-with-hormuz-locked-up

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl

https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20

https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4

https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/

https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-workers-lighting-warehouses-on-fire/id1449762156?i=1000761449075
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18 April 2026, 4:00 am
1 hour 2 minutes

Part Two: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explains how Jimmy Savile went from bike race commentator to pop music DJ and gatekeeper to the stars, and how much of Britain clamored to give him access to young girls as a reward.
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16 April 2026, 9:00 am
1 hour 3 minutes

Part One: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explores the life and times of Jimmy Savile, the face of the BBC for decades, an ally of Margaret Thatcher, and a pedophile rapist on an incomprehensible scale.
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14 April 2026, 9:00 am
3 hours 23 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 227

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

- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1

- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2

- The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination

- Nigeria with Andrew

- Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?

You 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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Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!

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It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics

Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary

Sources/Links:

How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg

https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r

The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination

Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/

We Need New Jewish Institutions by Arielle Angel - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions

Jewish Federations of North America polling - https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/

Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-

Sources:

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519

https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/

https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20

https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad

https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html

https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1

https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/

https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20

https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414

https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411

https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229

https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843

https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about

https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/

https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired

https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402
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11 April 2026, 4:00 am
1 hour 16 minutes

Part Four: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil concludes the story of Phil Spector by talking about the murder he definitely committed.
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9 April 2026, 9:00 am
1 hour 25 minutes

Part Three: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, and how his relationship with the Beatles and his relationship with his wife came into, uh, conflict.

Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Please submit your votes by April 16th :)

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7 April 2026, 9:00 am
4 hours 10 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 226

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

- The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

- Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela

- Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

- Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

- Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

You 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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Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!

Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation

It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics

Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary

Sources/Links:

The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

https://rachelnorfolk.me/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_State_11402.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250402-RecognizingMaleAndFemaleSexes.pdf

https://iptp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025.2.24_DOS_Guidance_for_Visa_Adjudicators_EO_14201_22Keeping_Men_Out_of_Wom_VhPai1S.pdf

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/administrative-processing-information.html

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030209.html

https://bsky.app/profile/progesteronipizza.bsky.social/post/3m5w6wnkyhc2u

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf

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_03_0000.pdf

https://www.tiktok.com/@transitics/video/7616520936925285662

https://bsky.app/profile/firestorm.coop/post/3mgwxdih3x222

https://www.tiktok.com/@e_c_lider/video/7616688370462231830

https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention

https://www.them.us/story/alice-correia-barbosa-ice-arrest-brazil-trans

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-mexico-deportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#

https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf

https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-administration-plans-to-end-prison-rape-protections-for-trans-and-intersex-people-memo-says/

https://theneedlenews.com/2026/03/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27871234-fda-2025-p-7321-0001-attachment-public-fda/?ref=theneedlenews.com

https://bsky.app/profile/angelic.style/post/3mgv3hjepvs2p

https://bsky.app/profile/tinylesbianrobot.itch.io/post/3mgvbihtidu2m

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4865109/#:~:text=Only%20346%20(18%25)%20of,Risk%20Evaluation%20and%20Mitigation%20Strategy

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/19/tennessee-gop-advances-bill-that-would-create-public-list-of-trans-residents/?utm_content=1773928472&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

https://trackbill.com/bill/tennessee-house-bill-754-an-act-to-amend-tennessee-code-annotated-title-1-title-4-title-33-title-56-title-63-title-68-and-title-71-relative-to-health-care/2644177/

https://x.com/popbase/status/2034737772792041622?s=46

https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/movaokabwva/USA_HEALTH_TRANSGENDER_WESTVIRGINIA.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can

https://bsky.app/profile/davidforbes.bsky.social/post/3mgv5httwss26

https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people

https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/18/meaning-through-its-opposite-significance-quest-theory-and-nihilistic-violent-extremism/

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-are-nihilist-violent-extremists

https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949?s=20

https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOykLZJDS2h/

https://www.tiktok.com/@genericartdad/video/7554381061128473886

Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela

https://www.instagram.com/e.m.arian

Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/

Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967

https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a
nn-mary-zheng/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline

https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583

https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/

https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/
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4 April 2026, 4:00 am
1 hour 12 minutes

Part Two: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, now with The Beatles!

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2 April 2026, 9:00 am
1 hour 6 minutes

Part One: The Phil Spector Episodes

Robert sits down with his old pal and Grammy-award audio engineer Greazy Will to discuss one of the music industry's greatest bastards: Phil Spector.

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31 March 2026, 9:00 am
3 hours 53 minutes

It Could Happen Here Weekly 225

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

- Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism

- The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

- Israel’s Attack on Lebanon

- Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse

- Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations

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Sources/Links:

Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism

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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting

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https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/

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The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

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Eleanor Klibanoff, “Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit,” The Texas Tribune, July 3, 2024, https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-5th-circuit-court-rulings-texas-overturned/

Mattathias Schwartz, “This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism,” New York Times, August 9, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/judge-ho-trump-border.html

Israel’s Attack on Lebanon

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Elia at +972mag - https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/

Death toll and displacement numbers in Lebanon - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/hezbollah-attack-kills-one-in-north-israel-as-assault-on-lebanon-continues

Nathan Brown on “Israel’s Forever Wars” - https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/03/dominance-degradation-and-debilitation

Land for peace concept - https://archive.unescwa.org/land-peace-principle

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Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse

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Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations

https://x.com/Holden_Culotta/status/2034419794099777620?s=20

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2026/fbi-investigates-national-security-aide-who-resigned-over-war

https://abcnews.com/Politics/pentagon-plans-national-guard-dc-2029-2-us/story?id=131234530

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/

https://x.com/cspan/status/2036514340896121179?s=20

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036105325326016658?s=20

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036083777164775452

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036253584090685709?s=20

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5799345-ice-deployment-tsa-criticism/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html

https://punchbowl.news/archive/32326-am/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116275668825285445

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2036511652275703864?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/gregory-bovino-border-patrol.html

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2031414203920077123

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Fh_K2gxDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fW9E2zneDg

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/mullin-confirmation-hearing-senate-paul-dhs

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036510924173963558?s=20

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https://archive.vn/Xg3zP#selection-717.162-717.174

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-us-trump.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/trump-iran-war-power-plants-energy-infrastructure-middle-east.html

https://time.com/article/2026/03/25/trump-peace-proposal-us-iran-war-israel-pakistan/

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-reliance-buys-5-million-barrels-iranian-oil-after-us-waiver-sources-say-2026-03-24/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1450zj6n48o

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrzr9ynpn1o

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/oil-prices-trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-wti-crude-middle-east-lng-gas.html

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thai-tanker-strait-hormuz-iran-6015671
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28 March 2026, 4:00 am
1 hour 5 minutes

Part Two: The First Shah of Iran

Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.
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26 March 2026, 9:00 am
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