The gang discuss USCIS policy changes making it harder to apply for a green card, law enforcement tracking anti-AI sentiments, an Alabama congressional map ruled as racially discriminatory, and the Trump admin pushing the Fed to allow transferring crypto.

Sources:

https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential 

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898 

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241

https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502 

https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/  

https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf  

https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507

https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270

https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084

https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf 

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/

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On this episode of Outlaw, Olive is joined by movement attorneys Moira Meltzer-Cohen, Bina Ahmad, and Joey Mogul to discuss trends in the repression of anti-ICE activity across the country and how to prepare for the long road ahead.

To learn more about how the law is used to crush dissent, check out the other episodes of Outlaw, an anti-repression podcast. Find past episodes here: https://linktr.ee/outlawpod

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For more context about J20 or the War on Terror, check out these Outlaw episodes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlaw/id1803156411?i=1000699958987
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlaw/id1803156411?i=1000718858590

More on Grand Juries: 
Final Straw’s past episodes on Grand Juries and Grand Jury Resistance: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/grand-jury/
Live like the World is Dying: Mo on Grand Juries https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e44-mo-on-grand-juries/

Theme Music: Star by Tufawon https://www.instagram.com/tufawon/

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Through debt traps, bouncing paychecks and firings, Real You Electrolysis Workers United members Jackie Mae and Deja discuss their union campaign and strike with Mia.

Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/support-real-you-electrolysis-workers-united

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Dana El Kurd shares her family’s Nakba stories, the process of discovering an Israeli connection, and what she takes away from understanding intergenerational trauma.

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Margaret reads you a story about an enchanted graffiti turf war and a flying bike chase.

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

- How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

- Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

- Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

- Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

- Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

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Sources/Links:

How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline

https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf

https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html

https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/ 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information 

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333

https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&seq=1

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926

https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa

https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review

https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/

https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/

https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

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The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump’s new $1.776 billion slush fund from a lawsuit against his own IRS.

Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/campaign/icsd.org/official-icsd-victim---family-support-fund

Sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-talk-about-158456324

https://www.blm.gov/policy/ib-2024-024 

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-celebrates-bureau-of-land-managements-decision-to-cease-use-of-cyanide-bombs-on-public-lands 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/climate/cyanide-bombs-public-lands.html

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381?s=20

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10179.pdf

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2056411947982115207?s=20

https://x.com/usf_army/status/2056395215833903335?s=20

https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2056746877798817830?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/102325-alpr-revised-surveillance-report.pdf 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3628735046

https://x.com/PGSA_IRAN/status/2056359507203142013?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letlow-fleming-advance-to-runoff-louisiana-gop-senate-primary-cbs-news-projects/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/185 

https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?s=20 

https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568/isis-number-two-killed-in-nigeria

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053890390126665819?s=20

https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2053889711567970589?s=20

https://apnews.com/article/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/massie-aipac-record-spending-israel-maga-trump-primary-00925375

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/republican-senators-trump-paxton.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-dismisses-lawsuit-against-irs-court-filing-shows-2026-05-18/

https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/20/bolivian-president-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-anti-government-protests

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/18/clashes-as-morales-allied-protesters-march-on-bolivian-capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/what-is-behind-bolivias-widening-protests-2026-05-18/

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Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.

Sources:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926

https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa

https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review

https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/

https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/

https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

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Mia tells Molly about monopsony and how economists conspired to bury the theories that explain your wages.

Sources:

https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333

https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&seq=1

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

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James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana.

Sources:
https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

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Garrison talks with James about FBI arrests for illegal voting and Trump’s efforts to seize state voter rolls to investigate election officials and restrict voting. 

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/multiple-aliens-charged-illegally-voting-federal-elections-and-making-false-statements 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439301/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439296/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439291/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1439286/dl?inline

https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2026/April/DOJ-Letter-to-Wayne-County.pdf

https://www.brennancenter.org/media/15517/download/ri-hearing-transcript-2026-03-26.pdf?inline=1

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minnesota-trump-voter-rolls.html

https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/05/06/justice-department-can-keep-2020-election-ballots-seized-from-georgias-fulton-county-judge-rules/ 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information 

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