Behind the Bastards

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  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 251

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

    • West Bank Takeover
    • The AI Regulation Debate
    • Diversity With Andrew
    • Gas Prices and Oil Wars
    • Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism

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    Sources/Links:

    West Bank Takeover

    • https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence
    • https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html
    • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra
    • https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/

    The AI Regulation Debate

    • https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843
    • https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20
    • https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/
    • https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/
    • https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier
    • https://www.anthropic.com/constitution
    • https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n
    • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631
    • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20
    • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20
    • https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20
    • https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20
    • https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20
    • https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20
    • https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20
    • https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html 
    • https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/ 
    • https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/
    • https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race
    • https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20
    • https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2 
    • https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways
    • https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/
    • https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/ 

    Diversity With Andrew

    • In Light of Our Differences   by David Harmon
    • The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by Scott E. Page

    Gas Prices and Oil Wars

    • https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030
    • https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/
    • https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html
    • https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e
    • https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline
    • https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?
    • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline
    • https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html

    Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism

    • https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20
    • https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20
    • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/
    • https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/
    • https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f
    • https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/ 
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM 
    • https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act 
    • https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation 
    • https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and 
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo 
    • https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ 
    • https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin 
    • https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/ 
    • https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20 
    • https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf 
    • https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/
    • https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf 
    • https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house 
    • https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20
    • https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/ 
    • https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/
    • https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/
    • https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
    • https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation
    • https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-09-21-244-exhibits-re-243-joint-motion-enter-consent-decree-and.pdf
    • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs 
    • https://archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143 
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144 
    • https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/ 
    • https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/ 
    • https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/ 
    • https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711 
    • https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html 
    • https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc 
    • https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/ 
    • https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065 

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    3 hr 6 min
  • Part One: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru

    Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to discuss a bastard who really did it all: started his own country and became dictator, carried out a genocide, and matured to quack energy healer using magic to improve men's sperm count.

    Preorder Jamie's new novel, The Tower: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/ 

    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19960285

    https://www.npr.org/2008/07/22/92775717/timeline-the-political-life-of-radovan-karadzic

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/22/the-hunt-for-radovan-karadzic-ruthless-warlord-turned-spiritual-healer

    https://www.npr.org/2008/07/23/92809597/karadzics-dual-life-war-fugitive-new-age-mystic

    Radovan Karadzic’s New-Age Adventure - The New York Times

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-23-fg-warcrime23-story.html

    https://calivita.com/webshop

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/radovan-karadzic-war-crimes-trial-no-ethnic-cleansing-bosnia

    https://www.npr.org/2005/11/19/5020196/the-poetry-of-an-indicted-war-criminal

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/karadzic/radovan/poems.html

    https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/25/4/485.full.pdf 

    https://www.jessicasternbooks.com/my-war-criminal 

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    1 hr 14 min
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 250

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

    • Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet
    • Should AOC talk to MAHA?
    • Debating the American Role in the Middle East
    • A History Built of Uprising
    • Executive Disorder: Oil Crisis, New Mail-In-Voting Rules Blocked, Macklemore Based??

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    Sources/Links:

    Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet

    • https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press
    • https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/ 
    • https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ 
    • https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-new-anarchists/ 

    Should AOC talk to MAHA?

    • https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/poll-maha-health-fractures-kennedy-00972253
    • https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/maha-health-concerns-resonate-broadly-but-lag-behind-health-care-costs-even-for-maha-voters/
    • https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/
    • https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/09/05/inside-aocs-maha-outreach-01066409
    • https://www.youtube.com/live/h6fe9CaVZCI
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgeXPsihXI

    Debating the American Role in the Middle East

    • https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-proves-it
    • https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-american-middle-east-iran-marc-lynch
    • http://foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-old-middle-east-gause
    • https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/12/the-re-emergence-of-the-palestine-question-in-world-politics/
    • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/us-decline-world-order-replacement

    A History Built of Uprising

    • https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm
    • https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface
    • https://archive.org/details/blackjacobinstou0000jame

    Executive Disorder: Oil Crisis, New Mail-In-Voting Rules Blocked, Macklemore Based??

    • https://rudaw.net/english/categories/middleeast/1079247 
    • https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1079243
    • https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2099321216683425864?s=20 
    • https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28621690-paheivdhsord091426/
    • https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf
    • https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf
    • https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2097872390076141726?s=20
    • https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2100014172738122001?s=20
    • https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2098209805215080868?s=20
    • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117147749847925768
    • https://www.foxnews.com/media/homan-confirms-criminal-investigation-involving-ilhan-omar-says-knows-things-going
    • https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099925671795474759?s=20https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026#conventional-weapons-sep-26 
    • https://x.com/Ibrahym22Nagi/status/2099482678479188145
    • https://x.com/Bafeltalabani/status/2099810675484668045 
    • https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2099869946423431232 
    • https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/09/2003993626/-1/-1/1/OEF_Q3_JUN2026_FINAL_508%20SECURE.PDF
    • https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-09/OIG-26-22-Sep26.pdf
    • https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20
    • https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/
    • https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race
    • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631
    • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20
    • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20
    • https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20
    • https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20
    • https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20
    • https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html
    • https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n
    • https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/why-saudi-arabias-plan-b-for-oil-exports-is-now-under-fire/4335414/
    • https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-running-out-oil-export-options-routes-choked
    • https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/global-food-prices-three-year-high-heatwaves-wars-crop-costs
    • https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/did-the-houthis-shoot-down-saudi-arabian-f-15-what-we-know-19991908.htm
    • https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/saudi-arabia-calls-mecca-red-175848059.html
    • https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXFZLNARm4/
    • https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/15/irish-acts-aaron-rowe-and-beoga-quit-ed-sheerans-us-tour-in-protest-over-palestine/
    • https://apnews.com/article/ed-sheeran-responds-macklemore-tour-3fd73815563039bea9b88f5efe745d62
    • https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line
    • https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-150614158.html
    • https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXFZLNARm4/?stkn=MThsbzc2OWh3d2s5OQ==

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    3 hr 30 min
  • Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

    We conclude the story of Francis Galton and explore all the hideous ways his ideas helped inspire eugenic laws around the world, and ultimately the Holocaust.

    Sources: 

    https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/

    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/kantsaywhere

    https://unseenhistories.substack.com/p/the-disturbing-visions-of-francis-galton-gavin-evans

    https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfd786fa-2090-4749-bcbe-3cc7159e55b5/content

    https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/lies-damned-lies-and-racist-statistics/

    https://www.scienceaq.com/Article/other/22011.html

    https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-anthropometric-detective-and-his-racial-clues/

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42042093-superior

    https://books.google.com/books/about/Francis_Galton.html?id=vL0hq80XXqMC

    https://galton.org/books/memories/index.html

    https://victorianweb.org/victorian/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////science/health/insanity1.html

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853

    https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PTCw5CJT7cE6Kx9ZR/most-people-endorse-some-form-of-eugenics

    https://www.balkanweb.com/en/They-are-brother-and-sister-but-have-4-children-together.-German-couple-in-trouble-with-authorities--fighting-to-legalize-incest./#gsc.tab=0

    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/

    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78669/pg78669-images.html

    https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/a-dangerous-calculation/

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/301897

     

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    54 min
  • Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

    Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women.

     

    Sources:

    https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/

    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/kantsaywhere

    https://unseenhistories.substack.com/p/the-disturbing-visions-of-francis-galton-gavin-evans

    https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfd786fa-2090-4749-bcbe-3cc7159e55b5/content

    https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/lies-damned-lies-and-racist-statistics/

    https://www.scienceaq.com/Article/other/22011.html

    https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-anthropometric-detective-and-his-racial-clues/

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42042093-superior

    https://books.google.com/books/about/Francis_Galton.html?id=vL0hq80XXqMC

    https://galton.org/books/memories/index.html

    https://victorianweb.org/victorian/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////science/health/insanity1.html

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853

    https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PTCw5CJT7cE6Kx9ZR/most-people-endorse-some-form-of-eugenics

    https://www.balkanweb.com/en/They-are-brother-and-sister-but-have-4-children-together.-German-couple-in-trouble-with-authorities--fighting-to-legalize-incest./#gsc.tab=0

    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/

    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78669/pg78669-images.html

    https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/a-dangerous-calculation/

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/301897

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    1 hr 17 min
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 249

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

    • Counterrevolution in Egypt
    • What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos?

    • The Death of American Hegemony
    • Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

    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!

     

    Sources/Links:

    Counterrevolution in Egypt

    • Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/
    • Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L

    What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos?

    • https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20
    • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20
    • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8
    • https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps 
    • https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/
    • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html
    • https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/
    • https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20
    • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html
    • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20
    • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20 
    • https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk

    The Death of American Hegemony

    • https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt
    • https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/
    • https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html

    Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

    • nyc.gov/workerpower
    • https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe
    • https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/
    • https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform
    • https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html
    • https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/
    • https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20
    • https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20
    • https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/
    • https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610
    • https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/
    • https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859
    • https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036
    • https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468
    • https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/
    • https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/
    • https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/
    • https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl
    • https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld
    • https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/
    • https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/
    • https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4
    • https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss
    • https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/
    • https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663
    • http://arcade.gov
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20
    • https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20
    • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20
    • https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20
    • https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/
    • https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html
    • https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/
    • https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY
    • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1
    • https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20
    • https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11
    • https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20
    • https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20
    • https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067
    • https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary
    • https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20
    • https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/
    • https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records 

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  • Part 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.

    (4 Part Series)

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    1 hr 6 min

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