Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the final arc of Andor Season 2, covering how empires cannibalize their own, revolution as an infectious disease, and the politics of Yavin.

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Robert, Mia, and James Discuss developments in conflicts in Kashmir, Yemen, and Kurdistan.

Sources:

https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417 

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvr4r5d2qo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html

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Andrew concludes his series on Latin American anarchism with the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and its aftermath.

Sources:

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chuck-morse-anarchism-in-mexico

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angel-cappelletti-anarchism-in-latin-america

Kirk Shaffer’s “Tropical Libertarians: Anarchist movements and networks in the Caribbean, Southern United States, and Mexico, 1890s–1920s” (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/steven-j-hirsch-lucien-van-der-walt-anarchism-and-syndicalism-in-the-colonial-and-postcolonial#toc97)

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Andrew is joined by Garrison to conclude his series on Latin American anarchism by talking about the spread of radical ideas in Mexico throughout the 19th century.  

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Margaret reads you a classic norse fairy tale and then makes a thin and likely incorrect argument for why it's a queer parable. 

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

1. The Irish Far Right/Neo-Nazi Movement

2. Trans Fiction, Trans Sports

3. The Refugees Fleeing South Africa's "White Genocide"

4. The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 7-9

5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #16

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Sources/Links:

Trans Fiction, Trans Sports

https://victoria.monster/ 

https://thepointmag.com/criticism/entering-history/ 

The Refugees Fleeing South Africa's "White Genocide"

https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/360057039031-What-is-the-U-S-refugee-resettlement-process 

https://welcome.us/explainers/us-refugee-admissions-program-suspended-until-further-notice-welcome-corps-terminated 

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-termination-state-department-grants-refugee-resettlement-program 

https://2021-2025.state.gov/refugee-admissions/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html 

https://za.usembassy.gov/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans/ 

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #16

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/waltham-mass-ice-arrest-boy-left-alone/

https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-highlights-floridas-leadership-immigration-enforcement 

https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/360057039031-What-is-the-U-S-refugee-resettlement-process

https://welcome.us/explainers/us-refugee-admissions-program-suspended-until-further-notice-welcome-corps-terminated

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-termination-state-department-grants-refugee-resettlement-program

https://2021-2025.state.gov/refugee-admissions/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/

https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html

https://za.usembassy.gov/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans/

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/

https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/new-report-reveals-alarming-conditions-florida-ice-detention-centers

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-01/inhumane-conditions-and-death-at-miamis-krome-migrant-detention-center.html

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The gang talks about White House efforts to suspend habeas corpus and expand deportation efforts, while DeSantis builds new detention centers in Florida. Plus, updates on tariffs and Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestine students.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4zk22n9wo

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/top-us-senate-democrat-block-trump-doj-nominees-over-qatar-airplane-2025-05-13/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/15/stephen-miller-is-wrong-the-president-cant-just-suspend-habeas-corpus

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-homeland-chief-says-illegal-immigration-levels-could-warrant-suspending-2025-05-14/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/establishing-project-homecoming/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-ordered-prioritize-immigration-cases-over-white-collar-crime-people-familiar-2025-05-12/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/waltham-mass-ice-arrest-boy-left-alone/

https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-highlights-floridas-leadership-immigration-enforcement 

https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/360057039031-What-is-the-U-S-refugee-resettlement-process

https://welcome.us/explainers/us-refugee-admissions-program-suspended-until-further-notice-welcome-corps-terminated

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-termination-state-department-grants-refugee-resettlement-program

https://2021-2025.state.gov/refugee-admissions/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/

https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html

https://za.usembassy.gov/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans/

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/

https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/new-report-reveals-alarming-conditions-florida-ice-detention-centers

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-01/inhumane-conditions-and-death-at-miamis-krome-migrant-detention-center.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/how-india-pakistan-pulled-back-brink-with-us-brokered-ceasefire-2025-05-13/

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariff-agreement-us-china-uk-what-it-means-what-to-know-rcna206365

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/15/walmart-raise-prices-trump-tariffs

https://archive.ph/pkUSY

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq54ggd62w3o

https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-sold-shares-trump-media-same-day-tariffs-announced-2072543

https://archive.ph/uM7kp

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3nd0dwlpgo

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-palestinian-georgetown-student-ordered-released-us-custody-2025-05-14/

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Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the third arc of Andor Season 2, covering the Ghorman Massacre. Terrorist cells are uniting under the boot of the Empire, a riot pits undercover agents vs outside agitators, and we see the consequences of bending the truth.

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James is joined by Molly to discuss the Trump administration admitting 59 Afrikaner "refugees" and the myth of a "white genocide" in South Africa.

Sources:
https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/360057039031-What-is-the-U-S-refugee-resettlement-process 

https://welcome.us/explainers/us-refugee-admissions-program-suspended-until-further-notice-welcome-corps-terminated 

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-termination-state-department-grants-refugee-resettlement-program 

https://2021-2025.state.gov/refugee-admissions/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html 

https://za.usembassy.gov/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans/ 

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/ 

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Mia talks with writer and author Victoria Zeller about her new book One of the Boys and the politics of masculinity, being trans, and football.

https://victoria.monster/ 

https://thepointmag.com/criticism/entering-history/ 

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