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

- The Age of Extremophiles

- Libya with Andrew

- Gaddafi with Andrew

- Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days

- Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act

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Sources/Links:

Libya with Andrew

Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo

Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History

Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011

Behind the NTC: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove-the-libyan-uprising

Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: https://jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism

https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://merip.org/2011/11/was-the-libya-intervention-necessary/

https://jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-france-regime-change

https://jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left

Rebel abuses: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913

Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: https://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migrants-targets-of-attack-in-libya

Displacement numbers in 2012: https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23100b.pdf

Consequences of first civil war: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capital-under-islamist-control-tripoli-airport-seized-operation-dawn

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary-the-situation-is-just-terrible

An attempt at unification: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-politicians-sign-un-peace-deal-unify-rival-governments

El Sharara oilfield situation: https://middle-east-online.com/node/708060

The status quo as of 2020: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explained/

Another attempt at unification: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-government-sworn-in-replacing-rival-administration

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-withdraws-confidence-from-unity-government

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-over-vote-on-new-libyan-prime-minister

Morality police: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom-libya-proposes-new-morality-police

Slave auction: https://africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-in-libya

Libya’s arms in regional instability: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93814Y20130409/

Natural disaster: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuilding-libyas-flood-hit-derna-plagued-politics

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turkish-firm-said-repaired-dam-did-it

Gaddafi with Andrew

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi

https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/

Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes

Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett

https://africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muammar-gaddafi

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-book

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543

https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/what-happened-to-the-other-libyans

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Linguistic_Liberation_of_Gaddafi%27s_Libya_From_Near-Extinction_to_an_Imminent_Revitalization_of_Amazigh

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cultural-awakening-we-may-not-be-arabs-but-we-are-libyan

https://marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html

Gaddafi’s relations with the West: https://libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two

https://libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-should-be-foundation-new-life-not-just-interim-measure

https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafis-libya

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-documents-discovered-libya

Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI

https://www.nyc.gov/content/100days/pages/

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administration-stricter-enforcement-city-s-250-most-distressed-apartment

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-administration-announces-historic--2-1-million-settlemen

https://www.nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacle-tenants

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-signs-eo-to-revitalize-mayor-s-office-to-protect-t

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-historic--2-1m-court-judgment-against-br

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamdani--nycha-announce--38-4-million-investment-to-bring- 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-launches-new-program-to-deliver-affordabl

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-announces-major-3-k-expansion--adding-

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-hearing-wasow-park/

https://citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approach-to-encampment-sweeps-homeless-advocates-dont-buy-it/

https://gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the-nypd-about-crowd-control-mamdani-wants-to-find-out

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-tisch-police.html

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openness-to-nypd-gang-database-citing-reforms

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-appoints-renita-francois-as-deputy-mayor-for-commu 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of- 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-marqueta-as-first-site-identified-for

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani--governor-hochul-announce-state-s-first-pied-a-ter

Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o

https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691

https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-nine-other-current-and-former-mexican-officials-charged-drug

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&contributor_zip=90501

https://x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2048180791356821988?s=20

https://www.timemachine.eu/study-on-quality-in-3d-digitisation-of-tangible-cultural-heritage/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20

https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397

https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20

https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20

https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/

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The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics of the alleged shooter, and the conspiracy theories about the attack. Also, news of the Supreme Court's undermining of the Voting Rights Act, and a 2nd Circuit Court ruling against ICE mandatory detention.

Sources:

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-threats-harm-president-trump

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-ellison-trump-cbs-news.html

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o

https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-86d0-cb7166ef4691

https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-eastern-states-could-replace-imports-a-century-or-more

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116474434041424846

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-nine-other-current-and-former-mexican-officials-charged-drug

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7/

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=cole+allen&contributor_zip=90501

https://x.com/MAGAVoice/status/2048180791356821988?s=20

https://www.timemachine.eu/study-on-quality-in-3d-digitisation-of-tangible-cultural-heritage/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150004067

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2048222643237601457?s=20

https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/2048274579043336397

https://x.com/TheRealJChubby/status/2048513664286924938?s=20

https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2048220342678597688?s=20

https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-3141_complete_opn.pdf

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c5d05c7ba737452f85f7b9ee4b2ea99a#data_s=id%3AdataSource_4-59220b9613c647f49771f495924d5772%3A973 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28051570-friends-of-the-ruidosa-church-v-secretary-markwayne-mullin-april-2026/

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Garrison goes over what Mayor Mamdani has accomplished in his first 100 days, the challenges of adapting to power, and what his administration means for the future of working class politics.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI

https://www.nyc.gov/content/100days/pages/

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administration-stricter-enforcement-city-s-250-most-distressed-apartment

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-administration-announces-historic--2-1-million-settlemen

https://www.nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacle-tenants

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-signs-eo-to-revitalize-mayor-s-office-to-protect-t

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-historic--2-1m-court-judgment-against-br

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamdani--nycha-announce--38-4-million-investment-to-bring- 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-launches-new-program-to-deliver-affordabl

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-announces-major-3-k-expansion--adding-

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-hearing-wasow-park/

https://citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approach-to-encampment-sweeps-homeless-advocates-dont-buy-it/

https://gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the-nypd-about-crowd-control-mamdani-wants-to-find-out

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-tisch-police.html

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openness-to-nypd-gang-database-citing-reforms

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-appoints-renita-francois-as-deputy-mayor-for-commu 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of- 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-marqueta-as-first-site-identified-for

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani--governor-hochul-announce-state-s-first-pied-a-ter

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Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism. 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi

https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/

Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes

Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett

https://africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muammar-gaddafi

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-book

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543

https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/what-happened-to-the-other-libyans

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Linguistic_Liberation_of_Gaddafi%27s_Libya_From_Near-Extinction_to_an_Imminent_Revitalization_of_Amazigh

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cultural-awakening-we-may-not-be-arabs-but-we-are-libyan

https://marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html

Gaddafi’s relations with the West: https://libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two

https://libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-should-be-foundation-new-life-not-just-interim-measure

https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafis-libya

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-documents-discovered-libya

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Andrew and James talk about the revolution and civil war in Libya, and discuss the campist approach to world affairs.

Sources:

Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo

Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History

Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011

Behind the NTC: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove-the-libyan-uprising

Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: https://jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism

https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://merip.org/2011/11/was-the-libya-intervention-necessary/

https://jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-france-regime-change

https://jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left

Rebel abuses: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913

Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: https://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migrants-targets-of-attack-in-libya

Displacement numbers in 2012: https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23100b.pdf

Consequences of first civil war: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capital-under-islamist-control-tripoli-airport-seized-operation-dawn

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary-the-situation-is-just-terrible

An attempt at unification: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-politicians-sign-un-peace-deal-unify-rival-governments

El Sharara oilfield situation: https://middle-east-online.com/node/708060

The status quo as of 2020: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explained/

Another attempt at unification: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-government-sworn-in-replacing-rival-administration

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-withdraws-confidence-from-unity-government

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-over-vote-on-new-libyan-prime-minister

Morality police: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom-libya-proposes-new-morality-police

Slave auction: https://africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-in-libya

Libya’s arms in regional instability: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93814Y20130409/

Natural disaster: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuilding-libyas-flood-hit-derna-plagued-politics

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turkish-firm-said-repaired-dam-did-it

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After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal people keep taking extreme action with ever-growing frequency.

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Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.

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

- Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

- Indigeneity with Andrew

- The First Anti-AI Firebombing

- UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

- Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

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Sources/Links:

Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN

https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/

https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/

https://archive.vn/f9UdP

https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en

https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html

The First Anti-AI Firebombing

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

https://sfdistrictattorney.org/texas-man-charged-with-two-counts-of-attempted-murder-and-multiple-other-felonies-in-connection-to-incendiary-destructive-device-thrown-at-russian-hill-residence/

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://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/altman-sf-attack-crisis-parents-22208428.php

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-altmans-attacker-in-his-own-words/id1839942885?i=1000761713169

UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech

https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception

Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/

https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s

https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2047006423612293170?s=20

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2045503858130956788?s=20

https://www.uscis.gov/join 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046233734374916125?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-reclassify-marijuana-early-wednesday-axios-reports-2026-04-22/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ 

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf 

https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2045913853427634404?s=20

https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2046238168543093169?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html

https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-asks-u-s-for-a-wartime-financial-lifeline-3f9ea3a0

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-jerome-powell-dd88a3f06eddcada4db555fe11e547eb

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/gop-senators-committee-probe-as-good-offramp-to-end-warsh-standoff-00884707

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

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The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.

Donation info: https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2026625336541147480?s=20

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https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/

https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dlBorkAy4&t=88s

https://x.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2046765129899934132?s=20

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/

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https://www.usajobs.gov/job/847039500

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https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

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https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2045969284690788615

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/ 

https://x.com/samfbiddle/status/2046276304765620699?s=20

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-1083/404329/20260413154031213_2026.04.13_Mullin%20v.%20Doe%20-%20AC%20Brief%20of%20Fmr%20Gov%20Officials%20ISO%20Respondents_final.pdf 

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https://archive.ph/82QBZ#selection-1695.42-1699.1

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/thom-tillis-federal-reserve-trump-00874999

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