It Could Happen Here

Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.

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

- Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd

- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2

- To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias

- Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava

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Sources/Links:

Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd

UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip 

BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo

Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver 

The Huffington Post on Putin’s invite - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-has-invited-vladimir-putin-to-join-his-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says_uk_696e0478e4b0fb912e9948f8?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1768820090 

Aljazeera on Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/18/trumps-board-of-peace-appears-to-seek-wider-mandate-beyond-gaza 

Who is Nikolay Mladenov - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay-mladenov-the-diplomat-tasked-with-disarming-gaza 

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need

Rent Support for neighbors in Central:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families

Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis

Supplies for Political Art Making:

https://givebutter.com/spno

Protective Gear for Legal Observers:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe

Diapers and Menstrual Supplies:

https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2

Abolish ICE Shirts:

https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e

Northstar Front Line Street Medics:

https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth

Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund:

Venmo: @TCSwoletariat

Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat

To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias

Preorder Chris' book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767 

The article Chris mentioned about Spit & Dan: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332/

Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/26/greg-bovino-agents-victims-pretti-minneapolis-shooting/88361659007/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.107.0.pdf 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf 

https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115968824541011312 

https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3mdg7b7k5nc2q 

https://newrepublic.com/article/205723/dem-senator-harsh-new-takedown-trump-hits-home-breaking-point 

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-287 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2015826728644391063?s=20

https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2015917704725622985?s=20

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIM7ap12vPo

https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2016564180757725221?s=20 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/politics/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-trump 

https://x.com/cspan/status/2016557604282011748?s=20 

https://prospect.org/2026/01/26/ice-trump-democrats-funding-department-homeland-security-alex-pretti-minnesota/

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-government-shutdown

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs

https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/04/29/patriots-plane-guantanamo

https://www.audacy.com/national/sports/pats-team-plane-apparently-used-for-ice-deportation-flights

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/29/new-england-patriots-charter-jet-guantanamo

https://apnews.com/article/ihan-omar-vinegar-attack-minneapolis-385a30eaf6acc40d6ba5c6c45c09304d

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The gang discuss the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis, conflicting accounts of the shooting, a DHS bill in the Senate, and updates on Syria and the FED. 

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/26/greg-bovino-agents-victims-pretti-minneapolis-shooting/88361659007/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.107.0.pdf 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf 

https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115968824541011312 

https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3mdg7b7k5nc2q 

https://newrepublic.com/article/205723/dem-senator-harsh-new-takedown-trump-hits-home-breaking-point 

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-287 

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2015826728644391063?s=20

https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2015917704725622985?s=20

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIM7ap12vPo

https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2016564180757725221?s=20 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/politics/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-trump 

https://x.com/cspan/status/2016557604282011748?s=20 

https://prospect.org/2026/01/26/ice-trump-democrats-funding-department-homeland-security-alex-pretti-minnesota/

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-government-shutdown

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs

https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/04/29/patriots-plane-guantanamo

https://www.audacy.com/national/sports/pats-team-plane-apparently-used-for-ice-deportation-flights

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/29/new-england-patriots-charter-jet-guantanamo

https://apnews.com/article/ihan-omar-vinegar-attack-minneapolis-385a30eaf6acc40d6ba5c6c45c09304d

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Molly interviews Christopher Mathias about his new book, To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right. It's a rollicking tale of infiltrating nazi groups and exposing their private communications to dox them en masse. 

Preorder Chris' book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767 

The article Chris mentioned about Spit & Dan: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332/

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In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities.

Links:

Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need

Rent Support for neighbors in Central

https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families

Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis

Supplies for Political Art Making

https://givebutter.com/spno

Protective Gear for Legal Observers

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe

Diapers and Menstrual Supplies 

https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2

Abolish Ice Shirts

https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e

Northstar Front Line Street Medics

https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth

Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund

Venmo: @TCSwoletariat

Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities.

Links:

Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need

Rent Support for neighbors in Central

https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families

Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis

Supplies for Political Art Making

https://givebutter.com/spno

Protective Gear for Legal Observers

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe

Diapers and Menstrual Supplies 

https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2

Abolish Ice Shirts

https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e

Northstar Front Line Street Medics

https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth

Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund

Venmo: @TCSwoletariat

Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dana breaks down what’s being planned for Gaza, the so-called Board of Peace, and how this is a model for global conflict in the future.

Sources:

UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip 

BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo

Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver 

The Huffington Post on Putin’s invite - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-has-invited-vladimir-putin-to-join-his-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says_uk_696e0478e4b0fb912e9948f8?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1768820090 

Aljazeera on Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/18/trumps-board-of-peace-appears-to-seek-wider-mandate-beyond-gaza 

Who is Nikolay Mladenov - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay-mladenov-the-diplomat-tasked-with-disarming-gaza 

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Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change

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

- The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE

- The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot

- Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters

- Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria

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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Sources/Links:

The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE

Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund

Change.org Campaign

Instagram Campaign Post #1

Instagram Campaign Post #2

Instagram Campaign Post #3

Elly Belle on Instagram

Elly Belle Website

The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/ 

https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/

Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters

https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-even-after-being-removed-as-chair.html
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD#
https://apnews.com/article/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-trump-af06d80b28be9c8a5de9c3b2fe33fa3d
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/the-fed-explained.htm
https://www.cfr.org/articles/mar-lago-accord-not-recipe-success
https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr1047.html
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/what-to-know-about-stephen-miran-the-tariff-proponent-trump-just-nominated-to-join-the-feds-board-of-governors/
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html
https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenspanput.asp
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fed-chair-search-becoming-163021470.html
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/more-about-what-we-do
https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/politics/supreme-court-shield-federal-reserve-from-donald-trump

Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria

Fundraiser: https://heyvasor.com/en/2026/01/19/urgent-call-for-humanitarian-aid-for-rojava/  

https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2011965846739173833

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/alleged-latin-kings-gang-member-arrested-federal-charges-after-stealing-rifle-fbi

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-charges.html

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/15/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently

https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaNationalGuard/photos/members-of-the-minnesota-national-guard-are-on-standby-ready-to-assist-local-law/1285981430233367/ 

https://x.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/2012614253090619619?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/active-duty-soldiers-standby-possible-deployment-minneapolis/

https://www.citieschurch.com/leadership

https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2013093526867689835

https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/636

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AjH7MbFrd/

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2013283898935882195?s=20 

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present 

https://x.com/PressSec/status/2014020416860573726?s=20

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897

https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/news/2026/exercise-arctic-endurance-continues-to-develop/

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-statement-to-the-house-on-greenland-and-wider-arctic-security

https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2012608782593827232

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7ynwzn8pqo

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115925848634299232 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115926107400617491 

https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/statement-from-the-prime-minister/id3146486/ 

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-167 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro 

https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump

https://gordyaen.substack.com/p/voices-from-inside-east-kurdistaniran?r=33a5nb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish&triedRedirect=true 

https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/oj/eng

https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20240401-the-eu-anti-coercion-regulation-a-new-tool-against-economic-pressure

https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion/qa-regarding-anti-coercion-instrument_en

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/01/20/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-tariffs/

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/0c873dd6/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-key-takeaways-for-businesses

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199

https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-magical-mystery-trade-weapon-other-options-donald-trump/

https://www.wsj.com/business/the-100-billion-of-u-s-goods-at-risk-of-tariffs-in-trumps-greenland-push-d7fbda31

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-tariffs-nato-greenland-davos.html

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260119-what-is-eu-anti-coercion-instrument-could-use-against-us-over-trump-greenland-tariffs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/18/greenland-eu-trump-trade-bazooka/88245951007/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greenland-anti-coercion-instrument-macron-bessent-eu-b2903967.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/1/20/trumps-greenland-tariffs-whats-europes-bazooka-option-to-hit-back

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o

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The gang discusses ICE's occupation of Minneapolis, the crisis over Greenland, protests in Iran, and war in Syria.

Sources/Links:

Fundraiser: https://heyvasor.com/en/2026/01/19/urgent-call-for-humanitarian-aid-for-rojava/  

https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2011965846739173833

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/alleged-latin-kings-gang-member-arrested-federal-charges-after-stealing-rifle-fbi

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-charges.html

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/15/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently

https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaNationalGuard/photos/members-of-the-minnesota-national-guard-are-on-standby-ready-to-assist-local-law/1285981430233367/ 

https://x.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/2012614253090619619?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/active-duty-soldiers-standby-possible-deployment-minneapolis/

https://www.citieschurch.com/leadership

https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2013093526867689835

https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/636

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AjH7MbFrd/

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2013283898935882195?s=20 

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present 

https://x.com/PressSec/status/2014020416860573726?s=20

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897

https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/news/2026/exercise-arctic-endurance-continues-to-develop/

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-statement-to-the-house-on-greenland-and-wider-arctic-security

https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2012608782593827232

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7ynwzn8pqo

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115925848634299232 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115926107400617491 

https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/statement-from-the-prime-minister/id3146486/ 

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-167 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro 

https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump

https://gordyaen.substack.com/p/voices-from-inside-east-kurdistaniran?r=33a5nb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish&triedRedirect=true 

https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/oj/eng

https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20240401-the-eu-anti-coercion-regulation-a-new-tool-against-economic-pressure

https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion/qa-regarding-anti-coercion-instrument_en

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/01/20/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-tariffs/

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/0c873dd6/eu-anti-coercion-instrument-key-takeaways-for-businesses

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199

https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-magical-mystery-trade-weapon-other-options-donald-trump/

https://www.wsj.com/business/the-100-billion-of-u-s-goods-at-risk-of-tariffs-in-trumps-greenland-push-d7fbda31

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-tariffs-nato-greenland-davos.html

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