It Could Happen Here

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.

(originally run on It Could Happen Here in May 2026)

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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To close out Black August, Margaret sits down with Bridget Todd and Hazel Acacia to talk about one of the most iconic Trek episodes ever made (S6E13: Far Beyond the Stars of Deep Space Nine)- and you're invited

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

• Disarming Hamas 
• Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
• The Hunt for Jason Arday
• Civilization with Andrew
• Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 

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Sources/Links:

Disarming Hamas

• https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism
• https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/
• https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants

Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew

• Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War
• George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel
• https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war
• https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen

The Hunt for Jason Arday

• https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H

Civilization with Andrew

• Against the Grain by James C. Scott
• Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan
• Wild Thought by  Claude Lévi-Strauss
• Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
• The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url
• https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 
• https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 
• https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ 
• https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20
• https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court
• https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20
• https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html
• https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 
• https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 
• https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 
• https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 
• https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 
• https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20  
• https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 
• https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20
• https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20
• https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/
• https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/
• https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20
• https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308
• https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20
• https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092

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The gang discuss the dissolution of the SDF, Lake America, MAGA influencers secretly working for the Pentagon, Trump’s oil deal in Venezuela, new US strikes in Iran, a USPS whistleblower warning about voting restrictions, and the Tupac murder case. 

Sources:

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url
• https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 
• https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 
• https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ 
• https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20
• https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/
  
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court
• https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20
• https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html
• https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 
• https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 
• https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 
• https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 
• https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 
• https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20  
• https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 
• https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20
• https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20
  
• https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20
  
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/
• https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/
• https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20
• https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308
• https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20
• https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092

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Andrew talks with James about the concept of civilization and how we can use it to understand our shared past and future. 

Sources:

Against the Grain by James C. Scott

Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan

Wild Thought by  Claude Lévi-Strauss

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

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Robert reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.

Source:

https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H

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Andrew talks with Mia about how anarchists approach fighting in wars through the lens of the anarchist debate on joining WWI.

Sources:

Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War

George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen

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James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.

Sources:

https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/  
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk  
https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883  
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/  
https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021  
https://clickstrategies.us/  

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Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund 

Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate 

Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign 

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about recent news of Hamas dissolving its emergency committee in Gaza and agreeing to disarmament – sort of.

Sources:

https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism

https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants

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Margaret reads Gare a story in making fun of rich people in space

Original Air Date: 12.03.2023

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