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

1. 16 Dead & a Cover-up: An NHS Trans Horror Story

2. Rendition By Private Jet

3. What's Happening in Immigration Court

4. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #18

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Sources/Links:

16 Dead & a Cover-up: An NHS Trans Horror Story

https://thefreeradical.org/

Rendition By Private Jet

https://hardghistory.ghost.io/a-private-jet-to-hell/

What's Happening in Immigration Court

Donate to Primrose's legal fees: venmo.com/u/kirsten-zittla

https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #18

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/22/live-israel-kills-87-in-gaza-shots-fired-near-diplomats-in-west-bank 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias-rodriguezs-leaked-chats?r=1aiy5i&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ajc-access-young-diplomats-reception-tickets-1312062246499

https://www.ajc.org/events/washington 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/22/us/israel-embassy-shooting-dc

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjyxay1zxg

https://x.com/saulstaniforth/status/1925468225665446272

https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1925650699414646909

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Spectrum-Security-Services/Job/Detention-Officer/-in-Los-Angeles,CA?jid=2a4b6034cef9977e

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25954386-24a1153/

https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-nationals-deported-by-us-being-held-in-notorious-junta-detention-centre/?tztc=1

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965

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While it may sound like science fiction, human militaries throughout history have always sought for an edge over their enemies -- and, in this search, ethics quickly go out the window. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the latest updates in the creation of a modern "super soldier," from technological breakthroughs to designer drugs... and levels of genetic modification that may leave a soldier less human than before.

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The gang discusses the shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers, how the new budget bill targets trans healthcare, ICE arrests inside immigration courts, and deportations to Myanmar.

Sources:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/22/live-israel-kills-87-in-gaza-shots-fired-near-diplomats-in-west-bank 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias-rodriguezs-leaked-chats?r=1aiy5i&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ajc-access-young-diplomats-reception-tickets-1312062246499

 https://www.ajc.org/events/washington 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/22/us/israel-embassy-shooting-dc

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjyxay1zxg

https://x.com/saulstaniforth/status/1925468225665446272

https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1925650699414646909

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Spectrum-Security-Services/Job/Detention-Officer/-in-Los-Angeles,CA?jid=2a4b6034cef9977e

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25954386-24a1153/

https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-nationals-deported-by-us-being-held-in-notorious-junta-detention-centre/?tztc=1

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965

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Beuford breaks down the mechanics of gas station casinos. Josie explores the science of cannabis and oil-based products. Kangaroo fight updates. FrostyCold1 puts the guys on the strange case of missing Fabergé eggs. Fatigued and Flying explains the issues with air traffic controllers. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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James talks to immigration lawyer Kirsten Zittlau about the end of the asylum system as we knew it, detentions in courthouses, and the case of Primrose from the Darién Gap series. 

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Multiple animals dream -- and, even now, people have little understanding of why dreaming occurs. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt explore the newest research in dream states... and, spoiler: they end up with more questions than answers.

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James talks to Gillian Brockell about how she identified the Gulfstream jet that carried migrants to Djibouti and the attempt to stop the flight in Ireland. 

https://hardghistory.ghost.io/a-private-jet-to-hell/

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Roundup pesticides get a pass from Georgia. CrowdStrike joins the AI craze. A mysterious birdpocalypse in California. Regeneron buys the bankrupt 23andMe, prompting concerns over consumer's DNA. Free El Gato. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Whether rich or poor, young or old, everyone on the planet has to eat. Government institutions monitor the safety, cleanliness and consistency of our favorite foods, but as with any global industry, there are more than a few skeletons in the collective closet of the food and beverage business. Join Ben and Matt as they dive down the gastronomic rabbit hole of food conspiracies in tonight's Classic episode.

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Mia talks with journalist Mira Lazine of the Free Radical about how the UK government and media covered up the deaths of trans people.

https://thefreeradical.org/

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