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Mia talks with unionized abortion care worker Crystal about RFK Jr.’s new announcement that Tylenol in pregnant people can cause autism and the real reproductive healthcare crises in the US.

Links:

https://prh.org/

https://www.instagram.com/acog_org?igsh=MXA1am4xeWg4Mzh2eA%3D%3D

Sources:
https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/autism-tylenol-takeaways-trump-rfk-jr/86293921007/

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-experts-trump-tylenol-autism-link/

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Robert and James discuss the Trump administration's war on Tren de Aragua.

Sources:

Crossing Borders: The Evolution and Impact of Tren de Aragua | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://share.google/xnyZpnUILdcDrZep1

Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua https://share.google/TGwfFwu9ApWrOuU7N 

Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 

Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 

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James sits down with Frances to hear firsthand what it is like for families of people in the asylum system right now and how even U.S. citizens can have their families torn apart by the Trump administration’s anti-asylum policies. 

Sources: 
https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951  

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during  

https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/  

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.37.0_2.pdf  

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.41.0.pdf  

https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/04/calmatters-partners-with-evident-media-on-a-documentary-exposing-truth-behind-border-patrol-raid/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html  

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie  

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html 

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Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.

 

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

- Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction

- DC Police Takeover Update feat. Bridget Todd

- Thi'sl, The Nipsey Hussle of St. Louis, On What It Really Takes to Make Our Hoods Better feat. Prop

- Years of Lead Paint

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #34

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Sources/Links:

Years of Lead Paint

https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/

https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll

https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/italian-neofascism-and-years-lead-closer-look 

https://libcom.org/article/giuseppe-pinelli-death-anarchist 

https://libcom.org/article/analysis-autonomia-interview-sergio-bologna 

https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/ordine-nuovo 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Bologna-train-station-bombing-of-1980

https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy

https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/ 

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #34

 

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The gang discuss the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter, texts between him and his roommate, and how the Trump admin is using Kirk’s assassination to attack free speech by labeling Antifa a terrorist organization and promising to target activist groups funding terrorism. We also talk about ICE killing a single father in Chicago and deportations to Ghana.

Sources:

https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951 

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during 

https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.37.0_2.pdf 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.41.0.pdf 

https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/04/calmatters-partners-with-evident-media-on-a-documentary-exposing-truth-behind-border-patrol-raid/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html

 

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The gang compare and contrast the Years of Lead to current brainrotted form of political violence in the United States from assassinations, conspiracy theories, and state sponsored doxing.

Sources: 

https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/

https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll

https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/italian-neofascism-and-years-lead-closer-look 

https://libcom.org/article/giuseppe-pinelli-death-anarchist 

https://libcom.org/article/analysis-autonomia-interview-sergio-bologna 

https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/ordine-nuovo 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Bologna-train-station-bombing-of-1980

https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy

https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/ 

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Thi'sl is a child of the Lou, who ran the streets, was in the foster care and justice systems. Now he runs an incredible mentoring program. He talks about how to really REALLY reduce crime, you have to be a trusted voice.

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Bridget Todd talks with Garrison about what the expiration of Trump's emergency order means for Washington DC, how it was a cover for increased immigration enforcement, and why the lack of statehood makes DC more vulnerable than other cities. 

Follow Bridget:

https://bsky.app/profile/bridgettodd.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/

There Are No Girls on the Internet: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-there-are-no-girls-on-the-65877505/

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Robert and Garrison discuss the memes, disinformation, and conflicting theories surrounding the political orientation of the Charlie Kirk assassin. Groyper? Antifa? Or just Reddit? 

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