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

1. Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 1

2. Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 2

3. War Update

4. The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 10-12

5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #17

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Sources/Links:

Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chuck-morse-anarchism-in-mexico

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angel-cappelletti-anarchism-in-latin-america

Kirk Shaffer’s “Tropical Libertarians: Anarchist movements and networks in the Caribbean, Southern United States, and Mexico, 1890s–1920s” (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/steven-j-hirsch-lucien-van-der-walt-anarchism-and-syndicalism-in-the-colonial-and-postcolonial#toc97)

War Update

https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417 

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvr4r5d2qo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #17

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pdf

https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2024/en/147589

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/09/south-sudan-incendiary-bombs-kill-burn-civilians

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403712/supreme-court-tps-venezuelans

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/qjurecic.bsky.social/post/3lppd7wq7jc2h

https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/potential-ice-raid-thwarted-central-california-20335765.php

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-05-21/a-childs-obsession-with-fire-and-a-mysterious-cache-of-explosives-inside-the-palm-springs-bombing-probe

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/suicide-bomber-targeted-fertility-clinic

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/ 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspected-serial-killers-execution-trump-rcna207171 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?pr=true

https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/a-myanmar-artist-finds-freedom-behind-bars-by-portraying-prisoners-oppression/

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Since the US bombing of Japan in World War II, the world entire has remained terrified of nuclear weapons. Even as scientists and scholars spent decades warning about the existential threat posed by technology that can literally end civilization, countries across the planet raced -- and race still -- to gain this capability for themselves. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt ask: What actually happens in a large-scale nuclear war? (Spoiler, tune in for our upcoming episode: "What can I do to survive a nuclear war?"

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The gang gives a rundown on antinatalist terrorism, deportations to South Sudan, a potential DHS reality TV show, and Biden's pro-state cancer. Plus, updates on Palestine, the FBI, tariffs, and immigration.

Sources:

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.111.0.pdf

https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2024/en/147589

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/09/south-sudan-incendiary-bombs-kill-burn-civilians

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403712/supreme-court-tps-venezuelans

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/qjurecic.bsky.social/post/3lppd7wq7jc2h

https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/potential-ice-raid-thwarted-central-california-20335765.php

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-05-21/a-childs-obsession-with-fire-and-a-mysterious-cache-of-explosives-inside-the-palm-springs-bombing-probe

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/suicide-bomber-targeted-fertility-clinic

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/20/dhs-no-plans-immigrant-reality-show/83743897007/ 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspected-serial-killers-execution-trump-rcna207171 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?pr=true

https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/a-myanmar-artist-finds-freedom-behind-bars-by-portraying-prisoners-oppression/

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In this evening's weekly listener mail segment, "Ben," Matt and superproducer Tennessee Pal welcome in-depth explorations of dreams from a first-hand perspective. Join the gang as they suss out the tricky nature of linear time -- also, bonus points if you wrote to us earlier,

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Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the final arc of Andor Season 2, covering how empires cannibalize their own, revolution as an infectious disease, and the politics of Yavin.

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"Why does stuff happen? Can we predict it -- and if so, what do these predictions tell us?" Loosely described, the concept of "physics" is the First Science of human civilization. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt explore recent discoveries that may well upend humanity's understanding of reality (also, spoiler: check out our upcoming episode on dreams).

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Robert, Mia, and James Discuss developments in conflicts in Kashmir, Yemen, and Kurdistan.

Sources:

https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pkk-final-declaration-activities-under-the-pkk-name-have-ended-79294

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/cemil-bayik-we-are-now-developing-a-new-paradigm-a-second-manifesto-79403

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/new-message-from-abdullah-Ocalan-79417 

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/mazloum-abdi-we-hope-all-relevant-parties-take-the-necessary-steps-79319

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/kashmir-india-pakistan-cease-fire-democracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-pakistan-shoot-down-five-indian-fighter-jets-what-we-know

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvr4r5d2qo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn617xv4no

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lessons-for-the-next-india-pakistan-war/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/asia/india-pakistan-conflict.html

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Could a group of serial murderers be kidnapping, drugging and drowning young men across the United States? Scores of young male college students have been found dead in what law enforcement calls accidental drownings -- but a team of retired detectives believe there's something more sinister at work. Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they dive into the strange, twisting story of the Smiley Face Murders -- the fact, the fiction, the controversy and more, in tonight's Classic episode.

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Andrew concludes his series on Latin American anarchism with the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and its aftermath.

Sources:

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chuck-morse-anarchism-in-mexico

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angel-cappelletti-anarchism-in-latin-america

Kirk Shaffer’s “Tropical Libertarians: Anarchist movements and networks in the Caribbean, Southern United States, and Mexico, 1890s–1920s” (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/steven-j-hirsch-lucien-van-der-walt-anarchism-and-syndicalism-in-the-colonial-and-postcolonial#toc97)

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Afghanistan suspends chess due to religious concerns. Newark goes dark -- for just long enough to prompt serious questions. The world witnesses new escalations in the Great Game, as various corporations and countries race to acquire precious mineral resources. Since Ben and Matt always like to end on a good note, this week's strange news segment concludes with an optimistic discussion about octopus civilization, and how ethically fraught brain surgery might extend the known lifespan of that species.

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