Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Yes, The CIA Hired Magicians, Chapter One: The Craft and The Art

The US Central Intelligence Agency gets a lot of criticism these days - historically, the institution has a number of missteps. The thing about unorthodox "outside-the-box" approaches is simply this: some ideas work, and some ideas are superb. A few decades back, the CIA hired a magician.

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It Could Happen Here - Mutuality feat. Andrew

Andrew and Mia discuss how an anarchist society functions, how people can relate to each other, and how our current society conspires to keep us from being free.

Links:

Debt by David Graeber: https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/

Antinomies of Democracy by Shawn Wilbur: https://humaniterations.net/2016/12/28/the-distinct-radicalism-of-anarchism/

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It Could Happen Here - Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew

Andrew and Mia discuss what anarchism actually is as an ethic and a practice.

Links:
https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/david-graeber-on-acting-like-an-anarchist/
https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Nazi Gold Conspiracy

Toward the end of World War II, German forces realized they were in an unsustainable situation, on the losing side of a war rapidly drawing to a close. In an effort to prop up their wartime economy, the Nazi party stole and fenced tons of gold and other valuables -- and, depending on who you ask, some of that gold remains hidden away and forgotten in the modern day. Join the guys as they delve into the abiding rumors of hidden nazi treasure, as well as the Nazi banking conspiracies that may still be at work in the modern day.

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It Could Happen Here - Coffee Unions Spread to Peet’s

Mia talks with Dino and Cole, two organizers with the Peet's Labor Union, about their ongoing campaign and how the rise of delivery services has increased their exploitation.

https://linktr.ee/peetslaborunion

https://peetslaborunion.org

@peetslaborunion

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLR6ZV4VZRBPT/checkout/2KLSQDHYHY7D3GNP7YUX62CD

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Renaming Greenland, AI Running the Government, Eric Adams Goes Free, Drone DUIs, Fatbergs, and More

A massive olive oil heist. Some US politicians apparently genuinely want to annex Greenland, and rename it to "Red, White and Blueland." New York Mayor Eric Adams -- who's huge in Türkiye -- will have all corruption charges dropped. An update on Mangione's legal crowdfunding. Corporate chemical giant Bayer fights back against anti-pesticide activists. Sweden rolls out DUI laws for drone pilots. Fatberg updates. All this and more, in this week's strange news segment.

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It Could Happen Here - CZM Rewind: Printing the Revolution

A chance to listen to the first scripted series on Myanmar again and hear the stories of how people there stayed in the streets and refused to accept dictatorship.

For new listeners, the second series on Myanmar begins here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-build-a-revolution-myanmar-104249884/ 

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It Could Happen Here - CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: After the Battle

Margaret from the future tells you about Mx. Bunny Face Murder's childhood.

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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

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

  1. Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada

  2. How the Federal Government Fell

  3. Constitutional Law Professor Reacts

  4. What's Happening To Gaza Under Trump: An Update with Dana El-Kurd

  5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3

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Sources/Links:

Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-direct-action

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/trump-expansion-ideas-what-matters/index.html

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01

https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.9669319

https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/product/motor-cars-and-other-vehicles-principally-designed-cars-for-transport-of-persons?redirect=true

https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/product/oils-of-petroleum-or-bituminous-minerals?redirect=true

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/mex/partner/usa

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/01/michigan-poised-to-take-a-big-hit-under-trump-tariffs/78099053007/

https://www.ilscompany.com/products-imported-from-mexico/

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mexico-automotive-industry

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/31/trumps-25percent-tariffs-this-is-whats-at-stake-for-us-auto-industry.html

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/mexico

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/why-buy-greenland-trump-annex-ronald-lauder-manifest-destiny/

How the Federal Government Fell

https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/how-the-federal-government-fell

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p19l24g2o

https://prospect.org/economy/2025-02-11-vought-restores-cfpb-procedure-that-sustains-mortgage-markets/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/10/politics/tariffs-steel-aluminum-trump

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/bond-traders-waver-trump-questions-us-government-debt-figures-2025-02-10/

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/trump-says-us-might-have-less-debt-than-thought-2025-02-09/

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Smart Devices and Surveillance

If you're like more than 90% of Americans, you own a cellphone of some kind -- and it's no wonder. Like tablets or smart speakers, these handy devices are incredibly convenient, providing a universe's worth of knowledge at your fingertips... at a price. What exactly do your smart devices know about you, and where is all that information going? Tune in to learn more with Ben and Matt in tonight's Classic episode.

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