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Prior to the emergence of chronically-online civilization, people often met romantic partners through geographical, socioeconomic, or religious proximity. In recent evening, a proliferation of internet-powered websites and applications promise to connect you with someone you will absolutely love... perhaps for life, perhaps for a night. And, while all these venues of romance may seem distinct, Ben reveals the truth to Matt and Noel: there is a real -- and dangerous -- conspiracy afoot.

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Garrison Davis does a deep dive into the dark online world of America's latest school shooter and unravels why right-wing influencers keep trying to portray her as transgender.

https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter 

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Born Nur Maznah Binti Ismail in Kangar, Perlis, the musician Mona Fandey achieved national success with her song Ku Nyanyikan Lagu Ini in 1987 -- yet her career seemed destined to slowly fade away, with Mona and her husband living out their lives in comfortable obscurity. Until, that is, in 1993, when Mona Fandey became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder that led many people to believe she'd secretly been an evil bomoh, practicing the art of dark sorcery for decades before finally being brought to justice. So what's the truth? Was Fandey mentally ill? Was she framed? Or was there something more sinister and sorcerous afoot?

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James talks to Dani Ellis about Turkish aggression in North and East Syria and we hear from Têkoşîna Anarşîst from their position on the front lines.

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An AI-generated Granny baffles and bedevils phone scammers across the UK. The US collectively freaks out as unidentified swarms of drones appear over multiple cities. Some Russian politicians want to declare Santa a foreign agent. The largest supermarket merger in history goes sour in court, with Albertsons calling off the merger and suing Kroger. Russia sends an elite force to North Korea -- not 100 soldiers, but 100 top-tier goats. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Andrew talks with Gare about the history of anarchism and trade unions in Paraguay from the late 1800s through the 20th century.

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Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.

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

1. Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick

2. What Next for Syria?

3. Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain

4. The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won

5. You Already Know How to Organize

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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Sources:

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html 

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html 

What Next for Syria?

Defendrojava.org

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0

https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU

The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won

https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244

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Could mysterious, possibly supernatural strangers really appear at just the right time to save someone's life? It's a question that's haunted humanity since the days of ancient empires. To many, these could be guardian angels or spirits of loved ones. However, modern scientists are increasingly researching the enigmatic "Third Man Factor" and, as Ben, Matt and Noel discover in the second part of this special two-part series -- the experts may have found some clues to the puzzle; small bits of information that, when combined, might not just explain the Third Man phenomena -- but also habve stunning implications for the interaction of science and spirituality overall.

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You already know how to organize, you just don't realize it. Mia and James discuss the skills and knowledge you already have from things as basic as having a dinner party that will allow you to start organizing today!

James' Links for Syria: 

www.defendrojava.org

www.freeburmarangers.org

www.heyvasor.com/

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