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Mia and James talk about ICE's program to train civilians into paramilitaries and the Border Patrol's training camp for children.

Sources:

https://documentedny.com/2024/10/01/ice-immigration-train-citizens-academy/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1768KW4pKjW1HGF8qEz5mwT0ncwiXH13b/view

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/09/03/after-ice-postpones-chicago-citizens-academy-local-immigrant-groups-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief-for-now/

https://www.newsweek.com/ice-launching-citizens-academy-course-how-agency-arrests-immigrants-1516656

https://www.beyondlegalaid.org/updates/2021/5/18/ice-academy-foia

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULjGNO2WqhjXjjmpEFL41Qlp8HjZn9Lk/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hR8m3j1zffTn5fkdZj4YR-mWV07wmxn_/view

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-customs-and-border-patrol-agent-found-guilty-federal-civil-rights-and-kidnapping

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/police-explorer-sexual-abuse-boy-scouts

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/scouts-border-immigration-trump/

https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes

https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1638?language=en_US

https://www.kut.org/texas/2017-11-30/border-patrol-youth-program-trains-children-as-young-as-14-to-become-agents

https://theintercept.com/2019/07/12/border-patrol-chief-carla-provost-was-a-member-of-secret-facebook-group/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/border-patrol-academy-rape-artesia-new-mexico-impunity/

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When most people think of pyramids, we imagine the pyramids of Egypt -- but they're by no means the only example of this ancient architecture. In this Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore more stories of strange, lesser known pyramids, concentrating on the increasingly bizarre claims of pyramids hidden in the planet's northern climes, from Alaska to Antarctica.

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James and Margaret discuss her trip to Western North Carolina, the things people had prepared that helped, the things that didn't help, and how you can learn from their experiences.

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Appalachian Medical Solidarity: https://www.facebook.com/appmedsolid/
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Remember when we said it was only a matter of time before robot dogs got guns mounted on them? Well, guess what! Also: a Boar's Head update, the bizarre case of Eric Adams, the push to transcribe the human genome to a memory crystal; that and much, much more in this week's strange news segment.

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Mia, Gare and James are joined by the Outspoken slate's Joey Patt to read the indictment of Eric Adams and discover how his cartoon bribery schemes fell apart.

Sources:

Indictment

Next-in-Line for New York Mayor Got Contributions From Donor in Eric Adams Indictment

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Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

1. What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 1: Shareholders Don't Build Airplanes

2. What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 2: The Plane That’s Trying to Murders You
3. Disaster Relief, Survival & Hurricane Helene
4. Vance & Walz Become Friends During Debate
5. James' Trip To The Darién Gap

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On September 17th, 2024 thousands of pagers intended for use by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon and Syria. The next, hundred of walkie-talkies detonated in the same manner. This operation was precedented in design, but not in scale -- and across the planet, people began to wonder: Is my own equipment safe? Can you really remotely blow up a mobile device?

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James talks to Mia about a reporting trip to the Emberá community of Bajo Chiquito in the Darién Gap, and his experience interviewing migrants making the most dangerous part of their journey to the USA.

Sources:

Jesuit Shelter: https://www.feyalegria.org/panama/

https://elpitazo.net/migracion/muere-venezolana-mientras-cruzaba-la-selva-de-darien-junto-a-su-familia/

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Would you donate your body parts? Should nuclear facilities feed AI? What do more people need to know about addiction? All this and more in this week's strange news segment -- spoiler: stay tuned for the episode this Friday.

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