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Elsie the cat has a set of 120 buttons programmed with words. She uses them to lie, swear, apologise, express grief and frustration and love to her human, the author Mary Robinette Kowal, who talks about what's involved in learning to communicate via language buttons with companion animals. And animal behaviour expert Zazie Todd explains how animals might be interacting with human language. 

This is the first half of a two-parter: in the next episode, some talking dogs - and their humans - come to visit, and we hear about the kinds of things you find out about what your animal friend is really thinking, and how it changes the ways you communicate with other humans too.

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Content note: this episode contains a few category B swears.

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

1. Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities

2. Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

3. The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.

4. Delete Your Account?

5. Safe Gun Ownership

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Sources:

Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-leaked-rubio-dossier?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=151561577&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

https://bylinetimes.com/2019/10/03/islamophobic-world-view-of-tulsi-gabbards-guru-revealed-in-unearthed-recordings-can-she-still-run-for-president/ 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-pick-top-intel-job-accused-traitorous-parroting-russian-propaga-rcna180073     

https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555     

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know

https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump

https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter 

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/ 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912 

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/

Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/

Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318

The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html

https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/

https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/

https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps

https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1

https://archive.is/QIIY7

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/

Delete Your Account?

https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/

https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-artwork-zines/cybersecurity-with-pigeon-know-your-cyber-civil-rights 

https://open.nytimes.com/how-to-dox-yourself-on-the-internet-d2892b4c5954 

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/some-steps-to-defend-against-online-doxxing-and-harassment 

https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/doxcare-prevention-and-aftercare-for-those-targeted-by-doxxing-and-political-harassment 

Safe Gun Ownership

inrange.tv

https://theliberalgunclub.com/

https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/

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In our first recording back from holiday, we get into the Silicon Valley Election and go through the relationship between Trump and Musk. What can we expect from the President and his First Buddy — personally and politically, institutionally and financially? Beyond Musk, how might the tech elite behave and benefit in another Trump administration? There’s a lot of potential and speculation and promises and hype at this point—and a lot of open questions that remain to be seen—but we set the scene and put the players on the board for what’s shaping up to be an exciting (and stupid) new season of TMK. Pre-order Jathan’s new book! https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520398078/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite ••• Why Is Elon Musk Really Embracing Donald Trump? https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/why-is-elon-musk-really-embracing-donald-trump ••• Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-trump-donald-mar-a-lago-appointment-position-rcna179826 ••• The cult of the founders https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-cult-of-the-founders ••• Musk Wants to Slash $2 Trillion in Federal Spending. Is That Possible? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/politics/dept-government-efficiency-explainer.html ••• US commission proposes ‘Manhattan Project-like’ initiative for AI https://www.computerworld.com/article/3609516/us-commission-proposes-manhattan-project-like-initiative-for-ai.html ••• Tech companies will have it easy under Trump. Just like they did under Biden https://www.fastcompany.com/91224437/tech-companies-will-have-it-easy-under-trump-just-like-they-did-under-biden Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.x.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.x.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.x.com/braunestahl)

Interview with Kevin Folta; News Items: Sense of Self in Robots, New Energy Secretary, Finding Planet Nine, Stress and Paranormal Belief; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Dumb Idioms; Science or Fiction

Modern-day Myanmar remains home to a unique cultural heritage and stunning natural beauty -- yet today it's also home to a wide range of deeply disturbing conspiracies and crimes. In part two of this special two-part series, Ben and Matt explore the booming criminal industries of the country - especially entire communities dedicated to human trafficking and online scams.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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As he marks 50 years in journalism, Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) is stepping down from his leadership role at the Native news organization, ICT. Trahant revived the struggling Indian Country Today newspaper and turned it into a premier non-profit multimedia Indigenous news source. His five decades of reporting and editing news includes interviews with world leaders and having a front row seat to the major events that affect Native people. In that time he has served as a champion and mentor for Native journalists. We’ll hear from Trahant about his work and his hopes for Native journalism.

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined at Disgraceland Studios by the HILARIOUS comedian and podcaster, Matt Brousseau! We kick this one off with a CBD sweet tea that smells like crotch rot and tastes like nothing. We talk about Rivers and Sam's encounter with some undercover cops at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival and a Nashville reporter's encounter with a very much not undercover "conspiracy cop". Matt takes us on a tour of his hometown of Southampton, Massachusetts and Dierks Bentley's "5-1-5-0" is our JAM OF THE WEEK!  Follow Matt on all forms of social media @CapitalCityInc and listen to his INCREDIBLE podcast, Profiles in Eccentricity, wherever you find podcasts.  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod   Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

James and Robert are joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss a sensible approach to gun ownership after the election.

Resources:

inrange.tv

https://theliberalgunclub.com/

https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/

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In this week's listener mail segment: Old Makalya responds to the hubbub surrounding the tragic death of Peanut the Squirrel. Bones prompts a larger conversation about elections and conspiracies. Anonymous Owl provides a step-by-step guide for saving animals in the wild. All this and more - plus, side note, we absolutely called it on the undersea cable sabotage.

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More than a year after Arizona cracked down on fake substance abuse treatment facilities following a $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scam, hundreds of people can’t find adequate treatment. The scam swept up thousands of Native Americans and sought reimbursement for care they never received. An investigative report by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica also discovered continued confusion over Medicaid reimbursements that threatens the viability of the legitimate facilities cleared by the state to continue. We’ll get an update on the aftermath of the Medicaid scam and the ongoing effort to help people needing behavioral health care. The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting continues to collect information about people affected by the interruption in behavioral health services. Those with information can write to info@azcir.org, or call 505-226-0626.