It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 201

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

- An Inside Look at the Asylum Process

- What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them?

- Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People

- How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew 

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35

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Sources:

https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951  

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during  

https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/  

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.37.0_2.pdf  

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773/gov.uscourts.dcd.284773.41.0.pdf  

https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/04/calmatters-partners-with-evident-media-on-a-documentary-exposing-truth-behind-border-patrol-raid/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html  

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie  

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html 

Crossing Borders: The Evolution and Impact of Tren de Aragua | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://share.google/xnyZpnUILdcDrZep1

Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua https://share.google/TGwfFwu9ApWrOuU7N 

Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 

Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/autism-tylenol-takeaways-trump-rfk-jr/86293921007/

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-experts-trump-tylenol-autism-link/

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-us-military-should-kill-them-all-violently-6.2.2390747.79d6204d7c  
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jel4gyezo 

https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/09-16-2025-Whistleblower-Disclosure-to-Congress-re-Guatemalan-UC-Repatriation-SN.pdf

https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MEMORANDUM-OPINION.pdf 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/ 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1970491119831028000 

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5550915/trump-immigration-judges 

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/g-s1-86691/military-lawyers-immigration-judges-jag 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition#:~:text=Home-,U.S 

https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/centers/america-250-civics-education-coalition?__cf_chl_tk=CX4TkwEkLHCaXlh.Fd5SU143s0.XxeWDM.gYxCgS1R4-1758115761-1.0.1.1-PtDspNboVVBLqiywS5GF3.Ns09TzWf.a9IAN86NyplM
https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people 

https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is the Atlas Network?

In theory, democracy empowers the people -- a citizen's vote is the primary campaign contribution. However, theory and practice are often two very different things. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel peel back the layers on a global conspiracy: a worldwide, well-funded network with deep ties to the US government; a meta-think tank created to make more think tanks. They touch everything from tobacco to climate change, from crafting laws to (allegedly) aiding in government overthrow. For those in the know, the group is simply called "Atlas."

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Native America Calling - Friday, September 26, 2025 – The Native American history censorship threat at National Parks and other federal institutions

Among the informational signs flagged for review under the Trump administration’s purge of “improper ideology” at National Parks is language at the Sitka National Monument Russian Bishop’s House explaining how missionaries worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and languages in Alaska. A panel at Florida’s Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is being questioned for including text about forced assimilation of imprisoned Native Americans. They are part of the ongoing review of parks, museums, and other institutions for information deemed disparaging to Americans. The review has prompted considerable concern over who is making decisions about how historical events are portrayed and whether Native historians have any input.

GUESTS

Michaela Pavlat (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Indigenous partnerships program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association

Julie Reed (Cherokee), associate professor of history at the University of Tulsa

Morning Star Gali (Pit River Tribe), executive director of Indigenous Justice and the California tribal and community liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council

Kimberly Smith (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), community conservation specialist for The Wilderness Society

 

Break 1 Music: 500 Years O’ Blues (song) Digging Roots (artist) Seeds (album)

Break 2 Music: Seeing Two (song) Deerlady (band) Greatest Hits (album)

It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35

We discuss the shooting of three ICE detainees in Dallas, Trump’s Gold Card and 100k H1B visa fee, soybean tariffs, and reports of the FBI designating trans people “terrorists.”

Sources:
https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/09-16-2025-Whistleblower-Disclosure-to-Congress-re-Guatemalan-UC-Repatriation-SN.pdf

https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MEMORANDUM-OPINION.pdf 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/ 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1970491119831028000 

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5550915/trump-immigration-judges 

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/g-s1-86691/military-lawyers-immigration-judges-jag 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition#:~:text=Home-,U.S 

https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/centers/america-250-civics-education-coalition?__cf_chl_tk=CX4TkwEkLHCaXlh.Fd5SU143s0.XxeWDM.gYxCgS1R4-1758115761-1.0.1.1-PtDspNboVVBLqiywS5GF3.Ns09TzWf.a9IAN86NyplM
https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism 

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people 

https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #494 – “Loose Threads” with Anna Valenzuela

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are THRILLED to be joined once again by everyone's favorite, comedian Anna Valenzuela! We kick this one off by chugging an energy drink made by one of the worst Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Then we chat about how WWE will take money from absolutely anybody, including authoritarians and people who sell boxes full of magic. The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, everyone. Follow Anna on all forms of social media @AnnaVisFunny and listen to her album 'Murderpuss', out now on Burn This Records.  Follow our show @TheGoodsPod on absolutely everything!  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for an UNCUT video version of the show as well as HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod 

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Introducing: Incels

Hi, Stuff They Don't Want You To Know listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, Incels!

Incels: Hidden deep in online forums, a growing subculture thrives on anger, isolation, and blame: incels, or “involuntary celibates.” Mostly young, white, heterosexual men, incels see themselves as rejected by women and overshadowed by so-called “Chads”—the confident, attractive men they believe they can never be. Their frustration often mutates into open hostility, harassment, and, in the most extreme cases, acts of violence. 

Incels takes listeners inside this unsettling world—not to sensationalize it, but to understand it. Through expert analysis, first-hand accounts, and the voices of former incels, we break down how these communities operate, why they’re growing, and the psychological traps that keep men locked in cycles of resentment. With chilling stories and deep insight, Incels reveals the human cost of a culture built on 

hate—and the path forward for those ready to leave it behind.

 

Listen to Incels on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts!

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It Could Happen Here - How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss recent US attacks on Venezuelan boats, and how the Prime Minister of Trinidad’s full throated support puts the small Caribbean nation at risk. 

Sources: 
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-us-military-should-kill-them-all-violently-6.2.2390747.79d6204d7c  
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jel4gyezo 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Knife Cults, Rituals of the Nacirema, The Radioactive Horrors of Coldwater Creek

Killdeer Fake-out inspires Ben, Matt and Noel to create an episode on the radioactive scandal of Coldwater Creek. Chef Ben asks whether he crossed paths with a knife cult. Sydney prompts an anthropological exploration of the Nacirema. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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Native America Calling - Thursday, September 25, 2025 – Robin Wall Kimmerer challenges us to re-examine what we know about the natural world

Propelled by the success of her runaway bestseller, “Braiding Sweetgrass”, Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potawatomi) continues a passion for weaving together the science, the cultural knowledge, and the beauty of the natural environment and importance of taking notice of it. In her new children’s picture book, “Bud Finds Her Gift,” a young girl discovers what it means to receive and give the gifts of nature. And her book, “The Serviceberry,” lands on the small fruit clusters as a starting point to awaken one’s gratitude for the environment’s abundance. We’ll hear from Kimmerer about the arc of her work and the additional knowledge she’s collected from it.

 

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