Behind the Bastards

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Lebanon's Agreement with Israel Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War, Crimes & More (ft. Romeo Kokriataski) Why is DHS Buying Private Prisons Why DSA Keeps Winning Executive Disorder: Asylum Seekers Forced to Meet with Iranian Officials, Ken Paxton, Activist Charged for GrapheneOS Phone Wipe 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: Lebanon's Agreement with Israel https://www.972mag.com/lebanon-israel-trap-withdrawal-sovereignty/ https://thefirethesetimes.com https://hauntologies.net https://eliaayoub.com Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War, Crimes & More (ft. Romeo Kokriataski) https://english.nv.ua https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ukraine-without-hype-127616838/ Why is DHS Buying Private Prisons https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/07/corecivic-sells-ice-detention-centers/ Why DSA Keeps Winning https://socialists.nyc/ https://www.dsausa.org/ https://podcasts.apple.com/ru/podcast/the-dsa-red-scare/id1449762156?i=1000777008325 Executive Disorder: Asylum Seekers Forced to Meet with Iranian Officials, Ken Paxton, Activist Charged for GrapheneOS Phone Wipe https://www.givesendgo.com/letsamgo https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/fourth-circuit-says-border-agents-can-search-your-phone-hand-no-suspicion-required https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-rescinds-2022-public-charge-regulation https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2025-20278/public-charge-ground-of-inadmissibility https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-05-26/pdf/99-13202.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294220/gov.uscourts.dcd.294220.9.3_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294220/gov.uscourts.dcd.294220.9.4.pdf https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-get-chinese-shoulder-launched-missile-systems-weeks-sources-say-2026-07-29/ https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2082260118930956482 https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/texas-senate-poll-james-talarico-ken-paxton-july-2026/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/ken-paxton-has-survived-years-of-scandals-can-james-talarico-change-thathttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/ken-paxton-has-survived-years-of-scandals-can-james-talarico-change-thathttps://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/ken-paxton-waco-plea-deal-child-sex-abuse-texas-attorney-general/https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-15/lawmakers-call-for-legal-reforms-response-to-adam-hoffman-case?_amp=truehttps://www.kwtx.com/2025/06/11/wife-waco-attorney-adam-hoffman-disputes-allegations-sexual-abuse-made-by-local-boy/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8800https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr8800/text#H6C56E3050B5F4792AEBB0DF665B1D5D9https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/22/breakthrough-news-is-under-attack/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Bg1RJk3_8 https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf https://peoplesforum.org/blog_post/trump-allies-in-congress-subpoena-the-peoples-forum-help-us-fight-back/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html https://www.chandralaw.com/files/assets/2026-05-27def.morenosmotforexpeditedreliefunderupepa.pdf https://www.chandralaw.com/files/assets/2026-06-04def.morenossecondsupplementtohermot.forexpeditedrelief.pdfhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/video/max-miller-abuse-allegations-emily-moreno-digvid-invs https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/14/ohio-congressman-max-miller-is-being-sued-amid-domestic-violence-allegations/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/assault-misogyny-verbal-threats-records-detail-new-allegations-against-rep-max-miller-bernie-moreno/ https://x.com/GrapheneOS/status/2082212225364746306 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71998357/1/united-states-v-tunick/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.351976/gov.uscourts.gand.351976.21.0.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

After the Civil War takes everything from her, Rebecca blames her woes on rich white planters, which weirdly causes her to become a pro-lynching activist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

Rebecca Felton was a major suffragette and the first female senator. She was also, at different points, a slave owner and professional racist who became America's #1 pro-lynching advocate. (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse CZM Rewind: How To Build A Revolution: Myanmar, Part One Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: CZM Rewind: Safe Gun Ownership inrange.tv https://theliberalgunclub.com/ https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/ CZM Rewind: Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12 https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20 https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/ https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/ https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348 https://truthpredict.net/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/ https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20 CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/ https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238 https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/ https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/ https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20 https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/ https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/ https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263 https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20 https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20 https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20 https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20 https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20 https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20 https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/ https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085 https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/ https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html https://archive.vn/LzzYv https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/ https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Four: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind

Robert takes us into the modern day history of SEAL malfeasance, from kinda robbing Captain Phillips to the comedy of errors that was the raid on Bin Laden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.