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You've heard Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Nazi Germany: "First they came..." In these episodes, Robert exposes Martin's true past as a war criminal and Nazi supporter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: West Bank Takeover The AI Regulation Debate Diversity With Andrew Gas Prices and Oil Wars Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism 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! Sources/Links: West Bank Takeover https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/ The AI Regulation Debate https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/ https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/ https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier https://www.anthropic.com/constitution https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20 https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20 https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20 https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html  https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/  https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/ https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2  https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/ https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/  Diversity With Andrew In Light of Our Differences   by David Harmon The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by Scott E. Page Gas Prices and Oil Wars https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/ https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2 https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219? https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20 https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/ https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM  https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act  https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo  https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ  https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin  https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/  https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20  https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf  https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf  https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house  https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20 https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/  https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/ https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-09-21-244-exhibits-re-243-joint-motion-enter-consent-decree-and.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs  https://archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143  https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144  https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/  https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/  https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/  https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711  https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html  https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc  https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/  https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to discuss a bastard who really did it all: started his own country and became dictator, carried out a genocide, and matured to quack energy healer using magic to improve men's sperm count. Preorder Jamie's new novel, The Tower: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/  Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19960285 https://www.npr.org/2008/07/22/92775717/timeline-the-political-life-of-radovan-karadzic https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/22/the-hunt-for-radovan-karadzic-ruthless-warlord-turned-spiritual-healer https://www.npr.org/2008/07/23/92809597/karadzics-dual-life-war-fugitive-new-age-mystic Radovan Karadzic’s New-Age Adventure - The New York Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-23-fg-warcrime23-story.html https://calivita.com/webshop https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/radovan-karadzic-war-crimes-trial-no-ethnic-cleansing-bosnia https://www.npr.org/2005/11/19/5020196/the-poetry-of-an-indicted-war-criminal https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/karadzic/radovan/poems.html https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/25/4/485.full.pdf  https://www.jessicasternbooks.com/my-war-criminal  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet Should AOC talk to MAHA? Debating the American Role in the Middle East A History Built of Uprising Executive Disorder: Oil Crisis, New Mail-In-Voting Rules Blocked, Macklemore Based?? 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! Sources/Links: Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/  https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/  https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-new-anarchists/  Should AOC talk to MAHA? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/poll-maha-health-fractures-kennedy-00972253 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/maha-health-concerns-resonate-broadly-but-lag-behind-health-care-costs-even-for-maha-voters/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/09/05/inside-aocs-maha-outreach-01066409 https://www.youtube.com/live/h6fe9CaVZCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgeXPsihXI Debating the American Role in the Middle East https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-proves-it https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-american-middle-east-iran-marc-lynch http://foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-old-middle-east-gause https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/12/the-re-emergence-of-the-palestine-question-in-world-politics/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/us-decline-world-order-replacement A History Built of Uprising https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface https://archive.org/details/blackjacobinstou0000jame Executive Disorder: Oil Crisis, New Mail-In-Voting Rules Blocked, Macklemore Based?? https://rudaw.net/english/categories/middleeast/1079247  https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1079243 https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2099321216683425864?s=20  https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28621690-paheivdhsord091426/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2097872390076141726?s=20 https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2100014172738122001?s=20 https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2098209805215080868?s=20 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117147749847925768 https://www.foxnews.com/media/homan-confirms-criminal-investigation-involving-ilhan-omar-says-knows-things-going https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099925671795474759?s=20https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026#conventional-weapons-sep-26  https://x.com/Ibrahym22Nagi/status/2099482678479188145 https://x.com/Bafeltalabani/status/2099810675484668045  https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2099869946423431232  https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/09/2003993626/-1/-1/1/OEF_Q3_JUN2026_FINAL_508%20SECURE.PDF https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-09/OIG-26-22-Sep26.pdf https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20 https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/ https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20 https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/why-saudi-arabias-plan-b-for-oil-exports-is-now-under-fire/4335414/ https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-running-out-oil-export-options-routes-choked https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/global-food-prices-three-year-high-heatwaves-wars-crop-costs https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/did-the-houthis-shoot-down-saudi-arabian-f-15-what-we-know-19991908.htm https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/saudi-arabia-calls-mecca-red-175848059.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXFZLNARm4/ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/15/irish-acts-aaron-rowe-and-beoga-quit-ed-sheerans-us-tour-in-protest-over-palestine/ https://apnews.com/article/ed-sheeran-responds-macklemore-tour-3fd73815563039bea9b88f5efe745d62 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-150614158.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXFZLNARm4/?stkn=MThsbzc2OWh3d2s5OQ== See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We conclude the story of Francis Galton and explore all the hideous ways his ideas helped inspire eugenic laws around the world, and ultimately the Holocaust. Sources:  https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/kantsaywhere https://unseenhistories.substack.com/p/the-disturbing-visions-of-francis-galton-gavin-evans https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfd786fa-2090-4749-bcbe-3cc7159e55b5/content https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/lies-damned-lies-and-racist-statistics/ https://www.scienceaq.com/Article/other/22011.html https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-anthropometric-detective-and-his-racial-clues/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42042093-superior https://books.google.com/books/about/Francis_Galton.html?id=vL0hq80XXqMC https://galton.org/books/memories/index.html https://victorianweb.org/victorian/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////science/health/insanity1.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853 https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PTCw5CJT7cE6Kx9ZR/most-people-endorse-some-form-of-eugenics https://www.balkanweb.com/en/They-are-brother-and-sister-but-have-4-children-together.-German-couple-in-trouble-with-authorities--fighting-to-legalize-incest./#gsc.tab=0 https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/ https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78669/pg78669-images.html https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/a-dangerous-calculation/ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/301897   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women.   Sources: https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/kantsaywhere https://unseenhistories.substack.com/p/the-disturbing-visions-of-francis-galton-gavin-evans https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfd786fa-2090-4749-bcbe-3cc7159e55b5/content https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/lies-damned-lies-and-racist-statistics/ https://www.scienceaq.com/Article/other/22011.html https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-anthropometric-detective-and-his-racial-clues/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42042093-superior https://books.google.com/books/about/Francis_Galton.html?id=vL0hq80XXqMC https://galton.org/books/memories/index.html https://victorianweb.org/victorian/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////science/health/insanity1.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853 https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PTCw5CJT7cE6Kx9ZR/most-people-endorse-some-form-of-eugenics https://www.balkanweb.com/en/They-are-brother-and-sister-but-have-4-children-together.-German-couple-in-trouble-with-authorities--fighting-to-legalize-incest./#gsc.tab=0 https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/ https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78669/pg78669-images.html https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/a-dangerous-calculation/ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/301897 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Counterrevolution in Egypt What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? The Death of American Hegemony Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov 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!   Sources/Links: Counterrevolution in Egypt Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/ Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps  https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20  https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk The Death of American Hegemony https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov nyc.gov/workerpower https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20 https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/ https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/ https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859 https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/ https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/ https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4 https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663 http://arcade.gov https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20 https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20 https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/ 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In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics. (4 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Disarming Hamas  Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew The Hunt for Jason Arday Civilization with Andrew Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted  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! Sources/Links: Disarming Hamas https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen The Hunt for Jason Arday https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H Civilization with Andrew Against the Grain by James C. Scott Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan Wild Thought by  Claude Lévi-Strauss Ishmael by Daniel Quinn The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20  https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20  https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/  https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20 https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20  https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30  https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20  https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20  https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512  https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056  https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20  https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20   https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20  https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/ https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/ https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20 https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308 https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20 https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition  How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2 Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic  DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota  Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions  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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McCoy and Francisco A. Scarano The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture by Amy Kaplan https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/244/  https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/1/  https://theconversation.com/why-russia-gave-up-alaska-americas-gateway-to-the-arctic-74675?xid=PS_smithsonian  https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html  https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d  https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/  https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/28/nyregion/new-light-on-old-fbi-fight-decades-of-surveillance-of-puerto-rican-groups.html  https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/1685.html https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547  https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/  https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d  https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_123/index.html#es/default/PLEBISCITO_Resumen.xml  https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099257005212415735  https://www.doi.gov/oia/compacts-of-free-association  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement  https://time.com/7024574/puerto-rico-status-vote/  https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/droessler_whose-pacific.pdf  https://juntasupervision.pr.gov/abril-y-mayo-2025/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/trump-strait-of-hormuz-american-territory  https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:School_Begins_(Puck_Magazine_1-25-1899).jpg Las carpetas: persecución política y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico by Ramón Bosque Pérez y Javier Colón Morera Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952 by Harry Franqui-Rivera Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic  https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/ @thefrankiedlc @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/ DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota  https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions  https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk  https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on  https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/  https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo  https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html  https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd  https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/   https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/  https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24  https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20  https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html  https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf  https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47

Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.