Behind the Bastards

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
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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-that
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/ken-paxton-has-survived-years-of-scandals-can-james-talarico-change-that
https://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=true
https://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.html
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8800
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr8800/text#H6C56E3050B5F4792AEBB0DF665B1D5D9
https://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.pdf
https://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.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

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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.
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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.
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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
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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/
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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.
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