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  • Behind the Bastards

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 249

    12/09/2026 | 3h
    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
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    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/
    https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY
    https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1
    https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20
    https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11
    https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20
    https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20
    https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067
    https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary
    https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20
    https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/
    https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records
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    Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

    10/09/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    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.
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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

    08/09/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    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)
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  • Behind the Bastards

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 248

    05/09/2026 | 3h 6 mins.
    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
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    Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network

    03/09/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.
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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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