It Could Happen Here

Mia is once again joined by Shanley of vcinfodocs to discuss how the network state is spreading tech fascism worldwide from El Salvador to Saudi Arabia.
Sources:
https://www.vcinfodocs.com
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Mia talks with Shanley from the anti-tech fascism resource vcinfodocs about the venture capital firms backing everything from cryptocurrency to drone manufacturers.
https://www.vcinfodocs.com/
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Dana El Kurd breaks down the ongoing debate among Palestinians about what should happen in Gaza, whether Hamas should disarm, and the role of armed tactics more generally.
(Please note this episode was recorded prior to the 2026 Iran War)
Sources:
Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf
October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf
Disarmament reporting - https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2020639164602200358
Khaled Meshaal interview with Drop Site News - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-interview-trump-maga-united-states-support-israel-gaza-netanyahu
Reconstruction of Gaza reporting - https://www.dw.com/en/trump-board-of-peace-backers-pledge-5-billion-for-gaza/a-75982195
Aljazeera reporting on Israeli backed gangs in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/armed-militia-members-are-serving-as-israeli-agents-in-gaza-investigation
Panel interview in Gaza - https://youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?si=im4SHWm6v0g60t75
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James and Gare talk about the world of private maritime security, pirates, and the strait of Hormuz.
Sources:
https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf
https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48821900?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aa5c02fb4e4aea98208bb9f0b37780d3b&initiator=recommender&seq=1
https://abcnews.com/Business/International/pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama/story?id=9114429
https://www.ospreyobserver.com/2011/11/riverview-resident-receives-commemorative-knife-after-surviving-pirate-attack/
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Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundane
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