Community Preparedness Basics with Live Like the World is Dying

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - The Fight for Trans Youth Healthcare at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Post Woke Cinema - AI Minstrel Shows feat. Bridget Todd - Community Preparedness Basics with Live Like the World is Dying - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #27 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: The Fight for Trans Youth Healthcare at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center https://givebutter.com/Uj0NLs https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-upmc-to-reinstate-healthcare-for-trans-youth-and-young-adults?source=direct_link& @providers4transjustice on IG Community Preparedness Basics with Live Like the World is Dying https://www.tangledwilderness.org/live-like-the-world-is-dying http://www.tangledwilderness.org http://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff Douglas Rushkoff https://www.tangledwilderness.org/features/ready-for-anything https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/its-time-to-build-resilient-communities https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalypse https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e1-kitty-stryker-on-anarchist-prepping/ Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #27 https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/one-person-killed-every-12-minutes-july-now-gazas-deadliest-month-early-2024 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/27/live-israel-intercepts-gaza-bound-handala-5-palestinians-starve-to-death https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/nx-s1-5477365/israel-gaza-aid-casualties https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/countries-in-focus-archive/issue-133/en/  https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=7-30  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.238.0.pdf  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.97.0.pdf  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.98.0.pdf  https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-ag-blanche-set-meet-2nd-day-ghislaine/story?id=124064062 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330709/autopen-biden-pardon-void  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-government/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang discuss Ghislaine Maxwell's meetings with Trump's DOJ, executive orders banning 'Woke AI' and promoting the involuntary institutionalization of homeless people, the forced starvation of Palestine, and a prisoner swap releasing 230 Venezuelans from CECOT. Sources: https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/one-person-killed-every-12-minutes-july-now-gazas-deadliest-month-early-2024 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/27/live-israel-intercepts-gaza-bound-handala-5-palestinians-starve-to-death https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/nx-s1-5477365/israel-gaza-aid-casualties https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/countries-in-focus-archive/issue-133/en/  https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=7-30  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.238.0.pdf  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.97.0.pdf  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.98.0.pdf  https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-ag-blanche-set-meet-2nd-day-ghislaine/story?id=124064062 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330709/autopen-biden-pardon-void  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-government/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks with Inmn from the Live Like the World is Dying podcast about the basics of community and individual preparedness for disasters of all kind. Links: More Live Like the World is Dying: https://www.tangledwilderness.org/live-like-the-world-is-dying Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness: http://www.tangledwilderness.org http://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness “The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse” by Douglas Rushkoff: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff Douglas Rushkoff “Ready for Anything” by Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness: https://www.tangledwilderness.org/features/ready-for-anything “It’s Time to Build Resilient Communities” by Margaret Killjoy: https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/its-time-to-build-resilient-communities Etymology of Apocalypse: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalypse "Kitty Stryker on Anarchist Prepping" (LLWD Ep. 1): https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e1-kitty-stryker-on-anarchist-prepping/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridget Todd talks with Garrison Davis about how TikTok creators are using AI generated videos to make viral racist skits with digital blackface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison is joined by Bailey Newposter and Janie Danger to discuss the politics of Superman and Eddington, how each reacts to differing types of American decline, and the psychosis of online political opportunism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with UPMC therapist Salena Binnig and TransYOUniting founder Dena Staley about the fight against UPMC's capitation to the Trump administrations anti-trans policies and how the community is fighting back. https://givebutter.com/Uj0NLs https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-upmc-to-reinstate-healthcare-for-trans-youth-and-young-adults?source=direct_link& @providers4transjustice on IGSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you an essay about how to think about living during what feels like apocalyptic times. 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 We Saved Trans Medicaid Healthcare Coverage - Tracking ICE Removal Flights - How LA Resisted ICE - Why Is Trump So Afraid of Epstein? - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #26 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: How We Saved Trans Medicaid Healthcare Coverage https://transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/ https://thefreeradical.org/dont-panic-the-battle-over-the-trans-medicaid-ban-is-far-from-over-heres-how-to-fight-back/ https://ashevilleblade.com‪‪ Social Media: @thefreeradical.org‬, @davidforbes.bsky.social‬, @madycast.com Tracking ICE Removal Flights https://hardghistory.ghost.io/exclusive-ice-may-have-secretly-done-more-third-country-removals-than-previously-known/https://hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-eswatini-flight-went-through-us-base-in-djibouti-americans-stationed-there-are-angry/https://hardghistory.ghost.io/a-call-to-action-for-airline-workers-to-stop-ices-deportation-machine/ https://thedawn.com.ss/2025/07/10/govt-places-8-u-s-deportees-behind-bars-in-juba/ witnessattheborder.orghttps://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flightshttps://www.pogo.org/investigations/meet-the-ice-contractor-running-deportation-flightshttps://capitalandmain.com/a-drunk-mechanic-shackled-immigrants-a-crash-landing-the-dangers-of-ice-flightshttps://alexplank.substack.com/p/photos-shackled-migrant-escortedhttps://globe.adsbexchange.com/ How LA Resisted ICE https://linktr.ee/mel_buer‪ @acatwithnews.bsky.social‬ @melbuer.bsky.social‬ Why Is Trump So Afraid of Epstein? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/donald-trump-accuser-stacey-williams-jeffrey-epstein https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/donald-trump-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-former-model-amy-dorris https://archive.fo/J6z9J https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna218693 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18701098/trump-accusers-sexual-assault-rape-e-jean-carroll https://archive.fo/aeLYy https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70843413/trump-v-murdoch/ Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #26 Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=dg3j4m&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://apnews.com/article/trump-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-justice-department-4634e5afceb8b1bb43f23558dfbb1d6c https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/14/teen-models-powerful-men-when-donald-trump-hosted-look-of-the-year  https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038  https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-immigration-deport-chilean-man-living-pennsylvania-refuting-123944071 https://www.fastcheck.cl/2025/07/22/foto-atribuida-a-luis-leon-supuesto-migrante-chileno-deportado-a-guatemala-es-falsa/ https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165454  https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-22/fort-bliss-detention-center-migrants-18520342.html https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4250988/  https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2022-02/DODIG-2022-064.pdf  https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2024/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PART_2/OHDACA_OP-5.pdf  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/trump-awards-immigration-detention-center-contract-for-fort-bliss-in-texas?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy  https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration  https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/232598p.pdf https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghan-refugee-fort-bliss/   https://ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/031145354889 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/  https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-with-15percent-tariffs.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eu-100bn-no-deal-plan-trump-tariffs-threat-us-imports https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-trade-deals-are-arriving-how-they-might-affect-us-economy-rcna220465 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-law-ban-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-surgery-transgender-youth/ https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5407157-puerto-rico-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-americans/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-epstein-mike-johnson-b2793874.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-strikes-deal-with-japan-as-eu-us-reportedly-close-in-on-pact-200619932.html https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/npr-pbs-affiliates-worry-congress-clawbacks-00465850 https://archive.vn/zXQCw#selection-895.0-899.146  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang discuss Trump’s attempts to distract from Epstein, the construction of a 5,000 bed ICE detention camp at Fort Bliss, and cuts to the EPA and public broadcasting. Sources/Links: Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=dg3j4m&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://apnews.com/article/trump-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-justice-department-4634e5afceb8b1bb43f23558dfbb1d6c https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/14/teen-models-powerful-men-when-donald-trump-hosted-look-of-the-year  https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038  https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-immigration-deport-chilean-man-living-pennsylvania-refuting-123944071 https://www.fastcheck.cl/2025/07/22/foto-atribuida-a-luis-leon-supuesto-migrante-chileno-deportado-a-guatemala-es-falsa/ https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165454  https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-22/fort-bliss-detention-center-migrants-18520342.html https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4250988/  https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2022-02/DODIG-2022-064.pdf  https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2024/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PART_2/OHDACA_OP-5.pdf  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/trump-awards-immigration-detention-center-contract-for-fort-bliss-in-texas?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy  https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration  https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/232598p.pdf https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghan-refugee-fort-bliss/   https://ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/031145354889 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/  https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-with-15percent-tariffs.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eu-100bn-no-deal-plan-trump-tariffs-threat-us-imports https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-trade-deals-are-arriving-how-they-might-affect-us-economy-rcna220465 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-law-ban-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-surgery-transgender-youth/ https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5407157-puerto-rico-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-americans/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-epstein-mike-johnson-b2793874.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-strikes-deal-with-japan-as-eu-us-reportedly-close-in-on-pact-200619932.html https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/npr-pbs-affiliates-worry-congress-clawbacks-00465850 https://archive.vn/zXQCw#selection-895.0-899.146See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert, Gare, James and Mia discuss new revelations about Trump's relation to Jeffrey Epstein and how the Epstein Files have fractured Trump's base. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/donald-trump-accuser-stacey-williams-jeffrey-epstein https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/donald-trump-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-former-model-amy-dorris https://archive.fo/J6z9J https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna218693 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18701098/trump-accusers-sexual-assault-rape-e-jean-carroll https://archive.fo/aeLYy https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70843413/trump-v-murdoch/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.