Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics

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/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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=im4SHWm6v0g60t75See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - UFOs, Spies, and Pizzagate: The Clinton Epstein Deposition  - Is the Economy About to Explode? - Outlaw: Criminalization of ICE Watch in Minneapolis - The Fake Crisis Behind Trump's Tariffs - Executive Disorder: War on Iran, Kristi Noem, Sea Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Proton Mail 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: UFOs, Spies, and Pizzagate: The Clinton Epstein Deposition https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-clintons-must-be-held-accountable-for-refusing-to-comply-with-duly-issued-bipartisan-subpoenas/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siiAk6WXc0M https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/26/lauren-boebert-photo-hillary-clinton-pausing-epstein-deposition/ https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/hillary-clintons-team-demanded-beauty-lighting-for-oversight-deposition-was-wary-of-looking-like-a-hostage-source/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJrYKAl6T0 Is the Economy About to Explode? https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/south-korea-stocks-kospi.html https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/persian-gulf-oil-squeeze-d9a39190 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/nikkei-225-hang-seng-index-kospi-crude-wti-brent-oil-futures-iran-war-gulf-hormuz.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/stock-market-today-live-updates.html https://x.com/weijia/status/2031086856679412042?s=20 Outlaw: Criminalization of ICE Watch in Minneapolis To learn more about how the law is used to crush dissent, check out the other episodes of Outlaw, an anti-repression podcast. Follow https://www.instagram.com/outlaw.pod/ on Instagram & @outlawpod.bsky.social Bluesky, & Substack https://outlawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe Get in touch: [email protected] Solidarity with Isavela: Support Her Legal Fight https://www.gofundme.com/f/solidarity-with-isavela-support-her-legal-fight Follow Home Girlz 4 Isa to stay updated on her case https://www.instagram.com/homegirlz4isa Help keep vulnerable Minneapolis neighbors housed: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need The Fake Crisis Behind Trump's Tariffs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/senate-democrats-bill-small-businesses-trump-tariffs https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trumps-new-tariffs-shift-focus-balance-payments-economists-see-no-crisis-2026-02-24/ https://archive.vn/E3fwh#selection-479.0-482.0 https://www.toyassociation.org/PressRoom2/News/2026-News/court-orders-refunds-for-ieepa-tariffs-implementation-process-ongoing.aspx https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2026/feb/us-dollar-role-as-reserve-currency https://sudanreeves.org/2018/05/10/the-collapse-of-sudans-economy-is-accelerating-along-with-human-suffering/ https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2016/11/01/international-trade https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-macroeconomics/ap-open-economy-international-trade-and-finance/the-balance-of-payments/a/the-balance-of-payments https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/bolivias-balance-payments-crisis-brings-back-bad-memories https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781557758286/ch02.xml https://www.krwg.org/local-viewpoints/2026-03-10/scotus-decision-on-tariffs https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-healey-demands-refunds-mass-182527561.html https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5775500-businesses-sue-trump-tariffs/ https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2025/oct/what-is-the-balance-of-payments https://www.investopedia.com/insights/what-is-the-balance-of-payments/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/10710/text https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/the-balance-of-payments.html https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-434-back-to-the-1970s-again https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/frbslreview/rev_stls_196103.pdf https://muse.jhu.edu/article/952314 https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0003/003/article-A003-en.xml https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3545&context=faculty_scholarship Executive Disorder: War on Iran, Kristi Noem, Sea Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Proton Mail https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-isis-supporters-charged-attempting-detonate-explosive-devices-during-protests-outside  https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737562/justice-department-missing-epstein-files-trump https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/trump-is-delaying-texas-senate-endorsement-to-pressure-gop-senators-on-save-america-act-00819991?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/president-trump-secures-historic-commitment-to-keep-electricity-costs-down-amid-data-center-boom/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-advances-energy-affordability-with-the-ratepayer-protection-pledge/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/ratepayer-protection-pledge/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ratepayer-protection-pledge-proclamation/ https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=91c3f239c18349fdb409f901c50b7e71&mediatype=video https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-cuba-may-or-may-not-be-friendly-takeover-2026-03-09/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/cuba-trump-iran-venezuela/686203/  https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/trump-cuba-marco-rubio-fall https://archive.ph/n8IuV#selection-615.200-615.231 https://bsky.app/profile/proton.me/post/3mgfkfdazls2c Shield of the Americas - Doral 2026  https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/2029647010002055467  https://www.usaspeShield of the Americas - Doral 2026nding.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000055_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-  https://fbodaily.com/archive/2025/08-August/21-Aug-2025/FBO-07556474.htm  https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/markwayne-mullin-smell-of-war/  ​​https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/many-150-us-troops-wounded-so-far-iran-war-sources-say-2026-03-10/  https://x.com/Southcom/status/2030056869624955036?s=20  https://x.com/SecWar/status/2029675198115401932?s=20  https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/09/terrorist-designations-of-los-choneros-and-los-lobos  https://x.com/Southcom/status/2029011785567572285?s=20  https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/commitment-to-countering-cartel-criminal-activity/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/  https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-6  https://x.com/BaxtiyarGoran/status/2031747170588577931?s=20  https://www.patreon.com/posts/trump-model-for-152819826?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang discuss the totally real “Shield of the Americas,” an attempted bombing in NYC, fluctuating oil prices, Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, and Trump marking Cuba as the next target of US intervention. Sources: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-isis-supporters-charged-attempting-detonate-explosive-devices-during-protests-outside  https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737562/justice-department-missing-epstein-files-trump https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/trump-is-delaying-texas-senate-endorsement-to-pressure-gop-senators-on-save-america-act-00819991?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/president-trump-secures-historic-commitment-to-keep-electricity-costs-down-amid-data-center-boom/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-advances-energy-affordability-with-the-ratepayer-protection-pledge/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/ratepayer-protection-pledge/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ratepayer-protection-pledge-proclamation/ https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=91c3f239c18349fdb409f901c50b7e71&mediatype=video https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-cuba-may-or-may-not-be-friendly-takeover-2026-03-09/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/cuba-trump-iran-venezuela/686203/  https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/trump-cuba-marco-rubio-fall https://archive.ph/n8IuV#selection-615.200-615.231 https://bsky.app/profile/proton.me/post/3mgfkfdazls2c Shield of the Americas - Doral 2026  https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/2029647010002055467  https://www.usaspeShield of the Americas - Doral 2026nding.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000055_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-  https://fbodaily.com/archive/2025/08-August/21-Aug-2025/FBO-07556474.htm  https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/markwayne-mullin-smell-of-war/  ​​https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/many-150-us-troops-wounded-so-far-iran-war-sources-say-2026-03-10/  https://x.com/Southcom/status/2030056869624955036?s=20  https://x.com/SecWar/status/2029675198115401932?s=20  https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/09/terrorist-designations-of-los-choneros-and-los-lobos  https://x.com/Southcom/status/2029011785567572285?s=20  https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/commitment-to-countering-cartel-criminal-activity/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/  https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-6  https://x.com/BaxtiyarGoran/status/2031747170588577931?s=20  https://www.patreon.com/posts/trump-model-for-152819826?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Trump fakes a balance of payments crisis to implement more tariffs, Mia faces her demons to explain what any of that means. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/senate-democrats-bill-small-businesses-trump-tariffs https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trumps-new-tariffs-shift-focus-balance-payments-economists-see-no-crisis-2026-02-24/ https://archive.vn/E3fwh#selection-479.0-482.0 https://www.toyassociation.org/PressRoom2/News/2026-News/court-orders-refunds-for-ieepa-tariffs-implementation-process-ongoing.aspx https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2026/feb/us-dollar-role-as-reserve-currency https://sudanreeves.org/2018/05/10/the-collapse-of-sudans-economy-is-accelerating-along-with-human-suffering/ https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2016/11/01/international-trade https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-macroeconomics/ap-open-economy-international-trade-and-finance/the-balance-of-payments/a/the-balance-of-payments https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/bolivias-balance-payments-crisis-brings-back-bad-memories https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781557758286/ch02.xml https://www.krwg.org/local-viewpoints/2026-03-10/scotus-decision-on-tariffs https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-healey-demands-refunds-mass-182527561.html https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5775500-businesses-sue-trump-tariffs/ https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2025/oct/what-is-the-balance-of-payments https://www.investopedia.com/insights/what-is-the-balance-of-payments/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/10710/text https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/the-balance-of-payments.html https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-434-back-to-the-1970s-again https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/frbslreview/rev_stls_196103.pdf https://muse.jhu.edu/article/952314 https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0003/003/article-A003-en.xml https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3545&context=faculty_scholarshipSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Outlaw Podcast's first feature on ICHH, Olive talks with people detained and prosecuted for responding to ICE in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. Clem and Ray describe being dragged from their car and taken into ICE detention, and Isavela Lopez and Lucy talk about catching charges and navigating ongoing cases. These conversations offer concrete insight into how federal agencies are responding to anti-ICE activity in the Twin Cities, and the impact that has on people's lives. To learn more about how the law is used to crush dissent, check out the other episodes of Outlaw, an anti-repression podcast. Follow https://www.instagram.com/outlaw.pod/ on Instagram & @outlawpod.bsky.social Bluesky, & Substack https://outlawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe Get in touch: [email protected] Solidarity with Isavela: Support Her Legal Fight https://www.gofundme.com/f/solidarity-with-isavela-support-her-legal-fight Follow Home Girlz 4 Isa to stay updated on her case https://www.instagram.com/homegirlz4isa Help keep vulnerable Minneapolis neighbors housed: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Intro Music: Star by Tufawon https://www.instagram.com/tufawon/ Outro Music: “Justice Never Brought Anyone Back from the Dead” by Twin Cities artist who wishes to remain anonymousSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia discusses how the US attacking Iran broke the world economy and it's horrifying human impact. Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/south-korea-stocks-kospi.html https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/persian-gulf-oil-squeeze-d9a39190 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/nikkei-225-hang-seng-index-kospi-crude-wti-brent-oil-futures-iran-war-gulf-hormuz.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/stock-market-today-live-updates.html https://x.com/weijia/status/2031086856679412042?s=20See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison and Sophie break down 9 hours of testimony from Hillary and Bill Clinton’s long awaited Epstein deposition for the House Oversight investigation, covering everything from plane trips to foreign intel ties and conspiracy theories. Sources: https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-clintons-must-be-held-accountable-for-refusing-to-comply-with-duly-issued-bipartisan-subpoenas/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siiAk6WXc0M https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/26/lauren-boebert-photo-hillary-clinton-pausing-epstein-deposition/ https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/hillary-clintons-team-demanded-beauty-lighting-for-oversight-deposition-was-wary-of-looking-like-a-hostage-source/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJrYKAl6T0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.