Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz

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.

Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

 Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - What’s Happened to the Israeli Left - Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol  - What's Next for Iran?  - Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything - Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election 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: What’s Happened to the Israeli Left Gisha - https://gisha.org/en/  Breaking the Silence - https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/  Zochrot - https://www.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en  Culture for Solidarity - https://www.instagram.com/culture_of_solidarity/  Dignity for Palestinians - https://dignity4palestine.org/  Physicians for Human Rights Israel - https://www.phr.org.il/en/  Rabbis for Human Rights - https://www.rhr.org.il/en/  Remembering Awda Hathaleen - https://jewishcurrents.org/remembering-awdah-hathaleen  Beith El-Meem - https://www.beitelmeem.org.il/aboutus-eng  “No Other Land” documentary - https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land  “Coexistance my ass!” documentary - https://www.coexistencemyass.com/  Dahlia Scheindlin's book "The Crooked Timber" on Israeli democracy and the occupation - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110796582/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOoqr8ur0KCgqZAYrxz5fZYX7QZpUlt6vN0b7zWTl-lJzNZDV-mgs  Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol https://taxtherichny.com/action/ https://ourtime.nyc/   https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-gained-thousands-of-new  https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/ https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw  https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/executive-order-12 Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html  https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq  https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20 https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/  https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/  https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20  https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20  https://www.centcom.mil/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461  https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0 https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20 https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/ https://jamestalarico.com/issues/ https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.