It Could Happen Here

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Nakba Stories
- Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun
- Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends
- Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama
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Sources/Links:
Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun
Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/support-real-you-electrolysis-workers-united
Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends
Check out the other episodes of Outlaw here: https://linktr.ee/outlawpod
Follow https://www.instagram.com/outlaw.pod/ on Instagram & @outlawpod.bsky.social Bluesky, & Substack https://outlawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
Final Straw’s past episodes on Grand Juries and Grand Jury Resistance: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/grand-jury/
Live like the World is Dying: Mo on Grand Juries https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e44-mo-on-grand-juries/
Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241
https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf
https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507
https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705
https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/
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The gang discuss USCIS policy changes making it harder to apply for a green card, law enforcement tracking anti-AI sentiments, an Alabama congressional map ruled as racially discriminatory, and the Trump admin pushing the Fed to allow transferring crypto.
Sources:
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241
https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf
https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507
https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705
https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Outlaw, Olive is joined by movement attorneys Moira Meltzer-Cohen, Bina Ahmad, and Joey Mogul to discuss trends in the repression of anti-ICE activity across the country and how to prepare for the long road ahead.

To learn more about how the law is used to crush dissent, check out the other episodes of Outlaw, an anti-repression podcast. Find past episodes here: https://linktr.ee/outlawpod
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For more context about J20 or the War on Terror, check out these Outlaw episodes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlaw/id1803156411?i=1000699958987
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlaw/id1803156411?i=1000718858590
More on Grand Juries:
Final Straw’s past episodes on Grand Juries and Grand Jury Resistance: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/grand-jury/
Live like the World is Dying: Mo on Grand Juries https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e44-mo-on-grand-juries/
Theme Music: Star by Tufawon https://www.instagram.com/tufawon/
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Through debt traps, bouncing paychecks and firings, Real You Electrolysis Workers United members Jackie Mae and Deja discuss their union campaign and strike with Mia.
Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/support-real-you-electrolysis-workers-united
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Dana El Kurd shares her family’s Nakba stories, the process of discovering an Israeli connection, and what she takes away from understanding intergenerational trauma.
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