Polling oddities and White House ballroom controversy

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque

- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque, Pt. 2

- Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon

- Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz

- Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate

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The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque

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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/02/17/who-was-quentin-deranque-the-far-right-activist-killed-in-lyon_6750585_5.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/27/france-s-political-violence-has-risen-significantly-with-assaults-doubling-over-the-past-10-years_6750916_23.html

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https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260220-how-the-death-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-became-france-s-charlie-kirk-moment

https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com

https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-le-collectif-dextreme-droite-qui-provoque-le-cyber-harcelement-de-militantes-feministes-et-delues-de-gauche

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https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2026/02/18/mort-de-quentin-deranque-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-des-faits_6667296_3224.html

https://contre-attaque.net/2026/02/16/revelations-de-nouvelles-images-et-un-temoignage-revelent-quune-embuscade-a-bien-ete-tendue-le-12-fevrier-par-des-fascistes-lyonnais/

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https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/

Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon

Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil 

Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html 

Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel

Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448 

Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/

Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz

https://archive.vn/1qeiu

https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/

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https://archive.vn/u38pm

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https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns

Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans

https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/

https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range

https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557

https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265

https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources

https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-south-africa-cb424510bb0c934c781f6bd42ce2e7c8

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf

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https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20 

https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2051246490786394319?s=20 

https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2051640997482782939?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-us-navy-destroyers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-after-dodging-iranian-onslaught/ 

https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2051381236950524095?s=20 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170 

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051798734850101462?s=20 

https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2051754245125181778?s=20 

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051723140254843043?s=20 

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2051749649279762556?s=20 

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20 

https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2051749762538389668?s=20 in

https://x.com/Reuters/status/2051567572454432996?s=20 

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051709553956266365?s=20 

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x&utm_medium=owned_social&mrfcid=2026050669f852024e34c652f4ad78a6 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2052070088233136553?s=20 

https://x.com/Alihashem 

https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-01-Fifth-Circuit-Order-Granting-Stay-of-2023-REMS.pdf

https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1973866621245567344?s=20 

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https://reproductiverights.org/news/5th-circuit-limits-telehealth-provision-of-abortion-pill/ 

https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/25A1208-Admin-Stay-and-CFR.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-charged-shooting-secret-service-agent-near-washington-monument-national-mall 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/washington-monument-shooting-secret-service.html

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