It Could Happen Here Weekly 219
Behind the Bastards
The New Normal: Myth of Progress
Andrew Sage and James Stout begin a discussion on the 'normal' people want back and why progress is a sedative myth.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot
- Normalcy feat. Andrew
- Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons
- The Art of Petty with Prop & Amanda Nelson
- Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos
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Sources/Links:
Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot
Paul Virilio, “The Suicidal State,” in J. DerDerian, ed. The Virilio Reader
https://files.libcom.org/files/A%20Thousand%20Plateaus.pdf
https://contactos.tome.press/welcome-to-the-suicidal-state/
https://jacobin.com/2024/10/death-drive-trump-freud-liberalism
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-penguin-breaks-internet-sends-left-frenzy
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/penguin-walking-toward-mountain-nihilist-penguin
https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2014869279850496358
https://x.com/HHSGov/status/2014772131242877320?s=20
https://x.com/policylaila/status/2015359679279337808
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2015068422980182214
https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1954555969515450790
Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons
Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos
https://rumble.com/v75hvqg-tpusa-presents-the-all-american-halftime-show.html?e9s=rel_v2_ep
https://www.thebiglead.com/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows-bad-bunny-v/
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2321.pdf?q=20260210145058
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Gatalog%20Complaint_FINAL.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977.67.0_1.pdf
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2021292068065153476
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26708008-us-district-judge-fred-bierys-opinion-ordering-release-of-5-year-old-liam-arias-and-father/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109413/maxwell-appeals-for-clemency
https://x.com/domarkus/status/2020882509525893536?s=46
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casey-wasserman-epstein-fallout-1236500784/
https://www.foxla.com/news/la28-casey-wasserman-epstein-maxwell-investigation-results
https://apnews.com/live/trump-bondi-epstein-updates-2-11-2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEXpOSBE7I
https://x.com/calltoactivism/status/2021617879750455415?s=46
https://x.com/antunes1/status/2021625934919369208?s=46
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021661313429082564?s=46
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021629409606676989?s=46
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