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It Could Happen Here Weekly 191

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

- Humanity, the Good feat. Andrew

- Humanity, the Bad feat. Andrew

- What Bombing Means for Freedom In Iran

- What Does the PKK's Disarmament Mean

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #25

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Sources/Links:

Humanity, the Good & the Bad, feat. Andrew

Humankind by Rutger Bregman

A Paradise Built In Hell by Rebecca Solnit

What Bombing Means for Freedom In Iran

https://hengaw.net/en

https://www.iranhr.net/en/

https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeopleii

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #25

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-help-for-bukets-asylum-case

https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/trump-uncle-unabomber-pennsylvania-speech-b2789762.html 

https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-im-done-talking-about-epstein-time-being-im-gonna-trust-my-friends 

https://x.com/WIRED/status/1945207066634657854 

https://cw39.com/crime/former-us-marine-corps-reservist-charged-in-texas-immigration-detention-center-shooting/

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-blocks-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-certifies-nationwide-class-protecting-all-impacted-babies 

https://x.com/jeremyphoward/status/1943444549696917714

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628d9mre3go 

https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/

https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1945274627976200206 

https://www.facebook.com/TimesofEswatini/ 

https://thedawn.com.ss/2025/07/10/govt-places-8-u-s-deportees-behind-bars-in-juba/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/11/homan-says-white-house-hopes-to-forge-more-third-country-deals-in-wake-of-south-sudan-deportations-00448137

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/legislators-immigration-reform-reintroduced-dignidad-act/ 

https://archive.ph/DdUIR 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/politics/department-of-education-trump-dismantle-explainer 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/politics/supreme-court-firings-education 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/trump-tariffs-small-countries-00456401 

https://www.ft.com/content/65b1fb44-6391-4f74-82db-2d7eb6aaafa9 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/16/trump-brazil-tariffs-ultimatum-backfires-bolsonaro-lula 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/economy/trump-says-trade-deal-with-indonesia 

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/15/spokane-ice-protesters-including-stuckart-arrested/

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