It Could Happen Here Weekly 217
It Could Happen Here
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
4.0 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2026
⏱️ 243 minutes
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Summary
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd
- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota
- Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2
- To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias
- Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava
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Sources/Links:
Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd
UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip
BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo
Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver
The Huffington Post on Putin’s invite - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-has-invited-vladimir-putin-to-join-his-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says_uk_696e0478e4b0fb912e9948f8?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1768820090
Aljazeera on Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/18/trumps-board-of-peace-appears-to-seek-wider-mandate-beyond-gaza
Who is Nikolay Mladenov - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay-mladenov-the-diplomat-tasked-with-disarming-gaza
Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota
Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need
Rent Support for neighbors in Central:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families
Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis
Supplies for Political Art Making:
Protective Gear for Legal Observers:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
Diapers and Menstrual Supplies:
https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2
Abolish ICE Shirts:
https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e
Northstar Front Line Street Medics:
https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth
Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund:
Venmo: @TCSwoletariat
Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat
To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias
Preorder Chris' book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767
The article Chris mentioned about Spit & Dan: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332/
Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.107.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115968824541011312
https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3mdg7b7k5nc2q
https://newrepublic.com/article/205723/dem-senator-harsh-new-takedown-trump-hits-home-breaking-point
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-287
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2015826728644391063?s=20
https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2015917704725622985?s=20
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIM7ap12vPo
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2016564180757725221?s=20
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/politics/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-trump
https://x.com/cspan/status/2016557604282011748?s=20
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-government-shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs
https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/04/29/patriots-plane-guantanamo
https://www.audacy.com/national/sports/pats-team-plane-apparently-used-for-ice-deportation-flights
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/29/new-england-patriots-charter-jet-guantanamo
https://apnews.com/article/ihan-omar-vinegar-attack-minneapolis-385a30eaf6acc40d6ba5c6c45c09304d
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.0 | Call Zone Media. |
| 0:07.7 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:08.5 | Robert Evans here, and I wanted to let you know this is a compilation episode. |
| 0:12.6 | So every episode of the week that just happened is here in one convenient and with somewhat less ads package for you to listen to in a long stretch |
| 0:22.1 | if you want. If you've been listening to the episodes every day this week, there's |
| 0:25.6 | going to be nothing new here for you, but you can make your own decisions. |
| 0:32.3 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to It Could Happen Here. My name is Dana Al-Kurd. I'm a professor |
| 0:37.4 | of political science and a researcher of Arab and Palestinian politics. |
| 0:42.2 | Since I last recorded an episode, those in power have been very busy. |
| 0:48.0 | The world looks different from a month ago. What would the assault on Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan President |
| 0:55.5 | Maduro, the, as of this recording, possible invasion of Greenland, it's been hard for even the |
| 1:01.7 | best of us to keep up. As Nemek from the series Andor would say, the pace of repression |
| 1:07.7 | outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the imperial thought machine. |
| 1:14.4 | It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident. |
| 1:18.6 | I will never not squeeze in an end or reference when I can. |
| 1:22.4 | Given that this is the state of the world, |
| 1:25.2 | what's happening in Palestine has largely slipped out of most people's |
| 1:28.5 | feeds, and certainly the media headlines. But lots is happening. Lots of dangerous things are happening. |
| 1:35.3 | And I'm going to take this episode to give an update about what's been going on. |
| 1:39.6 | Since the ceasefire was announced three months ago, 449 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks, |
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