It Could Happen Here Weekly 224
Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 17K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2026
⏱️ 206 minutes
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Summary
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
- Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
- Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
- The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
- Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues
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Sources/Links:
Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf
https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack
https://abcnews.com/Business/International/pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama/story?id=9114429
Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf
October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf
Disarmament reporting - https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2020639164602200358
Khaled Meshaal interview with Drop Site News - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-interview-trump-maga-united-states-support-israel-gaza-netanyahu
Reconstruction of Gaza reporting - https://www.dw.com/en/trump-board-of-peace-backers-pledge-5-billion-for-gaza/a-75982195
Aljazeera reporting on Israeli backed gangs in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/armed-militia-members-are-serving-as-israeli-agents-in-gaza-investigation
Panel interview in Gaza - https://youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?si=im4SHWm6v0g60t75
Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism / The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
Executive Disorder:
https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205
https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk
https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435
https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf
https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20
https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20
https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement
https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf
https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17
https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Let's go! |
| 0:05.0 | Our IHeart Radio Music Awards are coming back. |
| 0:08.6 | Thursday, March 26th, live on Fox. |
| 0:11.9 | Watch as we honor the biggest stars from all genres of music |
| 0:15.0 | that you loved listening to all year long on your favorite IHeart Radio station and the IHart Radio app. |
| 0:20.0 | Hosted by Ludutocris. |
| 0:21.8 | Icon Award recipient John Mellencamp. |
| 0:23.9 | Innovator award recipient. |
| 0:25.3 | Miley Cyrus. |
| 0:26.4 | With performances by Alex Warren, |
| 0:28.4 | Kaylani, Lainey Wilson, |
| 0:30.0 | Lutocris, RAY, TLC, |
| 0:32.1 | Salt and Pepper, |
| 0:33.1 | and Invoke. |
| 0:37.2 | Plus, Taylor Swift makes her first award show appearance this year. |
| 0:41.9 | I cry, eyes drive. |
| 0:44.2 | Elizabeth Taylor. |
| 0:45.6 | Is it for real? |
| 0:46.7 | Do you think it's forever? |
| 0:48.3 | Also, gold medal Olympian, Alyssa Lou, Neo, Nicole Scherzinger, |
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