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It Could Happen Here Weekly 238

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight An Update from Belfast The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America Executive Disorder: Prairieland Sentencing, DOGE Deaths, DSA Sweep in New York How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/white-house-fight-ticket-breakdown/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446011/dl?inline https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLN9psHjxY https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary Sources: https://maineaflcio.org/news/maine-afl-cio-endorses-graham-platner-us-senate https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate-in-maine/ https://mainepeoplesalliance.org/endorsements/https://www.grahamforsenate.com/platform https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69df7d24dedc9206b2f1e62c/1776254244968/GrahamforMaine_EndBillionaireWelfare.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e243347ef4a528f4d10392/1776719977715/GrahamforMaine_DefendDemocracyAgenda.pdfhttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e244c4754da237acf6aa07/1776436420589/GrahamforMaine_HealthcarePolicy.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69fe0394377d136e142fc5ff/1778254740849/GrahamforMaine_TakeBackAmericanPower.pdfhttps://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/interview-graham-platner-gun-control-transgender-rights-military-record-family-senate/97-da9bf2d5-e35b-4a2f-9cbd-3b1e3be48570 https://frenchmanbay.org/aaresponse/ https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/23/politics/elections/unions-found-susan-collins-challenger-oysterman-graham-platner-joam40zk0w/ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/the-oysterman-trying-to-oust-susan-collins-raised-1-million-in-nine-days/ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/06/in-collins-hometown-platner-brings-his-grassroots-pitch-to-the-county/ https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-service-employees-association-endorses-democrat-graham-platner-for-us-senate https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/01/demonstrators-gather-outside-ellsworth-city-hall-part-statewide-protests/ https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/graham-platner-profile/https://themainemonitor.org/graham-platner-success-explained/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRswCllI5w https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2MkjC7ymQHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMgQVqa-DA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itNjgCJDxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZOj1IzEcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwu_X-as8U&t=116s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElNRmty16fg https://www.patreon.com/naomilachance/posts/graham-platner-160548109 The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/ https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/ https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf Executive Disorder Sources: Sources: https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2026cv1208-27 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-429_h3ci.pdf https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/86/text https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5939015-trump-cassidy-iran-gop-meeting/ https://ciscomani.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-reps-juan-ciscomani-and-gabe-vasquez-lead-bipartisan-public-lands-integrity https://x.com/iThusitha/status/2069796878674485517?s=20 https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/06/army-general-pentagon-hegseth/687675/ https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2069824558035607651?s=20 https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-12542/naturalization-application-fee-adjustments https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234490/gov.uscourts.mnd.234490.1.0.pdf https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/contact-support/legal-matters/child-support.html https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv3501-111 https://x.com/USinNigeria/status/2069798954997264530?s=20 https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2067865510281170957 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116779961376108129 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116800002761284625 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/22/how-india-heatwaves-shutting-schools-pushing-women-out-of-the-workforce https://indianexpress.com/article/education/schools-shut-in-delhi-up-punjab-wb-more-heatwave-triggers-imd-alert-extended-summer-breaks-10696915/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp0krp98ro https://apnews.com/article/india-heatwave-deaths-heat-stroke-climate-change-880f26e3b8eeb066d2db2308502783d2 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/24/europe-heatwave-live-news-updates-uk-record-breaking-temperatures-italy-red-alert https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-france-europe-climate-change-record-81c341900166135de6cbc0f49156477b https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/climate/europe-heat-wave-dome-france-uk-spain https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/climate/europe-heat-wave-france-uk-spain?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=up-next-article-end&tenant_id=related.en https://theconversation.com/too-hot-too-humid-why-the-sustained-heatwave-in-india-and-pakistan-is-so-dangerous-283762 https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/news/research-finds-more-14-million-preventable-deaths-2030-if-usaid-defundinghttps://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/news-logos/BU-researcher-warns-of-367,000-deaths-from-halted-USAID-programs_.pdfhttps://gizmodo.com/the-headlines-that-elon-musk-says-dont-exist-2000776112https://archive.is/dv0Ve#selection-1309.1-1335.403 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-new-york-primary.html https://forward.com/news/831689/brad-lander-israel-palestinians-congress/ https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/mysterious-pro-reynoso-super-pac-funded-teachers-union-not-aipac/414238/ https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/aipac-helping-boost-espaillat-against-dsa-challenge/414300/ https://espaillatsreceipts.com/ https://x.com/RepJoshG/status/2068810495239369066?s=20 https://x.com/d_aviladickson/status/2069197935812718717?s=20 https://x.com/ellad3vi/status/2069190974937436581?s=20 https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2069195933837869472?s=20 https://x.com/pelegrinc/status/2062184383876935829?s=20 https://x.com/r0berto_mid_5/status/2069427334088740970?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w0yezeyxo https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/manifesto-laden-with-incel-ideology-linked-to-cote-des-neiges-shooting/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

  • The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight
  • An Update from Belfast
  • The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America
  • Executive Disorder: Prairieland Sentencing, DOGE Deaths, DSA Sweep in New York
  • How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

http://apple.co/coolerzone

Sources/Links:

The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight

https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/ufc-fight-white-house-hokit-obama/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto

https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/white-house-fight-ticket-breakdown/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-arrested-and-charged-plot-attack-and-kill-government-officials-and-others-attending

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446021/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446011/dl?inline

https://cnycentral.com/resources/pdf/99a48b49-11dc-4b9c-a158-6487087ab779-Propercomplaint.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSE1tw7lI0

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927733-ufc-white-house-attack-plot/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLN9psHjxY

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/18/alleged-ringleader-ufc-terrorist-plot-mexican-illegal-alien 

 

How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary Sources:
https://maineaflcio.org/news/maine-afl-cio-endorses-graham-platner-us-senate
https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate-in-maine/
https://mainepeoplesalliance.org/endorsements/https://www.grahamforsenate.com/platform
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69df7d24dedc9206b2f1e62c/1776254244968/GrahamforMaine_EndBillionaireWelfare.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e243347ef4a528f4d10392/1776719977715/GrahamforMaine_DefendDemocracyAgenda.pdfhttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69e244c4754da237acf6aa07/1776436420589/GrahamforMaine_HealthcarePolicy.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892a4b7c6b1853d62f8fbfd/t/69fe0394377d136e142fc5ff/1778254740849/GrahamforMaine_TakeBackAmericanPower.pdfhttps://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/interview-graham-platner-gun-control-transgender-rights-military-record-family-senate/97-da9bf2d5-e35b-4a2f-9cbd-3b1e3be48570
https://frenchmanbay.org/aaresponse/
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/23/politics/elections/unions-found-susan-collins-challenger-oysterman-graham-platner-joam40zk0w/
https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/the-oysterman-trying-to-oust-susan-collins-raised-1-million-in-nine-days/

https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/06/in-collins-hometown-platner-brings-his-grassroots-pitch-to-the-county/
https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-service-employees-association-endorses-democrat-graham-platner-for-us-senate
https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/01/demonstrators-gather-outside-ellsworth-city-hall-part-statewide-protests/
https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/graham-platner-profile/https://themainemonitor.org/graham-platner-success-explained/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRswCllI5w

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2MkjC7ymQHc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMgQVqa-DA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itNjgCJDxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZOj1IzEcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwu_X-as8U&t=116s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElNRmty16fg
https://www.patreon.com/naomilachance/posts/graham-platner-160548109

 

The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-people-have

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html

https://endhomelessness.org/resources/nationwide-survey-shows-widespread-discrimination-against-gender-expansive-people-including-in-emergency-shelters/

https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162985/economics/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/

https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/US-Trans-Survey-Brief-V4_Working-File.pdf

Executive Disorder Sources:

Sources: 


https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2026cv1208-27  

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-429_h3ci.pdf 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/86/text
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5939015-trump-cassidy-iran-gop-meeting/ 

https://ciscomani.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-reps-juan-ciscomani-and-gabe-vasquez-lead-bipartisan-public-lands-integrity 

 https://x.com/iThusitha/status/2069796878674485517?s=20 

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/06/army-general-pentagon-hegseth/687675/ 

https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2069824558035607651?s=20 

https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-12542/naturalization-application-fee-adjustments 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234490/gov.uscourts.mnd.234490.1.0.pdf 

https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/contact-support/legal-matters/child-support.html 

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv3501-111 

https://x.com/USinNigeria/status/2069798954997264530?s=20 

https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2067865510281170957 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116779961376108129
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116800002761284625
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/22/how-india-heatwaves-shutting-schools-pushing-women-out-of-the-workforce https://indianexpress.com/article/education/schools-shut-in-delhi-up-punjab-wb-more-heatwave-triggers-imd-alert-extended-summer-breaks-10696915/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp0krp98ro https://apnews.com/article/india-heatwave-deaths-heat-stroke-climate-change-880f26e3b8eeb066d2db2308502783d2 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/24/europe-heatwave-live-news-updates-uk-record-breaking-temperatures-italy-red-alert https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-france-europe-climate-change-record-81c341900166135de6cbc0f49156477b https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/climate/europe-heat-wave-dome-france-uk-spain https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/climate/europe-heat-wave-france-uk-spain?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=up-next-article-end&tenant_id=related.en https://theconversation.com/too-hot-too-humid-why-the-sustained-heatwave-in-india-and-pakistan-is-so-dangerous-283762 https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast

https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/news/research-finds-more-14-million-preventable-deaths-2030-if-usaid-defundinghttps://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/news-logos/BU-researcher-warns-of-367,000-deaths-from-halted-USAID-programs_.pdfhttps://gizmodo.com/the-headlines-that-elon-musk-says-dont-exist-2000776112https://archive.is/dv0Ve#selection-1309.1-1335.403
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-new-york-primary.html
https://forward.com/news/831689/brad-lander-israel-palestinians-congress/
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/mysterious-pro-reynoso-super-pac-funded-teachers-union-not-aipac/414238/
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/aipac-helping-boost-espaillat-against-dsa-challenge/414300/
https://espaillatsreceipts.com/
https://x.com/RepJoshG/status/2068810495239369066?s=20
https://x.com/d_aviladickson/status/2069197935812718717?s=20
https://x.com/ellad3vi/status/2069190974937436581?s=20
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2069195933837869472?s=20
https://x.com/pelegrinc/status/2062184383876935829?s=20
https://x.com/r0berto_mid_5/status/2069427334088740970?s=20
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w0yezeyxo https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/manifesto-laden-with-incel-ideology-linked-to-cote-des-neiges-shooting/

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