Republican Copium After the Loss

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

• Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro
• Election Rumors and Conspiracism
• Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran 
• Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition 
• Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President

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Sources/Links:

Election Rumors and Conspiracism

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud
• https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/
• https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24
• https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/

Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran

• https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg

Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President

• https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/ 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
• https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d
• https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
• https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
• https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf 
• https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/ 
• https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results
• https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
• https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20
• https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835
• https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
• https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
• https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
• https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
• https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
• https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
• https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
• https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
• https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces 
• https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/

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