It Could Happen Here Weekly 205
Behind the Bastards
Why Accurate Reporting Matters
James and Robert discuss journalistic incentives, the need for fact-checking procurement contracts, and media responsibility.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Squatting with Andrew
- Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd
- The Economics of the Tariff Regime
- New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38
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Sources:
Squatting with Andrew
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-hidden-histories-of-resistance
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anders-corr-anarchist-squatting-and-land-use-in-the-west
Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd
Testimonies of Palestinian prisoners - https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-prisoners-tell-horrific-rape-israeli-detention
Return of Palestinian bodies - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-bodies-hostages-gaza-ceasefire-aid-trump-rcna238128
Greta Thunberg on her experience in Israeli prison - https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25LgKq/greta-thunberg-they-kicked-me-every-time-the-flag-touched-my-face
20 point peace plan - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o
Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/10/1/trumps-gaza-board-of-peace-promises-tony-blair-yet-another-payday
Jared Kushner Peace to Prosperity Plan - https://www.un.org/unispal/document/peace-to-prosperity-a-vision-to-improve-the-lives-of-the-palestinian-and-israeli-people-us-government-peace-plan/
Hamas on disarmament - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-aims-keep-grip-gaza-security-cant-commit-disarm-senior-official-says-2025-10-17/
Palestinian public opinion on Palestinian Authority - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2095%20press%20release%206May2025%20ENGLISH.pdf
International Tribunal on Yugoslavia - https://www.icty.org/en/content/slobodan-milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87-trial-prosecutions-case
UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory report - https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf
Marika Sosnowski on ceasefires - https://theconversation.com/the-gaza-ceasefire-deal-could-be-a-strangle-contract-with-israel-holding-all-the-cards-267208
Palestinians in Gaza killed after ceasefire - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/14/live-trump-signs-gaza-ceasefire-deal-with-leaders-of-qatar-egypt-turkiye
Palestinian child in West Bank killed - http://bbc.com/news/articles/ce8g9p0ppe0o
Palestinian family homes raided - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-bank-israel-raids-homes-prisoners-be-released-Gaza-ceasefire-deal
Netanyahu on Rafah - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing-reopening-b2847869.html
The Economics of the Tariff Regime
https://www.piie.com/blogs/china-economic-watch/chinas-excess-capacity-steel-fresh-look
https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/misery-and-debt
New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance
https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county
https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance
https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands
https://borderwallresistance.com/
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-visit-2026/
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-tightens-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-10-09/
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/19/trump-colombia-petro-caribbean-strikes
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/whats-at-stake-during-trumps-visit-to-asia/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/trump-ranchers-beef-tariffs-argentina.html
https://archive.vn/Osx1d#selection-1966.0-1970.0
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