
It Could Happen Here Weekly 157
It Could Happen Here
Controversy and Public Health: Kennedy's Nomination
This chapter examines the contentious nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by Donald Trump to the Department of Health and Human Services, highlighting serious allegations against Kennedy. The hosts discuss the implications of appointing such a controversial figure, the impact on public health agencies, and the influence of conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19. They also critique the anti-vaccine sentiments within Trump's base and the socio-economic disparities exacerbated during the pandemic.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
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Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities
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Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
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The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.
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Delete Your Account?
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Safe Gun Ownership
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Sources:
Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/
https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know
https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/
Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/
Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318
The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html
https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/
https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/
https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps
https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs
Delete Your Account?
https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/
https://open.nytimes.com/how-to-dox-yourself-on-the-internet-d2892b4c5954
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/some-steps-to-defend-against-online-doxxing-and-harassment
Safe Gun Ownership
https://theliberalgunclub.com/
https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/
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