It Could Happen Here Weekly 116

Topics discussed in this podcast include Texas defying the federal government, the connection between fear-mongering, advertising, and right-wing influencers, preparing food for the apocalypse, the mindset of caravan participants, misconceptions of a civil war, obstacles in accessing gender-affirming care, misinformation in anti-trans and anti-abortion legislation, opposition to Ohio's ban on gender affirming care, the power of organizing, campaigns to influence trans healthcare bans, controversial figure Ken Zucker, detransitioning and bias in trans healthcare, the lack of support for detransition and retransition, building a safe world for trans people, decriminalizing drugs in Oregon, perceptions of crime and drug use, the impact of drug criminalization, advocacy for realistic fixes to the drug problem, drones in law enforcement, controversy and transparency in Chula Vista's surveillance drones.