Episodios

  • How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

    How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center
    Aug 13 2025

    James is joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss the Project Blue data center and the coalition of people who campaigned against its construction in Tucson.

    Sources:

    http://nodesertdatacenter.com

    https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a

    https://vermaland.com

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    35 m
  • Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

    Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen
    Aug 12 2025

    Garrison talks with Robert about Republican investigations into the presidential autopen as a way to rescind pardons and remove judges.

    Sources:

    https://www.shapell.org/behind-the-scenes/the-robot-pen/

    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1908354

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lead-investigator-james-comer-biden-autopen-digital-signature-rcna216719

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/autopen-trump-biden-analysis

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-clemency-interview.html

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    27 m
  • Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew

    Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew
    Aug 11 2025

    Andrew is joined by James to discuss how physical and digital infrastructure can be used as systems of control, and how communities have resisted and built their own infrastructure.

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  • CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Two

    CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Two
    Aug 10 2025

    Margaret continues with Hermetica and our protagonist discovers... a clue!

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    27 m
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 194

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 194
    Aug 9 2025
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew - Aid as a Tool of War in Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd - Mapping Border Deaths - Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28 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: Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew Anarchist Encyclopedia by Sebastien Faure et al https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-herod-the-weakness-of-a-politics-of-protest https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/jeff-shantz-p-j-lilley-striking-against-the-work-war-machine Aid as a Tool of War in Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd Oxfam statement about Gaza Humanitarian Foundation - https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/more-than-100-organizations-are-sounding-the-alarm-to-allow-lifesaving-aid-into-gaza/ Fogbow in Uganda and Sudan - https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigations/2025/06/16/fogbow-operations-south-sudan-raise-red-flags-aid-private-sector Bezalel Smotrich’s “Decisive Plan” - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/09/israel-leaders-palestinian-territories-bezalel-smotrich-gaza-7-october Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini on dismantling UNRWA - https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/notes/unrwa-may-be-forced-stop-saving-lives-gaza-will-world-let-happen NPR report on famine in Gaza - https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/25/g-s1-78968/what-does-it-take-for-a-famine-to-be-declared-in-gaza US Green Beret on what he saw at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites - https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-26/ty-article/i-witnessed-war-crimes-in-gaza-u-s-veteran-and-former-ghf-worker-tells-bbc/00000198-47e0-d6be-a1bd-4ffd67f90000 Aljazeera op-ed by former UN official - https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/7/21/why-is-the-un-not-declaring-famine-in-gaza UN reporting on deaths at aid sites - https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165396 Dr. Nick Maynard on what he witnessed in Gaza - https://www.channel4.com/news/teenagers-being-shot-by-israeli-soldiers-british-surgeon-in-gaza Suppressing Dissent edited volume - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Suppressing-Dissent/Zaha-Hassan/9781836430971 Mapping Border Deaths https://nomoredeaths.org/migrant-death-mapping/ Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/ https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-immigration-record-far-high-arrests-low-deportations-rcna217752 https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-refuses-us-military-flight-deporting-migrants-sources-say-2025-01-25/ https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3luq3qktltc2n Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28 https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25#cme17o5l400003b6ns7mwdwnv https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-latest-round-takes-effect-thursday-august-7-2025-rcna223461 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25 https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/i-wont-humiliate-myself-brazils-president-sees-no-point-tariff-talks-with-trump-2025-08-06/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/05/yvette-cooper-small-boats-migrants-uk-france-home-office-uk-politics-live https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3lvnr5fixc22l https://www.facebook.com/EpiscopalNY/ https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-27fbae217427be730f589323df7cf656 https://sam.gov/opp/53dc2fa997954c1d8acf8888fd8f0b56/view https://bi2technologies.com/service/iris/ https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250519NE91508/bi2-technologies-and-support-our-sheriffs-foundation-partner-with-singlecare-to-create-sheriff-rx/ https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/el-paso-sheriff-to-use-iris-scanners/?ref=404media.co https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000040_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD025FR0000036_7012_NNG15SC82B_8000 https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD25P00000047_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_...
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  • Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28

    Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28
    Aug 8 2025
    The gang talk about Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois to stop gerrymandering, RFK Jr. canceling mRNA contracts, and how ICE is spending its new big budget. Plus, the return of Tariff Talk. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25#cme17o5l400003b6ns7mwdwnv https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-latest-round-takes-effect-thursday-august-7-2025-rcna223461 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25 https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/i-wont-humiliate-myself-brazils-president-sees-no-point-tariff-talks-with-trump-2025-08-06/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/05/yvette-cooper-small-boats-migrants-uk-france-home-office-uk-politics-live https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3lvnr5fixc22l https://www.facebook.com/EpiscopalNY/ https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-27fbae217427be730f589323df7cf656 https://sam.gov/opp/53dc2fa997954c1d8acf8888fd8f0b56/view https://bi2technologies.com/service/iris/ https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250519NE91508/bi2-technologies-and-support-our-sheriffs-foundation-partner-with-singlecare-to-create-sheriff-rx/ https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/el-paso-sheriff-to-use-iris-scanners/?ref=404media.co https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000040_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD025FR0000036_7012_NNG15SC82B_8000 https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD25P00000047_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/capsule-review-ford-svt-raptor-united-states-border-patrol-edition/ https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000042_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/ https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-quorum-breaks-history/ https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-house-warrants-arrest-quorum-break/ https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493544/rfk-defunding-mrna-vaccine-research https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting

    Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting
    Aug 7 2025

    Garrison and Mia unravel whether the DHS is posting coded nazi messages, and discuss the limits of treating anti fascism as an easter egg hunt.

    Sources:

    https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/

    https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-immigration-record-far-high-arrests-low-deportations-rcna217752

    https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo

    https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-refuses-us-military-flight-deporting-migrants-sources-say-2025-01-25/

    https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3luq3qktltc2n

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    41 m
  • Mapping Border Deaths

    Mapping Border Deaths
    Aug 6 2025

    James is joined by Bryce from No More Deaths to discuss the release of a map of border deaths that shows systemic undercounting of the lethal consequences of the USA’s deterrence policy.

    https://nomoredeaths.org/migrant-death-mapping/

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