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  • Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

    Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War
    Nov 21 2024

    Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Part Three: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

    Part Three: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War
    Nov 19 2024

    Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour.

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    57 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 156

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 156
    Nov 16 2024
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Life for Trans People Under Trump What Happens to Gaza Under TrumpHow Trump's Tariffs Will Impact YouTrump's Foreign PolicyWhy Did Non-White People Vote For Trump? 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: Life for Trans People Under Trump https://diyhrt.wiki/https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11 https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/ https://www.transincomeproject.org/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/ https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/harris-trump-trans-rights-election-lgbtq/ https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/trump-transgender-rights-lgbtq https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna178755 https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/ https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-anti-trans-ads-are-just-election-rhetoric-rcna178755 https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-republican-transgender-ads.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU4.kF1q.d5RAok6aekNd&smid=url-share https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-anti-transgender-political-ads-are-dominating-the-airwaves-this-election https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/26/21374948/trump-second-term-lgbtq-people What Happens to Gaza Under Trump Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times ‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms Trump's election promises even more pain for Palestinians U.S. presidential election: Why Trump's phone call with Netanyahu is so alarming. Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability - The New York Times Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You https://chuangcn.org/2019/12/trade-war-or-redistribution https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/ https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act https://chuangcn.org/2020/06/measuring-profitability/ https://chuangcn.org/2019/08/the-changing-geography-of-chinese-industry-data-brief/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/politics/china-trump-tariffs-taiwan/index.html https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/who-has-authority-impose-tariffs-and-how-does-affect-international-trade https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/china-and-walmart-please-for-the-love-3729889/ https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/trumps-tariff-would-cost-the-typical-american-household-roughly-1500-each-year/ https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-biden-tariffs/ https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/fiscal-macroeconomic-and-price-estimates-tariffs-under-both-non-retaliation-and-retaliation https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/11/07/donald-trump-is-poised-to-smash-mexico-with-tariffs https://www.vox.com/scotus/383884/supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-inflation-economy Trump's Foreign Policy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html https://www.reuters.com/article/world/syrian-surprise-how-trumps-phone-call-changed-the-war-idUSKCN1OR0PN/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/trumps-bigger-tariff-proposals-would-cost-typical-american-household-over https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-trade-war-second-presidency-kamala-harris/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/woodward-war-biden-putin-nuclear-use-trump-russia-logan-act/ https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-patrol-tactical-unit-marksman-fires-round-fatally-injuring https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/04/trump-mexico-tariff-trade/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrVdFnjEjs&t=17s Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump? https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/election-2024-asian-american-voters https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-exit-poll-harris-trump-rcna179005 See omnystudio.com/listener ...
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    2 hrs and 41 mins
  • Part Two: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

    Part Two: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War
    Nov 14 2024

    Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Part One: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

    Part One: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War
    Nov 12 2024

    Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard?

    (4 Part Series)

    https://www.cliohistory.org/thomas-lawrence/lawrence/youth

    https://www.investigativeproject.org/4256/guest-column-the-final-death-of-lawrence-of-arabia

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/02/young-lawrence-a-portrait-of-the-legend-as-a-young-man-review

    https://www.salon.com/2015/03/01/i%C2%A0realize_now_that_he_was_sexless/

    https://www.thehistoryreader.com/military-history/t-e-lawrence-art-war-twenty-first-century/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2016/2/16/what-would-t-e-lawrence-do

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-lawrence-arabia-180951857/

    https://www.tracesofevil.com/p/blog-page_24.html

    https://www.firstworldwar.com/features/telawrence.htm

    https://baklol.com/baks/Misc/Great-people-who-were-also-per-_1492/T--E--Lawrence-_18491

    https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/sykes-picot-100-years-middle-east-map/index.html

    https://stljewishlight.org/top-story/lawrence-of-arabia-or-lawrence-of-zion/

    https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/peter-thiel-jeff-thomas/

    https://israelforever.org/programs/balfourinitiative/Implementing_Balfour_Declaration/

    https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Implementing-the-Balfour-Declaration

    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/manuscript-reveals-dark-side-of-lawrence-of-arabia-s-sex-life-76363.html

    https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Desert-Fire-T-Lawrence-ebook/dp/B006072QSG

    https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/the-naked-truth-nothing-withheld-revealed-at-last-the-secret-lives.html

    https://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/players/dahoum.html

    Schneider, James. Guerrilla Leader: T. E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt (p. 52). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

    Sattin, Anthony. The Young T. E. Lawrence (pp. 34-35). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 155

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 155
    Nov 9 2024

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

    1. Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

    2. Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November
    3. An Election Episode feat. Robert
    4. Still Don't Panic: An Election Response
    5. Trump's Deportation Plans

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    Sources:

    Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

    https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs

    Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November

    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/

    https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html

    https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/

    https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/

    Trump's Deportation Plans

    https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/

    https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/

    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation

    https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g

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    2 hrs and 39 mins
  • Part Four: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

    Part Four: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy
    Nov 7 2024

    Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Part Three: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

    Part Three: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy
    Nov 5 2024

    Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other.

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    1 hr and 25 mins