It Could Happen Here Weekly 231
5/9/20263 hr 12 min
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque
- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque, Pt. 2
- Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon
- Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz
- Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate
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Sources/Links:
The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque
Donate: https://acu.nl/about/donate
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com
https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/
Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon
Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil
Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html
Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel
Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448
Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/
Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz
https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/
https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/
Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans
https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/
https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range
https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557
https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf
https://punchbowl.news/mdm26a11/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5/5/26%20AM:&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20
https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2051246490786394319?s=20
https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2051640997482782939?s=20
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2051381236950524095?s=20
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051798734850101462?s=20
https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2051754245125181778?s=20
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051723140254843043?s=20
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2051749649279762556?s=20
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2051759811054727212?s=20
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2051749762538389668?s=20 in
https://x.com/Reuters/status/2051567572454432996?s=20
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2051709553956266365?s=20
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2052070088233136553?s=20
https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1973866621245567344?s=20
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840361
https://reproductiverights.org/news/5th-circuit-limits-telehealth-provision-of-abortion-pill/
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/25A1208-Admin-Stay-and-CFR.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/washington-monument-shooting-secret-service.html
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