It Could Happen Here Weekly 230

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Age of Extremophiles
- Libya with Andrew
- Gaddafi with Andrew
- Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days
- Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act
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Sources/Links:
Libya with Andrew
Iran retaliation: bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo
Timeline of Libyan History: britannica.com/place/Libya/History
Timeline of Libyan revolt: britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011
Behind the NTC: inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove…
Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-im…
web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://mer…
jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-franc…
jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left
Rebel abuses: bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913
Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migran…
Displacement numbers in 2012: unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23…
Consequences of first civil war: theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capita…
aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary…
An attempt at unification: theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-polit…
El Sharara oilfield situation: middle-east-online.com/node/708060
The status quo as of 2020: politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explai…
Another attempt at unification: aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-gov…
aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-…
aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-…
Morality police: middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom…
Slave auction: africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-…
Libya’s arms in regional instability: reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93…
Natural disaster: al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuildi…
middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turk…
Gaddafi with Andrew
britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi
britannica.com/place/Libya
Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes
Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett
africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muam…
wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-…
bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543
newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/w…
researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Lingu…
aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cul…
marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm
nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html
Gaddafi’s relations with the West: libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011…
libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-s…
hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-renditi…
hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-do…
Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days
youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI
nyc.gov/content/100days/pages
nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administr…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-adm…
nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacl…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-adm…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript-…
thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-li…
thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-he…
citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approa…
citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approa…
gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the…
nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-t…
gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openn…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-adm…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamda…
nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamda…
Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28083136/allen.…
politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/…
atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new…
justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-…
cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc…
nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/media/david-el…
maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-a…
bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o
ukmto.org/recent-incidents#fae0af84-bd4a-4a4d-…
usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/lithium-ea…
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1164744…
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/governor-sinaloa-and-…
supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf
npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court…
linkedin.com/in/cole-allen-003804b7 …