Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 216

January 24, 2026

AI Summary

5 min read

🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: Compilation episode blending urgent interviews, deep dives, and a chaotic news roundup from It Could Happen Here and Executive Disorder.
  • The Key Players:
    • Hosts: Beo Wong (fiery opener on crises), Garrison Davis (detailed breakdowns), Mia Wong (economic dissections), with James Stout, Robert Evans, Margaret Killjoy bantering in the news segment—chemistry crackles with dark humor amid horror.
    • Guest: Ellie Bell, community organizer fighting immigrant detentions, spotlighting real-time activism.
  • The Vibe: Intense and bleakly educational, mixing outrage over ICE terror, arrests, and economic sabotage with gallows humor and calls to action.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

  • ICE Raids & Ethnic Cleansing: Escalating federal terror in Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland—shootings (e.g., Renee Good), warrantless grabs, detention horrors like denied meds and torture.
  • Detainee Stories & Resistance: Focus on Alberto, a Chicago dad ripped from his family; broader pushback via lawsuits, crowdfunding, community watches.
  • Domestic Terrorism Bust & Fed Drama: FBI foils Turtle Island Liberation Front bombing plot; Trump assaults Federal Reserve independence via threats, subpoenas.
  • Global Flashpoints: Syria clashes, Greenland tariff wars, EU "trade bazooka" threats.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Ellie Bell**
  • 2 (03:21) **ICE Raids and Escalations**
  • 3 (06:45) **Alberto's Raid and Detention**
  • 4 (13:01) **Community Impact and Solidarity**
  • 5 (21:26) **Detention Conditions**
  • 6 (34:38) **ICE Hiring and Tactics**
  • 7 (39:25) **Deaths in Custody**

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Show Notes

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

- The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE

- The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot

- Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters

- Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria

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Sources/Links:

The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE

Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund

Change.org Campaign

Instagram Campaign Post #1

Instagram Campaign Post #2

Instagram Campaign Post #3

Elly Belle on Instagram

Elly Belle Website

The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/ 

https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/

Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters

https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/
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