It Could Happen Here Weekly 244

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

• A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
• Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 
• The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda 
• How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
• Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

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Sources/Links:

A Second Electrolysis Union Appears

[email protected] 

https://linktr.ee/GACWA

Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 

Saharawi Voices youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE

The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda 

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/

https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap

https://radsecurity.com/roameo

https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/

https://www.facefirst.com

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft

https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/

https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853

https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php

https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10

https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/

https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped

https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html

https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost

https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo

How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You

https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf