Recorded just after ICE murders someone else in Minneapolis (a "murse" no less, which is a crime unto itself), Tom & Travis talk about why people can be so willing to ignore historical parallels when they hit them in the face. This leads Travis to take us down a bizarre rabbit hole... using Harry Potter.

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ICE is still terrorizing Minnesota, but it might be cracking. Travis & Tom talk about the leaks and exposes that have come out about how the ICE house may one day collapse....

Ken Klippenstein's Article: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigration-agents-terrified-by-ice

Laura Jedeed's Article: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html

Article about Jedeed's article used in the episode: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-undercover-journalist-recruitment-immigration-b2900345.html

Nick Shirley Interviewed by Andrew Callaghan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IrMqA3fVO0&t=2806s&pp=ygUJY2hhbm5lbCA1

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America couldn't get through one full week in the new year without violating a country's sovereignty, making plans for global conquest, and having government agents murder Americans on public streets with impunity. Travis & Tom come together to talk about how to grapple with understandable fear of what's coming next and what you can do to make things better.

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