It Could Happen Here Weekly 250
Summary
This compilation episode features a discussion with Margaret Killjoy on the US government’s designation of the Italian hacker collective Autistici/Inventati as a global terrorist group. The conversation explores how this economic sanction effectively dismantled the group’s infrastructure, including their Noblogs platform, by cutting off banking and DNS services. The hosts analyze the broader implications for autonomous internet infrastructure, comparing the move to historical state attacks on printing presses and highlighting the loss of decentralized communication tools for global activists.
Topics discussed
Sponsorships: Airtasker, One Times Square, Disney on Ice
Autistici/Inventati designation and internet infrastructure
Technical takedown of sites and organizing offline
Sponsorship: TNA Wrestling on AMC
Interview: AOC's outreach to the MAHA movement
Sponsorships: Airtasker, One Times Square, Disney on Ice
Geopolitics: US Middle East order and the Mecca Agreement
Sponsorships: One Times Square, Do More, TNA
History: Cycles of uprising and the Occupy movement
Sponsorships: Airtasker, One Times Square, Disney on Ice
News: USPS ruling, Yazidi security, Myanmar and Syria
Ed Sheeran cancels shows after Macklemore controversy
Global news: Food security, Iran strike, and AI safety
US politics: Trump midterms, AOC, and detention centers
Sponsorships: Airtasker, One Times Square, Disney on Ice
Outro: History of underwear
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