Behind the Bastards

Robert takes us into the modern day history of SEAL malfeasance, from kinda robbing Captain Phillips to the comedy of errors that was the raid on Bin Laden.
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In this episode Robert Chronicles how Richard Marcinko's elite red cell suffered two casualties trying to beat up an unarmed man. Also: the Navy SEALs make a series of questionable decisions overseas.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
How the Supreme Court Changed Digital Privacy Rights
Free Football from FIFA
How to Fire Your Boss
The DSA Red Scare
Executive Disorder: Three ICE Killings, UAW Investigation, Explosive Diarrhea
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Sources/Links:
How the Supreme Court Changed Digital Privacy Rights
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/rayhunter-what-we-have-found-so-far

https://natlawreview.com/article/your-location-data-now-your-own
Free Football from FIFA
https://www.Rebootfifa.com
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/03/egypt-world-cup-hossam-hassan-blurring-lines-football-politics-egypt
How to Fire Your Boss
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https://linktr.ee/raisaf161
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/need-for-solidarity-unionism
The DSA Red Scare
http://program.dsausa.org

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKpagMuXmG9L9Djy7ZKLqTOLiQxCilS5cr8-UxIcUhI/edit?usp=sharing
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https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/mamdani-left-democrats-nyc-jeffries-centrists
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/democrats-fight-left-dsa/687839/
Executive Disorder: Three ICE Killings, UAW Investigation, Explosive Diarrhea
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-12/doj-investigating-allegations-against-uaw-president-shawn-fain

https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2076418443377623528?s=20
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We continue the life and times of Richard Marcinko as he enters the Vietnam War and immediately commits numerous war crimes for the CIA. Then he gets to invent SEAL Team 6!
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This week Robert tells Andrew Ti the story of Richard Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and patient zero of tacticool "operator" culture.
(4 Part Series)
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