It Could Happen Here Weekly 231

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

- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque

- The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque, Pt. 2

- Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon

- Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz

- Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate

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Sources/Links:

The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque

Donate: https://acu.nl/about/donate

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/02/17/who-was-quentin-deranque-the-far-right-activist-killed-in-lyon_6750585_5.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/27/france-s-political-violence-has-risen-significantly-with-assaults-doubling-over-the-past-10-years_6750916_23.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/02/18/nemesis-the-identitarian-activists-behind-feminist-masks_6750599_117.html

https://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/news-and-events/right-now/2024/extreme-right-violence-in-france-is-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=copilot.com

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260220-how-the-death-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-became-france-s-charlie-kirk-moment

https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com

https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-le-collectif-dextreme-droite-qui-provoque-le-cyber-harcelement-de-militantes-feministes-et-delues-de-gauche

https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/02/french-nemesis-activist-says-group-traumatised-after-supporter-killed-in-lyon/

https://archive.is/VvPa4

https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-photographiee-realisant-une-gestuelle-neonazie-alice-cordier-evoque-une-reference-au-rap

https://archive.is/kjEUp

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2026/02/18/mort-de-quentin-deranque-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-des-faits_6667296_3224.html

https://contre-attaque.net/2026/02/16/revelations-de-nouvelles-images-et-un-temoignage-revelent-quune-embuscade-a-bien-ete-tendue-le-12-fevrier-par-des-fascistes-lyonnais/

https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/mort-de-quentin-militant-identitaire-agresse-a-lyon/reportage-il-a-refuse-d-aller-a-l-hopital-des-habitants-de-lyon-racontent-l-agression-mortelle-de-quentin-deranque_7808942.html

https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/

Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon

Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil 

Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html 

Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel

Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448 

Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/

Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz

https://archive.vn/1qeiu

https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/

https://archive.vn/pM5a6

https://archive.vn/u38pm

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/

https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-con