Margaret Killjoy

Luckily, my friends who might indulge in ketamine don't try to run the entire world. You say that now, but you'll get older at some point. But it's... They'll have midlife crises too. But he was shown in like a very public way to be like an unstable political force. And yeah, that's going to turn some of the people in the Trump admin against him. Yep.

Luckily, my friends who might indulge in ketamine don't try to run the entire world. You say that now, but you'll get older at some point. But it's... They'll have midlife crises too. But he was shown in like a very public way to be like an unstable political force. And yeah, that's going to turn some of the people in the Trump admin against him. Yep.

Anyway, I think that's all I have to say about this Wisconsin race. All right.

Anyway, I think that's all I have to say about this Wisconsin race. All right.

Anyway, I think that's all I have to say about this Wisconsin race. All right.

Fucking phenomenal.

Fucking phenomenal.

Fucking phenomenal.

Hello, welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast about things falling apart and the people trying to put them back together again. I am today's guest host, Margaret Kiljoy. Today is one of those episodes about people, well, trying to put it back together again, or I guess really an episode about people trying to stop them from making things fall apart.

Hello, welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast about things falling apart and the people trying to put them back together again. I am today's guest host, Margaret Kiljoy. Today is one of those episodes about people, well, trying to put it back together again, or I guess really an episode about people trying to stop them from making things fall apart.

Hello, welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast about things falling apart and the people trying to put them back together again. I am today's guest host, Margaret Kiljoy. Today is one of those episodes about people, well, trying to put it back together again, or I guess really an episode about people trying to stop them from making things fall apart.

because today I'm going to talk a little bit about the fight against the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. Last Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, the last criminal trials from the campaign to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline were held in Parisburg, Virginia.

because today I'm going to talk a little bit about the fight against the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. Last Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, the last criminal trials from the campaign to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline were held in Parisburg, Virginia.

because today I'm going to talk a little bit about the fight against the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. Last Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, the last criminal trials from the campaign to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline were held in Parisburg, Virginia.

As you might have guessed, based on the fact that you've never heard of Parisburg, Virginia, it's a tiny town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. It's also the county seat of Giles County, Virginia, and it, the town, is home to almost 3,000 people. It's in the southwest of the state, right up against West Virginia.

As you might have guessed, based on the fact that you've never heard of Parisburg, Virginia, it's a tiny town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. It's also the county seat of Giles County, Virginia, and it, the town, is home to almost 3,000 people. It's in the southwest of the state, right up against West Virginia.

As you might have guessed, based on the fact that you've never heard of Parisburg, Virginia, it's a tiny town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. It's also the county seat of Giles County, Virginia, and it, the town, is home to almost 3,000 people. It's in the southwest of the state, right up against West Virginia.

Culture and geography, of course, both reject things like state lines, though governments are obsessed with them. For ten years, the people of central Appalachia, on both sides of the imaginary line, fought against this destructive pipeline. Their campaign tied nonviolent direct action with lawsuits and public pressure campaigns, and they very nearly won.

Culture and geography, of course, both reject things like state lines, though governments are obsessed with them. For ten years, the people of central Appalachia, on both sides of the imaginary line, fought against this destructive pipeline. Their campaign tied nonviolent direct action with lawsuits and public pressure campaigns, and they very nearly won.

Culture and geography, of course, both reject things like state lines, though governments are obsessed with them. For ten years, the people of central Appalachia, on both sides of the imaginary line, fought against this destructive pipeline. Their campaign tied nonviolent direct action with lawsuits and public pressure campaigns, and they very nearly won.