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It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

In Part Two of our series on The Wall and the Wilderness, James talks about the cultural and ecological damage done by the border wall and continues his interview with Dr. Christina Aiello about the Peninsular Bighorn ram that was killed by razor wire in the Jacumba mountains.
 
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https://www-jstor-org.sdmesa.idm.oclc.org/stable/3636811?seq=5 
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=Atkore 
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_a11265b0-17c3-5bed-b50a-72e5d17e1369.html 
https://www.blm.gov/visit/jacumba-wilderness 
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https://www.atkore.com/about-us 
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https://gizmodo.com/trumps-border-wall-torn-apart-by-arizona-monsoon-rains-1847535174 
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666138/000166613826000010/atkr-20260429.htm
 
 

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The Coming Flood

Carlos Berríos Polanco discusses the United States’ yearlong campaign of extrajudicial killing through boat strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, how the Trump Administration set the foundation for the campaign since its first day in office, and the victims of these strikes.
 
 
 
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https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4563958/us-southern-command-establishes-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere/ 
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https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/08/06/southcom-replaces-southern-spear-with-western-hemisphere-task-force-targeting-criminal-networks/ 
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/ 
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https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2-trinis-killed-in-latest-us-strike-6.2.2425256.22ffca949f 
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https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-20/us-drone-attacks-mexico-drug-boats 
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea 
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https://www.nacion.com/el-mundo/costa-rica-recibe-dos-cuerpos-y-sobreviviente-de/NICWT53FXRAP3JACIU3HJAJVTU/story/ 
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https://www.wola.org/analysis/killing-spree-extrajudicial-executions-in-the-u-s-boat-strikes-campaign/
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https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/terrorism/sr-ct-briefing-note-targeting-narco-terrori.pdf 
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https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeados-sin-derecho-a-la-defensa/ 
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https://www.elclip.org/bombardeados-sin-derecho-defensa-comando-sur-victimas-caribe-pacifico/ 
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https://www.elclip.org/victimas-comando-sur-bombardeos-caribe-guajira/ 
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https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeos-un-rompecabezas-al-que-le-faltan-muchas-piezas/ 
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/22/drug-boats-strikes-cia-legal-concerns/ 
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/ 
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/12/us/el-salvador-torture-of-venezuelan-deportees 
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https://insightcrime.org/venezuela-organized-crime-news/cartel-de-los-soles-profile/ 
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html 
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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162069-pentagon-officers-fired/ 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-justice-dept-ousters.html
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/21/us-strikes-caribbean-cia-role 
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https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-26/the-cia-crash-that-opened-a-fraught-month-in-mexicous-relations.html
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/12/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-legal/
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-caribbean-boat-strikes-memo 
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https://insightcrime.org/news/why-is-us-attacking-cartels-that-dont-exist/ 
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2025.2502924 
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https://en.unav.edu/web/global-affairs/argumentos-y-dudas-en-la-guerra-abierta-por-eeuu-contra-el-narcoterrorismo 
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https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=29899 
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https://www.justsecurity.org/121115/united-states-dirty-war-narcoterrorism/ 
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/27/operation-southern-spear-has-not-slowed-cocaine-entering-us/ 
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring 
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https://www.wola.org/analysis/juan-orlando-hernandez-pardon-implications-for-u-s-foreign-policy/ 
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https://theintercept.com/2025/11/07/trump-dto-list-venezuela-boat-strikes/ 
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https://www.justsecurity.org/52343/reasonable-certainty-vs-near-certainty-military-targeting-what-law-requires/ 
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https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/02/19/wedding-became-funeral/us-drone-attack-marriage-procession-yemen 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/world/americas/us-ecuador-drug-camp-bombing-dairy-farm.html 
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https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ 
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https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy27-state-department-budget-request 
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02/kaine-paul-rubio-trump-drug-boat-strike-justification-latin-america/ 
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ 
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https://theintercept.com/2025/12/05/boat-strike-survivors-double-tap/ 
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https://theintercept.com/2025/12/23/boat-strikes-venezuela-hegseth-bradley-legal/ 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/boat-strike-shows-survivors.html 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html 
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https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/trump-boat-strikes-human-trafficking-victims/ 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ob469Cr7U&t=8s 
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https://www.rtvcnoticias.com/colombia/caribe/confirman-muerte-de-pescador-colombiano-en-bombardeos-estadounidenses 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/briefing/the-effects-of-the-boat-strikes.html 
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https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/12/03/cidh-recibe-primera-denuncia-contra-operativos-militares-de-ee-uu-en-el-caribe-por-parte-de-la-familia-de-un-pescador-colombiano/ 
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https://x.com/CNC3TV/status/1978838103222628834 
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https://www.elclip.org/victimas-guiria-bombardeos-comando-sur-trump-caribe/?lang=en 
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https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/no-justice-yet-for-chad-joseph-after-us-strike-6.2.2476227.31df119986 
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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72191479/45/burnley-v-united-states/ 
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https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/fishermen-s-us-strike-death-lawsuit-awaits-local-court-hearing/article_20ec9021-6388-4d33-acc4-7e73f044f3a1.html 
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https://abcnews.com/Politics/week-transcript-12-14-25-sen-mark-warner/story?id=128378685 
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https://www.elclip.org/interdiccion-maritima-cocaina-jiatfs-dea-vs-bombardeos-comando-sur/ 
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https://colombiaone.com/2025/09/03/colombia-seizes-cocaine-dr/ 
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https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2103187969096003585 
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https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2086902740387865015 
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https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2102490082024235340/photo/1 
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https://x.com/Southcom/status/2097475163658883493 
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https://x.com/Southcom/status/2095666992779059404 
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https://x.com/Southcom/status/2096376737458487609 
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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115136798909755892 
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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115210075167747572 
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https://x.com/SecWar/status/1974150886084485503 
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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115373751811822463 
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https://elpais.com/america/2025-10-20/ecuador-libera-a-uno-de-los-sobrevivientes-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-al-narcosubmarino-en-el-caribe.html 
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https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-strike-caribbean-trump-fentanyl-colombia-venezuela-0f8f1c004064857046398b388ddb8df5 
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https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-11-04/el-colombiano-que-sobrevivio-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-a-un-narcosubmarino-sale-del-hospital-libre-y-sin-cargos.html 
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https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-07/one-of-the-two-survivors-of-trumps-caribbean-bombings-dad-i-would-have-been-better-off-dead.html 
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https://theintercept.com/2026/02/17/boat-strike-trump-southcom-survivors-rescue-plane-hours/ 
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https://www.univision.com/shows/noticiero-univision/pescadores-ecuatorianos-denuncian-haber-sido-atacados-por-fuerzas-de-eeuu-video?utm_campaign=PrimerImpacto&utm_content=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/rare-survivors-of-pacific-boat-strikes
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https://es.mongabay.com/2026/05/pescadores-ecuatorianos-victimas-desaparicion-detencion-arbitraria-tortura-ee-uu-denuncian-expertos/ 
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-ecuadorian-fishing-boat-disappears-amid-trumps-strikes-in-the-pacific 
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https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-13/hegseth-says-colombia-has-authorized-us-military-operations-on-its-territory-to-combat-narco-terrorism.html 
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https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4420523/ecuadorian-and-us-military-forces-launch-operations-against-narco-terrorists/ 
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-operations-latin-american-western-hemisphere-a1fccf4414e44341d3dbd54e19ae1ba4 
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https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/09/joint-statement-on-defending-hemispheric-sovereignty 
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-hegseth-miller-urge-latin-american-allies-to-be-more-aggressive-against-drug-cartels 
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https://www.elheraldo.co/colombia/2025/10/19/vinculan-a-colombiano-que-murio-en-ataque-de-ee-uu-con-escandalo-de-robo-masivo-de-armas-en-2016/ 
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https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250902a-september-2-2025
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https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250915a-september-15-2025 
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https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251003a-october-3-2025 
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https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251014a-october-14-2025 
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US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific

Margaret reads you 4 very short, dream like stories from a collection by a Greek author

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CZM Book Club Presents: Stories from "Black Box," by Mata Kastrisiou and translated by Kostas Kaltsas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
 
 • West Bank Takeover
 • The AI Regulation Debate
 • Diversity With Andrew
 • Gas Prices and Oil Wars
 • Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism
 
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!
 
Sources/Links:
 
West Bank Takeover
 
 https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/ 
The AI Regulation Debate 
 
 https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/ https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/ https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier https://www.anthropic.com/constitution https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20 https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20 https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20 https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html • 
 https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/ • 
 https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/ https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2 • 
 https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/ https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/ • 
 
Diversity With Andrew
 
 In Light of Our Differences • by David Harmon
 The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies • by Scott E. Page
 
Gas Prices and Oil Wars
 
 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/ https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2 https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219? https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html 
Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism
 
 https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20 https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/ https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/ • 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM • 
 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act • 
 https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation • 
 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and • 
 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo • 
 https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ • 
 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin • 
 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/ • 
 https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20 • 
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 https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house • 
 https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20 https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/ • 
 https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/ https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-09-21-244-exhibits-re-243-joint-motion-enter-consent-decree-and.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs • 
 https://archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143 • 
 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144 • 
 https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/ • 
 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/ • 
 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/ • 
 https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711 • 
 https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html • 
 https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc • 
 https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/ • 
 https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065 • 
 
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 251

The gang discuss Trump’s speech at the UN, the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger,
another ICE shooting in Texas, how Mark Carney’s Bill C-39 threatens Indigenous rights and labor, a new election plan in Palestine, UK lifeboat protests, and Trump banning news outlets from the White House. 

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM • 
 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act • 
 https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation • 
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Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism

Mia looks at how recent shifts in gas prices tell the story of a series of global wars and American empire.
 

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Gas Prices and Oil Wars

James is joined by Andrew to discuss diversity and its value as a concept, not a corporate buzzword.
 
 
 
Sources:
 
 In Light of Our Differences 
 by David Harmon
 
 The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies 
 by Scott E. Page

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Diversity With Andrew

Garrison outlines various proposals for a regulatory “slowdown” of frontier AI models, Trump’s push against regulation, the risk of regulatory capture, legislation for public ownership of AI companies and control of this technology, and the organizing limits of AI-denialism.

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 https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843
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The AI Regulation Debate

James talks about the ecological disaster that is the border wall and interviews Dr. Christina Aiello about the Peninsular Bighorn ram that was killed by razor wire in the Jacumba mountains.
 
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https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=29de9d51905bd175a701b04c24176b46 
https://www-jstor-org.sdmesa.idm.oclc.org/stable/3636811?seq=5 
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=Atkore 
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_a11265b0-17c3-5bed-b50a-72e5d17e1369.html 
https://www.blm.gov/visit/jacumba-wilderness 
https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=29de9d51905bd175a701b04c24176b46 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/08/2025-05992/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 
https://www.enr.com/articles/54215-us-settles-border-wall-suit-against-contractor-fisher-sand-gravel 
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666138/000166613826000010/atkr-20260429.htm 

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The Wall and the Wilderness

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about how the settlers and the Israeli state are working hand in hand to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from the West Bank, and how we should understand the relationship between the two actors. 
 
 
 
Sources:
 
https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence
 
https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra
 
https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/

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West Bank Takeover

Margaret continues the story of the last punk show played at Locust House

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