It Could Happen Here Weekly 258

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’t Really Over Do Not Become Addicted to Water: Asheville After Helene Press Freedom and the Paramount Merger A Tale of Two Assassinations with Andrew Executive Disorder: Hegseth Impeachment Vote, Jensen Huang’s Spy Scandal, Salvadoran Operations in Haiti 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: Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’t Really Over https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-declares-drought-disaster-parts-puerto-rico-dry-conditions-persist-rcna594653 https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/el-embalse-la-plata-se-acerca-al-nivel-de-control-como-estan-sus-condiciones/ https://www.esmental.com/agua-impacto-sequia-salud-mental-ansiedad/ https://www.neefusa.org/story/water/home-water-use-united-states#Puerto%20Rico https://docs.pr.gov/files/Estado/OrdenesEjecutivas/2026/OE-2026-035.pdf https://www.prfaa.pr.gov/recent-press-releases/governor-announces-usda-approval-of-drought disaster-declaration-for-puerto-rico https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/09/aaa-contratos-millonarios-perdida-agua/ https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/09/aaa-fondos-reparar-tuberias-perdida-agua/ https://wapa.tv/noticias/locales/una-semana-sin-agua-y-190-mil-abonados-afectados-por-rotura-en-el-superacueducto/articleb4a05276-f542-4d3b-a21e-6b154eee5d16.htmlref_=heavyweather.media https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2026/06/07/utilizaran-camiones-de-leche-para-distribuir-agua-en-comunidades-afectadas-por-averia-de-la-aaa/?ref=heavyweather.media https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mtu_y1nBj1M&sourceve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fheavyweather.media%2F https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/averia-en-el-superacueductos-dejara-mas-de-100-mil-abonados-sin-agua/?ref=heavyweather.media https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/yo-voy-a-cobrarles-todo-lo-que-pueda-presidente-de-la-aaa-advierte-que-buscara-que-luma-pague-por-reparacion-en-carraizo/?ref=heavyweather.media https://elpais.com/us/2026-08-01/mas-de-100-dias-sin-agua-la-crisis-que-golpea-a-miles-en-puerto-rico-ademas-de-los-apagones.html https://www.periodicolaperla.com/actualidad/nuevo-estudio-advierte-que-la-sequia-en-puerto-rico-seguira-y-aumentara/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/10/puerto-rico-water-access https://www.wired.com/story/puerto-rico-is-rationing-water-it-could-avoid-it-by-harvesting-rainwater/ https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/videos/carl-axel-soderberg-acueductos-pierde-el-60-del-agua-que-produce-294132/ https://es.euronews.com/2026/08/08/puerto-rico-raciona-el-agua-a-500000-personas-por-la-peor-sequia-desde-2015 https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/falta-de-dragados-y-mala-planificacion-estudio-confirma-lo-que-esta-limitando-nuestros-embalses/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-declares-drought-disaster-parts-puerto-rico-dry-conditions-persist-rcna594653 https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/mas-de-la-mitad-de-puerto-rico-sigue-bajo-sequia-o-sequedad-pese-a-lluvias/ https://www.cdc.gov/global-water-sanitation-hygiene/about/about-global-hygiene.html https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-esencia-cabo-rojo-developers-44d13fdafa22d9ec3 94ff222426db331 https://noticel.com/ultima-hora/20260811/puerto-rico-tiene-desde-el-2024-una-ley-que-obliga-a-las-agencias-recolectar-agua-de-lluvia/ https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/91-2024.pdf https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/09/agua-no-da-proyecto-esencia/ https://www.senado.pr.gov/aaa-aee-y-turismo-se-oponen-al-proyecto-esencia-en-cabo-rojo-durante-los-trabajos-de-investigacin-del-senado-de-puerto-rico https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/culmina-el-dragado-del-embalse-carraizo/ https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/carlos-johnny-mendez-promete-accion-sobre-el-plan-de-mitigacion-al-cambio-climatico-pero-dice-falta-un-proyecto-de-ley/ https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/08/nuevo-estudio-advierte-sequia-aumentara/ https://planclimaticopr.com/visor.html?tomo=1&pagina=1 https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-version-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI& templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63354869/108/1/maldonado-gonzalez-v-puerto-rico-aqueduct-and-sewer-authority/?ref=heavyweather.media https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/dd80d863-6a63-11ef-a8ba-01aa75ed71a1/language-en https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-was-puerto-ricos-water-system-really-built-for/id1553089886?i=1000799569550 Do Not Become Addicted to Water: Asheville After Helene https://ashevilleblade.com/?p=5399 Press Freedom and the Paramount Merger https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/warner-bros-signs-110-billion-deal-with-paramount-its-executive-discloses-2026-02-27/ https://www.skydance.com/news/press/paramount-completes-acquisition-of-warner-bros-discovery-creating-a-new-global-entertainment-leader-skydance https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/12-states-challenge-paramounts-takeover-of-warner-say-merger-would-extinguish-competition https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/paramount-pledges-release-30-films-year-how-will-that-add-up-2026-09-23/ https://fortune.com/2026/10/15/skydance-warner-media-consolidation-trust-gallup/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/paramount-bonta-in-talks-to-settle-antitrust-litigation-01085072 https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-praises-paramount-warner-bros-skydance-merger-terrific-people-1236903643/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/free-press-founder-bari-weiss-named-editor-cbs-news-after-deal-with-paramount-2025-10-06/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-cbs-news-chief-draws-backlash-by-pulling-60-minutes-story-on-el-salvador-prison https://www.nilc.org/resources/tracking-the-cecot-disappearances/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/new-cnn-cbs-news-editorial-indepedence-board-who-what-why-1236707168/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/oracle-tiktok-us-stake-outages.html https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-china-d5d8a1d56b5185778536874d7fc1ee62 https://csmapnyu.org/impact/news/was-there-censorship-on-tiktok-after-the-u-s-takeover A Tale of Two Assassinations with Andrew https://abcnews.com/US/luigi-mangione-charged-murder https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-life-school-family-back/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-brian-thompson-killing America's Forgotten Terrorists: The Rise and Fall of the Galleanists by Jeffrey D. Simon Assassins against the Old Order: Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siecle Europe by Nunzio Pernicone, Fraser Ottanelli The Anarchist Assassin and Italian History, 1870s to 1930s by Carl Levy The Monza Tragedy by Errico Malatesta - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-the-monza-tragedy Executive Disorder: Hegseth Impeachment Vote, Jensen Huang’s Spy Scandal, Salvadoran Operations in Haiti https://x.com/AvAkifAkin/status/2119530275541811504?a=P678NnFDDQ_gCEpTZ5Y&s=20 https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ICS_U.S._Mission_to_Burma_20260831-Public.pdf https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/11/disrupting-irans-pursuit-of-man-portable-air-defense-systems-fact-sheet https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/portsmouth-grants-rnli-highest-civic-honour-following-threats-to-crew-9342509 https://www.axios.com/2026/11/08/scoop-mamdanis-bid-for-2028-kingmaker https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/09/congress/union-sours-on-schumer-01157983 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/10/congress/sanders-dings-schumer-01159546 https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/no-idea-hegseth-strategy-iran-james-comer/ https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mzvwv2cxl32x https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026317 https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2120312483697091008 https://www.washingtonsun.com/congress/house-democrats-traffic-key-hegseth-impeachment-vote https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6206617-jeffries-supports-hegseth-impeachment/ https://x.com/riley_rogerson/status/2120299241348202952 https://x.com/LEBassett/status/2120307288754065812?a=q397I_gDFM3huIgD_to&s=20 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-natural-causes-340763248/episode/urgent-the-bipartisan-effort-to-quietly-erode-environmental-and-tribal-protections-349745030/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2aC8lAOQbg https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2118778661243634138a=9rxD6GnZblVeCArqCvo&s=20 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2118794656154550533a=qjnnQBn295o28uObEuM&s=20 https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2118805228153864465a=UMBw8NvHgD9qVhvwTbY&s=20 https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395863 https://massie.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hegseth_articles_of_impeachment.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-impeachment-vote-house-thomas-massie/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T_Ui8f1k6jYbISwuK2TJWdFmumkR24jM/view https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/sites/wawd/files/General%20Order%200826%20re%20Immigration%20Habeas%20Petitions.pdf https://apnews.com/article/immigration-bond-policy-trump-washington-judges-976cd214de879948f324988a60a96d4b https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/bukele-says-salvadoran-troops-destroyed-195938494.html https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/2120182485015474372?a=Dgw1vfEEOAu9XXLcnqY&s=20 https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/2118798429434343447?a=-NEIMF6zQ-lBZ4jXr5A&s=20 https://apnews.com/article/nayib-bukele-el-salvador-haiti-elections-war-on-gangs-un-rubio-democracy https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/17/americas/haiti-erik-prince-drones https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/10/haiti-drone-strikes-put-residents-at-risk https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-deal-trump-bukele-gangs-el-salvador/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article317973147.html https://www.axios.com/2026/11/10/el-salvador-state-department-haiti-gangs https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/11/11/haiti-depth-what-bukeles-intervention-means-security-crisis https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/a-message-to-our-company https://www.ft.com/content/a55a2a22-4479-4f93-a445-6147a5c6d790?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/jensen-huangs-affair-with-alleged-chinese-spy-puts-nvidias-china-ambitions-under-scrutiny/ https://archive.is/4MK0d#selection-473.0-477.231 https://archive.is/DitAN https://archive.is/20261029091025/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/nvidia-china-jensen-huang-trump.html https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-hired-a-pr-firm-known-for-handling-sex-scandals-last-year/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.