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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.

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    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.

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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 25 min

    Executive Disorder: Hegseth Impeachment Vote, Jensen Huang’s Spy Scandal, Salvadoran Operations in Haiti 

    The gang discuss Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, tensions over Chuck Schumer becoming senate majority leader, trouble for NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, a US attorney folding on habeas petitions, Hegseth surviving an impeachment vote, and President Bukele deploying thousands of Salvadoran soldiers to Haiti. Sources: 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.

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  • Thursday · 36 min

    A Tale of Two Assassinations with Andrew

    Andrew and Garrison talk about the politics of assassination as a symbolic act from Luigi Mangione and United Healthcare to Gaetano Bresci and the king of Italy. Sources: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Wednesday · 39 min

    Press Freedom and the Paramount Merger

    Kevin Foster dives into the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and the consequences for labor, press freedom, and history. Sources: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Wednesday · 15 min

    Urgent: The Bipartisan Effort to Quietly Erode Environmental and Tribal Protections

    James is joined by Natali Geovia of the Water Protector Legal Collective to discuss the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) and the tremendous damage it could do to protections for the land, Indigenous people, and public health. https://www.waterprotectorlegal.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Tuesday · 55 min

    Do Not Become Addicted to Water: Asheville After Helene

    Mia talks with David Forbes of the Asheville Blade about how Asheville's government has used Helene to exploit its people and push neoliberal economics. Sources: https://ashevilleblade.com/?p=5399 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Monday · 28 min

    AI and the Outdoors

    James talks with Dane Brinkley about Mount Shasta, why it's not a good idea to outsource your planning to the internet, and why we go to the mountains ​. https://www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff/posts/pfbid09S8teHAogsxqUS66ManmS8kqBRkTzJtqhBPfL4vH6sKUktKHqsN99Sb7WQ1z5RA6l https://krcrtv.com/news/local/three-mount-shasta-climbers-rescued-after-relying-on-ai-to-plan-climb https://www.shastaavalanche.org/climbing-advisory https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/solo-teen-hiker-hoisted-from-mountain-cliff-after-using-ai-to-plan-route-north-shore-rescue-says-12855671 https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/two-hikers-rescued-one-hiker-missing-and-a-rescuer-dead-in-separate-incidents-on-mt-baldy/ https://www.casavalpt.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Monday · 36 min

    Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’t Really Over

    Carlos breaks down Puerto Rico’s water crisis and how it seemingly ended but none of the underlying problems that caused it have been fixed. Sources: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 7 · 4 hr 11 min

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 257

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro Election Rumors and Conspiracism Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President 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: Election Rumors and Conspiracism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/ https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24 https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/ Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20 https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20 https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/ https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20 https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835 https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705 https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/ https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 6 · 1 hr 22 min

    Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President

    The gang discuss Republican’s reactions to the election blowout, DSA’s midterm wins, how Democrats can go after the Trump admin while delivering on economic issues, economic collapse protests in Paraguay, and a one million worker wildcat strike in Bangladesh. Sources: https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20 https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20 https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/ https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20 https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835 https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705 https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604 https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/ https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 5 · 1 hr 19 min

    Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition 

    Robert, James, and Garrison are joined by Steven Monacelli and Kevin Foster to discuss the BLUE TSUNAMI with Democrats flipping at least 7 Senate seats and gaining an 80+ House majority. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 4 · 37 min

    Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran 

    James is joined by Wladimir Van Willgenberg to discuss the situation for Kurds in Iran after nearly nine months of the USA’s bombing of Iran. Links: https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 3 · 30 min

    Election Rumors and Conspiracism

    Kevin speaks with Stephen Prochaska and Danielle Lee Tomson of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public about election rumors and how to sort through claims of rigged elections. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/ https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24 https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 2 · 1 hr 5 min

    Natural Causes Guide To Staying Warm This Winter

    James is joined by Molly Conger to talk about what to wear this winter to stay warm in the outdoors, and to discuss how the outdoor media talks about equipment and the issues with that model. Here are some of the things James mentioned in the episode, all with non affiliate links! https://armsofandes.com/ https://darntough.com/ https://www.sitkagear.com/collection/equinox-guard-collection https://www.royalrobbins.com/us/en-us/men/featured/mosquito-protection-technology/ https://nuyarn.com/ https://www.polartec.com/fabrics/insulation/alpha https://www.primaloft.com/insulation-products/active-series/active-evolve https://pertex.com/fabrics-technologies/quantum-air https://kahtoola.com/gaiters/navagaiter-gtx/ https://auclairgloves.us/products/hybrid-xc-2-finger-mitts-adult-new-fall-2023 https://skida.com/products/limoncello-alpine-hat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • November 2 · 23 min

    Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro

    Robert reads an essay by Brazilian activist and podcaster Caio Almendra, about Caio's personal experience helping rally 2 million voters to save Brazilian democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • October 31 · 3 hr 22 min

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 256

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Israeli Elections and the Palestinians 2026 Elections (The Union Ones) ¡El Chupacabras! Kim Kelly's Morbid Labor Tales Executive Disorder: Lula’s Victory, AI Election Ads, Voter Fraud, Revolt in Albania 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: Israeli Elections and the Palestinians Israel's Elections: What's at Stake?, International Crisis Group (Max Rodenbeck, Mairav Zonszein, Amjad Iraqi), 15 October 2026 A Jewish Currents Guide to the Israeli Elections, Josh Nathan-Kazis, Jewish Currents, 20 October 2026 Occupied Thoughts interview with Sami Abu Shehadeh https://fmep.org/resource/barred-from-knesset-elections-sami-abu-shehadeh-on-the-state-of-israeli-democracy/ Prospect magazine op-ed on the settlers and the state - https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle-east/75279/settler-rioters-are-israeli-state-policythrough-deniable-means 2026 Elections (The Union Ones) https://linktr.ee/PamelaSH ¡El Chupacabras! Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore by Benjamin Radford Governing Spirits: Religion, Miracles, and Spectacle in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898-1956 by Reinaldo L. Román En Qué Quedó Ep. 6 “El Chupacabras” https://open.spotify.com/episode/2r9ISXwgY7zTpWj2EJWcF1 Radio Ambulante “El vampiro entre nosotros” https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hvdSD4aXHwoOWoMYAdN9x Sucking Vulnerability: Neoliberalism, the Chupacabras, and the Post-Cold War Years by William A Calvo-Quirós https://web.archive.org/web/20230814111741/http://www.barriology.com/uploads/2/3/2/7/ 23276452/calvo-quiros_sucking_vulnerability_rev.pdf El Chupacabra: Icon of Resistance to US Imperialism Species (1995) dir. Roger Donaldson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGZnLsPSRc La Operación (1982) dir. Ana María García https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoJoWMbRxvM&t=36s La Operación -Background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6XEuu_auR8&t=8s https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/se-registran-dos-ataques-del-chupac abras/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/30/vieques-puerto-rico-us-navy-base-traini ng https://www.navfac.navy.mil/Portals/68/Documents/Business-Lines/Environmental/Enviro nmental-Restoration/NAVFAC-Atlantic/Vieques/Vieques_Fact_Sheet_03_Depleted_Uran ium_in_LIA_Eng.pdf https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque/recreation/discover-history/us-military-and-el-yunq ue-national-forest https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24816374-the-history-of-the-us-department- of-defense-programs-for-the-testing-evaluation-and-storage-of-tactical-herbicides-agent- orange-in-pr/?q=puerto+rico&mode=document#document/p5 https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/otros/las-grandes-sequ-as-que-marcaron-a-puerto- rico-durante-el-siglo-xx/article_e6a37bce-5269-4040-836d-799a04358fc2.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/12/26/mystery-creature-ravages-p uerto-rican-livestock/b7704250-dae0-4fa3-a886-561db637b463/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-03-mn-9730-story.html “Monsters and Messiahs by Mike Davis” “Beast of Borikén" by Julio Anta, Daniel IriZarri, Patricio Delpeche, and Lucas Gattoni Kim Kelly's Morbid Labor Tales https://proteanmag.com/2021/10/31/picket-lines-in-the-graveyard-a-history-of-cemetery-workers-strikes/ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67168074 https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/dc33-strike-philadelphia-medical-examiners-injunction-20250703.html https://6abc.com/post/retrieval-dead-bodies-is-being-delayed-due-blue-collar-union-dc33-strike-philadelphia-officials-say/16936166/ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sacrilegious-bodies-piling-up-at-cook-county-morgue/ https://6abc.com/archive/8511845/ https://abc7.com/archive/8719820/ https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/02/archives/workers-strike-funeral-homes-100-establishments-hit-in-the.html https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/04/archives/state-fails-to-end-embalmers-strike.html https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/the-coffin-makers-strike-1872/ https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18720622-01.2.22&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------------------- Executive Disorder: Lula’s Victory, AI Election Ads, Voter Fraud, Revolt in Albania https://x.com/aricnesbitt/status/2066923547964928106?a=kc7nT6MWbZZrCG5F3ho&s=20 https://x.com/reaganreese_/status/2064370476449669139?a=o_23wNhd8KJXG1_3jd8&s=20 https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2097325814689743049?a=-BXTLNGkR3wjP9lkgeE&s=20 https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2083629219980960030?a=U6bD8EFjG4McMm-xQCM&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2096705749774631131?a=9MzOBMvGxcqDqhpGhgA&s=20 https://x.com/BlueprintFNDN/status/2078957886403670411?a=2Q_B5IADKyInPq5JQKE&s=20 https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2076099238363005194?a=GAD-fsC8RATzjNcbr5s&s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrw_hLs4O_0 https://x.com/JacobRubashkin/status/2113454492872045007?a=jb16JdrbsG8yhaW1ljI&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2094800565452611646?a=wRx4Pm2YJdKDtLMz7Eo&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2091865610233786666?a=q7ts8IGOQNOt_zkiCGE&s=20 https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2051314128468197851?lang=en https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093650226142143 https://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-101526/ https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-elections-and-campaigns https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/when-ai-campaign-ads-fake-reality https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/midterm-elections-ai-generated-ads.html https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/deciding-fake-images-candidates-are-using-ai-political-ads-get-vote-rcna605243 https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-10.hjc-dems-staff-report-epstein-and-trump.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ly097zw1xwo https://www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-detainee-dies-at-otay-mesa-detention-center-in-san-diego/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/27/iraqi-court-sentences-seven-french-isis-members-to-prison/ https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2113552255576092815 https://sana.sy/en/syria/2353795/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/10/27/flavio-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-us/92462116007/ https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3moy4zcl3b52a https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/netherlands-citizen-arrested-illegally-voting-2024-election https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/2113703040444145701 https://apnews.com/article/california-voter-data-justice-department-lawsuit-0305190ba958051bb86741ac00da36a7 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1466286/ https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2113794933236871180 https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-26-Order-.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-noncitizen-voting-court/ https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&s=20 https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327 https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2115228635326242842 https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/October/election-charges https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/ https://www.balkanweb.com/en/On-the-14th-day-of-student-protests--citizens-and-young-people-gather-en-masse-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education./#gsc.tab=0 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  • October 30 · 1 hr 18 min

    Executive Disorder: Lula’s Victory, AI Election Ads, Voter Fraud, Revolt in Albania

    The gang discuss how Brazilians organized to beat Bolsonaro, White House allegations of “likely” non-citizen voting, James O'Keefe being charged with unlawful voting, $137 million in AI campaign ads and politician deepfakes, and why there are massive protests in Albania. Sources: https://x.com/aricnesbitt/status/2066923547964928106?a=kc7nT6MWbZZrCG5F3ho&s=20 https://x.com/reaganreese_/status/2064370476449669139?a=o_23wNhd8KJXG1_3jd8&s=20 https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2097325814689743049?a=-BXTLNGkR3wjP9lkgeE&s=20 https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2083629219980960030?a=U6bD8EFjG4McMm-xQCM&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2096705749774631131?a=9MzOBMvGxcqDqhpGhgA&s=20 https://x.com/BlueprintFNDN/status/2078957886403670411?a=2Q_B5IADKyInPq5JQKE&s=20 https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2076099238363005194?a=GAD-fsC8RATzjNcbr5s&s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrw_hLs4O_0 https://x.com/JacobRubashkin/status/2113454492872045007?a=jb16JdrbsG8yhaW1ljI&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2094800565452611646?a=wRx4Pm2YJdKDtLMz7Eo&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2091865610233786666?a=q7ts8IGOQNOt_zkiCGE&s=20 https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2051314128468197851?lang=en https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093650226142143 https://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-101526/ https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-elections-and-campaigns https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/when-ai-campaign-ads-fake-reality https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/midterm-elections-ai-generated-ads.html https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/deciding-fake-images-candidates-are-using-ai-political-ads-get-vote-rcna605243 https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-10.hjc-dems-staff-report-epstein-and-trump.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ly097zw1xwo https://www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-detainee-dies-at-otay-mesa-detention-center-in-san-diego/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/27/iraqi-court-sentences-seven-french-isis-members-to-prison/ https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2113552255576092815 https://sana.sy/en/syria/2353795/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/10/27/flavio-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-us/92462116007/ https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3moy4zcl3b52a https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2114740388514697527 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/netherlands-citizen-arrested-illegally-voting-2024-election https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/2113703040444145701 https://apnews.com/article/california-voter-data-justice-department-lawsuit-0305190ba958051bb86741ac00da36a7 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1466286/ https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2113794933236871180 https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-26-Order-.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-noncitizen-voting-court/ https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327a=2VozR5e62ZW8NoNmfl8&s=20 https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2087950683831931327 https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2115228635326242842 https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/October/election-charges https://citizens.al/en/2026/09/07/100-days-of-the-flamingo-revolution-the-new-culture-of-civic-protest/ https://www.balkanweb.com/en/On-the-14th-day-of-student-protests--citizens-and-young-people-gather-en-masse-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education./#gsc.tab=0 https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanian-government-tightens-protest-laws-as-crisis-deepens/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • October 29 · 21 min

    Kim Kelly's Morbid Labor Tales 

    Journalist Kim Kelly gives us a spooky little roundup of labor actions from gravediggers, embalmers, and coffin makers (oh my!). Sources: https://proteanmag.com/2021/10/31/picket-lines-in-the-graveyard-a-history-of-cemetery-workers-strikes/ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67168074 https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/dc33-strike-philadelphia-medical-examiners-injunction-20250703.html https://6abc.com/post/retrieval-dead-bodies-is-being-delayed-due-blue-collar-union-dc33-strike-philadelphia-officials-say/16936166/ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sacrilegious-bodies-piling-up-at-cook-county-morgue/ https://6abc.com/archive/8511845/ https://abc7.com/archive/8719820/ https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/02/archives/workers-strike-funeral-homes-100-establishments-hit-in-the.html https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/04/archives/state-fails-to-end-embalmers-strike.html https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/the-coffin-makers-strike-1872/ https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18720622-01.2.22&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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