It Could Happen Here Weekly 251
Notas del episodio
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
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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
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- 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
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- 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
- https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf
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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
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- https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/
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- https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html
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