It Could Happen Here Weekly 258
Shownotes
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
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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/
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- 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
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- 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
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
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- https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2118805228153864465a=UMBw8NvHgD9qVhvwTbY&s=20
- https://massie.house.gov/news/doc