It Could Happen Here Weekly 254
Notas do episódio
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
- 2026 Midterms Polling Update
- The French Student Uprising
- Breadfruit!
- Fear of a Nuclear January 6th
- Executive Disorder: ICE Shooting in NYC, Russian Diesel and Ukraine, Protests Around the World
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Sources/Links:
2026 Midterms Polling Update
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-call-trump-big-liar-2026-09-29/
- https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09/29/0/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019
- https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midterm-elections-in-maine-october-2026/
- https://mainebeacon.com/new-polling-jackson-narrowly-leads-collins-mainers-want-affordable-childcare/
- https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/north-carolina-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
- https://www.semafor.com/article/10/02/2026/republicans-pull-ad-spending-from-north-carolina
- https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6131462-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-alaska/
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/alaska-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-its-lone-star-senate-showdown-between-talarico-paxton
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
- https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2106409529512808548?s=20
- https://x.com/MediumBuying/status/2108208307550752820?s=20
- https://floridapolitics.com/archives/820643-poll-ashley-moody-45-angie-nixon-45-and-florida-now-has-two-toss-ups-at-the-top-of-the-ticket/
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article317496818.html
- https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ttw_fl_20260921_lv.pdf
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
- https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-voter-poll-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers/
- https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/midterms
- https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/how-much-will-gerrymandering-impact-2026-midterms
- https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989694/midterm-elections-control-congress
- https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx
- https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/gop-track-lose-house-majority-15-race-ratings-shift-towards-dems
Breadfruit!
- https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/
- https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/
- https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo
d-of-the-future-180980665/ - https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att
ention/ - https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/
- https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
- https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo
ming/ - https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
- https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just
a-colectivamente - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-
giving-up-breakfast/ - https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f
ood-of-the-future - https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao
- https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook
- https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
- https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa
ve-the-world/ - https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf
- https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura
https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/ - Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding
- Recetario de Pana Edición 2014 by Asociación Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo.
Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodríguez - https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/
- https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/
- https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf
Executive Disorder: ICE Shooting in NYC, Russian Diesel and Ukraine, Protests Around the World
NYC Immigration Resources:
Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal."
“Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,” - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page
Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: http://nyc.gov/RRLC
Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page
“What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.”
- https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs
- https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20
- https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20
- https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien
- https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/
- https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758
- https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20
- https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc
- https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0
- https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-
- https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792
- https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20
- https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo
- https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html
- https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM
- https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/
- https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/
- https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
- https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257
- https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin
- https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html
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