It Could Happen Here

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:

• US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific
• After Ceuta
• Were Macklemore’s First Amendment Rights Violated?
• What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month?
• Executive Disorder: DHS Voter Roll Purge, Cornell and Title IX, Hungary’s Anti-Corruption Crusade

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US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific

• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/29/us/us-caribbean-pacific-boat-strikes.html 
• https://airwars.org/boat-strikes-latin-america 
• https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/21/2003935694/-1/-1/1/OSS_Q2_MAR2026_FINAL_508.PDF 
• https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4563958/us-southern-command-establishes-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere/ 
• https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/08/06/southcom-replaces-southern-spear-with-western-hemisphere-task-force-targeting-criminal-networks/ 
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/ 
• https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2-trinis-killed-in-latest-us-strike-6.2.2425256.22ffca949f 
• https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-20/us-drone-attacks-mexico-drug-boats 
• https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea 
• https://www.nacion.com/el-mundo/costa-rica-recibe-dos-cuerpos-y-sobreviviente-de/NICWT53FXRAP3JACIU3HJAJVTU/story/ 
• https://www.wola.org/analysis/killing-spree-extrajudicial-executions-in-the-u-s-boat-strikes-campaign/
• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/terrorism/sr-ct-briefing-note-targeting-narco-terrori.pdf 
• https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeados-sin-derecho-a-la-defensa/ 
• https://www.elclip.org/bombardeados-sin-derecho-defensa-comando-sur-victimas-caribe-pacifico/ 
• https://www.elclip.org/victimas-comando-sur-bombardeos-caribe-guajira/ 
• https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeos-un-rompecabezas-al-que-le-faltan-muchas-piezas/ 
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/22/drug-boats-strikes-cia-legal-concerns/ 
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/ 
• https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/12/us/el-salvador-torture-of-venezuelan-deportees 
• https://insightcrime.org/venezuela-organized-crime-news/cartel-de-los-soles-profile/ 
• https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html 
• http://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162069-pentagon-officers-fired/ 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-justice-dept-ousters.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/21/us-strikes-caribbean-cia-role 
• https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-26/the-cia-crash-that-opened-a-fraught-month-in-mexicous-relations.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/12/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-legal/
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-caribbean-boat-strikes-memo 
• https://insightcrime.org/news/why-is-us-attacking-cartels-that-dont-exist/ 
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2025.2502924 
• https://en.unav.edu/web/global-affairs/argumentos-y-dudas-en-la-guerra-abierta-por-eeuu-contra-el-narcoterrorismo 
• https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=29899 
• https://www.justsecurity.org/121115/united-states-dirty-war-narcoterrorism/ 
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/27/operation-southern-spear-has-not-slowed-cocaine-entering-us/ 
• https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring 
• https://www.wola.org/analysis/juan-orlando-hernandez-pardon-implications-for-u-s-foreign-policy/ 
• https://theintercept.com/2025/11/07/trump-dto-list-venezuela-boat-strikes/ 
• https://www.justsecurity.org/52343/reasonable-certainty-vs-near-certainty-military-targeting-what-law-requires/ 
• https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/02/19/wedding-became-funeral/us-drone-attack-marriage-procession-yemen 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/world/americas/us-ecuador-drug-camp-bombing-dairy-farm.html 
• https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ 
• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session63/a-hrc-63-61-aev.pdf 
• https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy27-state-department-budget-request  
• https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02/kaine-paul-rubio-trump-drug-boat-strike-justification-latin-america/ 
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ 
• https://theintercept.com/2025/12/05/boat-strike-survivors-double-tap/ 
• https://theintercept.com/2025/12/23/boat-strikes-venezuela-hegseth-bradley-legal/ 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/boat-strike-shows-survivors.html 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html 
• https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/trump-boat-strikes-human-trafficking-victims/ 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ob469Cr7U&t=8s 
• https://www.rtvcnoticias.com/colombia/caribe/confirman-muerte-de-pescador-colombiano-en-bombardeos-estadounidenses 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/briefing/the-effects-of-the-boat-strikes.html 
• https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/12/03/cidh-recibe-primera-denuncia-contra-operativos-militares-de-ee-uu-en-el-caribe-por-parte-de-la-familia-de-un-pescador-colombiano/ 
• https://x.com/CNC3TV/status/1978838103222628834 
• https://www.elclip.org/victimas-guiria-bombardeos-comando-sur-trump-caribe/?lang=en 
• https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/no-justice-yet-for-chad-joseph-after-us-strike-6.2.2476227.31df119986 
• https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72191479/45/burnley-v-united-states/ 
• https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/fishermen-s-us-strike-death-lawsuit-awaits-local-court-hearing/article_20ec9021-6388-4d33-acc4-7e73f044f3a1.html 
• https://abcnews.com/Politics/week-transcript-12-14-25-sen-mark-warner/story?id=128378685 
• https://www.elclip.org/interdiccion-maritima-cocaina-jiatfs-dea-vs-bombardeos-comando-sur/ 
• https://colombiaone.com/2025/09/03/colombia-seizes-cocaine-dr/ 
• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2103187969096003585 
• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2086902740387865015 
• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2102490082024235340/photo/1 
• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2097475163658883493 
• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2095666992779059404 
• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2096376737458487609 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115136798909755892 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115210075167747572 
• https://x.com/SecWar/status/1974150886084485503 
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115373751811822463 
• https://elpais.com/america/2025-10-20/ecuador-libera-a-uno-de-los-sobrevivientes-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-al-narcosubmarino-en-el-caribe.html 
• https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-strike-caribbean-trump-fentanyl-colombia-venezuela-0f8f1c004064857046398b388ddb8df5 
• https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-11-04/el-colombiano-que-sobrevivio-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-a-un-narcosubmarino-sale-del-hospital-libre-y-sin-cargos.html 
• https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-07/one-of-the-two-survivors-of-trumps-caribbean-bombings-dad-i-would-have-been-better-off-dead.html 
• https://theintercept.com/2026/02/17/boat-strike-trump-southcom-survivors-rescue-plane-hours/ 
• https://www.univision.com/shows/noticiero-univision/pescadores-ecuatorianos-denuncian-haber-sido-atacados-por-fuerzas-de-eeuu-video?utm_campaign=PrimerImpacto&utm_content=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
• https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/rare-survivors-of-pacific-boat-strikes
• https://es.mongabay.com/2026/05/pescadores-ecuatorianos-victimas-desaparicion-detencion-arbitraria-tortura-ee-uu-denuncian-expertos/ 
• https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-ecuadorian-fishing-boat-disappears-amid-trumps-strikes-in-the-pacific 
• https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-13/hegseth-says-colombia-has-authorized-us-military-operations-on-its-territory-to-combat-narco-terrorism.html 
• https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4420523/ecuadorian-and-us-military-forces-launch-operations-against-narco-terrorists/ 
• https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-operations-latin-american-western-hemisphere-a1fccf4414e44341d3dbd54e19ae1ba4 
• https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/09/joint-statement-on-defending-hemispheric-sovereignty 
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-hegseth-miller-urge-latin-american-allies-to-be-more-aggressive-against-drug-cartels 
• https://www.elheraldo.co/colombia/2025/10/19/vinculan-a-colombiano-que-murio-en-ataque-de-ee-uu-con-escandalo-de-robo-masivo-de-armas-en-2016/ 
• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250902a-september-2-2025
• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250915a-september-15-2025 
• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251003a-october-3-2025 
• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251014a-october-14-2025 

After Ceuta

• Spain: Liberals Cede Ground to Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings
• Why is Spain in Africa? – Canadian Dimension
• Morocco’s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara It Could Happen Here | iHeart

Were Macklemore’s First Amendment Rights Violated?

• https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_bH4_N1FN/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-robert-kraft-statement-1235626352/
• https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ed-sheerans-shows-stadium-owned-pro-israel-robert-kraft-cancelled
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?img_index=4
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-statement-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-1235626135/
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngmblAp7y_I
• https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/tours-stadium-info/background-history/
• https://blankfamilyofbusinesses.com/company/amb-sports-entertainment/
• https://raymondjamesstadium.com/tampasportsauthority
• https://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa-about
• https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ye/2026/raymond-james-stadium-tampa-fl-33745801.html
• https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/ut-texas-austin-palestine-protest-ruling/

What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month?

• https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard
• https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/
• https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&link_id=34&can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&
• https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses
• https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract
• https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada
• https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html
• https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road
• https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union 
• https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain
• https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&lang=en_US&ts=1790511644&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link
• https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/

Executive Disorder: DHS Voter Roll Purge, Cornell and Title IX, Hungary’s Anti-Corruption Crusade

• https://www.camp-oshad.org/ 
• http://America.gov
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/
• https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2105292669303791687
• https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28680584-effective-altruism-opposition-research-file/
• https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2099536442594582922?s=20
• https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2100311000993997135?s=20 
• https://theintercept.com/2026/09/21/john-fetterman-fundraising-republican-gop/
• https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/john-fetterman-democrat-turns-to-republicans-for-campaign-cash/
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/palantir-top-supporter-cbc-foundation-annual-conference_n_6ab44468e4b05097ab6cd6c7
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/27/trump-administration-taxpayer-funds-2024-campaign-ad-01094567?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• https://www.facebook.com/cnnpolitics/videos/during-a-cnn-debate-california-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-chad-bianco-said-he-i/1532884141888808/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51628353/california-sheriff-unlawfully-seized-over-650000-ballots-and-must-return-them-state-supreme-court-rules 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html
• https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf
• https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion 
• https://www.threads.com/@thegreatgatsbry/post/Dd6YGpzkane?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ 
• https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/lsu-football-player-rape-title-ix-suspension
• https://www.dw.com/en/magyar-hungary-fight-orban-corruption-system-return-democracy/a-77726207 
• https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/with-two-orb%C3%A1n-era-ministers-detained-magyars-operation-purge-takes-shape/ar-AA2ddhtr
• https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/brazils-presidential-election-more-just-another-polarized-contest
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-section-301-forced-labor-165346448.html 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/business/trump-tariffs-court-challenge.html 
• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-delays-tariffs-plan-china 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/g20-trade-ministers-open-talks-under-strain-of-trump-tariffs/ar-AA2dhyJI 
• https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/the-economics-of-the-tariff-regime-301846881/ 
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/trump-tariffs-lawsuit-301-ieepa.html 
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-reserve-renovation-watchdog-report-rcna600656 

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We discuss taxpayer funded pro-Trump ads, the Supreme Court approving a widely inaccurate verification system to purge voter registration, the Chi Phi Snapchat gang assault at Cornell, Trump reinstating the 2020 version of Title IX, how Prime Minister Peter Magyar is cracking down on Orban’s corruption, and the upcoming election in Brazil. 

Sources:

• https://www.camp-oshad.org/ 
• http://America.gov
  
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/
  
• https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2105292669303791687
• https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28680584-effective-altruism-opposition-research-file/
• https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2099536442594582922?s=20
• https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2100311000993997135?s=20 
• https://theintercept.com/2026/09/21/john-fetterman-fundraising-republican-gop/
• https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/john-fetterman-democrat-turns-to-republicans-for-campaign-cash/
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/palantir-top-supporter-cbc-foundation-annual-conference_n_6ab44468e4b05097ab6cd6c7
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/27/trump-administration-taxpayer-funds-2024-campaign-ad-01094567?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• https://www.facebook.com/cnnpolitics/videos/during-a-cnn-debate-california-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-chad-bianco-said-he-i/1532884141888808/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51628353/california-sheriff-unlawfully-seized-over-650000-ballots-and-must-return-them-state-supreme-court-rules 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html
  
• https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf
• https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion 
• https://www.threads.com/@thegreatgatsbry/post/Dd6YGpzkane?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ 
• https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/lsu-football-player-rape-title-ix-suspension
• https://www.dw.com/en/magyar-hungary-fight-orban-corruption-system-return-democracy/a-77726207 
• https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/with-two-orb%C3%A1n-era-ministers-detained-magyars-operation-purge-takes-shape/ar-AA2ddhtr
• https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/brazils-presidential-election-more-just-another-polarized-contest
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-section-301-forced-labor-165346448.html 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/business/trump-tariffs-court-challenge.html 
• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-delays-tariffs-plan-china 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/g20-trade-ministers-open-talks-under-strain-of-trump-tariffs/ar-AA2dhyJI 
• https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/the-economics-of-the-tariff-regime-301846881/ 
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/trump-tariffs-lawsuit-301-ieepa.html 
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-reserve-renovation-watchdog-report-rcna600656 

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In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.

Sources:

https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard

https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/

https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&link_id=34&can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses

https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract

https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada

https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road

https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union 

https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain

https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&lang=en_US&ts=1790511644&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/

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Kevin Foster speaks with Mo Meltzer-Cohen, a law professor at CUNY School of Law, about Macklemore being booted from the Ed Sheeran tour and the First Amendment implications. 

Sources:

• https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_bH4_N1FN/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-robert-kraft-statement-1235626352/
• https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ed-sheerans-shows-stadium-owned-pro-israel-robert-kraft-cancelled
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?img_index=4
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-statement-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-1235626135/
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngmblAp7y_I
• https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/tours-stadium-info/background-history/
• https://blankfamilyofbusinesses.com/company/amb-sports-entertainment/
• https://raymondjamesstadium.com/tampasportsauthority
• https://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa-about
• https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ye/2026/raymond-james-stadium-tampa-fl-33745801.html
• https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/ut-texas-austin-palestine-protest-ruling/

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Harsha Walia about the anti immigrant backlash that has emerged in the aftermath of the migrant crossing incident in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Harsha breaks down what happened, how parts of the right and left have responded, and why we need to center migrant rights in our struggle against fascism.

Sources:

Spain: Liberals Cede Ground to Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings

Why is Spain in Africa? – Canadian Dimension

Morocco’s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara It Could Happen Here | iHeart

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In Part Two of our series on The Wall and the Wilderness, James talks about the cultural and ecological damage done by the border wall and continues his interview with Dr. Christina Aiello about the Peninsular Bighorn ram that was killed by razor wire in the Jacumba mountains.

Sources:

https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=29de9d51905bd175a701b04c24176b46  
https://www-jstor-org.sdmesa.idm.oclc.org/stable/3636811?seq=5 
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=Atkore 
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_a11265b0-17c3-5bed-b50a-72e5d17e1369.html 
https://www.blm.gov/visit/jacumba-wilderness 
https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=29de9d51905bd175a701b04c24176b46 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/08/2025-05992/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility 
https://www.enr.com/articles/54215-us-settles-border-wall-suit-against-contractor-fisher-sand-gravel 
https://www.atkore.com/about-us 
https://desertreport.org/a-border-wall-in-the-jacumba-wilderness-area/ 
https://gizmodo.com/trumps-border-wall-torn-apart-by-arizona-monsoon-rains-1847535174 
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70B01C25F00001112_7014_70B01C23D00000010_7014 
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666138/000166613826000010/atkr-20260429.htm

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Carlos Berríos Polanco discusses the United States’ yearlong campaign of extrajudicial killing through boat strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, how the Trump Administration set the foundation for the campaign since its first day in office, and the victims of these strikes.

Sources: 

• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/29/us/us-caribbean-pacific-boat-strikes.html 

• https://airwars.org/boat-strikes-latin-america 

• https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/21/2003935694/-1/-1/1/OSS_Q2_MAR2026_FINAL_508.PDF 

• https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4563958/us-southern-command-establishes-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere/ 

• https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/08/06/southcom-replaces-southern-spear-with-western-hemisphere-task-force-targeting-criminal-networks/ 

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/ 

• https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2-trinis-killed-in-latest-us-strike-6.2.2425256.22ffca949f 

• https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-20/us-drone-attacks-mexico-drug-boats 

• https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea 

• https://www.nacion.com/el-mundo/costa-rica-recibe-dos-cuerpos-y-sobreviviente-de/NICWT53FXRAP3JACIU3HJAJVTU/story/ 

• https://www.wola.org/analysis/killing-spree-extrajudicial-executions-in-the-u-s-boat-strikes-campaign/

• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/terrorism/sr-ct-briefing-note-targeting-narco-terrori.pdf 

• https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeados-sin-derecho-a-la-defensa/ 

• https://www.elclip.org/bombardeados-sin-derecho-defensa-comando-sur-victimas-caribe-pacifico/ 

• https://www.elclip.org/victimas-comando-sur-bombardeos-caribe-guajira/ 

• https://www.elclip.org/los-bombardeos-un-rompecabezas-al-que-le-faltan-muchas-piezas/ 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/22/drug-boats-strikes-cia-legal-concerns/ 

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/ 

• https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/12/us/el-salvador-torture-of-venezuelan-deportees 

• https://insightcrime.org/venezuela-organized-crime-news/cartel-de-los-soles-profile/ 

• https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html 

• http://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162069-pentagon-officers-fired/ 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-justice-dept-ousters.html

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/21/us-strikes-caribbean-cia-role 

• https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-26/the-cia-crash-that-opened-a-fraught-month-in-mexicous-relations.html

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/12/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-legal/

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-caribbean-boat-strikes-memo 

• https://insightcrime.org/news/why-is-us-attacking-cartels-that-dont-exist/ 

• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2025.2502924 

• https://en.unav.edu/web/global-affairs/argumentos-y-dudas-en-la-guerra-abierta-por-eeuu-contra-el-narcoterrorismo 

• https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=29899 

• https://www.justsecurity.org/121115/united-states-dirty-war-narcoterrorism/ 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/27/operation-southern-spear-has-not-slowed-cocaine-entering-us/ 

• https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring 

• https://www.wola.org/analysis/juan-orlando-hernandez-pardon-implications-for-u-s-foreign-policy/ 

• https://theintercept.com/2025/11/07/trump-dto-list-venezuela-boat-strikes/ 

• https://www.justsecurity.org/52343/reasonable-certainty-vs-near-certainty-military-targeting-what-law-requires/ 

• https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/02/19/wedding-became-funeral/us-drone-attack-marriage-procession-yemen 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/world/americas/us-ecuador-drug-camp-bombing-dairy-farm.html 

• https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ 

• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session63/a-hrc-63-61-aev.pdf 

• https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy27-state-department-budget-request  

• https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02/kaine-paul-rubio-trump-drug-boat-strike-justification-latin-america/ 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ 

• https://theintercept.com/2025/12/05/boat-strike-survivors-double-tap/ 

• https://theintercept.com/2025/12/23/boat-strikes-venezuela-hegseth-bradley-legal/ 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/boat-strike-shows-survivors.html 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html 

• https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/trump-boat-strikes-human-trafficking-victims/ 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ob469Cr7U&t=8s 

• https://www.rtvcnoticias.com/colombia/caribe/confirman-muerte-de-pescador-colombiano-en-bombardeos-estadounidenses 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/briefing/the-effects-of-the-boat-strikes.html 

• https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/12/03/cidh-recibe-primera-denuncia-contra-operativos-militares-de-ee-uu-en-el-caribe-por-parte-de-la-familia-de-un-pescador-colombiano/ 

• https://x.com/CNC3TV/status/1978838103222628834 

• https://www.elclip.org/victimas-guiria-bombardeos-comando-sur-trump-caribe/?lang=en 

• https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/no-justice-yet-for-chad-joseph-after-us-strike-6.2.2476227.31df119986 

• https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72191479/45/burnley-v-united-states/ 

• https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/fishermen-s-us-strike-death-lawsuit-awaits-local-court-hearing/article_20ec9021-6388-4d33-acc4-7e73f044f3a1.html 

• https://abcnews.com/Politics/week-transcript-12-14-25-sen-mark-warner/story?id=128378685 

• https://www.elclip.org/interdiccion-maritima-cocaina-jiatfs-dea-vs-bombardeos-comando-sur/ 

• https://colombiaone.com/2025/09/03/colombia-seizes-cocaine-dr/ 

• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2103187969096003585 

• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2086902740387865015 

• https://x.com/jiatfs/status/2102490082024235340/photo/1 

• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2097475163658883493 

• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2095666992779059404 

• https://x.com/Southcom/status/2096376737458487609 

• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115136798909755892 

• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115210075167747572 

• https://x.com/SecWar/status/1974150886084485503 

• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115373751811822463 

• https://elpais.com/america/2025-10-20/ecuador-libera-a-uno-de-los-sobrevivientes-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-al-narcosubmarino-en-el-caribe.html 

• https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-strike-caribbean-trump-fentanyl-colombia-venezuela-0f8f1c004064857046398b388ddb8df5 

• https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-11-04/el-colombiano-que-sobrevivio-al-ataque-de-estados-unidos-a-un-narcosubmarino-sale-del-hospital-libre-y-sin-cargos.html 

• https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-07/one-of-the-two-survivors-of-trumps-caribbean-bombings-dad-i-would-have-been-better-off-dead.html 

• https://theintercept.com/2026/02/17/boat-strike-trump-southcom-survivors-rescue-plane-hours/ 

• https://www.univision.com/shows/noticiero-univision/pescadores-ecuatorianos-denuncian-haber-sido-atacados-por-fuerzas-de-eeuu-video?utm_campaign=PrimerImpacto&utm_content=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/rare-survivors-of-pacific-boat-strikes

• https://es.mongabay.com/2026/05/pescadores-ecuatorianos-victimas-desaparicion-detencion-arbitraria-tortura-ee-uu-denuncian-expertos/ 

• https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-ecuadorian-fishing-boat-disappears-amid-trumps-strikes-in-the-pacific 

• https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-13/hegseth-says-colombia-has-authorized-us-military-operations-on-its-territory-to-combat-narco-terrorism.html 

• https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4420523/ecuadorian-and-us-military-forces-launch-operations-against-narco-terrorists/ 

• https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-operations-latin-american-western-hemisphere-a1fccf4414e44341d3dbd54e19ae1ba4 

• https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/09/joint-statement-on-defending-hemispheric-sovereignty 

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-hegseth-miller-urge-latin-american-allies-to-be-more-aggressive-against-drug-cartels 

• https://www.elheraldo.co/colombia/2025/10/19/vinculan-a-colombiano-que-murio-en-ataque-de-ee-uu-con-escandalo-de-robo-masivo-de-armas-en-2016/ 

• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250902a-september-2-2025

• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar250915a-september-15-2025 

• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251003a-october-3-2025 

• https://airwars.org/incidents/usmar251014a-october-14-2025 

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Margaret reads you 4 very short, dream like stories from a collection by a Greek author

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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

• https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843
• https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20
• 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
• https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n
• https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631
• https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20
• https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20
• https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20
• https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20
• https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20
• https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20
• https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20
• https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html 
• 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 
• https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/
• https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf 
• 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/
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