It Could Happen Here Weekly 251

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/
• 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 
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144 
• https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/ 
• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/ 
• https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/ 
• https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711 
• https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html 
• https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc 
• https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/ 
• https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065 

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