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
• jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sente…
• 972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank
• nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-ban…
• aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-…
• 972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-…
The AI Regulation Debate
• x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843
• x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20
• nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models
• crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artifi…
• darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier
• anthropic.com/constitution
• bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post…
• truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1172697…
• x.com/RapidResponse47/status/20995979281426886…
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• x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20
• x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20
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• cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes…
• cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-…
• sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders…
• abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai…
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• kirosforco.com/priorities-2
• reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key…
• sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders…
• 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
• npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attack…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say…
• washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-ch…
• finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-n…
• wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabia…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-a…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diese…
• reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secreta…
• bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oi…
• ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-cry…
• wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan…
• finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-…
Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism
• x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20
• x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/21024279098812949…
• cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-so…
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• bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nw…
• dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-fa…
• youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM
• npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordabl…
• propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navat…
• justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-conclude…
• bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo
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• cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-…
• x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?…
• variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-w…
• variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-f…
• deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-califor…
• apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skyda…
• oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-genera…
• oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs…
• theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-…
• archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143
• cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-e…
• reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-m…
• reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-call…
• baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-eu…
• apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associ…
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