It Could Happen Here

Mia talks with David Forbes of the Ashville Blade about how Asheville's government has used Helene to exploit its people and push neoliberal economics.
Sources:
https://ashevilleblade.com/?p=5399

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James talks with Dane Brinkley about Mount Shasta, why it's not a good idea to outsource your planning to the internet, and why we go to the mountains ​.
https://www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff/posts/pfbid09S8teHAogsxqUS66ManmS8kqBRkTzJtqhBPfL4vH6sKUktKHqsN99Sb7WQ1z5RA6l
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/three-mount-shasta-climbers-rescued-after-relying-on-ai-to-plan-climb
https://www.shastaavalanche.org/climbing-advisory
https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/solo-teen-hiker-hoisted-from-mountain-cliff-after-using-ai-to-plan-route-north-shore-rescue-says-12855671
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/two-hikers-rescued-one-hiker-missing-and-a-rescuer-dead-in-separate-incidents-on-mt-baldy/
https://www.casavalpt.com/

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Carlos breaks down Puerto Rico’s water crisis and how it seemingly ended but none of the underlying problems that caused it have been fixed.

Sources:
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/
https://www.senado.pr.gov/aaa-aee-y-turismo-se-oponen-al-proyecto-esencia-en-cabo-rojo-durante-los-trabajos-de-investigacin-del-senado-de-puerto-rico
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
https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/legislatura-apunta-a-aprobar-version-reducida-del-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico/?templateId=OT3HWJU9FRSI&
templateVariantId=OTB2HAZL1TSY&experienceID=EX029JWEG3W3
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
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Margaret reads you some non-fiction with advice for organizers
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
Hope & Dirty Tricks: How Lula Beat Flavio Bolsonaro
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
Catching up with the status of Kurdish groups in Iran
Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
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Sources/Links:
Election Rumors and Conspiracism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-reward-reporting-voter-fraud
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/harassment-public-records-requests-bombard-uw-truth-seeker-after-jan-6-hearings-cameo/
https://uwcip.substack.com/p/election-rumor-rundown-october-24
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-charges-conservative-activist-okeefe-influencer-higby-after-voting-2026-10-29/
Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg
Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/
https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20
https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835
https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/
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