Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.

Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.

Your storytime podcast for a troubled world and for those who dream of better tomorrows, Cool Zone Media Book Club brings you fiction that is one part provocative and one part cozy. Read to you by host Margaret Killjoy, this is the only book club where you don’t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

Your storytime podcast for a troubled world and for those who dream of better tomorrows, Cool Zone Media Book Club brings you fiction that is one part provocative and one part cozy. Read to you by host Margaret Killjoy, this is the only book club where you don&rsquo;t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

Cool Zone Media Book Club

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Five

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/364ac336-9ebe-46a5-893f-b34a0017484f/transcript

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 

US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a6e38ed2-af22-4cd4-b4d2-b4d2016b57a8/transcript

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

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

CZM Book Club Presents: Stories from "Black Box," by Mata Kastrisiou and translated by Kostas Kaltsas

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/756fe7de-3f28-44be-85e2-b4d10158df40/transcript

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

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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 

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:
<ul>
<li>West Bank Takeover</li>
<li>The AI Regulation Debate</li>
<li>Diversity With Andrew</li>
<li>Gas Prices and Oil Wars</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the &ldquo;Free Press,&rdquo; Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism</li>
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West Bank Takeover
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<li><a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence">https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/">https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/">https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/</a></li>
</ul>
The AI Regulation Debate 
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<li><a href="https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843">https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20">https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/">https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/">https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier">https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/constitution">https://www.anthropic.com/constitution</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n">https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n</a></li>
<li><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20">https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20">https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20">https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20">https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20">https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/">https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/">https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race">https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20">https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2">https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways">https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/">https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/">https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Diversity With Andrew
<ul>
<li>In Light of Our Differences&nbsp; &nbsp;by David Harmon</li>
<li>The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies&nbsp;by Scott E. Page</li>
</ul>
Gas Prices and Oil Wars
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets">https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html</a></li>
<li><a href="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/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="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/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c</a></li>
<li><a href="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/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo</a></li>
<li><a href="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.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1">https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?mod=article_inline">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?</a></li>
<li><a href="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://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html</a></li>
</ul>
Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the &ldquo;Free Press,&rdquo; Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20">https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20">https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f">https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/">https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act">https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation">https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ">https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin">https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/">https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20">https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf">https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/">https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house">https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20">https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/">https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/">https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/">https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation">https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-warner-brosparamount-litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-09-21-244-exhibits-re-243-joint-motion-enter-consent-decree-and.pdf">https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-09-21-244-exhibits-re-243-joint-motion-enter-consent-decree-and.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143">https://archive.vn/NJc5J#selection-3749.107-3749.143</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-military-expeditionary-force-nato-9.7347144</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/">https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-calls-stronger-ties-with-france-face-new-global-threats-2026-09-20/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/">https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/09/21/trump-us-canada-europe/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711">https://apnews.com/article/europe-canada-carney-associate-member-3fdb111dd4d23d88b3de88c274c52711</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="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://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-tables-sweeping-bill-to-overhaul-environmental-and-labour-rules/article_3b03e2d3-0dce-4842-ade1-96b3d76dcd97.html</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc">https://apnews.com/article/europe-commission-state-union-leyen-speech-address-888f1d0c061ffb2accefc19cdbf39ffc</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/">https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c-39-environmental-assessments/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065">https://apnews.com/article/canada-europe-trump-tariffs-4078e9549ff9caa5ded08f7dd2f99065</a>&nbsp;</li>
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