The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain. 

 

Sources: 
https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute

https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on 

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ 

https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html 

https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd 

https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/
https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/  

https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ 

https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 

https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html 

https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf 

https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk 

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html 

https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html 

The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain.&nbsp;
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Sources: <a href="https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute">https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute</a>
<a href="https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722">https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722 </a><a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/</a>
<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/">https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ </a><a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless">https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/">https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration">https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd">https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/">https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/</a> <a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/">https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/">https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20">https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html">https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf">https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk">https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&amp;dataset=detention-stays&amp;tab=chart&amp;s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf">https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.is/20260818151459/https:/www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36">https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36 </a><a href="https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html">https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html</a> <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html">https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html</a>&nbsp;

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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.

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Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cfb5081c-9772-419f-96c0-b4b4000467a3/transcript