It Could Happen Here Weekly 246

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly
How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election
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Sources/Links:
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187
https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/
https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll
https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/
https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/
https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d
https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d
https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/
https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547
https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-View/Article/4463352/154-the-longe
st-blackout-in-us-history-hurricane-maria/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-was-serious-about-trading-hurricane-stricken-puert
o-rico-greenland-n1237336
https://www.democracynow.org/2001/8/3/as_navy_pounds_vieques_with_largest
“Nationals” but not “Citizens”
https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/nationals-but-not-citizens-how-the-u-s-denies-citizenship
-to-american-samoans
How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
https://audrasrealthoughts.wordpress.com/
https://incarceratedworkers.org
https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedworkers/
https://www.jailhouselawyersspeak.com/new-page
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election
https://x.com/CBPCommissioner/status/2089395143136731579?s=20
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/korea-KOSPI-Korea-Stock-Index-fell-six-percent-steep-losses-chipmakers/2411787132055/
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/shares-fall-asia-kospi-57-oil-prices-jump-135759997
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2089911556301550045?s=20
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_2.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.6_3.pdf
https://archive.ph/ZF3Y0#selection-4307.0-4307.372
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/212/united-states-v-sant/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117119807819944656
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-confirms-irgc-backchannel-calls-irans-white-flag-surrender
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vessel-struck-by-unknown-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-casualty-reported-ukmto-2026-08-18/
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