Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 15 December, 2023
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Friday's Daily Stack
Hour One: The GOP has Adopted Orbán as their Official Role Model - Here's Why That's Scary...
Article: "The GOP has Adopted Orbán as their Official Role Model - Here's Why That's Scary..." by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Activists Fear Abortion at Risk in Hungary from Orban's Family-First Crusade" by Edward Szekeres.
Article: "Trump adviser: Orbán aims to 'make Hungary great again'" by Christian Keszthelyi.
Article: "Immigration threatens Christianity" by CathNews NZ.
Article: "Pro-Orban media moguls who destroyed Hungary's media now targeting European outlets" by Alison Mutler.
Article: "The Orban Model… …Right Here in America" by David Pepper.
Article: "New Report: Freedom in the World 2020 finds established democracies are in decline" by Freedom House.
Article: "The Gruevski affair and how Viktor Orbán turned Hungary into a criminal state" by Hungarian Free Press.
Article: "Viktor Orbán and women in politics" by Hungarian Spectrum.
Article: "Orbán's dirty little trick: Conflating pedophilia with homosexuality" by Hungarian Spectrum.
Article: "What is behind Viktor Orbán's climate change doublethink?" by Fábián Tamás.
Article: "Orbán's Next Victim: the Hungarian Science Academy" by Edit Zgut-Przybylska.
Article: "EU holds up billions in aid for Hungary amid tug-of-war over Ukraine" by Al Jazeera.
Book: Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright.
Article: "Hungary Passes Contested Laws Against Foreign Influence" by Géza MOLNAR.
Article: "Hungary's Orbán: Christian Persecution Is 'Organized Attack on an Entire Culture'" by Thomas D. Williams.
Article: "Orban addresses conservative confab in Texas, setting the stage for Trump speech this weekend" by Michael Warren.
Article: "Trump placed hold on military aid to Ukraine well before he called its president" by Mark Sumner.
Article: "EU Parliament delivers Article 7 blow to Orban" by Rebecca Staudenmaier.
Article: "The Great Wall of Europe: Hungary splits continent in two with huge fence to stop migrants" by Nick Gutteridge.
Article: "Connecting Fox News' Tucker Carlson, Hungary — and Trump" by Casey Michel.
Article: "How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will" by Patrick Kingsley.
. Article: "Hungary's Judges Warn of Threats to Judicial Independence" by Benjamin Novak and Patrick Kingsley.
Article: "Orban and His Allies Cement Control of Hungary's News Media" by Patrick Kingsley.
Article: "The Roma people's Hungarian hell" by Barbora Černušáková.
Article: "Govt to detain migrants in container camps" by pulse.
Article: "Parliament approves detention of all asylum-seekers " by pulse.
Article: "Tens of thousands join rally for Hungary's Orban before April vote" by Krisztina Than.
Article: "Hungary's anti-Soros posters recall 'Europe's darkest hours': Soros' spokesman" by Krisztina Than.
Article: "Who Is Viktor Orban, Really?" by Rod Dreher.
Article: "'The Most Dangerous Man in the European Union'" by Paul Lendvai.
Article: "Viktor Orbán's War on Intellect" by Franklin Foer.
Article: "Heather Heyer, victim of Charlottesville car attack, was civil rights activist" by Maev Kennedy.
Article: "Viktor Orbán tells CPAC the path to power is to 'have your own media'" by Flora Garamvolgyi.
Article: "Republicans to meet allies of Hungary's Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid" by Flora Garamvolgyi and David Smith.
Article: "'A useful punching bag': why Hungary's Viktor Orbán has turned on George Soros" by Shaun Walker.
Article: "'We won't keep quiet again': the women taking on Viktor Orbán" by Shaun Walker.
Article: "Orbán deploys Christianity with a twist to tighten grip in Hungary" by Shaun Walker.
Article: "Hungary passes law banning LGBT content in schools or kids' TV" by Jennifer Rankin.
Article: "Could a New Far-Right Party Grouping Take Europe by Storm?" by Mihailo S. Zekic.
Article: "CPAC Just Decided to Not Let Any US Journalists Inside" by David Gilbert.
Article: "The American right's favorite strongman" by Zack Beauchamp.
Article: "It happened there: how democracy died in Hungary" by Zack Beauchamp.
Article: "'He's a tough man': Trump shrugs off concerns about Hungary's hard-right leader during White House visit" by Anne Gearan.
Article: "Is the pest prologue to future knavery? Why "Donny the Weasel" could be a chronic offender after he's dead, and how to prevent that" by Parum Ventus.
Are conservatives trying to clean up "Tricky Dick" and convince you that Watergate was a set up - because it helps Trump and any other Republican conman?
Article: "The Crazy Conservative Scheme to Make Trump Look Normal: Rehabilitate Nixon" by Ian Ward.
Book: "Watergate: The Hidden History: Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA" by Lamar Waldron
Article: "Critical race theory" (CRT) by Wikipedia.
Where is the missing highly classified Russian intel, least seen on Trump's desk?
Article: "Alarms raised over missing classified Russian intel file last seen with Trump: report" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "Rand Paul Goes To Russia And Delivers Letter For Trump, Marking Our Era Of Irony" by Ron Elving.
Article: "Trump's false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years" by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, Meg Kelly.
Article: "Dow closes at record high after Fed signals it will cut interest rates in 2024" by Callum Jones.
Article: "Quantitative Tightening (QT)" by Investopedia.
Article: "Federal Funds Rate History 1990 to 2023" by Taylor Tepper.
Book: The Republic by Plato.
Article: "Jeremy Scahill: Gaza "Scorched-Earth Campaign" Is a "Joint U.S.-Israeli Operation"" by Democracy Now!
Article: "For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces" by Tal Schneider.
Article: "GOP Wants to Divert IRS Funding to Fulfill Biden's Request for $14 Billion for Israel" by Democracy Now!
Article: "COP28: Achievements, Pitfalls, and the Climate Finance for vulnerable nations" by Fernando Barrio.
Article: "Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, unlocking funds for transportation, broadband, utilities" by Jacob Pramuk.
Article: "The Inflation Reduction Act – implications for climate change, air pollution, and health" by Sanjay Rajagopalan, Philip J. Landrigan.
Article: "Xcel Energy Says Natural Gas Is Critical As It Transitions To More Renewable Power" by Sam Brasch.
Article: "Montana Supreme Court revokes Rosebud coal mine expansion" by Amanda Eggert.
Article: "Why Austin Can't Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant" by Lina Fisher.
Article: "'Ordered hit from Donald Trump': David Axelrod slams Biden impeachment vote as political" by M.L. Nestel.
Article: "Who are the Notch Babies? Why Does It Matter?" by Mitchell Collins.
Article: "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Works Progress Administration" (WPA) by Wikipedia.
Article: "New Hampshire Gov. Sununu endorses Nikki Haley for president" by Lisa Kashinsky.
Article: "Medicare Advantage Scam Exposed: Kudos to NBC for the courage to show the real people consequences." by Egberto Willies.
Book: How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM.
Article: "Scholz gets Orbán out the room to open Ukraine's membership talks" by Hans von der Burchard .
Article: "Why Putin's Private Army Is Snatching Kids From Their Moms" by Philip Obaji Jr.
Article: "New York Punished 2,000 Prisoners Over False Positive Drug Tests, Report Finds" by Maysoon Khan.
Article: "Kent State shootings" (May 4, 1970) by Wikipedia.
Article: "How Nixon's Presidency Became Increasingly Erratic After Kent State" by Christopher Klein.
Article: "The Educational Legacy of Ronald Reagan" by Gary K. Clabaugh.
Quote: "If it takes a bloodbath now let's get it over with" - Ronald Reagan.
Hour Two: Are manosphere influencers promoting abuse and violence against women?
Article: "Manosphere influencers are promoting abuse and violence against women " by Justin Horowitz.
Article: "Incel" by Wikipedia.
Crazy Alert! Anti-abortion media is attacking TX woman seeking an abortion, likening the procedure to eugenics....say what?!
Article: "Anti-abortion media attacked a Texas woman seeking an emergency abortion, likening the procedure to eugenics" by Jasmine Geonzon & Charis Hoard.
Article: "Prosperity theology" (prosperity gospel, health and wealth gospel) by Wikipedia.
Speaking of slimy people, a college hires conservative "pink slime" publisher as journalism professor
Article: "'Too preposterous to be real': College hires 'pink slime' publisher as journalism prof" by Alexandria Jacobson.
Article: "Beware partisan 'pink slime' sites that pose as local news" by Margaret Sullivan.
Article: "More Hospitals are Closing" by Harry W. Severance.
Article: "Hospitals across the country are dumping Medicare Advantage plans and canceling their contracts with insurers" by Trudy Lieberman.
Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Medicare Advantage Ripoff that Every American Should Know About" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Domestic terrorism" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Members of Texas Republican party free to associate with Nazi sympathizers" by Erum Salam.
Article: "Key points from CNN's report on a missing binder full of intelligence on Russia" by Zachary B. Wolf.
Article: "At Ivana Trump's Funeral, a Gold-Hued Coffin and the Secret Service" by Jacob Bernstein.
Article: "'Ordered hit from Donald Trump': David Axelrod slams Biden impeachment vote as political" by M.L. Nestel.
Article: "Who are the Notch Babies? Why Does It Matter?" by Mitchell Collins.
Article: "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Works Progress Administration" (WPA) by Wikipedia.
Bill: "H.R.368 - Notch Fairness Act of 2007" by Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4].
Video: Willie Horton 1988 Attack Ad.
Article: "War on Drugs" by history.com.
Site: Forks Over Knives.
Documentary: Forks Over Knives.
Hour Three: Morbidly rich billionaires in America haven't just been buying Supreme Court justices - they've also purchased over 100 federal judges...
Article: "Billionaires Are Bankrolling Judges' Luxury Travel" by Andrew Perez.
Just how did Trump screw working people to pay for his tax cuts for the Rich...tune in for the sorted story
Article: "How Congress leaned on crime victims to pay for Trump-era tax cuts" by Michael Laris.
Article: "EU has 'Plan B' if Hungary vetoes 50 billion euro aid for Ukraine" by Gabriela Baczynska and Krisztina Than.
Article: "Hungarian Revolution of 1956" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Holodomor" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Prague Spring" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Greatest threat to Europe: Czech President believes Russia ready to annex part of EU countries" by Daria Shekina.
Article: "The Patriot: How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump" by Jeffrey Goldberg.
Article: "How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish" by David Pallister.
Article: "Heart Rate Variability (HRV)" by Cleveland Clinic.
Article: "What Is the Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)?" by Laura Dorwart.
Site: TEAMStar Retiree Health Plan.
Substack: "The New Now" by Russell C. Smith.
Book: The New Now: Manifestos, Reinventions & Declarations by Russell C Smith, Michael Foster.
Video: Rep. Ami Bera on Congressional News of the Day.
Article: "DeJoy says he was unaware 700 collection boxes had been removed" by Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Veronica Rocha.
Article: "Will a Democracy Movement Emerge to Take On the Growing Forces of Fascism? " by Thom Hartmann.