Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 19 January, 2024

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Friday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Trump is leaning hard on SCOTUS -just like he did on Mike Pence. Will members of SCOTUS get the Pence "gallows" next?
Article: "Trump Leans HARD on Trump-Dominated Supreme Court To Grant Immunity For Accused Crimes During Hannity Interview" by Tommy Christopher.
Article: "Jamie Dimon: Trump was right about key issues and bashing MAGA will hurt Biden" by Matt Egan.
Article: "Jamie Dimon Urges Donors, Even Democrats, to 'Help Nikki Haley'" by Maggie Astor.
Article: "Attack on Paul Pelosi" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump says he will be a dictator only on 'day one' if elected president" by Chris Michael.
Article: "Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley" by Brian Klaas.
 
Article: "Lawyer For Hunter Biden Benefactor Says Rep. James Comer Misrepresented His Testimony" by Arthur Delaney.
Article: "Lawyer for Hunter Biden confidant accuses GOP of misrepresenting testimony" by Jordain Carney.
Article: "Mother-daughter election workers describe how they lived through Trump-backed accusations of conspiracy" by Lucien Bruggeman and Marjorie McAfee.
 
'Largest presidential grift in history' - Are House Dem dropping the hammer on Trump and Kushner?
Article: "'Largest presidential grift in history': House Dem drops the hammer on Trump and Kushner" by Brad Reed.
Article: "Jared and Ivanka made up to $640 million in the White House" by Jordan Libowitz and Caitlin Moniz.
Article: "Jared Kushner's private equity firm draws in around $2.5 billion from the Emirates and Qatar: report" by Sky Palma.
Article: "Jared Kushner and Steven Mnuchin Have Reportedly Secured Billions from Saudi Government" by Ken Meyer.
Article: "Billy Beer" by Wikipedia.
 
Article: "Trump Lawyer Argues Presidents CAN Order Seal Team 6 To Assassinate Rivals In Stunning Appeals Courtroom Exchange" by Tommy Christopher.
Article: "Trump's Lawyers Invite Biden to Assassinate Him" by Ryan Cooper.
Article: "Trump Uses Mobster-Turned-Rat as Character Witness" by Amanda Yen.
Article: "Sammy Gravano" by Wikipedia.
 
Microplastics, like Asbestos, Can Kill
Article: "Microplastics, like Asbestos, Can Kill" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Sights are set on Plastic Bags" by John Eick.
Article: "Act to Establish Statewide Uniformity for Auxiliary Container Regulations" by ALEC.
Article: "Plastic Industry 2023: A Look at the Latest Statistics" by Gitnux.
Article: "Application of the Key Characteristics Framework to Identify Potential Breast Carcinogens Using Publicly Available in Vivo, in Vitro, and in Silico Data" by Jennifer E. Kay, Julia Green Brody, Megan Schwarzman, Ruthann A. Rudel.
Article: "How Plastic Created One of the Most Dire Crises Humanity Faces Today" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Colon cancer is on the rise in younger adults: What you should look for" by Cultivating Health.
Article: "How Chemicals are Affecting Fertility: Microplastics and EDCs" by Fertility & Endocrine Associates.
Article: "Microplastics in penguin chicks' bellies" by Julia Hager.
Article: "Human Consumption of Microplastics" by Kieran D. Cox, Garth A. Covernton, Hailey L. Davies, John F. Dower, Francis Juanes, Sarah E. Dudas.
Article: "Human Disease Costs $250 Billion Annually Thanks to Toxic Forever Chemicals" by Amee Vanderpool.
Article: "Size and Impact: What Plastics Contributes to the Economy" by Plastics Industry Association.
Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Asbestos Interests Gave $3.3 Million to House Members Who Voted to Impede Compensation for Victims" by Bill Walker.
Article: "9-500.38. Prohibition on regulation of auxiliary containers; state preemption; definition" by Arizona State Legislature.
Article: "Sperm counts may be declining globally, review finds, adding to debate over male fertility" by Brenda Goodman.
Article: "Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) " by EPA.
Article: "Polypropylene microplastics promote metastatic features in human breast cancer" by Jun Hyung Park, Seungwoo Hong, Ok-Hyeon Kim, Chul-Hong Kim, Jinho Kim, Jung-Woong Kim, Sungguan Hong & Hyun Jung Lee.
Article: "Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water" by Sherri A. Mason, Victoria G. Welch, Joseph Neratko.
Article: "Inflammation and Cancer" by Nitin Singh, Deepak Baby, Jagadish Prasad Rajguru, Pankaj B Patil, Savita S Thakkannavar, and Veena Bhojaraj Pujari.
Article: "State Plastic Bag Legislation" by National Conference of State Legislatures.
Article: "The Story Of Carl" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy" by Naixin Qian, Xin Gao, Xiaoqi Lang, et al.
Article: "Exposure of U.S. Adults to Microplastics from Commonly-Consumed Proteins" by Madeleine H. Milne, Hannah De Frond, Chelsea M. Rochman, Nicholas J. Mallos, George H. Leonard, Britta R. Baechler.
Article: "Bills to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals' died in Congress – with Republican help" by Tom Perkins.
Article: "Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes" by Patrick Luce.
Article: "Which Proteins Contain the Most Microplastics?" by Allyson Chiu.
Article: "How Plastic Created One of the Most Dire Crises Humanity Faces Today" by Thom Hartmann.
 
Article: "Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says" by Oliver Milman.
Article: "Saudi Arabia plans 100-mile-long mirrored skyscraper megacity" by Martin Chulov.
Article: "How We Know that Global Warming is Accelerating and that the Goal of the Paris Agreement is Dead" by James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Norman Loeb, Makiko Sato, Leon Simons, George Tselioudis, and Karina von Schuckmann.
Article: "A Look at What's Inside Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Request" by NYT.
Article: "The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate" by Kelsey Snell.
Article: "White House announces $6B in climate resilience funding" by A.L. Lee.
Article: "Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state" by Mark Lowen.
Article: "Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race " by Seema Mehta.
Article: "No Labels" by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: How will the Ukraine be rebuilt?
- Svitlana Romanko, Founder & Director - Razom We Stand - a Ukrainian organisation calling for a permanent embargo on Russian fossil fuels and a clean energy transition in Ukraine   @RazomWeStand
Article: "Manifesto for a new Ukraine and a new world" by Razom We Stand.
Article: "Zelensky: Russia has damaged 40% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure" by Ivana Saric.
Article: "The Ukraine war is no excuse for endless fossil fuel expansion" by Svitlana Romanko, Bill McKibben and Luisa Neubauer.
 
Article: "Friday" by Wikipedia.
Book: The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life by Anu Partanen.
Book: "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" by Bandy X. Lee.
 
A new report finds half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits...
Article: "Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds" by Tom Perkins.
 
Crazy Alert! Oklahoma GOP files a bill to ban the very very scary "furries" from schools
Article: "Oklahoma Republican files bill to ban 'furries' from school" by Walter Einenkel.
 
Article: "Hunter Biden agrees to sit for a House deposition on Feb. 28" by Mariana Alfaro, Jacqueline Alemany, Matt Viser.
Article: "Star Chamber" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Stochastic terrorism" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jair Bolsonaro" (Brazil) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Polish lawmakers arrested inside Presidential Palace, as showdown between new and old ruling parties intensifies" by Rob Picheta and Antonia Mortensen.
Article: "Polyester" by Wikipedia.
Article: "United States Fed Funds Rate" by Trading Economics.
Article: "Janet Yellen" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Stock Market Crash of 2008" by Kimberly Amadeo.
Article: "The Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: An Environmental Overview" by Fluoride Action Network.
Article: "Fluoride: Benefits and Precautions" by Hrefna Palsdottir.
Article: "Benefit Calculation Examples for Workers Retiring in 2024" by SSA.
Article: "United States presidential election of 2000" by Michael Levy.
Article: "Hillary Clinton Officially Wins Popular Vote by Nearly 2.9 Million" by ABC News.

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Hour Three: Trumps wants No Labels to run a candidate....
Article: "Trump smiles as No Labels works to put him back in the White House" by Ian Reifowitz.
 
Geeky Science - Do multivitamins stave off dementia?
Article: "Want to slow memory loss after 60? A multivitamin may be the answer." by Marlene Cimons.
 
Article: "Media literacy education in Finland" by Nordic Policy Centre.
Article: "Capitol mob built gallows and chanted 'Hang Mike Pence'" by Jill Colvin.
Article: "Lithium" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Before Invasion, Ukraine's Lithium Wealth Was Drawing Global Attention" by Hiroko Tabuchi.
Article: "Homelessness Rises Faster Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income" by Chris Glynn, Alexander Casey.
Article: "FACT CHECK: Are There More Than 633,000 Homeless People And 13.9 Million Vacant Homes In The US?" by Brad Sylvester.
Article: "Foreign Real Estate Investors Are Coming To Buy American Homes" by Financial Samurai.
Article: "DeSantis signs bills banning Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida" by Gloria Oladipo.
Article: "How Reagan's Decision to Close Mental Institutions Led to the Homelessness Crisis" by Divya Kakaiya.
Article: "George Wallace" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Aubrey McClendon" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Johnson says he speaks 'pretty frequently' with Trump about border deal" by Alec Snyder.
Article: "Blackouts: Did You Know EV Cars are a Backup Power Source for Your House?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Joe Biden sexual assault allegation" by Wikipedia.
Movie: "The Day After Tomorrow".
Article: "Team Biden Needs a Reset on Israel" by Daniel Levy.
Article: "Is the US going to approve the single biggest fossil-fuel expansion on earth?" by Roishetta Ozane and Bill McKibben.
Article: "Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development" by Sam Cabral.
Article: "Line 5 Poses Catastrophic Risks—It's Past Time President Biden Shut It Down" by David Holtz.
Book: The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of "The Big Lie" by Major Garrett, David Becker.