Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 20 December, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Friday’s Daily Stack
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Hour One: Why President Musk & Trump want a shutdown
Article: "'Let it begin now': Trump welcomes 'shutdown of government' in new statement" by David McAfee.
Article: "'Hell No!': Democrats 'unified' against reworked funding bill more favorable to Trump" by David Badash.
Article: "Trump Warns No Deal Until Congress Ends Or Extends 'Ridiculous Debt Ceiling' In Spending Bill Ultimatum" by David Gilmour.
Article: "Inside a Huge Spending Deal: Disaster Money, a Football Stadium and More" by Catie Edmondson.
Article: "Winter solstice" (December 21 2024) by Wikipedia.
How Oligarchy Works: Who Wins, Who Loses?
Article: "How Oligarchy Works: Who Wins, Who Loses?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "2024: The public's priorities and expectations" by AP-NORC Center.
Article: "How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming" by Lisa Held.
Article: "House Republicans Disarm the United States in the Face of the Climate Crisis and Slash Funds for Clean Water and National Parks" by Appropriations Committee Democrats.
Article: "How to De-throne the Self-Appointed Kings & Queens of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy's Last Stand?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "How Preemption Can Lead to Inequity" by Y Tony Yang, Carla J Berg.
Article: "GOP maps out agenda for Trump's first 100 days" by Alexander Bolton.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "What Trump's Victory Means for the Private Prison Industry" by Lauren-Brooke Eisen.
Article: "How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill, bringing on risk of shutdown" by CBS/AP.
Article: "FDA Chief Sidesteps Questions About Trump's Proposed Agency Budget Overhaul -- Update" by Dow Jones Newswires.
Article: "See which states are expanding — or restricting — voting rights" by LWV.
Article: "With fewer state governments divided by party than in years past, GOP has edge in redistricting" by Drew DeSilver.
Article: "A Record of Republican Accomplishment" by Senate RPC.
Article: "Preemption of Minimum Wage " by LSSC.
Article: "Republicans push wave of bills that would bring homicide charges for abortion" by Poppy Noor.
Article: "Trump adviser who funded supreme court takeover wants to 'crush liberal dominance'" by Martin Pengelly.
Article: "Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run" by Molly Hennessy-Fiske.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Site: Women's March (January 18, 2025).
Article: "J. B. Pritzker" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Gavin Newsom" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Melatonin" by Mayo Clinic.
Article: "Why Is January National Blood Donor Month?" by Jeremy T.
Article: "Discover the Surprising Health Benefits of Donating Blood" by Carrie Madormo.
Article: "Sen. Rand Paul calls for Musk to replace Speaker Johnson amid possible government shutdown" by Sam Woodward.
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1. Legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2.
Article: "How learning a new language changes your brain" by Carley Spence.
Article: "Sen. Dick Durbin will decide if he will seek another term after the first of the year" by Lynn Sweet.
Article: "Jane Fonda" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Robert McNamara" by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Why is President Musk endorsing the "German new-Nazi party"
Article: "If Musk Blocking a Key Spending Bill Isn't Oligarchy, I Don't Know What Is" by Robert Reich.
Article: "'Big deal': Elon Musk raises alarms by endorsing what's known as 'German neo-Nazi party'" by Travis Gettys.
Article: "Alternative for Germany" (Alternative für Deutschland) (AfD) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Elon Musk's Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin" by Thomas Grove, Warren P. Strobel, Aruna Viswanatha, Gordon Lubold, Sam Schechner.
Article: "Republican-led US states sue over new Biden student debt relief plan" by Nate Raymond.
Joe Biden says debt student debt cancellation is coming for pubic servants
Article: "Biden pulls the plug on mass student-debt cancellation after rushing $4.28 billion in relief" by Jillian Berman.
Site: Move to Amend.
Site: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Article: "Kris Kobach" by Wikipedia.
Article: "2024 election results for Pennsylvania certified" by Jared Weaver.
Article: "How Trumpism Led To An Ideological War Over Voice Of America" by NPR.
Article: "Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term" by Rachel Treisman, David Folkenflik.
Movie: "Duck, You Sucker!".
Article: "Fact Check: Yes, Democrats Were in White House for 50M of 51M Jobs Created Since 1989" by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: "List of recessions in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Law: "18 U.S. Code § 115 - Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member".
Article: "Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit" (May 10, 2017. One day after dismissing Comey) by Jessica Taylor.
Article: "Luigi Mangione, suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, back in court Monday on state murder and terrorism charges" by Molly Crane-Newman and John Annese.
Article: "Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it" by Haleluya Hadero.
Article: "Trump Says He'll Be a Dictator on 'Day One'" by David A. Graham.
Article: "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Scientific Breakthrough! Alert. Has the mystery of long Covid been solved? Is help on the way?
Article: "Scientific breakthrough may illuminate long covid, Alzheimers, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia" by Clio2.
Article: "Let them eat cake" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Virginia elections, 2025" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Judge Issues Victory for Jessica Denson, Permanently Frees All 2016 Trump Campaign Workers From Illegal NDAs" by Protect Democracy United.
Site: Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Quote: "The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations." - attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Article: "Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide by 'deliberately' restricting water in Gaza" by Sophie Tanno.
Article: "There are 'clear signs' of Israel's ethnic cleansing in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders says" by David Hodari.
Article: "Israeli-American historian explains why he now believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" by Amanpour.
Article: "How Trump Transforms Democracy to Dictatorship: A Warning America Can't Afford to Ignore" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Reichstag fire" by Britannica.
Article: "When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Putin's relentless assault intensifies as Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles" by Veronika Melkozerova.
Article: "September 11 attacks" by Wikipedia.
Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.
TV: "The Plot Against America (miniseries)".
Site: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Video: The Game Changers | Official Trailer.
Site: Forks Over Knives.
Documentary: Forks Over Knives.
Site: Tofurky.
Book: The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar.
Article: "The Paperclip Was Used As a Symbol of Resistance During World War II" by Emily Upton.
Article: "Kakistocracy" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad", 1886.
Article: "Everything We Know About the 2025 'Superman' Movie So Far" by Caitlyn Somers.
Article: "Superman's motto gets a modern update: 'Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow'" by Leah Asmelash.
Article: "Noblesse oblige" by Wikipedia.
Substack: "The revolution will not be televised-it will be AI generated" by Party Marty.
Article: "The Dark Truth of Citizens United" by Party Marty.