Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 9 August, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Friday's Daily Stack
Hour One: Can Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming this Fall?
Article: "Will Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming this Fall?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Getting Big Money Out of Politics" by Elizabeth Warren.
Article: "20 Years Later, Political Press Still Falls Hard For Swift Boat Attacks" by David Kurtz.
Article: "Tracking 2024 election contributions and spending" by USA Facts.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "FEC Blasted Over Decision Not to Regulate Deepfakes Ahead of Election" by Julia Conley.
Article: "Morning Digest: The GOP has a stealth plan to kneecap Wisconsin's governor" by Daily Kos Elections.
Article: "Elon Musk made a Kamala Harris deepfake ad go viral, sparking a debate about parody and free speech" by Kat Tenbarge.
Article: "Who are the Biggest Organization Donors?" by opensecrets.org.
Article: "7 facts about Americans' views of money in politics" by Andy Cerda, Andrew Daniller.
Article: "Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz's military service" by Jared Mitovich, Meridith McGraw and Connor O'Brien.
Tweet: "BREAKING: Harlan Crow and his family's average yearly political contributions went up 862% after Citizens United was decided in 2010. Who provided a deciding vote for that case? Justice Clarence Thomas, a "family friend" they showered with luxury travel and gifts for 20+ years. [graph]" by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Case: "Trump v. United States (2024)". (Immunity)
Case: "Marbury v Madison".
Trump' "Fat Elvis" Phase Alert! Trump' "Fat Elvis" Phase Alert! Can Trump even tell the difference between a lie and the truth? plus - he is displaying a new color - when did he decide to do that?
Article: "About Trump's Stupid, Pathetic Presser And His Crowds 'Bigger Than MLK's'" by Doktor Zoom.
Article: "Trump expressed fear in that helicopter ride in California with Jerry (not Willie) Brown" by Lincoln green.
Article: "Trump claims polls show he's 'leading very big'—but they don't, and he isn't" by Joan McCarter.
Article: "Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6" by Martin Pengelly.
Article: ""Trump Loses His Orange Face; Debuts Lighter Hue At Mar-a-lago!"" by BlueWaveNeverEnd.
Video: Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions.
Video: I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! Speech from Network (1976).
Article: "Historical Credit Card Interest Rates" by Adam McCann.
Article: "Usury Laws by State, Interest Rate Caps, The Bible & More" by Richie Bernardo.
Article: "1973 oil crisis" by Wikipedia.
Article: "United States Inflation Rate" by Trading Economics.
Article: "Fed raises US interest rates to highest in 16 years" by Natalie Sherman.
Article: "In Push For Clicks, Mainstream Media Can't Stop Privileging Lies" by Brian Hansbury.
Why is the media still falling for swiftboat attacks?
Article: "Harlan Crow Helped Fund Swiftboating. Trump Campaign Continues That Legacy in Walz Attack" by David Badash.
Article: "Harlan Crow's deep dark money connections" by Adam Rappaport and Meghan Faulkner.
Article: "20 Years Later, Political Press Still Falls Hard For Swift Boat Attacks" by David Kurtz.
Article: "Labrador Retriever" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt" by Lanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer.
Video: Trump LIVE: Donald Trump Speaks To The Press at Mar-a-Lago | Kamala Harris Vs Trump | USA News |N18G.
Article: "Mike Wallace" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump spotted without ear bandage for first time since shooting" by Gustaf Kilander.
Hour Two: The lights are flashing red - The fed must cut rates ASAP
Article: "The Lights are Flashing Red: The Fed Must Call an Emergency Meeting to Cut Rates" by Dr. Rakeen Mabud.
Movie: "Bulworth".
Article: "Trump's Political Downfall: The "Fat Elvis" Phase Begins?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Joseph McCarthy" by Wikipedia.
Book: "Adult ADHD: How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump Clashed With Black Journalists. Then He Bragged About It to His Supporter" by Shawn McCreesh.
Article: "Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp snaps back at Trump after repeated attacks: 'Leave my family out of it'" by Landon Mion.
Article: "How Kamala Harris Became "Incredible Friends" With Joe Biden's Son Beau" by Melissa Goldberg.
Article: "Sahm rule" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Real-time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator" by FRED.
Article: "'No Vacancies' for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias" by Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder.
Article: "Trump: On Assassination Attempt: "I'm A Fast Healer," "I Got Very Lucky, It Just Hit The Lobe"" by Tim Hains.
Article: "Ear" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump University" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How Trump's Casino Bankruptcies Screwed His Workers out of Millions in Retirement Savings" by Patrick Caldwell.
Article: "Yes, Donald Trump has been linked to the mob" by Linda Qiu.
Article: "What rights does Trump lose as a felon? And more of your questions, answered" by Zachary B. Wolf and Devan Cole.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Article: "Will Truth Social solve Donald Trump's money problems?" by Natalie Sherman & Chris Newlands.
Article: "Wealth of Elon Musk" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'Kamabla'? Trump isn't just losing the election, he's losing his mind." by Rex Huppke.
Movie: "The Dog Doc".
Hour Three: Why are MAGA groups working with sheriffs to monitor drop boxes?
Article: "MAGA Group 'True the Vote' Is Working With Sheriffs To Monitor Drop Boxes" by Khaya Himmelman.
Article: "1960 United States presidential election" (JFK v. Nixon) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Operation Eagle Eye (United States)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "William Rehnquist" by Wikipedia.
Experts are concerned about the "open door" and power grab by Supreme Court
Article: "'Boy is that an open door': Experts warn of Supreme Court 'power grab' in Trump ruling" by Kathleen Culliton.
Law: "Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make...."
Article: "Judge Gives Trump and Prosecutors More Time to Assess Presidential Immunity" by Alan Feuer.
Article: "Trump Attempts to Describe Missile Defense: 'Ding, Ding, Ding, Boom, Whoosh!'" by Charisma Madarang.
Article: "Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton didn't discard millions of mail ballots" by Sara Swann.
Article: "Primary election results 2024: Missouri governor" by Washington Post.
Article: "Blaine Luetkemeyer" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Missouri's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Bethany Mann" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Lucas Kunce Chances of Beating Josh Hawley in Missouri, According to Polls" by Jason Lemon .
Article: "3 Trump Casino Executives Killed" by Tom Furlong.
Article: "Maggie Haberman Fact-Checks Trump's Bizarre Willie Brown Helicopter Story: 'Everything About the Story Was False'" by David Gilmour.
Site: Ring of Fire.
Article: "$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt" by Aaron C. Davis and Carol D. Leonnig.
Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.
Article: "What's in the House-passed Build Back Better bill? Paid leave, universal pre-K and more" by Joey Garrison and Ledyard King.