Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 12 February, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday's Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump and His Traitors to Democracy are Shockingly Brazen
Article: "Trump and His Traitors to Democracy are Shockingly Brazen" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say" by ABC News.
Article: "A Binder on Highly Classified Russian Intel Went Missing Under Trump" by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: "Trump made a secret call to Vladimir Putin just before the 2020 election, report says" by Tom Porter.
Article: "Rand Paul Suggests FBI May Have Planted Evidence" by Taegan Goddard.
Article: "White House Says Trump Called Putin to Talk About Wildfires" by Joshua Keating.
Article: "Putin's Myths About Ukraine, Debunked" by Mikhail Zygar.
Article: "Russia seeks to undermine election integrity worldwide, U.S. assessment says" by Olivia Gazis.
Article: "Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017" by Jim Sciutto.
Article: "The Biden-Schumer Plan to Kill More Ukrainians" by Jeffrey D. Sachs.
Article: "Trump says he would encourage Russia to 'do whatever the hell they want' to any NATO country that doesn't pay enough" by Kate Sullivan .
Article: "Putin languages: Why he won't speak English - Inside Putin's bizarre power play" by James Gray.
Article: "Rand Paul drags out Senate effort to pass $95 billion foreign aid package" by Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer.
Article: "Rand Paul Calls for Espionage Act Repeal as Trump Fumes Over FBI Search" by Jason Lemon.
Article: "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz.
Article: "Spies and Commandos Warned Months Ago of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops" by Eric Schmitt, Adam Goldman and Nicholas Fandos.
Article: "Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants" by Julian E. Barnes and Adam Goldman.
Article: "Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin" by Rebecca Morin.
Article: "Elon Musk is promoting Tucker Carlson Interview with Vladimir Putin on platform X".
Article: "White House Asks for List of Top Spies During Intelligence Shakeup" by Betsy Swan, Erin Banco.
Article: "'The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy" by David Smith.
Article: "Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say" by Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris.
Article: "Trump has spoken privately with Putin at least 16 times. Here's what we know about the conversations." by Adam Taylor.
Article: "The United States has closed at least 10 bases around Afghanistan. But drawdown details remain murky." by Susannah George, Dan Lamothe.
Article: "Russia Is Boosting Calls for 'Civil War' Over Texas Border Crisis" by David Gilbert.
Article: "The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—With Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow" by David Gilbert.
Article: "Good Bye NY Times" by Curmudgeon Boy.
The war between Jack Smith and Judge Loose Cannon continues and heats up
Article: "Clever Jack Smith Checkmates Cannon--she throws chess pieces and tries to murder people!" by sepiasiren.
Crazy Alert! Trump claims Obama is secretly running America....
Article: "Trump Claims Barack Obama Is Secretly Running The Country Through Biden: 'Can't Let That Happen'" by Phillip Nieto.
Article: "Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers in overtime to win Super Bowl 58 – as it happened" by Paul Higham, Ben Collins and Joe Bradshaw.
Article: "Shocking Opposition Victory Throws Pakistan Into Chaos" by Christina Goldbaum.
Law: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2..
Article: "Supremacy Clause" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Shameful Failure of Yesterday's SCOTUS 14th Amendment Arguments" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Viceroy" by Wikipedia.
Quote: "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction." - Blaise Pascal.
Article: "Putin is 'still convinced he can prevail' in Ukraine, and other nearby countries 'could be at risk of attack' if he wins, top Russia experts warn" by John Haltiwanger.
Article: "This is how wheat shortages are creating a food security risk" by Katharina Buchholz.
Article: "Natural gas in Ukraine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Taylor Swift's Voter Registration Post Causes Surge in Numbers" by Mitchell Peters.
Site: League of Women Voters.
Article: "Republicans Turn Against the League of Women Voters" by Megan O'Matz.
Article: "Read the special counsel's report on Biden's handling of classified documents" by NPR.
Article: "Merrick Garland" by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Are Trump allies training MAGA 'shock troops' to take over government?
Article: "Trump allies training MAGA 'shock troops' to take over government: report" by Travis Gettys.
A State Supreme Court Just Issued Another Devastating Rebuke of the U.S. Supreme Court
Article: "A State Supreme Court Just Issued Another Devastating Rebuke of the U.S. Supreme Court" by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern.
Case: "District of Columbia v. Heller", 2008 (2nd Amendment).
Article: "Antonin Scalia was wrong about the meaning of 'bear arms'" by Dennis Baron.
Article: "Lawrence O'Donnell Makes Bold Prediction About Looming Trump 'Bankruptcy'" by Ed Mazza.
Geeky Science! The Atlantic ocean circulation is nearing a "devastating" tipping point
Article: "Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing 'devastating' tipping point, study finds" by Jonathan Watts.
Article: "Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline" by Darren Orf.
Book: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.
Movie: "Origin".
Article: "Dalit" (untouchables) by Wikipedia.
Article: "US intelligence community 'struggled' to brief Trump, CIA study says" by Katie Bo Lillis.
Article: "Merrick Garland" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Special counsel report on Biden a 'partisan hit job', Democrats say" by Martin Pengelly.
Article: "Putin signs law to allow online voting at elections across Russia" by Reuters.
Article: "Trump associate's perjury caused Engoron to 'slam on the brakes' on fraud ruling: expert" by M.L. Nestel.
Article: "The D.C. Circuit's rejection of Trump's immunity claim leaves nothing for the Supreme Court to resolve" by By Norman Eisen, Joshua Kolb, Samara Angel, senior research and communications assistant at the Brookings Institution.
Article: "14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Article: "Trump faces Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court for a delay in his election interference trial" by Mark Sherman.
Hour Three: Biden's brain vs Trump's brain..
Article: "Biden's brain, Trump's brain — and this week's bombshell" by Robert Reich.
Article: "Media creates Biden "fitness" crisis" by Judd Legum.
Article: "Howard Dean Scream" by Brad.
Article: "Monkey Business (yacht)" by Wikipedia.
A new report warns 1 in 5 migratory species face extinction
Article: "One in five migratory species faces extinction, UN report warns" by Agence France-Presse.
Article: "State of the World's Migratory Species" by Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
Article: "Concerns About Reagan's Mental Health Were Handled Very Differently Than Concerns About Trump's" by Benjamin Hart.
Article: "Donald Trump will hold rally at Charleston Area Convention Center on Wednesday" by Matthew Sockol.
Article: "Cities angry with Trump over millions in unpaid rally expenses" by Richard Madan, Graham Slaughter.
Article: "Erie Mayor Wants Cash Up Front for Trump Rally After Being Stiffed Last Time" by Dan Ladden-Hall.
Article: "Thornblade Saga: An Update" (SC prostitution ring) by Will Folks.
Article: "Donald Trump Jr., the former Charleston Naval Hospital, and a settlement costing county taxpayers $33 million" by David Slade.
Article: "Nukegate scandal" (SC) by Wikipedia.
Article: "What The Founding Fathers Can Teach Us About Longevity" by Howard S. Friedman.
Article: "Two Founding Fathers Died On July 4, 1826: What Are The Odds?" by Kevin Knudson.
Article: "Many Founding Fathers Were Shockingly Young When The Declaration Of Independence Was Signed In 1776" by Alyson Shontell.
Article: "Judicial review" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Marbury v Madison".
Article: "Donald Trump Rode $5 Billion in Free Media to the White House" by Emily Stewart.
Article: "Pennsylvania City Wants Payment 'In Advance This Time' From Trump Team For Upcoming Rally After Being Stiffed $35,000" by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: "Flight of fancy: Trump claims 1775 revolutionary army 'took over airports" by Kate Lyons.
Quote: "Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited. The right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." - Antonin Scalia.
Article: "Constitutional Carry States 2024" by World Population Review.
Documentary: Where to Invade Next - Michael Moore.
Article: "War in Donbas (2014–2022)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Barr releases redacted Mueller report" by Morgan Chalfant, Olivia Beavers and Jacqueline Thomsen.
Article: "The Pardons; Bush Pardons 6 In Iran Affair, Aborting A Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'cover-up'" by David Johnston.
Article: "Federalist No. 10" by Wikipedia.
Quote: "If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote ... a pure democracy, by which I mean a society, consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction." (mob rule) - James Madison.
Article: "Durbin still can't quit blue slips, so the judiciary will continue to suffer" by Dartagnan.
Article: "McConnell to End Senate's 'Blue Slip' Tradition" by Joseph P. Williams.
Article: "Tuberville's unending military holds demand Senate process reform" by Joan McCarter.
Quote: "A number of my friends who belong in these very high upper brackets have suggested to me, more in sorrow than in anger, that if I am reelected they will have to move to some other Nation because of high taxes here. I shall miss them very much." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Address at Worcester, Mass.," October 21, 1936.
Article: "Scores of GOP lawmakers support Matt Gaetz resolution saying Donald Trump not insurrectionist" by Clyde Hughes.
Article: "Hawaii rules against public carrying of guns without permit, citing 'aloha spirit'" by Edward Helmore.