Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 13 January, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Memo That Hijacked American Democracy — And How Democrats Can Take It Back
Article: "The Memo That Hijacked American Democracy — And How Democrats Can Take It Back" by Thom Hartmann.
Site: "State Policy Network".
Article: "Free Radio, Happily Grounded" by David Meier.
Article: "Exclusive: Lee Atwater's Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy" by Rick Perlstein.
Article: "Powell Memo".
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Article: "Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California's deadly fires" by Ian James, Matt Hamilton and Ruben Vives.
Article: "Power grid faults surged right before Los Angeles wildfires began: expert" by Michael Dorgan.
Article: "Paradise Fire: California wildfire leaves town in ruins" by BBC.
Article: "Camp Fire (2018)" by Wikipedia.
GOP senator promises 'shock and awe' from Trump executive orders & What is impoundment?
Article: "GOP senator promises 'shock and awe' from Trump executive orders" by Ariana Baio.
Article: "What is impoundment? How Trump wants to circumvent Congress and slash spending" by Ariana Baio.
Article: "Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the schedule" by Meg Kinnard.
Republicans Are Gearing Up for Class War
Article: "'Republicans Are Gearing Up for Class War,' Democrat Warns as GOP Pursues Huge Medicaid Cuts" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "A Plurality of Americans Believe That Trump's Tax Plan Will Hurt People Like Themselves" by Camille Keene.
Article: "Drew Peterson" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Qualified Immunity" by LII.
TV: "Shōgun (2024 TV series)".
Book: "The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Highlights: Judge sentences Trump to 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case" by NBC News.
Article: "Trump's election victory - No mandate, just a narrow win with limited support" by Sean F. Evans.
Article: "Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump's Mass Deportation Plans" by Tess Owen.
Article: "Congress wants to force carmakers to keep AM radio, but it needs to rebuild the public's trust" by The Conversation.
Article: "AM vs. FM" by Diffen.
Hour Two: Progressive Town Hall (full hour w/calls)
- Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) / Vice Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus / Author - Dignity In A Digital Age @RepRoKhanna
Article: "Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires 'Incompetent'" by Mike Ives.
Article: "Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires" by Jake Horton.
Article: "Texas sending firefighters, equipment to help fight California wildfires, Gov. Abbott says" by Paul Livengood.
Article: "How much does the US federal government spend?" by USAFacts.
Video: Hakeem Jeffries hands speaker's gavel to Kevin McCarthy.
Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: "John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act".
Article: "Manchin, Sinema join Senate GOP in rejecting filibuster rule change, dooming voting bills" by Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca Shabad.
Article: "California Gov. Gavin Newsom invites Trump to tour damage in Los Angeles fire zones" by Marissa Wenzke.
Article: "Prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence for Menendez after bribery conviction" by Larry Neumeister.
Law: "25th Amendment Section 4" (presidential succession). "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President."
Article: "Oakland firestorm of 1991" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit" (May 10, 2017. One day after dismissing Comey) by Jessica Taylor.
Article: "Sensitive files found in Trump bedroom after FBI search" by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Article: "Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump's Threat to Use the Military Against Protesters: What to Know" by Jonathan Masters.
Article: "The Posse Comitatus Act Explained" by Joseph Nunn.
Article: "When will police, teachers receive raise from new Social Security Fairness Act?" by Greg Hilburn.
Hour Three: What is this AfD German Party Elon Musk is supporting?
Article: "5 Things to Know About the AfD, Elon Musk's New Friends on the German Far Right" by Mehdi Hasan.
Article: "Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis" by UNHCR.
Article: "Gastarbeiter" by Wikipedia.
The Republicans who voted against preventing wildfires in California and Gavin Newsom exposes Musk lies
Article: "'Exposed!' Gavin Newsom Shares Elon Musk Livestream Where LA Firefighters Deny His Water Shortage 'Lies'" by David Gilmour.
Article: "44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December" by Diamond_Dog.
Article: "Chris Hayes: Biden is leaving a 'disgraceful legacy' on Gaza" by NBC.
Article: "MacKenzie Scott" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Shadow cabinet" by Wikipedia.
Site: State Health Insurance Program SHIP.
Site: MyMedicare.gov.
Video: Donald Trump Watch Ad - $100,000 "Trump Watches" Make Their Debut In Commercial.
Article: "Trump Confirms Bitcoin Reserve Plans—$15 Trillion Price Boom Predicted" by Billy Bambrough.
Law: "ArtI.S8.C5.1 Coinage Power". "[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; ..."
Site: Democracy Docket (Marc Elias).
Movie: "Long Knife: the Osage nation, Koch Oil and the new killers of the flower moon".
Article: "How a second Trump term could destroy Medicare as we know it" by Helaine Olen.
Article: "Republicans move to repeal law that saves older Americans billions in health care costs" by Josh Israel.
Article: "Abbott orders flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite one month order to honor Carter" by Paul Steinhauser.
Article: "Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's death" by Darlene Superville.
Article: "Mueller report" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Judge Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel's Report on Trump Cases" by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage.
Article: "Talking Back To Talk Radio - Fairness, Democracy, and Profits" by Thom Hartmann, December 03, 2002.
Site: XRAY.FM.
Site: KBOO.FM.