Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 18 November, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday's Daily Stack
Hour One: The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy's Last Stand?
Article: "The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy's Last Stand?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure" by Nick Hanauer.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Spending in presidential and congressional races projected to hit nearly $16 billion and smash records, new analysis shows" by Fredreka Schouten.
Site: "Velshi".
Article: "America's Middle Class Is Shrinking" by Giulia Carbonaro.
Article: "Billionaire Influence Surges in 2024 U.S. Elections: A $1.89 Billion Story" by Rocco Caldero.
Article: "Review: They Thought They Were Free" by Thom Hartmann.
Video: THP: President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy....
Article: "Viktor Orbán" (Hungary) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Vladimir Putin" (Russia) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Rodrigo Duterte" (Philippines) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" (Turkey) by Wikipedia.
Trump is declaring a national emergency and using the military for mass deportations
Article: "Trump confirms plans to use military for mass deportations" by Washinton Post.
Article: "The Posse Comitatus Act Explained" by Joseph Nunn.
Article: "Trump's Former ICE Head's Plan for Mass Deportation: More Family Separation or Deporting US Citizens" by Isabela Dias.
Article: "MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago 'to restart communications'" by Brian Stelter.
Article: "Trump Demands Investigation After Top Iowa Pollster Ends Election Polling" by Adeola Adeosun.
Trump said he didn't know about Project 2025 but now has picked the guy who laid on the agenda for FCC chairmen
Article: "Trump picks Brendan Carr, who laid out agenda in Project 2025, as FCC chairman" by Eva Dou, Cristiano Lima-Strong.
Article: "FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai" by Jon Brodkin.
Article: "Trump's Campaign Promise to End Birthright Citizenship is Impossible to Fulfill, Legal Expert Says: 'He Will Lose'" by Demian Bio.
Movie: "The Great Dictator".
Article: "Pete Hegseth" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Asim Malik" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Russian State TV Panel Call Tulsi Gabbard 'Our Girlfriend'" by Brendan Cole.
Article: "Mudsill theory" by Wikipedia.
Article: "VPN service" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump Won the Election—Here's What That Means for Medicare" by Lora Shinn.
Article: "Laken Riley murder trial: Witnesses describe jacket found in dumpster, cup with alcohol smell" by Audrey Conklin.
Article: "Daniel Penny trial resumes with third day of testimony from medical examiner, questions over cause of death" by Michael Ruiz.
Article: "Crowdfund gives Daniel Penny millions for legal defense in alleged killing of homeless man Jordan Neely" by Kiara Alfonseca.
Hour Two: What will happen to social security and medicare under Trump
- Alex Lawson, President - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @ssworks Article: "What The Election Means For Federal Health Care Legislation" by Billy Wynne.
Article: "Why the 2005 Social Security Initiative Failed, and What it Means for the Future" by William A. Galston.
Article: "History of Social Security in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Republicans Are Already Breaking Trump's Promise to Protect Social Security" by Linda Benesch.
Article: "Greenspan Commission" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Rising Income Inequality Hurts Social Security, Expert Says" by Michael Rainey.
Article: "Who's Ready for a 17% Social Security Pay Cut?" by Maurie Backman.
Article: "Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters could reinvigorate America's far-right extremism" by Will Carless.
Article: "Tucker Carlson's 'Patriot Purge' film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories" by Bill McCarthy.
Article: "DOJ and FBI Employees Scramble for Lawyers as Trump Revenge Looms" by Lily Mae Lazarus.
Article: "'Congratulations!' Bill Maher Gives Trump 'Props' For Victory — He 'Not Only Won He Won Big'" by Tommy Christopher.
House GOP Revives Bill to Let Authoritarian Trump Crush Nonprofits - will groups like Pro Public survive?
Article: "House GOP Revives Bill to Let Authoritarian Trump Crush Nonprofits" by Jake Johnson.
Bill: "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act" by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24].
Texas Republicans want to outlaw websites that give abortion information
Article: "Texas Bill Would Ban Pro-Choice Websites" by Jessica Valenti.
Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Article: "Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles" by Paul Adams, Kathryn Armstrong.
Article: "UK stresses 'full' backing for Ukraine as Joe Biden lets Kyiv fire US long-range missiles into Russia" by Nicholas Cecil.
Article: "France says Ukraine using its long-range missiles in Russia still an 'option'" by Le Monde with AFP.
Article: "Russia vows response if Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to hit its territory" by Matt Spivey and Jamie Whitehead.
Article: "United States invasion of Grenada" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How the Falklands War Cemented Margaret Thatcher's Reputation as the 'Iron Lady'" by Lesley Kennedy.
Article: "2003 invasion of Iraq" by Wikipedia.
Article: "New York Judge Merchan to decide whether to dismiss Trump guilty verdict in Bragg case after election win" by Brooke Singman.
Article: "United States invasion of Panama" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Manuel Noriega" (Panama) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Social Security Amendments of 1983: Legislative History and Summary of Provisions" by John A. Svahn and Mary ROS.
Article: "Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary " by Camila Domonoske.
Hour Three: Should we be concerned about bullet ballots? Why are they different this year?
- Stephen Spoonamore, Data Security Expert & Whistleblower @spoonamore
Article: "Duty to Warn Letter - to VP Harris - Re: Election 2024" by Stephen Spoonamore.
Article: "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?: A Debate on Ohio One Year After Bush's Victory" by Democracy Now!.
Article: "2002 United States Senate election in Georgia" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Bullet Voting" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Hoax bomb threats made to dozens of polling locations in swing states" by Tom Winter, Michael Kosnar, Jon Schuppe and Dan De Luce.
Site: SMART Elections.
Article: "Neo-Nazis wave swastika flags outside Michigan theater during play about Anne Frank" by James Cirrone.
Article: "Fourteen Words" by Wikipedia.
Article: "With swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio's governor and officials condemn it" by Hanna Park.
Article: "Purchase order shows 500 Bibles bought by OSDE are ones endorsed by President-elect Trump" by FOX23.com.
The Plan to Silence Dissent
Article: "The Plan to Silence Dissent" by Sophie Hurwitz.
Article: "Project Esther: A National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism" by Heritage Foundation.
Will the Trump "efficiency" co-leader delete outright the Department of Education?
Article: "Trump 'efficiency' co-leader suggests Dept. of Education will be 'deleted outright'" by David Edwards.
Article: "Trump taps Musk to lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' with Ramaswamy" by Elena Moore, Camila Domonoske, Jeongyoon Han.
Article: "Vivek Ramaswamy" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Don't fall for "the red mirage"" by Robert B. Hubbell.
Article: "Betrayal of the American Dream: How Democrats Lost FDR's Middle Class" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "How to Stop the Billionaire Takeover: Democrats Must Declare Class Warfare " by Thom Hartmann.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Article: "Great Depression" by The Free Dictionary.
Article: "Powell Memo".
Article: "Milley in farewell speech: 'We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator' " by Eric Bazail-Eimil.
Article: "Trump Transition Team Prepares To Court Martial Military Officers Associated With Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report" by Aaron Parnas.
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: "Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for insurrection" by Amy Howe.
Article: "Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here" (access hollywood tape) by Melanie Ehrenkranz.
Article: "Trump Mocks Hammer Attack On Pelosi's Husband In Incendiary Speech" by Antonio Pequeño IV.