Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 20 May, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday's Daily Stack
Hour One: The Supreme Scheme: How Alito & Thomas Are Fueling the Ongoing Trump Coup
Article: "The Supreme Scheme: How Alito & Thomas Are Fueling the Ongoing Trump Coup" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "So, What Can We Do About the Naked Corruption of the Supreme Court? " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump's Secret Plan Was No Secret" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Favorability of the Supreme Court Remains Underwater" by Maryann Cousens.
Article: "Conflicts of Interest in Bush v. Gore: Did Some Justices Vote Illegally?" by Richard K. Neumann Jr..
Article: "Alito's disgrace" by Steve Schmidt.
Article: "Retirement talk surrounding Thomas, Alito raises stakes for 2024 election" by Alexander Bolton.
Article: "Clarence Thomas's decisions have been benefiting wealthy donors like Harlan Crow — for decades" by Meghan Faulkner and Robert Maguire.
Article: "Inquiring minds want to know. How corrupt is Martha Ann Alito?" by Pakalolo.
Article: "Durbin Calls on Justice Alito To Recuse Himself From Cases Related To The 2020 Election After A 'Stop The Steal' Symbol Was Displayed In His Yard" by Dick Durbin.
Article: "State Delegations" by GPO.
Case: "Gohmert Pence".
Article: "Polling data shows Republicans turned out for Trump in 2016 because of the Supreme Court" by Jane Coaston.
Article: "A quarter of Republicans voted for Trump to get Supreme Court picks — and it paid off" by Philip Bump.
Article: "Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show" by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
Tweet: "This new interview by Powell is interesting. It suggests that the purpose of the insurrection was to DELAY the electoral college certification to give Alito time to intervene on this legal challenge. But, Powell says they didn't anticipate Pelosi reconvening Congress that day. [video]" by Ron Filipkowski.
Article: "Abe Fortas" by Wikipedia.
Article: "World Bee Day" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Cohen says he stole from Trump's company as key hush money trial witness quizzed" by Michael R Sisak.
Article: "Judge Merchan told lawyers to be prepared to give closing arguments on Tuesday" by Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell.
Article: "Whitehouse Votes to Authorize Issuing Subpoenas to Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as Part of Supreme Court Ethics Probe" by Sheldon Whitehouse.
Is America abandoning public education?
Article: "In 'Abandonment of Public Education,' Louisiana to Allow Tax Dollars to Pay for Private Schools" by Julia Conley.
Crazy Alert! Trump is talking about executing Biden again in front of gun owners...
Article: "Trump flattened for talking about executing Biden before gun owners" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "Trump blasted for suggesting Biden 'would have been given the electric chair' at NRA convention" by Maya Boddie.
Article: "Trump addresses an embattled NRA as he campaigns against Biden's gun policies" by Steve Contorno and Daniel Strauss,.
Video: LIVE: Donald Trump speaks at NRA rally in Texas.
Article: "Trump appears to freeze for 30 seconds on stage during NRA speech" by Oliver O'Connell.
Article: "Trump, 78, suffers embarrassing wobble at Minnesota rally, with campaigners for 81 year-old Biden branding former president 'feeble'" by Bethan Sexton.
Article: "How the 'Free Helicopter Rides' Meme Went Viral" by Zach D. Roberts.
Article: "General Pinochet's long shadow still hangs over Chile's National Stadium" by David Wood.
Article: "Five fates that tell the story of Hungary under Orban" by AFP.
Article: "'They are among us': Russia's terrifyingly effective poisoning operation" by Courtney Weaver.
Law: "Hatch Act of 1939" (restricts political activity of federal workers).
Article: "Ivanka Trump violated the Hatch Act eight times in just over 48 hours" by Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel.
Article: "Investigation Of Political Activities By Senior Trump Administration Officials During The 2020 Presidential Election" by OSC.
Article: "CRC Advisors" (Creative Response Concepts Public Relations) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Swift Vets and POWs for Truth" (Swift Boat Veterans for Truth) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Supreme Court is about to have 3 Bush v. Gore alumni sitting on the bench" by Joan Biskupic.
Movie: "Team America: World Police".
Video: Hans Brix? Oh no! Oh, herro. Great to see you again, Hans! Mr. Il, I was supposed to be....
Article: "The New Propaganda War" by Anne Applebaum.
Hour Two: The state of play of the election
Article: "What do Americans really know about Trump and Biden?" by Robert Reich.
The Federal Election Commission is a mess that must be fixed
Article: "'Truly Disturbing': FEC Republicans Vote Unanimously to Give Even More Shadow to 'Dark Money'" by Jon Queally.
Substack: "LookingNWords" by Rohn Kenyatta.
Article: "Donald Trump Calls NFL Players Advocating Black Rights 'Sons Of Bitches'" by Chris York.
Article: "Donald Trump's 's---hole countries' remark and its policy history" by Miriam Valverde.
Article: "The Last Time Oligarchs Tried to Take Over America It Led to Civil War" by Thom Hartmann.
Geeky Science! Yikes! Disposable coffee cups! Are you drinking plastics?
Article: "Is Microplastics Leaching into Your Coffee?" by Microplastics & Health.
Law: "28 U.S. Code § 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge".
"(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances: ...
(5) He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:...
(iii) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding;"
Documentary: The Brainwashing Of My Dad by Jen Senko.
Book: The Brainwashing of My Dad by Jen Senko.
Quote: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." - Frank Wilhoit.
Article: "Declaration of Independence". "WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation."
Article: "AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon" by Ryan Grim.
Article: "'Who Is the Fu****g Superpower Here': Netanyahu's Long, Strange Journey With 4 U.S. Presidents" by Amir Tibon.
Article: "ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas leaders" by Stephanie van den Berg, Anthony Deutsch and Charlotte Van Campenhout.
Video: On GPS: Can Ukraine hold out against Russia? .
Article: "On Gaza, Biden is right and Netanyahu is wrong" by Fareed Zakaria.
Article: "Biden slams 'outrageous' International Criminal Court after prosecutor seeks warrant for Netanyahu" by Andrew Feinberg.
Article: "United States and the International Criminal Court" by Wikipedia.
Article: "5 Ways a Trump Win in 2024 Could Impact the Future of Social Security for Millennials" by Andrew Lisa.
Hour Three: Are the losses to the global economy from the climate crisis far worse than we thought?
Article: "Study: Losses to global economy from climate crisis could be six times worst than earlier calculated" by Meteor Blades.
My Journey to Mastering Writing: Discover How You Can, Too
Article: "My Journey to Mastering Writing: Discover How You Can, Too" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "BEHAVIOR: Hail to The Hyperactive Hunter" by Time.
Article: "Has the Fourth Turning Begun?" by Thom Hartmann.
Site: "Substack".
Article: "The #1 Lesson to Becoming a Brilliant Writer Revealed" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer's World 3rd Edition" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Infernal Device and Others: A Professor Moriarty Omnibus by Michael Kurland.
Book: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "The Prophet's Way" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Talking Back To Talk Radio - Fairness, Democracy, and Profits" by Thom Hartmann..
Site: "HunterInAFarmersWorld.com".
Article: "Sen. Bernie Sanders' Eight-Hour Soliloquy" by NPR.
Site: OpEdNews.
Quote: " I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other." - Ulysses S. Grant.
Quote: "Leave the matter of religion to the family circle, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contribution. Keep the Church and State forever separate." - Ulysses S. Grant.
Article: "Horace Mann" by Wikipedia.
Videos: Republican Voters Against Trump.
Article: "Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows" by Russ Buettner and Paul Kiel.
Article: "IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million" by Paul Kiel, Russ Buettner.
Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Updated List: Every Known Florida School District Book Ban, July 2021 Through June 2023" by Alex DeLuca and Tom Finkel.
Article: "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...."
Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.
Article: "Bribery Unleashed: The Supreme Court's Wealth-Driven Corruption Crisis" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Read the Full Transcripts of Donald Trump's Interviews With TIME" by TIME.
Article: "California Sees Massive Surge in Number of Homeless Women Under Newsom And Biden" by Jordan Andrews.
Article: "Fact Sheet: Homelessness in California" by California Senate.
Article: "'Monster': Stars react to video showing P Diddy attacking Cassie Ventura in hotel hallway" by Bethany Minelle.
Article: "Jeffrey Epstein" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing" by David McAfee.
Article: "Daniel Perry: Texas pardons US soldier who shot Black Lives Matter protester" by Mike Wendling.
Article: "These states have introduced bills to protect drivers who run over protesters " by Dakin Andone.