Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 3 June, 2024

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Monday's Daily Stack

Hour One: How Fascist Leaders are Using "Irregular Warfare" Against America
Article: "How Fascist Leaders are Using "Irregular Warfare" Against America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump says 'it depends' if there will be violence if he loses 2024 election to Biden" by Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim.
Article: "Putin and Orbán voice support for Trump as allies respect US legal process" by Chris Michael.
Article: "Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense" by Mary Clare Jalonick.
Article: "What if Trump's Conspiracy was Way Bigger than We Know?" by Thom Hartmann.
Site: Irregular Warfare Center.
Article: "Russian Information Warfare Strategy: New IWC Translation Gives Insights into Vulnerabilities" by J.D. Maddox, Andrew Liflyandchick.
Article: "White House Says Trump Called Putin to Talk About Wildfires" by Joshua Keating.
Article: "Putin's influencers? Why is taxpayer-funded VOA spreading his propaganda" by Ted Lipien.
Article: "Russia-US espionage: Details emerge of 'extracted spy'" by BBC.
Article: "Russia organized 2 sides of a Texas protest and encouraged 'both sides to battle in the streets'" by Natasha Bertrand.
Article: "What Is the Internet Research Agency?" by Krishnadev Calamur.
Article: "Report Of The Select Committee On Intelligence, United States Senate On Russian Active Measures Campaigns And Interference In The 2016 U.S. Election".
Article: "Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right" by Ben Collins and Kevin Collier.
Article: "In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up" by Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins.
Article: "Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit" by Jessica Taylor.
Article: "U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means" by Laurel Wamsley, Shannon Bond.
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: "Mueller Report Shows Depth of Connections Between Trump Campaign and Russians" by Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan.
Article: "Intel officials 'very concerned' about Trump's intentions for spy agencies" by Travis Gettys.
Article: "A surge in calls over the weekend for South Bend police, who turned to county cops for help" by Marek Mazurek.
Article: "White House Asks for List of Top Spies During Intelligence Shakeup" by Betsy Swan, Erin Banco.
Article: "Russian TikTok Influencers Are Being Paid to Spread Kremlin Propaganda" by David Gilbert.
Article: "Republicans continue to hammer Biden for Afghan exit" by Dan Lamothe, Abigail Hauslohner, Leigh Ann Caldwell.
Article: "Trump's continuing vandalism of the Voice of America" by Jackson Diehl.
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: "Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration" by Greg Miller.
Article: "The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington" by Lauren Smiley.
Article: "Social media post prompts heavy police presence in Wilkes-Barre Township" by Julie Dunphy.
 
Article: "Mexico Election Results: Sheinbaum Wins" by Gray Beltran, Matthew Bloch, Martín González Gómez and Alex Lemonides.
Article: "Presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador" (AMLO) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mexico has become a world leader of gender equality in politics" by Carrie Kahn.
Article: "Equal Rights Amendment" by Britannica.
 
News...Mexico elects leftist climate scientist, Did Trump's booming economy come from Obama? And Breaking News: The Washington Post is going conservative....
Article: "Leftist climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexican presidency in landslide" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "Trump didn't create a booming economy. He inherited one from Barack Obama" by Dartagnan.
Article: "Breaking - The Washington Post hires new editors from conservatives news orgs" by justmy2.
 
Fascist Alert! Trump signals his cultists for violence if he is jailed
Article: "'Breaking point': Trump signals for violence from supporters if he's jailed" by David Edwards.
Article: "'No way out without bloodshed': the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing" by Rachel Leingang.
 
Article: "'Why isn't Bannon in prison?' Ex-prosecutor has concerns about judge in Trump ally's case" by David McAfee.
Article: "Trump classified documents judge is target of more than 1,000 complaints, appeals court reveals" by Dan Mangan, Anthony Cusumano.
Article: "Project 2025".
Article: "Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate" by AP.
Article: "Johnson in Trump verdict aftermath: 'I do believe the Supreme Court should step in'" by Anthony Adragna.
Article: "Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison after admitting he covered up Trump's 'dirty deeds'" by Erica Orden, Sophie Tatum and Kara Scannell.
Site: Huffington Post.
Site: Raw Story.
Article: "American exceptionalism" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How many Earths do we need?" by Charlotte McDonald.
Book: "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler.
Article: "Mojtaba Khamenei" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Guardian Council" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Hojjatie Society" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Silkworm (missile)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why Did North Korea Bombard the South With Trash Balloons?" by Choe Sang-Hun.
Article: "Blackwater (company)" by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: OPEC is weighing in on election...Surprised?
Article: "OPEC+ Agrees to Extend Production Cuts in Bid to Boost Oil Prices" by Summer Said, Benoit Faucon.
Article: "Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump's brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs" by Peter Stone.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
 
The First post verdict poll is bad news for Trump
Article: "First post-verdict poll confirms independents are now distancing themselves from Trump" by Carl Gibson.
Article: "Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds" by Jason Lange.
 
Article: "Guantanamo Bay detention camp" (Gitmo) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame" by Daniel Wood, Geoff Brumfiel.
Article: "Trump's Policies Resulted In The Unnecessary Deaths Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans: Lancet Report" by Tommy Beer.
Article: "Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say" by Paul Richter,.
Article: "Mike Lee" by Wikipedia.
 
Geeky science: Enteric coated aspirin, etc. are coated with microplastics!
Article: "Enteric-coated aspirin found as effective, but not safer, than regular aspirin" by Justin Jackson.
Article: "Microplastics, like Asbestos, Can Kill" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Ram Dass" by Wikipedia.
 
Article: "Potential 2024 'Chaos': Election Deniers Refusing to Certify Results" by Justin Glawe.
Article: "Trump fake electors plot" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Swiftboating" by Wikipedia.
Book: Unfit For Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry by John E. O'Neill, Jerome R. Corsi.
Article: "What Has Biden Accomplished? Look at These 10 Metrics, Not the Polls" by Bloomberg.
Article: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" by Wikipedia.
Video: Episode 120 - The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street.
Article: "Lauren Boebert Pinned Down at Debate: "Are You Apologizing For Your Conduct Or Your Lie?"" by Aurora DeStefano.
Article: "Eugene V. Debs" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent" by Wikipedia.
Bible: "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."" - John 8:32.
Bible: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." - Galatians 6:7.
Video: "Chickens Coming Home To Roost" | Malcolm X.
Bible: ""Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword." - Matthew 26:52.

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Hour Three: The Texas Supreme Court condemns women to death
Article: "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Reaches Deal to Avoid Criminal Trial" by J. David Goodman.
Article: "Texas Supreme Court rules against women who alleged state abortion ban put their health at risk" by Tierney Sneed and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn.
 
Imagine If the Fight Was Over How to Improve and Expand Medicare and Social Security—Not Destroy Them
Article: "Imagine If the Fight Was Over How to Improve and Expand Medicare and Social Security—Not Destroy Them" by Sharvonne A. Walker.
 
Article: "Pesticide DDT shows up in Antarctic penguins" by Deborah Zabarenko.
Article: "Microbeads in personal care products: An overlooked environmental concern" by Astha Singh, Brijesh Kumar Mishra.
Article: "Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat" by Ken Silverstein.
Article: "Pregnancy before 16 increases long-term health complications for girls and babies" by Anne Ambia.
Article: "Donald Trump Denied That He'd Ever Said, "Lock Her Up" — Which Is Obviously A Lie" by BuzzFeed.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: "What is 'qualified immunity' for police and why are there calls to end it?" by Al Tompkins.
Law: "Logan Act", 1799 - forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S.
Law: "Hatch Act of 1939" (restricts political activity of federal workers).
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 9. "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." (foreign emoluments clause).
Article: "Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans" by Philip H. Howard, Mary Hendrickson.
Article: "The Reagan Assault on Antitrust" by Eddie Correia.
Article: "Greedflation: corporate profiteering 'significantly' boosted global prices, study shows" by Phillip Inman.
Case: "United States v. Google LLC (2023)".
Article: "Antitrust Case Filings" by DoJ.
Site: Vice.
Article: "ICYMI: Target, Walmart, and Other Grocery Chains Heed President Biden's Call to Lower Prices" by The American Presidency Project.
Article: "Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run" by Gabe Stern.
Article: "National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Elon Musk and Amazon Team Up to Try to Demolish Workers' Rights " by Matt Ford.
Article: "De-dollarization: What Happens if the Dollar Loses Reserve Status?" by Ian Bezek.
Article: "Trump sent tweet attacking Pence after learning of violence at the Capitol, committee says" by Holmes Lybrand.
Article: "Battle of the Little Bighorn" (Custer's Last Stand) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Texas professors sue to fail students who seek abortions" by Amanda Marcotte.
Article: "Why anti-abortion groups are citing the ideas of a 19th-century 'vice reformer'" by Sarah McCammon.