Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It
Article: “The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel ‘I stand by’ decisions to charge Trump“ by Alexander Mallin.
Book: War Is a Racket by Smedley Darlington Butler.
Book: War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier by Smedley D. Butler.
Article: “GOP lawmakers: Fauci may be doing more harm than good“ by J. Edward Moreno.
Article: “House Freedom Caucus, eager for return to normalcy, hits Fauci as fearmonger“ by Gabriela Munoz.
Article: “Gerald MacGuire and the Plot to Overthrow Franklin Roosevelt“ by Andy Piascik.
Article: “James Van Zandt“ by Wikipedia.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Site: “Find Your Legislators“.
Article: “Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team’s tactics“ by AP.
Article: “Lancet report faults Trump for ‘avoidable’ coronavirus deaths“ by Peter Sullivan.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Fauci says Trump backed off Easter reopening after seeing coronavirus projections“ by Jacob Knutson.
Article: “Pence’s Secret Service detail at Capitol on Jan. 6 were “starting to fear for their own lives” as violence escalated, witness tells select committee“ by Melissa Quinn.
Article: “Smedley Butler & the “Business Plot,” Part II“ by McCormack-Dickstein Committee.
Article: “Jack Smith Eviscerates Trump in Opening Statement: ‘President Trump Engaged in Serious Crimes Against Our Nation’“ by Tom Durante.
Article: “Jack Smith Senate Judiciary hearing takeaways: Smith blasts ‘illegal’ firings of DOJ prosecutors“ by MS NOW staff.
Article: “Jack Smith defends Trump probes in Senate hearing filled with GOP insults“ by Ryan J. Reilly and Justin Goldman.
Article: “COVID-19 mortality in the United States: It’s been two Americas from the start“ by Michael A Stoto, Samantha Schlageter, John D Kraemer.
Article: “Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here’s what they did“ by Carrie Johnson, Tom Dreisbach, Barbara Van Woerkom, Ari Shapiro.
Article: “What we know about how Pence’s day unfolded on Jan. 6“ by Jill Colvin.
Article: “The Plot Against American Democracy That Isn’t Taught in Schools“ by Jonathan M. Katz.
Article: “The Rush to Reopen the Economy Is a Race to the Bottom“ by Justin Charity.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Jack Smith clashes with senators over Trump probes, says he will not be silenced“ by Jeremy Roebuck.
Article: “Michigan 2026 ballot measures“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Abdul El-Sayed“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jocelyn Benson“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Garlin Gilchrist“ by Wikipedia.
How Paxton Will Steal Texas
- Greg Palast, Investigative reporter-Guardian & New York Times / Author - “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy“ @gregpalast.bsky.social Substack
Article: “G.O.P. Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him“ by Theodore Schleifer.
Article: “How Paxton Will Steal Texas“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Jim Crow Reloaded Ep 3: The Attack on Mail-in Voting“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Texas’ Senate race is raking in cash. Who are the biggest donors for each candidate? “ by Sarah Asch.
Article: “Ken Paxton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Houston“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rodney Ellis“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Save Your Vote (Vigilantes Inc.).
Law: “Voting Rights Act of 1965“.
Donald Trump says US tech bosses agreed to ‘self-regulation’ of AI risks - President says chief executives have signed a ‘morally binding’ accord following White House lunch - what could go wrong?
Article: “Donald Trump praises tech bosses’ ‘self-regulation’ of AI“ by FT.
Article: “Social environment“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “7 missing women are linked to Olney “house of horrors” in Philadelphia. Here’s what we know.“ by Jordan Freiman.
Article: “Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote“ (Al Gore won) by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, November 12, 2001.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (JCPOA) (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Tore Up Obama-Era Iran Deal. How It Compares To 2026 Memorandum“ by Prapti Upadhayay.
Article: “‘Vote YES on Prop 40’: California Billionaire Tax Opposed by Newsom Gets Ballot Name“ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “Trump didn’t pay income tax for 10 of 15 years before 2016 election: NYT“ by Brooke Seipel and John Bowden .
Article: “Vote no on Prop. 40. It ignores education, housing and safety“ by L.A. Times.
Article: “Los Angeles Times“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Katie Wilson is officially Seattle’s mayor. Her agenda: affordability, housing, and workers’ rights“ by Eilís O’Neill.
Article: “Katie Wilson“ by Wikipedia.
Book: People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck.
Article: “The three South Africans and a close friend who ran the PayPal Mafia“ (Elon Musk, Roelof Botha, David Sacks, Peter Thie) by Shaun Jacobs.
Video: ‘You are a dirtbag’: Eric Schmitt schooled as Jack Smith NBA attack backfires; ‘It is Caitlin Clark’.
Article: “dirtbag“ by Wiktionar.
Article: “AI tools are driving up health insurance costs by nearly $1 billion, Blue Cross study finds“ by Daniel Levi.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.
Hour Two: Trump’s Mass Murder - All the hype about AI’s kill threat distracts from the fact that Trump’s regime is already committing mass murder
- Heidi Siegmund Cuda, Author & Emmy award-winning investigative reporter / co-host of the “Radicalized: Truth Survives“ podcast / writes the Bette Dangerous substack — she also writes the “Hot Type” column for Byline Times & produces documentary films (currently working on the film, “Kherson: Human Safari”) @heidicuda.bsky.social
Article: “‘Trump’s Mass Killings’ - My latest ‘Hot Type’ column in Byline Times“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here“ by Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein.
Article: “‘Everyone Has to Realise They’re Going to Try to Steal the Elections’ - My Latest Hot Type column for Byline Times“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “black swan event“ by Sanat Pai Raikar.
Article: “MAGA Was a Scam“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “Les Moonves: Trump’s run is ‘damn good for CBS’“ by Eliza Collins.
Book: Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz.
Article: “We Created a Monster: Trump Was a TV Fantasy Invented for ‘The Apprentice’“ by John D. Miller.
Article: “John Fetterman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Marie Gluesenkamp Perez“ by Wikipedia.
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for ‘Illegal’ Pro-Trump Ads
Article: “Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for ‘Illegal’ Pro-Trump Ads“ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “Would a Russian asset....“ by 4bonhoffer.
Don Jr.’s ex-girlfriend threatens to destroy the governments of Romania and Greece, shocking Europe
Article: “Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania“ by FT.
Article: “Preparation Kept Bomb Threats from Disrupting the 2024 Elections“ by Elizabeth Howard.
Article: “Elon’s baby mama Ashley St Clair claims Musk had secret election data before Trump victory was announced“ by Crisnel Longino.
Article: “Why Has America Tolerated Six Illegitimate GOP Presidents?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence“ by Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister.
Article: “How the US right wing is taking over news media and choking press freedom“ by Edward Helmore.
Article: “Republican group with white power ties openly plots infiltration of Florida government“ by Jordan Green.
Article: “California Prop. 41 Tax Audits Initiative 2026: Latest Polls“ by Benjamin Hoffman.
Article: “California Prop. 42 Personal Property Tax Initiative 2026: Latest Polls“ by Benjamin Hoffman.
Hour Three: What is the Trump Contagion?
- Dr. Bandy Lee, Medical doctor / Forensic psychiatrist & violence expert / President-World Mental Health Coalition / Dr. Lee’s latest book is “The Psychology of Trump Contagion: An Existential Threat to American Democracy and All Humankind“ @bandylee.bsky.social @BandyXLee1
Article: “What is ‘Trump Contagion’?“ by Bandy X. Lee.
Book: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt.
Article: “Nazi Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Confederacy“ by HistoryNet.
Article: “A Harvard psychiatrist wrote to Obama to demand a psychiatric evaluation of Trump“ by Olivia Goldhill.
Quote: “Indeed, it is becoming ever more obvious that it is not famine, not earthquakes, not microbes, not cancer but man himself who is man’s greatest danger to man, for the simple reason that there is no adequate protection against psychic epidemics, which are infinitely more devastating than the worst of natural catastrophes.“ - Carl Jung.
Article: “Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it’s crucial we remember“ by Elizabeth Hlavinka.
Article: “Marine Le Pen“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “For Immediate Release—medical Experts Declare President Too Unstable To Remain In Office“ by Bandy X. Lee.
Article: “International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War“ by The Nobel Prize.
Article: “Impeachment“ by Wikipedia.
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: “Death of Nolan Wells“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Understanding your CP321J notice“ by IRS.
Article: “Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Retirement-Savings Access for American Workers by Establishing TrumpIRA.gov “ by The White House.
Event: Nov. 1: 8am: Biloxi, MS: march for Nolan Wells.
Article: “2025 Russia–United States summit“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the US“ by Dan Morrison .
Article: “Trump fatigue starts to rattle Republicans“ by Lindsay Wise, Maya Davis, Siobhan Hughes.
Disbelief as Trump loyalist becomes latest ‘rat’ to jump off president’s ‘sinking ship’
Article: “Disbelief as Trump loyalist becomes latest ‘rat’ to jump off president’s ‘sinking ship’“ (Ken Paxton) by Alexander Willis.
Video: US Troops Kneel & Clean Xi Jinping’s Red Carpet; ‘It’s Shameful...’ | Firstpost America.
Article: “How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes“ by Kashmir Hill, Jesse Drucker, Eli Tan and Mike Isaac.