Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump Is Building an Election Trap, and Millions of Americans May Not See It Until It’s Too Late
Article: “Trump Is Building an Election Trap, and Millions of Americans May Not See It Until It’s Too Late“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Democracy Forward Obtains Groundbreaking Records Detailing ICE’s Attempts to Silence Voters“ by Democracy Forward.
Article: “Voting Rights Organizations and Local Governments Expand Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Plans for Armed Federal Agents at Polling Places“ by Democracy Forward.
Article: “Brooks Brothers riot“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA“ by Council on Ethics.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “USPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights Abuse“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: “Democracy Docket, Monday, October 5“ by Marc Elias.
Article: “Democracy Docket, Thursday, October 1“ by Democracy Docket.
Article: “Voter Purge Rates Remain High, Analysis Finds“ by Kevin T. Morris.
Article: “Protecting Voter Registration: An Assessment of Voter Purge Policies in Ten States“ by Demos.
Article: “In Latin America, Prosegur wants to get rid of the unions“ by Jérémy Joly.
Article: “The Florida Recount of 2000“ by Brooks Jackson.
Article: “Military and overseas citizens can vote. Wherever they are.“ by FVAP.
Article: “Alarm bells ring as Trump bans foreign election monitors from upcoming midterms“ by Daniel Wolfram.
Article: “South Bay authorities respond to Trump’s voter fraud allegations“ by Scott Budman.
Article: “Examining The Vote: The Overview; Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote“, November 12th, 2001 by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder.
Article: “Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration Groups“ by Madeleine Ngo, Richard Fausset and Alexandra Berzon.
Article: “Mail mystery: Astoria businesses, City Hall report spotty delivery, missing packages“ by Katie Frankowicz.
Article: “GOP operatives rage as top Trump advisers take overseas election jobs weeks before midterm“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Fears swirl as armed guards swarm USPS weeks before midterms: ‘Really suspicious’“ by Alexandria Jacobson.
Article: “Capitol Rioters ‘Surged’ Immediately After Trump Bashed Pence on Twitter: Jan. 6 Hearing“ by Ryan Bort.
Article: “Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to implement parts of rule on mail-in voting“ by Amy Howe.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Heather Honey (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of John F. Kennedy“ (November 22, 1963) by Wikipedia.
Article: “AM/WORLD Project“ by John Simkin.
Article: “Bay of Pigs Invasion“ (Operation ZAPATA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “USS Maddox (DD-731)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gulf of Tonkin incident“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Real Tonkin Gulf Deception Wasn’t by Lyndon Johnson“ (Robert McNamara) by Gareth Porter.
Article: “Robert McNamara“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cuban missile crisis“ (1962) by Wikipedia.
Are Trump and Hegseth really going to expose America to a Government led “Snuff’ film? Is there any lower point the Trump administration can sink to?
Article: “Hegseth creates makeup studio in Pentagon“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “Kimmel humiliates ‘pretty’ Pete Hegseth for workout fail“ by Meera Navlakha.
Article: “Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter’s execution“ by Herb Scribner, Avery Lotz.
Article: “‘Barbarity for the Sake of Barbarity’: Trump Pentagon Confirms Plan to Livestream Firing Squad Execution “ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “2009 Fort Hood shooting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nidal Hasan“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by JD Vance.
Article: “Catholic Church and capital punishment“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia“ by Wikipedia.
ICE shoots NYC man in a car with his 5 yr old near school pick up. But, wait. There’s more. ICE shove a NJ child in the street in a horrifying arrest of another parent while his children were clinging to him.
Article: “ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car“ by Sam Levin, Lex McMenamin.
Article: “Mamdani Rages at ICE After Agents Shoot Into Car With Five-Year-Old in NYC: ‘There Is No Explanation for This’“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “Horrifying footage shows ICE agent shove a child into the street during chaotic arrest“ by Falyn Stempler.
Article: “Fair Play for Cuba Committee“ (Lee Harvey Oswald)by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lee Harvey Oswald“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account“ by Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, Joe Parkinson.
Article: “Kimberly Guilfoyle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Florida 2026 Election Polls“ by ElectionsFLA.
Article: “Trump fires commission that helps states run elections just months before midterms: report“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “‘Vote YES on Prop 40’: California Billionaire Tax Opposed by Newsom Gets Ballot Name“ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “Quick Reference Guide: Prop 40“ by California SoS.
Article: “2026 California Proposition 40“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The billionaires fight back: Propositions 41 and 42 could kill California’s billionaire tax even if it passes“ by Sam Ribakoff.
Article: “The Final Battle for America’s Democracy“ by Michael Luttig.
Article: “Proud Boys“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Three Percenters“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Oath Keepers.
Article: “Dachau concentration camp“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oregon Surplus (“Kicker”)“ by State of Oregon.
Video: Full Debate: Michigan Senate Race - Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers go head-to-head, 6 October.
Article: “Abdul El-Sayed is courting Jewish voters — without moderating his views on Israel“ by Hannah Feuer.
Hour Two: NY Fed says that Inflation on many everyday items is entirely due to tariffs
Article: “Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says“ by Alex Harring.
Article: “Federal Reserve“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump created a committee to dig into the Fed’s Lisa Cook. What is it and what comes next?“ by Matt Peterson.
Article: “Social and Economic Impacts of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic“ by NBER.
Article: “Inflation, consumer prices for the United States (FPCPITOTLZGUSA)“ by Fred.
Article: “Pride before a fall: Trump says he knows ‘everything’“ by Divya Murthy.
It looks like Trump and his minions are plotting “prison ships” - really
Article: “Ex-ICE official aghast as Trump officials hatch ‘prison ships’ plot for immigrants: NYT” by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment“ by Jeremy Kohler.
Article: “Missouri 2026 ballot measures“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Jessica Piper“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Amendment 6 would enshrine initiative petition, referendum process in the Missouri Constitution“ by Alison Patton.
Article: “Missouri Congressional Delegation: 8 Representatives, 2 Senators“ by Congress Countdown.
Crazy Alert. Trump is spending his time trying to figure out how to force future presidents to keep all his gold-painted styrofoam in the Oval Office to stay. Not on affordability or how to end his was - but his gaudy gold-painted styrofoam.
Article: “Trump eyes move that would lock in his gilded Oval Office makeover for future presidents“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Hallie Shoffner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tom Cotton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Top historian warns the US is committing ‘superpower suicide’“ by Sarah K. Burris.
Article: “2026 General Election Early Vote – Pennsylvania“ by Election Lab.
Article: “Fairness Doctrine“ by Matt Stefon.
Article: “David Horowitz (consumer advocate)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “List of deaths in ICE detention“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Killing of Alex Pretti“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured “ by Whitney Curry Wimbish.
Article: “Man Dies After One Day in ICE Custody: List of Deaths This Year“ by Billal Rahman.
Article: “‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term“ by José Olivares.
Article: “Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Anti-ICE Activist Gets 30 Years for Moving a Box of Antifascist Literature, Longer Than Many Jan. 6 Rioters Received“ by Brian Yalung .
Article: “DOJ trying to indict former White House aide who testified about Jan. 6“ by Sarah N. Lynch.
Article: “Affordable Care Act (ACA)“ (Obamacare) by Wikipedia.
Article: “H.R. 1 Ends Medicaid on October 1 2026 and Medicare on January 2027 for Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants“ by Elena Vega.
Hour Three: Trump, Musk, and Kennedy gave America explosive diarrhea and now we have the details on how they did it
Article: “Trump has only himself to blame for his explosive diarrhea problem“ by Robert Reich.
How the Trump Administration Is Eroding Airline Passengers’ Rights - Under Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department has worked to roll back consumer protections. Passenger advocates say the changes favor airlines.
Article: “How the Trump Administration Is Eroding Airline Passengers’ Rights“ by Christine Chung.
Article: “2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida“ by Wikipedia.
As Isaias becomes a dangerous category 3 hurricane hurling towards the US Gulf Coast - should we be more afraid of the hurricane or Trump FEMA?
Article: “Isaias strengthens into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on track toward the US Gulf Coast“ by Dave Collins, Sophie Bates.
Article: “Trump approved Ohio disaster aid ahead of rally“ by Thomas Frank.
Article: “Law of war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia’s Full Range of Violations and Abuses in Ukraine Demand Accountability“ by HRW.
Article: “International Court of Justice“ by Wikipedia (members).
Article: “ICC arrest warrants for Russian leaders“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bombing of Dresden“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “League of Nations“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United Nations“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Slobodan Milošević“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Melania Trump reunites 34th Ukrainian child with family: ‘Nothing more powerful’“ by Ishan Jain.
Article: “Gabbard’s seizure of voting machines heightens concerns of midterm meddling“ by Maggie Miller and Dana Nickel.
Article: “Tina Peters (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “White House delays release of report on voting machine vulnerabilities ahead of US midterms“ by Reuters.
Video: Electronic Voting .
Article: “Santa Maria, California“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “ICE detains parent at Central Coast community college, officials say“ by Sadie Dittenber.
Article: “ICE swarmed Central Coast neighborhoods after Christmas. Here’s when and where” by Stephanie Zappelli.
Article: “Dembo, Alvarado trade attacks over corruption claims, cop prosecutions“ by Lucas Aulbach.
Article: “Zach Dembo“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Full Senate Debate: Collins and Jackson square off in Maine (Oct 8 2026).
Article: “Michigan Senate debate spotlights increase in anti-Muslim rhetoric as midterms race heats up“ (Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, Oct 8 2026) by Brandon Drenon, Zaineb Sharif and Nada Tawfik.
Article: “Recap: Highlights of Georgia U.S. Senate debate between Collins, Ossoff“ by Shannon McCaffrey.
Article: “The Most Disturbing Parts Of The Bible Ranked“ by Mina Elwell.
Article: “Lot (biblical person)“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Banned Books Week.
Article: “Axios: Trump floated the idea of using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes headed for US“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s Border Fantasy Includes Stabbing and Shooting Migrants, Feeding Them to Reptiles“ by Ryan Bort.
Article: “Is Trump Planning To Reinstate Firing Squads and Group Executions if Reelected in 2024?“ by Jordan Liles.
Article: “Tina Kotek“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Oregon gubernatorial election“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Christine Drazan Launches New Ad Exposing Tina Kotek’s Record of Tax Breaks for Data Centers and Tax Hikes for Everyone Else“ by Christine Drazan.