Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump Has Trotted Out the “Chicken in Every Pot” Scam Again: Who Will Fall For It?
Article: “Trump Has Trotted Out the Old Republican “Chicken in Every Pot” Scam Again: Who Will Fall For It This Time?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill“ by Lisa Mascaro.
Article: “The Republican Playbook: Break America, Blame Democrats, Then Promise to Save It“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: ““A Chicken for Every Pot” Political Ad, October 30, 1928“.
Article: “Midterm Elections in Iowa, September 2026“ by Marist Poll.
Article: “‘Is he resigning?’ Predictions pour in as Trump promises major announcement“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “The GOP’s most successful scam is about to reboot itself“ by Thom Hartmann .
Article: “Trickle-down economics“ (horse-and-sparrow) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Smith says his investigation proved ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that Trump engaged in ‘serious crimes’ “ by CNN.
Quote: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation,” Smith said. “If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.“ - Jack Smith.
Quote: “The charges against President Trump were the result of the evidence. Grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions, as alleged in the indictments they returned. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power.“ - Jack Smith.
Quote: “After leaving office in January of 2021, President Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club and repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents. Highly sensitive national security information was held in a bathroom and ballroom where events and gatherings took place“ - Jack Smith.
Article: “Trump’s refugee policy: Only white South Africans welcome?“ by Martina Schwikowski.
Article: “Smedley Butler and the 1930s Plot to Overthrow the President“ by ystrdysamerica.
Article: “Burning of Washington“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hegseth is Removing Military’s Senior Leaders Faster Than Any Defense Secretary in Recent History“ by Adam Gramegna.
Video: Defense Secretary Hegseth Addresses Senior Military Leaders.
We all will pay the price as Trump pushes through rule changes to make vehicles less efficient and more polluting.
Article: “Trump and RFK Jr.’s Gutting of CDC ‘Should Terrify Everyone.“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says“ by Peter Stone.
We the People have now invested $1.5 million if Trump’s love me ads.
Article: “Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP“ by Ali Swenson.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “The US National Debt Now Stands at $40 Trillion“ by AP.
Article: “The 10-year Treasury yield just hit 5% for the first time since 2007 — is a 1970s-style ‘stagflation’ on the return?“ by Joshua Hong.
Article: “Surging bond yields presage pain—and not just for bond investors“ by Economist.
Article: “Black Monday (1987)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Economists Blame $40 Trillion Debt Milestone on Two Things: GOP Ineptitude and Tax Cuts for the Rich“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document“ by Dan Milmo.
Article: “Pentagon Data Breach Exposes Unknown Number of Troops’ Social Security Numbers“ by Haley Fuller.
Article: “FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents“ by Joe Tidy.
Article: “Top cyber general warns of Pentagon ‘peril’ as tech vulnerability spikes“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI“ by Joey Cappelletti.
Article: “Hakeem Jeffries“ (BA, MPP, JD) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ken Martin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ben Wikler“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Chuck Schumer“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mitch McConnell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot“ by Jamie Grierson.
Article: “Here Are 6 Times Trump Said Obama Would Attack Iran — Over a Decade Before He Did It Himself“ by Tom Durante.
Site: Rachel Maddow show.
Law: “Telecommunications Act of 1996“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What you should know about Section 230, the rule that shaped today’s internet“ by Barbara Ortutay.
Article: “Russian company ‘suspending its investments’ in Kentucky project pushed by McConnell: report“ by Bob Brigham.
Article: “Old-Fashioned Potato Soup“ by Cyd Lmbros.
Hour Two: When Karl Rove says the Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’ - will anyone listen?
Article: “Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’ “ by Michael Karlis.
Article: “Karl Rove“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Voter caging“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Husted v. Randolph Institute“ (Ohio voter caging).
Article: “Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’“ by Michael Karlis.
Video: “Ronald Reagan States’ Rights Speech in Philadelphia, MS“, August 3, 1980.
Article: “Mississippi civil rights workers’ murders“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “Mississippi Burning“.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “GOP senator buried in scorn as Jack Smith gotcha moment instantly falls apart“ (Eric Scmitt) by Travis Gettys.
Quote: “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.“ - John Ehrlichman.
Article: “‘They’re just stealing your money’: Fury as Trump drops another ‘absolutely demented’ ad“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Vance calls end of Ukraine aid ‘one of the proudest’ achievements of Trump administration“ by Martin Fornusek.
Article: “JD Vance And Peter Thiel: What To Know About The Relationship Between Trump’s VP Pick And The Billionaire“ by Antonio Pequeño IV.
Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who “meddle” in U.S. elections
Article: “Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who “meddle” in U.S. elections“ by Marc Caputo, Brittany Gibson.
Video: Maddow: ‘Why are we doing this?’; Trump makes dangerous deal with Russia (AI).
Dismay as Trump admin rolls out ‘worthy’ student rule - The rule would set new standards for federal student loan eligibility: namely, by denying loans to students pursuing degrees that lead to careers that “don’t make enough money.” Who will decide your career? Trump?
Article: “‘I’m speechless, my God!’ Dismay as Trump admin rolls out ‘worthy’ student rule “ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Still a summit secret: What happened in Helsinki between Putin and Trump?“ by Benjamin Siegel.
Article: “May 2025 visit by Donald Trump to the Middle East“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump in North Korea: KCNA hails ‘amazing’ visit“ by BBC.
Article: “The Escalator Ride That Changed America“ by Michael Kruse.
Article: “Eight Republicans pick the worst possible place to celebrate July 4“ by Dana Milbank.
Article: “Delivered letter from Trump to Putin: US Senator Rand Paul“ by Wion Web Desk.
Article: “When Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. A look back“ by Antonio Fins.
Article: “Map Shows How Trump, Putin and Xi Could Carve Up the Globe“ by John Feng and Brendan Cole.
Article: “Donald Trump’s golf trips top staggering amount for taxpayer after latest win“ by Sian Jones.
Article: “Presidential Golf & Vacation Comparison“ by Is Trump Golfing?
Article: “As President Trump Begins 17-Day Getaway to His Golf Club, See All the Times He Mocked Obama’s Vacations“ by Tierney McAfee.
Article: “Taxpayer cost of Trump’s golf trips soars past staggering milestone“ by Tom Wrobleski.
Article: “The Koch Brothers’ twisted beauty pageant: The disturbing way they’re choosing which GOP candidate to buy“ by Heather Digby Parton.
Article: “Price Controls and the 1970s Oil Crisis: Lessons for Today“ (Nixon) by Robert L. Bradley, Jr.
Article: “Electric car use by country“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dem Sen. Markey claims Trump, McConnell ‘stole two Supreme Court seats’“ by Caitlin McFall .
Article: “Conspiracy vs. Science: A Survey of U.S. Public Beliefs“ by Lawrence Hamilton.
Hour Three: Food safety becomes an election issue as major outbreaks and recalls cause concern
Article: “Food safety becomes an election issue as major outbreaks and recalls cause concern“ by Stephanie Armour.
Quote: “Less government in business and more business in government” - Warren Harding.
Article: “RFK Jr. and the ‘Brain-Worm’ Claim: What the Record Actually Shows“ by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: “Mary Richardson Kennedy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s CDC cut tracking of ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite before 2026 outbreak“ by Joey Esposito.
Trump and RFK Jr.’s Gutting of CDC ‘Should Terrify Everyone.
Article: “Trump and RFK Jr.’s Gutting of CDC ‘Should Terrify Everyone,’ Advocates Say “ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “The number of measles cases in the US nears 3,700 — with a quarter in one state“ by Julia Musto.
Article: “Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September“ by Oliver Milman.
Article: “Trump Goons Accused of Delaying Ebola-Stricken American Doctor’s Care“ by Vic Verbalaitis.
Article: “Statistics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 “ by Lauren Kent.
Article: “No Link Found Between Aluminum in Vaccines and Autism, ADHD“ by Neuroscience News.
Article: “Darline Graham’s gotcha moment backfires spectacularly“ by Sarah Ewall-Wice.
Article: “Gender Differences in 2024 Vote Choice Are Similar to Most Recent Presidential Elections“ by CAWP.
Article: “Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here“ (Access Hollywood tape) by Melanie Ehrenkranz.
Article: “‘Locker room talk’ defense was Melania Trump’s idea, Michael Cohen testifies“ by Julia Reinstein, Kendall Ross, Lucien Bruggeman, Peter Charalambous, Aaron Katersky, and Olivia Rubin.
Article: “Donald Trump accuser E Jean Carroll finally gets her damages after lengthy court battle“ by ABC.
Article: “Judge says E Jean Carroll allegation Trump raped her is ‘substantially true’ in court dismissal“ by Martin Pengelly.
Article: “Trump caught cherry-picking CNN clip to hide ‘absolutely crashing’ GOP support“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Curtis Yarvin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peter Thiel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “GOP senator silenced as he sneers at Jack Smith: ‘You make me want to throw up’“ by Tom Boggioni.
Article: “Black Monday 1987: Program Trading & Market Factors Explained“ by Brian Dolan.
Article: “A Horrific Parasite Is Back — And Elon Musk’s DOGE Could Be Partly To Blame“(screwworm) by Anthony Orrico.