Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: My Republican Dad Fought Fascism, Then Gave Me Kafka. Trump Just Made Me Understand Why.
Article: “My Republican Dad Fought Fascism, Then Gave Me Kafka. Trump Just Made Me Understand Why.“ by Thom Hartmann.
Law: “8 U.S.C. § 1534 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 8. Aliens and Nationality § 1534. Removal hearing“.
Article: “Appeals from fired federal workers have skyrocketed more than 2,100% at one watchdog since Trump and DOGE took charge“ by Sasha Rogelberg.
Article: “I Saw This Happen Behind the Iron Curtain. I Never Expected to See It Here...“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Stasi Documents about Vladimir Putin“ by Havighurst Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Article: “Cracks Are Showing in Trump’s Special ‘Refugee’ Program for Afrikanerss“ by Anton Ferreira.
Article: “Hegseth asks Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while U.S. wages war against Iran“ by AP.
Article: “Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court“ by Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press.
Book: The Trial by Franz Kafka.
Article: “The Alien Terrorist Removal Court: A Brief Overview“ by Aminfar, Amin.
Article: “ImmDef Decries U.S. Government’s Role in Disappearing Venezuelan Men under Alien Enemies Act, Celebrates Release of Clients, and Calls for Due Process “ by ImmDef.
Article: “Alarm as Trump’s secretive court claims its first victim: ‘It defies logic’“ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group in Ice detention“ by José Olivares and Will Craft.
Article: “Timothy McVeigh“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oklahoma City bombing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Are you ready to shut up?: Kash Patel hearing goes off the rails“ by Edith Olmsted.
Bill: “H.R.6149 - FAIR Act“ by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (“Fairness and Access for Immigrant Rights Act”).
‘Major Win’ for Democracy as Supreme Court Rejects Trump Attack on Mail-In Voting
Article: “‘Major Win’ for Democracy as Supreme Court Rejects Trump Attack on Mail-In Voting“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “Kash Patel refuses to answer whether FBI agents will monitor polls on election day“ by Brianna Tucker.
Who should run for prez in 2028?
Article: “‘Proven Leaders and Voices of Clarity’: Progressives Urge Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna to Enter 2028 Presidential Race“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Tim Carpenter (activist)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party“ by Ben Protess.
Article: “Flock Safety“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Axon Enterprise“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Carbyne (company)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Wyden Expands Epstein Investigation with Probe of Hundreds of Suspicious Bank of New York Mellon Transactions“ by U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
Book: American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump by Kai Bird with Susan Goldmark.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Model recruiter who introduced young women to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France “ by Kara Fox, Pierre Bairin.
Article: “Daniel Siad“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Attorney General for the District of Columbia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States Attorney for the District of Columbia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘This Man Is So Out of Touch’: Hakeem Jeffries Slammed for Opposition to Medicare for All“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “Hakeem Jeffries“ (BA, MPP, JD) by Wikipedia.
Youtube: “Black Middle Class Talk“ by CJ.
Article: “Trump called AI doomsday fears a ‘hoax’ — AI chat bots disagree“ by Sean James.
Article: “Trump calls coronavirus Democrats’ ‘new hoax’“ by Lauren Egan.
Article: “Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax. Americans Aren’t Buying It.“ by Dharna Noor.
Article: “Trump: “My whole life I’ve been greedy … Now I want to be greedy for the United States”“ by Ezra Klein.
Hour Two: Kushner and Witkoff Accused of ‘Total Malpractice’ in Pre-War Negotiations with Iran
Article: “Kushner and Witkoff Accused of ‘Total Malpractice’ in Pre-War Negotiations with Iran: Report“ by Kathianne Boniello.
Article: “Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy“ by Dexter Filkins.
Article: “Shock Report Says Kushner Raised $5 Billion For His Fund While Negotiating With Iran On Behalf of US“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Rep. Garcia: Why Did Saudi Government Give Kushner $2 Billion?“ by Robert Garcia.
Article: “Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy“ by Ryan Goodman and Julia Brooks.
Article: “US air base in Bahrain reportedly ‘destroyed by drone and missile strikes’“ by Tannur Anders.
Article: “Trump’s multi-billion Gaza Strip luxury resort masterplan revealed as huge questions remain“ by Hannah Broughton.
Article: “Protests over luxury resort project in Albania reach 100th day“ by DPA.
Crazy Alert. Ken Paxton Accused of Lunging at Tourist Who Filmed Him With Mistress
Article: “Ken Paxton Accused of Lunging at Tourist Who Filmed Him With Mistress“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Article: “Ken Paxton“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Site: “Velshi“.
Video: Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “James Talarico“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Lawrence: Trump worst person to be in White House when AI could do what nuclear weapons haven’t (Jon Ossoff).
Article: “Nuclear War from a Cosmic Perspective“ by Helen Caldicott.
Article: “Max Tegmark“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Helen Caldicott“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Helen Caldicott.
Article: “John Gofman“ by Wikipedia.
“>’DESPERATE’ Trump loses Supreme Court mail voting ruling which may ‘embolden’ him, Judge Luttig says.
Article: “Judge lays out Trump’s ‘high noon’ plot to seize power if Republicans lose the midterms “ by Robert Davis.
Article: “J. Michael Luttig“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says“ by Nicholas Reimann.
Article: “Samuel Alito did not declare gifts from billionaire with case before US supreme court“ by Martin Pengelly.
Article: “Thomas has accepted $4M in gifts during career: Watchdog “ by Lauren Irwin.
Article: “Election officials say switching Missouri congressional map again is ‘practically impossible’“ by Brady Gibson.
Article: “Missouri elections, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Terse Supreme Court ruling shuts down GOP’s Missouri gerrymander hopes for midterms“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Top red state election official altered votes and deceived a judge: fired watchdog“ by Rudi Keller.
Article: “Martial law“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fahrenheit 451“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Posse Comitatus Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.
Article: “Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “James Talarico“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Lawrence: Trump worst person to be in White House when AI could do what nuclear weapons haven’t (Jon Ossoff).
Article: “Nuclear War from a Cosmic Perspective“ by Helen Caldicott.
Article: “Max Tegmark“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Helen Caldicott“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Helen Caldicott.
Article: “John Gofman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup“ by Erica L. Green, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes.
Article: “Vance calls end of Ukraine aid ‘one of the proudest’ achievements of Trump administration“ by Martin Fornusek.
Article: “Jason Crow“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Wes Moore“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “William H. McRaven“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mark Kelly“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Trump is finally killing the EPA
Article: “Trump’s EPA is ending one of the nation’s biggest climate protections“ by Jake Spring.
Article: “Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says“ by Peter Stone.
Republicans are trying to carve out loopholes for Trump to make money on crypto
Article: “NO to Crypto“ by Robert Reich.
Bill: “H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act“ by Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2].
Book: “Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became “People” - And How You Can Fight Back“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Case: “Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 118 U.S. 394 (1886)“.
Article: “CRISPR gene editing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How Monsanto Made Sure Its Frankenfoods Escaped FDA Regulation & What HHS Sec. Kennedy Can Do About That Now“ by Alexis Baden-Mayer.
Article: “Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Visual History of Income Tax in United States“ by DaveManuel.com.
Racist Alert. GOP candidate says he’s ‘brown on the inside’ because his dad ‘was a drug dealer.’ Sigh...
Article: “GOP candidate says he’s ‘brown on the inside’ because his dad ‘was a drug dealer’“ (Victor Marx) by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Victor Marx“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bo French“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Deep Dive: The Great Replacement Theory“ by Matt Schiavenza and Ayelet Parness.
Article: “Victim’s son concludes reading of names by speaking out against hate“ by ABC News.
Article: “Trump floats $5,000 checks ‘if the Republicans win’. Is that a bribe?“ by Christopher Cann, Jeanine Santucci, Aysha Bagchi.
Article: “Byron Donalds“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “David Jolly“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Returning Your Absentee Ballot “ by Ohio Secretary of State.
Article: “Association Between Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Autism in Children: EPINED Study“ by Sharanpreet Kaur, Paula Morales-Hidalgo, Mònica Guxens, Núria Voltas, Sami Petricola & Josefa Canals-Sans.
Article: “Air pollution linked with increased risk of autism in children“ by Harvard T. H. Chan.
Book: Global Sea Level Rise and the Effects of Our Carbon Footprint: We Can’t Go on, Thinking Nothing’s Wrong by Jeffery Haller.
Article: “Hundreds of America’s wild horses reportedly sent to slaughter under Trump“ by Kitty Block and Sara Amundson.
Article: “Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don’t expect cheaper burgers“ by Elisabeth Buchwald.
Article: “What Did Trump Do With the Billions He Collected From Venezuelan Oil?“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “Kleptocracy“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi.
Book: Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo.
Book: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.