Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Fascist Playbook - going after your enemy
Article: “‘Part of the Fascist Playbook’: Ilhan Omar Condemns Trump DHS Raid on Her Home “ by Jake Johnson.
National Progressive Townhall taking your calls
- Representative Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Congressmember (D-WA, 7th District) (Committees: House Judiciary / House Foreign Affairs / House Budget / Former Chair Congressional Progressive Caucus) @pramilajayapal.bsky.social
Event: Oct 13, 1MM: Portland, OR: Join Reps. Bynum and Jayapal at their Medicare for All Town Hall!.
Article: “US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens“ by Victoria Bekiempis.
Article: “‘Stunning’ Level of Support for Universal Health Care: Jayapal“ by Whitney Curry Wimbish.
Article: “What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?“ by Joel Gunter.
Article: “El-Sayed Releases Policy Proposal to Get AI Development ‘Under Control’“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “Jayapal Introduces Legislative Framework Establishing National Charter System to Rein in AI “ by Pramila Jayapal.
Site: Podcasting for Democracy.
Podcast: “The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal“.
Article: “Judge ‘furious’ as 430 trees are chopped down from golf course Trump wants to renovate “ by Tierney Sneed, Michael Williams.
Article: “Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads“ by Gene Johnson.
Article: “Data Center Leaks 3 Million Gallons as Oklahoma Faces Severe Drought“ by Amanda Greenwood.
Article: “How rich is Donbas? The Ukrainian coal and mineral hub that Putin wants to end the war“ by Economic Times.
Article: “Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Surrender to Putin“ by Reuben Johnson.
Article: “Catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of wildlife populations in just 50 years reveals a ‘system in peril’ - WWF’s Living Planet Report“ by WWF.
Bill: “H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021“ by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act“.
Article: “Sebastião Salgado“ by TED.
Article: “Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached twice“ by AP.
Article: “Green Party Congressional Candidate Matthew Arndt Arrested After Mequon Road Rage Tirade; Police Cite Antisemitic Statements [Full Uncensored Video]“ by Wisconsin Right Now.
Article: “Macklemore–Ed Sheeran tour controversy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Affinity Partners“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jared Kushner Negotiates Gaza Peace Deal While His Firm Holds Stake in Companies Supplying Israel’s Military“ by Chelsie Napiza.
Article: “Trump made more than $2.2bn last year. Experts say this extraordinary haul is only part of the story“ by George Chidi.
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: “House Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife ministers to Hill staffers, but nonprofit funding is a mystery“ by Alexei Koseff.
Site: Pramila’s Resistance Lab (next: March 8th).
Article: “Warren, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reform Broken Judicial Ethics System“ (Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act) by Elizabeth Warren.
Youtube: “Department of War“.
Article: “US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar“ by Timour Azhari.
Article: “Here are the military and civilian leaders who’ve been fired, forced out or resigned since Hegseth became defense secretary“ by Eleanor Watson.
Article: “‘Clowns out, cowboys in,’ says Hegseth as a fifth of generals and admirals are fired“ by Brandon Drenon.
Article: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Announces More Sweeping Cuts to the Military’s Top Ranks“ by Chantelle Lee.
Article: “Minnesota Shows Us That Resisting ICE Works“ by David Ostendorf.
Article: “U.S. air strikes keep blowing up cocaine-laden boats, but the drugs keep flowing“ by Nathan Jaccard, Cesar Molinares.
Article: “2026 United States intervention in Venezuela“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Alarm as Trump invokes emergency powers to “mitigate blackout risks”
Article: “Alarm as Trump admin invokes emergency powers ‘to mitigate blackout risks’“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Energy Secretary Secures Mid-Atlantic Grid Ahead of Anticipated Stressed System Conditions“ by Chris Wright.
Is Gavin Newsom Repeating the Billionaire Mistake That’s Tearing France Apart?
Article: “Is Gavin Newsom Repeating the Billionaire Mistake That’s Tearing France Apart?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “La situation budgétaire de la France inquiète la Cour des comptes“ by Ismail Ben.
Article: “Debunking the false claims behind “millionaire tax flight”“ by Emily Vyhnanek.
Article: “France’s Public Debt Crisis Deepens as Bond Yields Rise and High School Riots Spread“ by Eurasia Business News.
Article: “Here Comes the Republican Santa Scam Again“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Massachusetts’s Millionaire Tax Didn’t Lead the Rich to Flee“ by Richard Solomon.
Article: “Gabriel Zucman dénonce un projet de budget qui “protège les milliardaires”“ by Raphaël Marchal.
Article: “Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Helping the Oligarchs?“ by Perry Bacon.
Article: “La pression fiscale s’intensifie en France“ by Frédérique Perrotin.
Article: “Prélèvement Global Au Titre De L’impôt Sur Les Sociétés“ by Assemblée nationale.
Article: “In which areas does France spend more than euro area peer economies?“ by Marion Cochard, Corentin Deredec.
Article: “Protesters in France want funding to fix overcrowded classes and outdated school buildings, and complain that the government has found resources to raise defense spending while freezing other budgets.“ by William Horobin, Alice Gledhill, and Ania Nussbaum.
Article: “States Should Forge Ahead With New Revenues in Face of Misleading Tax Migration Claims“ by CBPP.
Article: “Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead“ by Edward-Isaac Dovere Edward-Isaac Dovere.
Article: “Interview: Gabriel Zucman on France’s ‘Zucman tax’“ by Liv Rowland.
Article: “French government to lay out budget amid record-breaking public debt“ by Estelle Nilsson-Julien.
Article: “France’s sovereign debt crisis explained: How dangerous could it be?“ by Piero Cingari.
Article: “France’s Zucman tax: Will taxing the ultra rich really help to balance the budget?“ by Gregoire Lory.
Article: “Tax Historian: Reagan Today “Would Be Run Out Of The Party”“ by Dorothy Hinchcliff.
Article: “Tax the rich or fall: French PM faces budget ultimatum“ by Reuters.
Article: “1914 – 2014 : One hundred years of French income tax“ by Mathias André and Malka Guillot.
Article: “What taxes do billionaires pay?“ by Laurent Bach, Arthur Guillouzouic, Antoine Bozio, Clément Malgouyres.
Article: “California Billionaires: Wealth, Taxes, And Wealth Tax Revenue Estimates“ by Jasper Boll, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman.
Article: “Why France Is in Crisis“ by Vivian Yee.
Comment: “Is it any surprise that the neoliberal Times ignored the effect of cutting taxes on the rich & went immediately for France’s social welfare programs? Instead of cutting taxes, France should have raised them. Ask Kansas how trickle-down economics actually works.“ by EJS.
Article: “ Revenue Statistics 2025: Disentangling Personal Income Tax Revenue in OECD Countries “ by OECD.
Article: “Top earners capture a growing share of total income“ by Cathya Djanogly.
Article: “‘Millionaire’s tax’ supporters say $3.4B haul shows wealthy are staying in Mass.“ by Colin A. Young.
Article: “‘Trickle-down’ tax cuts don’t work, study says“ by Harry Kretchmer.
Article: “Trickle-down economics“ (horse-and-sparrow) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920s – 1930s)“ by Tax Project Institute.
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.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Russian disinformation bot traffic plunges overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple Putin’s data centers: Report
Article: “Russian disinformation bot traffic plunges overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple Putin’s data centers: Report“ by Daily Boulder.
Article: “‘They’re all gone!’ White House ‘bot’ supporters AWOL after Russian data center hit“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Zelenskyy says Kyiv’s partners failed to warn of ballistic missile attack“ by FT.
Article: “US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say“ by Jim Sciutto.
Paxton spent New Year’s Eve partying in Dubai with his mistress and two men who were fugitives from U.S. justice, including one who had poured $190,000 into his political operation. Is anyone surprised? He’s Trump’s pick...
Article: “Media World Floored By WSJ’s Ken Paxton Dubai Party Bombshell: ‘Whoa Wow Oy!’“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Scientists calculated how much money and lives ‘Medicare for All’ might save—it’s a lot“ by Adam Kovac.
Article: “Toyota, Moving Northward“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “Corruption allegations during the second Trump presidency“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “These are the most urgent AI risks, according to 272 experts“ by Kristin Burnham.
Article: “Dead Internet theory“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hijacking Trusted Media Brands: Russia’s Favorite Disinformation Tactic Against the West Surged by 850 Percent in the Last Year“ by Alice Lee and Madeline Roache.
Article: “The Blindboy Podcast“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Blindboy.
Podcasts: “The Blindboy Podcast“.
Quote: “A number of my friends who belong in these very high upper brackets have suggested to me, more in sorrow than in anger, that if I am reelected they will have to move to some other Nation because of high taxes here. I shall miss them very much.“ - Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Address at Worcester, Mass.,” October 21, 1936.
Article: “Voter Registration Deadlines“ by vote.org.
Hour Three: Will the “chicken in every pot” save him? Trump Drops Wild Election Ad From the Oval Office: If GOP Wins, ‘You’ll Each Have $5,000 in Your Pocket’
Article: “Trump Drops Wild Election Ad From the Oval Office: If GOP Wins, ‘You’ll Each Have $5,000 in Your Pocket’“ by Ahmad Austin Jr.
Article: “Hatch Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias“ by Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder.
Article: “In 1927, Donald Trump’s father was arrested after a Klan riot in N.Y.“ by Philip Bump.
Article: “After ethics backlash over Ivanka Trump’s posts about Goya beans, her father posts, too“ by Ben Gittleson.
Article: “Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom“ by David Ingram.
Article: “White House Asks for List of Top Spies During Intelligence Shakeup“ by Betsy Swan & Erin Banco.
Article: “Trump Has Trotted Out the Old Republican “Chicken in Every Pot” Scam Again: Who Will Fall For It This Time?“ by Thom Hartmann.
North Dakota’s Bank Earned the State $231.8 Million Last Year. Here Is What the Same Bank Would Have Earned Yours.
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“. @carmitage.bsky.social.
Article: “North Dakota’s Bank Earned the State $231.8 Million Last Year. Here Is What the Same Bank Would Have Earned Yours.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Bank of North Dakota“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ellen Brown“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Public Banking: The Right Solution? (w/ Ellen Brown) .
Article: “California law allows cities, counties to create public banks“ by Anna Hrushka.
Article: “Philadelphia Passes Public Banking Law“ by Ken Bank.
Article: “It’s (Still) Time for Americans to Talk About the “Soft Secession” Actively Underway“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Trump and Hegseth Identified the Two Factors That Make Self-Coups Fail. They Have Two More Years to Ensure Neither Of The Two Stands in Their Way.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Self-coup“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Coup-Proofing: Inside the Pentagon’s MAGA-to-Military-to-ICE Pipeline“ by Christopher Armitage.
Video: Former Police Officer’s TENSE STANDOFF with ICE Will Give You CHILLS .
Article: “Susan Johnson (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Let’s Talk About It with State Representative Susan Johnson .
There’s a mystery surrounding Mike Johnson’s wife. She won’t name who is bankrolling her ministry, where she spends 10 hour per week preaching to young women, working around Capitol Hill. Say what?!
Article: “Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says“ by Nicholas Reimann.
Article: “Clarence Thomas Failing to Note Wife Ginni’s $680k Side Income Resurfaces“ by Darragh Roche.
Article: “Mystery swirls as Mike Johnson’s wife won’t name who’s bankrolling her ministr“ by Travis Gettys.
Are there dark motives for Musk shoveling cash to the GOP?
Article: “‘He’s terrified’: Filmmaker exposes dark motives behind Elon Musk shoveling cash at GOP “ by Travis Gettys .
Article: “The American Economy Of 1776“ by Stacey Vanek Smith, Cardiff Garcia.
Article: “Trump’s oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family’s assets came from Russia“ by Brennan Weiss.
Article: “Eric Trump reportedly bragged about Russian funding streams“ by Laurel Raymond.
Article: “Deutsche Bank and Trump: $2 Billion in Loans and a Wary Board“ by David Enrich.
Article: “List of Countries That Have Pulled Gold From US Federal Reserve“ by Giulia Carbonaro.
Video: Fmr. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox .
Book: The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore.
Article: “Joshua N. Haldeman“ (Elon Muusk’s gr5andfather) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s $5,000 Promise Could Cost Over $1 Trillion, but Congress Has Yet To Approve the Payments“ by Briane Nebria.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “Here’s all the free money Trump’s talked about giving Americans during his second term — and where it all stands“ by Bryan Metzger, Lauren Edmonds, Georgia Hennessy.
Article: “Human trafficking in Cuba“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “No, Fidel Castro Wasn’t Nearly A New York Yankee“ by NPR.
Article: “Filibuster“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Senate fails to change filibuster rule for passage of voting rights legislation“ by Trish Turner, Allison Pecorin, and Libby Cathey.
Article: “Matthew 25.
Article: “Does the New Testament begin with the book of Acts?“ by Bible.org.
Bible: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.“ - Romans 10:9.