Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Greatest Betrayal in American History Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes
Article: “The Greatest Betrayal in American History Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Vance calls end of Ukraine aid ‘one of the proudest’ achievements of Trump administration“ by Martin Fornusek.
Article: “Russia expands forced re-education of deported Ukrainian children“ by News.Az.
Article: “Atlantic Writer Claims Trump Has ‘Abandoned the Western Order’ and Made America a Russian Ally as Sanctions Waiver Draws Bipartisan Backlash“ by Gary Franchi.
Article: “UN finds new evidence of ‘systematic’ torture by Russian authorities in Ukraine“ by Novaya Gazeta Europe.
Article: “Lanzarote Committee Implementation Report on: “The protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse facilitated by information and communication technologies (ICTs): addressing the challenges raised by child self-generated sexual images and/or videos (CSGSIV)”“ by Council of Europe.
Article: “After 34 Years, a Plainspoken Justice Gets Louder“ by Adam Liptak.
Article: “Wall Street Journal editorial board: Trump ‘stuck a shiv in the back’ of Graham’s legacy“ by Mira Bhakta.
Article: “Putin proposing summit with Trump, Xi in push to end Ukraine war: WSJ“ by Laura Kelly.
Article: “Elon Musk spends $366m to bolster Republican Party in US midterm elections“ by Reuters & AP.
Article: “Elon Musk and Putin have “regular contact”: WSJ“ by Axios.
Article: “Banners of Trump’s face on D.C. buildings raise propaganda concerns“ by Mimi Montgomery.
Article: “Rep. Ilhan Omar responds after federal officers search her home“ by Michael Williams, Katelyn Polantz.
Article: “Trump waives Russia-related sanctions before they kick in, prompting backlash from Ukraine and US lawmakers“ by James Legge, Helen Regan.
Article: “Gazprom and Rosneft tied to deportation of Ukrainian children, Yale report says“ by Sasha Vakulina.
Article: “Putin Seeks Trump-Xi Meeting to Shape Ukraine War Settlement in Russia’s Favor“ by Kyiv Post.
Article: “U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on International Criminal Court“ by Michele Kelemen.
Article: “Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen“ by AP.
Article: “See Trump banners adorn DOJ headquarters, more federal buildings“ by Mary Walrath-Holdridge.
Video: Home Office Moscow - The Lincoln Project.
Video: Phil Ittner Full Interview 10/15/2026 .
Movie: “The Manchurian Candidate“ (1962 film).
Movie: “The Manchurian Candidate“ (2004 film).
Article: “2012 Benghazi attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2020-2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fact Check: Trump Gave Taliban Everything They Wanted, Laid Groundwork for Afghanistan Challenge“ by Democratic Party of Oregon.
Article: “14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.“
Case: “Trump v. Anderson“ (Only Congress, not the states, can determine eligibility for federal office).
Has Trump recruited Witkoff and Musk for Putin?
Article: “Calling Putin a ‘Humanitarian,’ Witkoff Thanks Him for Releasing an American“ by David E. Sanger, Kim Barker and Ivan Nechepurenko.
Article: “‘WTAF??’ Media World Appalled at Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff’s ‘Nauseating’ Praise of Putin“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Elon Musk Ordered Starlink ‘Slowdown’ That Sparked Ukraine ‘Panic’ and ‘Confusion’ in Trump Admin: Blockbuster Report“ by Zachary Leeman.
How Deep Is Vivek’s Moral Gutter? His Campaign Drags a Rival’s Estranged Mother and Childhood Rape Allegation Into a Political Attack
Article: “Ramaswamy Campaign Admits It’s Behind Inflammatory Ad Featuring Rival’s Estranged Mother“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Article: “Ramaswamy Campaign Addresses Controversy Resurfacing Acton’s Childhood Rape Allegation — Smears Her as a ‘Serial Fabulist’“ by Stephanie Kaloi.
Documentary: Musk.
Article: “Alex Gibney“ by Wikipedia.
Article: ““Musk”: Alex Gibney on New Film, Legal Threats & Elon Musk Spending $366M to Help GOP in Midterms“ by Democracy Now!
Video: This Filmmaker Exposed Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, He’s Taking On Elon Musk (Alex Gibney).
Video: Alex Gibney on the Myth of Elon Musk - Katie Couric.
Article: “Elon Musk’s Dad Says His Son’s Whole Career Was Funded by That Emerald Mine“ by Maggie Harrison Dupré.
Article: “Maye Musk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Elon Musk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lex Luthor“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Elon Musk reportedly throttled Starlink for Ukraine’s drones — here’s how“ by Tom’s Guide.
Book: Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce.
Book: The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: New Constructs of Mind and Reality by Joseph Chilton Pearce.
Book: “ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer’s World 3rd Edition“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Vivek Ramaswamy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Roivant Sciences“ by Wikipedia. “Roivant’s Sio Gene Therapies, has been accused of being a pump-and-dump scheme when it was named Axovant.[27][28] This subsidiary purchased a medicament that was purported to alleviate Alzheimer’s disease but had repeatedly failed clinical trials”
Article: “Besieged Republican Vivek Ramaswamy takes ownership of blistering ad featuring Democrat’s estranged birthmother as backlash swarms“ by Samantha Loren.
Article: “Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine“ by Alexander Ward, Natalie Andrews and Josh Dawsey.
Article: “Feds Lend Tesla $465 Million to Build Model S“ by Chuck Squatriglia.
Article: “Inside Elon Musk’s Government Contracts“ by Jeff Rumage.
Article: “Palantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden - and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property“ by Sasha Rogelberg.
Article: “A generation takes to the streets: Young Europeans refuse to accept a future stacked against them“ by Fernando Albero.
Article: “Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says“ by Lana Lam, Katy Watson.
Article: “Why FDR Issued More Executive Orders Than Any Modern President“ by GovFacts.
Article: “List of executive actions by Franklin D. Roosevelt“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Hot Type: Trump’s election denial industrial complex
- 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: “‘Election Denial Industrial Complex’ - My latest ‘Hot Type’ column in Byline Times“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “Mueller report“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hot Type: Donald Trump’s Election Denial Industrial Complex“ by Heidi Cuda.
Article: “Trump admin tries to rebuild election security infrastructure it gutted as midterms near“ by Tierney Sneed, Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez.
Post: “WILLIAMSON COUNTY: Reports of Tennessee voting machines flipping Democratic/ @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social votes to Republicans/@marshablackburn votes (Folks in Memphis have said the same) [video]” by The Tennessee Holler.
Article: “FBI seizes 2020 ballots in Georgia in apparently unprecedented action, alarming local officials“ by Luke Barr, Olivia Rubin, and Pierre Thomas.
Article: “Chinese interference in the 2024 United States elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia Releases American Who Was Jailed for 4 Years, State Media Reports“ (”humanitarian”) by David E. Sanger and Kim Barker.
Article: “EU Parliament Vice-President declared a hunger strike about the situation in Oleshky (Ukraine)“ by Meduza / HRWF.
Article: “Kushner Witkoff Lukoil Deal: Inside Putin’s Business Bait“ by Julia Ioffe.
Article: “Kleptocracy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Here’s why conditions on the USS Lincoln fell apart“ by Bruce Golding.
Article: “5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard“ by Jamie Rowen.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “MTG and her family were receiving death threats even as Trump said he didn’t believe she was in danger: police“ by Mike Bedigan.
Article: “The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs“ (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: “Trump’s Brownshirts: How violence has become inherent to Trumpian politics“ by Robert Reich.
Supreme Court Justice sounds the alarm on her colleagues
Article: “Supreme Court justice sounds alarm over ‘nightmare’ unleashed by her colleagues: NYT“ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Originalism“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Voting Rights Act of 1965“.
Article: “Blame John Roberts for Destroying the Voting Rights Act“ by Ari Berman.
Article: “Shelby County v. Holder“ (Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional.) by Wikipedia.
Thug Trump now extorting sick families for votes
Article: “Trump torched as ‘thug’ for threatening sick families with ‘extortion’“ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Roy Cohn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump’s grandfather ran Canadian brothel during gold rush, author says“ by Alexander Panetta.
Article: “In 1927, Donald Trump’s father was arrested after a Klan riot in N.Y.“ by Philip Bump.
Article: “New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as ‘favor’ to Fred Trump“ by Veronica Stracqualursi.
Article: “Trump Boasted of Avoiding STDs While Dating: Vaginas Are ‘Landmines ... It Is My Personal Vietnam’“ by Ale Russian.
Article: “Mads Mikkelsen“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens“ by Victoria Bekiempis.
Article: “Melania Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?“ by Joel Gunter.
Article: “Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report“ by Edward Helmore.
Article: “High schoolers, students: the twilight of macronism“ by Thomas Piketty.
Article: “French Revolution“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tom Steyer“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Smedley Butler“ by Wikipedia.
Book: War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier by Smedley D. Butler.
Article: “How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation“ by Molly Redden, Avi Asher-Schapiro, William Turton and Kirsten Berg.
Article: “Israeli Military Detains Brad Lander in West Bank During Volunteer Trip“ by Liam Stack.
Article: “Israel’s elections 2026 explained in maps and charts“ by Mohammed Haddad and Hanna Duggal.
Article: “When does early voting start in New York? Key 2026 election dates to know“ by Alexandra Rivera.
Article: “Man struck by ICE vehicle in California questions police investigation“ by Noe Padilla.
Article: “Prosecutors obtain long-withheld evidence on fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti“ by Coral Murphy Marcos.
Article: “Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?“ by Zoe Kleinman.
Hour Three: Military families expose what really happened in Bahrain
Article: “‘I was terrified’: Military families describe their harrowing evacuation from a Navy base in Bahrain“ by Priya Sridhar.
Article: “Reichstag Fire Decree“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Moscow theater hostage crisis“ (2002, Chechens) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump doubles down on California comments: ‘Let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles’“ by Julia Manchester.
Article: “Pentagon raises US-Iran war toll to 21 killed, over 800 wounded“ by The New Arab Staff.
United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax
Article: “United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax“ by Gaya Gupta.
Site: 5 calls.
Article: “Trump was granted five draft deferments during the Vietnam War “ by Mark Hensch.
Article: “A hamstrung IRS is a gift to rich tax cheats and a headache for honest taxpayers“ by Vanessa Williamson and Ellis Chen.
Top Economist Says Musk Needs to “Pay More Taxes
Article: “Musk’s SpaceX stock gift is ‘tip of the iceberg’ for Trump Accounts, Altimeter’s Gerstner says“ by Jessica Dickler, Kate Dore.
Article: “Top Economist Says Elon Musk Needs to ‘Pay More Taxes,’ Not Just Donate SpaceX Shares“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “NEWS: Sanders and Khanna Introduce Legislation to Tax Billionaires“ by Bernie Sanders.
Article: “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax“ by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel.
Article: “Baby in stroller killed as Russia rains drones on Ukraine“ by Times Now Digital.
Article: “Gates accuses Musk of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts” by Amy B Wang.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Site: “Trump Accounts“.
Article: “The $90 Medicare Payment — Who Qualifies, Who Gets Left Out“ by Budget Seniors.
Site: Paradisos del Sol Winery and Organic Vineyard. Facebook
Quote: “As a matter of fact, in interviews in 1999 with respected journalist, and long time Bush family friend, David Herskowitz, then Governor George Bush stated: ‘One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade... if I had that much capital, I’m not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I’m going to have a successful presidency.” - My Testimony for the Downing Street Memo Hearings“ by Cindy Sheehan, June 16 2005.
Law: “Sherman Antitrust Act“, 1890.
Law: “Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States antitrust law“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Measuring the Income Gap from 1975 to 2023“ by Carter C. Price.
Video: Home Office Moscow.