Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Old America Is Dying. Who Will Build the New One?
Article: “The Old America Is Dying. Who Will Build the New One?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted with Republicans to repeal student loan debt forgiveness“ by Carlos Nogueras.
Article: “The Right Reads Gramsci: Project 2025 and Neo-Fascism“ by Jerry Harris.
Article: “Dictators — Even Those Who Start Out as a “Dictator for a Day” — Play for Keeps“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Bernie Sanders says he consistently beats Donald Trump by bigger margins than Hillary Clinton does”“ by Louis Jacobson.
Article: “Clinton-Trump Close In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds“ by Quinnipiac.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy by Gil Durán.
Article: “‘Astonishing Stat’: Billionaires Gave Nearly 20% of Donations in 2024 US Federal Elections“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “AOC Chances of Winning in 2028 as Report Says She’s Weighing Run“ by Andrew Stanton.
Article: “Public Trust in Government: 1958-2025“ by Pew Research Center.
Article: “Pritzker launches $20M pre-midterms PAC“ by Shia Kapos.
Article: “Polls: Sanders vs. Republicans: 2016 General Election“ by RealClearPolitics.
Book: I Paid Hitler by Fritz Thyssen.
Article: “‘This Man Is So Out of Touch’: Hakeem Jeffries Slammed for Opposition to Medicare for All“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “Massachusetts health care reform“ (Romneycare) by Wikipedia.
Article: “populism“ by Britannica.
Article: “Hurricane Marie destroys California beaches, homes and prompts hundreds of rescues“ by Laylan Connelly.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How much aid does the US give to Israel?“ by USAFacts.
Article: “Healthcare in Israel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Education in Israel“ by Wikipedia.
Trump Promises You $5,000. Will It Arrive Before the Tooth Fairy?
Article: “US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech“ by Adam Gabbatt.
Article: “Trump claims he will give $5,000 to every American if Republicans win the midterms as he defends Iran war and tariffs– as it happened“ by Shrai Popat, Christopher Hippensteel, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose.
Fetterman Pledges to ‘Work With President Trump’ in Video at GOP Convention
Article: “Fetterman Pledges to ‘Work With President Trump’ in Video at GOP Convention“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Article: “House Democrat Torches Fetterman: ‘Nowhere To Be Found’“ by Michael Luciano.
Video: “The View: S30E2Ted Cruz grades Trump’s economy an ‘A,’ says midterms will ‘come down to turnout’“.
Video: This Latin music star has a plan to BUST Trump’s Texas redistricting scheme.
Article: “HUD Secretary Scott Turner Appears to Go for Butt Slap on Rep. Anna Paulina Luna“ by TMZ Staff.
Movie: “The Godfather Part II“.
Article: “Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power“ by Caryn James.
Substack: American Kompromat - Craig Unger.
Article: “Ultimate Fighting Championship“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Some Republicans Open to Higher Taxes to Save Social Security“ by Newsmax Wires.
Article: “Permanent Residents No Longer Eligible for SBA Loans“ by Amanda Hayes.
Article: “German far right’s ‘remigration’ plans amount to ethnic cleansing, says Merz“ by Nette Nöstlinger.
Article: “The Interview: The Man Who Tried to Solve Immigration for the G.O.P.“ (James Lankford) by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Article: “Hillary Clinton Officially Wins Popular Vote by Nearly 2.9 Million “ by Alana Abramson.
Article: “Air America (radio network)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Talking Back To Talk Radio - Fairness, Democracy, and Profits“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Radio Silence: How Progressives Lost the Airwaves“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How the US right wing is taking over news media and choking press freedom“ by Edward Helmore.
Hour Two: Ukraine Briefing
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Ukraine strikes deep into Russia’s Arctic gas heartland as Trump pushes Putin toward peace“ by Efrat Lachter.
Article: “Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend“ by Fred Kaplan.
Article: “Ukraine is quietly destroying Russia’s irreplaceable bombers “ by Verity Bowman.
Article: “Lyman, Ukraine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Critical Importance of Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast“ by ISW.
Article: ““When we retire, we will have a lot of stories that we can remember, and communication with you will be one of the best and most memorable,” Steve Witkoff thanked Vladimir Putin for the warm welcome in Moscow“ by Max “vesti”.
Article: “US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv for first time after Putin talk“ by Amy Hawkins.
Article: “Russia/Ukraine: Ill-treatment of Ukrainians in Russian captivity amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity“ by AI.
Article: “Fiona Hill (presidential advisor)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alex Vindman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukrainian grocer prayed to Russian drone operator and showed he only had two garlic cloves before explosion “ by Barney Davis.
Article: “Russian strike kills 3 Ukrainian toddlers and father, with pregnant mother injured“ by Claire Keenan and Jaroslav Lukiv.
Article: “Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv books in 1,000 Patriots as UK and EU open up missile aid“ by Warren Murray.
Article: “The Budapest Memorandum: America’s Forgotten Promise to Ukraine“ by Jerry Simoneaux.
Article: “Vance calls end of Ukraine aid ‘one of the proudest’ achievements of Trump administration“ by Martin Fornusek.
Article: “Germany identifies Russian suspects behind Leipzig airport drone attack, say reports“ by Maira Butt.
Article: “First Thing: German far-right leader thanks Elon Musk after landmark election win praised by Russia“ by Martin Belam.
Article: “Marine Le Pen“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nigel Farage“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vladimir Putin“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “Hacks: The Inside Story“ by Donna Brazile.
Quote: “If You Want a Friend in Washington, Get a Dog“ - attributed to Harry Truman.
Article: “Norway Wealth Fund Plans $80bn US Treasury Cut, Oslo“ by Alaa AbuJaser.
Article: “Petrodollar system explained – And why it might be unwinding“ by Tejvan Pettinger.
Article: “Has China become the new risk-free rate?“ by Charles de Quinsonas.
The Bond market rebuffed US treasury’s plan to buy back $6bn in government debt - What’s next?
Article: “Bond market rebuffs US treasury’s plan to buy back $6bn in government debt“ by Lauren Aratani.
Article: “Savings and loan crisis“ by Wikipedia.
Fascist Alert. Right-wing media repeated Trump administration claims that over 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote
Article: “Right-wing media repeated Trump administration claims that over 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote — now that “inflated” number is falling apart“ by Hanne MacDonald & Reed McMaster.
Article: “Operation Eagle Eye (United States)“ (voter suppression, William Rehnquist) by Wikipedia.
Why won’t our DOJ help the Europeans investigating Epstein?
Article: “Europeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for help“ by Maegan Vazquez.
Article: “DOJ Has Yet to Turn Over Epstein Evidence as European Criminal Probes Expand“ by Bridget Luckey.
Article: “The Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s Voting Map, Again“ by Matthew Cullen.
Article: “Missouri Races to Print Ballots After Supreme Court Map Ruling“ by Gabe Whisnant and Dan Gooding.
Article: “Lawmakers threaten to impeach Missouri Supreme Court if Denny Hoskins found in contempt“ by Joey Schneider.
Article: “Gaza genocide“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Al Jazeera.
Site: Democracy Now!
Article: “Israeli settler violence“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear“ by Lisa Lerer.
Article: “The Tariff Refund Tracker“ by Sam Baker Consulting LLC.
Article: “OpenAI hires Chuck Schumer’s daughter as Big Tech cozies up to Democrats ahead of midterms: report“ by Ariel Zilber.
Site: Progressive Caucus.
Article: “Newt Gingrich“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Literacy in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “William Bennett“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Carter Proposes $100 Million Solar Energy Bank“ by Edward Walsh.
Hour Three: How can rural voters save the Democratic Party (and America)?
Host - The Blue Ridge Breakdown, Co-Owner We Act Radio, West Virginia Organizer & Special Projects Director for Social Security Works and an “At-Large” member of the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee. Instagram
Book: “The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition“ by Data Center Watch.
Article: “West Virginia Primary Results 2016“ by NYT.
Article: “West Virginia Remains Trump Country, But He is Losing Support Among Independents“ by Hoppy Kercheval.
Article: “Trump latest: President accused of bribing Americans with ‘ridiculous’ $5,000 promise“ by Sky News.
Article: “Purity test (politics)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump still a convicted criminal as judge rejects request—what happens next“ by Amanda Castro.
Jimmy Kimmel Sends James Talarico Interview to YouTube After Threats From Trump’s FCC
Article: “Jimmy Kimmel sends James Talarico interview to YouTube after threats from Trump’s FCC“ by David Gilmour.
YouTube: “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.
Article: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting “. “Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and
Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
Article: “South Koreans protest over possible plan to send forces to back US in Hormuz“ by MEE.
Article: “Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war“ by Brandon Drenon, Jake Kwon.
Article: “The Virginian (TV series)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gunsmoke“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “List of The Virginian episodes“ (No. 67 “Big Image, Little Man”) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Morality play“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dennis Weaver“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lizzie Magie“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Great Game“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “George Carlin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “World Trade Center (1973–2001)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “National September 11 Memorial & Museum“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Helping the Terrorists to Win“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “José Padilla (criminal)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Transcript: Bin Laden determined to strike in US, August 6, 2001.
Site: “Velshi“.
Site: Rachel Maddow Show.
Site: All In with Chris Hayes.