Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Article: “Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report“ by Michelle R Smith.
Article: “RFK Jr.’s vaccine lies finally catch up to him“ by Lisa Needham.
Article: “Inside RFK Jr’s drugged-out years: 14-year heroin addiction, cocaine off toilet seats and allegations he still smokes DMT“ by Isabel Vincent.
Article: “Trump puts autistic kids in the spotlight and cuts agencies built to protect them“ by KFF.
Put the CEOs in Handcuffs: Trump’s ICE Is Arresting the Wrong People
Article: “Put the CEOs in Handcuffs: Trump’s ICE Is Arresting the Wrong People“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Corrected: GOP Chief: Mitt Romney’s ‘Self-Deportation’ Quote Was ‘Horrific’“ by Brett LoGiurato.
Article: “Danbury residents express fear, anger as ICE arrests escalate“ by Laura Tillman and Sasha Allen.
Article: “Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlash“ by Gabby Birenbaum.
Article: “ICE Raids Raise Question: What About the Employers That Profit Off Unauthorized Workers?“ by Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press.
Article: “The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (The McCarran-Walter Act)“ by Office of the Historian.
Article: “Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)“ by Immigration History.
Article: “The Actions of ICE, February 2026“ by Marist Poll.
Article: “AFL-CIO: End Sanctions“ by University of California.
Article: “Few Prosecuted for Illegal Employment of Immigrants“ by TRAC Reports.
Article: “Maine farm, construction workers brace for potential ICE raids“ by Brad Rogers.
Article: “How 2026’s divisive immigration politics could lead to a solution down the road“ by EJ Dionne, Jr.
Article: “Fox News Poll: 59% of voters say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July“ by Dana Blanton.
Article: “RNC Chairman Reince Priebus: Romney’s “self-deportation” comments were “horrific”“ by Jake Miller.
Article: “The Interview: The Man Who Tried to Solve Immigration for the G.O.P.“ (James Lankford) by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Article: “The Declining Enforcement of Employer Sanctions“ by Peter Brownell.
Article: “Feds Indict Poultry Execs After 2019 Mississippi ICE Raids; No Charges for Koch, PECO“ by Ashton Pittman.
Article: “Where They Stand: Obama, Romney On Immigration“ by Liz Halloran.
Article: “Statement on Signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986“ by Ronald Reagan.
Article: “The Cruelty Is the Poin“ by Adam Serwer.
Article: “Donald Trump paid $1.375 million to settle case involving undocumented Polish workers, reveal documents“ by Charles V. Bagli.
Article: “E-Verify“ by Wikipedia.
Don’t Let the Word ‘Socialism’ Scare You, Progressives Just Want a Country That Works for All
Article: “Don’t Let the Word ‘Socialism’ Scare You, Progressives Just Want a Country That Works for All“ by Chuck Collins.
Song: “” by Louise Hartman.
Article: “GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States“ by Labor Party.
FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for dominant XFG variant - but - there is still confusion and chaos
Article: “FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for dominant XFG variant“ by Guardian.
Site: Democracy Watch News.
Site: Mark Taylor-Canfield.
Article: “Recall petition against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson withdrawn before court review“ by Adel Toay.
Article: “Katie Wilson is officially Seattle’s mayor. Her agenda: affordability, housing, and workers’ rights“ by Eilís O’Neill.
Article: “Application of Sharia by country“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “6 Countries That Wooed Trump With Lavish Gifts – And What They Got in Return“ by Team Zeteo.
Article: “The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet“ by Helen Lewis.
Article: “Hyperscale Data Centers Hit 1,300 With AWS, Google, Microsoft Owning Over Half Of Global Capacity“ by Mark Haranas.
Article: “Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “How much household electricity consumption is actually saved by replacement with Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)?“ by Hiroki Onuma, Shigeru Matsumoto, Toshi H. Arimura.
Article: “Judge Blocks Trump’s USPS Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting“ by Janna Brancolini.
Article: “Eisenhower Tax Rates – 90 Percent“ by Fact and Myth.
Article: “accufession“ by The Font.
Hour Two: ‘We’d Really Prefer Affordable Healthcare’: Trump ‘Lake America’ Order Ridiculed as Inane Distraction
Article: “Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’“ by Canadian Press.
Article: “No evidence Doug Ford posted joke about ‘Lake Epstein’“ by Gwen Roley.
Article: “Ontario Premier Doug Ford brutally takes down Trump over ‘Lake America’ plan“ by Maria Villarroel.
Article: “Debbie Dingell Mocks Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Proposal With ‘Lake Natalie’ Jab at White House Aide Natalie Harp“ by Tracy Park.
Article: “Casualties of the 2026 Iran war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Iran war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle with permanent end to Iran war nowhere in sight“ by Davis Winkie, Zachary Cohen.
Article: “USS George Washington Move a ‘National Security’ Risk for US: Ex-Admiral“ by Ellie Cook.
Article: “July jobs report live updates: Labor Department says US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs, manufacturing hiring ‘treading water’“ by Grace O’Donnell, Emma Ockerman.
Article: “in Play as Inflation Fight Dominates Jackson Hole“ by Ezzeldin.net.
Article: “Changes to Medicaid, the ACA and other key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act“ by AMA.
Article: “At least 3.5 million people have lost food stamp access as Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ cuts take effect, analysis finds“ by Lorie Konish.
Article: “Social Security has ‘no bankruptcy or collapse in the cards,’ economist says — but benefits may change“ by Lorie Konish.
Article: “‘We’d Really Prefer Affordable Healthcare’: Trump ‘Lake America’ Order Ridiculed as Inane Distraction “ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Attorney General Todd Blanche slammed by lawyer over Epstein files appeal“ by Heidi Alagha.
The Social Security Trust Fund is Running Out...We’ll talk real solutions.
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “The Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it’s not a top campaign issue“ by Ashley Lopez.
Article: “Baby boomers are collecting 265% of what they paid into Social Security—and millennials are paying the price“ by Nick Lichtenberg.
Article: “Dr. Oz shrugs off latest measles deaths“ by Walter Einenkel.
Article: “As trust fund nears insolvency, SSA chief actuary shares options“ by Checkpoint News Staff.
Article: “Survivors Benefits“ by SSA.
Article: “Disability“ by SSA.
Law: “Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986“.
Article: “Unauthorized aliens residing in the United States: Estimates since 1986“ by Texas LBJ School.
Why is Whiskey Pete Hegseth Building a Pentagon Troll Army?
Article: “Pete Hegseth Is Building a Pentagon Troll Army“ by Will Sommer.
Article: “‘The piggy bank is broken’: Trump admin spurs ‘crisis’ with ‘raid’ on Navy’s payroll cash“ by Alexander Willis.
Whoa! Super Sonic Jets are Almost Here - 3.5 hours from New York to London...
Article: “Supersonic jet that could fly from New York to London in 3.5 hours ‘weeks away’ from tests“ by Robin Cottle.
Article: “CENTCOM commander says mines cleared from Hormuz shipping lanes“ by Jeremy Binnie.
Article: “Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz“ by David Goldman.
Article: “Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after cancer diagnosis“ by Ben Beaumont-Thomas.
Article: “Dolly Parton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Andrew Carnegie“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Indira Talwani“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 North Carolina elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Early Voting Dates by State“ by Congress Countdown.
Article: “Table 7: When States Mail Out Absentee/Mail Ballots“ by NCSL.
Article: “Million vs. Billion vs. Trillion“ by Daniel Miessler.
Article: “wanton“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Hoarding disorder“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Third elections director steps down amid rural North Carolina election board upheaval“ by Naomi Kowles.
Article: “Elon Musk Podcast“.
TV: “The West Wing“.
Article: “Dred Scott Case“ by History.com.
Article: “Did Andrew Jackson actually defy the Supreme Court?“ by Ewald McGlynn.
Article: “Trump’s super PAC drops more than $800K on Graham in South Carolina“ by Julia Manchester.
Hour Three: Texas releases ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting Christian Castro has been released after a federal judge denied Minnesota’s request to keep him in custody.
Article: “Texas releases ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting“ by Silvia Foster-Frau, Maria Sacchetti.
Are We All Jelly Roll Today? I’ll Explain
Article: “After Days of Bashing Trump, Jelly Roll Tears Up as He Pleads to Divided America: ‘Human Dignity Isn’t Republican Nor Democrat’“ by David Gilmour.
Video: Jelly Roll Speaks His Truth - Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Who Else Is Concerned About Trump Starting a Crypto Bank Backed By An Abu Dhabi Sheikh?
Article: “Trump Family’s New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh“ by Rebecca Ballhaus, Sam Kessler and Angus Berwick.
Article: “Hunter Biden“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Les Moonves: Trump’s run is ‘damn good for CBS’“ by Eliza Collins.
Site: “Mary Trump“.
Article: “A Russian asset: Trump’s policy behavior confirms evidence he was groomed by the Kremlin since the 1980s“ by Insights.
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: “Canada threatens to shut off US power supply as trade war escalates“ by Mia Williams.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Video: Trump ‘sort of’ hoped for the real estate bubble to pop .
Videos: “Mad Money with Jim Cramer“.
Article: “Gloria Swanson“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Black Monday (1987)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show“ by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy. (2020)
Article: “Matthew 25.
Article: “Sermon on the Mount“ (Matthew 5-7) by Wikipedia.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Team Rogers Launches First Digital Ad Of The 2026 Cycle“ by Mike Rogers.
Law: “First Amendment“.
Article: “Trump Doubles Down After Elon’s Shocking “Tank the Economy” Confession“ by Paige Oamek.