Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump Exposes America’s Deadly Cycle: Will Democrats Break It or Repeat History’s Worst Mistakes?
Article: “Trump Exposes America’s Deadly Cycle: Will Democrats Break It or Repeat History’s Worst Mistakes?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “America’s 4th Turning Has Arrived — Which Path Will We Take?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “As the Fourth Great Turning Unwinds, Technology is Speeding Up the Process“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “As the Fourth Great Turning Unwinds, Ukraine has become the George Floyd of the World - comments“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Can American Democracy Survive Fox “News”?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Have Zoomers Ushered in the Fourth Turning?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Caucus Members“ by Problem Solvers Caucus.
Book: Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History by Peter Turchin.
Article: “End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration“ by Peter Turchin.
Book: The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End by Neil Howe.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “On deportations, Trump expects a ‘bloody story’ in second term“ by Steve Benen.
Article: “The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class“ by Marilyn Geewax.
Article: “Some US progressive goals win support of independent voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds“ by Joseph Ax and Jason Lange.
Article: “NEW STUDY: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975“ by Bernie Sanders.
Article: “The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win“ (2024) by Peter Turchin.
Article: “Fifty-state strategy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Angie Nixon Hints at Another Senate Run in 2028, After Being Heavily Outspent“ by Sharon Zhang.
Article: “Byron Donalds beats David Jolly, becoming Florida’s first Black governor“ by Hugh Cameron.
Is Trump behaving like he’s getting dementia? Could this be the way Trump tunes out?
Article: “Trump rages at clocks in bizarre tirade after election disaster: ’Isn’t that ridiculous?’ “ by Erik De La Garza.
Article: “‘Surreal’: Trump gives emergency ballroom speech to ‘dead silent’ crowd after blowout“ by David Edwards.
Article: “When Fred Trump lost his mind “ by Nicky Woolf.
Article: “Trump complains it’s ‘so dark outside’ early and begs Congress to end clock switching“ by Isabel Keane.
Mamdani and Democrats Break Silence on Schumer: Is a Progressive Revolt Brewing?
Article: “Mamdani Joins Call for Democrats to Deliver for Working Class With Progressive ‘Mandate’“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “Van Hollen Says No Rubber Stamp for Schumer as Majority Leader Without Support for ‘Bold Agenda’“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Peggy Flanagan wants new Senate Democratic leader to replace Chuck Schumer“ by Allison Kite.
Site: USA News.
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: “How Manchin and Sinema Completed a Conservative Vision“ by Ronald Brownstein.
Quote: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.“ - Winston Churchill.
Article: “DOJ Civil Rights Head Harmeet Dhillon Resigns“ by Brandi Buchman.
Article: “Why is the stock market down today, November 5? Nasdaq plunges into correction territory as tech and AI sell-off deepens“ by Clarin.
Site: Elliot Wave.
Article: “List of recessions in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Elliott wave principle“ (Elliott wave theory) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Don’t Be Fooled. This Is What Trump Wanted.“ by Michelle Cottle.
Article: “JD Vance’s brutal attack on Trump sparks questions over whether he could be next president“ by Jess Battison.
Article: “Rubio on resignation watch from Trump administration after midterms“ by David Maddox and Andrew Feinberg.
Book: American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger.
Article: “Goldwater’s 1964 Acceptance Speech“, 1964. “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice... moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.“
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Russian strikes and approaching winter force some in Kyiv to pack bags and flee“ by Paul Adams.
Article: “Polish general warns of a winter refugee crisis that could shake Europe from within“ by Andrey Nikolaev.
Article: “Russian stuff blowing up: Another Ozon burns; Russia has a sad about GOP’s loss“ by quaoar.
Article: “Ukraine’s drone defenses debunk the myth of inevitable Russian victory“ by Mykola Bielieskov.
Article: “Ukraine’s war drones are catching new rides into battle“ by Jake Epstein.
Article: “A wounded Ukrainian soldier thought he was going to die. Then a drone pilot flew like a ninja to airlift him out.“ by Jake Epstein.
Article: “Ukraine Using Signal Repeater Drones“ by Aero News.
Article: “Pete Hegseth could be impeached next week in brutal blow after midterms“ by Tannur Anders.
Article: “Rubio Considering Resigning, Report Says“ by Sara Dorn.
Article: “Guy Fawkes Night“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Live results: Mississippi Senate election still too close to cal“ by Melina Khan and Aysha Bagchi.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: “Accountability, Not Capitulation: Why Establishment Democrats Will Waste This Mandate“ by Danielle Moodie.
Quote: “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.“ - John F. Kennedy.
Article: “2026 midterms become most expensive election cycle ever“ by Sarah Sternhagen.
There has to be accountability for what ICE just did to US citizen Erik Zepeda walking to school. And Trump just complained that Miller may have gone too far. Not because of Eric or the people ICE has killed - but - because some friends of Melania got caught up. We have to stop this cruelty.
Article: “Outcry after ICE violently detains US citizen walking to high school: ‘I thought they were going to kill me’“ by Jackie Botts.
Article: “Trump Said Stephen Miller ‘Went Too Far’ on Immigration — After Melania Complained About Deported Friends: Report“ by Kathianne Boniello.
What’s going on in Mississippi is fascinating...
Article: “Mississippi has an unexpectedly close Senate race but no recount procedure“ by Sophie Brams and Zach Schonfeld.
Article: “Colom widens lead over Hyde-Smith with thousands of Mississippi ballots uncounted“ by Rachel Lerman, Gregory S. Schneider, Patrick Marley.
Article: “US envoy Kushner: If Ukraine agreed to give up territory demanded by Putin, we would already have a deal“ by Ivan Diakonov.
Book: Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East by Matthew Cole.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Article: “Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms“ by Tim Marchman.
Article: “Democrats condemn GOP’s plot to obstruct Obama as ‘appalling and sad’“ by Ewen MacAskill.
Article: “Stare Decisis“ by Merriam-Webster.
Law: “25th Amendment Section 4“ (presidential succession). “Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.“
Hour Three: Trump & the Maga Movement as Antichrist
- Matthew Fox, Theologian, priest and a leading voice in Christian Spirituality / Author of more than 40 books, his latest is “Trump & the MAGA Movement as Antichrist“ Instagram
Quote: “Christ teaches the dignity of human nature... and the full participation in Divinity which is truly humanity’s happiness and the goal of human life“ - Thomas Aquinas.
Article: “Archetype“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Martin Luther and the AntiChrist“ (Pope Leo X) by Dennis Pettibone.
Article: “Antichrist“ by Robert E. Lerner, with detail from “The Deeds of Antichrist” by Luca Signorelli.
Article: “Hildegard of Bingen“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hildegard’s Vision of the Antichrist“ by Scribd.
Article: “Carl Jung: Christ as an Archetype“.
Article: “U.S. Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding, fails to ban Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund“ by Reuters.
Article: “Koch network“ (Koch brothers) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Heritage Foundation“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ralph Reed“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jerry Falwell Sr.“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Billy Graham“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Franklin Graham“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Leonard Leo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Opus Dei“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “When Faith Became a Weapon: The CIA and the Catholic Church“ by Mkufi Dindai.
Article: “Peter Thiel“ by Wikipedia.
Bible: “Book of Revelation“.
Quote: “We won’t organize any black man to be a Democrat or a Republican because both of them have sold us out. Both of them have sold us out; both parties have sold us out. Both parties are racist, and the Democratic Party is more racist than the Republican Party.“ - Malcolm X.
Article: “Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayor’s race, CBS News projects“ by Chelsea Hylton.
Article: “‘Surreal’: Trump gives emergency ballroom speech to ‘dead silent’ crowd after blowout“ by David Edwards.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
The reckoning is beginning - Thomas Massie Gives Pete Hegseth a Choice: Resignation or Impeachment - “There is one contingency in which I won’t reintroduce the articles of impeachment: Hegseth resigns,”
Article: “Thomas Massie Gives Pete Hegseth a Choice: Resignation or Impeachment “ by Jake Johnson.
Crazy Alert: Did Ramaswamy really think Acton would take his call? He got exactly what he deserved - “leave a message!”
Article: “Ramaswamy mocked mercilessly after Acton snubs call: ‘Exactly what the creep deserves’ “ by Erik De La Garza.
Article: “Bandwagon effect“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Speaker of the United States House of Representatives“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Read the room! Chuck Schumer’s glaring disconnect shows he’s already in way over his head | Opinion“ by David Fagin.
Article: “MS NOW Voter Poll“.
Law: “Civil Rights Act of 1964“.
Law: “Voting Rights Act of 1965“.
Post: “‘The Bullshit Weaver’. Oils on gessoed paper.“ (”Careful mate, that foreigner wants your cookie”) by Denis Lushch.
Site: “No Kings“.
Video: Bernie Explains Whats Next After the Midterms.
Article: “Ro Khanna“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Precarious manhood“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Article: “Democrats win enough seats nationwide to end electoral college“ by Hafiz Rashid.