Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: “House adopts measure condemning socialism ahead of November election“ by Garrett Downs.
Article: “House Democrats block constitutional amendment to lock Supreme Court size at 9 justices“ by Sahil Kapur.
Article: “The US is gobbling up Venezuelan oil, but will it lower fuel prices?“ by Priyanka Shankar.
Article: “Supreme Court allows Trump’s ballroom construction, but Roberts says project is ‘likely unlawful’“ by Josh Gerstein.
Article: “US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar“ by Shelby Talcott and Eleanor Mueller.
Article: “Trump Administration Faces Questions Over $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenue as Only $300 Million Is Publicly Accounted For“ by Rebecca Pubols.
Article: “Perceptions of government corruption at record high: Gallup “ by Mira Bhakta.
Article: “Americans hand Trump brutal marks on Iran war as MAGA base cracks over cost of living fears… and voters reveal staggering $5-a-gallon gas admission“ by Breanne Deppisch.
Article: “Apple joins Google in renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’“ by Indrabati Lahiri.
Article: “Markey defies Democrat’s age referendum in Massachusetts: 3 takeaways“ by Phillip M. Bailey.
Article: “Ed Markey defeats Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary for Senate“ by Neal Riley, Aaron Parseghian, Louisa Moller.
Article: “Rosa DeLauro“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bernie Sanders“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sour crude oil“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Understanding Sour Crude Oil: The Challenges and Impact of High Sulfur Content“ by Preethi Rajan.
Article: “Part II: The Sour Crude Problem: How Long Can the Salt Caverns Keep Bridging the Gap?“ by Larry C Johnson.
Article: “Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting “ by Sam Levine.
Video: Hakeem Jeffries Speaks Out About His Meeting With Jared Kushner After Backlash .
Article: “Neville Chamberlain“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US Representative Tom Kean attributes months-long absence to depression“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Confusion growing’ as Mitch McConnell’s mysterious absence hits ominous mark: analysis “ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “How Will Hakeem Jeffries Deal With Moderate House Turncoats?“ by Edith Olmsted.
Article: “Jamie Raskin“ (D, MD-8) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Epstein files“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rep. Thomas Massie Calls Out 14 ‘Epstein Co-Conspirators’ That Should Be Investigated, Including Musician Ramsey Elkholy“ by Ashley King.
Article: “Thomas Massie seeks signatures to force vote on second Epstein files bill“ by Erin Kelly.
Article: “‘This Man Is So Out of Touch’: Hakeem Jeffries Slammed for Opposition to Medicare for All“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “What Is Mail Tampering and Is It a Crime?“ by Louis DeNicola.
Article: “Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting“ by Nate Raymond.
Article: “Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “FTC probes health records giant Epic Systems, sources say“ by Jody Godoy.
Bill: “H.R.3565 - To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.“ (Block the Bombs Act) by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3].
Hour Two: Trump Brags About His “Brilliant” Venezuela Scheme While History Screams a Warning
Article: “Trump Brags About His “Brilliant” Venezuela Scheme While History Screams a Warning“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve“ by Siddharth Misra.
Article: “Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ in Venezuela reeks of ‘colonial cronyism’ and could easily fall apart, experts say“ by Jordan Blum.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “The Venezuelan Caracazo of 1989 : Popular Protest and Institutional Weakness“ by Margarita LÓPez Maya.
Article: “What Did Trump Do With the Billions He Collected From Venezuelan Oil?“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “Trump praises US military’s operation in Venezuela: ‘brilliant’“ by Julia Manchester.
Article: “Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal“ by Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters.
Article: “The U.S. Took Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry. Where Has All the Money Gone?“ by Roxanna Vigil.
Article: “Why the Trump administration is holding millions of dollars from Venezuelan oil sales in a Qatari bank“ by Chris Isidore, Adam Cancryn.
Article: “Human Rights In Venezuela“ by HRW.
Article: “Days after Trump announces Venezuela oil deal, White House fills in some of the details“ by AP.
Article: “Jet-Setting Venezuelan Businessman in Corruption Probe Linked to Luxembourg Firms“ by OCCRP.
Article: “Texas refineries see opportunity in Venezuelan oil amid Mexico export declines“ by Brandon Mulder.
Article: “A Venezuelan oilman faced a Swiss arrest warrant. The U.S. had other plans for him.“ by Samuel Oakford, Samantha Schmidt, Anthony Faiola, Karen DeYoung.
The Bond Market Is Sending a Warning Trump Can’t Ignore
Article: “Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World“ by Eshe Nelson.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “US economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimate“ by Paul Wiseman.
Crazy Alert. Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump offered her husband, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the job because it “was all that’s left.” Say What?!
Article: “Fox News Host Reveals Trump Made Her Husband Transportation Secretary ‘Because That Was All That’s Left’“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Article: “Pete Hegseth and other Trump picks unfit for their big government jobs“ by Phenix S Halley.
Article: “Transparencia soberana“ (Sovereign Transparency - sovereign wealth funds, oil revenues and national infrastructure expenditures) by Venezuela.
Article: “Fact check: Trump says the U.S. is making ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ from oil in Venezuela“ by Louis Jacobson.
Article: “Netanyahu Admits He Spent ‘Close To 1,000 Hours’ On American Television To Bring The U.S. Into War With Iran“ by L Todd Wood.
Article: “What Happens When AI Takes 15 Million American Jobs?“ by Douglas A. McIntyre.
Article: “Trump explains his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people “ by Zachary B. Wolf.
Article: “Epstein files“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “U.S. sanctions to hurt Cuban civilians violate the Geneva Conventions“ by Mark Weisbrot.
Article: “Reps. Pocan, Dexter, Leger Fernandez, and Ramirez Return From Cuba Fact-Finding Mission“ by Mark Pocan.
Article: “Attack on Pearl Harbor“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran News in Brief – February 28, 2026“ by NCRI.
Article: “Yet another mid-talks attack suggests Trump was never serious about peace“ by Patrick Wintour.
Article: “Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school“ by MEE.
Hour Three: Fear? Or pattern recognition?
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney (20+ years) specializing in First and 14th Amendment defense / Contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune / She writes the “Haake Take“ columns on Substack and is a contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune. @haake_sabrina
Article: “How many extreme weather events will it take?“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “What caused the Nepal flood wave? Here’s what we know“ by Laura Paddison, Angela Fritz, Ivana Kottasová.
Article: “Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Enron Corp. Rejects Portland’s Overtures On Utility Purchase“ by Rebecca Smith.
Article: “PGE seeks 8th consecutive annual rate increase“ by Mike Rogoway.
Article: “Braun calls NIPSCO a ‘monopoly,’ demands investigation and returned power for those in northwest Indiana“ by WTHR.com.
Article: “Updates on wildfires still burning across Oregon“ by KGW Digital.
Article: “Fear? Or pattern recognition?“ by Sabrina Haake.
Book: “The Prophet’s Way“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Travis McGee Series“ by John D. MacDonald.
Article: “Air America (radio network)“ by Wikipedia.
The Trump administration plans to delete the data that has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. Sigh...
Article: “This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it“ by Amy Qin.
Geeky Science. Researchers are Alarmed as GPS Readings Suddenly Veer Off by 33 Feet, Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars. Oh oh.....
Article: “Researchers Alarmed as GPS Readings Suddenly Veer Off by 33 Feet, Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars“ by Victor Tangermann.
Article: “Cyclospora research shelved“ by Marcia Brown and Rachel Shin.
Article: “CT senator says whistleblower claims thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected with new system“ by Ken Dixon.
Book: Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly.
Article: “All of Trump’s marriages and sexual assault allegations amid the E Jean Carroll trial“ by Chelsea Ritschel.
Article: “2025 Blatten glacier collapse“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Unsettling question raised over Trump admin’s role in devastating Nepal floods“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “NuScale Power“ by Wikipedia.