Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Would Another 9/11 Be Trump’s Ultimate October Surprise?
Article: “Would Another 9/11 Be Trump’s Ultimate October Surprise?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Operation Northwoods“ by Wikipedia.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “When Democracy Failed: the Warnings of History“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Battleship Maine“ by NHHC.
Article: “Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say“ by CNN Newssource.
Article: “Congressman Krishnamoorthi Sounds Alarm Over DOJ Diverting FBI Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence Resources to Mass Immigration Raids“ by Raja Krishnamoorthi.
Article: “Who Had the Highest Gallup Presidential Job Approval Rating?“ by Gallup.
Article: “Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US“ by CIA.
Article: “Tonkin Gulf Intelligence “Skewed” According to Official History and Intercepts“ by John Prados.
Article: “Beware the Iran ‘Pearl Harbor’ Moment“ by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos.
Article: “Sefton Delmer“ by John Simkin.
Article: “Trump doubles down on California comments: ‘Let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles’“ by Julia Manchester.
Article: “FBI Redirected a Quarter of Staff to Target Immigrants Under Trump’s Deportation Push“ by Akela Lacy.
Article: “Bush, Rumsfeld and Iraq: Is the Real Reason for the Invasion Finally Emerging?“ by Russ Baker.
Article: “UK links Iran to suspected plot outside airbase used by US bombers“ by Reuters.
Article: “Lincoln’s Spot Resolutions“ by Mueller, Jean West and Wynell B. Schamel.
Article: “Trump suggests allowing Iran to “take out” LA and San Diego during campaign rally“ by Tom Wait, Matthew Rodriguez.
Article: “Trump says latest Iran peace offer not enough, may resume bombing, and other Mideast developments“ by AP.
Article: “Trump Draws Backlash For ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ Or ‘San Diego’ Iran War Remarks“ by Siladitya Ray.
Article: “Trump claimed in 2011, 2012 that Obama would start war with Iran to get reelected“ by Amy Lieu.
Article: “Israel knew about Hamas attack over a year in advance, New York Times report says“ by Julia Frankel.
Article: “United States freezes Japanese assets“ by HISTORY.com Editors.
Article: “Historian says Nazis were to blame for the Reichstag fire“ by HNN.
Article: ““You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”“ by Ken Lawrence.
Article: “Trump Approval Rating Among Independents Sparks Midterm Warning Sign“ by Sam Stevenson.
Article: “‘All Of Russia Was At Stake In This Game’: Who Blew Up The Apartment Buildings In 1999?“ by Dmitry Volchek.
Article: “California to ‘actively monitor’ for possible threats after Trump said Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego“ by Shrai Popat, David Smith, Lauren Gambino, Dani Anguiano.
Article: “Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal, says war will resume after midterms“ by Lisa Hornung.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Fact Check: What Trump actually said about Iran taking out Los Angeles and San Diego“ by Taija PerryCook.
Article: “September 11 attacks“ (2001) by Wikipedia.
Video: ‘Nobody Wants To Go Fishing Anymore’: Trump Cracks Joke About Caribbean Boat Strikes During SOTU.
Article: “506 U.S. Citizens Detained“ by Nicole Foy, Ruth Talbot, Cengiz Yar, Liliana Michelena, Bianca Fortis, Mariam Elba, Kahlie Wray.
Why the global bond sell-off is picking up steam and what it means
Article: “US government bonds steady after strong 10-year Treasury auction“ by FT.
Article: “Trump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms“ by Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire.
Kimberly Guilfoyle shows us perfectly the “grift world” of the Trump family and friends...
Article: “Trump official’s leaked Signal chats astound legal expert: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’ “ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account“ by Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, Joe Parkinson.
Article: “Media World Erupts at WSJ’s ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Guilfoyle ‘Grifting’ Exposé: ‘Signal Me Babe!!!’“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Third Way“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Constitutional court“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Original jurisdiction“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Obama endorses Haaland in race for New Mexico governor“ by Daniel J. Chacón.
Article: “Detailed damage path of the Appleton-Menasha tornado“ by Patrick Powell.
Article: “Trump announces tornado aid for Menasha after CBS News report“ by Dr. Jon LaPook.
Article: “US Chamber of Commerce sues Hawaii over law targeting Citizens United“ by Jeremy Yurow.
Article: “Montana’s ballot measure on political spending, explained“ by Jonathon Ambarian.
Article: “Trump Ominously Says ‘Project 2025’ Author Has ‘Big Surprises’ In The Next Few Weeks“ by Anthony Orrico.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “This Trump Official Promised To Traumatize Federal Workers — Watch His Words Come Back To Haunt Him“ by Kelby Vera.
Article: “Thom Tillis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump hosts election denier Tina Peters for strategy summit: insider“ by Brendan Rascius.
Law: “Hatch Act“ (1939).
Article: “Hatch Act complaints against Trump officials continue to pile up as investigations go on for nearly a year “ by Sean Michael Newhouse.
Article: “Al Capone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Al Capone’s Conviction and Sentencing for Tax Evasion“ by Court Docket.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update - Is Putin Building His Excuse to Attack the Baltics?
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Power outages in Kiev as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian energy“ by DPA International.
Article: “Trump Wakes Up From Oval Office Nap to Discuss Putin’s Birthday“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Article: “Chaos at European border as armed migrant smugglers threaten soldiers“ by James Knuckey.
Article: “Lithuania condemns Moscow court ruling targeting Baltic anti-Soviet partisans“ by BNS.
Article: “Putin Ally at Don Jr. Wedding Linked to Group Sanctioned by Ukraine“ (Umar Kremlev) by Ewan Palmer.
Article: “Umar Kremlev“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “From a biker gang scene to a Kremlin favorite: how convicted extortionist Umar Kremlev received the Order of Friendship from Putin and became the “overseer” of boxing in Russia“ by Yuriy Lobachev.
Article: “Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact“ (Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) by Wikipedia.
Article: “European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato“ by Shaun Walker.
Article: “2014 Russian annexation of Crimea“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Revolution of Dignity“ (Maidan Revolution) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian war)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Collective defence - Article 5“ by NATO.
Article: “After Russian drones were downed in Poland, what does triggering NATO Article 4 mean?“ by Lauren Kent.
Article: “Prime Minister Carney announces Canada has achieved the NATO 2% defence spending target“ by Mark Carney.
Article: “US to cut troop presence in Germany ‘a lot further than 5,000,’ Trump says“ by Jones Hayden.
Article: “US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base“ by Cachella Smith and Vicky Wong.
Article: “Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms“ by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Article: “Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine Emerges as World Leader in Drone Technology Driven by Battle-Proven Innovation.“ by Evan Lerouvillois.
Article: “Drones above, robots below — inside Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine’s push to recapture territory in Donetsk Oblast“ by Diana Delyurman.
Article: “Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft“ by Artem Mazhulin, Oliver Holmes, Lucy Swan, Laure Boulinier, Arnel Hecimovic.
Article: “Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine sends a message with strike on loaded oil tanker“ by quaoar.
Event: Oct. 05: Protest against Trump’s Grand Island visit on October 5th - Central Nebraska Indivisible.
Article: “Photos: Trump’s Nebraska rally, the first presidential visit to Grand Island since 2006“ by Zach Wendling.
Video: 1 Million Dollars Scene | AUSTIN POWERS (1997) Movie CLIP HD.
RFK Jr. Reportedly Sent Nearly $800K to Research Project Linked to Russian Plague Lab - Say What?!
Article: “RFK Jr. Reportedly Sent Nearly $800K to Research Project Linked to Russian Plague Lab“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Good news. In-depth push mobilizes millions of long-dormant overseas voters enraged by Trump
Article: “Frantic push mobilizes millions of long-dormant overseas voters enraged by Trump“ by Adam Nichols.
Site: “Trump Accounts“.
Article: “US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar“ by Timour Azhari.
Article: “At least 10 FBI agents who worked on Trump investigation fired“ by Brandon Drenon.
Article: “Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say “ by Hannah Rabinowitz.
Article: “An Army Study Showed Shock Gloves Caused ‘Intense Pain’ and Terrified Victims—Then ICE Ordered 6,000 Pairs of Them “ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Michael Medved“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Black Death“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Democrat Party (epithet)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Democratic-Republican Party“ by Wikipedia.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Hour Three: Some democrats are afraid to expand the Supreme Court - I want to explain why it’s important to look at...
Article: “Centrist Democrats are afraid of expanding the Supreme Court“ by kos.
Article: “Third Way (United States)“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“, article 3 section 2. “... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make....”
Article: “Jurisdiction stripping“ (court stripping) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bell Ringer: History of the Number of Supreme Court Justices“ by C-SPAN.
Article: “Mueller report“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “World Peace Council“ by Wikipedia.
Obama is coming and he’s heading to Michigan to help Abdul El-Sayed. Good on you!
Article: “Obama is set to get more involved in the midterms, starting with an appearance alongside Abdul El-Sayed“ by AP.
Article: “WATCH: Senate candidate El-Sayed and former VP Harris speak at Black maternal health roundtable“ by AP.
Article: “Tina Peters (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump advised to ‘seize ballots’ across US as he won’t ‘relinquish control again’: report“ by David Edwards.
Article: “After Declaring They Won’t Cave, Tillis and Cornyn Cave on Blanche“ by Kenny Colston.
Video: ‘You are a dirtbag’: Eric Schmitt schooled as Jack Smith NBA attack backfires; ‘It is Caitlin Clark’.
Article: “‘Vote YES on Prop 40’: California Billionaire Tax Opposed by Newsom Gets Ballot Name“ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “Quick Reference Guide: Prop 40“ by California SoS.
Article: “2026 California Proposition 40“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The billionaires fight back: Propositions 41 and 42 could kill California’s billionaire tax even if it passes“ by Sam Ribakoff.
Article: “How do States Select Textbooks for Their Schools?“ by Vincent F. Shapanus.
Article: “U.S. and Russia Remove Human-Review Rules From Draft UN AI Weapons Framework “ by thedefensenews.com.
Article: “1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident“ by Wikipedia.