Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Billionaires See the Revolt Coming. Can They Buy Their Way Out Again?
Article: “The Billionaires See the Revolt Coming. Can They Buy Their Way Out Again?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “What to know about Spain’s housing protests sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman“ by Joseph Wilson, Alicia León.
Article: “Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement“ by Nicolas Garriga, Oleg Cetinic.
Article: “Spain’s government dealt blow after parliament rejects housing measures. Early election speculated“ by Joseph Wilson, Iain Sullivan.
Article: “The billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures. Here’s how“ by Kristen Hwang.
Article: “5 Ad Buys Worth Watching This Cycle“ by Max Greenwood.
Article: “No Kings protests planned across Arizona. Here’s where, when“ by USA Today.
Article: “Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election“ by FT.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “Thought Crimes: The Knock on the Door Has Arrived“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races“ by Daniel Dale.
Article: “Powell Memorandum: Attack On American Free Enterprise System“ by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Article: “Here’s Donald Trump’s Presidential Announcement Speech“ by TIME Staff.
Article: “PROPOSITION 40: IMPOSES ONE-TIME TAX ON CERTAIN TAXPAYERS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.“ by Ca. SoS.
Article: “Ken Paxton’s new anti-trans attack on James Talarico is literally fake“ by Christopher Wiggins.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Billionaire Bankrollers: Meet the 22 California Billionaires Opposing Prop 40“ by Chuck Collins.
Article: “Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid“ by D’Angelo Gore.
Article: “Hany Farid Delves Into Newly Released Deepfakes of James Talarico“ by Marie Joy Toledo.
Article: “Far-right populists top polls in Germany, France and Britain for the first time“ by Alexander Smith.
Article: “Covert Operations“ by Jane Mayer.
Article: “Republicans Are Running Ads Attacking ‘Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed’“ by Angie Orellana Hernandez.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Law: “Sherman Antitrust Act“, 1890.
Law: “Tillman Act of 1907“.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Eisenhower Tax Rates – 90 Percent“ by Fact and Myth.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Article: “Heritage Foundation“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “American Legislative Exchange Council“ (ALEC) by SourceWatch.
Article: “National Security Presidential Memorandum 7“ (NSPM-7) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Four Midterm Races That Matter Most“ by Ellen Kurz.
Rally-Goers Cheer as Trump Says, ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ or ‘San Diego’
Article: “Rally-Goers Cheer as Trump Says, ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ or ‘San Diego’“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “Pride before a fall: Trump says he knows ‘everything’“ by Divya Murthy.
Swapping One Illegal Scheme for Another, Trump Says Super PAC Cash Will Now Fund His Propaganda Ads
Article: “Swapping One Illegal Scheme for Another, Trump Says Super PAC Cash Will Now Fund His Propaganda Ads “ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “October surprise“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Florida Senate primary: How did Angie Nixon beat a $16 million campaign with less than $1 million?“ by Dimple Singh.
Article: “Elon Musk Wasted $25M on Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Failure“ by Theo Burman.
Article: “Medicare Improvement Fund Premium Rebate Frequently Asked Questions“ by CMS.
Article: “Steward Health Care“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bain, Thomas H. Lee complete Clear Channel buyout“ by Reuters.
Article: “Nuclear regulators probe fuel assembly installation mishap at Palisades“ by Keith Matheny.
Article: “2024 Cornell University rape allegations“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: What the hell is going on with the post office?
Article: “Mail mystery: Astoria businesses, City Hall report spotty delivery missing packages“ by Katie Frankowicz.
Article: “Astoria, Oregon“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show“ (2020) by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy (2020).
Article: “Christine Drazan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Texas AG Says Trump Would’ve ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn’t Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out“ by Jason Lemon.
Thug Ken Paxton Terrorized a Small Town Pediatrician For “Conspiracy” to (gasp) Recommend Childhood Vaccinations
Article: “Ken Paxton demanded a ‘chilling’ 28-item list from a small-town pediatrician“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Thug Ken Paxton Terrorized a Small Town Pediatrician For “Conspiracy” to (gasp) Recommend Childhood Vaccinations“ by B.See.
Article: “Wakefield MMR-autism fraud“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “No Link Found Between Aluminum in Vaccines and Autism, ADHD“ by Neuroscience News.
Article: “Florida man brings gator into store to buy beer, alleges he totally doesn’t remember doing it“ by Jared Boyd.
Video: Florida Man Robs Liquor Store With an Alligator.
Video: Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers On Drugs - Dave Lippman.
Post: “‘The Bullshit Weaver’. Oils on gessoed paper.“ (”Careful mate, that foreigner wants your cookie”) by Denis Lushch.
Is Russia ‘plague’ a bioweapon leak? Mystery outbreak sparks fears of ‘malicious’ experiments at secret Siberia lab
Article: “ Is Russia ‘plague’ a bioweapon leak? Mystery outbreak sparks fears of ‘malicious’ experiments at secret Siberia lab“ by Jeylin Mehmet.
Article: “Armadillo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Black Death“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pneumonic plague“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Biological agent“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Coronavirus: Bat scientists find new evidence“ by Helen Briggs.
Article: “How Ebola Disease Spreads“ by CDC.
Article: “List of zoonotic diseases“ by Public Health England.
Article: “Plague in the United States“ by CDC.
Article: “Fort Detrick“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Top Scientist Sounds Grim Alarm Over Russia’s ‘Plague’ Mystery“ by Vic Verbalaitis.
Site: KPFK.
Article: “‘Let them take out Los Angeles’: President Trump defends ongoing war with Iran“ by Karla Rendon.
Article: “Los Angeles 2028 Olympic marathon: A dream start from Venice Beach“ by Marathons.com.
Article: “Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace deal. What will happen next?“ by Miles J. Herszenhorn, Kim Hjelmgaard.
Article: “Did Trump’s Iran War Just Blow a Hole in Big Oil’s Future?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Sylvatic plague“ (animal (e.g. prairie dogs) disease caused by same bacterium that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague in humans) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pneumonic Plague: Yersinia Pestis Kills Arizona Patient, First Death Since 2007“ by Yuvraj Tyagi.
Hour Three: Trump bans international election referees
Article: “BREAKING: Trump Just Banned the Election Referees. Only Russia and Belarus Have Ever Done That.“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Copenhagen Declaration“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe“ (OSCE) by Wikipedia.
On Iran, green energy will have the last word
- 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: “On Iran, green energy will have the last word“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “Blaming God for corporate malfeasance“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “Fact Check: Was Amy Coney Barrett’s Father an Attorney for Shell Oil?“ by Darragh Roche.
Article: “Harlan Crow – Clarence Thomas: Follow the money, gifts and trips.“ by Democracy Labs.
Article: “Harlan Crow“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Bank of North Dakota“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
‘Slim to None’: Senate Democrats Suggest They Would Block Any Trump SCOTUS Noms for 2 Years if They Win Midterms
Article: “‘Slim to None’: Senate Democrats Suggest They Would Block Any Trump SCOTUS Noms for 2 Years if They Win Midterms“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
NEW: Trump Blames Ukraine, Not His War In Iran For Rising Gas Prices
Article: “NEW: Trump Blames Ukraine, Not His War In Iran For Rising Gas Prices“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Iran fires missiles at Bahrain’s biggest petrol refinery spiking prices“ by Barney Davis.
Article: “As Ukraine Cripples Russian Refining, Global Diesel Markets Pay the Price“ by Julianne Geiger.
Article: “Hormuz crude flows recover, but diesel shortage persists - WSJ“ by Iran International.
Executive Order: “Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel“ by Donald J. Trump.
Videos: MabeInAmerica (hidden camera pranks and telemarketer prank calls).
Article: “Author of banned book calls out Menomonee Falls School District“ (Jodi Picoult) by Nick Bohr.
Article: “Essential Equipment for BSL-4 Laboratories - BioSafe Tech“ by QUALIA.
Article: “US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base“ by Cachella Smith and Vicky Wong.
Article: “U.K. police arrest 7th man over RAF Fairford incident on suspicion of terrorism after releasing 6 on bail“ by CBS/AP.
Article: “Israel ‘warned’ Britain over ‘Iranian-sponsored’ attack ahead of RAF Fairford incident, Netanyahu claims“ by Richard Spurr.
Article: “Senator Bernie Sanders holds San Francisco rally supporting Prop. 40, CA billionaire tax proposal“ by Dryden Quigley.
Article: “Don’t be fooled by the California billionaire tax’s false progressive bravado“ by Katie Porter.
Article: “California’s oligarch tax would change America“ by FT.
Article: “Do Millionaire Surtaxes Lead to Millionaire Exodus?“ by Richard Solomon.
Bible: “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.“ - Ecclesiastes 5:10.
Quote: “Money is just a way of keeping score.“ - H. L. Hunt.
These California Props NEED simple and clear explanations that do not equivocate and confuse...NOW.