Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 14 November, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday's Daily Stack
Hour One: How to Stop the Billionaire Takeover: Democrats Must Declare Class Warfare
Article: "How to Stop the Billionaire Takeover: Democrats Must Declare Class Warfare " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump praised Elon Musk for firing striking workers, sparking a clash with the UAW" by Tom Krisher, AP.
Article: "December 3, 1888: Fourth Annual Message" by Grover Cleveland.
Article: "The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure" by Nick Hanauer.
Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected" by Zoë Richards.
Article: "The Plot Against American Democracy That Isn't Taught in Schools" by Jonathan M. Katz.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Quote: "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo.
Article: "fairness doctrine" by Matt Stefon.
Article: "Equal Time Rule" by Shannon K. McCraw.
Article: "Section 230" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Robber baron (industrialist)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Full List of Weather Warnings as Atmospheric River Hits US" by Anna Skinner.
Article: "Trump, Biden discuss Ukraine and Middle East in 'cordial' White House meeting" by Jeff Mason and Tim Reid.
Case: "Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute".
Film: "Vigilantes, Inc. America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen".
Fascism Rising, Truth Dying News
Article: "Russian State TV Panel Call Tulsi Gabbard 'Our Girlfriend'" by Brendan Cole.
Article: "Trump picks a Putin puppet Traitor for Director of National Intelligence." by correctnotright2.
Article: "Trump Source Tells CNN Gaetz Picked Because He Will 'Burn Justice Department Down From The Inside'" by Tommy Christopher.
Article: "WTF? Matt Gaetz for attorney general? WTF!" by Emily Singer.
Article: "Tommy Tuberville threatens to end career of any GOP senator who blocks Matt Gaetz" by Matthew Chapman.
Article: "Gaetz resigned days before possible release of 'highly damaging' ethics probe: report" by Erik De La Garza.
Article: "Employment Guidance for the District of Columbia National Guard" by Christopher C Miller, 4 January 2021.
Article: "Christopher C. Miller" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Takeaways from the Supreme Court's historic decision granting Donald Trump immunity" by John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole.
Article: "'You will face an immediate primary challenge': Another Trump ally threatens Republicans" by Daniel Hampton.
Crazy Alert! Did The Onion just buy Infowars? Hmmm....
Article: "'The Onion' just bought Alex Jones' Infowars with backing of Sandy Hook families" by Kathleen Culliton.
Article: "Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here's what that could mean " by Katie Lobosco.
Article: "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt" by Nadra Nittle.
Article: "Expansions to Child Tax Credit Contributed to 46% Decline in Child Poverty Since 2020" by Kalee Burns, Liana Fox and Danielle Wilson.
Article: "'Huge flip of circumstances': end of US child tax credit pushing kids into poverty>" by Chris Stein.
Article: "Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line" by Peter Nicholas.
Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.
Law: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022".
Article: "US to raise tariffs on EVs, batteries, solar cells, and computer chips from China" by Justine Calma.
Article: "American Wars by President Since World War Two" by The History Guy.
Article: "Elon Musk asks voters to brace for economic 'hardship,' deep spending cuts in potential Trump Cabinet role" by Rob Wile and Lora Kolodny.
Article: "The Top 10 Richest People In The World (January 2024)" by Forbes.
Article: "Let them eat cake" by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @IttnerPhilip Youtube
Article: "Ukraine Invasion Day 995: RU trying to dictate the terms of potential "peace" negotiations" by annieli.
Article: "Donald Trump will amplify American exceptionalism and divergence from Europe" by Paul Marshall.
Article: "Europe is in immense danger if Trump hands any kind of victory to Putin in Ukraine" by Keir Giles.
Article: "Ukraine 'starts preparing to build a NUCLEAR bomb" by Olivia Christie.
Article: "Can the World Learn from the Failure of the Budapest Accords?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "How Orban's ties to Putin are putting European aid to Ukraine at risk" by Luke McGee.
Article: "Explainer-How Close Are Turkey's Erdogan and Russia's Putin?" by Reuters.
Article: "Brexit" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Netherlands Follows Germany And Others In Bringing In Extra Border Checks" By Molly Quell.
Video: On the Edge: Jessica Berlin.
Article: "'Mind-blowing!' Russia said to have enacted 'bodacious threat of blackmail' against Trump" by Travis Gettys.
Article: "What You Need to Know About the Trump 'Pee Pee' Tape" by VICE.
Article: "Stormy Daniels's Detailed Description of Donald Trump's Penis Explains a Lot" by Joanna Rothkopf.
Article: "Rep. Garcia: Why Did Saudi Government Give Kushner $2 Billion?" by Robert Garcia.
Article: "Russian State TV Airs Melania Trump's Nudes on Prime Time" by Maya Mehrara.
Article: "Donald Trump Has 'Obligations' to Those Who Brought Him to Power—Putin Ally" by Jordan King.
Article: "List of wars involving Ukraine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Putin has amassed 50,000 soldiers including North Korean troops in Kursk ahead of counteroffensive in DAYS, say US" by James Halpin.
Article: "North Korea's troops heading to Ukraine's frontline as cannon fodder: 'They will surely be killed'" by Tom Watling.
Article: "Putin's army in disarray after disastrous attempt to storm Kursk river ends in wipeout" by John Varga.
Site: Quackwatch.
Site: The Skeptic's Dictionary.
Article: "Fred's Island" by Flintstones FANDOM.
Article: "manimal" by Urban Dictionary.
Article: "'Order in the Senate!' Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill" by David Edwards.
Vivek Ramaswami wants to end veterans health programs
Post: "Ramaswamy, co-chair of the "government efficiency" department, calls for eliminating veterans' medical care - the largest program with expired authorization" by Bobby Kogan.
Tweet: "We shouldn't let the government spend money on programs that have expired. Yet that's exactly what happens today: half a *trillion* dollars of taxpayer funds ($516 B+) goes each year to programs which Congress has allowed to expire. There are 1,200+ programs that are no longer authorized but still receive appropriations. This is totally nuts. We can & should save hundreds of billions each year by defunding government programs that Congress no longer authorizes. We'll challenge any politician who disagrees to defend the other side." by Vivek Ramaswamy.
Article: "$2 Billion Worth of Free Media for Donald Trump" (2016) by Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish.
Article: "How Much Did Comey Hurt Clinton's Chances?" by Nate Silver.
Article: "Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia" by Tim Mak.
Article: "Betrayal of the American Dream: How Democrats Lost FDR's Middle Class" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.
Audio: The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell - Oct. 29 (w/ Isabel Wilkerson).
Site: Tarabuster.
Article: "Trump vs. Harris on U.S. Manufacturing" by Robert Farley and Lori Robertson.
Article: "Trump's defense secretary pick said women shouldn't be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next" by Emma Tucker, Taylor Galgano and Zenebou Sylla.
Article: "United Nations warily awaits Donald Trump's return to power" by Michelle Nichols.
Article: "Trump will pull US out of NATO if he wins election, ex-adviser warns" by Jim Sciutto.
Article: "U.S., Allies Focus on Partnerships in Iceland Amid Rapid Change in Region " by Joseph Clark.
Article: "Trump could challenge deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius" by Martin Beckford.
Article: "Camp Casey, South Korea" by Wikipedia.
Article: "List of American military installations" by Wikipedia.
Event: Nov 17 09:15 ET: Thom Hartmann on C-Span.
Article: "'He has to deliver': Trump's dilemma on how far to go with promised pardons for January 6 rioters" by Marshall Cohen, Donie O'Sullivan and Curt Devine.
Article: "Beer Hall Putsch" (November 8–9, 1923) by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Article: "Hitler sentenced for his role in Beer Hall Putsch" (April 1 1924) by history.com.
Article: "The Patriot Wing: Inside The Jail Block Run By Jan 6 Rioters" by Tess Owen.
Hour Three: Line up to kiss the ring! How to join the brownnosers sucking up to Trump
Article: "Line up to kiss the ring! How to join the brownnosers sucking up to Trump" by Arwa Mahdawi.
The new fascist mantra of the Republican party "If Trump says jump 3 feet high we jump 3 feet high"
Article: "MAGA congressman vows loyalty: 'If Trump says jump 3 feet high we jump 3 feet high" by David Badash.
Article: "14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Article: "Dred Scott Case" by History.com.
Law: "13th Amendment", December 6, 1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".
Law: "14th Amendment".
Law: "15th Amendment", February 3, 1870 "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
Article: "Experts Raise Project 2025 Warnings About Veteran Care" by Sophie Clark.
Article: "President Bone Spur has no vets in his family tree" by Lou Cerrone.
Article: "Rep. Roy explains how the PACT Act harms both veterans and America's future" by Chip Roy.
Site: "Zeteo" by Mehdi Hasan.
Article: "Precinct captain" by Wikipedia.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: "Pelosi Says Harris Would've Been 'Stronger' Candidate If Biden Stepped Down Sooner" by Marco Margaritoff.
Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.
Speech: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.
Bluesky: "Thom Hartmann".
Article: "They don't cry until they see the coffin — phrase of the week" by Andrew Methven.
Site: Bluesky.
Article: "Voter turnout in United States presidential elections" by Wikipedia.
Article: "States With Mostly Mail Elections" by NCSL.
Article: "States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find" by Zachary Roth.
Article: "Election results, 2024: State government trifectas" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Fifty-state strategy" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Howard Dean" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Whither dominance? An enduring evolutionary legacy of primate sociality" by Drew M. Altschul.