Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 16 January, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: American Caesar: Trump's Path to Power Mirrors Rome's Darkest Days
Article: "American Caesar: Trump's Path to Power Mirrors Rome's Darkest Days" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "From Cowboy State to Christofascist State: Kevin Roberts, Wyoming, and Cultural Revolution" by Greg Olear.
Article: "The intellectual right contemplates an 'American Caesar'" by Damon Linker.
Review: "The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return (Michael Anton)" by Charles Haywood.
Article: "The Americans Who Long for Caesar" by Jeffery Tyler Syck.
Article: "Public Trust in Government: 1958-2014" by Pew Research Center.
Article: "Statement by President-elect Donald J. Trump Announcing the Nomination of Michael Anton as Director of Policy Planning at the State", December 08, 2024.
Article: "Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth's Sex Assault Accuser: Report" by Tessa Stuart.
Article: "Joe Biden warns 'oligarchy is taking shape in America' in farewell address" by Joseph Gedeon.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Blinken offers most detailed picture to date of post-war Gaza plans" by Jennifer Hansler.
Article: "Johnson says 'little secret' with Trump is get-out-the-vote effort, not 'diabolical'" by Emily Brooks.
Article: "Biden warns of a 'tech industrial complex' and says America must lead the way on AI, not China, in farewell address" by Kelsey Vlamis.
Article: "Meet The Billionaires Attending Trump's Inauguration: Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos And More" by Mary Whitfill Roeloffs.
Article: "Dystopia" by Wikipedia.
News... Biden leaves warning about oligarchy, the details of the Middle East peace deal, and why Harris lost...
Article: "Biden warns against oligarchy of ultra-wealthy in farewell address to nation" by AP.
Article: "President Biden's Farewell Address: "An Oligarchy Is Taking Shape In America"" by Simon Rosenberg.
Article: "What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal" by Prem Thakker.
Article: "Bowen: Long-overdue ceasefire may stop the killing but won't end the conflict" by Jeremy Bowen.
Article: "Kamala Harris Paid the Price for Not Breaking With Biden on Gaza, New Poll Shows" by Ryan Grim.
Article: "How Ben Franklin Established the US Post Office" by Patrick J. Kiger.
Article: "Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Postal Clause" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Chuck Grassley" by Wikipedia.
Article: "William F. Buckley Jr" by National Review.
Article: "why the South Must Prevail" by William F. Buckley Jr.
Article: "Trickle-down economics" (horse-and-sparrow) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Timothy McVeigh" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How is US Attorney General Merrick Garland tied to Oklahoma City? What you need to know" by Jana Hayes.
Article: "Terry Nichols" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Turner Diaries" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Leonard Leo" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation" by Heidi Przybyla.
Article: "Morrill Land Act" by Lincoln's Legacy.
Article: "Best Healthcare in the World 2024" by World Population Review.
Article: "Health Care Costs by Country 2024" by World Population Review.
Article: "GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States" by Labor Party.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @IttnerPhilip Youtube
Article: "Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mike Johnson faces Democratic pressure to pull right-wing House Intelligence picks" by Andrew Solender.
Article: "Europeans Alarmed by Trump VP Pick Vance's Opposition to Ukraine Aid" by Reuters.
Article: "Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv during Sir Keir Starmer's visit to Ukrainian capital" by Sami Quadri.
Article: "Ukraine-Russia war live: Starmer pledges '100-year partnership' with country as Putin's drones attack Kyiv" by Sam Kiley, Alexander Butler.
Article: "2024 Estlink 2 incident" (Estonia–Finland) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far" by Reuters.
Article: "Kiev: Ukrainian defense industry massively increases production" by Keystone.
Article: "Sudetenland" by Wikipedia.
Article: "American Revolutionary War" (1775 – 1783) by Wikipedia.
Article: "John Paul Jones" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Russian stuff blowing up: Prisoner exchange brings home badly wounded Ukrainians" by quaoar.
Article: "ADAPTIVE UKRAINE: They Do Nothing Together Except on Assaults. Expect Ukraine To Take Full Advantage" by Decimus.
Article: "Great Depression" by The Free Dictionary.
Article: "Wall Street Thinks U.S. Homes Are Overpriced" by Carol Ryan.
Article: "Literacy in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Education Rankings by Country 2024" by World Population Review.
Article: "'Drug dealers, criminals, rapists': What Trump thinks of Mexicans" by BBC.
Article: "CNN Poll: Trump will enter the White House with more positive sentiment than his last term" by Edward Wu and Ariel Edwards-Levy.
Lyrics: "The Future" by Leonard Cohen.
Article: "Gamers are accusing Elon Musk of cheating at popular video games by allegedly turning to loopholes and hiring better users to play for him" by Sasha Rogelberg.
Book: The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter.
Article: "John Bagot Glubb" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Will Durant and Ariel Durant" by Britannica.
Book: The Story of Civilization (Complete) by Will Durant.
Article: "Democratic leaders: Either step up and take the fight to Trump or Step Aside" by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: "Why Bill Ackman is 'confident' Trump will privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" by David Hollerith.
Video: Pershing Square Fannie Freddie Presentation - Bill Ackman.
Article: "Bill Ackman" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)" (Fannie) by Yahoo!Finance.
Article: "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FMCC)" (Freddie) by Yahoo!Finance.
Article: "Banking Crisis of 1933" by Encyclopedia.com.
Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.
Law: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999) (Financial Services Modernization Act Of 1999).
Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol finally arrested after attempt to impose martial law" by Sky News.
Site: "Select January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection".
Article: "Trump announces over 1,000 hires, says detractors need not apply" by Shore News.
Hour Three: Trump is reshaping Congress to be more Putin friendly
Article: "'Concerns from Mar-a-Lago' led to ouster of Republican Putin critic: report" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal" by Isabel Kershner.
Article: "Ronald Reagan took the oath of office Tuesday, pledged..." (Jan. 20, 1981) by Clay F. Richards.
The wild lies about the LA fires coming from Russia and rightwingers and being amplified by social media secret algorithms
Article: "Wild Claims About L.A. Wildfires Get Millions of Views" by NewsGuard's Reality Check.
Article: "DISINFO ALERT: Gavin Newsom's Policy Forbids Sale of Property In California" by Olga Lautman.
Article: "Pizzagate conspiracy theory" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Hurricane Katrina" (2005) by Wikipedia.
So much for the equal rights amendment
Article: "National Archivist Rejects Bid to Certify the Equal Rights Amendment" by Annie Karni.
Article: "Automotive industry in China" by Wikipedia.
Article: "China's Middle Class – Growth, Policy, and Consumption" by Arendse Huld and Giulia Interesse.
Article: "Volkswagen set to close three German factories and axe thousands of jobs" by Eleanor Butler.
Article: "General Motors to shut manufacturing operations in Colombia, Ecuador -statement" by Reuters.
Article: "Trends in electric cars " by IEA.
Article: "With Peru port project, China gains a foothold in America's backyard" by Keir Simmons and Laura Saravia.
Does a green Mediterranean diet slow down aging?
Article: "The green Mediterranean diet that slows down ageing" by Sam Rice.
Article: "Education during the slave period in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Tweet: "Right now, in America, 22 million workers make less than $15/hr. 40 million make less than $17/hr. Shamefully, the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 and remains at $7.25/hr. I asked Trump's nominee for Treasury if we should raise it. His response? "No sir." [video]" by Bernie Sanders.
Video: After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News.
Article: "Polish–Soviet War" (1919 – 1921) by Wikipedia.
Movie: "Battle of Warsaw 1920".
Article: "France's Macron pushes for 'true European army'" by BBC.
Article: "Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine" by Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky.
Article: "Trump takes full credit for 'EPIC' ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas" by Josh Marcus, Andrew Feinberg.
Article: "Who are the American hostages being released in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?" by Leah Sarnoff.
Article: "Length of Presidency" by Robert S. Summers.
Article: "The Esselstyn Heart Disease Program" by Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr.
Book: How Not to Age by Michael Greger.
Article: "Oregon Doctors, Nurses Have Been Striking for a Week" by Jennifer Henderson.
Article: "New Seasons Market replaces departed CEO amid ongoing labor issues" by Bill Wilson.