Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 27 February, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Adopt a Red State: How Democrats Can Expose Republican Cowards
Article: "Adopt a Red State: How Democrats Can Expose Republican Cowards" by Thom Hartmann.
Song: "Bernie's Anti-Oligarchy Tour" by Louise Hartmann.
Article: "After heated town halls, Republicans seek more information — and compassion — from DOGE" by Melanie Zanona and Kyle Stewart.
Article: "Trump says Ukraine can 'forget about' NATO as he prepares to host Zelensky in Washington DC to sign a 'big agreement'" by Sayan Bose, Juliana Cruz Lima.
Books: Joyce Nance (Facebook with video).
Article: "Trump supporters lose $12bn as president's cryptocurrency collapses" by James Titcomb.
Article: "Donald Trump using Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' playbook, says world expert on Nazi leader" by Charlotte England.
Article: "Nazi concentration camps" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Knights of Labor: Strikes of 1885 and 1886" by NPS.
The plan to 'Demolish' Social Security is underway - right before our eyes - who will stop them?
Article: "Official Installed by Trump Moves to 'Demolish' Social Security Administration" by Jake Johnson.
There are two lesbian lead characters on FBI most wanted. With this administration, will they have to write them out of the story?
Article: "FBI: Most Wanted Star Addresses The Same-Sex Relationship Reveal: 'It's Important For Television'" by Laura Hurley.
Article: "Chris Murphy emerges as a clear voice for Democrats countering Trump" by Annie Karni.
Site: New York Times.
Site: The Week.
Article: "The Oregonian" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why are the Tate brothers in the US?" by Ian Aikman.
Article: "What It Really Costs When Walmart Comes to Town" by Brandi Calero-Holmes.
Site: "nextdoor.com".
Bill: "HB 1584: Ending vote by mail for nonabsentee voters and restoring in-person voting at polling places and voting centers." - Washington.
Article: "How Trump and the GOP Fixed the 2026 Election — Yes, 2026" by Greg Palast.
Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.
Video: Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo).
Article: "Johnson insists Republicans won't cut entitlements to pay for Trump's agenda" by Morgan Rimmer.
Video: "Vigilantes Inc: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen".
Video: Trump holds first Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in attendance.
Article: "Elon Musk's Ebola Claim Questioned" by Jordan King.
Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".
Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Case: "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission", 2014.
Article: "Shelby County v. Holder" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Manchin, Sinema join Senate GOP in rejecting filibuster rule change, dooming voting bills" by Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca Shabad.
Article: "Two more staffers quit John Fetterman's office as the senator carves his own lane with Trump" by Allan Smith.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: "What are the terms of the US-Ukraine minerals deal?" by Ben Hall, Christopher Miller.
Article: "Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal" by James Gregory.
Article: "The full text of the Ukraine-US Minerals Agreement".
Article: "Ukraine minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?" by Tom Watling.
Article: "Ukraine weapons: What arms are the US, UK and other nations supplying?" by Tom Edgington.
Article: "Europe braces for a future without the US as a reliable ally" by Paul McLeary and Jacopo Barigazzi.
Article: "EU reaffirms unwavering support to Ukraine on anniversary of invasion" by European Commission.
Article: "Aleksandr Dugin" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'No-spend Day' planned for Friday. Why some consumers will boycott Coca-Cola, Walmart and more" by Presley Bo Tyler.
In Trump's Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold
Article: "In Trump's Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold" by Peter Baker.
Article: "Trump's Press Shake-Up Like 'Early Days' Of Putin, NY Times Reporter Claims" by David Gilmour.
Video: Lawrence: Elon Musk got caught lying and Donald Trump made the lie bigger.
Article: "Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote 'personal liberties and free markets'" by Richard Luscombe.
Video: Saving Private Ryan - Opening Scene HD.
Starmer (Thurs.) & Macron (Mon.) visits w/Trump / PLUS, how the press is being shut out by Trump
- Victoria Jones, Chief Washington Analyst-The DC Radio Company @victoriajonesdc
Article: "Starmer pushes Trump for Ukraine guarantees against Putin" by AFP.
Article: "King invites Trump for 'unprecedented' second state visit" by Kate Whannel.
Article: "'Change begins now', Starmer says - as Labour win historic landslide" by Faye Brown.
Article: "Keir Starmer" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Larry (cat)" by Wikipedia. Larry the Cat: X BlueSky.
Article: "Palmerston (cat)" by Wikipedia.
Video: 'The telltale signs of a coup': Musk's power grab draws outraged backlash (Jamie Raskin).
Article: "Trump foreign aid freeze to stay for now, US Supreme Court chief rules" by Paulin Kola.
Article: "Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight" by John Fritze and Devan Cole.
Article: "Russia GDP" by Trading Economics.
Article: "Gutting aid, U.S. cedes soft power game to China" by David McBrayer.
Article: "Netflix's Fear City Hints at Trump's Mob Connections. The Real Story Goes Even Deeper." by Gabrielle Bruney.
Article: "David Cay Johnston" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Kompromat" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Is the flu shot for next year getting canceled along with the developing plans for a bird flu vaccine? Is a diseased population easier to control?
Article: "A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade" by Devi Shastri, Amanda Seitz.
Article: "Scoop: FDA vaccine meeting abruptly canceled. Meeting was to determine 2025-2026 influenza vaccine composition." by Jeremy Faust, MD.
Article: "There may be no flu shots this year. Or, COVID boosters/shots." by CousinIT.
Article: "Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funds for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine" by Madison Muller, Riley Griffin and Ike Swetlitz.
Post: "The reason: a diseased population is easier to control. The goal is to destroy America for the benefit of the autocracies these people are allied with." [link] by Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Article: "FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots" by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Article: "U.S. Canceled Work to Contain a Serious Ebola Outbreak" by Apoorva Mandavilli.
Article: "Andrew Tate arrives in US after travel ban was lifted - as Trump says he knows 'nothing about that'" by Sky News.
Article: "Gov. DeSantis says Tate brothers are not welcome in Florida" by Kalhan Rosenblatt, Chantal Da Silva and Anthony Cusumano.
Crazy Alert! Proof Trump runs Fox-So-Called-News
Article: "Trump Caught On Hot Mic Telling Fox Host To Praise Cabinet Meeting As Press Files Out: 'Say It Was Unbelievable!'" by Tommy Christopher.
Article: "How to Become a Ham Radio Operator in USA: A Comprehensive Guide" by Ham Radio Planet.
Article: "CB radio in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Voter registration in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How Trump and the GOP Fixed the 2026 Election — Yes, 2026" by Greg Palast.
Article: "Marshall Plan" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How much grain is Ukraine exporting and how is it leaving the country?" by BBC.
Article: "Elon Musk Went To School In Rolls-Royce, Says Father Errol, Dismisses Claims Of "Unhappy Childhood"" by NDTV.
Article: "Fact Check: The Truth Behind Claim Musk Was Once an Undocumented Immigrant in US" by Nikki Dobrin.
Article: "February 2025 Organizing Conference: Fight the Rich & Their Two Parties" by Workers Strike Back.
Article: "Trump says Zelensky to sign 'very big agreement' in US on Friday" by Sam Hancock, James Waterhouse.
Article: "Joy Reid's final show: Fired MSNBC host leaves viewers with dire message after controversial axing" by Justin Baragona.
Article: "MSNBC's Chris Hayes mourns 'devastating' firing of Joy Reid amid network shake-up" by Asher Notheis.
Article: "Russian occupation of Crimea" by Wikipedia.
Article: "New MSNBC Bloodbath of Non-White Anchors After Joy Reid Forced Out" by Corbin Bolies.
Article: "Nelson Mandela" by Wikipedia.
Article: "American TV host compares Donald Trump's regime to apartheid in SA [video]" by Tom Head.
Article: "Conservative Wall Street Journal warns RFK Jr is 'dangerous' to public health" by Io Dodds.
Article: "Kent State shootings" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA's air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon's contract" by Chris Isidore.