Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 5 December, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: News...Why the United healthcare CEO is shot
Article: "Words found on shell casings where UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead, senior law enforcement official says" by Tom Winter.
Article: "'Our Thoughts And Prayers Are Out Of Network': Americans React To The Murder Of A Healthcare CEO" by Robyn Pennacchia.
Book: Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It by Jay M. Feinman.
Article: "Doctors are raising alarm about insurance company's plan to put time limit on coverage for anesthesia during surgery" by Deidre McPhillips.
Article: "In response to United Health Care CEO misfortune let me tell you a true story" by gopiscrap.
Article: "John Kiriakou" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'Deeply concerned': Biden considering preemptive pardons for people Trump may target" by Carl Gibson.
Article: "Possible preemptive pardons from Biden sparks Democratic debate" by Steve Benen.
Article: "Andrea Chalupa" by Gaslit Nation.
Video: Joe Rogan's Journey: From Unknown to $200 Million Deal.
Article: "2012 Aurora theater shooting" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Lists of school shootings in the United States" by Wikipedia.
The Medicare Advantage Trap: What They Don't Tell You
Article: "The Medicare Advantage Trap: What They Don't Tell You" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Touching the Third Rail: Explaining the Failure of Bush's Social Security Initiative" by Terry Weiner.
Article: "Insurers Are Gaming Medicare — To The Tune Of $140 Billion" by Matthew Cunningham-Cook and Lucy Dean Stockton.
Article: "Schakowsky, Pocan, Khanna Introduce Bill to Strengthen Medicare, Define Alternative Plans" by Jan Schakowsky.
Article: "Medicare Advantage's $64 Billion Supplemental Benefits Slush Fund" by Matthew Cunningham-Cook.
Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Rural hospitals feel squeeze from Medicare Advantage" by Arielle Dreher.
Article: "New Study Shows Medicare Advantage OTC Benefits Programs Help Enrollees and Health Plans" by CHPA).
Site: "Centers for Medicare Services".
Article: "An Oversight Hearing on President Bush's Social Security Privatization Plan: Will You and Your Family Be Worse Off?" by Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
Article: "FTC Action Against Benefytt Results in $100 Million in Refunds for Consumers Tricked into Sham Health Plans and Charged Exorbitant Junk Fees" by FTC.
Article: "Cigna to sell Medicare Advantage business to Health Care Service for $3.7 billion" by Ciara Linnane.
Article: "Two Large Medical Groups Shun Medicare Advantage Plans" by Cheryl Clark.
Article: "Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans" by Cheryl Clark.
Article: "Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds" by Reed Abelson.
Article: "Industry Profile: Insurance" by opensecrets.org.
Article: "Trump promotes private Medicare coverage, drawing contrast with Democrats' health care plans" by Rachel Roubein.
Article: "Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast" by Andrew Perez.
Article: "McGuire's payday is a shame, if not a crime" by Neal St. Anthony.
Article: "The Great Big Medicare Rip-Off" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Site: Medicare Rights Center.
Article: "1998 Thurston High School shooting" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Pre-existing Conditions: What Are They and How Many People Have Them?" by Karen Pollitz.
Article: "Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says " by Amy Sherman.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @IttnerPhilip Youtube
BlueSky: "Thom Hartmann" (Hartmann Report).
Article: "Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine's forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia" by Samya Kullab, Volodymyr Yurchuk.
Article: "France's Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine in call with Zelenskiy" by Reuters.
Article: "Politics latest: Starmer says Britain has 'freeloaded on the past' - and vows to take on 'alliance of naysayers'" by Dominic Waghorn.
Article: "Biden administration announces additional $725 million security assistance for Ukraine" by UPI.
Article: "Russia Forges Ahead in Eastern Ukraine, Capturing More Villages" by Constant Méheut.
Article: "Five key takeaways from Volodymyr Zelenskyy's interview with Sky News" by Sky News.
Video: In Full: Exclusive interview with President Zelenskyy talking Putin, NATO and Trump.
Article: "Donetsk People's Republic" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mariupol" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump vows to negotiate Ukraine-Russia deal that's 'good for both sides' in appearance with Zelenskyy" by Meridith McGraw.
Article: "Russian rouble collapse exposes deep problems in the country's economy" by Nasir Aminu.
Article: "Gazprom shares drop to nearly US$1 amid rouble depreciation" by Ukrainska Pravda.
Article: "Russian jets strike Syria after rebels seize Aleppo in shock offensive" by Sky News.
Article: "Georgia's moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past" by Paul Kirby.
Article: "30 yrs ago today: Ukraine disarmed itself voluntarily in exchange for security assurances from US, Britain and Russia" by Dennis Donovan.
Article: "Russian stuff blowing up: At least 48k Russians are considered missing in Ukraine" by quaoar.
Article: "Putin's Ukraine drone barrages are increasingly backfiring on his closest ally" by David Brennan.
Article: "Medicare Savings Program (MSP)" by New York State Department of Health.
Site: End The Bribe System (bumper stickers, etc.).
Article: "Governor Hochul Announces Nearly 1 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Program to Help Older Adults Save More Than $7,000 Per Year in Health Care Costs" by Kathy Hochul.
Article: "TV networks MSNBC and CNBC to be spun off by Comcast" by João da Silva.
Guess what....American don't want a Cabinet full of abusers and drunks!?
Article: "Surprise! Most Americans don't want a Cabinet full of abusers and drunks" by Daily Kos Staff.
Article: "Trump's pick to lead NASA: A billionaire who wants to privatize space" by Walter Einenkel.
Article: "The Backroom Maneuvering that could Reshape Democratic Leadership in the House" by Irontortoise.
Article: "Most Americans object to Cabinet nominees with sexual assault allegations, poll finds" by Grace Panetta.
Article: "David Frum Accuses MSNBC Of Giving Into Fear Of Trump After Mika Brzezinski Apologizes On-Air For His Comment" by Alex Griffing.
Article: "Watchdogs Say World's Richest Man Elon Musk Has 'Declared War on Social Security'" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "Trump's FBI pick says he wants to make HQ 'museum of deep state'" by Holly Patrick.
Article: "The Women Killed by the Dobbs Decision" by Helen Lewis.
Article: "Texas had over 26K rape-related pregnancies in 16 months after abortion ban, study shows" by ABC13.
Article: "The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class" by Marilyn Geewax.
Law: "2nd Amendment". (1791) A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..
Hour Three: American Mindf*ck: The QAnon Documentary They Don't Want You to See
- Jim Stewartson, cohost of RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast and writes the "mind-war" Substack. @jim-Stewartson
Article: "American Mindf*ck: The QAnon Documentary They Don't Want You to See" by Jim Stewartson.
Article: "QAnon" by Wikipedia.
Quote: "Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire.
Article: "Great Replacement" by Wikipedia.
Article: "A QAnon Enthusiast Leading the FBI: What Could Go Wrong?" by Molly Olmstead.
Article: "Employment Guidance for the District of Columbia National Guard" by Christopher C Miller, 4 January 2021.
Video: Jan 6. Hearing Reveals Mike Pence Was Within 40 Feet Of Rioters.
Article: "Trump expressed support for hanging Pence during Capitol riot, Jan. 6 panel told" by Betsy Woodruff Swan and Kyle Cheney.
Article: "Newly obtained video shows movement of group suspected of constructing Jan. 6 gallows hours before Capitol siege" by Scott MacFarlane.
Article: "Michael Flynn" by Wikipedia.
Article: "4chan" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk" by Wikipedia.
Site: "Velshi".
Article: "Franklin D. Roosevelt" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump-Era USPS Postmaster General Draws Republican Rebuke" by Aila Slisco.
Article: "Jeff Bezos says he's 'very optimistic this time around' about Trump" by Alex Heath.
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: "Thanks. Apology. Correction. Tips Update. Old Friends. IT Allies." by Stephen Spoonamore.
Article: "California earthquake: Tsunami warning canceled after 7.0-magnitude quake" by NBC News.
Article: "Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011" by Britannica.
Article: "Fukushima nuclear accident" by Wikipedia.
Documentary: SiCKO - Michael Moore.
Article: "Dick Gregory" by Wikipedia.
Podcast: "Dr. A & Mark from Anaheim l The Carl Nelson Show".
Article: "John Birch Society" by Wikipedia.