Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 7 December, 2023
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday's Daily Stack
Hour One: My big takeaway from the GOP debate is...Vivek Ramaswamy is a weird cat and thoughts on who will take Trump's place if he can't run....it may not be who you think....
Article: "The Republican debate was another grim exercise in futility and attention-seeking" by Lloyd Green.
Article: "Who Won the Debate? DeSantis Solid, Analysts Say, but Trump Unscathed" by Alan Rappeport.
Article: "US breaks record for most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders" by Chris Michael.
- Article: "At least 3 dead after shooting on UNLV campus, Las Vegas police say" by Elise Hammond, Adrienne Vogt, Tori B. Powell and Amir Vera.
Dear GOP: You'll Never Wash the Stink of Trump Off You or Your Party. Never.
Article: "Dear GOP: You'll Never Wash the Stink of Trump Off You or Your Party. Never." by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Did Trump Let 500,000 Americans Die Purely for Political Purposes?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl Reemerges After Trump Loses Case Against E. Jean Carroll" by Milla.
Article: "US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump's policies" by Amanda Holpuch.
Article: "Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet" by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei.
Tweet: "Kash Patel says as Trump's next CIA Director he will lead "patriots" appointed by Trump in an all-out effort to prosecute and jail people in government and the media: "We will find the conspirators in govt and the media. Yes, we are going to come after the people in the media."" by Ron Filipkowski.
Article: "Melania's top choice for Trump's vice president is Tucker Carlson: Speculation builds about how the ex-president will build a VERY loyal cabinet if he wins in 2024" by Nikki Schwab.
Article: "What Chris Christie had to say at the Republican debate in Miami" by Katie Sobko.
Article: "Eugene V. Debs" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Historical photos show the Dec. 7, 1941 attack in Hawaii" by Emily DeLetter.
Article: "J-curve hypothesis" by Britannica.
Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.
Video: Anand Giridharadas: The left has to build a 'bigger, better movement' to beat Trump.
Article: "In Memoriam: KPFK's Roy of Hollywood".
Article: "Roy Tuckman" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump: When the US president bought an American football team" by Joel Hammer.
Article: "As Trump tried to buy Buffalo Bills, bankers doubted he'd get NFL's OK, emails show at fraud trial" by Jennifer Peltz.
Article: "United States presidential election of 1952" by Britannica.
Article: "The U.S. And Cuba: A Brief History Of A Complicated Relationship" by Greg Myre.
Article: "Bay of Pigs Invasion" by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine. @IttnerPhilip Youtube
Article: "Senate Republicans block procedural vote for Ukraine aid package" by Yasmeen Abutaleb, Mariana Alfaro, Liz Goodwin, Maegan Vazquez, Leigh Ann Caldwell.
Article: "DOJ files war crime charges; Russia reasserts its influence as Putin meets allies in Middle East" by Holly Ellyatt.
Article: "Is Biden's Ukraine aid package in jeopardy? GOP senators vote to block it" by Sudiksha Kochi.
Article: "Mueller report" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Federal judge blasts Barr for 'misleading' comments on Mueller report" by Pete Williams.
Article: "Paul Manafort" by Wikipedia.
Article: "FBI was aware prominent Americans, including Giuliani, were targeted by Russian influence operation" by Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, Tom Hamburger.
Video: Trump's Giuliani 'Knowingly Worked With Russian Agents' (w/ Lev Parnas).
Movie: "Darkest Hour".
Article: "Crossing the Dnipro: What a Ukrainian Military Operation Might Mean" by Marc Santora.
Article: "Ukraine Invasion Day 652: more than an invaded "former Soviet republic"" by annieli.
Article: "More Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine eliminates a pair of quislings" by quaoar.
Article: "Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out" by Erika Kinetz.
Article: "Chris Christie can't decide how to treat Nikki Haley" by Lisa Kashinsky.
Article: "Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say" by Aziz El Yaakoubi and Parisa Hafezi.
Article: "Putin 'forming axis of terror' as he welcomes Hamas and Iran to Moscow " by .
Article: "Russia, Iran strengthen ties in 'trusting' atmosphere -Russian foreign ministry" by Reuters.
Substack: "Heather Cox Richardson".
Article: "Republicans Block Aid to Ukraine, Jeopardizing Its Fight Against Russia" by Karoun Demirjian.
Article: "Tuberville Finally Drops Sweeping Hold On Military Promotions After 10 Months" by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
The GOP moved to block a ban on assault-style weapons put forward by Democrats on Wednesday, as America recorded the highest number of mass shootings for the second year in a row - this in the face of several mass shootings yesterday!
Article: "US Senate Republicans block assault-style weapons ban as mass shootings rise" by Reuters.
Crazy Super Hypocrite Alert! Bridget Ziegler of Moms of Liberty fame has admitted to having a sexual relationship with the woman who has accused her husband, Christian Zeigler, of rape. What!?
Article: "Bridget Ziegler of Moms For Liberty Has Admitted To Having A Sexual Relationship With Woman Accuser." by Merlin196360.
Book: "They Thought They Were Free" by Milton Mayer. "First they came for the ... What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise..."
Article: "John Quincy Adams" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump Jr." by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jared Kushner" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Pushing Trump's federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says" by Ryan J. Reilly.
Article: "First Thing: al-Shifa hospital in Gaza 'no longer functioning', says WHO" by Nicola Slawson.
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: "Major ruling looms after Colorado Supreme Court hearing on whether the 'insurrectionist ban' applies to Trump " by Marshall Cohen.
Article: "Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6" by Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer.
Hour Three: There are planet tipping points that pose an 'unprecedented' threat to humanity you need to know....
Article: "Planet tipping points pose 'unprecedented' threat to humanity: report" by AFP.
Documentary: Last Hours.
Article: "Is Earth Close to "The Great Dying"?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)" by Wikipedia.
Video: INSANE $4.3 Million Bribe At Center Of Breathtaking Corruption Scandal w/David Pepper.
The Biden administration on Thursday asserted its authority to seize the patents of costly medications to slash high drug prices
Article: "Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents in move to slash high prices" by CNBC.
Article: "The Newest Big Pharma Scam Exposed" (March-in Authority) by Thom Hartmann.
Law: "Bayh–Dole Act or Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act", 1980.
Article: "Texas woman with risky pregnancy granted abortion despite state ban" by Holly Honderich.
Article: "Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at end of year" by Martin Pengelly.
Article: "Is Venezuela preparing to invade Guyana? Russia and Iran-ally President Maduro stakes claim to oil-rich region of former British colony and authorizes teams to begin drilling" by Harriet Alexander.