Sue's Daily Stack, Tuesday, 23 April, 2024

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Tuesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Trump Crime Wave Alert! New Trump filing shows Trump offered to pardon co-defandent "in 2024!" - even for lying to the FBI. Surprised?!
Article: "Trump warned to 'cut his losses' and seek a hush money plea deal before it's too late" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "Prosecutors say Trump violated his gag order 10 times. The judge is finally set to weigh in." by Betsy Woodruff Swan.
Article: "Witness In Bombshell New Trump Filing Says Trump Offered Pardon To Co-Defendant 'In 2024' — Even For 'Lying To FBI'" by Tommy Christopher.
Article: "Fox News Airs Brutal Anti-Trump Ad Of '88 Felonies' Applicant With History of Sexual Assault Getting Rejected For Jobs" by Colby Hall.
 
Quote: "Donald Trump is looking at Pecker as he testifies." - CNN.
Article: "Who Were Isaac and Ishmael? The Origins of Middle East Turmoil" by Scott Smith.
Article: "2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel" by Wikipedia.
 
Unveiling the Actual, Shocking Driver of Crime in America
Article: "Unveiling the Actual, Shocking Driver of Crime in America" by Thom Hartmann.
Site: Duang Prateep Foundation.
Article: "Income inequality, trust and homicide in 33 countries" by Frank J. Elgar, Nicole Aitken.
Article: "Jealous of the Joneses: conspicuous consumption, inequality, and crime" by Daniel L. Hicks, Joan Hamory Hicks.
Article: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated Third Edition" by The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated Third Edition.
Article: "Gilded Age 2.0: U.S. Income Inequality Increases to Pre-Great Depression Levels" by Kevin Kelleher.
Article: "Biden Should Withhold What's Most Sacred to Rightwing Churches —Money" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Democrats Can Win by Confronting Crime" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow.
Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "GOP tax attack" by Jonathan Swan, Alayna Treene.
Article: "Potlatch" by Britannica.
Article: "America's richest 400 families now pay a lower tax rate than the middle class" by Aimee Picchi.
Article: "In Gift to Rich Tax Cheats, Republicans Strip IRS Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "The stark relationship between income inequality and crime" by Economist.
Article: "Crime" by Equality Trust.
Article: "The Middle Class Is Dying in America" by Phil Davis.
Article: "Inequality and Crime" by Morgan Kelly.
Article: "The Karamojong" by Kidepo Valley National Park.
Article: "French Revolution" by Nancy Verell.
Article: "As violent crime soars in Washington, D.C. , Trump vows a 'federal takeover'" by Alex Seitz-Wald.
Article: ""87,000 IRS agents": New conspiracy theory proves Trump's encouragement of violence is GOP standard" by Amanda Marcotte.
Article: "The Prophet's Way: Uganda Sojurn" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Does inequality increase crime?" by Hernan Winkler.
 
Article: "David Pecker told Trump he would be presidential campaign's 'eyes and ears', hush-money trial hears – live" by Léonie Chao-Fong, Chris Michael.
Article: "Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's jailed former leader, moved to house arrest, says junta" by Rebecca Ratcliffe.
Article: "Biden's Numbers, January 2024 Update" by Eugene Kiely, Brooks Jackson, D'Angelo Gore, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson and Sean Christensen.
Article: "The Circus Trump Wanted Outside His Trial Hasn't Arrived" by Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Nate Schweber.
Article: "Trump cancels campaign rally in North Carolina due to stormy weather" by Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Jake Traylor.
Article: "Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain" by Luke Baker.
Article: "Hitler sentenced for his role in Beer Hall Putsch" (April 1 1924) by history.com.
Book: "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler.
Video: Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk.
Article: "Suspect in custody after break-in at home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, police say" by Cindy Von Quednow and Elizabeth Wolfe.
Article: "White Rural Rage: The Secret Political Force Shaping America's Future" by Thom Hartmann. (list of links)
Book: White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy by Tom Schaller, Paul Waldman.
Law: "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986".
Article: "Pepsi: Official Soda of the Cold War" by Stuart Elliott.

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Hour Two: Are younger voters choosing Trump? Why?
- David Pepper, lawyer, writer (his latest book is "Saving Democracy: A User's Manual For Every American"), political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor-University of Cincinnati College of Law / served as Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021 & writes a regularly on Substack   @DavidPepper
Article: "Election activist: This is why younger voters are choosing Trump" by Matt Arco.
Article: "Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why Homelessness Stalks America Like the Grim Reaper" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The Pattern: Preserving Power at All Costs" by David Pepper.
Case: "Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad", 1886.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Article: "Conservative activist funded $1.8 million propaganda campaign to flatter Clarence Thomas" by Travis Gettys.
 
Video: President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy....
Article: "Lewis F. Powell Jr." by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mitt Romney says 'corporations are people'" by Philip Rucker.
 
Is the Logic of our "Younger Culture" Harmful to our Planet?
Article: "Is the Logic of our "Younger Culture" Harmful to our Planet?" by Thom Hartmann.
 
Article: "Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return, warns the AGU" by Pakalolo.
Article: "Epic of Gilgamesh".
 
Article: "Will Americans Vote for a Man Who Is Now Widely Reported to Exude a Rancid Odor?" by Seth Abramson.
Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.
Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The Love Canal Tragedy" by Eckardt C. Beck.
Article: "Superfund" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Edward R. Murrow Interviews Harry S. Truman" (videos) by Truman Library.
Article: "Long a Bastion of Liberalism, the Netherlands Takes a Sharp Right Turn" by Claire Moses.

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Hour Three: Why this summer may be especially hot in the United States
Article: "Why this summer may be especially hot in the United States" by Ian Livingston and Scott Dance.
 
Republicans are trying to fool women in Red states with BS abortion ballot measures
Article: "Republicans' Fake Ballot Measures" by Jessica Valenti.
 
Will noncompete clauses soon be illegal? What does that mean?
Article: "Will noncompete clauses soon be illegal? The FTC is about to vote on it" by Emily Peck.
 
Documentary: Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials.
Law: "6th Amendment" (speedy trial, witnesses, defense).
Article: "How active shooter drills in schools are traumatizing our children" by Brian Malte.
Article: "Duck and cover" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms" by Wikipedia.
Article: "US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida's Hispanic voters" by Stephany Matat. "In Florida, we understand how socialism suffocates the human spirit. That's why I fight against the socialist agenda in Washington."
Article: "Behind Trump's Billions: How He Really Got His Real Estate" by Jeremy Dyck.
Article: "Fred Trump: How the US president's father built the property empire that spawned his son's billions" by Joe Sommerlad.
Article: "Carl Hiaasen" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says" by Amy Sherman.
Article: "Who Is David Pecker? Ex-National Enquirer Publisher Tells Trump Jurors His Tabloid Would 'Embellish' Stories In Trump's Favor" by Sara Dorn.
Article: "Contempt of court" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump warned to 'cut his losses' and seek a hush money plea deal before it's too late " by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.
Article: "What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?" by Mark Poynting & Maddie Molloy.
Book: On Fire : The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein.
Article: "Trump told Howard Stern it's OK to call Ivanka a 'piece of a--'" by Louis Nelson.
Article: "Did Trump Admit Going Into Changing Room of Beauty Pageant Contestants?" by Nur Ibrahim.
Article: "Why Ivana Trump Was Buried at Bedminster Golf Course: 3 Theories" by Margaret Hartmann.
Book: Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles, Soong-Chan Rah.
Book: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown.
Speech: "Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance, 15 July 1948" by Harry S. Truman. "The Democratic Party is the people's party, and the Republican Party is the Party of special interest, and it always has been and always will be."
Site: Dean Obeidallah.