Sue's Daily Stack, Tuesday, 8 October, 2024

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Tuesday's Daily Stack

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Hour One: Trump is a Whisker Away From the Presidency - How is this possible?
Article: "Trump is a Whisker Away from the Presidency - How is this Possible? " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Harlan Crow helped fund Swiftboating. Trump campaign continues that legacy in Walz attack" by David Badash.
Article: "Trump's TikTok ban reversal comes after meeting megadonor who has stake in TikTok" by Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa.
Article: "Billionaires Are Spending 39 Times More On Federal Elections Since Citizens United Supreme Court Decision In 2010" by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Article: "Since Pandemic Began U.S. Billionaires' Net Worths Jump $931 Billion, Or Nearly One-third, As Working Families Suffer" by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Article: "U.S. Billionaires Wealth Surged By 70%, Or $2.1 Trillion, During Pandemic; They Are Now Worth A Combined $5 Trillion" by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Book: The Face (The Demon Princes) by Jack Vance.
Letter: "To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 6 December 1787".
Article: "You'll Never Guess Why Trump Now Supports TikTok (Actually, You Will)" by Tori Otten.
Article: "Tracking 2024 election contributions and spending" by USA Facts.
Site: "All Eyes on Yass".
Book: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Jeff Yass' $15 Billion TikTok Fortune Shines Light on His GOP Clout" by Tom Maloney.
Article: "The For the People Act: Separating Fact from Fiction" by Daniel Weiner, Gareth Fowler.
Article: "Contribution limits for 2023-2024" by FEC.
Article: "Billionaire Jeff Yass May Be The Donor Behind Trump's TikTok FlipFlop: Here's What To Know" by Mary Whitfill Roeloffs.
Article: "Political ad spending for 2024 expected to shatter $10 billion, breaking record" by Ben Kamisar.
Article: "Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S" by Bobby Allyn.
Article: "How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash" by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman.
Article: "Rachel Maddow sounds alarm on JD Vance's pro-dictatorship influences" by Gabriella Ferrigine.
Article: "Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans." by Andrew Prokop.
Video: THP: President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy....
Video: 2024 Trump 'Criminals First' Ad.
Tweet: "BREAKING: Harlan Crow and his family's average yearly political contributions went up 862% after Citizens United was decided in 2010. Who provided a deciding vote for that case? Justice Clarence Thomas, a "family friend" they showered with luxury travel and gifts for 20+ years. [chart]" by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
 
DeSantis threatens to put TV station in jail over abortion issue - what happened to free speech?
Article: "Ron DeSantis threatens Tampa television station airing pro-choice ads with criminal charges" by OK Dodo.
 
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Event: Powell's City of Books/Portland - Tuesday, October 15 @ 7pm (PT) The Hidden History of the American Dream.
Site: Voters Not Politicians.
 
As hurricane Milton moves in - experts warn - Trump's Project 2025 would 'unequivocally' lead to more hurricane deaths.
Article: "Project 2025 would 'unequivocally' lead to more hurricane deaths, experts warn" by Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman.
Article: "US disaster programs are teetering. Milton could topple them." by Thomas Frank.
Article: "Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season" by Kevin Freking and Colleen Long.
Article: "FEMA Needs Help—Now. Mike Johnson Said No." by Melvis Acosta.
Article: "No, Biden didn't take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did" by Glenn Kessler.
Article: "About the Rumor FEMA Is Running Out of Hurricane Relief Money Due to Migrant Aid" by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: "Letter to Congress on Disaster Needs " by Joe Biden, October 04, 2024.
 
Crazy Alert! MTG adding lasers to her latest conspiracy. It wasn't weird enough as is.....
Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Now Adding Lasers to Her Hurricane Helene Conspiracy" by Will Neal.
 
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: Opinion Of Stevens, J." (2010).
Article: "Trump appears before large crowd at site of assassination attempt in Pennsylvania" by Steve Holland.
Article: "How 'Tokyo Rose' Became WWII's Most Notorious Propagandist" by Evan Andrews.
Article: "Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore? The Supreme Court Is." by Pema Levy.
Article: "Remigration" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump called for "remigration," a form of ethnic cleansing. Major outlets failed to cover it." by Reed McMaster.
Article: "Janelle Bynum" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Ad bashing Democratic congressional candidate Bynum features GOP legislative staffer" by Julia Shumway.
Article: "Trump-supporting billionaires are enabling his white supremacist rantings" by Dean Obeidallah.

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Hour Two: The Master Plan - The 50 year plan to legalize corruption in America exposed
David Sirota, Investigative Journalist - The Lever / Host - Master Plan Podcast   @DavidSirota   @LeverNews
Movie: "Don't Look Up".
Article: "Powell Memo".
Article: "Medicare (United States)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Medicaid" by Wikipedia.
Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".
Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".
Article: "United States Environmental Protection Agency" (EPS) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Clean Water Act" (1972) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Clean Air Act (United States) (1963)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "War on poverty" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Article: "Lewis F. Powell Jr." by Wikipedia.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Article: "Chapter Six: Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency" by Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman.
 
Article: "Why Ranked-Choice Voting Is on Nov. 5 Ballots in the US" by Stacie Sherman.
Article: "Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)" by Ballotpedia.
Book: On Liberty by John Stuart Mill.
Article: "Considerations On Representative Government" by John Stuart Mill.
 
Geeky Science! Is long Covid really an inflaming of the brain's "control center?"
Article: "Severe Covid infections can inflame brain's 'control centre', research says" by Ian Sample.
 
Event: Oct 9: Darien, Il: Thom Hartmann Book Signing Even - Hidden History of the American Dream - call 630-427-1140.
 
Putin Alert! Trump and Putin are still sparking! Best Bros?
Article: "'Don't tell anybody': Bob Woodward book claims Putin urged Trump to keep quiet about gift" by Brad Reed.
 
Article: "The 10 states where abortion rights will be on the ballot this fall" by Adam Edelman.
Article: "5 States with Marijuana Ballot Measures in 2024" by Sue Dehnam.
Article: "Medical marijuana is on the ballot in counties and cities across Kentucky" by Joe Sonka, Justin Hicks.
Site: Move to Amend.
Article: "Ohio Issue 1 explained: What is it? Would it stop gerrymandering?" by Jessie Balmert.
Book: "Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy" by Thom Hartmann (read online).
Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "VIGILANTES Inc. Stream For FREE or Donation" by Greg Palast.
Article: "George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?" by Sofia Resnick.
Article: "Unitary executive theory" by Wikipedia.
Video: Flashback: McCain tells supporter Obama is 'a decent, family man.".
Article: "Civil Forum on the Presidency" by Wikipedia.
Bible: "15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves" - Matthew 7: The Sermon on the Mount.
Bible: "Matthew 25".
Bible: "Matthew 26:17-30: The Last Supper".
Article: "Jimmy Carter: Israeli-Palestinian peace impossible with Netanyahu at helm" by Michael Bachner.
Article: "Ginni Thomas" by Wikipedia.
Article: "A brief timeline of Clarence Thomas's ethics questions" by Aaron Blake.

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Hour Three: How Jack Smith may have outsmarted The Supreme Court...
Article: "How Jack Smith Outsmarted the Supreme Court" by Sean Wilentz.
 
How Trump blames everything on immigrants
Article: "Every problem Trump wrongfully blames on undocumented immigrants" by Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims.
 
Article: "20 were charged for voter fraud in Florida. Advocates say a broken system is to blame" by Ashley Lopez.
 
Article: "Kent Thiry won't give up on reforming Colorado's elections. But is Proposition 131 the right formula for change? " by Seth Klamann.
 
Pure evil - MAGA Militant Pleads No Contest to Shooting Native American Activist in New Mexico
Article: "Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue" by Morgan Lee.
 
Book: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy by Jim Wallis.
Article: "Jim Wallis" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump the Antichrist: In The False White Gospel, the Rev. Jim Wallis tries to exorcise MAGA" by Mark Judge.
Bible: "32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me." - Matthew 25.
Bible: "37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." - Matthew 25.
Article: "Did Trump Hold the Bible Upside Down?" by Dan Evon.
Article: "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, unlocking funds for transportation, broadband, utilities" by Jacob Pramuk.
Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.
Law: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022".
Article: "Biden finalizes increases to some of Trump's China tariffs" by Katie Lobosco.
Speech: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.
Podcast: "Shadow of South Africa's apartheid rears its head in the 2024 U.S. Election" by Joy Reid.
Article: "Trump's Death Cult: How the Trauma of COVID Fueled MAGA Madness" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Yasser Arafat" by Wikipedia.
Article: "For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces" by Tal Schneider.
Article: "The Afrikaanerization of the Republican Party" by Joy Reid.
Documentary: Majority Rules.