Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 11 September, 2024

Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: The debate lowdown...
Article: "ABC gave more time to Trump...14% more." by Joe Democrat.
Article: "CNN Poll: Kamala Wins Debate in Landslide 63% to 37%" by Billionaires for Wealthcare.
Article: "Taylor Swift announces presidential endorsement on Instagram" by Daniel Hampton.
Article: "Fox News Voter Panel Overwhelmingly Call Debate for Kamala Harris: 'Trump Was So Bad'" by David Gilmour.
Article: "Bizarre debate moment Trump wildly claims Haitian migrants are eating pet dogs and cats" by Ariana Baio.
Tweet: "78 seconds of pure art [video]" by Kat Abu. (Kamala Harris reacting to Trump).
Article: "READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript" by Riley Hoffman.
Article: "Where did the 'post-birth abortion' claim even come from?" by Sarah Bregel.
Article: "Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate" by Dan Ladden-Hall.
Article: "Trump says crime is soaring, and immigrants are to blame. The data tell another story" by Kevin Rector.
Tweet: "Trump just claimed that immigrants have the "highest level of criminality". Actually, the opposite is true. [chart]" by Steven Rattner.
Article: "'Not his best': Trump's conspiracy-laced debate performance prompts concern from some allies" by Matt Dixon.
 
Crazy Alert! Elon Musk offers to impregnate Taylor Swift, "I will give you a child"
Article: "Elon Musk Offers to Impregnate Taylor Swift: 'I Will Give You a Child'" by Charlie Nash.
 
Article: "Trump v Harris: How body language spoke as loudly as the words" by Sky News.
 
Article: "US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus — and politics in view" by Jennifer Peltz and Karen Matthews .
 
9/11's Darkest Irony: Trump's "Peace Candidate" Scam Unraveled
Article: "9/11's Darkest Irony: Trump's "Peace Candidate" Debate Scam Unraveled" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump defends negotiations with Taliban in Afghanistan withdrawal" by ABC News.
Article: "Who spoke the most — and least — in the debate" by Annette Choi, Ethan Cohen, Molly English and Tess Conciatori.
Book: "A Charge To Keep" by George W. Bush.
Article: "National Security Officials Confirm to Rep. Calvert that the Kabul Bomber was Previously Held in Bagram Prison" by Ken Calvert.
Article: "Oversight Democrats Call Out Republican Efforts to Whitewash Former President Trump's Role in the Collapse of Afghan Government" by Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Article: "Bush Wanted To Invade Iraq If Elected in 2000" by Russ Baker.
Article: "Donald Trump maintains a lead in Texas but Kamala Harris narrows the gap amidst a surge in Democratic enthusiasm in new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll" by James Henson, Joshua Blank.
Article: "Russia's kidnapping campaign takes a crushing toll on Ukraine" by Laura Kelly.
Article: "George W. Bush Was AWOL, But What's "Truth" Got to Do With It?" by Dan Froomkin.
Article: "Persian Gulf War" by Britannica.
Article: "Here's what we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul airport attack" by Sophie Reardon, Eleanor Watson.
Article: "Trump says Israel needs to 'finish what they started' and said war with Hamas is 'taking a long time' " by Kate Sullivan.
Article: "Child Labor Reports: Russia" by United States Department Of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
Article: "Ivanka's Trademark Requests Were Fast-Tracked In China After Trump Was Elected" by Tommy Beer.
Article: "Trump approval rating tops 50% as he leads Biden on voters' top two issues: poll" by Danielle Wallace.
Article: "KFF Health Tracking Poll September 2024: Harris v. Trump on Key Health Care Issues" by Ashley Kirzinger, Grace Sparks, Isabelle Valdes, Julian Montalvo III, and Liz Hamel.
Article: "Trump's Media Boosters Try to Refashion Him as 'Anti-War' — It's Nonsense" by Aidan McLaughlin.
Article: "Flashback: Why Ronald Reagan Invaded Grenada" by Kevin Drum.
Article: "Kabul airport bomber was an ISIS operative freed from prison by the Taliban" by Courtney Kube and Mosheh Gains.
Article: "For All the Talk of 'Isolationism,' Vance Beats the Drums of War" by Sunjeev Bery.
Article: "Inside the Briefing Where George Bush Heard, 'Bin Laden Is Determined to Strike'" by William M. Arkin.
Article: "Was America Safer Under Donald Trump Than Joe Biden?" by Andrew Stanton.
Article: "Harris' momentum has stalled — but not reversed. 5 takeaways from the latest polls." by Steven Shepard.
Article: "Mitt Romney accurately says Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners" by Miriam Valverde.
Article: "Bush Rejects Taliban Offer On Bin Laden" by John F. Harris.
Article: "Illegal border crossings fell in July to lowest level in four years" by Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff.
Article: "Trump falsely claims 'no terrorist attacks' and 'no wars' during his presidency" by Glenn Kessler.
Article: "The United States has closed at least 10 bases around Afghanistan. But drawdown details remain murky." by Susannah George, Dan Lamothe.
Article: "Taliban Commander Who Led Attack on Afghan City Was Released From Prison Last Year, Officials Say" by Alan Cullison, Saeed Shah.
Article: "Congress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal" by Stephen Groves, Ellen Knickmeyer.
 
ABC Moderator is enduring racist and sexist abuse for fact checking Trump
Article: "ABC News debate moderator Linsey Davis endures racist, sexist abuse on social media for fact-checking Trump" by BumRushDaShow.
 
Article: "Trump insists Russia's war should end. But he won't say if he wants Ukraine to win" by Ellen Knickmeyer.
Law: "Logan Act", 1799 - forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S.
Article: "Michael Flynn" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Taylor Swift endorses Harris in post signed 'Childless Cat Lady'" by Madeline Halpert and Ana Faguy.
Quote: "Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven't already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most... Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered!... Childless Cat Lady" - Taylor Swift.
Article: "JD Vance Dismissed Kamala Harris As A Childless Cat Lady In 2021" by Jennifer Bendery.
Article: "Trump-Harris debate attracts 16M more viewers than Biden matchup " by Kierra Frazier.
Article: "ABC News US presidential debate attracted 67.1 million TV viewers" by Helen Coster.
Article: "Vladimir Putin trolls US presidential race with 'endorsement' of Kamala Harris" by Nathan Hodge.
Article: "Assessing Claims That Trump Freed the Leader of Afghanistan From Prison in 2018" by Peter Gattuso.
Article: "The United States has closed at least 10 bases around Afghanistan. But drawdown details remain murky." by Susannah George, Dan Lamothe.
Article: "Trump cancels secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David after deadly bombings" by Meridith McGraw.
Article: "Trump touts European 'strongman' as close ally during presidential debate: Who is Viktor Orban?" by Peter Aitken.
Article: "Contacting Former Presidents" by U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom. "The proper form for the salutation in the letter is: Dear Mr. (President's last name)"
Article: "Addressing a Former President of the United States" by Emily Post. "When addressing a former President of the United States in a formal setting, the correct form is "Mr. LastName." ("President LastName" or "Mr. President" are terms reserved for the current head of state.)"

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Hour Two: The debate and your reactions
Article: "Who spoke more during the presidential debate: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?" by Manahil Ahmad.
Article: "Father of 11-year-old killed in Ohio crash says Trump and Vance are using his son 'as a political tool' and asks for apologies" by David Ingram.
Video: Kaitlan Collins presses JD Vance on 'cat memes' comment and misinformation.
Quote: "A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes" - various.
Article: "Fox News voter panel says Harris won debate" by Michael Lee.
Article: "'Why would I do a rematch?': Trump casts doubt on second debate" by Ben Whedon.
Article: "Trump touts fake right-wing polls to make himself feel better" by kos.
Article: "WATCH: Trump praises 'heart and strength' of Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade" by Adam Kemp.
Article: "WATCH: 'I had nothing to do' with Jan. 6 riot, Trump says" by Kenichi Serino.
Tweet: "Wow! Trump is right, I just went to the 7-11 in Springfield, Ohio, to get some gas and a hot dog. [picture of dog in bun]" by Alex Cole.
Article: "Gish gallop" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Kamala Harris encourages followers to go to Trump rally to see his 'fans' leave early from exhaustion" by Yelena Mandenberg.
Article: "Trump Doesn't Understand Tariffs, But He Knows Enough to Be Menacing " by David Atkins.
Video: Lawrence: Donald Trump is proposing the 'worst economic policy in U.S. history'.
Article: "130 Percent of Trump's China-Tariff Revenue Is Now Going to Angry Farmers" by Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca.
Article: "Lawrence O'Donnell Rips NYT and Other Media for 'Sane-Washing' Trump's 'Crazy' Statements" by Zachary Leeman.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Article: "What is fracking? What to know after presidential debate brought subject into focus " by NBC Chicago.
Article: "Debate" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump v Biden: President says 'it's hard to debate a liar' while visiting Georgia waffle house after TV debate" by Sky News.
Article: "VP debate hosted by CBS News set for Oct. 1 between Vance and Walz" by Stefan Becket, Nidia Cavazos, Taurean Small, Aaron Navarro.
Article: "Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate" by Chris Megerian.
Article: "Lancet Study Finds 40 Percent of U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Could Have Been Avoided" by Elliot Hannon.
Article: "China grants 18 trademarks in 2 months to Trump, daughter" by Erika Kinetz.
Article: "Donald Trump stored, showed off and refused to return classified documents, indictment says" by Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst.
Article: "The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump" by Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen
Article: "Trump's Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies" by Darren Samuelsohn.
Article: "Operation Wetback" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents" by Ted Hesson.

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Hour Three: Crazy Alert! Elon Musk offers to impregnate Taylor Swift, "I will give you a child"
Article: "Elon Musk Offers to Impregnate Taylor Swift: 'I Will Give You a Child'" by Charlie Nash.
 
State election workers say threats are escalating ahead of 2024 vote: "A heightened state of anxiety"
Article: "Election officials say threats are escalating ahead of 2024 vote: "A heightened state of anxiety"" by Major Garrett.
 
Article: "Trump bashes ABC, says he's 'less inclined' to do another debate" by Brett Samuels.
Article: "Supreme Court is about to have 3 Bush v. Gore alumni sitting on the bench" by Joan Biskupic.
Article: "12th Amendment".
Article: "1876 United States presidential election" by Wikipedia.
Article: "1824 United States presidential election" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How Sandra Day O'Connor Single-Handedly Busted Our Union" by Kathy Wilkes.
Article: "Hannibal Lecter" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Un-silence of the lambs: Donald Trump (again) praises fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter" by David Jackson.
Article: "Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying" by Michael R. Sisak, Philip Marcelo.
Article: "Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison" by Meg Wagner, Brian Ries, Veronica Rocha and Amanda Wills.
Article: "Trump's criminal sentencing delayed until after election" by Kayla Epstein, Nadine Yousif.
Article: "Joe Biden ready to reopen US oil stockpile if petrol prices surge again" by Myles McCormick, Jamie Smyth.
Article: "Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes" by Wikipedia.
Book: Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz.
Article: "Former 2024 contender Nikki Haley says she's on 'standby' if Donald Trump 'ever needs me'" by Katelyn Caralle.
Bill: "John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act".
Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Article: "Democrats' failure on filibuster reform will haunt them" by Li Zhou.
 
Will there be another debate?
Article: "Harris campaign promptly calls for another debate against Trump" by Alex Gangitano.
Article: "Trump bashes ABC, says he's 'less inclined' to do another debate" by Brett Samuels.