The Republican war on voting rolls on. The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the Republican-controlled US Supreme Court have both, over the loud objection of their own members, ruled that physical, in-person elections must happen in Wisconsin today.

The city with the largest black population in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, normally has 180 polling places open, but today there are only five because of a lack of poll workers. In white rural areas, however, polling places are largely open and well-staffed. The Republican Party has decided this is a good thing for them, a sentiment expressed by both the president and other high profile Republicans.

Meanwhile, we now find, according to the New York Times, three different investment vehicles inside the Trump family have invested heavily in the French company that makes hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that Trump has been relentlessly pushing to treat COVID-19.

We are now seeing, for the first time in the history of our country, what it's like when a wannabe mob boss and lifelong grifter is elevated to the office of President of the United States and an entire political party has decided to throw in with him. This is exactly what Alexander Hamilton warned us about and is a true danger to our democracy.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Clip: "Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)".

Article: "Wisconsin governor suspends in-person voting in Tuesday's elections amid escalating coronavirus fears" by Amy Gardner and Elise Viebeck.

Article: "'One of the Most Brazen Acts of Voter Suppression in Modern Times' as US Supreme Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension in Wisconsin" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Supreme Court stops extra time for ballots in first COVID-19 ruling" by Todd Ruger.

Case: "Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee" (6 April 2020).

Article: "Wisconsin voting underway despite stay-at-home order, coronavirus" by AP.

Opinions: "Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee" (6 April 2020).

Article: "Trump's Aggressive Advocacy of Malaria Drug for Treating Coronavirus Divides Medical Community" by Peter Baker, Katie Rogers, David Enrich and Maggie Haberman.

Article: "Trump and his allies have financial ties to companies that manufacture untested drug he's touting for COVID-19: report" by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "'Follow the money': MSNBC contributor blows the lid off Trump's personal stake in drug he's pushing as COVID-19 cure" by Travis Gettys.

Article: "The Federalist Papers : No. 68: The Mode of Electing the President" by Alexander Hamilton.

Article: "Some Swedish Hospitals Have Stopped Using Chloroquine To Treat Covid-19 After Reports Of Severe Side Effects" by Rosie McCall.

Article: "'Devastating' leaked memos: Peter Navarro warned Trump coronavirus could kill 500,000 Americans - back in January" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff" (RCV) by FairVote.

Article: "Trump removes independent watchdog for coronavirus funds, upending oversight panel" by Kyle Cheney, Connor O'Brien.

Article: "Trump attacks HHS watchdog" by Dan Diamond, Adam Cancryn. "Career health officials have privately raised even stronger warnings about the risk to some Americans' heart health and other complications, but they've been warned not to publicly speak out and potentially contradict Trump"

Article: "Health officials want Trump to 'double down, not lighten up' restrictions" by Adam Cancryn, Nancy Cook.

Article: "'Draft Cuomo 2020' groundswell emerges amid the New York governor's coronavirus response" by Alisa Wiersema, Kendall Karson and Josh Margolin.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Article: "How Taiwan Contained COVID-19: Early Action, Technology & Millions of Face Masks" by Democracy Now!.

Article: "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: Boris & the Queen...
- Victoria Jones, Executive Director - DC Radio Company LLC

Article: "Boris Johnson moved to intensive care after his condition worsens" by Rowena Mason, Lisa O'Carroll and Dan Sabbagh.

Article: "Boris Johnson 'stable' and 'in good spirits' after receiving oxygen treatment for coronavirus" by ITV.

Article: "Coronavirus: Raab 'confident' prime minister will recover from illness" by BBC.

Article: "Who is Dominic Raab? The Brexiteer ex-lawyer deputizing for Boris Johnson" by Luke McGee.

Article: "China Reports No Coronavirus Deaths for First Time Since January" by Alexa Lardieri.

Article: "South Korea reports fewer than 50 new infections, earning WHO praise" by Hyonhee Shin.

Article: "The strange lead-up to Boris Johnson's admission to hospital" by Dan Sabbagh and Rowena Mason.

Article: "Derbyshire mayor apologises for saying Johnson 'deserves' coronavirus" by Amy Walker.

Video: Queen Urges 'Self-Discipline and Resolve' in Coronavirus Speech.

Article: "Coronavirus: British parliament paused for a month" by Archyde.

Article: "Queen's coronavirus speech full text as she compares self isolation with war years" by Nick Tyrrell.

Article: "Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Labour's shadow Cabinet: Ed Miliband makes surprise return to Sir Keir Starmer's frontbench as Jeremy Corbyn's supporters depart" by i News.

Article: "New Labour leader Keir Starmer apologises for 'poisonous stain' of anti-semitism in final swipe at Jeremy Corbyn" by Alexander Brown.

Article: "Can Supreme Court Extend Trump's Term by 3 Years If He's Acquitted in Senate?" by Snopes Staff.

Article: "US commerce secretary sells stocks after criticism from ethics watchdog" by Colin Wilhelm and Doug Palmer.

Article: "Trump has a distant financial link to a pharma giant that makes the drug he's been pushing to fight COVID-19 - but it's probably worth less than $1,000" by Rosie Perper.

Article: "Drain the swamp? Trump has named more lobbyists to Cabinet than Bush or Obama did in 8 years" by Igor Derysh.

Article: "George Will: Mike Pence replaces Trump as the 'worst person in government'" by Daniel Chaitin. "The oleaginous Mike Pence"

Article: "Remembering the Night Dan Rather 'Sassed' President Richard Nixon" by Katharine Shilcutt.

Article: "Supreme Court postpones hearings for this term, including Trump tax case" by Bob Egelko.

Article: "1 in 4 rural hospitals is vulnerable to closure, a new report finds" by By Dylan Scott.

Article: "Let Him Die" by Jacob Weisberg.

Law: "Homestead Acts" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump abruptly removes inspector general named to oversee $2T in stimulus spending" by Benjamin Siegel, Alexander Mallin, Mariam Khan.

Article: "Trump Rages Over Watchdog Report on 'Severe' Hospital Shortages" by Hunter Woodall.

Article: "Herd immunity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump, whose hotel business is losing millions, says 'I'll be the oversight' of $500 billion coronavirus 'slush fund'".

Article: "Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden proposes nationwide vote-by-mail in response to coronavirus" by Lizzy Acker.

Bill: "S.3440 - Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020" by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR].

Hour Three: Science Revolution: Rights of Nature & More - Thomas Linzey, Esq., Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
- Thomas Linzey Esq. Senior Counsel - Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)

Article: "Rights of Nature Law Forces Pennsylvania to Revoke Industry Permit" by Chad Nicholson.

Article: "Lake Erie Bill Of Rights Invalidated By Federal Judge" by Chris Mosby.

Article: "Judge Refuses to Acknowledge Lake Erie's Rights" by Tish O'Dell.

Article: "Zoonosis" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "Wisconsin, get out and vote NOW for Justice Daniel Kelly. Protect your 2nd Amendment!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Acting Navy secretary apologizes for scathing rebuke of ousted captain" by Courtney Kube.

Article: "Tammy Duckworth calls on acting Navy secretary to resign" by J. Edward Moreno.

Article: "How to Fix Our Voting Rules Before November" by Marc Elias.

Site: Wisconsin Court System. "In an effort to protect the public, attorneys, court staff, and judges from the health risks associated with COVID-19, the Wisconsin courts have issued orders temporarily suspending in-person proceedings statewide, with certain limited exceptions."

Tweet: "As she often does, @SenWarren provides a cogent summary of how federal policymakers should be thinking about the pandemic in the coming months." by Barack Obama https://t.co/zkX0E7ncK5.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren has a plan for this, too" by Ezra Klein.

Tweet: "Barack Obama delivers a big, fat, Elizabeth Warren 'hint' https://t.co/KpFZQlx18v" by Daily Kos.

Article: "Barack Obama delivers a big, fat, Elizabeth Warren 'hint'" by kos.

Article: "Super Pink Moon lights up the sky across the world in rare spectacle linked to 'end of days' omen" by Harry Pettit.

Article: "How a Ship's Coronavirus Outbreak Became a Moral Crisis for the Military" by Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt.

Quote: "The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." - George Orwell.

Quote: "In a Time of Universal Deceit - Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - attributed to George Orwell.

Article: "Keep in your dead! The true toll of COVID-19 is being undercounted, including in New York" by Mark Sumner.

Article: "Major Producer of Hydroxychloroquine Once Paid Michael Cohen Hefty Sum for Access to Trump" by Jerry Lambe.

Article: "Coronavirus: Competing against Feds for medical supplies is like 'The Hunger Games,' Rep. Jim McGovern says" by Douglas Hook.

Article: "The Hunger Games" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pritzker Slams Federal Government, Touts Illinois' Efforts to Acquire Protective Gear" by Kristen Thometz.

Article: "Hannibal Lecter" by Wikipedia.

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