The bizarre "conservative" idea of "freedom" has struck again.

Margaret Sullivan reported in the Washington Post on a new study that shows what we all intuited: people who get their news from Fox and right-wing hate radio-both promoting the idea that the economy is more important than your health-are less likely to understand the reality of COVID-19 and therefore more likely to get sick and cause themselves and others to die.

This bizarre dynamic of putting profits over public health has played over and over again throughout the years.

Read more here.

-Thom

This morning on CNN a physician in Texas talked about having 10 young people with COVID-19 who needed immediate hospitalization and only having three beds left. He had to decide who is going to get treatment and who was going to be turned away from the hospital.

Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic has killed over a hundred thousand Americans, and has thrown this country into a multilevel disaster, both medical, economic, political, and personal for Americans all across the country.

Yesterday the European Union, with over 400 million citizens, had fewer new coronavirus cases than the US state of Arizona. They had fewer than 4000, while we had, nationwide, over 50,000 new cases.

The world is rapidly bifurcating.

Read more here.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Article: "Transcript: New Day, July 2, 2020". "these were ten, I believe he said, young patients. They have three beds."

Article: "Arizona, Adding as Many New Daily Coronavirus Cases as EU, Reports ICUs Are 89% Full" by Emily Czachor.

Article: "Biden Says Trump 'Waved the White Flag'" by Giovanni Russonello.

Article: "In Midst of Covid Chaos, One Latin American Nation Gets It Right" by Ken Parks.

Article: "Virus will 'sort of just disappear': Trump has happy talk, but no plan" by Steve Benen.

Article: "5 Caribbean Destinations Reopening This Summer" by Elaine Glusac.

Article: "No kissing allowed as Dutch sex workers welcome back customers" by Reuters.

Article: "Belgium to keep its borders shut until early July" by Dilara Hamit.

Article: "Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China" by Michelle Roberts.

Article: "Dwight Eisenhower on Civil Rights" by OnTheIssues.

Article: "Biden just laid out his plan for coronavirus. We may end up needing it." by Paul Waldman.

Article: "As coronavirus grips red states, Trump falters and Biden steps up the attack" by Evan Halper.

Article: "'They Want to Kill Me': Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Delirium" by Pam Belluck.

Article: "How the Coronavirus Short-Circuits the Immune System" by Gina Kolata.

Article: "More than 7,000 kids have tested positive for coronavirus in Florida. 12 have MIS-C" by Michelle Marchante and Carli Teproff.

Article: "As Fauci warns of 100,000 cases a day, Trump hotel fails coronavirus hygiene sting" by Roger Sollenberger.

Article: "'There's No Victory To Be Celebrated': Biden Takes Aim At Trump's Rosy Assessment Of Latest Jobs Report" by Andrew Solender.

Article: "The controversial 1994 crime law that Joe Biden helped write, explained" by German Lopez.

Article: "President Trump is "near-sadistic" in phone calls with women leaders: report" by Roger Sollenberger.

Article: "Send In the Troops" by Tom Cotton.

Article: "Senate removes measure demanding campaigns report foreign election help" by Savannah Behrmann.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

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

Case: "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission", 2014

Article: "Requiring face masks nationwide could save US economy from 5% hit, study predicts" by Catherine Thorbecke.

Article: "Can Covid Damage the Brain?" by Melinda Wenner Moyer.

Article: "Former Bush officials launch Super PAC to support Joe Biden " by Tim Darnell.

Article: "United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2020" by Ballotpedia.

Article: "Grant (miniseries)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ulysses S. Grant" by History.com.

Video: Grant: The Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant | History.

Article: "Huey Long" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "Every Man a King -- Radio Speech to the Nation" by Huey Long, 23 February 1934.

Book: Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long by Richard D White.

Hour Two: This Crisis Could Be Apocalyptic!
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work / Understanding Marxism / Understanding Socialism

Article: "This crisis has the capacity to be apocalyptic" by Peter Frankopan.

Article: "Why 681,000 Job Seekers Are Discouraged" by Kimberly Amadeo.

Article: "The next big problem for the economy: Businesses can't pay their rent" by Heather Long.

Article: "1932 Democratic Party Platform".

Quote: "You've convinced me. Now go out and make me do it." - Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Article: "Egghead" by Wikipedia.

Article: "1968 United States presidential election" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Clip: Phone conversation between President Lyndon Johnson and Sen. Everett Dirksen (R) 968. "Here's the latest information we've got... This is treason. ... "

Law: "Taft-Hartley Labor Act", 1947.

Tweet: "Let me explain something to you about Joe Biden and why some of the shit that he's done in his past doesn't matter. This old rich white man played second fiddle to a black man. Not just any black man, but a younger black man, a smart black man. Not just for a day. Not 1, not 2 but eight years. He took his cues from this black man who had more power than him and was virtually unknown when he took the presidency, and Joe Biden had been around forever. He was willing and proud to be his wing man. Not once did he try to undermine him, this black man. Instead Joe walked in lockstep with him, he respected him, he loved and trusted him. He was led by him and he learned from him. And Joe did not have a problem with it. You tell me what 40+ year "establishment" white politician has ever done that. Joe Biden is cut from a different cloth. And black folks understand that and for good reason. He has shown it. This is what showing up and being an ally looks like. When black people say they know Joe, this is how we know." by Laurie Goff.

Article: "Fair Housing Act" (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "At the request of many great Americans who live in the Suburbs, and others, I am studying the AFFH housing regulation that is having a devastating impact on these once thriving Suburban areas. Corrupt Joe Biden wants to make them MUCH WORSE. Not fair to homeowners, I may END!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Trump Attacks a Suburban Housing Program. Critics See a Play for White Votes." by Glenn Thrush.

Article: "HUD releases proposal, further weakening enforcement of fair housing laws" by Tracy Jan.

Article: "How Facebook and the White House let the 'boogaloo' movement grow" by Lois Beckett.

Article: "DOJ is overseeing 500 investigations into riots, Antifa: AG Barr" by Michael Gryboski.

Article: "Trump administration asks Supreme Court to axe Obamacare amid pandemic" by Metro US.

Article: "Army to Address Case of Missing Fort Hood Soldier" by Brian Roth.

Article: "Foul play suspected in death of Fort Hood soldier Gregory Wedel Morales" by KTRK.

Article: "Protests probably didn't lead to coronavirus spikes, but it's hard to know for sure" by Chelsea Janes.

Article: "Gore Vidal" by Wikipedia.

Book: Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal.

Article: "Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects" by Nasser Karimi.

Article: "German Prosecutor Asked to Investigate Rumsfeld" by Mark Landler.

Article: "The America of Trump's Father: an Aspirational Fascism Reigned in New York" by Wayne Madsen.

Article: "EXCLUSIVE: How Donald Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale went from family bankruptcy to splashing out millions on mansions, condos and luxury cars through his companies that get a hefty cut of the president's $57M campaign contributions" by Jose Lambiet.

Hour Three: Protesting Fossil Fuel Pipelines is Now a Felony in 3 States
- Connor Gibson, Research Specialist, G Greenpeace USA

Article: "3 States Abruptly Make Protesting Fossil Fuel Pipelines a Felony" by Sophie Hirsh.

Article: "States Quietly Pass Laws Criminalizing Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus Chaos" by Alexander C. Kaufman.

Article: "Oil Companies Persuade States to Make Pipeline Protests a Felony" by Jennifer A Dlouhy.

Article: "Anti-protest Bills Around The Country" by ACLU.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Article: "Keystone XL, Dakota Pipeline Green-Lighted in Trump Executive Actions" by Phil McKenna.

Article: "Michigan court orders Enbridge to temporarily shut down Line 5 pipeline" by Shanti S Nair.

Documentary: Where to Invade Next - Michael Moore.

Article: "Henry A. Wallace" by Wikipedia.

Article: "New Deal" (1933 - 1939) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Frances Perkins" by Wikipedia.

Article: "In 2020, Reviving the Spirit of FDR" by Harvey J. Kaye.

Article: "Sitting All Day May Increase Your Risk of Dying From Cancer" by Gretchen Reynolds.

Tweet: "We are sorry to announce that Herman Cain has tested positive for COVID-19, and is currently receiving treatment in an Atlanta-area hospital.
Please keep him, and all who are battling this virus, in your prayers. Our full statement appears below. Updates to follow." by Herman Cain.

What Happens if Trump Gets Re-Elected?
- Fmr. National Security Advisor & Ambassador John Bolton, author, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir"

Article: "John Bolton briefed Trump on Russian bounty plot -and it happened a year earlier than previous reports: AP" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "White House Says Trump Didn't Know About Russia Bounty Scandal" by Elizabeth Crisp.

Article: "The troubling overlap between Jared Kushner's business interests and US foreign policy" by Mohamad Bazzi.

Article: "Ivanka Trump gets initial approval from China for 16 new trademarks-including for 'voting machines'" by Dan Mangan.

Article: "Reminder: Trump Has a Massive Conflict of Interest in Turkey" by Russ Choma.

Article: "Ex-Top Trump Deputies Concluded He Was 'Delusional' From Calls With Foreign Leaders" by Summer Concepcion.

Article: "From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials" by Carl Bernstein.

Article: "Trump administration puts $15M bounty on head of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro" by Joel Gehrke.

Article: "Black Lives Matter protests may have slowed overall spread of coronavirus in Denver and other cities, new study finds" by John Ingold.

Article: "Oregon hits 3rd consecutive day of more than 200 new coronavirus cases" by Celina Tebor.

Article: "5-term Rep. Tipton backed by Trump loses in Colorado primary, upset by businesswoman Lauren Boebert" by William Cummings.

Article: "2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article: "New Deal" (1933 - 1939) by Wikipedia.

Article: "26th Amendment". "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

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