Republican threats to have individual states choose electors for Donald Trump even though their citizens voted for Joe Biden are not about this election; they're about putting a fascist in the White House in 2024.

And the reason Republican elected officials across the country are letting this drag out, even though they know Trump has no chance because Biden's margin of victory is so large, is to see how far they can push this in anticipation of 2024. This is a test.

The next election will not feature a failed, indebted businessman buffoon at the top of the Republican ticket; instead, it will almost certainly be a very competent neofascist, someone like Tom Cotton or Ted Cruz.

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-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Mid-day with Mark
- Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "'Downright dangerous': Democrats' alarm as Trump stacks Pentagon with loyalists" by Julian Borger.

Article: "Trump's refusal to concede follows his pattern of incompetence and delusions" by Richard Wolffe.

Article: "Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede: Reuters/Ipsos poll" by Chris Kahn.

Article: "Republicans, Not Biden, Are About to Raise Your Taxes" by Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Article: "Disgusted truckers turn on Trump after their taxes skyrocket $8,000 while Wall Street gets lavished" by David Edwards.

Article: "DOJ names New York City, Portland, Seattle 'anarchist jurisdictions' that could lose federal funding" by Kristine Phillips, Ryan W. Miller.

Bill: "H.J.Res.74 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote." by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2].

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "A Proposed Amendment to Establish a Constitutional Right to Vote in America" by Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.

Tweet: "I miss my dad, who volunteered for the army during WWII. And, @realDonaldTrump, he wasn't a "sucker" or "loser." He was an extraordinary man who taught me so much. Happy Veterans Day." by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Wisconsin reports record-breaking day for new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, positivity rate" by Sophie Carson.

Article: "Electoral College" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Georgia's chief election official announces hand recount of presidential results" by Zach Montellaro.

Article: "George W. Bush congratulates Biden and Harris on election victory" by Nolan D. McCaskill.

Article: "Mitt Romney is the first senior Republican to congratulate Joe Biden and call him president-elect - as party's senior figures wrestle with how to deal with Donald Trump's refusal to concede" by Geoff Earle.

Article: "USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show" by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy.

Article: "United States Postmaster General" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Colorado passes resolution to give electoral college votes to whoever wins popular vote" by Mayank Aggarwal.

Article: "Georgia Legislature Should Convene And Ban Mail-In Voting For Runoff Elections" by Jordan Davidson.

Tweet: "Are you a purged #Georgia voter that was forced to a provisional ballot because your name was not on the voter rolls? Or were you purged and turned away from the polls? If so, we urgently need to hear from you. Reply to this tweet and let's chat. #PassItOn...." by Greg Palast.

Article: "Debra Messing, DiCaprio and Palast Release 'The Purged'" by Rachel Yang.

Article: "Georgia, do I really have to sue you again?" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Georgia 2020 Purge List" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Georgia runoff elections will determine control of US Senate: How we got here" by Josh Peter.

Article: "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins" by NY Times.

Article: "List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump solicits 'election defense' donations that also finance his new leadership PAC" by Michelle Ye Hee Lee.

Article: "The Past 5 GOP Presidents Have Used Fraud and Treason to Steer Themselves to Electoral Victory" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Federalist 68: The Mode of Electing the President" by Alexander Hamilton. "Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States."

Article: "Who Is Emily Murphy? Trump Official Delaying Transfer Of Power To Biden" by Dan Graeber.

Article: "Trump Intervened In FBI HQ Project To Protect His Hotel, Democrats Allege" by Philip Ewing, Peter Overby.

Article: "Agency That Approved Trump's Hotel Lease Ignored The Constitution: Report" by Paul Blumenthal.

Site: Free Speech TV

Article: "White House requests names of DOD staffers who applauded outgoing official so they can be fired: report" by David Edwards.

Article: "As world awaits Trump's concession he takes to Twitter to claim credit for coronavirus vaccine" by Dylan Terry.

Article: "Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine - and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved" by Harriet Alexander.

Article: "Pfizer vaccine success opens hot stock-market trade" by Gearoid Reidy.

Article: "BioNTech's Covid vaccine: a shot in the arm for Germany's Turkish community" by Philip Oltermann.

Article: "Trump Forms PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P." by Maggie Haberman.

Article: "Military wife in shock after Trump campaign accuses her of voter fraud in baseless lawsuit" by Meaghan Ellis.

Article: "Biden suspects toxic exposure in Iraq killed Beau. He has a plan for ill veterans" by Tara Copp.

Article: "The Reason Why "Operation Iraqi Liberation" Was Renamed To "Operation Iraqi Freedom"" by I'm A Useless Info Junkie.

Article: "Press Briefing" (Operation Iraqi Liberation) by Ari Fleischer.

Article: "Iraq War" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Timeline of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's response to COVID-19" by ABC News.

Article: "New CDC Report Confirms First COVID Cases in NY Came From Europe, Other States" by Kiki Intarasuwan.

Bill: "H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act" by Nita Lowey [D-NY-17].

Article: "Democrats Unveil $2.2 Trillion Stimulus Bill — What's In It?" by Samantha McDonald.

Article: "Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree" by Ryan Best and Jay Boice.

Article: "Herd immunity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "What's the Herd Immunity Threshold for the COVID-19 Coronavirus?" by Ronald Bailey.

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

Article: "Kamala Harris' Prosecutor Record May Haunt VP Selection Process" by Jeffrey Taylor.

Article: "Pardon of Richard Nixon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Watergate Casualties and Convictions" by Watergate.info.

Article: "Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'" by David Johnston.

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

Article: "List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Impeachment of Bill Clinton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
- Katherine Eban, Investigative Journalist / Contributor-Vanity Fair and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow / Author of two books, her latest - Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

Article: "Are generics really the same as branded drugs?" by Katherine Eban.

Article: "Generic Reglan and Zofran Recall By Hospira Due to Glass Particles" by Irvin Jackson.

Article: "Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National)" (can go back to 1939) by BLS.

Article: "All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS)" (1939 onwards) by FRED.

Article: "Financial summary - Jaime Harrison For Us Senate" by FEC.

Article: "Financial summary - Lindsey Graham" by FEC.

Article: "KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules" by Fatima Hansia.

Article: "Iraq War Exposures" by VA.

Article: "Rocklin Trump Supporter Files Restraining Order Against Biden-Supporting Neighbor" by CBS13.

Book: The Blood Pressure Solution by Dr. Marlene Merritt.

Article: "Angiotensin II receptor blocker" (Sartan) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Damage control? Trump hints at leaving the country if he loses the election" by Meaghan Ellis.

Article: "Trump involved in 3,500 lawsuits: report" by Jesse Byrnes.

Article: "Barron Trump is a Dual Citizen of Both Slovenia and the US Which is Odd for the Son of the 'America First' President" by Jason Miciak.

Article: "Standard Form 86: Questionnaire for National Security Positions" by OMB.

Article: "Report: Trump Revealed Israeli Commando and Mossad Operation in Syria to Russians".

Article: "Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy" by Ryan Goodman and Julia Brooks.

Article: "Manchurian Candidate" by Dictionary.com.

Article: "Turkey and Michael Flynn: Five things to know" by Rebecca Kheel.

Article: "Whistleblower says Ivanka, Jared got security clearance over experts' advice" by Ginger Gibson, Mark Hosenball.

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