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Hour One: National Progressive Townhall taking your calls
- Representative Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Congressmember (D-WA, 7th District) (Committees: House Judiciary / House Foreign Affairs / House Budget / Former Chair Congressional Progressive Caucus) @pramilajayapal.bsky.social
Article: “Todd Blanche’s new “promise” to end Trump’s $1.8 billion slush is BS!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump Administration Live Updates: Republican Holdouts Say They Now Support Blanche Nomination“ by NY Times.
Article: “Jayapal Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee’s Advancement of Blanche Nomination for AG“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “Blanche order keeps intact immunity deal barring investigation of Trump and his family“ by Rebecca Beitsch and The Hill.
Article: “Shouting match erupts after Bondi asked to apologize to Epstein victims“ by Rebecca Beitsch.
Video: I met with Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi after I questioned her in the Judiciary Committee. It was clear that he was involved with the botched release of the Epstein files. During tomorrow’s confirmation hearing, the Senate must demand accountability for survivors - Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “Epstein Survivors Said Sens. Tillis And Cornyn Refused To Meet With Them“ by Sebastian Murdock.
Article: “Epstein survivors accuse ‘condescending’ Todd Blanche of gaslighting in meeting held as part of his AG bid“ by Eric Garcia.
Article: “Senate Floor Privileges: History and Current Practice“ by CRS.
Article: “Jayapal, Warren Introduce Legislation to Curb Corporate Influence on Federal Regulation, Restore Deference to Experts “ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “No corporate PAC pledge“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Social Security 2100 Act“ by John Larson.
Article: “Jayapal Leads 130 Lawmakers in Introducing Bill to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Bill: “H.R.5165 - Improving Medicare Coverage Act “ by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].
Article: “Progressive Caucus Announces ‘new Affordability Agenda’“.
Law: “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022“.
Article: “AI data center ‘frenzy’ is pushing up your electric bill — here’s why“ by Greg Iacurci.
Article: “He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine“ by Robert Horvath .
Article: “Comedian Wins Ukrainian Presidency In Landslide“ by Matthew S. Schwartz.
Article: “Trump Admin Moves to Officially Scrap Biden-Era Student Loan Forgiveness Program“ by Shauneen Miranda.
Article: “Why Are My Student Loans in Administrative Forbearance?“ by Catherine Collins.
Article: “Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff“ by Michael C. Bender and Dana Goldstein.
Article: “Jayapal and Whitehouse Lead 90 Colleagues in Brief Supporting the Ability of States and Localities to Hold Big Oil and Gas Companies Accountable for Climate-Related Harms“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “Fires near Spokane, Washington, have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations“ by John Hanna.
Article: “First Came the DOGE Cuts, Then Came the Wildfires“ by Alex Robinson.
Article: “Crews from across Washington state race to aid wildfire-ravaged Spokane County“ by Natalie Swaby.
Article: “Latest DOGE layoffs threaten lives, experts say“ by Austin Williams.
Article: “Federal government grants Washington emergency declaration for wildfire response“ by KOMO.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Jayapal Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Results“ by NY Times.
Article: “Deluzio, Jayapal, Ryan, Craig Launch Monopoly Busters Caucus“ by Chris Deluzio.
Site: Pramila’s Resistance Lab (next: September 20).
Article: “Abdul El-Sayed“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “William Lawrence (activist)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peggy Flanagan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Matt Little“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2026“ by SSA.
Article: “Seattle’s data center pause reflects a bigger shift“ by Melissa Santos.

Hour Two: It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class
Article: “It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Work of Nations by Robert B. Reich.
Article: “Defining the middle class: Cash, credentials, or culture?“ by Richard V. Reeves, Katherine Guyot, and Eleanor Krause.
Article: “Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF)“ by Federal Reserve Bank.
Article: “Economic View; Even the Rich Can Suffer From Income Inequality“ by Louis Uchitelle.
Article: “Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class“ by OECD.
Article: “The State of the American Middle Class“ by Rakesh Kochhar.
Article: “New Study: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975“ by Bernie Sanders.
Article: “Three-quarters of Americans think Trump isn’t focusing on top US issues – poll“ by Richard Luscombe.
Article: “How Americans define a middle-class lifestyle — and why they can’t reach it“ by Alyssa Fowers, Emily Guskin, Scott Clement.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ (1964 - 1965, LBJ) by Wikipedia.

Article: “U.S. sanctions to hurt Cuban civilians violate the Geneva Conventions“ by Mark Weisbrot.
Article: “Visualizing the wildfires in Washington and Oregon, in maps and satellite imagery“ by Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Sam Hart, Matt Stiles, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Sara Smart, Thomas Bordeaux.
Article: “Smoke, heat to linger in Portland through Wednesday before conditions improve“ by Alissa Gary.
Article: “WinCo Foods“ by Wikipedia.

Is Your Ballot Now A Political Hostage?
Article: “House Dem Calls for Removal of Postmaster General for Turning USPS Into ‘Instrument of Voter Suppression’“ by Stephen Prager.

Who Staged That Fake Invasion Of Spain?
Article: “The Far-Right Playbook in Action“ by Anne Applebaum.

Article: “The Wisconsin primaries are less than a month away. Here’s what to know before you vote.“ (Aug 11) by Beatrice Lawrence.
Article: “Todd Blanche Was Just Caught Promising The End Of Abortion In All 50 States If Confirmed As AG“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Comstock Act of 1873“ (Comstock Act ban on birth control information overturned) by Brandon R. Burnette.
Case: “Roe v. Wade (1973)“.
Law: “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act“ (HIPAA).
Article: “David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal“ by David Ellison.
Article: “German Renewable Energy Sources Act“ (100,000 roofs program) by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.“ - Benjamin Franklin.

Hour Three: Red Card: World Cup Pollution
- Chuck Collins, environmental & economic justice campaigner / Director, Program on Inequality and the Common Good - Institute for Policy Studies where he co-edits inequality.org/ chuck77.bsky.social
Article: “Red card: World Cup fans and the public subsidize private jet polluters“ by Chuck Collins.
Article: “Accelerated Depreciation for Yachts After the USA’s Big Beautiful Bill“ by Mark Erlewine.
Article: “Marie Gluesenkamp Perez“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Eisenhower Tax Rates – 90 Percent“ by Fact and Myth.
Article: “14 Ways a 90 Percent Top Tax Rate Fixes Our Economy and Our Country“ by Dave Johnson.

Article: “Ronald Reagan’s Legacy: The Rise of Student Loan Debt in America“ by Sriskandha Kandimalla.
Article: “Ronald Reagan Is Giving ‘Em Heck“ by Steven V. Roberts. “If it takes a bloodbath, let’s get it over with“. Article: “Kent State Shooting - Causes, Facts & Aftermath“ by History Channel.

Book: “The Fourth Turning“ by William Strauss, Neil Howe.

Spokane Burns While Big Oil Banks Billions
Article: “Climate Crisis Is Not ‘Some Faraway Threat’: Spokane Inferno Forces Mass Evacuations as Oil Profits Surge“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “The wildfire smoke won’t quit: Poor air quality to expand across West“ by Ben Noll.
Article: “‘Recipe for Catastrophe’: Trump Moves to Weaken Arctic Drilling Safeguards “ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “A ‘perfect storm’ spread fire, heat and smoke around the world in July“ by Miriam Waldvogel, John Muyskens, Naema Ahmed, Ben Noll.
Article: “Heat dome“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Explosive cyclogenesis“ (bomb cyclone) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Why the Arctic is warming four times faster, researchers reveal“ by Stefan Brand.
Article: “Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices“ by Camila Domonoske.

Did Trump Just Empty America’s Missile Arsenal?
Article: “Iran War Has Drained ‘Virtually All’ Long-Range Missiles in U.S. Stockpile: Report“ by Kathianne Boniello.

Article: “Amazon Got $600 Million in Tariff Refunds — and Says Some of It Is Going Back to Shoppers Automatically“ by Open Class Actions.
Article: “Apple Earns $2.2 Billion in Tariff Refunds, More Still Coming“ by Rajat Saini.
Article: “How Congress delegates its tariff powers to the president“ by Scott Bomboy.
Article: “What ever happened to those Trump-promised stimulus checks?“ by Dan Kadar.
Law: “13th Amendment“, December 6, 1865. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.“
Image: “If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat..“.
Article: “American Community Survey (ACS)“ (Census) by Wikipedia.
Article: “A Timeline of the Conflict Between Letitia James and Donald Trump“ by Taylor Robinson.
Article: “GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States“ by Labor Party.

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In today’s program:

-- Rep. Pramila Jayapal - National Progressive Townhall taking your calls

-- It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class

-- Is Your Ballot Now A Political Hostage?

-- Who Staged That Fake Invasion Of Spain?

-- Chuck Collins - Red Card: World Cup Pollution

-- Spokane Burns While Big Oil Banks Billions

-- Did Trump Just Empty America's Missile Arsenal?

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Hour 3: Chuck Collins - Red Card: World Cup Pollution

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-- It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class

-- Is Your Ballot Now a Political Hostage?

-- Who Staged that Fake Invasion Of Spain?

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-- Chuck Collins - Red Card: World Cup Pollution

-- Spokane Burns While Big Oil Banks Billions

-- Did Trump Just Empty America’s Missile Arsenal?

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Hour One: Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History
Article: “Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “For Decades, Americans Learned the Treasonous Truth After the Votes Were Counted. This Time Is Different.“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The PRO Act Is The Key To America’s Future“ by AFL-CIO.
Book: “The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron “ by Reuters.
Article: “Stevens Dismisses Concerns About Campaign Finance, Super PAC Funding as ‘Educated Issue’“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “An anatomy of public sector unions“ by Hirsch, Barry T.
Article: “Executive Order on “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs” “ by EPI.
Article: “How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable“ by Lily Geismer.
Article: “Chapter 9: The Numbers Don’t Lie: Who Killed the American Dream: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Mandate for Leadership“ by Heritage Foundation.
Article: “Third Way“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “North American Free Trade Agreement“ (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “What Is the PRO Act?“ by AFL-CIO.
Article: “Card check“ by Wikipedia.

Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Article: “Powell Memorandum: Attack On American Free Enterprise System“ by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Article: “Was Detroit once the richest city in the world?“ by Simon Bush.
Article: “Flint sit-down strike“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Taft-Hartley Labor Act“, 1947 (right to work).

Did A Bank Just Flag Trump For Money Laundering?
Article: “Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review“ by Reuters.

Is RFK JR Building The Next Big Lie?
Article: “CNN Posts Scathing Fact-Check on RFK Jr.’s Blockbuster Interview With Dana Bash: ‘Pushes Medical Misinformation’“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: “Defunding mRNA vaccine research leaves us all more vulnerable to future health emergencies“ by Jennifer B Nuzzo,.

Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Donald Trump spirals furiously as reflecting pool saga ends in humiliating climbdown“ by Mikey Smith.
Article: “Measles is surging in US under RFK Jr. just as kids return to school“ by Julia Musto.
Article: “Cooperative“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez“ (AOC) by Wikipedia.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Presidents who served in Congress“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Claudia Sheinbaum“ (President of Mexico) by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Washington House of Representatives election“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Willamette Week.
Site: Portland Mercury.
Article: “The State of the American Middle Class“ by Rakesh Kochhar.
Article: “Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others“ by Arwa Mahdawi.
Article: “Flashback: Inside McConnell’s “Unprecedented” Power Play After Scalia’s Death“ by Patrice Taddonio.

Hour Two: Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @deanobeidallah.bsky.social @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
Article: “Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump biographer David Cay Johnston: Trump has always been this corrupt!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Todd Blanche’s new “promise” to end Trump’s $1.8 billion slush is BS!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump Administration Live Updates: Republican Holdouts Say They Now Support Blanche Nomination“ by NY Times.
Article: “‘Very curious’: Legal experts stunned by Maxwell’s sweetheart transfer after DOJ meeting“ by Sarah K. Burris.
Article: “Over 100 Former Judges File Sweeping Ethics Complaint Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche“ by Justin Davis.
Article: “Opposition to Todd Blanche Nomination for U.S. Attorney General“ by NYC Bar.
Article: “Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched’“ by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold.
Article: “Civilian unemployment rate“ by BLS.

Article: “Theo Angelis“ byWikipedia .
Article: “Jaime Hawk“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Democratic Socialists of America“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Working Families Party“ by Wikipedia.

What’s In The Chapter Democrats Left Out?
Article: “Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter“ by Shane Goldmacher.

Why Are Democrats Whispering About Climate Change?
Article: “Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume“ by Dharna Noor.

Article: “Vouchers Giving Russians a Small Piece of the Action : Privatization: Certificates worth 10,000 rubles are distributed to buy shares of state property, or be sold.“ by John-thor Dahlburg.
Article: “Aerial images in Spokane show hundreds of burned homes with nearly 65,000 people evacuated “ by CNN.
Article: “Trump overrode FEMA to reject $227m in disaster relief to blue states“ by Josh Marcus.
Article: “Why Bitcoin Miners Are Winning The AI Data Center Arms Race“ by Frank Holmes.
Article: “January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process“ by Sam Levine.
Article: “Justice Department reaches another settlement with Trump adviser Michael Flynn“ by Holmes Lybrand.
Article: “Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Thom Tillis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Less-redacted search warrant records shed new light on investigation into Sen. Richard Burr“ by Chris Young.
Article: “Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power“ by Caryn James.

Hour Three: What the F is going on with ]Medicare Part D...
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “A Medicare Drug Subsidy Is Ending—Here’s What Patients Should Know“ by Jesse Pines.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.
Article: “Over 7,100 Social Security Administration employees exit, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory’ “ by Ariel Zilber.
Article: “Will Social Security recipients see a bigger COLA in 2027?“ by Jessica A. Botelho.
Article: “Social Security checks for retirees could rise $77 a month in 2027. Critics want to change how increases are calculated“ by Jasmine Andersson.

Article: “Social Security Trust Fund“ by Wikipedia.

Racist Alert. Trump Puts A Price Tag On Visiting America
Article: “US to make visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries“ by Kanishka Singh.

Article: “The Trump Slush Fund Is Dead. Long Live The Trump Slush Fund.“ by Kathryn Rubino.
Article: “Blanche’s AG nomination back on track after he formally rescinds payout fund“ by Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein.
Article: “19-year-old soldier from North Texas one of two killed in Iranian attack“ by Rachel Royster.
Article: “‘Sick’: Answers demanded as ICE arrests firefighters battling blazes “ by Sarah K. Burris.
Article: “Bill Maher“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bill Maher Says Bari Weiss Told Him Some CBS News Staffers Feel ‘Liberated’ Under Her Leadership“ by A.J. Katz.
Article: “Jacob Soboroff“ by Wikipedia.
Video: DSA co-chair Megan Romer outlines socialist agenda.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Read Trump’s “settlement” with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls“ by Chris Geidner.
Article: “Dire warnings of doctors as RFK Jr’s agenda sees measles surge back“ by Julia Musto.
Article: “RFK Jr.’s CNN Interview: Fact-Checking His Claims on COVID, Measles“ by Bob Weeks.
Article: “Mike Malloy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “MMR vaccine and autism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism“ by WHO.
Article: “Environmentalists raise concerns spraying forests with glyphosate makes them more vulnerable to wildfires“ by Jonathan Migneault.
Article: “Fire Hazards and Toxic Combustion of Herbicide Products Increase Threats to Health and Environment“ by Beyond Pesticides.
Quote: “After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.“ - James G. Watt.

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Hour 3: What the F is going on with Medicare Part D...? Alex Lawson, Social Security Works

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In today’s program:

-- Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History

-- Did A Bank Just Flag Trump For Money Laundering?

-- Is RFK JR Building The Next Big Lie?

-- Dean Obeidallah - Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!

-- What's In The Chapter Democrats Left Out?

-- Why Are Democrats Whispering About Climate Change?

-- Alex Lawson - What the F is going on with ]Medicare Part D...

-- Racist Alert. Trump Puts A Price Tag On Visiting America

-- Did Two Republicans Just Kill Trump's Slush Fund?

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-- Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History

-- Did a Bank Just Flag Trump for Money Laundering?

-- Is RFK JR Building the Next Big Lie?

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-- Dean Obeidallah - Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!

-- What’s In the Chapter Democrats Left Out?

-- Why are Democrats Whispering About Climate Change?

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-- Alex Lawson - What the F is going on with ]Medicare Part D...

-- Racist Alert. Trump Puts a Price Tag On Visiting America

-- Did Two Republicans Just Kill Trump’s Slush Fund?

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-- The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial

-- Why Did Republicans Just Hand Trump A Free Pass On His Taxes?

-- Geeky Science. Why Are Sea Snakes Heading For California?

-- Two More Courts Just Told Trump He Can't Cage People Without A Hearing

-- More Communism From Trump? Who Really Owns These Companies Now?

-- Have Senate Republicans Traded Their Spines For Rubber Stamps?

-- Should A Dying Cancer Patient Have To Prove She's Too Sick To Work?

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Hour One: The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial
Article: “The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Reopen Illinois rally draws hundreds to Loop, Springfield“ by Sam Charles and Neal Earley.
Article: “Preparing For And Preventing The Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Crisis“ by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.
Article: “Delaware senators respond to Trump administration canceling energy projects in blue states“.
Article: “Timeline of Trump’s Coronavirus Responses“ by LLoyd Doggett.
Article: “Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2020)“ by Wikipedia.
Tweet: “For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect....“ by Donald J Trump.
Article: “Black Americans Bear The Brunt As Deaths Climb.“ by NY Times.
Article: “Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak“ by Donald J Trump.
Tweet: “Virologist and sexy vixen vinyl expert @brithume hypothesizes that the lethality of COVID–19 could be exaggerated and “the disease turned out not to be quite as dangerous as we thought”“ by Bad Fox Graphics.
Book: Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It’s Too Late by Deborah Birx.
Article: “Rally to ‘re-open’ Arizona planned in defiance of COVID-19 stay-at-home order“ by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy.
Article: “‘A national scandal’: US excess deaths rose even after pandemic, far outpacing peer countries “ by Mary Van Beusekom.
Article: “The US has 4% of the world’s population but 25% of its coronavirus cases“ by Scottie Andrew.
Article: “Nazi Slogans At Coronavirus Lockdown Protest Draws Rebuke From Auschwitz Museum“ by Carlie Porterfield.
Article: “Oregonians demand state’s reopening at Salem rally“ by Jennifer Dowling.
Article: “Rush Limbaugh slams news coverage of coronavirus racial disparity: “This is how they stop criticism”“ by Media Matters Staff.
Article: “Tucker Carlson: Coronavirus crisis “may have passed. We’ll see but it looks like it may have”“ by Media Matters Staff.
Article: “Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II“.
Article: “An explosive documentary details how Jared Kushner’s coronavirus task force consisted mainly of 20-something volunteers buying PPE with personal email accounts“ by Susie Neilson.
Article: “Rally to reopen Virginia planned for Wednesday“ by Adrianna Hargrove.
Article: “Trump administration scrapped plan to send every American a mask in April, email shows“ by Laura Strickler and Geoff Bennett.
Article: “Trump says ‘bailouts’ unfair to GOP since states needing aid ‘run by Democrats in every case’“ by Rebecca Shabad.
Article: “The Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans“ by Maritza Vasquez Reyes.
Article: “The countries that handled COVID-19 pandemic the worst revealed“ by Samantha Maiden.
Article: “A Young Kennedy, in Kushnerland, Turned Whistle-Blower“ by Jane Mayer.
Article: “Sen. Rand Paul To Dr. Fauci: ‘I Don’t Think You’re The End-All’“ by Brian Naylor.
Article: “Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States“ by John Eligon, Audra D. S. Burch, Dionne Searcey and Richard A. Oppel Jr.
Article: “U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries“ by Benjamin Mueller and Eleanor Lutz.
Article: “Wisconsin GOP judge: COVID-19 is spreading due to meat-packing workers and not ‘regular folks’ “ by Brad Reed.
Article: “U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths - research“ by Howard Schneider.
Article: “Update: COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities - United States, April–May 2020“ by M. Waltenburg, Tristan Victoroff, et al.
Article: “Leadership“ by U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Article: “Implementing a National Return to Work Plan“ by Suzanne Clark.
Article: “How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”“ by Katherine Eban.
Article: “White House denies Trump is considering firing Fauci despite his retweet of a hashtag calling for his ouster“ by Katie Shepherd, John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez.
Article: “ReOpenNC rally planned for Tuesday in downtown Raleigh“ by Travis Fain.
Article: “The tragedy of avoidable COVID deaths“ by Faye Flam.

Article: “Network (1976 film)“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “We no longer live in a world of nations and ideologies, Mr. Beale. The world is a college of corporations, inexorably determined by the immutable bylaws of business. The world is a business, Mr. Beale“ - ‘Arthur Jensen’.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.

Why Did Republicans Just Hand Trump A Free Pass On His Taxes?
Article: “‘Corruption on Steroids’: Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity“ by Jake Johnson.

Geeky Science. Why Are Sea Snakes Heading For California?
Article: “El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US“ by Dinah Voyles Pulver.
Article: “What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century“ by Josh Axelrod.

Article: “Feds Unveil Plan for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Amid Record Low Levels“ by Anna Skinner.
Article: “U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin“ by Scott Dance.
Article: “Oregon wildfires burn 1.8 million acres as state opens 24/7 hotline for help“ by Bobby Corser.
Article: “Trump Says Told Zelensky He Would Like Him to End Ukraine Conflict“ by NAMPA.
Article: “Tim Cook Gave Trump a 24K Gold Gift, but Apple Got the Bigger Win“ by Ravi Teja KNTS.
Article: “Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat could sit empty for months—and a fast-approaching deadline is why“ by Bill Barrow and The Associated Press.
Article: “Wellness check“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump blames governor, not Iran, for Minnesota cyberattack“ by Joey Garrison and Thao Nguyen.
Article: “Proud Boys“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums“ by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson.
Article: “National Parks at Escalated Wildfire Risk, Thanks to DOGE Cuts“ by Dua Anjum.
Article: “Trump Accounts: A New Way to Save for Your Child’s Future“ by Jeffrey Trull.
Article: “China fighting horror virus outbreak as hospitals overwhelmed by infection“ by Joshua Whorms.
Article: “Mefo bill“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How Much Money Is There In The World? - 2026 Edition“ by RankRed.
Article: “Cryptocurrency Market Size & Share 2026 [Industry Reports]“ by Naveen Kumar.
Article: “US Crypto Usage Hits 10% in 2025, Highest Since 2022“ by Karthik Subramanian.
Bill: “H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act“ by Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2].

Hour Two: Two More Courts Just Told Trump He Can’t Cage People Without A Hearing
Article: “‘Big Win’: Two More US Courts Reject Trump’s Mass Detention of Immigrants“ by Brad Reed.
Law: “4th Amendment“. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.“.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Book: The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

More Communism From Trump? Who Really Owns These Companies Now?
Article: “Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies“ by Miranda Nazzaro.
Article: “Trump eyes U.S. government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds: Reuters“ by Reuters.
Article: “Sovereign wealth fund“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alaska Permanent Fund“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “GOP author of CHIPS Act says law did not intend government stake in Intel“ by Alexander Bolton.

Article: “Trump unveils $22.5 billion plan to overhaul Dulles International Airport“ by Sam Sweeney, Ayesha Ali, Devin Garbitt.
Article: “Where does Phoenix’s water come from?“ by Taylor Seely.
Article: “US Groundwater Is Being Shipped Overseas“ by Michael Mechanic.
Article: “Fox News Beats Both CNN and MS NOW Combined in July Ratings“ by Sean James.
Site: All In with Chris Hayes.
Site: Rachel Maddow Show.
Site: “Velshi“.
Site: The Beat with Ari Melber.
Article: “Fired FBI agents sue Kash Patel over retribution claims“ by Ana Faguy.
Article: “Brian Driscoll“ by Wikipedia.
Article: ““Kennedy Center Given More Time To Explain Why Tarps Remain“ by orleans.
Article: “Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins“ by Josh Keefe.
Article: “Trump shuts down CBP One app, closing a pathway to America“ by Rebecca Heilweil.

Article: “Covid-19 Timeline“ by Sue Nethercott.
Article: “Gain-of-function research“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “At Senate Hearing, Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Lab Leak“ by Christian Britschgi.
Article: “How Trump Gutted Obama’s Pandemic-Preparedness Systems“ by Abigail Tracy.
Article: “‘They didn’t run the plays’: Ex-officials say Trump administration didn’t use pandemic ‘playbooks’“ by Lucien Bruggeman, Josh Margolin, and Matthew Mosk.
Substack: “Letters from an American“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Article: “List of United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote“ by Wikipedia.
Book: The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.
Article: “The Theory of Moral Sentiments“ by Adam Smith (free).
Article: “Anthony Fauci“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Key GOP senator concerned over Blanche involvement in Trump IRS deal“ by Alexander Bolton.
Article: “John Cornyn Questions Todd Blanche on IRS Settlement and Mail-Order Abortion Policy“ by Raeylee Barefield.
Article: “Judge voids Trump v. IRS deal, refers lawyers to bars“ by Adam Klasfeld.
Article: “Charles E. Littlejohn“ (Trump tax returns leaker) by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Have Senate Republicans Traded Their Spines For Rubber Stamps?
Article: “Senators accuse Republican ‘gelatinous blobs’ of caving to Trump on Iran war“ by Rachel Leingang.

Should A Dying Cancer Patient Have To Prove She’s Too Sick To Work?
Article: “Trump Admin Argues Even Terminally Ill Patients Shouldn’t Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements“ by Stephen Prager.

Article: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 Section 5. “Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.”.
Book: Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth: The President’s Falsehoods, Misleading Claims and Flat-Out Lies by The Washington Post Fact Checker Staff.
Site: Ronald Reagan Legacy Project.
Article: “Sudanese civil war (2023 - present)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘No safe options’ for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance“ by Matt Murphy and Peter Mwai.
Article: “Amid Warnings of Atrocities in Sudan, Van Hollen Says Senate ‘Missed Opportunity’ to Cut Off Arms to UAE“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Van Hollen, Jacobs Reintroduce Bill to Prohibit U.S. Arms Sales to UAE Until They Cease Support of RSF in Sudan“ by Chris Van Hollen.
Article: “Southern Sudan/Darfur 2008“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “2022 United States gubernatorial elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Informant pleads guilty to lying to FBI about Joe and Hunter Biden Ukraine bribes“ by The Telegraph.
Article: “Capitalism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Communism“ by Wikipedia.
Song: “Five to One“ by the Doors. “They got the guns But we got the numbers.“
Article: “The Social Security 2100 Act“ by John Larson.
Video: Concord Project GOTV - the importance of precinct committee members.
Article: “Donald Trump photo op at St. John’s Church“ (Lafayette Square) by Wikipedia.
Bible: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God“ - Matthew 19:23-24.
Article: “Middle Class Statistics“ by Henrik Dahl.
Article: “President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls“ by Ruth Igielnik.
Article: “World’s richest billionaires at center of Trump’s inauguration: Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg“ by Ben Norton.
Article: “Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires“ by Aaron Schaffer, Clara Ence Morse.
Site: Connect with Jacob Soboroff.
Article: “Michigan primary election guide: Everything you need to know“ by Megan Ziegler.
Article: “Michigan LCV condemns Whitmer approval of Line 5 tunnel permits“ by Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Article: “Coronavirus: Jared Kushner says national stockpile of medical equipment used for public health emergencies is not for states“ by Danielle Zoellner.
Article: “Gov. Pritzker Spends $1.7 Million to Fly Masks, Gloves From China to Illinois“ by Casey Leins.
Article: “Yes, US shipped donated personal protective equipment to China in February“ by Bill McCarthy.
Article: “‘No Days Off’: Patriots’ Plane Delivering Critical Medical Supplies Kraft Purchased for Mass., NY“ by Kaitlin McKinley Becker.

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Hour One: That Sign in Front of the Smithsonian is More Dangerous Than You Think
Article: “That Sign in Front of the Smithsonian is More Dangerous Than You Think“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump hangs autopen image instead of Biden portrait in presidential photo gallery“ by Lalee Ibssa and Michelle Stoddart.
Article: “Arrian on Alexander visits Siwa“ by Livius.org.
Article: “Donald Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian Museum“ by Kyla Guilfoil.
Article: “Saving America’s Story“ by White House’s Domestic Policy Council.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.

Article: “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shuts down USAID and State Dept. seeks to absorb parts of the agency and eliminate the rest“ by EPI.
Article: “One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 “ by Lauren Kent.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.

Is Elon Musk Buying Another Election?
Article: “Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms“ by Alex Isenstadt.
Article: “These departments investigating Elon Musk have been cut by DOGE and the Trump administration“ by Laurence Darmiento.
Article: “DNC ‘drowning’ in nearly $16M of debt — and pointing fingers as failed 2024 Biden-Harris campaign haunts Dems“ by Josh Christenson.
Article: “RNC Hits Record $128 Million War Chest“ by Charlie McCarthy.
Article: “Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. How he chooses to spend it could rock the midterms“ by Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko.
Article: “People keep giving Trump money, who’s now raised over $780M since returning to office. Who are the wealthy donors?“ by Rinna Diamantakos.

Jetson’s Alert. Is Your Burrito About To Fly?
Article: “DoorDash launches in-house drone delivery program after FAA certification“ by Reuters.

Article: “Trump says he may ‘temporarily’ drop bid to make Blanche US attorney general“ by Sam Levine.
Article: “Michigan primary election guide: Everything you need to know“ by Megan Ziegler.
Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy by Joyce Vance.
Substack: “Joyce Vance“.
Article: “Boiling frog“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “1936 United States presidential election“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump says White House ballroom will have military hospital and store drones to protect Washington“ by Cami Mondeaux.
Article: “Fact Check: Trump wasn’t sitting on towel during Fox News interview. Here’s what you’re actually seeing“ by Aleksandra Wrona.
Article: “Ukraine Hit an Iranian-Linked Vessel in the Caspian Sea - Why It Matters“ by Steve Mollman.
Article: “China Is Now Openly Shipping Drone and Missile Parts to Russia and Iran on Massive Scale“ by Reuben Johnson.
Article: “Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet“ by Amy McAuliffe.
Article: “The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop“ by Joe Wilkins.
Article: “Balcony solar power“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “CSIS: Patriot Stocks Below 1,000 as Iran Conflict Drains U.S. Missile Inventories“ by Washington Signal Reports.
Article: “US strikes $58.6 billion Patriot missile deal amid rising stockpile concerns“ by Mike Stone.
Article: “A number of NATO countries are selecting South Korea’s Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system instead of or as well as HIMARS.“ by Ben Dullroy.
Article: “Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, Trump says“ by Laura Gozzi and Sarah Rainsford.

Hour Two: Ukraine update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @ittnerphilip.bsky.social Youtube Instagram
Article: “Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato responds after Russian missile explodes on Polish soil“ by Shweta Sharma & Suha Kidwai.
Article: “Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato responds after Russian missile explodes on Polish soil“ by Shweta Sharma & Suha Kidwai.
Article: “Zelensky, Netanyahu pay tribute to late US senator Graham“ by DPA.
Article: “Maga influencer Laura Loomer reverses course on Ukraine after Kyiv visit“ by Luke Harding.
Article: “Ukraine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hungary ousts Orban as Magyar’s party wins supermajority in parliament“ by FRANCE 24.
Video: Bohdan Sas & Ukraine Drone Inventiveness and Adaptability in developing Warfare (OTE 93).
Article: “US envoys Witkoff, Kushner expected to visit Kyiv in August, media reports“ by Dmytro Basmat.
Article: “Ukraine has found a new pressure point in Russia’s wartime economy“ by Sam Meredith.
Article: “Why is Ukraine rolling out the red carpet for a US far-right influencer?“ by BBC.

Did ICE Really Threaten To Beat A Man Into Signing?
Article: “‘Disgusting’: Dem Senator Says ICE Threatened to Beat Seattle Business Owner Unless He Signed Deportation Form “ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Killing of Alex Pretti“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated“ by Quinta Jurecic.

Article: “Trump says Iran war to last four to five weeks but could go ‘far longer’“ by David Smith.
Article: “GOP midterm strategy: Make it a ‘hate election’“ by Marc Caputo.
Article: “1,800 Gallons of Water Goes Into One Pound of Meat“ by Jonathan Parks-Ramage.
Article: “What is red meat and is it really bad for you?“ by Sue Quinn.
Quote: “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian“ - Sir Paul McCartney.
Article: “The only way to make beef and dairy more climate-friendly? Stop producing it“ by Tiffany Plate.
Article: “Water distribution on Earth“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran War Casualties“ by MilitarySpend.
Article: “Culture of Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Torah on One Foot“ by The Torah.
Article: “Marco Rubio“ by Wikipedia. “His parents were Cubans who immigrated to the United States in 1956 during the regime of Fulgencio Batista, two and a half years before Fidel Castro ascended to power after the Cuban Revolution”.
Article: “Bay of Pigs Invasion“ (Operation ZAPATA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “U.S. Sale Of Venezuela’s Oil Hits $13 Billion Since Trump’s Takeover“ by Charles Kennedy.
Article: “Gestapo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Schutzstaffel“ (SS) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fascism in South America“ by Wikipedia.
Article: ““The World’s Coolest Dictator”: Bukele’s Gang Violence Crackdown in El Salvador“ by Kate Bigley.
Article: “Honduras“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alberto Fujimori“ (Peru) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tarata bombing“ (Peru) by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: How Did Germany Beat The Fossil Fuel Industry?
Article: “Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in Germany – but negative electricity prices still rife“ by Liam Gilliver.
Book: “The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Transcript: Wetiko and Politics, Dec 13 2006“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Hermann Scheer“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “German Renewable Energy Sources Act“ (100,000 roofs program) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Solar power in Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nuclear power in Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Shifts in the jet stream are behind Europe’s long heatwaves“ by Alec Luhn.
Article: “Why is Europe heating up faster than the rest of the world?“ by France 24.

Movie: “Argentina, 1985“.

Why Is Washington Calling Bike Lanes Woke?
Article: “US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say“ by Eric Berger.
Article: “Sean Duffy“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Men pretending to be ICE officers ‘forcibly removed’ victim from car, Oregon State Police say “ by Michaela Bourgeois, Anthony Kustura.
Book: Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow.
Book: The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard.
Article: “Cleaner Shipping Fuel is Contributing to Ocean Warming, Scientists Say“ by David Stanway.
Video: Joe and Jill Biden ride bikes in Delaware.
Site: Paradisos del Sol Winery and Organic Vineyard. Facebook
Article: “California’s Wine Industry Is in Crisis“ by Laura Cooper.
Article: “Boy Scouts of America“ by Wikipedia.
Facebook: “Devil Pups Inc.“.
Article: “America Ended the Slave Patrols. Trump Is Bringing Them Back.“ by Thom Hartmann.

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Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: “House starts its August recess and kicks off crucial campaign stretch“ by Hailey Bullis, Lauren Green.
Article: “Anthony Fauci’s high-profile Senate hearing: what we learned“ by Jessica Glenza.
Article: “Ukraine’s strike on Iranian tanker is a message for Trump“ by Joe Barnes.
Article: “This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night“ by David French.
Article: “Jamie Raskin“ (D, MD-8) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Big Oil set to double profits as their emissions fuel deadly heatwaves“ by Oxfam.
Article: “Crude Oil Windfall Profits Taxes: Background and Policy Considerations“ by Molly F. Sherlock, Jane G. Gravelle - CRS.
Article: “Oil and gas firms planning to ramp up production despite climate commitments, study finds“ by Sustainability Online.
Article: “Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states“ by Lucy Campbell.
Bill: “H.R.8555 - Living Wage For All Act“ by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3].
Article: “Impact Of Increasing The Federal Minimum Wage“ by Corcom, Inc.
Article: “Minnesota wildfires: Superior National Forest working to reopen parts of BWCA“ by Nick Longworth.
Article: “Why has the US halted its bombing of Iran?“ by Yashraj Sharma.
Article: “2024 Election Bomb Threat Tracker“ by Brennan Center.
Article: “Voter suppression in NC has green light with court ruling“.
Article: “2026 Generic Congressional Vote“ by Real Clear Polling.
Article: “Why are communities pushing back against data centers?“ by Liz Mineo.
Article: “Victor L. Berger“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “80th United States Congress“ (”Do Nothing Congress”) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Measles cases reach their highest level in decades, new data shows“ by Kristen Dalli.
Article: “As Screwworm Disaster Widens, Trump USDA Denounced for Firing, Relocating Career Agency Staffers“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Sam Forstag“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Endorsements“ by Sam Forstag.
Article: “Jon Tester“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fentanyl“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Opioid epidemic in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Bill: “H.R.9442 - Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act“ by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14].
Article: “A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers“ by Molly Taft.
Article: “Pocan To Introduce Bill Abolishing ICE“ (2018) by Mark Pocan.
Video: Mark Pocan: ALEC Exposed in New Orleans.

Hour Two: America Ended the Slave Patrols. Trump Is Bringing Them Back.
Article: “America Ended the Slave Patrols. Trump Is Bringing Them Back.“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown“ by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Zack Whittaker.
Article: “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850/A>“ by American History Central.
Article: “Fake ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants“ by Oliver Willis.
Article: “New Brief: Analysis Shows That ICE Has Deputized More Than 13,000 Local Law Enforcement Officers, and Promised Billions in Funding to Local Agencies Through Expanded 287(g) Program“ by FWD.us.
Article: “The Gestapo and German Society: Enforcing Racial Policy 1933-1945“ by Robert Gellately.
Article: “Men pretending to be ICE officers ‘forcibly removed’ victim from car, Oregon State Police say “ by Michaela Bourgeois, Anthony Kustura.
Article: “Is Force-feeding Torture?“ by Anthi Likitsakos.
Article: “Fake ICE agents terrorize immigrants amid Trump’s crackdown“ by Anagilmara Vílchez and Ronny Rojas.
Article: “McDonald’s manager assaulted by man impersonating officer with illegal immigration claim: SDPD“ by City News Service.
Article: “Murder in Mississippi“ by PBS.
Article: “Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled/A>“ by A.C. Thompson, Gabrielle Schonder.
Article: “Revealed: Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention“ by Maanvi Singh and José Olivares.
Article: “The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’“ by Sam Levin.
Article: “Man broke into Pittsburgh home while posing as an ICE agent, police say“ by Joey Rather.
Article: “Declaration of Tokyo“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “4th Amendment“. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.“.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Law: “6th Amendment“. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed...“
Law: “7th Amendment“ “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved...“.
Law: “8th Amendment“ “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.“.
Article: “List of fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’“ by Sam Levin.
Article: “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mullin says ICE ‘only’ deployed at midterm polls if ‘threat’ arises “ by Tara Suter.
Article: “Men pretending to be ICE officers ‘forcibly removed’ victim from car, Oregon State Police say“ by Michaela Bourgeois, Anthony Kustura.

Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “AIPAC“ (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Itamar Ben-Gvir“ by Wikipedia.

Big Oil Doubles Its Money While the Heat Kills and While the Biggest El Niño is Closing In...
Article: “‘Making a Killing, Literally and Figuratively’: Big Oil Profits Set to Double Amid Deadly Heat “ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “Report Shows How Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda Is ‘Making Everyone’s Lives More Expensive’“ by Stephen Prager.

Article: “Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending ‘filthy’ air into US cities“ by Nadine Yousif, Marco Silva, Zahra Fatima.
Article: “The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’“ by Sam Levin.

Geeky Science. Can Your Phone Legally Wipe Itself?
Article: “A Feature That Makes Your Phone Data Self-Destruct in Authorities’ Hands May Soon Have Its Day in Court“ by Mike Pearl.

Is The Biggest El Niño Closing In?
Article: “This El Niño Is on Track to Become the Strongest on Record by a ‘Mind-Blowing Margin’“ by Ellyn Lapointe.

Article: “Saudi Arabia is getting dragged into a war it has tried desperately to avoid “ by Tim Lister, Nic Robertson.
Post: ““Tow the line”. Their unpleasant entitlement is only exceeded by their stupidity.“ by Mrs. Betty Bowers.
Article: “Fake Eric Trump Post Threatened All Who ‘Dare to Defy the American Golden Age’“ by Nur Ibrahim.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Book: I Paid Hitler by Fritz Thyssen.
Article: “GOP Rep. Mike Lawler leads Dem challenger Cait Conley in latest NY-17 poll “ by Vaughn Golden.
Article: “What makes methane a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide?“ by MIT Climate.
Article: “Ronald Reagan Chesterfield cigarette advertisement, 1940s“.
Article: “Occupy Wall Street: Fifteen Years“ by Micah White.
Article: “Canada scraps Gordie Howe Bridge ceremony after Trump’s 50% tariff threat“ by David Beckam.
Article: “New U.S.-Canada Bridge Opens After Years Of A Soap Opera“ by Bill Koenig.
Article: “Securities turnover excise tax“ (STET tax) by Wikipedia.
Case: “Powell v. McCormack“ “The House of Representative may not exclude a duly elected representative for any reason unless it is mentioned in the Qualifications of Members Clause”.
Article: “Unseated members of the United States Congress“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon“ by Ryan Grim.

Hour Three: Blanche is likely to be confirmed, then disbarred - In 30 years at the federal trial bar I’ve never seen angrier judges
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney specializing in First and 14th Amendment defense / She writes the “Haake Take“ columns on Substack and is a contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune. @haake_sabrina
Article: “Blanche is likely to be confirmed, then disbarred“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “Blanche nomination hangs by a thread as Cornyn stands by settlement ultimatum“ by Chris Marquette.
Law: “Judiciary Act of 1789“.
Article: “Trump takes his EO on mail-in voting to the Supreme Court“ by Sabrina Haake.

Video: The Lost Century trailer - Now Streaming on Amazon Prime!!! - Dr. Steven Greer.
Article: “Missing scientists conspiracy theory“ by Wikipedia.

Why Seniors are Paying More for Medicine Next Year?
Article: “Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums“ by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.

Quote: “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.“ - John Ehrlichman.
Article: “Immigration agents used slurs in texts, video obtained by ACLU“ by Brenda Elizondo and Brittny Mejia.
Article: “tonk“ by Wiktionary.
Article: “Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Despite Three Votes for an Increase“ by Colby Smith.
Article: “CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year“ by Juliette Cubanski.

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-- America Ended the Slave Patrols. Trump Is Bringing Them Back.

-- Big Oil Doubles Its Money While the Heat Kills and While the Biggest El Niño is Closing In...

-- Geeky Science. Can Your Phone Legally Wipe Itself?

-- Sabrina Haake - Blanche is likely to be confirmed, then disbarred - In 30 years at the federal trial bar I've never seen angrier judges

-- Why Seniors are Paying More for Medicine Next Year?

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