Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 10 October, 2025
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Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: When Justice Becomes Revenge
Article: “Letitia James indicted for fraud after Donald Trump demanded case against New York attorney general“ by Sky News.
Article: “Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.“ by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski.
Is Norway feeling a chill of revenge today? Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize and I have to wonder how a revengeful Trump might strike back at Norway for this humiliation, perhaps through higher tariffs, harsher NATO demands, or even branding the nation an enemy.
Video: Trump REALLY Wants Nobel Peace Prize, Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Had Enough & We Meet Jimmy Kibble! - Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Article: “Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado named Nobel Peace Prize winner“ by Sky News.
Book: “The Last American President“ by Thom Hartmann.
Event: Sold out: Wed Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., Northbrook, Ill.: Thom Hartmann at Max & Benny’s.
Event: Oct 18 5pm: L.A. : A Conversation with Thom Hartmann: Democracy, Justice, and the American Dream. With Greg Palast.
Event: Oct 17, 5-9pm: San Diego: Thom Hartmann In San Diego Book Tour And Knsj Fundraiser. With Greg Palast.
Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy
Article: “Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy“ by Thom Hartmann.
Post: “Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress. [video]” by Courtney Vaughn.
Article: “Farewell Address (1796)“ by George Washington.
Article: “Stephen Miller Froze on CNN. “Plenary Authority” Slip Exposes Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda“ by Egberto Willies.
Article: “Letters from an American: October 8, 2025“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Article: “Stephen Miller, CNN, and the ‘Plenary Authority’ Comment That Got Buried“ by Olga Lautman.
Article: “Trump’s plan to invoke the Insurrection Act“ by Robert Reich.
Article: “Top DHS official defends ICE officer who shot pastor with pepper ball“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “Pam Bondi: Who is Trump’s attorney general handling the Epstein files?“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “The Insurrection Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.
Article: “Qatari PM denies jumbo jet gift to Trump is bribery“ by Ruxandra Iordache.
Article: “Noem survives trip to Portland—despite super scary graffiti sightings“ by Walter Einenkel.
Article: “Der Führer schützt das Recht“ (The leader protects the law) by Carl Schmitt.
Article: “Will Trump Invoke Insurrection Act? Here’s What He Can - And Can’t - Do If He Does“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “Trump’s 2025 Executive Orders“ by Holland & Knight.
Article: “Protesters gather outside Portland ICE facility “ by Ariel Salk.
Article: “As Trump targets federal law enforcement, will the justice system ever be the same?“ by Steve Benen.
Article: “What J.D. Vance Believes“ by Ross Douthat.
Article: “Trump Administration Considers Money for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters“ by Erica L. Green.
Article: “Trump Aides’ Involvement in Giant Chips and Crypto Deals Draws Ethics Scrutiny“ by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany.
Article: “Tom Homan Was Said to Have Received $50,000 From Agents. He May Not Have to Return It.“ by Zach Montague.
Article: “Emergency’ World Naked Bike Ride in Portland announces date“ by Zane Sparling .
Article: “JB Pritzker Warns Rachel Maddow Trump Wants Americans to ‘Get Used to the Idea’ of Military Troops on Their Streets - Video“ by Alex Welch.
Article: “I heard they were fighting over each other“ (Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski) by kissthesun2wice.
Substack: “Treason“ with Miles Taylor.
Article: “The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession“ by Laura Bullard.
Article: “Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment“ by Jim Talamonti.
Article: “Newsom warns of possible Trump interference in California’s special election“ by Sophia Bollag, Alexei Koseff.
Event: Oct 9-12: Boston: HONK! Festival 2025.
Article: “Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren’t Giving Up“ by Reece Rogers, Lily Hay Newman.
Article: “Apple pulls ICEBlock from App Store following US government pressure“ by Farah Najjar, AP and Reuters.
Article: “The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world“ by David Robson.
Site: No Kings Day.
Video: No Kings: America Rises Again | National Day of Action on FSTV.
Video: I agree with...MTG? - Sen. Adam Schiff.
Article: “Christopher Rufo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Scourged Back’ exposed the horror of slavery. Now it’s embroiled in America’s censorship debate“ by Oscar Holland.
Article: “George W. Bush’s anti-HIV program is hailed as ‘amazing’ — and still crucial at 20“ by Melody Schreiber.
Hour Two: Indivisible is among those speaking out against the Trump administration’s reported targeting of progressive and liberal organizations with various government agencies, including the FBI and IRS, as part of what critics call an “authoritarian playbook” by Trump that seeks to criminalize dissent, chill free speech, and frame nonviolent protest and opposition as “domestic terrorism.”
Article: “‘We Will Not Back Down,’ Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups “ by Jon Queally.
Alarm is setting in as Trump mulls “antifa” foreign terrorist designation. There is no such thing but interestingly enough the word stands for anti-fascist. Are most American anti-fascist?
Article: “‘Bombing random buildings?’ Alarm as Trump mulls ‘antifa’ foreign terrorist designation“ by Jordan Green.
Article: “Postcard Saying “You Have No Values” Gets Police Intimidation Visit In Florida“ by KeithDB.
Article: “A Day In The Life Of Joe Middle-Class Republican“ by John Gray.
Article: “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder“ (ADHD) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hunter versus farmer hypothesis“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer’s World 3rd Edition“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: Hunter in a Farmer’s World.
Deep red governor rips TX for sending troops to Chicago, “Oklahomans would lose their mind.”
Article: “Deep red gov rips TX for sending troops to Chicago: ‘Oklahomans would lose their mind’“ by Nicole Charky-Chami.
Article: “Patriot systems struggle to intercept Russian missiles in Ukraine“ by TASS.
Article: “Attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Zelensky confirms Flamingo cruise missile tests and production plans“ by Tom Barton.
Article: “Putin Can’t Hide Russia’s Gasoline Crisis“ by Jason Corcoran.
Article: “‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout“ by Peter Beaumont.
Article: “Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy“ by Edith Olmsted.
Article: “Watch: Key moments from Pam Bondi’s tense Senate hearing“ by BBC.
Law: “Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “White House Officials Admit Trump’s Public Screed Against Pam Bondi Was Supposed to Be Private Message: Report“ by Michael Luciano.
Book: Agrarian Justice by Thomas Paine.
Video: “President Trump Hosts White House Religious Liberty Commission Meeting“, September 8, 2025 (transcript).
Article: “Antifa (United States)“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Geeky Science: Find out what the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) proposed to help optimize human health globally. You will be shocked.
Article: “‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds“ by Damian Carrington.
Article: “The EAT“ by Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems.
Article: “When the Body Forgets to Ask for Water“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “White Rose“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Prominent US Activist Admits He Infiltrated RNC Protest Groups as FBI Informant“ by Democracy Now!
Article: “Minneapolis Police Reportedly Identify Viral ‘Umbrella Man’ As White Supremacist“ by Rachel Treisman.
Article: “Umbrella man (Minneapolis riots)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bob Kroll (police officer)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Journalist partially blinded while covering protests: There’s no way they could have mistaken me for anything but press“ by Clare Duffy.
Article: “Alexander Schmorell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump took the Qatari jet bribe. Most voters have a problem with that“ by Alex Samuels.
Article: “MAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S.“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: “Trump Admin Sparks MAGA Fury With Qatari Air Force Base in US—’Betrayed’“ by Mandy Taheri.
Article: “US approves some Nvidia UAE sales, Bloomberg News reports“ by Reuters.
Article: “Farmers struggle under Trump’s tariffs. But he has a plan ... to save Argentina.“ by Reuters.
Article: “Portland Protesters Don Animal Costumes To Mock Trump Administration’s ‘War Zone’ Claims“ by Novi Zhukovsky.
Article: “Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest“ by Gosia Wozniacka.
Article: “Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says“ by Nick Robins-Early.
Article: “Want to know who’ll be our next president?“ by Robert Reich.
Video: Ceasefire With Mike Pence and Rahm Emanuel.
Article: “Senator Ted Cruz says US broadcast regulator acted like ‘mafioso’ on Jimmy Kimmel “ by Nardine Saad.
Article: “Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots“ by Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen.