Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 8 August, 2025

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: The Army Was Built to Protect the Republic — Now It's Being Deployed to Subdue It
Article: "The Army Was Built to Protect the Republic — Now It's Being Deployed to Subdue It" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Department of Homeland Security Memo" by The New Republic.
Article: "In Washington, DC and elsewhere, 'tough-on-crime' policies make cities less safe" by Hanna Love and Hannah Stephens.
Article: "Trump says he may send National Guard to Washington to fight crime" by Gregory Svirnovskiy.
Article: "Trump's Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows" by Greg Sargent.
Article: "The Posse Comitatus Act Explained" by Joseph Nunn.
Article: "Kent State shootings", May 4, 1970 by Wikipedia.
Law: "3rd Amendment". No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law..
Article: "Governor Newsom vows to keep fighting as federal court rejects Trump's military overreach" by Gavin Newsom.

Event: Houston, TX: Aug 9: Thom Hartmann w/Grant Peeples: A KPFT Soiree.
Article: "Adam Kinzinger" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies" by George Monbiot.
Book: The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel.
Song "Fortunate Son" by John Cameron Fogerty.
Song "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" by Pete Seeger.
Article: "Indian independence movement" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ex-Trump insider warns president about to 'flip': 'Ketchup all over the White House walls'" by David McAfee.
Article: "Top Trump officials discussed Epstein at White House meeting Wednesday night " by Kristen Holmes.
Article: "Dan Bongino" by Wikipedia.

Has "something broke" and "nervous Republicans are plotting against Trump?
Article: "'Something broke': 'Nervous' Republicans reportedly plotting against 'flailing' Trump" by David McAfee.
Article: "Former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Indicted on Charges of Economic Espionage " by Office of Public Affairs.
Article: "From Republican lt. governor to Democrat: Loving my neighbor is easier now" by Geoff Duncan.
Article: "'How much longer': Adam Kinzinger is waiting for the moment Republicans realize they've mortgaged America's future" by Omar Faruque.
Article: "" by .

Gerrymandering: Florida GOP begins the process to steal an election..Will we see more Democratic legislatures on the run?
Article: "Florida Republicans Officially Start Gerrymandering Process In Apparent Effort to Gain More Seats Before Midterms" by Alex Griffing.

Article: "Melania Trump" by Wikipedia.
Law: "Hatch Act".
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2 section 1. "The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." (domestic emoluments clause).
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 9. "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." (foreign emoluments clause).
Article: "Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan" by CBS/AP.
Article: "Great Man-Made River" (Libya) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Indicted on Charges of Economic Espionage" by Office of Public Affairs.
Article: "Quantitative Tightening (QT)" by Investopedia.
Article: "Trump bickers with Powell over Fed renovation costs" by Natalie Sherman & Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Article: "The Barr Memo and the Imperial Presidency" by Neil Kinkopf.
Article: "Unitary executive theory" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Fox News isn't banned in Canada, despite viral posts claiming otherwise — but it could be" by Marissa Birnie.
Law: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution" "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.".
Article: "fairness doctrine" by Matt Stefon.
Executive Order: "Democratizing Access To Alternative Assets For 401(K) Investors" by Donald J. Trump.
Site: Greg Palast.
Site: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .
Site: "Velshi".

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Hour Two: Scientists call out Trump's plan to "update" climate reports just like "what Stalin did...
Article: "Scientists decry Trump energy chief's plan to 'update' climate reports: 'Exactly what Stalin did'" by Mark Oliver.
Article: "Atoms for Peace" by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Article: "Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant" by Wikipedia.
Article: "RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development" by AP.
Video: Stephen Colbert Shreds RFK Jr. on Live TV.
Article: "Upper respiratory tract infection" by Wikipedia.

When Trump doesn't like the numbers - he just fabricates new numbers with "quack economist."
Article: "'Doesn't bode well!' Trump accused of fabricating new numbers with 'quack economist'" by Carl Gibson.

Article: "Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy" (sharpiegate) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why Polio Is Making a Comeback" by Howard P. Forman.
Article: "Vaccination eliminated polio from the United States" by Fiona Spooner, Saloni Dattani.
Article: "For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces" by Tal Schneider.
Article: "Israeli cabinet approves plan to retake Gaza City, in another escalation of war with Hamas" by itvX.
Video: "Donald Trump makes appearance on White House roof and bemuses press below" by Sky News.
Movie: "A Face in the Crowd".
Movie: "All the King's Men" (1949).
Article: "oh look, it's Diddler on the Roof" by Jeff Tiedrich.
TV: "The Andy Griffith Show".
Article: "Talking Back To Talk Radio - Fairness, Democracy, and Profits" by Thom Hartmann, December 03, 2002.
Article: "Air America (radio network)" by Wikipedia.
Law: "Telecommunications Act of 1996" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Mitt Romney's Secret Weapon: Clear Channel Radio" by jpeterson2012.
Site: Civic Media.
Article: "Tom Steyer — you want Trump out? Buy Clear Channel" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Nuclear program of Iran" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Brown v. Board", 1954 (school desegregation).
Article: "Prisoner's dilemma" by Wikipedia.
Book: The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance by Kirstin Downey.
Article: "Andy Beshear" by Wikipedia.
Article: "J. B. Pritzker" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Gavin Newsom" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Albert Einstein" by Wikipedia.
Site: STUN (Shift The Unfit Narrative).
Article: "World war" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump Moves "Nuclear" Subs: Negotiating Tactic or Escalatory Gamble?" by Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park.
Article: "Ex-Russian president warns enemies of 'new reality' as Kremlin ditches nuclear treaty" by Alexander Smith.
Article: "US nukes deployed to England for first time in over a decade" by Craig Langford.
Article: "Civilian casualties from the United States drone strikes" by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: The Art of the Coverup: Trump, Epstein & the Secrets Buried Beneath the Sacred Scepter
Article: "The Art of the Coverup: Trump, Epstein & the Secrets Buried Beneath the Sacred Scepter" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Ex-Trump insider warns president about to 'flip': 'Ketchup all over the White House walls'" by David McAfee.
Article: "Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance" by Alayna Treene, Josh Campbell, Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins.
Article: "Ex-Trump insider warns president about to 'flip': 'Ketchup all over the White House walls'" by David McAfee.

Event: Houston, TX: Aug 9: Thom Hartmann w/Grant Peeples: A KPFT Soiree.
Article: "Zorro Ranch, New Mexico" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump Moves "Nuclear" Subs: Negotiating Tactic or Escalatory Gamble?" by Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park.
Article: "Ex-Russian president warns enemies of 'new reality' as Kremlin ditches nuclear treaty" by Alexander Smith.
Article: "New Polish president begins his term clashing with PM Donald Tusk" by Wojciech Kość.
Article: "Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Trump to Keep Gifted Qatari Jet After Leaving Office" by Ahmad Austin Jr.
Article: "Ivanka's Trademark Requests Were Fast-Tracked In China After Trump Was Elected" by Tommy Beer.
Article: "Rep. Garcia: Why Did Saudi Government Give Kushner $2 Billion?" by Robert Garcia.

So my question for you is: how do we defeat oligarchy without one of these four forces? I'll explain...
Article: "Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies" by George Monbiot.
Book: The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel.
Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "Steve Witkoff" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump says 'everyone agrees this war must come to a close' after Witkoff meets Putin – as it happened" by Jakub Krupa.
Article: "Why isn't Fox News covering the Wall Street Journal's bombshell scoop of the Trump-Epstein letter?" by Justin Baragona.

Article: "5 troops injured after soldier opens fire at Georgia military base" by Ana Faguy, Tom Joyner & Max Matza.
Article: "Operation Barbarossa: why Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union was his greatest mistake" by Antony Beevor.
Article: "Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill" by Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren, Margot Sanger-Katz, Brad Plumer and Daniel Wood.
Article: "Examining report Pentagon secretly transferred $934M to renovate Trump's new Air Force One" by Laerke Christensen.
Article: "Four radioactive wasp nests found on South Carolina nuclear facility" by Beth Mole.

This is what dictators do - they turn us against each other...
Article: "Hate crimes hit second largest record in 2024: FBI" by Russell Contreras.