Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 29 September, 2025

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Monday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Impeach or Perish: Why Republicans Must Choose Between Trump and the Constitution
Article: “Impeach or Perish: Why Republicans Must Choose Between Trump and the Constitution“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Republicans Breaking Ranks with Trump Over Media Suppression“ by Solcyré Burga.
Article: “China, UAE hold air force drills in Xinjiang as defense relations grow“ by Adam Lucente.
Book: The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater.
Book: With No Apologies: The Personal and Political Memoirs of United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater by Barry M. Goldwater.
Movie: “Minority Report“.
Article: “Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court“ by Fedor Zarkhin.

Event: Wed Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., Northbrook, Ill.: Thom Hartmann at Max & Benny’s.
Book: “The Last American President“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “Velshi“.
Video: ‘How you get a real autocracy’: New memo lays groundwork for next phase of Trump’s crackdown.
Post: “Portland is in flames! Rioting! Death and destruction! If you wanna make some quick money bet somebody that Fox News will not play this video. [video of people carrying flowers]” by Thom Hartmann.

Sending federal troops and agents into Democratic-run cities like Portland and Chicago normalizes the use of federal force against political opponents and tilts the balance toward authoritarianism rather than accountable governance. It centralizes coercive power in the executive, sidesteps local officials, and risks running afoul of long-standing limits such as the Posse Comitatus Act and the narrowly drawn Insurrection Act.
Article: “Oregon sues Trump administration over plans to deploy troops“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “A Message from Mayor Wilson, City of Portland, Oregon“.
Article: “‘Should not be having these conversations’: Dem AG warns Trump crossed a ‘big line’“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Oregon sues Trump administration over plans to send troops to Portland“ by Kiki Intarasuwan.
Article: “After Weeks of Threats, Trump Sends Federalized Troops To Downtown Chicago“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.

Lessons from another mass shooting. War comes home and we should get military weapons off the street...
Article: “Michigan church attacker identified as Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford: report“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Suspect Identified in Shooting at Mormon Church in Michigan“ by Sean James.
Article: “Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say“ by Hanna Park, Zoe Sottile.
Article: “BarcaLounger Bits: “Are you watching, are you watching, Donald Trump?” cue Benny Hill“ by annieli.
Article: “Dylann Roof“ (Charleston church shooting) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pittsburgh synagogue shooting“ (Robert Bowers) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Patrick Crusius believed he was fulfilling Trump’s wishes in El Paso attack, his attorney says“ by Robert Moore.
Article: “2022 Buffalo shooting“ (Payton S. Gendron) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Trump announces new tariffs on drugs, trucks and kitchen cabinets“ by Osmond Chia and Charlotte Edwards.
Video: Trump’s REAL Economic Plan EXPOSED Hiding in PLAIN SIGHT.
Video: President Trump’s Full Address to the UN General Assembly.
Post: “[The Storm is Coming by Joseph Goebells (1932) v. Charlie Kirk Memorial Speech by Stephen Miller (2025)]” by Thom Hartmann.
Movie: “One Battle After Another“.
Article: “How One Word Could Make the Difference in the Revenge Case Against James Comey“ by David Corn.
Booklet: “Medicare & you 2025 : the official U.S. government Medicare handbook“ page 50.
Booklet: “Medicare and you 2026“ (see page 50).

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Hour Two: How can we protect journalists?
- Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice & Civil Rights - Free Press & Free Press Action Fund @attorneynora.bsky.social freepress.bsky.social
Article: “Free Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists Lead Brief in Support of Detained Journalist Mario Guevara“ by Free Press.
Article: “Mario Guevara (journalist)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Family fights for release of Spanish-language journalist in ICE custody“ by AP.
Article: “Son of journalist detained by ICE pleads for dad’s release“ by Suzanne Gamboa.
Article: “Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility“ by Tiffany Walden.
Article: “How consumer pushback beat Trump’s pressure campaign on Kimmel“ by Brian Stelter.
Site: Freedom for Mario.
Quote: “Give me the man and I will give you the case against him“ - attributed to Andrey Vyshinsky.

Article: “The Paperclip Was Used As a Symbol of Resistance During World War II“ by Emily Upton.
Article: “COINTELPRO“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Black Panther Party“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fred Hampton“ by Wikipedia.

What will Trump say to our military officers?
Article: “General claims Trump scrambled after learning about ‘comical’ Hegseth plan: ‘Had no idea’“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Military members boo Newsom, Biden and the press during Trump speech“ by Brett Samuels.
Article: “Trump Plans to Attend Gathering of U.S. Military Officers“ by Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt.

Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in new democrat so she can’t help the Epstein files get released. Wow.
Article: “Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democrat who won her election in a landslide just so he can block a vote on the Epstein files“ by tblue37.

Post: “I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (Elias Eliahu) [video]” by Brad Lander.
Article: “Broadview police probe federal agent who shot pepper rounds at CBS reporter’s vehicle“ by Sun Times Wire.

If the government shuts down for more than two or three weeks, Americans are going to get ACA premium increase notices that will dramatically increase the leverage and power of the Democrats have in this.
Article: “Annual Enrollment is coming. A shutdown of more than a few weeks will haunt the GOP forever.“ by Poetat13thAve.

Article: “Jayapal Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Site: Move to Amend.
Site: The Grayzone - Max Blumenthal.
Article: “Assassination of John F. Kennedy“ (November 22, 1963) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of Malcolm X“ (February 21, 1965) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.“ (April 4, 1968) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy“ (June 5, 1968) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Paul Wellstone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Investigators search for motive in deadly Michigan church attack“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “Assassination of Charlie Kirk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Walter Reuther“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Paul Wellstone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Libertarian Party National Platform 1980“
Article: “Project for the New American Century (PNAC)“ by Wikipedia. “Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor.“
Site: “Project 2025“.
Article: “New Deal“ by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “John Birch Society“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Admits Farmers Are Getting Screwed by His Tariffs“ by Sarah Ewall-Wice.
Article: “259 Farms Bankrupt in First Quarter of 2025 as Agricultural Crisis Deepens“ by Carlos Rivera.
Article: “China’s soybean buyers turn to Argentina, continue shunning US“ by Ryan Hanrahan.
Article: “Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan perform at Farm Aid 40“ by Star Tribune.
Site: ACLU.
Site: Free Speech TV.
Site: “Indivisible“.
Article: “The Paper Clip Mutiny!“ by E. Jean Carroll.
Article: “Hervé Villechaize“ (”Tattoo” of Fantasy Island) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tolling the Statute of Limitations in New York: Key Exceptions“ by LegalClarity New York.

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Hour Three: Immigrants are begging for help and clean water in detention facilities - Is this who we are?
Article: “Children left short of clean water and sleep amid ‘prolonged’ detention by Ice, watchdog groups allege“ by Alexandra Villarreal.
Article: “California officials investigate death of Mexican man in Ice custody“ by Guardian.
Article: “‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help“ by Sam Levin.
Article: “A former DACA recipient died in ICE custody. Did officials ignore his pleas for help?“ by Ruben Vives, Jenny Jarvie.

Article: “Trump, Netanyahu meet at White House amid calls to end war in Gaza“ by Sam Kosmas.
Article: “Live updates: No deal on avoiding a shutdown after White House meeting; Trump discusses Gaza peace plan with Netanyahu“ by NBC News.
Book: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump Ph.D..
Article: “How Russia Attempted to Influence the U.S. Presidential Election“ by Ned Garvey.
Article: “How the Trump FCC justified requiring a “bias monitor” at CBS“ by Jon Brodkin.

Epstein’s finances exposed...plus, Trump’s threat to send the military to Portland, OR...
- Senator Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator (D-OR) / Sen. Wyden serves on several committees, including the Senate Finance Committee, where he is the Ranking Member / Author - “It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change“ @wyden.senate.gov @RonWyden @WydenPress

Article: “What the Data Tells Us: Portland Leads National Decline in Violent Crime“ by POIC.
Article: “Portland, Oregon“ (11.8 murders per 100k in 2023) by City-data.com.
Article: “Topeka, Kansas“ (20.8 murders per 100k in 2023) by City-data.com.
Article: “Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden pushes for release of Epstein financial files“ by Alex Baumhardt.
Article: “Trump administration could be forced to hand over Epstein financial documents under top Democrat’s bill“ (Ron Wyden) by Alex Woodward.

Geeky Science. A new study shows autism is the result of the evolutionary process that produced our Super high intelligence compared to other animals...that’s amazing
Article: “Autism may be the price of human intelligence“ by Oxford University Press USA.

Article: “U.S. to Pay $18 Million for Nixon Tapes, Papers“ by Robert L. Jackson.
Article: “Photos from Trump indictment show boxes of classified documents stored in Mar-a-Lago shower, ballroom“ by AP.
Article: “Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies“ by Darren Samuelsohn.
Article: “Checking rumored Tylenol response to Trump autism announcement“ by William Kramer.
Article: “Photos emerge of truck decked out in American flags that gunman crashed into Mormon church before shooting“ by Ariel Zilber.
Article: “Iraq war veteran who opened fire on hundreds of Mormon worshippers pictured in Donald Trump shirt“ by Andrea Cavallier, Isabel Keane and Paul Farrell.
Article: “Paper Clips Project“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “Paper Clips“.
Movie: “Paper Clips“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Scopes trial“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ichthys“ (Christian symbol of a stylized fish) by Wikipedia.