Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/31/26
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Friday’s Daily Stack
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.