Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 01/23/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Donald Trump and Republicans: People of the Lie
Article: “Donald Trump and Republicans: People of the Lie“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Cancer and Monopoly: The Hidden History of Monopolies“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “It Seems White House Used AI to Edit Photo of ICE Protester’s Arrest“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck.
Site: “The Righting“ (Howard Polskin).
Book: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck.
Article: “Clarence Thomas: Here Are All The Ethics Scandals Involving The Supreme Court Justice Amid New Ginni Thomas Report“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “” by .
Article: “Dr. Trump Visits the Sick Men of Europe“ by Alan Joseph Bauer.
Article: “Trump Owned Davos“ by Fred Fleitz.
Article: “Trump’s new Board of Peace is necessary because the UN has failed again and again “ by Douglas Murray.
Article: “The Morning Briefing: Good Week for Trump, Rough Week for Vestigial Eurotrash“ by Stephen Kruiser.
Article: “Greenland and the ‘Art of the Deal’“ by James Zumwalt.
Article: “Greenland Is a Punishment for Europe’s Role in Ukraine“ by Philip Pilkington.
Article: “WATCH as Jack Smith struggles to answer questions about lawfare against Trump“ by Bob Unruh.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).

Article: “Controversy in Russia regarding the legitimacy of eastward NATO expansion“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard. “Not One Inch Eastward”. What Was Agreed Between the Soviets and the West in 1990?“ by Svetlana Savranskaya and Tom Blanton.
Article: “United States Department of Homeland Security“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Dank Ihrer Führung wird Deutschland sein Ziel erreichen, Heimat zu sein. Heimat zu sein für alle Deutschen der Welt.“ by Rudolph Hess, 1934 Nuremburg rally.

How Did America Get to the Point Where a Five-Year-Old Hostage Is an Acceptable Tool of Law Enforcement?
Article: “Thousands march through downtown Minnapolis protesting against ICE as state workers hold general strike“ by WCCO.
Article: “Outrage after ICE detains boy, 5, in Minnesota as lawyer claims agents used him as ‘bait’“ by Amrita Carroll.
Article: “Journalist unpacks Stephen Miller’s chilling message to ICE agents: ‘It’s very striking’“ by Alexander Willis.

House Passes Bill Funding ICE — With Help From Democrats - The bill provides $10 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement with no meaningful constraints on its often violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere.
Post: “Primary ALL of them. Supporting violent, masked state police is inexcusable, especially after all the videos have shown them to be domestic terrorists who constantly ride roughshod over both people and the Constitution.“ (Congress democrats who voted for DHS funding) by Mrs. Betty Bowers.
Article: “The Servile Seven Democrats Who Sold Out Minnesota (Update: And what to do about it)“ by Dustin Mineau.

Article: “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022“ by Bryan Baker and Robert Warren.
Article: “50 States: Immigrants by Number and Share“ by Immigration Research Initiative.
Article: “U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023“ by Jeffrey S. Passel, Jens Manuel Krogstad.
Article: “Lügenpresse: The lying press and German journalists’ responses to a stigma.“ by Karin Assmann.
Article: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order“.
Article: “Trump threatens to sue over weak poll results“ by John Johnson.
Article: “How Trump’s capture of Maduro can be traced to Marco Rubio’s boyhood front porch“ by Steve Contorno.
Article: “Trump asks why US oil companies left Venezuela, CEO cites 2019 sanctions“ by MC World Desk.
Article: “Comment on: “Petrolism in Cuba”: Notes on Medical Diplomacy and Investment Risk Factors“ by Maria Werlau.
Site: Vote.org.
Case: “Husted v. Randolph Institute“ (Ohio voter caging).
Article: “How to find out if your voter registration was removed in Ohio’s mass purge“ by Morgan Trau.

Minnesota update
- John Parker, Breaking News Anchor for AM950-KTNF & Host-The Gaily Show airing on AM950 and WCPT 820.
Article: “Dozens of clergy arrested at anti-ICE protest near Minneapolis airport“ by Thomson Reuters.
Article: “Observer: ICE detainee flights increase at MSP as enforcement action ramps up“ by Ellie Roth.
Article: “Cost of ICE Operation in Minnesota: $170B & Economic Impact“.

Article: “Republican or Democrat? Why Jack Smith’s Independent Status Fuels Endless Debate“ by Sharon.

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Hour Two: The Trump administration goes after protesters that storm church but they are entirely fine with protester that stormed the capitol, killed and harmed police and smeared poop on the wall of the capitol.
Article: “‘Gross Abuse of Power’: Minneapolis Mayor Condemns Trump DOJ for Indicting Protesters Who Stormed Church“ by Zachary Leeman.
Article: “‘Blatantly Illegal’: Trump Admin Orders Review of Federal Funds to Democratic-Led States“ by Jake Johnson.

Surprise. Trump is reviewing federal funds to all Democratic-led-states. Can anyone stand up to the bully?
Article: “Trump admin orders funding probe of states that didn’t vote for him: ‘Blatantly illegal’“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Trump administration freezes $10 billion in child, family aid to 5 states over fraud concerns“ by Dan Mangan.
Article: “New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown“ by Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman, Alex Nguyen & Carla Astudillo.

Article: “Washington state AG Nick Brown: A year on the job taking the fight to Trump“ by Karen Ducey.
Article: “Murdoch family“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Minneapolis, MN: notoriously carcinogenic hexachloroethane smoke deployed on residential streets“ by CSP.
Article: “The Dirty Game Republicans are Playing with Desperate People’s Lives“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How the GOP Used a Two Santa Clauses Tactic to Con America for Nearly 40 Years“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Springfield pet-eating hoax“ by Wikipedia.
Tweet: “Whites are a rapidly dying minority“ by Elon Musk.
Tweet: “Why is this a problem though?“ by Brian Krassenstein.
Tweet: “Just leaving this here“ by Elon Musk.
Tweet: “So last night, Elon Musk blocked me and called me a “retard.” ...“ by Brian Krassenstein.
Article: “What Are the Consequences of Low Genetic Diversity?“ by Biology Insights.
Article: “Royal intermarriage“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump appears to confuse Greenland with Iceland throughout Davos speech“ by Charlie Herbert.
Video: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Investigations, Part 1.
Video: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Investigations, Part 2.
Video: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Investigations, Part 3.
Article: “Ten Commandments“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Constitution of the United States“.
Article: “City of Houston v. Hill (1987)“ by David L. Hudson Jr.
Article: “Ray Hill (American activist)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Anti-ICE protester claims he’s blind one eye after federal officer shot him with nonlethal weapon in Santa Ana“ by Christina Gonzalez.
Article: “ICE sprays pepper spray directly into face of already pinned protester“ by Peter Rubinstein.
Site: “Problem Solvers Caucus“.

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Hour Three: King of the World Bully uses “board of Peace” just like he uses Tariffs. It’s all about bullying and loyalty to the King of the World.
Article: “Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Includes Country That Putin Used to Stage Invasion of Ukraine“ by Willa Pope Robbins.
Article: “Trump Revokes Canada’s Invitation To Join ‘Board of Peace’: ‘Dear Prime Minister…’“ by Michael Luciano.

Article: “ICE takes 2-year-old girl and dad as fury grows over agents targeting children“ by Nicole Charky-Chami.
Article: “Trump University“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “U.S. crude oil exports reached a new record in 2024“ by EIA.
Article: “New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown“ by Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman, Alex Nguyen and Carla Astudillo.
Article: “Playing catchup to Republicans, Democrats launch ‘largest-ever’ partisan national voter registration campaign“ by Paul Steinhauser, Andrew Mark Miller.
Article: “Anti-Trump journalist claims ICE offered her a job after six-minute interview and ‘sloppy’ vetting“ by Joe Sommerlad.
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.“.
Article: “Soft Secession vs. Soft Fascism: We Have Options.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “ICE terrorized half-naked man while looking for person already in jail“ by Edith Olmsted.
Article: “As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas“ by Colleen DeGuzman.
Article: “Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds“ by Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik.
Article: “Washington’s 3rd Congressional District“ (Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez) by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video “ by Zachary Cohen.
Article: “What We Know About ICE Claim 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos’ ‘Criminal Illegal Alien’ Father Abandoned Him To Flee ICE Agents In Minnesota“ by Dean Miller.
Article: “Sanctuary city“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Comparing crime rates between undocumented immigrants, legal immigrants, and native-born US citizens in Texas“ by Michael T Light, Jingying He, Jason P Robey.
Article: “Did Obama give Holman an award“ by factually.