Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/27/26
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Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: How Trump Is Driving America Toward a Civil War by Punishing His Political Enemies
Article: “How Trump Is Driving America Toward a Civil War by Punishing His Political Enemies“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Oklahoma State Question 802, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (June 2020)“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Signature requirements for ballot measures in Florida“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “NEWRY 11th JANUARY 1969“ by Cameron Commission.
Article: “2018 Missouri Proposition A“ (defeat right-to-work law law) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs bill repealing paid sick leave“ by Rudi Keller.
Article: “Amendment 4 puts rural Missouri at center of fight over ballot power“ by Jason Hancock.
Article: “Controversial Oklahoma law affecting ballot initiatives draws legal challenges“ by Barbara Hoberock.
Law: “Senate Bill 1027 (SB 1027)“ - (made it harder for Oklahomans to use the initiative petition process).
Article: “Legislature approves several new restrictions on citizen ballot measures“ (South Dakota).
Article: “Exhibit F“ by Department of Energy (DOE) (grants based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state).
Article: “Discovering How the World Really Is“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Horizontal Inequalities and Ethnonationalist Civil War: A Global Comparison“ by Lars-Erik Cederman, Nils B. Weidmann, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch.
Article: “The Politicization of Disaster Relief“ by Steven Horwitz and E. Frank Stephenson.
Article: “Educational Disparity In East And West Pakistan, 1947–71: Was East Pakistan Discriminated Against?“ by Mohammad Niaz Asadullah.
Article: “Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him“ by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer.
Article: “Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party“ by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein.
Article: “US states sue Trump administration for conditioning disaster funds on election changes“ by Luc Cohen.
Article: “AG releases final ballot explanations for 2026 constitutional amendments“ by SDPB News Staff.
Article: “Petitions & Amendments“ by Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections.
Article: “DOE head says agency didn’t punish blue states. His lawyers admit it did.“ by Evan Halper.
Article: “Florida’s citizen-led ballot initiatives shut out of 2026 ballot after new law takes effect“ by Forrest Saunders.
Article: “RFK Jr. Halts Medicaid Funds to Blue States Despite No Proof of Fraud“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Article: “Gaza genocide“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gaza genocide ‘not over’ as Israel attacks West Bank, south Lebanon“ by MENA.
Video: Biden Delivers Remarks On The Inflation Reduction Act | NBC News.
Can Trump Rig The Midterms Through Your Mailbox?
Article: “Appeals court rejects Trump bid to curb mail-in voting in 23 states“ by Reuters.
Trump Posts False Warning Signs On American History
Article: “Trump escalates Smithsonian attack with order for signs outside history museum“ by Roque Planas.
Article: “The Invasion of Memory: Hitler’s Attempt to Rewrite the History of World War I“ by Despina Stratigakos.
Article: “Holodomor“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “1989 Tiananmen Square protests“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Does Anybody Get That?’: Trump Explodes During Dinner After Dirty Joke Completely Bombs— Begs for Laughs 3 Times and the Room Sits In Silence, so He Attacks His Team“ by Nicole Duncan-Smith.
Article: “Despite calls for Beshear to ‘do something’ about Mitch McConnell, the answer isn’t so simple“ by McKenna Horsley.
Article: “Saturday Report 7/25/26 — Is the Social Security Reckoning Finally Here?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night“ by David French.
Law: “17th Amendment. “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof...“.
Article: “Electoral College“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oklahoma inks deal with UAE company to build $4B aluminum smelting facility“ by AP.
Article: “Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.“ by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur.
Article: “Supreme Court strikes down tariffs“ by Amy Howe.
Article: “Trump’s Tariff Loophole: The Supreme Court Said No. He Simply Found Another Way.“ by Anthony Davis and Legal AF.
Article: “Voters will dictate Missouri’s initative petition policy with August ballot measure“ by Jack Wardynski.
Article: “Andrew and Tristan Tate’s Ties to Trump World Outlined“ by Jenni Fink.
Article: “Barron Trump allegedly turned to Andrew Tate’s crew for dating lessons, brother-figure guidance“ by Christelle May Napiza.
Article: “Donald Trump’s conflict with the news media“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Blanche-led DoJ likely to derail Epstein survivors’ pursuit of justice, experts say“ by Jeffrey Epstein.
Hour Two: Whose Side Is Gretchen Whitmer Really On?
Article: “Whitmer’s War Against Medicare For All“ by David Sirota.
Article: “Raging DNC boss Ken Martin threw phone at aide’s desk as committee forced to put up HQ as loan collateral: report “ by Ryan King.
Article: “Justices strike down campaign finance law“ by Amy Howe.
Book: Healing Politics: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic by Abdul El-Sayed.
Article: “Bernie, AOC to team up with El-Sayed as Dem civil war moves to Michigan“ by Paul Steinhauser.
Article: “Richard Whitmer, ex-Blue Cross CEO and father of the governor, dead at 85“ by Craig Mauger.
Article: “Cornyn Says He’s Undecided on Blanche After Acting AG’s Response to Questions About Slush Fund“ by Emine Yücel.
Article: “‘We need straight answers!’ GOP senator delivers scathing rebuttal to Hegseth “ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “CNN’s Bash confronts Jeffries on illegal voters: ‘It happened,’ is it a problem?“ by Sean James.
Who’s Minding The Nation’s Food Supply? And - Did Taylor Farms to ask White House to delay the recall?
Article: “Former FDA official says US handling of cyclospora near ‘catastrophic level’“ by Oliver Milman.
Article: “Ehud Barak met with Jeffrey Epstein dozens of times, flew on private plane — report“ by ToI Staff and JTA.
Article: “No, that’s not a photo of Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed“ by Jolene Almendarez.
Article: “Is this Mitch McConnell photo real? There’s no evidence of AI, despite claims“ by Nur Ibrahim.
Geeky Science. Your Kitchen Clock May Protect Your Memory
Article: “Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find“ by Ian Sample.
Book: Mucusless Diet Healing System: Scientific Method of Eating Your Way to Health by Arnold Ehret.
Book: Rational Fasting by Arnold Ehret.
Article: “Freedom Socialist Party“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Freedom Socialist Party.
Article: “Ralph Nader“ by Wikipedia.
Video: It’s time to say goodbye - Garys Economics.
Book: The Trading Game: A Confession by Gary Stevenson.
Article: “Dwight D. Eisenhower“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine’s strike on Iranian tanker is a message for Trump“ by Joe Barnes.
Article: “Iran-US war latest: Tehran threatens retaliation after accusing Ukraine of missile strike on tanker in Caspian Sea“ by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar & James C. Reynolds.
Video: Putin Hails Russias Naval Might Says Combat Hardened Sailors Are Key To Special Military Operation.
Article: “Putin’s Unfixable Mistake: The Russian Navy Looks Like It Is ‘Sinking’ Fast Thanks to the Ukraine War“ by Harry J. Kazianis.
Article: “Epstein files“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated“ by Quinta Jurecic.
Article: “Judge’s ‘unexpected’ Epstein files demand reveals dark truth about Todd Blanche: expert“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Ken Martin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jacob Frey“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Amy Klobuchar“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peggy Flanagan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How Jeb Bush Stole the 2000 Election for His Brother“ by Greg Palast.
Hour Three: Are Foreign Intelligence Agencies and Criminals Killing Donald Trump’s Enemies to Earn His Favor? Do you think U.S. President Donald Trump would like to see his political enemies murdered?
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. @carmitage.bsky.social. Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“
Article: “Are Foreign Intelligence Agencies and Criminals Killing Donald Trump’s Enemies to Earn His Favor.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Stochastic terrorism“ (Stochastic violence) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Impeaching a Judge for Federalist Society Membership“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Unitary executive theory“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kentucky has a new law on filling US Senate vacancies. Here’s how it works“ by Killian Baarlaer.
Article: “Social murder“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Temporary protected status for more than 300,000 Haitians set to expire“ by Laura Romero, Armando Garcia, Luke Barr.
Is Russia Helping Iran Kill American Troops?
Article: “Iran says Ukrainian attack on vessel in Caspian Sea killed sailor“ by FT.
Article: “Secret cargo revealed: What was really on the Iranian ship attacked by Ukraine?...“ by Meera Suresh....
Article: “How Chinese tech and Russian tactics are aiding Iran’s bombing of US bases“ by Dan Sabbagh.
Article: “Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed — but not the 14 injured in the Iran war“ by Michael Kaplan, Jonah Kaplan, Kristin Brown, Eleanor Watson.
Article: “Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran Sells Nearly $3 Billion in Missiles and Drones to Russia“ by Theia.
Article: “Katie Wilson“ by Wikipedia.
Substack: “The New Now“ by Russell C. Smith.
Article: “Trump vowed to pardon ‘everyone who’s come within 200 feet’ of Oval Office before term ends, report claims“ by Meredith Kile.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.
Site: Physicians for a National Health Program.
Article: “ICE officers to use body cameras during vehicle stops, Trump ‘border czar’ says“ by Guardian.
Article: “Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote“ (Al Gore won) by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, November 12, 2001.
Article: “Universal basic income“ (UBI) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Unveils Sweeping New Tariffs Expected to Cost Americans $100 Billion a Year“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “All Sectors; U.S. Wealth, Level (BOGZ1FL892090005Q)“ by FRED.
Article: “Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’“ by Edward Helmore.
Article: “1990 report: Ivana Trump told her lawyer Donald Trump kept Hitler speeches beside bed“ by CNN.
Article: “Toyota, Moving Northward“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “Bull Moose Party“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Standing Together.
Article: “Standing Together (movement)“ by Wikipedia.