Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/13/26
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Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Lindsay Graham is dead
Article: “Tough week to be a Graham“ by Laura Bassett.
The Oligarch’s Warning: This Fall, America Decides Which of Russia’s Four Futures to Follow
Article: “The Oligarch’s Warning: This Fall, America Decides Which of Russia’s Four Futures to Follow“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Lafayette Square“ by Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Article: “Powell Memorandum: Attack On American Free Enterprise System“ by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Article: “As Javier Milei’s Aura Fades, Argentina Braces for a Peronist Resurgence“ by Streamline Feed.
Book: “The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Education of a Libertarian“ by Peter Thiel.
Article: “A top Russian oligarch breaks the silence“ by The Economist.
Case: “Snyder v. United States“.
Article: “How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles“ by Sarah McCammon.
Article: “Mamdani’s political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries“ by Elena Moore.
Article: “Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections“ by G. Supran, S. Rahmstorf, N. Oreskes.
Article: “Justices strike down campaign finance law“ by Amy Howe.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Trump officials propose fencing off public spaces outside White House“ by Dan Diamond.
Article: “Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz“ by BBC.
Article: “Bombshell poll shows upper-class Republicans support Iran war amid draft confession“ by Jeremiah Hassel, Jack Hobbs.
Article: “Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office“ by Kaitlan Collins.
Article: “Oil price jumps 3% and UK pump prices rise as the US and Iran trade attacks – as it happened“ by Julia Kollewe.
Who’s Afraid Of Reporters Doing Their Jobs?
Article: “Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media“ by Michael M. Grynbaum.
Article: “Lindsey Graham’s defining career moments: From Clinton impeachment manager to Trump critic-turned-ally, and one of Ukraine’s fiercest defenders“ by Jack Brewster.
Article: “The brief: Trump says Graham’s final conversation with him was about the SAVE Act“ by John Light.
Article: “John Thune admits Trump’s SAVE America Act cannot pass Senate: ‘We don’t have the votes’“ by Eren Waris.
Article: “Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years“ by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly.
Article: “Powell Memorandum: Attack On American Free Enterprise System“ by Scholarly Commons.
Article: “American Revolution“ (1765–1783) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Boston Tea Party“ (1773) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Panic of 1857“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “American Civil War (1861 - 1865) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Wall Street crash of 1929“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Great Depression in the United States“ (1929–1941) by Wikipedia.
Article: “World War II“ (1939 - 1945) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peter Coyote“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Minimum wage in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study“ by University of Washington.
Article: “What Does Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA Actually Mean When It Talks About Integrating the U.S. and Israeli Militaries?“ by Kareem Ahmed.
Article: “Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time“ by AP.
Article: “The US states leading the charge in renewable wind and solar energy“ by Thomas Nelson.
Article: “Making aviation fuel from biomass“ by Nancy W. Stauffer.
Hour Two: Is Marco Rubio Now The Viceroy Of Venezuela?
Article: “Critics react with horror to ‘insane’ revelations about Marco Rubio: ‘impeachable’ “ by Brad Reed.
Article: “‘Unconscionable and Impeachable’: Experts Appalled at Report of Marco Rubio Acting as Venezuela ‘Viceroy’“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Banana republic“ by Wikipedia.
Book: King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild.
Article: “Conquistador“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Announces U.S. Military’s Capture of Maduro“ by Matthew Olay.
Article: “Trump Resurfaces Claims That Venezuelan Regime Played a Role in Rigging 2020 Election“ by Pedro Camacho.
Article: “Organization of American States (OAS)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela“ by UN.
Article: “US pays $160 million of more than $4 billion owed to UN“ by Kanishka Singh and Trevor Hunnicutt.
Machine Guns Detained Congressman Ro Khanna In The West Bank
Article: “Machine Gun-Toting Israeli Settlers Detain Ro Khanna During Trip to Occupied West Bank “ by Brad Reed.
Article: “PayPal Mafia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Reid Hoffman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Musk has been in secret contact with Putin since 2022, says bombshell new report“ by Csongor Körömi.
Article: “The PayPal Mafia“ by Jeffrey M. O’Brien.
Article: “Elon’s baby mama Ashley St Clair claims Musk had secret election data before Trump victory was announced“ by Crisnel Longino.
Why Can’t Anyone Track The Explosive Diarrhea?
Article: “CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country“ by Ryan Grenoble.
Article: “New disease threats follow Trump administration’s health program cuts“ by Stephanie Armour.
Book: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
Article: “Full List of DOGE Spending Cuts as Trump Marks One Month Into Presidency“ by Claire Dickey.
Article: “The receipts, every health program Trump and RFK Jr have gutted since January 2025“ by poligirlsayswhat.
Article: “About FoodNet“ by CDC.
Article: “As Screwworm Disaster Widens, Trump USDA Denounced for Firing, Relocating Career Agency Staffers “ by Brad Reed.
Audio: “BREAKING: U.S. MARSHALS FORCE OPEN Trump Tower Safe — Hidden DOCUMENTS THAT DESTROYED TRUMP!“ by Rachel Maddow.
Article: ““Moderate” Susan Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time -- the same as Mitch McConnell“ by kdsherpa.
Article: “The Honorable Gentleman for Ukraine“ by Simon Shuster.
Article: “Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Risking Wrath On Right, Votes Yes On Kagan“ by Ken Rudin.
Article: “Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says“ by Joe Sommerlad.
Article: “Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power“ by Caryn James.
Article: “The Mandate for Leadership“ by Heritage Foundation.
Article: “The Full History of “Never Again”: What the Phrase Actually Meant in Practice“ by Steve Owens.
Book: There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos: A Work of Political Subversion – A Populist Movement for Working Families and the Poor by Jim Hightower.
Article: “Researchers declare ‘catastrophic mortality event’ as 145 gray whales found dead on West Coast“ by Shannon Handy.
Article: “Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply“ by Tom Perkins.
Article: “Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health“ by G. D. Bossart.
Article: “Trump rejects $227 million in disaster help for blue states, favoring red states“ by Priyakshi Sharma.
Article: “The Nuremberg Trials“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia
Article: “Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Snyder v United States“ (bribes, past acts).
Article: “US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending“ by George Chidi.
Hour Three: Court reform just became a matter of survival
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney specializing in First and 14th Amendment defense / She writes the “Haake Take“ columns on Substack and is a contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune. @haake_sabrina
Article: “Court reform just became a matter of survival“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Brown v. Board“, 1954 (school desegregation).
Article: “Influence Without Impeachment: How the Impeach Earl Warren Movement Began, Faltered, But Avoided Irrelevance“ by Brett Bethune.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“, article 3 section 2. “... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make....”
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Defrauding the guest of honor on her 250th birthday“ by Sabrina Haake.
The Rich Got A Handout, Working Families Got The Bill
Article: “A Year After Trump Package, Report Shows Rich ‘Got a Handout, and Working Families Got the Bill’“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Reparations for slavery in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “GOP ads on transgender rights are dominating airwaves in the election’s closing days“ by Susan Davis.
Article: “The Facts Behind ‘Caravans’ of Immigrants“ by Alex Kasprak.
Article: “Tractors Waiting, Castro Is Informed; Tractors Ready, Castro Is Told; Agreement Sought on Prisoners“ by New York Times.
Article: “Cuban missile crisis“ (1962) by Wikipedia.
Article: “History of Cuba“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Warren Commission Hearings and Exhibits“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bay of Pigs Invasion“ (Operation ZAPATA) by Wikipedia.
Book: “Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination“ by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Ultimate Sacrifice“ by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination by Lamar Waldron.
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Kamala Harris“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF)“ by DoJ.
Article: “Somali referee Artan barred from entering US“ by Mike Peter, Abdinasir Ali.
Article: “FIFA World Cup 2026 Visa Controversy: Full List of Players, Referees and Officials Affected So Far“ by hello footballers.
Article: “Elon Musk’s Companies Were Under Investigation by Five Inspectors General When the Trump Administration Fired Them and Made Musk the Investigator“ by Pam Martens and Russ Martens.