Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/16/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump Targets Newsom’s Inner Circle as Critics Warn Democracy’s Guardrails Are Collapsing
Article: “Trump Targets Newsom’s Inner Circle as Critics Warn Democracy’s Guardrails Are Collapsing“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Gavin Newsom Says Trump Sicced the DOJ on His Wife. Here’s the Part Nobody’s Saying Out Loud.“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Cardinal Richelieu“ by Britannica.
Article: “Gavin Newsom says Trump ordered DOJ to investigate him and his wife“ by Dan Mangan.
Article: “About the Public Integrity Section“ by DoJ.
Article: “Legal experts say some of Trump’s actions weakened efforts to combat public corruption“ by Ryan Lucas.
Article: “Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government“ by Donald J. Trump.
Video: Governor Gavin Newsom Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponized DOJ Investigation.
Quote: “the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can’t do to you, it says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf.“ - Barack Obama.
Quote: “Give me the man and I will give you the case against him“ - Andrey Vyshinsky.
Article: “The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs“ (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: “Gestapo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump holds phone calls with Putin and Zelensky on his 80th birthday “ by Svitlana Vlasova and Sophie Tanno.
Article: “Joshua N. Haldeman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Canadian roots of Elon Musk’s conspiracist grandpa“ by Geoff Leo.
Article: “Technocracy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Elon Musk salute controversy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Deep Dive: The Great Replacement Theory“ by Matt Schiavenza and Ayelet Parness.
Article: “What You Didn’t See On TV: Inside the UFC Thunderdome on the White House Lawn“ by Alex Weprin.
Did Trump Surrender To Iran After Starting His War? Why is he not being accountable for what he’s done?
Article: “Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Won’t Have ‘Tolls’ but It Will Have ‘Fees’“ by Ephrat Livni.
Article: “Scoop: CIA director doubts Iran’s intentions on deal, sources say“ by Barak Ravid.
Article: “Vance Says U.S. Is Not Giving Iran $300 Billion But Could Encourage ‘Other Countries to Invest’ if It Complies with Agreement“ by Zoe Engels.
Article: “Live updates: Trump touts Iran deal, as G7 leaders focus on Mideast, Ukraine wars“ by The Hill Staff.
Article: “Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise.“ by Sarah Blaskey, Jonathan O’Connell.
Article: “U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.“ by Kerry Breen.
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: “ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor“ by Douglas MacMillan.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Law: “6th Amendment“. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed...“
Law: “7th Amendment“ “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved...“.
Law: “8th Amendment“ “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.“.
Article: “Roy Cohn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump was gifted $400M by his father, and still filed for bankruptcy six times“ by Chris Graham.
Article: “The Budapest Memorandum: America’s Forgotten Promise to Ukraine“ by Jerry Simoneaux.
Video: Thom Hartmann on Campaign 2026 and the Progressive Movement - Washington Journal, June 14, 2026.
Article: “What Desperate Regimes Do Before They Fall“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “John N. Mitchell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘We’ll all be investigated and indicted’: Trump official fears the worst“ by Adam Lynch.
Article: “Cardinal Richelieu“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Prooftext“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Southern Baptist Convention (SBC),“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Islamabad Memorandum“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces“ by Tal Schneider.
Article: “Warsaw Demands Drone Technology, but Kyiv Has Nothing Unique to Transfer“ by Anton Kulikov.
Hour Two: Is Trump Trying To Steal Your Vote Before The Midterms?
Article: “Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights“ by Peter Stone.
Article: “FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization“ by Carol Leonnig, Will McDuffie, Alex Tabet, Laura Barrón-López.
Article: “Midas: Golden Touch“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Three-fifths Compromise“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Electoral College“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Climate Chaos Now Stalks Nearly Every Child On Earth
Article: “Nearly Every Child On Earth Now Exposed to At Least One Fossil-Fueled Climate Hazard“ by Julia Conley.
Strength Training Finds Its Sweet Spot For A Longer Life
Article: “This exercise ‘sweet spot’ is linked to greater longevity“ by Gretchen Reynolds.
Article: “Secret Service fumes after Kash Patel’s premature disclosure of ongoing probe“ by María Teresita Armstrong-Matta.
Article: “These American Landmarks Were Built on The Backs of African Americans“ by Mahalia Otshudy.
Article: “Lenin’s Mausoleum“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The GOP’s no-compromise pledge“ by Andy Barr.
Article: “Trump’s newest deal with the IRS could save his family about $100 million in tax penalties: report“ by Brendan Rascius.
Article: “New NC Bill seeks to restrict voting rights even more“ (HB958) by Henderson County Democrats.
Article: “Governor of North Carolina“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vance referring Walz, Ellison to DOJ for criminal fraud investigation“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted“ by AP.
Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Kris Kobach files to prosecute three voter fraud cases in Kansas“ by Bryan Lowry.
Quote: “A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes“ - various.
Hour Three: Why Do Insurers Deny Care To The Seniors Who Paid In?
- Wendell Potter, President - Center for Health and Democracy / President, Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation / Founder of Tarbell / Author of “Deadly Spin“ and “Nation on the Take“ wendellpotter.bsky.social
Article: “Federal Fraud Watchdog Documents How Medicare Advantage Fails People When They Are Most Vulnerable“ by Wendell Potter.
Law: “Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act“, 2003.
Video: Granny Off the Cliff .
Video: The Psychology of Trumpism | A Psychoanalytic Deep Dive.
Article: “Timothy Snyder“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A Life Sentence Is Waiting for the Shadow President“ by W. A. Lawrence.
Article: “Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say“ by AP.
Article: “Outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified info on 120 foreign biolabs“ by Josh Christenson, Ally Goelz.
Article: “Crude Oil Windfall Profits Taxes: Background and Policy Considerations“ by Molly F. Sherlock, Jane G. Gravelle - CRS.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “Michael Dukakis: The Photo Op That Tanked“ by Bret Schulte.
Article: “Feds Lend Tesla $465 Million to Build Model S“ by Chuck Squatriglia.
Article: “History of Tesla, Inc.“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Mandate for Leadership“ by Heritage Foundation.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Article: “USPS reminds employees that they have a duty to protect the sanctity of the mail“ by Postal Times.
Article: “‘A logistical nightmare.’ Experts explain Trump’s mail-in ballot order“ by Josh Meyer.
Article: “Mary Fields“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data“ by Stephen Fowler, Jude Joffe-Block.
Article: “Education Dept. plans to move special ed and civil rights out of the agency“ by Laura Meckler and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel.
Article: “Reagan’s Antitrust Explosion“ by Robert D. Herschey Jr.