Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 02/03/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Is Trump Rebuilding the Confederacy — Starting With the Slave Patrols?
Article: “Is Trump Rebuilding the Confederacy, Starting With the Slave Patrols?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Immigration raids, election office search stir midterm concerns for Democratic election officials“ by Matt Brown.
Article: “The Consequences Of The Educational Policies And Program Of The Reagan Administration“ by Gordon Cawelti.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Not All White Supremacists Are White“ by Noah Berlatsky.
Article: “Twin Cities off-duty officers are being stopped by ICE agents, police chiefs say“ by Mara H. Gottfried.
Article: “ICE targeted off-duty police officers in Twin Cities, local police say“ by Frances Vinall.
Video: Federal agents draw guns, demand woman get out of car - Morning Joe.
Article: “Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.“ (April 4, 1968) by Wikipedia.
Case: “Brown v. Board“, 1954 (school desegregation).
Article: “FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia election office“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Democracy Docket (Mark Elias).
Video: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Directs Local Police to Investigate “Rogue, Reckless” ICE Agents.
Seriously!? Trump wants to nationalize voting in blue states.
Article: “Trump Tells Dan Bongino The GOP Should ‘Nationalize’ Voting in 15 ‘Crooked’ States“ by Sean James.
Article: “Alarm over Trump-fueled election threats as ‘under siege’ officials leave in droves“ by Alexandria Jacobson.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 4. “The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
A Trump Sue “Them” Alert! Will Trump now sue Trevor Noah over a joke?
Article: “Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah after Grammys host claims prez visited Epstein Island “ by Chris Bradford.
Article: “Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here“ (access hollywood tape) by Melanie Ehrenkranz.
Article: “Epstein’s sex empire was ‘KGB honeytrap’: Paedophile financier had multiple talks with Putin after conviction - with Russian girls flown in to harvest ‘kompromat’ on world-famous figures“ by Glen Owen, Dan Hodges, Mark Hookham, Daisy Graham-Brown.
Article: “How Dad’s Penis Cures Homosexual Kids, According to James Dobson“ by R.L. Stollar.
Article: “Do Supreme Court Justices Have Security?“ by LegalClarity Team.
Article: “Joe Madison“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Should I Get Screened for Prostate Cancer?“ by CDC.
Video: The president was simply joking: Karoline Leavitt makes excuses for Trump’s bizarre comments about cancelling elections during press briefing.
Article: “House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote“ (SAVE Act) by Barbara Rodriguez.
Article: “ProPublica Identifies Fed Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti: ‘Few Investigations That Deserve More Sunlight’“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Article: “Clarence Thomas Is Not a Black Hero—He’s an Enemy of Black People | Opinion“ by Ameshia Cross.
Movie: “Django Unchained“.
Article: “Epstein Files: Trump witnessed the killing of my newborn baby, 13-year-old girl claimed“ by Anamica Singh.
Hour Two: “GOP Says It’ll Take A Lot More Than Eyewitness Testimony, Photos, DNA, Toxicology Reports, Victim Statements, Wire Transfers, Emails, Flight Manifests, Phone Records, Surveillance Logs, Bank Records, Audio, Video, & Total Confessions For Them To Believe Trump’s Epstein Ties Were More Than Coincidental.”
Article: “Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress“ by Sakshi Venkatraman.
Article: “Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway“ by Marina Hyde.
Article: “The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files“ by Mike Baker and Julie Tate.
Article: “Clintons will testify in Epstein probe after contempt threat, House panel says“ by Caitlin Yilek.
Article: “Handling of Epstein files is ‘outrageous’, say attorneys of his sex trafficking survivors“ by Edward Helmore.
Article: “Deputy AG Blanche defends Epstein files release as survivors slam administration over redaction failures“ by Quinn Scanlan.
Article: “Renee Good wasn’t an ‘innocent.’ I won’t tolerate lawlessness as Ohio AG“ by Keith Faber.
Article: “Despite TPS stay, thousands of Haitians in Ohio face uncertainty and fear of ICE“ by Stephen Starr.
Article: “Republican Attorneys General Association“ by Wikipedia.
US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits - say what?! And how is Trump’s Board of Peace involved with this?
Article: “US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits“ by Cate Brown and Aram Roston.
Article: “When Netanyahu slept at the Kushners — and other media tales of Trump’s Jewish confidantes“ by Ron Kampeas.
Article: “Why Was Jared Kushner’s Father Charles Convicted? Explained“ by Anaya Nolan.
Article: “Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds“ by UN.
Article: “Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge“ by Anton Troianovski.
Article: “Jared Kushner sets out $30bn vision for ‘New Gaza’“ by James Shotter.
Quote: “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.“ - Anita Roddick.
Article: “David Ogilvy (businessman)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Edward Bernays“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Scenes From The Movie “Ruthless People”“ by enjoythemusic.com.
Quote: “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.“ - Teddy Roosevelt .
Article: “How every House member voted on the shutdown and ICE funding“ by Nick Mourtoupalas, Eric Lau.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: “Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories“ by Melissa Hellmann.
Minnesota update
- John Parker, Breaking News Anchor for AM950-KTNF & Host-The Gaily Show airing on AM950 and WCPT 820.
Article: “Hennepin County, Minnesota“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hennepin County Attorney’s Office sends demand letter to DOJ for evidence in Renee Good investigation“ by KARE 11 Staff.
Article: “What Is a Touhy Request?“ by Dmitry Gorin.
Article: “Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Minnesota precinct caucuses are tonight. Here’s what you need to know.“ by Michelle Griffith.
Article: “Minnesota attorney Chris Madel ends campaign for governor, calls ICE operation an ‘unmitigated disaster’“ by KSTP.
Article: “2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Minnesota House of Representatives“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Minnesota Senate“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Cops Raid Elon Musk’s X Offices in Paris Over Grok Child Porn Probe
Article: “Cops Raid Elon Musk’s X Offices in Paris Over Grok Child Porn Probe“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Nancy Guthrie “was taken from her home against her will,” sheriff says; “lots of leads” but police still don’t know where Savannah Guthrie’s mother is“ by Dominic Patten.
Article: “Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs ‘ICE On Notice’ Executive Order, Directing CPD To Document Misconduct And Pursue Prosecution Of Federal Agents“ by Brandon Johnson.
Article: “The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs“ (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: “Rep. Roy, Senator Lee Launch the “SAVE America Act” in Renewed Push for Election Integrity“ by Chip Roy.
Article: “More ‘No Kings’ protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deaths“ by Meg Kinnard.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Article: “Internalized oppression“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lateral violence“ (horizontal hostility) by Wikipedia.
Videos: MeidasTouch.
Article: “Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis “ by AP.
Article: “Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term“ by AIC.
Article: “By the numbers: the latest ICE and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US“ by Will Craft and Andrew Witherspoon.
Article: “Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?“ by Elizabeth Quill.
Law: “Articles of Confederation“.
Article: “Pardons and Reprieves“ by Justia.
Case: “United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.“ (foreign policy, president).
Article: “Blueprint for a Progressive Revolution: Lessons From the Far Right“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Musk says Trump would have lost election without him“ by Alex Gangitano.
Article: “New Epstein files reveal even more powerful connections: Musk, Trump, Gates, Lutnick, more“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “US Dollar sinks to 4-year low: How it could impact Americans’ wallet, savings, and travel costs“ by Shreya Biswas.
Article: “When Future Historians Write About the Fall of American Economic Power, Will Trump Be the Turning Point?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Attack on Paul Pelosi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sherrill says ‘get a warrant’ but ICE law says otherwise“ by Sam Barron.
Article: “Watch: Nebraska student hit by SUV with Trump flags during anti-ICE protest in Fremont“ by Times Now Digital.
Article: “Charlottesville car attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What we know about the church protest that led to Don Lemon’s arrest“ by Natalie Neysa Alund.
Article: “ICE now grabbing people out of churches“ by Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik.
Article: “Jeanine Pirro says anyone who brings a gun to DC is ‘going to jail,’ prompting conservative backlash“ by Megan Lebowitz.
Article: “What ICE Did to Alex Pretti Is Somehow Even Worse Than We Thought“ by Charles P. Pierce.